Efficient assembly of insulating glass windows

Briese, William A.; Grismer, John; McGlinchy, Timothy B.

Title: Efficient assembly of insulating glass windows

Patent · Tue Aug 26 00:00:00 EDT 2014

OSTI ID:1532113

Briese, William A.; Grismer, John; McGlinchy, Timothy B.

An insulating glass unit (IGU) assembly line capable of interleaving double and triple pane IGUs in accordance with an IGU production schedule. Visual indicators or prompts instruct operators at the assembly line in configuring a sequence of IGUs. Triple pane IGUs are assembled with minimal contamination of a center glass lite. A non-contact Bernoulli pad is used to lift a glass lite off from a horizontal or vertical support that conveys it from a glass washer to an assembly station. Each of multiple pads has a capacity to lift approximately seven to ten pounds. Use of multiple pads per glass sheet or lite allows lites having dimensions up to 70 by 100 inches (assuming glass thickness of one quarter inch) to be assembled.

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Research Organization:: GED Integrated Solutions, Inc., Twinsburg, OH (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: EE000167

Assignee:: GED Integrated Solutions, Inc. (Twinsburg, OH)

Patent Number(s):: 8,813,337

Application Number:: 13/292,473

OSTI ID:: 1532113

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2011-11-09

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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