Title: Process and apparatus for manufacturing a wire reinforced float glass

Abstract: Reinforced float glass is produced by forming a glass ribbon on a molten metal bath, imparting a predetermined thickness to the glass ribbon and thereafter cooling the glass ribbon down to a temperature not higher than about 800.degree. C in order not to allow a metal wire to sink, superposing the metal wire and a molten glass having a temperature more than about 1000.degree. C onto the glass ribbon, thereby forming a laminated glass ribbon embedded with the metal wire, and further advancing the laminated glass ribbon along the molten metal bath to flatten the upper surface thereof.

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Inventors: Ono, Shigeo (Kanagawa, JA)
Terakado, Takao (Tokyo, JA)

Application Number: 659532
Filing Date: 1976-02-19
Publication_date: 1976-12-14
Assignee: Asahi Glass Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JA)
Primary Class(es): 65/51 65/99.2, 65/147, 65/182.4
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US Patent Ref:

3305335	Feb, 1967	Jewell et al.	65/149.
3558294	Jan, 1971	Tovvay	65/147.
3575789	Apr, 1971	Siefert et al.	65/52.
3582302	Jun, 1971	Kita et al.	65/182.
3721543	Mar, 1973	Classen et al.	65/182.

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Primary Examiner: Kellogg, Arthur D.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Oblon, Fisher, Spivak, McClelland & Maier