TWM556247U - Glass separator - Google Patents

Abstract

This creation relates to a glass separating device for separating a sheet of glass into a thin sheet of glass (referred to as a glass sheet). The mechanism includes: a bracket assembly, a split seat and a back-up roller set. The bracket assembly is fixedly provided with at least an upper support arm and at least a lower support arm. The split seat assembly is arranged on one of at least a lower support arm and at least an upper support arm, and has a pushing part and a first air knife. The back support roller set is arranged on one of at least one upper support arm and at least one lower support arm. The sliver base and the backing roller group are respectively connected with a driving device for driving the first air knife and the backing roller group of the shard base against each other against the cutting crack line prescribed by the sheet glass, so that the glass sheet is formed by The sheet glass was broken and separated. Thereby, the glass debris caused by the cutting of the crack line can be blown away at the same time, and the worry of scratching the glass surface can be effectively reduced during the separation process, and the quality of the section of the glass split can be improved.

Description

Glass separation device

This creation is about a glass separation device, especially a glass separation device suitable for large sheet glass.

In the conventional shard technology, the cutting line is generally dropped on the cutting anvil, and the shard is cut immediately after the cutting crack is completed; that is, when a large sheet of glass is pre-cut out of the crack, a force is applied by a mechanical arm. Using the cutting anvil as a support point for counterforce, the fixed-length sheet glass (abbreviated as: glass sheet) was broken along the cutting crack and taken out. However, when the cutting crack falls on the cutting anvil immediately, although the high application efficiency can effectively save time and cost, there is a risk of sliding friction between the glass and the cutting anvil, which may scratch the glass surface and the cracked surface. Doubtful doubts. In addition, the residue of glass shavings caused by the cutter wheel cutting on the cutting anvil will also increase the risk of scratching and damage to the glass surface. If there is no appropriate mechanical device to deal with the above problems, the integrity of the surface of the glass sheet after the split will be seriously affected And section quality.

Because of this, the creative fate is based on the spirit of active creation, and eagerly thought of a glass separation device that can solve the above problems. After several research experiments, this creation was completed.

The main purpose of this creation is to provide a glass separation device, which uses the backing roller and an air knife as the supporting point of the reaction force when the sliver is split. It is different from the conventional technology that the glass cutting crack line falls on the cutting anvil and the shard is immediately broken There is the concern of scratching the glass, which will reduce the contact properties, avoid scratching the surface of the glass, and improve the quality of the cross-section of the glass.

In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the glass separation device of the present invention is used to separate a sheet of glass into a glass sheet, which includes: a bracket assembly, a split seat, and a back-up roller set. The bracket assembly is fixedly provided with at least an upper support arm and at least a lower support arm, which are used to carry and support the split seat and the back-up roller set as a supporting element when the split of the creative glass separation device is applied with force. The split seat assembly is disposed on one of the at least lower support arm and at least one upper support arm, and has a pushing part and a first air knife, which can apply a pushing force to the thin glass. The back support roller set is arranged on one of the at least one upper support arm and at least the lower support arm, and includes two back support rollers capable of supporting thin glass, thereby providing a reaction force support point on the opposite side of the thin glass, so that the pushing portion Force can be transmitted to sheet glass.

The sliver base and the backing roller group are respectively connected with a driving device for driving the first air knife and the backing roller group of the shard base against each other against the pre-scored cutting crack line of the sheet glass, so that the glass sheet Fracture separation in sheet glass. With the above design, the glass debris caused by cutting the crack line can be blown away at the same time, and the worry of scratching the glass surface can be effectively reduced during the separation process. At the same time, it has the high-precision split effect, which promotes the improvement of yield and productivity.

