Title:
METHOD FOR CONVEYING THIN-SHEET-SHAPED BODY, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THIN SHEET GLASS PRODUCT
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2017/086257
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
The present invention makes it possible to convey thin-sheet-shaped materials of different width and shape using a floating conveyor, and prevents bulging of the middle portion of a thin-sheet-shaped body as well as preventing damage caused by contact made between the thin-sheet-shaped body and the conveyor. Provided is a method for conveying a thin-sheet-shaped body, the method comprising conveying a thin-sheet-shaped body while causing the thin-sheet-shaped body to float using a gas on the conveying surface of a conveyor, wherein the gas is blown from the conveying surface of the conveyor to the lower surface of the thin-sheet-shaped body toward the outer side of the thin-sheet-shaped body in the vicinity of both widthwise ends of the thin-sheet-shaped body, whereby the sheet-shaped body floats while being conveyed.
Inventors:
UEMATSU TOSHIYUKI (JP)
TAKAHASHI HIDEYUKI (JP)
TAKAHASHI HIDEYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2016/083596
Publication Date:
May 26, 2017
Filing Date:
November 11, 2016
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ASAHI GLASS CO LTD (JP)
International Classes:
B65G49/06; B65G51/03; H01L21/677
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2014054590A1 | 2014-04-10 |
Foreign References:
| JPH05124746A | 1993-05-21 | |||
| JP2007182305A | 2007-07-19 | |||
| JPS495186U | 1974-01-17 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
SENMYO, Kenji et al. (JP)
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