Method and machine for cutting glass sheets

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EP 2 599 588 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	03.09.2014 Bulletin 2014/36

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	05.06.2013 Bulletin 2013/23

(21)	Application number: 12195257.6

(22)	Date of filing: 03.12.2012

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

B24C 1/04^(2006.01)
B26F 3/00^(2006.01)

B24C 3/04^(2006.01)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	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 States:
	BA ME

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Priority:

02.12.2011 IT TO20111110

(71)	Applicant: Bottero S.p.A.
	Cuneo (IT)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ghinamo Leonardo 12100 Cuneo (IT)

(74)	Representative: Bergadano, Mirko et al
	Studio Torta S.p.A. Via Viotti, 9 10121 Torino 10121 Torino (IT)

(54)	Method and machine for cutting glass sheets

(57) A large glass sheet (2) is cut according to a predefined cutting program (P) using at least one fluid cutting jet (22) and moving the large sheet (2) in a first direction (A) and the jet (22) in a second direction (20) to perform a first and at least a second cut for separating a smaller sheet (3) from the large sheet (2); at least one of the smaller sheets (3) being removed from the remaining part of the large sheet (2) before separating a successive smaller sheet (3) from the remaining large glass sheet (2).

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