The above-mentioned split seat can be arranged on at least the lower support arm, and the back-up roller set can be arranged on at least one upper support arm. Under this design structure, a second air knife may be further disposed in the upper support arm. In this way, in addition to using the back roller group and the air knife to prevent scratches on the glass surface, the glass knife on the sheet glass can be blown away from the glass surface by the setting of the air knife, reducing the chance of the back roller contacting the glass shavings. , Thereby reducing the contact friction factor to prevent damage to the glass surface.

The split seat can be assembled on at least one upper support arm, and the back-up roller set can be assembled on at least the lower support arm. Under this design structure, a second air knife may be further disposed in the lower support arm. In this way, in addition to using the back roller group and the air knife to prevent scratches on the glass surface, the glass knife on the sheet glass can be blown away from the glass surface by the setting of the air knife, reducing the probability that the back roller contacts the glass chip , Thereby reducing the contact friction factor to prevent damage to the glass surface.

The two back-up rollers can abut the two sides of the pre-scored cut glass line of the top sheet glass to provide the reaction force during the split. In this way, the two back-up rollers can evenly bear the force of the pushing part, stabilize the crack development trend during the sliver, and improve the cross-section quality of the glass shard.

The thin glass may be a laminated glass of the same or different glass materials. In this way, in addition to splitting glass for a single material, this creation can also provide continuous and interactive splitting for plywood glass stacked with two glass materials, providing efficient and diversified splitting services.

The above summary and the following detailed description are exemplary in order to further illustrate the scope of patent application for this creation. The other purposes and advantages of this creation will be explained in the subsequent description and illustrations.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, which are a perspective view, a front view, and an A-A cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, respectively, of the glass separation device of the first embodiment of the creation. The figure shows a glass separating device 1 for separating a sheet of glass 5 into a sheet of glass 51. In the first embodiment, the sheet glass 5 is a sheet glass of a single material. Before the sheet glass 5 enters the glass separation device 1 of this creation, it is necessary to use a cutting blade wheel (not shown) to separate the sheet glass. A cutting crack line 52 is cut on the glass surface. The depth of the cutting crack line 52 is in the micrometer range, and it is difficult to distinguish it with the naked eye. Therefore, in the figure, only numbers are marked at the position of the cutting crack line 52 as an illustration. Among them, when the larger sheet glass 5 is subjected to the splitting procedure, the smaller fixed-size sheet glass that has been separated will be referred to as the glass sheet 51 in the text and explained.

In the first embodiment, the glass separation device 1 includes a bracket assembly 2, a split seat 3, and a back-up roller set 4. The bracket assembly 2 can fix the glass separation device 1 on an exclusive structure. It is used to carry and support the split seat 3 and the back roller group 4 as a supporting element when the split of the creative glass separation device 1 is applied with force. Among them, the bracket assembly 2 is fixedly provided with an upper support arm 21 and two lower support arms 22. The upper support arm 21 is connected to the back support roller group 4, the lower support arm 22 is connected to the sliver seat 3, and the upper support The arm 21 is further connected to a driving device 61, and the lower support arm 22 is respectively connected to a driving device 62. In this embodiment, the driving devices 61 and 62 are servo electric cylinders for driving the upper supporting arm. 21 and the lower support arm 22 cause a displacement change, which causes the sliver seat 3 and the backing roller group 4 to push against each other, thereby completing the slicing operation.

In addition, the split seat 3 has a pushing portion 31 and a first air knife 32. The pushing portion 31 can apply a pushing force to the sheet glass 5 so that the sheet glass 5 is easily broken and separated from the cutting crack line 52. The design of the pushing section 31 makes the glass section more smooth and tidy, reducing subsequent grinding or reinforcing operations. In contrast, the back-up roller set 4 includes two back-up rollers 41, 42 capable of supporting the sheet glass 5, the back-up rollers 41, 42 abut against both sides of the top cutting crack line 52, and provide a reaction force during the shard. With this, the two back-up rollers 41, 42 can evenly distribute the load to bear the urging force of the above-mentioned pushing portion 31, stabilize the crack development trend during the split, and improve the quality of the cross-section of the glass split.

