Patent ID: 6339941
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: C03B,Y10S

Abstract:
A chest for cooling and tempering glass plates, said chest comprising nozzles forming a blowing zone, and a rigid support associated with at least one panel on which the nozzles are fixed, wherein each nozzle comprises two flanges having peripheral sides, a top, and a bottom and a strap perforated with blow holes, each of the flanges are of one-piece construction, and are provided with tabs located on the peripheral sides, the peripheral side tabs are folded toward and overlappingly engage the neighboring peripheral side tabs on the neighboring flange, and the flanges are fixed to each other along the peripheral sides and the strap is fixed to the top of the flanges by riveting and/or interposition of a cement thereby forming a nozzle, the bottom of the flanges connect the nozzles to the rigid support to form the chest.