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US 7,093,464 B2Granted
Device for supporting a horizontal guided glass strand
AssigneeSchott AG
InventorsErhard Dick, Erich Fischer, Roland Fuchs, Markus Riedel, Ulrich Lange, Andreas Langsdorf, Christian Kunert
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Abstract
The invention concerns a device for supporting a horizontal guided, continuous glass strand; with a number of supporting blocks, which each exhibits a supporting area, facing the glass strand; the individual supporting block in the area of the supporting area is made from a porous, gas-impermeable diaphragm body; the diaphragm body is connected to a source of compressed gas for conveying gas through the supporting area.
Claims9
A device for supporting a horizontally guided continuous glass strand, said device comprising:
- a plurality of supporting blocks each defining a supporting area facing the glass strand, said supporting block in the supporting area comprising a pair of porous, gas-permeable diaphragm bodies connected to a source of compressed gas for conveying gas through the supporting area;
- said diaphragm bodies being mutually arranged in a V-shape in a section perpendicular to the glass strand axis, wherein the apex of the V points vertically downwardly in the direction of gravity during use;
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- an additional gas connection for passing a compressed gas against the bottom of the glass strand in the apex of the V defined by said diaphragm bodies.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.