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.