Method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet
Abstract
A method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet is disclosed including the steps of heating at least one glass sheet to at least a first predetermined temperature, applying microwave energy to the glass sheet to heat the glass sheet to at least a second predetermined temperature, forming the glass sheet to a predetermined configuration, and cooling an outer surface of the glass sheet to at least a third predetermined temperature to temper the glass sheet. 2 figs.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 675851
- Patent Number(s):
- 5827345
- Application Number:
- PAN: 8-969,090; CNN: Contract IPO-95-10043-003
- Assignee:
- Ford Global Technologies, Inc., Dearborn, MI (United States)
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: PBD: 27 Oct 1998
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; GLASS; HEATING; MATERIALS WORKING; TEMPERING; GLASS INDUSTRY; MICROWAVE HEATING
Citation Formats
Boaz, P T, and Sitzman, G W. Method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet. United States: N. p., 1998.
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Boaz, P T, & Sitzman, G W. Method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet. United States.
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"Method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet". United States.
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abstractNote = {A method for heating, forming and tempering a glass sheet is disclosed including the steps of heating at least one glass sheet to at least a first predetermined temperature, applying microwave energy to the glass sheet to heat the glass sheet to at least a second predetermined temperature, forming the glass sheet to a predetermined configuration, and cooling an outer surface of the glass sheet to at least a third predetermined temperature to temper the glass sheet. 2 figs.},
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year = {Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 EST 1998},
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