CPC C03B 33/0235 (2013.01) [B65G 49/061 (2013.01); B65G 49/064 (2013.01); B65G 49/067 (2013.01); C03B 33/027 (2013.01); C03B 33/10 (2013.01); C03B 35/16 (2013.01); C03B 2225/02 (2013.01)] | 21 Claims |
1. A system for processing a glass ribbon, the system comprising:
a glass ribbon conveying device comprising an upstream end opposite a downstream end, wherein the glass ribbon conveying device establishes a ribbon travel direction from the upstream end to the downstream end;
a glass scoring device operatively associated with the glass ribbon conveying device between the upstream and downstream ends;
a glass sheet conveying device comprising an upstream section located adjacent the downstream end of the glass ribbon conveying device, wherein the upstream section comprises a sheet support face and establishes a sheet travel direction, the sheet travel direction of the upstream section differing from the ribbon travel direction; and
a transfer device positioned downstream from the downstream end of the glass ribbon conveying device and located in the upstream section of the glass sheet conveying device, the transfer device comprising a receiving surface and an actuator assembly operable to transition the receiving surface between a first vertical position and a second vertical position, wherein the first vertical position is above the sheet support face and the second vertical position is below the sheet support face.
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