Patent ID: 6578384
Filing Date: 2003-06-17
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising a multisection glass sheet bending furnace where the glass sheets travel in cycles along upper rail (3) and lower rail (4) from one section to the next section in molds on mold carriages (8) wherein the improvement comprises means for loading glass sheets (9) and unloading bent glass sheets (10) comprising:a side station (7) for receiving bent glass sheets (10) resting on molds; a first transmitter (5) for bringing the glass sheets (10) resting on molds to the station (7); a second transmitter (6) for returning the molds with glass sheets (10) to the carriages (8) located on rail (4); and conveying equipment to shift the molds from the first transmitter (5) to the second transmitter (6); wherein the side station (7) allows the functions of loading glass sheets (9) and unloading bent glass sheets (10).