Systems and methods for processing a glass ribbon

A method for processing a glass ribbon, the method comprising:

• conveying a glass ribbon along a glass ribbon conveying device in a ribbon travel direction toward a downstream end of the glass ribbon conveying device, the downstream end being opposite an upstream end;
• imparting a score line into the conveyed glass ribbon by a glass scoring device;
• separating a glass sheet from the conveyed glass ribbon, wherein an end of the glass sheet is defined at the score line;
• locating the glass sheet on a sheet support face of an upstream section of a glass sheet conveying device with a transfer device positioned downstream from the downstream end of the glass ribbon conveying device and located in the upstream section of the glass sheet conveying device;
• wherein the transfer device comprises a receiving surface and an actuator assembly operable to transition the receiving surface between a first vertical position and a second vertical position, wherein the first vertical position comprises the receiving surface located above the sheet support face and the second vertical position comprises the receiving surface located below the sheet support face;
• and further wherein the step of locating the glass sheet comprises transitioning the receiving surface from the first vertical position to the second vertical position;
• and
• conveying the glass sheet along the upstream section of the glass sheet conveying device in a sheet travel direction, the sheet travel direction differing from the ribbon travel direction.