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Title: Apparatus and process for removing a predetermined portion of reflective material from mirror

Abstract

An apparatus and process are disclosed for removal of a stripe of soft reflective material of uniform width from the surface of a mirror by using a blade having a large included angle to inhibit curling of the blade during the cutting operation which could result in damage to the glass substrate of the mirror. The cutting blade is maintained at a low blade angle with respect to the mirror surface to produce minimal chipping along the cut edge and to minimize the force exerted on the coating normal to the glass surface which could deform the flat mirror. The mirror is mounted in a cutting mechanism containing a movable carriage on which the blade is mounted to provide very accurate straightness of the travel of the blade along the mirror.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. San Leandro, CA
  2. Livermore, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
869270
Patent Number(s):
5307718
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
G - PHYSICS G02 - OPTICS G02B - OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS, OR APPARATUS
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
apparatus; process; removing; predetermined; portion; reflective; material; mirror; disclosed; removal; stripe; soft; uniform; width; surface; blade; included; angle; inhibit; curling; cutting; operation; result; damage; glass; substrate; maintained; respect; produce; minimal; chipping; cut; edge; minimize; force; exerted; coating; normal; deform; flat; mounted; mechanism; containing; movable; carriage; provide; accurate; straightness; travel; reflective material; predetermined portion; flat mirror; glass surface; glass substrate; force exerted; mirror surface; cutting blade; cutting operation; included angle; blade angle; /83/144/

Citation Formats

Perry, Stephen J, and Steinmetz, Lloyd L. Apparatus and process for removing a predetermined portion of reflective material from mirror. United States: N. p., 1994. Web.
Perry, Stephen J, & Steinmetz, Lloyd L. Apparatus and process for removing a predetermined portion of reflective material from mirror. United States.
Perry, Stephen J, and Steinmetz, Lloyd L. Sat . "Apparatus and process for removing a predetermined portion of reflective material from mirror". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/869270.
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author = {Perry, Stephen J and Steinmetz, Lloyd L},
abstractNote = {An apparatus and process are disclosed for removal of a stripe of soft reflective material of uniform width from the surface of a mirror by using a blade having a large included angle to inhibit curling of the blade during the cutting operation which could result in damage to the glass substrate of the mirror. The cutting blade is maintained at a low blade angle with respect to the mirror surface to produce minimal chipping along the cut edge and to minimize the force exerted on the coating normal to the glass surface which could deform the flat mirror. The mirror is mounted in a cutting mechanism containing a movable carriage on which the blade is mounted to provide very accurate straightness of the travel of the blade along the mirror.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1994}
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