Loading apparatus for glass plate and method of strengthening glass plate using the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
InventorsHYUNJI LEE, YONGKYU KANG, HOIKWAN LEE
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Abstract
A loading apparatus for glass plates includes first and second frames facing each other and supporters extending in a first direction, disposed between the first frame and the second frame, and coupled with the first frame and the second frame. Each of the plurality of supporters includes a supporting bar and a coating layer covering at least a portion of the supporting bar. The plurality of supporters supports the glass plates arranged in the first direction, and the coating layer includes at least one of Teflon, molybdenum, ceramic, and metal oxide.
Claims20
A loading apparatus for glass plates, comprising:
- a first frame;
- a second frame facing the first frame;
- and
- a plurality of supporters extending in a first direction, disposed between the first frame and the second frame, and coupled with the first frame and the second frame, each of the plurality of supporters comprising:
- a supporting bar;
- and
- a coating layer covering at least a portion of the supporting bar and comprising at least one of Teflon, molybdenum, ceramic, and metal oxide,
- wherein the plurality of supporters supports the glass plates arranged in the first direction.
A method of strengthening glass plates, the method comprising:
- loading the glass plates into a loading apparatus;
- pre-heating the loading apparatus into which the glass plates are loaded at a first temperature;
- immersing the loading apparatus into which the glass plates are loaded in a molten salt heated to the first temperature to strengthen the glass plates;
- post-heating the loading apparatus into which the glass plates are loaded at a second temperature, after taking out the loading apparatus into which the glass plates are loaded from the molten salt;
- and
- placing the glass plates under a room temperature to cool down the glass plates,
- wherein the loading apparatus comprises a supporter to support the glass plates, and the supporter is coated with a coating layer comprising a hydrophobic material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.