Patent ID: 6202524
Filing Date: 2001-03-20
Classification: C03B,Y10T

Abstract:
A glass workpiece cutting table comprising:a conveyor transporting and supporting a glass workpiece in a transporting direction;a stop mechanism adapted to abut an edge of the glass workpiece which is positioned to extend substantially perpendicular to said transporting direction of said conveyor, wherein said conveyor transports the glass workpiece in said transporting direction until the glass workpiece engages said stop mechanism;a movable electronic edge sensor adapted to sense an edge of the glass workpiece extending substantially parallel to said transporting direction without physically contacting the glass workpiece, said movabl edge sensor movable at least perpendicular to said transporting direction;a movable cutting head for cutting of the glass workpiece according to a predetermined pattern, the predetermined pattern not limited to a profile of the glass workpiece; anda controller coupled to said edge sensor for controlling movement of said cutting head, wherein said controller is adapted to determined a position of the glass workpiece, relative to said conveyor of said cutting table based upon a sensing of an edge of the glass workpiece by said edge sensor, and wherein said controller controls movement of said cutting head relative to said conveyor of said cutting table based upon said predetermined pattern.