Patent ID: 6158247
Filing Date: 2000-12-12
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
Apparatus for bending on a frame at least one glass sheet comprising:(a) a frame for supporting the glass sheet adjacent a peripheral edge thereof, said frame including at least one section comprising a first part and a second part, the second part of said parts being movable with respect to the first part so as to permit said section to be arranged in either of two positions, the first position leading to a first bending stage and the second position leading to a final bending stage of the glass sheet, one or both of the first part and the second part supporting the glass sheet along a first peripheral line and the first part and the second part in the second position of the second part supporting the glass sheet along a second peripheral line having a different curvature than said first peripheral line which takes the place of the first peripheral line, the first peripheral line and the second peripheral line being located approximately 5 mm from the peripheral edge of the at least one glass sheet;(b) at least one shaping part, the at least one shaping part constructed and arranged to contact a lateral end of the glass sheet and to be free of contact with a central portion of the glass sheet, the at least one shaping part cooperating with said frame during the final bending stage of the glass sheet; and(c) means for moving the at least one shaping part and the frame relative to each other whereby the at least one shaping part provides a resistance force against an upper surface of the at least one glass sheet.