Patent ID: 9656899
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: C03B,H05K,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for making a three dimensionally shaped glass article, comprising: a mold having a shaping surface with a desired surface profile for the shaped glass article including a flat area and a bend area; a flat area plunger positioned over the flat area of the mold and having a shaping surface corresponding to the flat area of the mold; a bend area plunger positioned over the bend area of the mold and having a shaping surface corresponding to the bend area of the mold; and a heater positioned to heat a region of a glass sheet placed over the bend area of the mold, wherein the flat area plunger and the bend area plunger move relative to one another, and wherein the mold, the flat area plunger, and the bend area plunger are porous.