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WO2008155455A1 - Méthode de cintrage et de recuit d'un panneau de verre - Google Patents

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WO2008155455A1
WO2008155455A1 PCT/FI2008/050356 FI2008050356W WO2008155455A1 WO 2008155455 A1 WO2008155455 A1 WO 2008155455A1 FI 2008050356 W FI2008050356 W FI 2008050356W WO 2008155455 A1 WO2008155455 A1 WO 2008155455A1
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Jari Kurvinen
Veijo Valtonen
Mika Olan
Mikko TANHUANPÄÄ
Pete Harjunen
Matti SAVIJÄRVI
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/02—Re-forming glass sheets
    • C03B23/023—Re-forming glass sheets by bending
    • C03B23/025—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity
    • C03B23/0252—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity by gravity only, e.g. sagging
    • C03B23/0254—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity by gravity only, e.g. sagging in a continuous way, e.g. gravity roll bending
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/02—Re-forming glass sheets
    • C03B23/023—Re-forming glass sheets by bending
    • C03B23/025—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by gravity
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B23/00—Re-forming shaped glass
    • C03B23/02—Re-forming glass sheets
    • C03B23/023—Re-forming glass sheets by bending
    • C03B23/03—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds
    • C03B23/033—Re-forming glass sheets by bending by press-bending between shaping moulds in a continuous way, e.g. roll forming, or press-roll bending
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B25/00—Annealing glass products
    • C03B25/04—Annealing glass products in a continuous way
    • C03B25/06—Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products
    • C03B25/08—Annealing glass products in a continuous way with horizontal displacement of the glass products of glass sheets
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B27/00—Tempering or quenching glass products
    • C03B27/04—Tempering or quenching glass products using gas
    • C03B27/0422—Tempering or quenching glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets starting in an horizontal position and ending in a non-horizontal position
    • C03B27/0426—Tempering or quenching glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets starting in an horizontal position and ending in a non-horizontal position for bent glass sheets
    • C03B27/0435—Tempering or quenching glass products using gas for flat or bent glass sheets starting in an horizontal position and ending in a non-horizontal position for bent glass sheets the quench unit being variably adaptable to the bend of the sheet
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/161—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors specially adapted for bent sheets or ribbons
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/163—Drive means, clutches, gearing or drive speed control means
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/166—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors specially adapted for both flat and bent sheets or ribbons
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C03—GLASS; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL
    • C03B—MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES
    • C03B35/00—Transporting of glass products during their manufacture, e.g. hot glass lenses, prisms
    • C03B35/14—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands
    • C03B35/16—Transporting hot glass sheets or ribbons, e.g. by heat-resistant conveyor belts or bands by roller conveyors
    • C03B35/18—Construction of the conveyor rollers ; Materials, coatings or coverings thereof
    • C03B35/187—Rollers specially adapted for both flat and bent sheets or ribbons, i.e. rollers of adjustable curvature

