Articulated Mold Arrangement For A Glass Processing System

Abstract: An articulated lower mold arrangement for use with an upper mold includes a mold portion configured to bend a heated glass sheet. The mold portion has a first end, a sharp bend area proximate the first end for bending an end portion of the glass sheet, and a second end opposite the first end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The arrangement may further include a first guide member connected to the mold portion at a first location proximate the first end, and a second guide member connected to the mold portion at a second location proximate the second end and spaced away from the sharp bend area. The mold portion and the guide members are cooperable to allow the first end of the mold portion to move from a lowered position to a raised position in order to move the end portion of the glass sheet upwardly.

Patent Information

Application #

Filing Date

31 March 2023

Publication Number

47/2023

Publication Type

INA

Invention Field

METALLURGY

Status

Email

Parent Application

Applicants

GLASSTECH, INC.

995 Fourth Street Ampoint Industrial Park Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

Inventors

1. NITSCHKE, David B.

9102 Buck Road Perrysburg, Ohio 43551

2. NITSCHKE, Dean M.

936 River Road Maumee, Ohio 43537

3. REINHART, Cristin J.

4437 County Road 5.2 Delta, Ohio 42515

4. SNYDER, Stephen D.

5951 Lynwood Ct. Whitehouse, Ohio 43571

5. SCHNABEL, JR., James P.

4216 Deer Run Court Maumee, Ohio 43537

Specification

Documents

Application Documents

#	Name	Date
1	202317024520.pdf	2023-03-31
2	202317024520-STATEMENT OF UNDERTAKING (FORM 3) [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
3	202317024520-PROOF OF RIGHT [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
4	202317024520-POWER OF AUTHORITY [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
5	202317024520-NOTIFICATION OF INT. APPLN. NO. & FILING DATE (PCT-RO-105-PCT Pamphlet) [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
6	202317024520-FORM 1 [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
7	202317024520-FIGURE OF ABSTRACT [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
8	202317024520-DRAWINGS [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
9	202317024520-DECLARATION OF INVENTORSHIP (FORM 5) [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
10	202317024520-COMPLETE SPECIFICATION [31-03-2023(online)].pdf	2023-03-31
11	202317024520-Information under section 8(2) [26-10-2023(online)].pdf	2023-10-26
12	202317024520-FORM 3 [26-10-2023(online)].pdf	2023-10-26
13	202317024520-FORM 18 [16-08-2024(online)].pdf	2024-08-16