Method of and device for curving glass sheets
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1. Method of curving a glass sheet, comprising the steps of:
- bringing the glass sheet through a reheating furnace by a conveyor defining a substantially horizontal transportation plane;
detecting an effective position of the glass sheet;
positioning a taking-over tool as a function of said effective position; and
subsequently taking over the glass sheet by the curving tool to curve the glass sheet.
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Abstract
A method of and device for curving a glass sheet, in which the glass sheet is brought through a reheating furnace by a conveyor defining a substantially horizontal transportation plane, and is then taken over by a tool, by means of which the glass sheet is curved and/or transferred to a curving and/or discharge device. The effective position of the glass sheet is detected and the taking-over tool is repositioned as a function of the effective position.
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1. Method of curving a glass sheet, comprising the steps of:
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bringing the glass sheet through a reheating furnace by a conveyor defining a substantially horizontal transportation plane; detecting an effective position of the glass sheet; positioning a taking-over tool as a function of said effective position; and subsequently taking over the glass sheet by the curving tool to curve the glass sheet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. Device for curving a glass sheet, comprising:
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a reheating furnace; a conveyor passing through the furnace and defining a substantially horizontal transportation plane; a taking-over tool for the glass sheet positioned at an exit of said conveyor; a device for measuring the effective position of the glass sheet; and means for positioning said taking-over tool according to the measured position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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