Lamp system for curing resin in glass

US 6,898,372 B2
Filed: 04/09/2003
Issued: 05/24/2005
Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2003
Status: Expired due to Term

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1. A system for treating a break in glass comprising:

a resin injection system having laterally projected support legs, the outer extreme of which define a substantially annular shape, the support legs supporting the resin injection system in an operable position relative to the break; and

a lamp system, the lamp system having a housing and a light source mounted inside the housing, the housing ad the light source having a substantially annular shape, the lamp system mounted on the resin injection system whereby the light source defines a circular path within the annular shape of the support legs and the housing surrounding the support legs.

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The invention includes an apparatus for curing resin in glass. The lamp system includes a light bulb, where the light bulb has a substantially annular shape configured to accommodate a resin injection system. The apparatus also includes a bulb housing having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light bulb to facilitate accommodation of the light bulb within the bulb housing. The bulb housing has a hole, proximately at a center of the substantially annular shape of the bulb housing, configured to accommodate the resin injection system. As a result, the light bulb and the bulb housing surrounding the resin injection system in a relatively tight diameter, thereby facilitating uniform curing of the resin.

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1. A system for treating a break in glass comprising:
- a resin injection system having laterally projected support legs, the outer extreme of which define a substantially annular shape, the support legs supporting the resin injection system in an operable position relative to the break; and
  
  a lamp system, the lamp system having a housing and a light source mounted inside the housing, the housing ad the light source having a substantially annular shape, the lamp system mounted on the resin injection system whereby the light source defines a circular path within the annular shape of the support legs and the housing surrounding the support legs.
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- - 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a light bulb, the light bulb having a substantially annular shape, and configured to provide a predetermined type of light having a predetermined intensity value.
  - 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a bulb housing, the bulb housing having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light source to facilitate accommodation of the light source within the bulb housing, and having a hole, proximately at a canter of the bulb housing, configured to accommodate the resin injection system.
  - 4. The system of claim 1 further comprising a connectable power cord, the connectable power cord having an integrated electrical power management device to provide electrical power to the light source from one or more types of electrical power sources.
  - 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the lamp system housing includes a handle for receiving the connectable power cord, said connectable power cord comprises a connectable power cord having the integrated electrical power management device located at a predetermined distance from the handle.
  - 6. The system of claim 4, wherein the one or more types of electrical power sources comprise of at least one of a battery included in a vehicle and an electrical wall outlet.
  - 7. The system of claim 1 further comprising a bulb shield, the bulb shield having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light source and the housing, and configured to provide protection for the light source while facilitating maximum use of the light source at a predetermined intensity value.
  - 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of a plastic having a predetermined amount of ultraviolet (UV) light inhibitor.
  - 9. The system of claim 8, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of butyrate plastic.
  - 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the light source comprises a fluorescent light source configured to provide ultraviolet (UV) light at a predetermined intensity value.
  - 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the fluorescent light source comprises a fluorescent light source configured to provide (UV) light having a wavelength between 350 and 380 nanometers.
  - 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a housing having interlocking features to facilitate integration with a support structure included in the resin injection system.
  - 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a housing made of a metallic material to facilitate reflectiveness of an inside of the housing.

14. An apparatus comprising:
- a light bulb, the light bulb having a substantially annular shape configured to accommodate a resin injection system including a support structure having at least one radially projected support leg for supporting the system on a glass surface; and
  
  a bulb housing having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light bulb to facilitate accommodation of the light bulb within the bulb housing, and having an open bottom for projecting light onto said glass surface, and further having a top and a hole in the top, proximately at a center of the substantially annular shape of the bulb bossing to facilitate operation of the injection system, said housing configured to accommodate the resin injection system, and the light bulb overlying the at least one radially projected support leg of the support structure resulting in the annular light bulb having a relatively close diameter that is radially inward of the radial projection of said at least one radially projected support leg.
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- - 15. The apparatus of claim 14 further comprising a bulb shield, the bulb shield having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light bulb, and configured to provide protection for the light bulb while facilitating maximum use of the light at the predetermined intensity value.
  - 16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of a plastic having a predetermined amount of ultraviolet (UV) light inhibitor.
  - 17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of butyrate plastic.
  - 18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the light bulb comprises a fluorescent bulb configured to provide ultraviolet (UV) light at the predetermined intensity value.
  - 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the fluorescent bulb comprises a fluorescent bulb configured to provide (UV) light having a wavelength between 350 and 380 nanometers.

20. A system for treating a break in glass comprising:
- a resin injection system;
  
  a lamp system, the lamp system having a substantially annular shape configured to accommodate the resin injection system, said lamp system comprising;
  
  a light bulb, the light bulb having a substantially annular shape, and configured to provide a predetermined type of light having a predetermined intensity value, a bulb housing, the bulb housing having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light bulb to facilitate accommodation of the light bulb within the bulb housing, and having a hole, proximately at a center of the substantially annular shape of the bulb housing, configured to accommodate a resin injection system;
  
  a connectable power cord, the connectable power cord having an integrated electrical power management device to provide electrical power to the lamp system from one or more types of electrical power sources;
  
  a handle coupled to the bulb housing, the handle configured to receive the connectable power cord;
  
  said bulb housing having interlocking features to facilitate integration with a support structure included in the resin injection system.
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- - 21. The system of claim 20 further comprising a bulb shield, the bulb shield having a substantially annular shape that substantially corresponds to the shape of the light bulb and the bulb housing, and configured to provide protection for the light bulb while facilitating maximum use of the tight at the predetermined intensity value.
  - 22. The system of claim 21, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of a plastic having a predetermined amount of ultraviolet light inhibitor.
  - 23. The system of claim 22, wherein the bulb shield comprises a bulb shield made of butyrate plastic.
  - 24. The system of claim 20, wherein the light bulb comprises a fluorescent bulb configured to provide ultraviolet (UV) light, at the predetermined intensity value.
  - 25. The system of claim 24, wherein the fluorescent bulb comprises a fluorescent bulb configured to provide (UV) light having a wavelength between 350 and 380 nanometers.
  - 26. The system of claim 20, wherein the bulb housing comprises a bulb housing made of a metallic material to facilitate reflectiveness of an inside of the bulb housing.
  - 27. The system of claim 20, wherein the connectable power cord comprises a connectable power cord hang the integrated electrical power management device located at a predetermined distance from the bulb housing.
  - 28. The system of claim 20, wherein the connectable power cord comprises a connectable power cord having an integrated electrical power management device configured to convert electrical power at a first level to electrical power at a second level.

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Current Assignee
Glas-Weld Systems Incorporated
Original Assignee
Glas-Weld Systems Incorporated
Inventors
Boyle, Michael P., Mackey, Randy L.
Primary Examiner(s)
Jeffery, John A.

Application Number

US10/410,890
Publication Number

US 20040202458A1
Time in Patent Office

776 Days
Field of Search

392/427, 392/409, 392/407, 219/553, 425 12- 13, 156/94, 156/275.5, 156/272.2, 250/504.H, 250/504.R, 250/493.1, 433/29, 433/32, 342/75, 342/66
US Class Current

392/427
CPC Class Codes

B29C 2035/0827   using UV radiation

B29C 73/025   fed under pressure

B29L 2031/3052   Windscreens

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