Glass transportation apparatus and a system for manufacturing multi-pane glass units comprising the same

A glass transportation apparatus comprising:

• a plate comprising a main surface facing a main surface of a glass pane;
• a gas blowing device coupled to the plate, the device comprising at least one opening and configured to blow a gas through the at least one opening towards the main surface of the glass pane such that the main surface of the glass pane is spaced apart from the main surface of the plate;
• a conveyer comprising a belt having an upper surface and a plurality of pulleys configured to circulate the belt, the upper surface of the belt being perpendicular to the main surface of the plate and configured to be in contact with an edge surface of the glass pane;
• an angle adjustment device coupled to the plate and configured to adjust the plate to define an angle between the main surface of the plate and a gravity direction;
• and
• a sensor configured to sense a weight and/or a thickness of the glass pane fed into the glass transportation apparatus,
• wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to adjust the angle between the main surface of the plate and the gravity direction to be a first angle when the glass pane is an outer glass pane based on the weight and/or the thickness sensed by the sensor, and
• the angle adjustment device is configured to adjust the angle between the main surface of the plate and the gravity direction to be a second angle when the glass pane is an inner glass pane that is thinner than the outer glass pane based on the weight and/or the thickness sensed by the sensor, the second angle being greater than the first angle.

A glass transportation apparatus comprising:

• a plate comprising a main surface facing a main surface of a glass pane;
• a first conveyer comprising a first belt having an upper surface and a plurality of first pulleys configured to circulate the first belt, the upper surface of the first belt being provided to be in contact with an edge surface of the glass pane;
• and
• a second conveyer comprising a second belt having an upper surface and a plurality of second pulleys configured to circulate the second belt, the upper surface of the second belt configured to be in contact with the main surface of the glass pane,
• wherein the first belt comprises a base portion having the upper surface that is flat, and a protrusion protruding from the upper surface of the base portion and configured to be in contact with the main surface of the glass pane.