JP3541415B2 - Glass sheet bending method and bending apparatus - Google Patents

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JP3541415B2
JP3541415B2 JP02824494A JP2824494A JP3541415B2 JP 3541415 B2 JP3541415 B2 JP 3541415B2 JP 02824494 A JP02824494 A JP 02824494A JP 2824494 A JP2824494 A JP 2824494A JP 3541415 B2 JP3541415 B2 JP 3541415B2
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【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は、ガラス板を曲げ成形する方法および曲げ装置に関、特に、車両用窓ガラス板の曲げ方法および装置に関する
【0002】
【従来の技術】
自動車窓用のガラス板は、通常曲げ成形されて窓の開口フランジに取りつけられるものである。特に、自動車のサイドウインドやリヤウインドに用いるガラス板は、ガラス板を、曲げ成形した後冷却風を吹き付けることによって製造される、いわゆる強化ガラスが用いられる。
【0003】
ガラス板の曲げ成形は、ガラス板を軟化点以上まで加熱し、プレス曲げ型によってプレス成形する方法や、リング型上に載置されたガラス板を加熱炉内に搬送、ガラス板の自重による垂れ下がりによって成形する方法等が提案され、実施されている。
【0004】
一方で、ガラス板の曲げ方法としては、ガラス板を加熱炉内に搬送る際に、加熱炉内の搬送手段に所定の曲率を持たせ、軟化したガラス板をその曲率に追従させて曲げる方法も提案されている。この曲げ成形の場合、搬送手段はガラス板の搬送方向に垂直な方向に曲率を有するものであり、ガラス板は曲面形状を有する搬送面上を搬送される。
【0005】
軟化したガラス板は、自重によって上記曲率を有する曲面に追従するように垂れ下がり、搬送方向に垂直な方向に曲率を有する曲げガラス板が得られる。搬送手段としては、ローラーによるもの(ローラーハースと呼ぶ)、ガラス板の下面に加熱空気を吹き付けてガラス板を浮揚搬送するもの(ガスハースと呼ぶ)等が挙げられる。ローラーハースは、ローラーの中央部が上方に向かって湾曲しており、複数のローラーによって上に凸の曲面を形成する。ガスハースは、ハースベッドと呼ばれる加熱空気を噴出する複数の孔を有するブロック体が加熱炉内に備えられたものであり、このハースベッドの表面が搬送方向に垂直な方向に曲率を有する曲面形状をなしている。
【0006】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
上記の、曲面形状を有する搬送面上を搬送てガラス板を曲げ成形する方法は、リング型やプレス曲げ型を具備する必要がなく、加熱炉内を搬送するだけで曲げ成形が行われる点では有利である。
【0007】
しかしながら、この場合、得られる曲げガラス板の形状は上記の搬送面の形状によって決まるすなわち、自動車の車種毎、または同車種であっても設計変更に対しては、その形状毎に曲率の異なるハースベッドやローラーに交換しなければならなかった。この交換には多大な時間と労力を必要とするため、ガラス板の所望の曲率に対して個々に対応させていくことは現実的ではなかった。
【0008】
本発明の目的は、従来技術が有している上記の欠点を解消することにあり、従来知られていなかったガラス板の曲げ方法および曲げ装置を新規に提供することにある。
【0009】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は前述の課題を解決すべくなされたものであり、ガラス板を加熱炉内にて搬送して曲げ成形可能な温度まで加熱するとともに、前記加熱炉内に備えられている進行方向に略垂直な方向に曲率を有する搬送手段に略追従するようにガラス板を曲げ成形し、次いで前記加熱炉の下流に配されている冷却手段からガラス板の両面に冷却風を吹き付けて軟化点以下までガラス板を冷却するガラス板の曲げ方法において、ガラス板が加熱炉から搬出された直後であって冷却手段に至る前に、ガラス板の軟化点以上の温度領域でガラス板の両面の間に温度差を与えるようにガラス板の一方の面にのみエアを吹き付けることを特徴とするガラス板の曲げ方法を提供するものである。
【0010】
