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US 5,846,281 AGranted
Method and apparatus for adjusting the quench head of glass tempering
OwnerRisto Nikander, Jouko Jarvineninventors
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A method and apparatus for adjusting a quench head for glass tempering is provided. The quench head comprises at two nozzle blocks, each one of the nozzle blocks comprising at least one nozzle for directing the flow of a substance in gaseous phase to impinge onto the surface of the glass at certain areas. The nozzle blocks are supported on a frame to form at least one row of nozzle blocks. The frame comprises means for adjusting the tempering conditions effected to the surface of the glass to follow the shape of the surface of the glass. The directions of the flows of the substance in gaseous phase is adjusted such that the distance between the areas where a substance impinges the surface of a glass, between at least one pair of adjacent nozzle blocks and at least one row is kept substantially constant, regardless of the shape of the glass.
A method of adjusting a quench head comprising at least two nozzle blocks, each nozzle block comprising at least one nozzle for directing the flow of a substance in gaseous phase to impinge a surface of glass, said nozzle blocks being supported on a frame to form at least one row of nozzle blocks, said frame comprising means for adjusting tempering conditions applied to the surface of the glass to follow the shape of surface of the glass, said method comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for adjusting a quench head comprising multiple nozzle blocks, each one of said nozzle blocks comprising at least one nozzle for directing the flow of a substance in gaseous phase to impinge onto a surface of glass at certain areas, said nozzle blocks being supported on a frame to form at least one row of nozzle blocks, said frame comprising first means for adjusting tempering conditions to follow contours of the surface of the glass, said apparatus comprising:
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