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US 6,463,762 B1Granted
Process and apparatus for breaking and transporting flat glass sheets
AssigneeBillco Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorEdward Joseph Ross, Jr.
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AssigneeBillco Manufacturing, Inc.
InventorEdward Joseph Ross, Jr.
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A process for cutting glass sheets (10) includes the steps of: scoring each glass sheet on an automatic scoring table (12) having a scoring head (14) moveable on a bridge (16) and a track (18); transporting each scored glass sheet to a breaking table (22) via conveyor (20); floating each scored sheet on a fluid medium on the breaking table; and impacting each scored sheet from above the floated scored sheet to fracture the scored sheet along the score lines (40 and 44). An apparatus for cutting glass sheets includes mechanisms for performing the steps of this process. The fluid medium may be air with the impacting performed by a vacuum workholder (26) consisting of an arm (30) raised and lowered by pneumatic cylinders (32), the arm supporting a plurality of vacuum cups (28) engaging the workpiece (42) for subsequent transportation.
A process for breaking scored sheets comprising the steps of:
A process for cutting glass sheets comprising the steps of:
An apparatus for cutting glass sheets comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.