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Glass molding system and related apparatus and method

A molding system and glass product technology, applied in glass manufacturing equipment, glass molding, heat exchange equipment, etc., can solve the problems of complex 3D glass covers

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-16
CORNING INC
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Such 3D glass covers are complex and difficult to manufacture precisely using machining processes such as grinding and milling

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[0084] In the following detailed description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. It will be apparent, however, to one skilled in the art that embodiments of the invention may be practiced without some or all of these specific details. In other instances, well-known features or procedures may not have been described in detail so as not to unnecessarily obscure the present invention. Furthermore, similar or identical reference numbers may be used to identify common or similar elements.

[0085] figure 1 A glass molding system 100 is shown for making 3D glass articles from 2D glass sheets by thermal reforming. Glass molding system 100 includes a main rotary table system 102 having a main rotary index table 104 . The main rotary table system 102 may be any custom or commercially available rotary table system capable of translating the main rotary index table 104 along a circular or circular path ...

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A glass molding system and a method of making glass articles using the glass molding system are disclosed. The glass molding system includes an indexing table, a plurality of enclosures arranged along the indexing table, and a plurality of stations defined on the indexing table such that each of the stations is selectively indexable with any one of the enclosures. At least one radiant heater is arranged in the at least one of the enclosures. A radiation reflector surface and a radiation emitter body are arranged in at least one of the enclosures. The radiation emitter body is between the at least one radiant heater and the radiation reflector surface and has a first surface in opposing relation to the at least one radiant heater and a second surface in opposing relation to the radiation reflector surface.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 to U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 61 / 490923, filed May 27, 2011, the entire contents of which are the basis of this application and are incorporated herein by reference. technical field [0003] The present invention generally relates to the manufacture of three-dimensional (3D) glass articles by thermally reforming two-dimensional (2D) glass sheets. Background technique [0004] There is a great demand for 3D glass covers for portable electronic devices such as laptops, tablets and smartphones. A particularly desirable 3D glass cover has a 2D surface for interacting with the display of an electronic device and a 3D surface for wrapping around the edges of the display. A 3D surface may be a non-developable surface, ie, a surface that cannot be developed or rolled onto a plane without deformation, and may include any combination of bends, corners, and curve...

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IPC IPC(8): C03B23/025C03B23/035C03B23/023F28F3/12F28F9/02F28F13/06
CPCC03B23/0357C03B23/0258F28F9/026F28F3/12F28F13/06C03B23/0235G01B11/24F28F1/00C03B23/023C03B23/025C03B23/035F28F9/02
Inventor D·P·贝利J·H·布伦南M·J·小达利S·W·德明K·艾赫曼K·R·盖洛D·J·库恩B·C·希恩L·乌克兰采克K·L·沃森Y·尤尔科夫斯基
Owner CORNING INC
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