Filing Information

Inventor(s)	Winfried Hartmann · Bernd Hoetzel · Patrick Markschläger · Andreas Neumayr · Thomas Luettgens ·
Assignee(s)	None listed in document.  View assignee updates
Correspondent	BAKER & DANIELS 111 E. WAYNE STREET ·
Application Number	US10312017
Filing date	01/10/2003
Publication date	08/07/2003
Predicted expiration date	01/10/2023
U.S. Classifications	65/17.1  · 83/880  · 83/13  ·
International Classifications	B26D001/00  · B26D003/00  · B31B001/25  ·
Kind Code	A1
PCT Application Number	WO20PCTEP0106801 - 06/15/2001
Foreign Priority	DE10030388 - 06/21/2000 · EP0106801 - 06/15/2001 ·

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Abstract

The invention relates to a method for producing glass panes of any desired contour from sheet glass, comprising the following steps: scribing scribe lines into a least one face of the sheet glass along the contour down to a depth T glass pane, using a cutting device, and positioning the glass pane on a support. The inventive method is further characterized in that a defined force F is applied to the sheet glass so that it breaks along the scribe lines, said break extending through the entire thickness of the sheet glass.

Independent Claims | See all claims (28)

1. 1. A method of manufacturing glass plates of any contour from flat glasses involving the following steps: 1.1. scribing separation lines (26, 110, 106, 107) of a depth Tglass substrate along the contour in at least one side of the flat glass (1) using a cutting device, 1.2 positioning the glass plate (1) on a base pad (200), wherein 1.3 the base pad has a predetermined hardness, 1.4 a defined force F is applied to the flat glass (1) by means of a pressing facility so that a scribed line is created along the separation lines (26, 110, 106, 107) and 1.5 the hardness of the base pad correlates to the force to be applied, 1.6 the application of the defined force 1.7 causing the scribed line to be driven through the entire thickness of the flat glass (1), 1.8 the defined force to be applied and the hardness of the base pad being chosen such that, when the scribed line is driven through the entire thickness of the flat glass (1), the border of the glass plate is largely prevented from breaking off under transverse stresses.
2. 23. A device for breaking glass plates of any contour from a flat glass with 23.1 a base pad (200) wherein 23.2 the device has a positioning device for positioning the flat glass to be broken onto the base pad (200) and means for applying a predetermined force and 23.3 the hardness of the base pad is correlated to the force to be applied to drive the scribed line through the flat glass plate and the hardness of the base pad is selected depending on the predetermined force in such a manner that, when the scribed line is driven through the glass, the border of the glass plate is largely prevented from breaking off under transverse stresses..