US 11,938,702 B2
Method and apparatus for laminating glass sheets
Jussi Niemioja, Tampere (FI)
Assigned to GLASTON FINLAND OY, Tampere (FI)
Filed by Glaston Finland Oy, Tampere (FI)
Filed on Sep. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/474,654.
Claims priority of application No. 20205886 (FI), filed on Sep. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0080707 A1, Mar. 17, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B32B 37/06 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 17/10871 (2013.01) [B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 17/10862 (2013.01); B32B 37/06 (2013.01); B32B 2315/08 (2013.01)] 9 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for laminating glass sheets, wherein at least one laminating film is disposed between glass sheets to form a sandwich structure sheet, the method comprising:
conveying the sandwich structure sheet along a roller track to a heating furnace;
heating the sandwich structure sheet moving in the heating furnace using two-sided hot air blasting carried out by several successive blowing aperture sections,
wherein air jets discharging from the blowing aperture sections impact with the sandwich structure sheet,
wherein the heated sandwich structure sheet is conveyed between a pair of press rolls, and
wherein, in the heating furnace, the hot air blasting by at least one of the blowing aperture sections is cut off, reduced, or its impact with the sandwich structure sheet is prevented when a rear edge of the sandwich structure sheet approaches the at least one of the blowing aperture sections.