In addition, in addition to the first air knife 32 provided in the lobed seat 3, in this embodiment, a second air knife 7 is provided on the upper support arm 21 group, and the air knife edge of the second air knife 7 is located on the two backs. Between the supporting rollers 41 and 42, the wind can be blown onto the sheet glass 5 between the gaps of the two back supporting rollers 41 and 42, and the glass debris attached to the sheet glass 5 due to the cutting crack line can be blown away. , Reduce the doubt that the glass surface may be scratched due to the split in the glass separation process.

On the other hand, please refer to FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, which are respectively a front view of the glass separation device of the second embodiment of the creation and a B-B sectional view of the glass separation device of FIG. 4. The figure shows a glass separating device 10 for separating a sheet of glass 50 into a sheet of glass 510. In the second embodiment, the sheet glass 50 is a sheet glass of a single material. The main difference from the first embodiment lies in that the configuration of the rupture seat 30 and the back-up roller set 40 is changed to make the sheet glass The position of the 520 cutting crack line 520 is affected, and the direction of the sliver changes accordingly.

In the second embodiment, the glass separation device 10 includes a bracket assembly 20, a split seat 30, and a back-up roller set 40. The bracket assembly 20 can fix the glass separation device 10 to an exclusive structure. It is used to carry and support the split seat 30 and the back-up roller set 40 as a supporting element when the split of the creative glass separation device 10 is applied with force. Among them, the bracket assembly 20 is fixedly provided with an upper support arm 210 and two lower support arms 220. The upper support arm 210 is connected to the split seat 30, the lower support arm 220 is connected to the back support roller group 40, and the upper support The arm 21 is further connected with a driving device 610, and the lower support arm 22 is respectively connected with a driving device 620. In this embodiment, the driving devices 610 and 620 are servo electric cylinders for driving the upper support arm 210 and the lower support arm 220. A displacement change is generated, causing the back-up roller group 40 and the sliver seat 30 to push against each other, thereby completing the slicing operation.

In addition, the split seat 30 has a pushing portion 310 and a first air knife 320. The pushing portion 310 can apply a pushing force to the sheet glass 50, so that the sheet glass 50 is easily broken and separated from the cutting crack line 520. The design of the pushing section 310 makes the glass section more smooth and neat, and reduces subsequent grinding operations or defective products. In contrast, the back-up roller set 40 includes two back-up rollers 410, 420 capable of supporting the sheet glass 50. The back-up rollers 410, 420 abut against both sides of the top cutting crack line 520, and provide a reaction force during the shard. In this way, the two back-up rollers 410, 420 can equally bear the urging force of the above-mentioned pushing portion 310, stabilize the crack development trend during the sliver, and improve the cross-sectional quality of the glass shard.

Furthermore, in addition to the first air knife 320 provided in the shovel seat 30, in this embodiment, a second air knife 70 is provided on the lower support arm 220 group, and the air knife edge of the second air knife 70 is located on the two backs. Between the supporting rollers 410 and 420, wind can be blown onto the sheet glass 50 between the gaps of the two back supporting rollers 410 and 420, and the glass debris attached to the sheet glass 50 due to the cutting crack line can be blown away, reducing the risk of glass Concerns that the shards may scratch the glass surface during the separation process.

Please refer to FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, which are respectively a flow chart of the glass separation device of the third embodiment of the creation and a schematic view of the laminated glass after the glass is split. As shown in the figure, the split flow of the glass separation device 100 of this embodiment is a combination of the two steps of the glass separation device 1 of the first embodiment and the glass separation device 10 of the second embodiment. Fragmentation process of plywood glass 8 stacked with glass material. Wherein, the plywood glass 8 is a combination of dissimilar sheet glass 5,50, and includes a sheet glass 5 on the upper layer and a sheet glass 50 on the lower layer. The sheet glass 5 can be separated from the sheet glass 5 into a glass sheet 51 by referring to the split sheet method of the first embodiment. At this time, because the sheet glass 51 is still adhered to the sheet glass 50, a crack will enter the glass separation device. 10 Continue to implement the second stage of the shard operation. For the lower sheet glass 50, refer to the split sheet method of the second embodiment to separate the sheet glass 50 into a glass sheet 510. As shown in FIG. 7, at this time, the plywood glass sheet 81 composed of the thin plate glass sheets 51 and 510 of different materials can be completely separated from the thin plywood glass 8 to form an independent plywood glass sheet 81 to complete the splitting operation.

