Conformable nosing device for reducing motion and stress within a glass sheet while manufacturing the glass sheet
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1. A conformable nosing device, comprising:
- a flexible beam;
a nosing material attached to a first side of said flexible beam;
a support bracket; and
a plurality of extendable elements, wherein each extendable element has a first end attached to a predetermined location on said support bracket and a second end attached to a predetermined location on a second side of said flexible beam, and wherein each extendable element is either extended to push on said flexible beam, retracted to pull on said flexible beam or left in a neutral position that neither pushes on or pulls on said flexible beam such that said flexible beam is conformed to have a bowed shape that substantially matches a bowed shape of a piece of material which contacts an exposed side of said nosing material.
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Abstract
A conformable nosing device is described herein which conforms to have a bowed shape that substantially matches a bowed shape of a glass sheet and which engages the glass sheet to help minimize the motion of the glass sheet and to help reduce the stress within the glass sheet while the glass sheet is being scored and separated into individual glass sheets. In addition, the conformable nosing device can include a passive nosing device which can be controlled to further help minimize the motion of the glass sheet while the glass sheet is being scored and separated into individual glass sheets.
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1. A conformable nosing device, comprising:
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a flexible beam; a nosing material attached to a first side of said flexible beam; a support bracket; and a plurality of extendable elements, wherein each extendable element has a first end attached to a predetermined location on said support bracket and a second end attached to a predetermined location on a second side of said flexible beam, and wherein each extendable element is either extended to push on said flexible beam, retracted to pull on said flexible beam or left in a neutral position that neither pushes on or pulls on said flexible beam such that said flexible beam is conformed to have a bowed shape that substantially matches a bowed shape of a piece of material which contacts an exposed side of said nosing material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for producing a glass sheet, said method comprising the steps of:
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melting batch materials to form molten glass and processing the molten glass to form the glass sheet; drawing the glass sheet using a fusion draw machine; moving a conformable nosing device to engage a side of the glass sheet, where said conformable nosing device has a bowed shape that substantially matches a bowed shape of the glass sheet; and scoring the glass sheet using a scoring device which has a score head that scores the glass sheet on an exposed side opposite to the side contacting the conformable nosing device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A glass manufacturing system comprising:
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at least one vessel for melting batch materials and forming molten glass; a forming vessel for receiving the molten glass and forming a glass sheet; a fusion draw machine for drawing the glass sheet; a traveling anvil machine including; a conformable nosing device which has a bowed shape that substantially matches a bowed shape of the glass sheet; and a scoring device which has a score head that scores the glass sheet on an exposed side that is opposite to a side contacting said conformable nosing device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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