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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2015
Applicant:
Glasstech, Inc., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Inventors:
Dean M. Nitschke, Maumee, OH (US);
Stephen D. Snyder, Whitehouse, OH (US);
Assignee:
GLASSTECH, INC., Perrysburg, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 23/035 (2006.01); C03B 35/24 (2006.01); B65G 51/03 (2006.01); C03B 23/023 (2006.01); C03B 35/16 (2006.01); C03B 35/14 (2006.01); C03B 35/20 (2006.01); C03B 23/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C03B 35/24 (2013.01); B65G 51/03 (2013.01); C03B 23/023 (2013.01); C03B 23/03 (2013.01); C03B 23/0355 (2013.01); C03B 23/0357 (2013.01); C03B 35/145 (2013.01); C03B 35/16 (2013.01); C03B 35/202 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lift device for lifting a glass sheet in a glass processing system includes a lift jet array having peripheral lift jet outlets and inner lift jet outlets disposed inwardly of the peripheral lift jet outlets. Furthermore, each lift jet outlet is operable to allow gas to flow toward the glass sheet. The lift device also includes a control unit for controlling operation of the lift jet outlets, and the control unit is configured to commence operation of at least one of the inner lift jet outlets prior to commencing operation of at least one of the peripheral lift jet outlets.