With the above design, the thin-plate glass of each embodiment is passed through the back-up roller group and the wind knife to avoid the concerns of scratching the glass surface due to sliding contact during the separation process in the conventional technology, and has high The sliver effect of precision promotes the improvement of yield and productivity.

The above embodiments are merely examples for the convenience of description. The scope of the rights claimed in this creation shall be based on the scope of the patent application, rather than being limited to the above embodiments.

1,10,100‧‧‧Glass separator
2,20‧‧‧carriage assembly
21,210‧‧‧ Upper support arm
22,220‧‧‧Lower support arm
3,30‧‧‧lobes
31,310
32,320‧‧‧First Air Knife
4,40‧‧‧Back Roller Set
41,410‧‧‧Back wheel
42,420‧‧‧Back wheel
5,50,8‧‧‧sheet glass
51,510,81‧‧‧Glass
52,520‧‧‧cut crack line
61,610‧‧‧Drive
62,620‧‧‧Drive
7,70‧‧‧Second Air Knife
8‧‧‧ Plywood
81‧‧‧ Plywood glass

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass separation device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a front view of a glass separating device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of the glass separating device of the first embodiment of Fig. 2. FIG. 4 is a front view of a glass separating device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line B-B of the glass separating device according to the second embodiment of Fig. 4; FIG. 6 is a flow chart of a fragment of a glass separation device according to a third embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a plywood glass ribbon after splitting according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

3‧‧‧ Sliver Block

31‧‧‧ Pushing Department

32‧‧‧First Air Knife

4‧‧‧Back Roller Set

41,42‧‧‧Back wheel

5‧‧‧ sheet glass

51‧‧‧ glass

52‧‧‧ cutting crack line

7‧‧‧Second Air Knife

Claims (8)

A glass separating device for separating a sheet of glass from a glass sheet includes: a bracket assembly fixedly provided with at least an upper support arm and at least a lower support arm; a shard seat arranged in the at least A lower support arm and one of the at least one upper support arm, which has a pushing portion and a first air knife; and a back-up roller set arranged on the at least one upper support arm and the at least lower support One of the arms includes two back support rollers capable of supporting the sheet glass; wherein the sliver base and the back support roller group are respectively connected with a driving device for driving the first air knife and the The back-up rollers abut against one another of the pre-scored cut lines of the sheet glass to cut the crack line, so that the glass sheet is broken and separated from the sheet glass. For example, the glass separation device according to the first patent application range, wherein the split seat assembly is disposed on the at least lower support arm, and the back-up roller assembly is disposed on the at least one upper support arm. For example, the glass separation device of the second patent application scope further includes a set of second air knives disposed on the at least one upper support arm. For example, the glass separation device of the scope of application for a patent, wherein the split seat assembly is disposed on the at least one upper support arm, and the back-up roller assembly is disposed on the at least lower support arm. For example, the glass separation device according to item 4 of the patent application scope further includes a set of second air knives provided on the at least lower support arm. For example, the glass separation device of the scope of patent application, wherein the two back-up rollers abut against both sides of the cutting crack line to provide a reaction force when the chip is broken. For example, the glass separation device of the first patent application range, wherein the sheet glass is a plywood glass stacked with the same or different glass materials. For example, the glass separation device according to item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the sheet glass is a large sheet glass.