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Apparatus and method for control of glass streams in laminate fusion

  • US 8,646,291 B2
  • Filed: 05/24/2012
  • Issued: 02/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A laminated glass sheet forming apparatus, comprising:

  • a lower fusion pipe providing a first liquid stream that forms the core of the laminate;

    a first upper fusion pipe having a pair of adjustable baffles situated between a bottom of the upper fusion pipe and the top of the lower fusion pipe,the first upper fusion pipe and the pair of adjustable baffles provide a second liquid glass stream onto the first liquid glass stream, the second liquid glass stream forms a clad of the laminate on the core of the laminate,the adjustable baffles being separated from the lower fusion pipe by a gap, and the adjustable baffles control the landing angle (φ

    ) and drop point of the second liquid glass stream onto the first liquid glass stream.

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