| 摘要 |
A furnace (1) is provided for the heating of glass sheets (20,21) to be bent, whereby precise control of the temperature profile across a sheet may be achieved, resulting in improved control over the shape to which the sheet is bent. The furnace has at least one differential heating zone (S3,S4) provided with a plurality of main heating elements (37), characterised by a shield (35, 45, 115, 125), associated with said furnace and located in said zone (S3,S4) on the same side of a glass sheet to be bent as said heating elements (37), for directing heat radiated by said heating elements (37) whereby a controlled differential heating of the glass may be achieved. The invention also relates to a method of bending a glass sheet, and to a glass sheet bent in such a furnace. <IMAGE> |
