Device for releasing glasses from vehicle bodies and a method of releasing glasses from vehicle bodies

A device (1) for releasing glasses (2) from the bodies (3) of vehicles comprising:

• a frame (4) fitted with at least one suction pad (5) for detachable fastening to the glass (2) being released,
• at least one guide pulley (6) equipped with at least one guide groove (7) to guide a cutting wire (8),
• at least one winding pulley (9) fitted with at least one winding groove (10) to wind the cutting wire (8),
• wherein the frame (4) is fitted with two winding pulleys (9) and the at least one guide pulley (6),
• wherein the at least one guide pulley (6) comprises a common central line (17) and either (i) one guide pulley (6) equipped with two guide grooves (7) or (ii) two guide pulleys (6a, 6b) each with one guide groove (7),
• wherein the pulleys (6, 9) are arranged on the frame (4) in a manner that their central lines intersect the apices of a triangle, and
• wherein a distance (L) between the central lines of the winding pulleys (9) is greater or equals a diameter (D) of the circle circumscribed on the projection of the suction pad (5), and the value of the altitude (V) of the triangle from the apex intersected by the central line of the guide pulley (6) is greater or equals a diameter (D) of the circle circumscribed on a projection of the suction pad (5), and
• the winding pulleys (9) are fitted with at least one spacing element for guiding the cutting wire (8) outside the suction pad (5).