Corning Incorporated
Edge directors including an interior heating device

Abstract:

An apparatus can include a wedge including a pair of inclined surface portions converging along a downstream direction to form a root of the wedge. The apparatus can further include an edge director intersecting with at least one of the pair of inclined surface portions. The edge director can include an interior cavity. In some embodiments, the apparatus can further include a heating device positioned within the interior cavity, wherein the heating device can include a plurality of heating segments. In further embodiments, the apparatus can further include a plurality of coils of wire positioned within the interior cavity, wherein each of the plurality of coils of wire can include windings that may be wound about a corresponding linear coil axis that extends in the downstream direction.