Tempered glass, a quenching method for a glass sheet and a quenching apparatus for a glass sheet

摘要

In a tempered glass comprising a glass sheet having a thickness of 2.3-3.5 mm in which an average surface compressive stress of 1000-1300 kg/cm2 is formed, the tempered glass being characterized in that:there are formed a plurality of mutually parallel belt-like regions A having a width of 10-30 mm and a plurality of belt-like regions B each being interposed between adjacent belt-like regions A in the glass sheet;in the belt-like regions A, there are a plurality of reference points a having a principal stress difference of 120 kg/cm2 or less, which is larger than principal stresses at peripheral areas of the reference points a, wherein directions of principal stresses at the reference points a are mutually in substantially parallel; there exists no point having a larger principal stress difference than principal stress differences between adjacent reference points a; and the shortest lines connecting adjacent reference points a form the center line, as the reference line, of each of the belt-like regions A; andin the belt-like regions B, there are a plurality of reference points b which have a larger principal stress difference than principal stress differences at any peripheral areas of the reference points b, and the directions of principal stress at the reference points b are different from the directions of principal stress at peripheral areas of the reference points b.