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 for contacting a glass sheet while manufacturing the glass sheet, 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 to substantially match a bowed shape of the glass sheet while the glass sheet is in contact with the nosing material, wherein the conformable nosing device is provided with a scoring device configured to score the glass sheet while the flexible beam maintains a bowed shape that substantially matches the bowed shape of the glass sheet in contact with the 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 for contacting a glass sheet while manufacturing the glass sheet, 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 to substantially match a bowed shape of the glass sheet while the glass sheet is in contact with the nosing material, wherein the conformable nosing device is provided with a scoring device configured to score the glass sheet while the flexible beam maintains a bowed shape that substantially matches the bowed shape of the glass sheet in contact with the nosing material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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