Patent ID: 9038414
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: B65H,C03B

Abstract:
1. A method of steering a glass web comprising: directing the glass web along a glass manufacturing apparatus in a conveyance direction, the glass web having a cross direction normal to the conveyance direction; conveying the glass web over a steering device, the steering device comprising a pivotable fluid injection bar and an edge detection device positioned proximate to an edge of the glass web; sensing a lateral position of a first edge of the glass web with the edge detection device and providing a position signal indicative of the position the first edge; calculating automatically with at least one processor the lateral position of the glass web based on the signal received from the edge detection device; and pivoting the fluid injection bar of the steering device to shift the glass web in an inward direction when the edge detection device senses that the edge of the glass web is positioned outwardly offset from a pre-determined set point, or pivoting the fluid injection bar of the steering device to shift the glass web in an outward direction when the edge detection device senses that the edge of the glass web is positioned inwardly offset from the pre-determined set point.