METHOD FOR GLASS SHEET BENDING Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC C03B23/23 

FIELD: construction.

SUBSTANCE: invention is related to industry of construction materials, in particular to manufacture of bent glass sheets. Sheet stock is placed on previously heated solid mold and inserted into furnace heated up to bending temperature. As stock is curved accordingly, mold with stock is withdrawn from furnace. Stock is withdrawn from mold onto heat insulated substrate with the purpose to carry out semi-hardening of bent stock under conditions of natural air convection.

EFFECT: improved quality of bent small-size products from thin glass sheet by optical and geometric parametres.

2 cl, 1 ex, 1 tbl