METHOD OF ANNEALING A GLASS PRODUCT AND ANNEALING APPARATUS FOR A GLASS PRODUCT

摘要

A MESH BELT(1) IS STRETCHED IN AN ANNEALING LEHR AND A PLURALITY OF FINE MESH ELEMENTS (2), WHICH CONSTITUTE A FINE MESH 2 HAVING GAS-PERMEABILITY AND ELASTICITY, FORMED BY WEAVING A HEAT-RESISTANT WIRE, ARE FIXED ONTO THE MESH BELT (1) SO AS TO BE ARRANGED ALONG THE MOVING DIRECTION OF THE MESH BELT WITH PREDETERMINED SPACES IN THE DIRECTION OF THE WIDTH OF THE MESH BELT (1) WHEREBY A FLAW WHICH MAY BE PRODUCED IN A GLASS PRODUCT (4) TO BE ANNEALED WHEN IT IS PLACED ON THE MESH BELT (1)IN THE ANNEALING LEHR (19), IS PREVENTED (FIG. 1)