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  • the invention relates to a method for bending and tempering a glass panel, said method comprising the steps of - heating a glass panel in a heating furnace for bending and tempering,
  • patent publication FI- 101697 discloses a method, wherein a bending conveyor and a cooling conveyor are present separately as extensions of each other.
  • the bending conveyor is in a previously arched configuration as it receives the glass. This is adverse for the reason that the glass is forced to bend at a single point of bending.
  • a particular object of the invention is to alleviate the problem associated with the end portion flatness of glass panels This object is achieved by a method presented in the appended claim 1. Preferred embodiments of the invention are presented in the dependent claims.
  • Figs. 1-3 show schematically an apparatus for carrying out a method of the invention in a side view during various working sequences.
  • Fig. 4 shows more closely a bending conveyor and a tempering conveyor in a configuration arched to a desired radius of curvature, visualizing the arching of a bending conveyor 4, or at least its upstream end section, beyond a desired final curvature of the glass panel.
  • Fig. 5 shows more closely a bending conveyor and a tempering conveyor in such a configuration that a tempering conveyor 5 has been arched to a radius of curvature R3 which is smaller in comparison with a radius of curvature Rl of the bending conveyor 4.
  • Fig. 6 visualizes variations in the traveling speed of a glass panel as it emerges from the furnace onto a bending conveyor and passes from the bending conveyor onto a tempering conveyor, and
  • Fig. 7 shows an even closer view of actuators used for arching the tempering conveyor.
  • the apparatus includes a heating furnace 1 for heating glass panels G therein to a bending temperature.
  • a heating furnace 1 for heating glass panels G therein to a bending temperature.
  • From a furnace conveyor 2 the glass panel is passed by way of an intermediate conveyor 3 onto a bending conveyor 4, including horizontal conveyor rolls with press rolls thereabove.
  • a gap between the conveyor rolls and the press rolls matches substantially the thickness of a glass panel.
  • a tempering conveyor 5 which also consists of horizontal conveyor rolls and press rolls spaced from the conveyor rolls by a distance matching the thickness of a glass panel.
  • the tempering conveyor 5 is covered over its entire length by upper and lower tempering air enclosures 7 and 8, tracing a curvilinear outline of the conveyor.
  • the bending conveyor 4 may also have tempering air enclosures 7 and 8 along its downstream end section.
  • Reference numeral 6 represents a vertical line, along which the bending conveyor 4 and the tempering conveyor 5 can be disengaged from each other.
  • the tempering conveyor 5 is typically slightly longer than the bending conveyor 4. Both conveyors have their press rolls provided with a drive, i.e. rotated at a peripheral speed equal to that of the conveyor rolls, as a result of which the press rolls function also as conveyor rolls.
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a power unit 10 and a lever system 11, by means of which the bending conveyor 4 is adjustable in terms of its radius of curvature.
  • the power unit 10 can be a servomotor, which by way of a clutch operates a ball screw 10a, which in turn pushes and/or pivots the lever system 11 upon which rests a bridge established by the link bodies 9.
  • a gap present in the link mechanism (not shown) controlling the pivoting action of the link bodies 9, allows for the upstream end section of the conveyor 4 to have a radius of curvature which is slightly smaller than that of the downstream end section.
  • fig. 5 illustrates how the tempering conveyor 5 is maneuverable in vertical and horizontal directions (h and w) at the same time as the angle of its center axis CL changes.
  • the tempering conveyor 5 can have its curvature varied regardless of the bending conveyor 4, with an articulation point 6a between the conveyors 4, 5 remaining nevertheless stationary.
  • a curvature adjustment for the tempering conveyor 5 is performed independently of the bending conveyor. During a curvature adjustment for the tempering conveyor 5 performed while the process is ongoing, the end of said conveyor must not become disengaged from the articulation point 6a common to the conveyors 4, 5.
  • the articulation point 6a for the conveyor 5 is set in position, e.g. by means of a photocell control.
  • a curvature adjustment or immediately after the adjustment, is an interpolating position-setting for the ends of these conveyors.
  • the ends of the conveyors 4 and 5 are mechanically separate from each other in order to enable a curvature adjustment of the tempering conveyor 5 and to enable, whenever necessary, a disengagement of the tempering conveyor 5 from the bending conveyor 4.
  • the downstream end of the bending conveyor 4 remains stationary at all times.
  • Indicated by arrows 15 are power units for bringing rollers 14 up and down (vertical action h).
  • Fig. 7 illustrates an arching mechanism for the tempering conveyor 5, comprising a ball screw 12a, which is operated by a servomotor SMl and which, through the intermediary of arms 12b, arches a bridge established by the link bodies 9, and at the same time the entire conveyor resting upon the link bodies 9.
  • the arms 12a engage the conveyor 5 at a small distance from its ends.
  • a second servomotor SM2 operates, by way of a herringbone gear 16, ball screws 17 which engage the conveyor 5 at its opposite outer ends.
  • the servomotors SMl and SM2 are matched (position synchronized) with each other, such that various sections of the conveyor 5 become arched to the same extent.
  • the servomotors can be provided e.g. with a control-designed electrical gearbox.
  • the arching could be carried out with just one actuator, but the use of two actuators makes it possible to avoid inaccuracies in the curvature of a conveyor caused by gaps resulting from the wearing of links. Specifically, the curvatures along the mid-section and end sections can be retained the same.
  • a glass panel G is heated in a furnace 1 to a temperature appropriate for bending and tempering.
  • the flat glass panel G is delivered from the furnace 1 onto a bending conveyor 4 while the latter is in a straight configuration (fig. 1).
  • a tempering conveyor 5 has been previously arched to a desired curve as early as or even prior to having the flat glass panel received by the straight bending conveyor 4.
  • the glass panel's exit speed from the furnace is e.g. 700 mm/s (fig. 6) and the speed is decelerated over the period of e.g. 1 second to a speed of 400 mm/s at the same time as the glass panel passes onto the bending conveyor 4.
  • the exit speed from the furnace can also be lower, e.g. 550 mm/s, and the deceleration proceeds to a speed of less than 300 mm/s.
  • Arching of the bending conveyor 4 to a desired curve Rl is initiated even before the glass panel's trailing end section has completely reached the bending conveyor 4.
  • Arching of the bending conveyor 4 is performed very quickly, typically within 1-2 seconds. That period is enough for the glass panel's leading edge to reach a position in line with tempering air enclosures 7, 8 present at the downstream end of the bending conveyor 4.
  • Tempering blast may be continuously ongoing and the speed of a bent glass panel is increased to some degree, as can be seen from fig. 6.
  • the increase of speed can be e.g. 10-40%.
  • the deceleration of speed in the preceding stage is typically at least 30%, preferably more than 40%.
  • On the bending conveyor 4, the glass panel is carried in one direction only.
  • the conveyor 4, or at least its upstream end section is arched beyond what is the desired final curvature Rl of a glass panel.
  • R2 is several percent, even up to 5-10%, smaller than Rl. If desired, the upstream end section of the conveyor 4 can be adapted to separate arching.
  • the gaps in link mechanisms are generally enough to provide a sufficient over-arching for the conveyor's 4 upstream end section.
  • the entire bending conveyor 4 can be arched, proceeding from its stationary downstream end, slightly beyond the desired final curvature of a glass panel.
  • Fig. 5 illustrates, in an overstated manner for clearer visualization, the way how the tempering conveyor 5 can also be arched during the process to a radius of curvature R3 slightly smaller or larger than the desired radius of curvature Rl.
  • This arching of the tempering conveyor 5 to the smaller or larger radius R3 is first of all enabled by virtue of the previously mentioned freedoms of movement (h, w and an angle ⁇ ), as well as by virtue of the mentioned interpolating position-setting, while the articulation point 6a between the conveyor 4, 5 remains stationary.
  • the glass panel can be discharged from the tempering conveyor 5 at quite a low angle with respect to the horizontal plane, without having to move the glass panel in vertical direction.
  • a glass panel can be oscillated back and forth.
  • the curvature of the tempering conveyor 5 is retained the same at all times, except for said very slight increase of curvature during the process.
  • the only time that the curvature of the tempering conveyor 5 needs changing is when the desired curvature Rl changes.
  • the method according to the invention is also particularly apt for the production of bidirectionally curved glass panels.
  • the rolls are also subjected to deflection, as described e.g. in the Applicant's patent publication EP-1597208 (Bl).

