METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A RIBBON

    公开(公告)号:US20220212976A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-07

    申请号:US17602500

    申请日:2020-04-01

    Abstract: Methods of manufacturing a ribbon can comprise identifying a location of a nonuniformity in a characteristic of a molten portion of a moving ribbon. The methods can further comprise impinging a deflected pulsed laser beam on a heating zone comprising a location of a nonuniformity in the molten portion of the ribbon. In some embodiments, the heating zone can be elongated in a travel direction of a travel path of the moving ribbon. In some embodiments, the pulsed laser beam can be reflected off a reflective surface of a polygonal reflecting device rotating at a substantially constant angular velocity. In some embodiments, the methods can include impinging the deflected pulsed laser beam on a sensing device to generate a signal. The methods can further comprise calibrating a location of the deflected pulsed laser beam based on the signal from the sensing device.

    Fusing glass articles
    65.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10781129B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US15867933

    申请日:2018-01-11

    Abstract: A method of forming a glass article is provided. The method includes the steps of positioning a first interface surface of a first glass block proximate a second interface surface of a second glass block to define an interface seam, welding the first and second glass blocks together around a majority of the interface seam to define an internal cavity, coupling a vacuum fitting to at least one of the first and second glass blocks, drawing a vacuum in the cavity between the first and second glass blocks, and heating the first and second glass blocks to fuse the first and second glass blocks together.

    ACTIVELY CONTROLLED LASER PROCESSING OF TRANSPARENT WORKPIECES

    公开(公告)号:US20190382300A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-19

    申请号:US16443020

    申请日:2019-06-17

    Abstract: A method for processing a transparent workpiece includes forming a contour of defect in the transparent workpiece and separating the transparent workpiece along the contour using an infrared laser beam. During separation, the method also includes detecting a position and propagation direction of a crack tip relative to a reference location and propagation direction of an infrared beam spot, determining a detected distance and angular offset between the crack tip and the reference location of the infrared beam spot, comparing the detected distance to a preset distance, comparing the detected angular offset to a preset angular offset, and modifying at least one of a power of the infrared laser beam or a speed of relative translation between the infrared laser beam and the transparent workpiece in response to a difference between the detected distance and the preset distance and between the detected angular offset and the preset angular offset.

    Laser sintering system and method for forming high purity, low roughness silica glass
    69.
    发明授权
    Laser sintering system and method for forming high purity, low roughness silica glass 有权
    激光烧结体系及形成高纯度,低糙度的二氧化硅玻璃的方法

    公开(公告)号:US09422187B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-08-23

    申请号:US14862771

    申请日:2015-09-23

    Abstract: A system and method for making a thin sintered silica sheet is provided. The method includes providing a soot deposition surface and forming a glass soot sheet by delivering a stream of glass soot particles from a soot generating device to the soot deposition surface. The method includes providing a sintering laser positioned to direct a laser beam onto the soot sheet and forming a sintered glass sheet from the glass soot sheet by delivering a laser beam from the sintering laser onto the glass soot sheet. The sintered glass sheet formed by the laser sintering system or method is thin, has low surfaces roughness and/or low contaminant levels.

    Abstract translation: 提供一种用于制造薄的烧结二氧化硅片的系统和方法。 该方法包括提供烟灰沉积表面并通过将烟灰发生装置的玻璃烟灰颗粒流输送到烟灰沉积表面来形成玻璃烟灰片。 该方法包括提供烧结激光器,其定位成将激光束引导到烟灰片上,并通过将来自烧结激光器的激光束输送到玻璃烟炱片上,从玻璃烟炱片形成烧结玻璃片。 通过激光烧结体系或方法形成的烧结玻璃板薄,表面粗糙度低和/或污染物含量低。

    Methods Of Cutting A Laminate Strengthened Glass Substrate
    70.
    发明申请
    Methods Of Cutting A Laminate Strengthened Glass Substrate 有权
    切割层压强化玻璃基板的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20140138420A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-22

    申请号:US13800003

    申请日:2013-03-13

    Abstract: Methods of cutting laminate strengthened glass substrates are disclosed. A method is disclosed which includes providing a laminate strengthened glass substrate having a glass core layer with first and second surface portions, and at least one glass cladding layer fused to the first surface portion or the second surface portion of the glass core layer. The glass core layer has a core coefficient of thermal expansion that is less than a cladding coefficient of thermal expansion. The method further includes forming an edge defect on the laminate strengthened glass substrate, heating first and second regions of the laminate strengthened glass substrate on the at least one glass cladding layer. The first and second regions are offset from first and second sides of a desired line of separation, respectively. The method further includes propagating a crack imitated at the edge defect between the first and second regions.

    Abstract translation: 公开了层压强化玻璃基板的切割方法。 公开了一种方法,其包括提供具有第一和第二表面部分的玻璃核心层的层压强化玻璃基板和与玻璃芯层的第一表面部分或第二表面部分熔合的至少一个玻璃包覆层。 玻璃核心层的核心热膨胀系数小于包层热膨胀系数。 所述方法还包括在所述层压强化玻璃基板上形成边缘缺陷,在所述至少一个玻璃包覆层上加热层压强化玻璃基板的第一和第二区域。 第一和第二区域分别从期望的分离线的第一和第二侧偏移。 该方法还包括传播在第一和第二区域之间的边缘缺陷处模拟的裂纹。

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