Methods of applying a layer of material to a non-planar glass sheet
AssigneeCorning Incorporated
InventorsDouglas Edward Brackley, Christopher Paul Daigler, Mark Stephen Friske, Alexander Lakota
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Abstract
Methods apply a layer of material to a glass sheet having a non-planar shape. The methods can each include the step of providing the glass sheet having an initial non-planar shape including a thickness defined between a first sheet surface and a second sheet surface. The method further includes the step of at least partially flattening the glass sheet into an application shape. The method further includes the step of applying the layer of material to the first sheet surface while the glass sheet is in the application shape. The method then includes the step of releasing the glass sheet to relax into a post non-planar shape.
Claims26
A method of applying a layer of material to a glass sheet having a non-planar shape comprising the steps of:
- (I) providing the glass sheet having an initial non-planar shape including a thickness defined between a first sheet surface and a second sheet surface and providing a vacuum plate with a shaping surface and a seal circumscribing the shaping surface and defining a vacuum pocket;
- (II) vacuum forming the glass sheet against the shaping surface of the vacuum plate and within the vacuum pocket to at least partially flatten the glass sheet into an application shape;
- (III) applying the layer of material to the first sheet surface while the glass sheet is in the application shape;
- and then
- (IV) releasing the glass sheet to relax into a post non-planar shape, wherein the glass sheet is provided with an interrupted interior surface including at least one opening that is sealed when forming the glass sheet within the vacuum pocket.
A method of applying a layer of material to a glass sheet having a non-planar shape comprising the steps of:
- (I) providing the glass sheet having an initial non-planar shape including a thickness defined between a first sheet surface and a second sheet surface;
- (II) at least partially flattening the glass sheet into an application shape;
- (III) applying the layer of material to the first sheet surface while the glass sheet is in the application shape;
- and then
- (IV) releasing the glass sheet to relax into a post non-planar shape, wherein step (IV) provides the post non-planar shape with substantially the same shape as the initial non-planar shape.
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