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Abstract

L'invention porte sur une méthode de cintrage d'un panneau de verre. Le panneau de verre est chauffé dans un four (1) de cintrage et recuit puis conduit à l'état plat sur un convoyeur de cintrage (4) en configuration droite, lequel est courbé à la courbure désirable tandis que le panneau de verre transite le long du convoyeur (4). Pendant le processus de contrage le convoyeur (4), ou au moins son extrémité amont, est cintré au-delà de la courbure finale désirée du panneau de verre, c'est-à-dire avec un rayon de courbure (R2) plus petit que le rayon (R1) de courbure de courbure finale désirée du panneau de verre. En conséquence, la forme plate de la section d'extrémité du panneau de verre est éliminée, et finalement, on procède au recuit du panneau cintré.
PCT/FI2008/050356 2007-06-18 2008-06-13 Méthode de cintrage et de recuit d'un panneau de verre Ceased WO2008155455A1 (fr)

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EP2100859A1 (fr) * 2008-03-14 2009-09-16 Asahi Glass Company, Limited Procédé et appareil de courbure d'une feuille de verre
CN103145327A (zh) * 2013-03-19 2013-06-12 佛山市索奥斯玻璃技术有限公司 一种异形玻璃横弯钢化炉

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US4773925A (en) * 1987-06-15 1988-09-27 Ppg Industries, Inc. Adjustable roll forming arrangement
EP0413619A1 (fr) * 1989-08-14 1991-02-20 Saint-Gobain Vitrage International Perfectionnement aux techniques de bombage de feuilles de verre
JP2001002431A (ja) * 1999-06-17 2001-01-09 Asahi Glass Co Ltd ガラス板の曲げ成形装置
EP1597208A1 (fr) * 2003-02-21 2005-11-23 Tamglass Ltd. Oy Procede et appareil pour plier et tremper ou tremper thermiquement un panneau de verre a courbure bidirectionnelle

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US4773925A (en) * 1987-06-15 1988-09-27 Ppg Industries, Inc. Adjustable roll forming arrangement
EP0413619A1 (fr) * 1989-08-14 1991-02-20 Saint-Gobain Vitrage International Perfectionnement aux techniques de bombage de feuilles de verre
JP2001002431A (ja) * 1999-06-17 2001-01-09 Asahi Glass Co Ltd ガラス板の曲げ成形装置
EP1597208A1 (fr) * 2003-02-21 2005-11-23 Tamglass Ltd. Oy Procede et appareil pour plier et tremper ou tremper thermiquement un panneau de verre a courbure bidirectionnelle

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EP2100859A1 (fr) * 2008-03-14 2009-09-16 Asahi Glass Company, Limited Procédé et appareil de courbure d'une feuille de verre
US8302429B2 (en) 2008-03-14 2012-11-06 Asahi Glass Company, Limited Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet
CN103145327A (zh) * 2013-03-19 2013-06-12 佛山市索奥斯玻璃技术有限公司 一种异形玻璃横弯钢化炉

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