Patent ID: 7913517
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: C03B

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing a flat glass, comprising: a glass supply device which continuously forms a glass ribbon in a molten state; a fixed bed configured to receive the glass ribbon supplied by the glass supply device, the fixed bed comprising: a plurality of supports being formed by a base made of a material capable of containing a liquid therein or formed into a structure capable of containing a liquid therein; a supply apparatus configured to introduce a steam film forming agent in a liquid state to the plurality of supports, wherein the steam film forming agent is not in a gaseous state at a temperature in the vicinity of room temperature and is in a gaseous state at a temperature of at least the glass transition point of the glass; and a drive device configured to make the supports and the glass ribbon at a temperature of at least the glass transition point, slide relative to each other via a thin layer of a steam film generated by vaporization of the steam film forming agent, wherein: