Global Patent Index - EP 3331831 A1

EP 3331831 A1 20180613 - MICROWAVE HEATING GLASS BENDING PROCESS AND APPARATUS

Title (en)

MICROWAVE HEATING GLASS BENDING PROCESS AND APPARATUS

Title (de)

MIKROWELLENHEIZGLASBIEGEVERFAHREN UND -VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

PROCESSUS ET APPAREIL DE BOMBAGE DU VERRE PAR CHAUFFAGE À MICRO-ONDES

Publication

EP 3331831 A1 20180613 (EN)

Application

EP 16736966 A 20160622

Priority

  • US 201514819849 A 20150806
  • US 2016038738 W 20160622

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2017023436A1] Methods and systems are provided for automated shaping of a glass sheet. The methods comprise preheating the glass, bending the glass through selective, and focused beam heating through the use of an ultra-high frequency, high-power electromagnetic wave, and computer implemented processes utilizing thermal and shape (positional) data obtained in real-time, and cooling the glass sheet to produce a glass sheet suitable for use in air and space vehicles.

IPC 8 full level

C03B 35/20 (2006.01); C03B 23/025 (2006.01); C03B 29/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

C03B 23/0258 (2013.01); C03B 29/08 (2013.01); C03B 35/202 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2017023436A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2017023436 A1 20170209; BR 112018002494 A2 20180918; CA 2994524 A1 20170209; CA 2994524 C 20190709; CN 107848864 A 20180327; CN 107848864 B 20210101; EP 3331831 A1 20180613; JP 2018528147 A 20180927; JP 6592586 B2 20191016; TW 201718419 A 20170601; TW I625309 B 20180601

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2016038738 W 20160622; BR 112018002494 A 20160622; CA 2994524 A 20160622; CN 201680046080 A 20160622; EP 16736966 A 20160622; JP 2018505718 A 20160622; TW 105124671 A 20160803