US 11,702,356 B2
Assemblies and methods for bending glass
Michael Timothy Brennan, Painted Post, NY (US); Philippe Dardart, Beaumont du Gatinais (FR); Anurag Jain, Painted Post, NY (US); Nikolaos Pantelis Kladias, Horseheads, NY (US); Eric Lee Miller, Corning, NY (US); Stephane Poissy, Brunoy (FR); Larry Gene Smith, Tulsa, OK (US); and Chad Michael Wilcox, Horseheads, NY (US)
Assigned to Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY (US)
Filed by CORNING INCORPORATED, Corning, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 15, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/849,268.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/834,029, filed on Apr. 15, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0325059 A1, Oct. 15, 2020
Int. Cl. C03B 23/03 (2006.01)
CPC C03B 23/0307 (2013.01) 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for bending a glass substrate, the method comprising:
actuating at least one heat shield to a first position at least partially covering an edge portion of a first major surface of the glass substrate, wherein the at least one heat shield comprises a hinged member;
heating the glass substrate; and
actuating the heat shield to a second position at least partially uncovering the edge portion of the glass substrate, wherein the actuating the heat shield comprises lowering a press mold towards the glass substrate and contacting the hinged member with an actuator engagement member of the press mold as the press mold is lowered to cause movement of the heat shield via the hinged member so as to permit contact between the press mold and the glass substrate.