Patent ID: 8540551

Claim:
A glass edge finishing system for finishing an edge of a glass sheet, the glass edge finishing system comprising: a base; one or more belt assemblies located on the base, where each belt assembly includes: a support frame; a motor; a pair of pulleys rotatably mounted on the support frame and driven by the motor; a belt engaged to and driven by the pair of pulleys, where the belt contacts and finishes the edge of the glass sheet; a pair of tension rollers positioned between the pair of pulleys so as to contact and press against an inner side of the belt to apply a predetermined tension to the abrasive belt; a combined pusher and formed backer located between the pair of tension rollers, wherein the pusher moves the formed backer against the inner side of the belt such that an opposite outer side of the belt is pushed outward so as to contact the edge of the glass sheet; a belt cleaning device that removes glass debris from the belt as the belt moves past the belt cleaning device; and a cleaning containment enclosure within which there is located the belt cleaning device, where the cleaning containment enclosure contains the glass debris removed from the belt by the belt cleaning device.