また、本発明は、進行方向に略垂直な方向に曲率を有していて加熱炉内にてガラス板を搬送する搬送手段と、前記加熱炉の下流に配されてガラス板に冷却風を吹き付ける冷却手段とを備えたガラス板の曲げ装置において、前記加熱炉と冷却手段との間に、ガラス板の少なくとも一方の面側に対向して、当該面に向けてエアを吹き付ける吹き付け手段が配されており、前記吹き付け手段は、ガラス板の軟化点以上の温度領域でガラス板の両面の間に温度差を与えるものであることを特徴とするガラス板の曲げ装置を提供するものである。
【0011】
【作用】
本発明ガラス板の曲げ方法では、ガラス板に風冷強化のための冷却風を吹き付ける(ガラス板を本冷却する)前に、加熱軟化されて曲げ成形されたガラス板の一方の面にのみエアを吹き付ける。このエアは、ガラス板の一方の面の温度を他方の面の温度よりも低くするものであるが、ガラス板を軟化点以下まで冷却するものではなく、通常はこの時のガラス板の温度を600℃以下にはしない。
【0012】
通常、ガラス板の表裏面に温度差が生じても、ガラス板が軟化点以上の温度であれば表裏の温度差によるガラス板の反りは発生しない。ところが、ガラス板の表裏面に温度差を有したまま軟化点以下まで冷却して、表裏面の温度差がなくなった場合、軟化点以上の時に温度の高かった方の面の温度変化の方が、もう一方の面の温度変化よりも大きい。そのため、温度変化の大きい側のガラス板表面は縮み、結果として、加熱炉内の搬送手段によって曲げ成形されたガラス板の凸面側にエアを吹き付けた場合には、最終的に成形されるガラス板の曲率は搬送手段の曲率よりも大きくなる(曲がりが深くなる)。逆に、凹面側にエアを吹き付けた場合には、最終的に成形されるガラス板の曲率は搬送手段の曲率よりも小さくなる(曲がりが浅くなる)。
【0013】
こうして、ガラス板を本冷却する前にガラス板の表裏面に温度差を与えることによって、加熱炉内の搬送手段の曲率に依存していたガラス板の曲率を調整することができ、所望の曲率の曲げガラス板が得られる。また、ガラス板に吹き付けるエアの圧力が、冷却風の吹き付け圧力よりも大きいことが好ましい。
【0014】
さらに、ガラス板に吹き付けるエアの冷却能を、ガラス板の場所に応じて変えることによって、ガラス板の周縁部が大きな曲率、中央部が小さな曲率を持つように、逆に中央部が大きな曲率を持つように調節することもできる。また、ガラス板が搬送されていくにしたがって、エアの冷却能を時間変化させることによって、搬送方向に垂直な方向への曲率とともに、搬送方向にも曲率を持たせることもでき、いわゆる複曲曲げガラス板を得ることもできる。
【0015】
【実施例】
以下、図面に基づいて本発明の実施例を説明する。
【0016】
図1は本発明ガラス板の曲げ方法および装置を示す概略断面図であり、図2は図1のA−A線正面図である。
【0017】
ガラス板10は、加熱炉1内を搬送手段2によって略水平方向に搬送されて、軟化点以上まで加熱される。加熱炉1の下流には、上冷却手段41と下冷却手段42とからなる冷却手段4が配されていて、加熱曲げ成形されたガラス板10を冷却する。加熱炉1と冷却手段4との間には、ガラス板10の搬送面の上方に吹き付け手段3が配されている。
【0018】
搬送手段2は、ガラス板10の搬送方向と垂直な方向に曲率を有していて、加熱軟化されたガラス板10は、この搬送手段2の搬送面に追従するように曲げ成形される。本実施例では、この搬送手段としてガスハースを例示したが、ローラーハースを用いることもできる。すなわち、ガスハースからなる搬送手段2のガラス板に対向する面には、複数の加熱空気噴出孔が設けられている。ガラス板10は、この加熱空気噴出孔からの空気の噴き出しによって浮揚されて搬送される。この際、必要に応じて搬送手段に傾斜を設けたり、または駆動治具をガラス板に係合させて、ガラス板の搬送をスムーに行うことができる。
【0019】
吹き付け手段3に到達したガラス板10には、吹き付け手段3からエアが吹き付けられ、ガラス板のエアが吹き付けられた面がもう一方の面よりも温度が低くなる(ただし軟化点よりも低くはならない)。吹き付け手段3は、ガラス板の上面(この場合は凸面)に向けてエアを吹き付けるノズル31を有している。このノズル31は、水平方向であってガラス板の搬送方向に垂直な方向に並んでいて、この並びが1列または複数列配されている。
【0020】
エアの冷却能は、このノズル31の本数や開口径の大きさ、ノズル31へ供給されるエアの量、エアの吹き付け圧、エアの吹き付け温度、さらにはノズル31とガラス板10との距離等を調整することによって変更できる。こうして、得ようとするガラス板の形状にあわせてエアの冷却能を変更することによって、エアの冷却能が高い場合にはガラス板の曲率を大きくすることができ、冷却能を低くするとガラス板の曲率を小さくすることができる。
【0021】
