Method and apparatus for supporting, orienting and transporting glass plates in a machine for bending and/or tempering.

摘要

1. A method of orienting shaped glass such as curved sheets of glass (2) moving on curved rods (3) surrounded by rotating tubular sheaths (4) which form a support bed (1) characterised in that some of the sheaths have a plurality of sections (4a, ..., 4p) and at least some of the sections situated on a same side of the bed (1) are provided with motor means (9) independent of those of the sections situated on the other side of the bed (1), and the sheets (2) are subjected to forces causing displacement in translation which are independent and may be different on respective sides of a plane of symmetry parallel to the direction of movement.