Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tempering furnace for a glass sheet, which has a conveyor for the glass sheet, first convection blow means over the conveyor to heat the glass sheet by hot air jets blown on its top and/or bottom surface, and second convection blow means to help lead pressurized air from outside the tempering furnace to second blow nozzles from which air is discharged as jets towards the top and/or bottom surface of the glass sheet. The heating effect of the air jets on the glass sheet is adjustable by adjusting the feeding of electric current to electric elements inside blowing channels. Blow nozzles of the second convection blow means form blow zones. The heating effect on the glass sheet of the jets discharged from the second blow nozzles inside the blow zones is adjustable by adjusting the blowing pressure of feed pipes.

Abstract: A tempering furnace for a glass sheet has a conveyor for the glass sheet, and first convection blow means over the conveyor to heat the glass sheet by hot air jets blown onto its top surface. With second convection blow means, pressurized air external to the tempering furnace may be led to second blow nozzles from which air is discharged as jets towards the bottom surface of the glass sheet. The heating effect of the air jets of the first convection blow means onto the glass sheet is adjustable by adjusting the feeding of electric current to electric elements inside blow enclosures, and the heating effect onto the glass sheet of the jets discharging from the second blow nozzles is adjustable by adjusting the blow pressure of feed pipes.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tempering furnace for a glass sheet, which has a conveyor for the glass sheet, first convection blow means over the conveyor to heat the glass sheet by hot air jets blown on its top and/or bottom surface, and second convection blow means to help lead pressurized air from outside the tempering furnace to second blow nozzles from which air is discharged as jets towards the top and/or bottom surface of the glass sheet. The heating effect of the air jets on the glass sheet is adjustable by adjusting the feeding of electric current to electric elements inside blowing channels. Blow nozzles of the second convection blow means form blow zones. The heating effect on the glass sheet of the jets discharged from the second blow nozzles inside the blow zones is adjustable by adjusting the blowing pressure of feed pipes.

Abstract: A conveyor for a sheet glass tempering furnace, comprising a roller conveyor and an inclined airborne conveyor, as well as support and transport rollers at a lower edge of the airborne conveyor. The roller conveyor includes a horizontal level conveyor and an adapter conveyor between the horizontal level conveyor and the airborne conveyor. The adapter conveyor features a horizontal level upstream end and an inclined downstream end, the inclination angle of which matches substantially that of the airborne conveyor. The adapter conveyor has its rollers increase in inclination step by step when proceeding from the up-stream end towards the downstream end.

Abstract: A conveyor for a sheet glass tempering furnace, comprising a roller conveyor and an inclined airborne conveyor, as well as support and transport rollers at a lower edge of the airborne conveyor. The roller conveyor includes a horizontal level conveyor and an adapter conveyor between the horizontal level conveyor and the airborne conveyor. The adapter conveyor features a horizontal level upstream end and an inclined downstream end, the inclination angle of which matches substantially that of the airborne conveyor.

Abstract: An apparatus for heating glass sheets for tempering. The apparatus including a heating furnace having a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction, a conveyor in the furnace for carrying glass sheets in the longitudinal furnace direction, and an arrangement for circulating and heating convection air. The arrangement includes nozzle enclosures provided with jet orifices for blasting heated convection air towards the conveyor. The nozzle enclosures lengthwise of the furnace are disposed at an acute angle relative to the glass traveling direction. The angle is at least 2 degrees, preferably 2-10 degrees, most preferably about 3-5 degrees.