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, the main surface of the plate having a nonzero angle with respect to a gravity direction;
• a gas blowing device coupled to the plate, the gas blowing 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 having an upper surface configured to advance the glass pane relative to the plate via contact with an edge surface of the glass pane;
• and
• an angle adjustment device coupled to the plate and configured to adjust the plate to define the nonzero angle between the main surface of the plate and the gravity direction,
• wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to adjust the nonzero 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 a weight and/or a thickness of the outer glass pane, and
• wherein the angle adjustment device is configured to adjust the nonzero 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 a weight and/or a thickness of the inner glass pane, 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, the main surface of the plate having a nonzero angle with respect to a gravity direction;
• a first conveyer having an upper surface configured to advance the glass pane relative to the plate via 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.