Apparatus and methods for processing a glass sheet are disclosed. A first plurality of fluid outlets are directed at a first major surface of a glass sheet and a second plurality of fluid nozzles are directed at a second major surface of the glass sheet. The first plurality of fluid nozzles and second plurality of fluid nozzles are spaced apart at an adjustable gap, and the gap can be increased or decreased during processing the glass sheet. The apparatus and methods can be used to reduce bow in a glass sheet.

A six-part conveyor system sharing a common line of dependency for the streamlined manufacturing of windows allowing both sides of the window to be easily worked on without the need for users to lift and move the window from one segment of a conveyor system to another. The window manufacturing conveyor line is designed to streamline the manufacture of windows. This system and method allows a user to easily move glass panels, speeding up productivity and provide efficiency by putting holding clips on glass in a first station, applying fast drying sealant to a tipped piece of glass in a second station, and moving to a final station where the glass window is prepared for shipping wherein the shipping cart is moved into position around the final station and window is lowered onto the cart.

Bead removal apparatus and methods of separating beads from glass sheets with glass engaging units are disclosed. The bead removal apparatus includes a forming body from which a continuous glass ribbon is drawn in a draw direction and a bead removal station adjacent to and laterally offset from the forming body. The bead removal station includes a heating element configured to heat a desired line of bead separation of a glass sheet to a temperature within a range of about 400 C. to about 600 C., and a crack initiation device configured to initiate a crack in the glass sheet at the desired line of bead separation. The bead removal apparatus further includes a glass engaging unit configured to move the glass sheet from the continuous glass ribbon to the bead removal station.

A gripping device (10) for sheet-shaped elements (L) comprising: at least one longitudinal bar (20) adjustable in length and provided with a plurality of suction gripping members (30) connected along a longitudinal axis (A) of the longitudinal bar (20).

Disclosed is an apparatus for conveying glass panels contains a conveying device including a feed conveyor and a removal conveyor, and also a region with a processing station. A lifting device for glass panels is provided upstream of the processing station and a lowering device for glass panels is provided downstream of the processing station, wherein a linear-conveying device is provided between the lifting device and the lowering device. It is thus possible for glass panels to be moved, by raising action, linear movement and lowering action, around a first component located in the region in the processing station, the second component therefore passing the first component. During the passing operation, the second component always remains in the conveying plane, which is the same as the plane of the second component.

A cleaning device for a display panel is configured with a sensor corresponding to a water jet nozzle, and a control switch which suspends an operation of the device when the water jet nozzle is detected as working abnormally, thereby preventing abnormal products from being produced due to the failure of finding an abnormal condition of the water jet nozzle in time, ensuring the normal process of the product, and preventing the nonessential economic loss.

A six-part conveyor system sharing a common line of dependency for the streamlined manufacturing of windows allowing both sides of the window to be easily worked on without the need for users to lift and move the window from one segment of a conveyor system to another. The window manufacturing conveyor line is designed to streamline the manufacture of windows. This system and method allows a user to easily move glass panels, speeding up productivity and provide efficiency by putting holding clips on glass in a first station, applying fast drying sealant to a tipped piece of glass in a second station, and moving to a final station where the glass window is prepared for shipping wherein the shipping cart is moved into position around the final station and window is lowered onto the cart.

An apparatus for pre-assembly of an electrically connected array of solar panels for a solar canopy including a substantially planar base member for resting on a horizontal surface, a substantially planar support member for horizontally aligning side-by-side and horizontally supporting a plurality of solar panels and a support member extending upward from the base member; a track member disposed proximate a bottom portion of the support member attached to or integral with the support member or base member for vertically aligning side-by-side and vertically supporting a plurality of solar panels when a side edge portion of the solar panels rests on the track member; and at least two arm members pivotally attached proximate to opposing ends of the base member or support member.

According to one embodiment, a floating conveyor is configured to convey a substrate while floating the substrate. The floating conveyor includes a lower floating section and an upper floating section with a conveying path of the substrate therebetween. A plurality of floating blocks that constitute at least one of the lower floating section and the upper floating section are arranged to be separated by a space, and a floating block that constitutes the other is arranged to face the space.

In a substrate arrangement apparatus, a holder elevating mechanism disposes each first substrate between each pair of second substrates, with the first and second substrates being alternately arranged front-to-front and back-to-back. Each substrate is curved in a first radial direction to one side in a thickness direction with a minimum curvature, and curved in a second radial direction orthogonal to the first radial direction to the one side in the thickness direction with a maximum curvature. The first radial direction of the first substrates, each arranged between each pair of the second substrates, is approximately orthogonal to the first radial direction of the second substrates. This improves uniformity in the up-down direction of the distance in the direction of arrangement between the first and second substrates that are alternately arranged adjacent to each other in the direction of arrangement.