METHOD FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET AND APPARATUS FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET

摘要

The present invention relates to a method or an apparatus for bending a plate-like material such as a glass sheet for a side window having a double-curved surface for automobiles wherein the positioning of support frame and forming mold is performed with high precision. There are a forming step for placing a glass sheet on a forming support frame and pressing the glass sheet placed thereon against a forming surface of forming mold to bend the glass sheet and a conveyance step for transferring the formed glass sheet onto a conveyance support frame (the forming support frame can be used as a conveyance support frame) for conveying the glass sheet wherein the forming step includes a forming position correcting step for correcting a displacement of press position with respect to the forming support frame and a forming mold at the time of pressing the glass sheet against the forming mold, and the conveyance step includes a transfer position correcting step for correcting a displacement of transfer position of the glass sheet with respect to the forming mold and the conveyance support frame at the time of transferring the formed glass sheet onto the conveyance support frame.