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US4265650A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Method of bending glass sheets in unison to complicated shapes

Assignee: PPG Industries Inc
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Filing: 1979-11-02
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Granted: 1981-05-05
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Expires: 1999-11-02
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Abstract

Abstract In shaping a pair of glass sheets simultaneously to a complicated shape including a longitudinal component of bend and a complicated transverse component of bend such as one that is S-shaped in elevation or other complicated shapes, the pair is sag bent in unison on an outline mold to sag bend the sheets to a shape approximating their longitudinal component of bend, then the pair of sag bent sheets is lifted on a solid mold having a complicated shape including said complicated transverse component of bend to impress said transverse component of bend (into engagement with an upper pressing mold of complementary curvature, if needed) and supported on said solid mold for the minimum time sufficient to develop said complicated shape. The pair of glass sheets bent to said complicated shape is returned as rapidly as possible to said outline mold and cooled at a controlled rate while supported on said outline mold to a temperature below the strain point to insure that the pair of glass sheets retain their complicated conformed shapes so that they can be laminated subsequently with minimum difficulty. The viewing area of the bent glass is engaged with a solid mold while at an elevated temperature at which the glass surface is likely to be marred for a minimum time needed to impart the transverse component of bend thereon.

Inventors

  • 👤 Thomas J. Reese
  • 👤 Dean L. Thomas

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 14:54
CPC Classifications
C; C03; C03B; C03B23/00; C03B23/02; C03B23/023; C03B23/03; C03B23/0302; C03B23/025; C03B23/0256

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim 118 words
A method of bending a glass sheet to a predetermined shape, comprising the steps of: positioning the glass sheet in a substantially horizontal orientation over upper surface of an outline mold; heating the supported sheet to its deformation temperature to gravity sag the sheet to develop a shape generally correlated to the shape of the outline mold; transferring the hot sheet onto a solid mold having a continuous shaping surface conforming to to the predetermined shape for a time sufficient for the sheet to conform to the shaping surface of the solid mold; transferring the hot shaped sheet to the upper surface of the outline mold while the sheet is at its deformation temperature; and cooling the sheet.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 118 words
A method of bending a glass sheet to a predetermined shape, comprising the steps of: positioning the glass sheet in a substantially horizontal orientation over upper surface of an outline mold; heating the supported sheet to its deformation temperature to gravity sag the sheet to develop a shape generally correlated to the shape of the outline mold; transferring the hot sheet onto a solid mold having a continuous shaping surface conforming to to the predetermined shape for a time sufficient for the sheet to conform to the shaping surface of the solid mold; transferring the hot shaped sheet to the upper surface of the outline mold while the sheet is at its deformation temperature; and cooling the sheet.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method as set forth in claim 1 wherein the predetermined shape includes a longitudinal component of bend and a transverse component of bend.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 28 words
The method as set forth in claim 2 wherein the sheet during said heating step develops a shape correlated to at least one of the components of bend.
Claim 5
Independent Claim 69 words
The method as set forth in claims 1, 2 or 3 wherein said transferring the hot sheet step includes the steps of: lifting the sheet on the solid mold; moving the solid mold toward a second solid mold having a shaping surface complementary to the shaping surface of the solid mold; and pressing the sheet between the second mold and solid mold for sufficient time to shape the sheet.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 30 words
The method as set forth in claim 4 wherein the glass sheet is a first glass sheet and further including a second glass sheet superimposed on the first glass sheet.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 57 words
The method as set forth in claim 5 wherein the shape is a complicated shape comprising a transverse bend component of S-shaped configuration in elevation, the glass sheets sag to conform to the longitudinal bend component, and the sheets are lifted simultaneously by the solid mold having an upwardly facing shaping surface of S-shaped configuration in elevation.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 46 words
The method as set forth in claim 6 wherein said cooling step includes: cooling the hot glass sheets in unison to a temperature of approximately 900° F. (482° C.) at a maximum rate of 100° F. (56° C.) per minute to retain their conformity of curvature.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 43 words
The method as set forth in claim 7 wherein said cooling step further includes cooling the glass sheets at a more rapid rate than the maximum rate when the temperature of the sheets is below the temperature of approximately 900° F. (482° C.).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 44 words
The method as set forth in claim 8 further including the step of: laminating the pair of glass sheets to opposite sides of a plastic interlayer sheet composed of a composition selected from the group consisting of polyurethanes, silicones and and plasticized polyvinyl acetals.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1984-05-04 1984-11-03 1985-05-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1988-05-04 1988-11-03 1989-05-05 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1992-05-04 1992-11-03 1993-05-05 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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