Method for manufacturing curved glass sheet

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9714187-B2
Application number	US-201615096682-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 12, 2016
Priority date	Mar 28, 2013
Publication date	Jul 25, 2017
Grant date	Jul 25, 2017

Abstract

A method for manufacturing a curved glass sheet is provided. The method includes: providing a mold and a furnace; placing the mold in the furnace, the mold including a first mold, a second mold, and a mold core, the first mold defining a receiving space; a bottom surface in the receiving space defining at least one guiding groove, a bottom surface in the at least one guiding groove defining at least one air outlet, the mold core defining a mold cavity and a plurality of micro-holes; placing a raw glass sheet on the second mold; controlling a temperature in the furnace to heat the raw glass sheet; extracting air in the receiving space of the mold via the at least one outlet, to force the raw glass sheet to bend until contacting a bottom surface in the mold cavity; and cooling the mold to form a curved glass sheet.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for manufacturing a curved glass sheet, the method comprising:
providing a mold and a furnace;
placing the mold in the furnace, the mold comprising a first mold, a second mold located upon the first mold, and a mold core located between the first mold and the second mold, the first mold defining a receiving space, and comprising a bottom surface in the receiving space; the bottom surface in the receiving space defining at least one guiding groove, a bottom surface in the at least one guiding groove defining at least one air outlet, the mold core received in the receiving space, and supported by the bottom surface in the receiving space, the mold core defining a mold cavity and a plurality of micro-holes communicating with the mold cavity and the at least one guiding groove;
placing a raw glass sheet on the second mold to cover the mold cavity;
controlling a temperature in the furnace to heat the raw glass sheet to a temperature about the glass transition temperature of the raw glass sheet;
extracting air in the receiving space of the mold via the at least one outlet, to force the raw glass sheet to bend until contacting a bottom surface in the mold cavity; and
cooling the mold to form a curved glass sheet.

2. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 1 , wherein after cooling the mold, gas is introduced into the mold cavity via the outlet to separate the curved glass sheet.

3. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 1 , wherein the second mold defines an opening communicating with the mold cavity.

4. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 3 , wherein the second mold defines a receiving groove adjacent to the first mold, a support surface is formed in the receiving groove, and the opening is defined in the support surface.

5. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of micro-holes extend along crisscross directions and arranged in matrix.

6. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of each of the plurality of micro-holes is about 0.3 mm.

7. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 1 , further comprising a method for manufacturing the mold core, comprising:
pressing composite ceramic powders to form a first layer;
placing an organic net on the first layer of the composite ceramic powders;
placing composite ceramic powders on the organic net and pressing to form a second layer;
repeating steps of placing another organic net and placing and pressing composite ceramic powders to form a first preformed mold;
providing a furnace to sinter the first preformed mold to form a second preformed mold;
sintering the second preformed mold in an atmosphere of air or oxygen until organics of the organic net are oxidized, to form a third preformed mold with a plurality of micro-holes;
shaping the third preformed mold, and machining a mold cavity to form a mold core.

8. The method for manufacturing the curved glass sheet of claim 7 , wherein a diameter of each organic line of the organic net is 0.3 mm.

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Chang Shao-Han

Classifications

• C03B23/0357 Primary

  by suction without blowing, e.g. with vacuum or by venturi effect · CPC title

• C04B35/645

  Pressure sintering · CPC title

• C03B23/0352

  by suction or blowing out for providing the deformation force to bend the glass sheet · CPC title

• C04B38/0615

  the burned-out substance being a monolitic element having approximately the same dimensions as the final article, e.g. a porous polyurethane sheet or a prepreg obtained by bonding together resin particles (C04B38/0022 takes precedence) · CPC title