吹き付け手段から吹き付けるエアは、ノズルからガラス板に向けるものに限らず、単に開口孔を吹き付け手段本体に設けたものでもよいが、上記のようなエアの冷却能を念頭に置いた場合、ノズルを吹き付け手段本体に設けることが好ましい。
【0022】
また、ハースベッドの搬送面は下に凸であってもよく、この場合、ガラス板の下面側に吹き付け手段を配することによって、下に凸形状となったガラス板にエアを吹き付けて、その曲率をさらに大きくすることができる。逆に、吹き付け手段をガラス板の上面側に配したままであれば、下に凸形状となったガラス板にエアを吹き付けて、その曲がりを戻して曲率を小さく変更することもできる。すなわち、搬送手段によって得られた凸面側の温度を凹面の温度よりも低くすることによって、大きな曲率に向かって変更することができ、逆の場合は、小さな曲率に向かって変更することができる。
【0023】
さらに、あらかじめガラス板の両面側に各々吹き付け手段を配しておき、ガラス板の曲率の設定によって、凹面側にエアを吹き付けたり、凸面側にエアを吹き付けたり、さらには両者の吹き付け量や吹き付け圧等の冷却能のバランスを調整することによって、搬送手段によって得られた曲率を更に大きくすることも、逆に小さくすることもできる。
【0024】
こうして、図1、図2に基づいてガラス板の曲げ成形を行った例を、以下に示す。ハースベッドの搬送面は、上に凸となるように水平方向であって搬送方向に垂直な方向に曲率(曲率半径1270R)を有している。ガスハースによって加熱炉内を搬送されたガラス板は、加熱炉の下流側でほぼ曲率半径1270Rの形状となっている。加熱炉から出たガラス板には、ガラス板の上面(凸面)側に配された吹き付け手段のノズルから、40〜50℃程度の温度、3.6kg/cm2 の圧力でエアが吹き付けられ、ガラス板の上面は下面よりも温度が低くなった。
【0025】
その後、ガラス板は冷却手段まで搬送されて、軟化点以下まで本冷却され、曲率半径1150Rの曲げガラス板が得られた。
【0026】
この際、ノズルからのエア吹き付け圧力は、10kg/cm2 程度までは十分変更でき、その場合、1270Rのハースベッドによって1100Rから1270Rまでの曲げガラス板を得ることができる。さらに、エアの温度は、ガラス板が加熱炉から冷却手段までを搬送される間にガラス板の両面に温度差を与えることのできる温度であれば特に制限はない。上記のように40〜50℃程度の温度は容易に得られる温度であるため、通常この程度の温度が用いられる。
【0027】
また、別の例では、上に凸であって曲率半径5000Rのハースベッド上を搬送されて曲げ成形されたガラス板の凸面に、吹き付け手段からのエアを吹き付けて、ガラス板の軟化点以上の温度領域で凸面を凹面よりも低い温度とした。その後、ガラス板は冷却手段まで搬送されて、軟化点以下まで本冷却され、曲率半径5000Rより小さい曲げガラス板が得られた。
【0028】
さらに別の例として、図3にあるように、ノズル31aからノズル31bに向かって徐々にエアの吹き付け圧を強くした。こうして得られたガラス板は、図4に示すようにガラス板の片辺側が2000Rで、もう一方の辺側が3000Rの曲げ形状となった。
【0029】
【発明の効果】
本発明によれば、加熱軟化されて曲げ成形されたガラス板の両面に軟化点の温度領域で温度差を与えた後に、ガラス板を本冷却することによって、搬送手段によって得られた曲率に変化を与えることができる。こうして、得ようとするガラス板の曲率に応じて搬送手段を交換することなく、簡便なエアの冷却能の変更によって所望の曲率の曲げガラス板を得ることができる。
【0030】
さらに、ガラス板に吹き付けるエアの冷却能を、ガラス板の場所に応じて変えることによって、ガラス板の周縁部が大きな曲率、中央部が小さな曲率を持つように、逆に中央部が大きな曲率を持つように調節することもできる。また、ガラス板が搬送されていくにしたがって、エアの冷却能を時間変化させることによって、搬送方向に垂直な方向への曲率とともに、搬送方向にも曲率を持たせることもでき、いわゆる複曲曲げガラス板を得ることもできる。
【0031】
また、本発明のガラス板の曲げ装置によれば、本冷却用の冷却手段とは別に加熱炉と冷却手段との間にエア吹き付け手段を配しているので、ガラス板の軟化点りも高い温度領域でガラス板の両面側に温度差を与えることができるよう、瞬時にエアを吹き付けることができる。この際、冷却手段で吹き付け手段の作用を代用しようとすると、大きなブロ容量を必要とするが、コンパクトな形状であるこの吹き付け手段を用いることによって、小さなブロ容量で搬送されてきたガラス板に所望の温度差を与えるエアを吹き付けることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明ガラス板の曲げ方法および装置を示す概略断面図
【図2】図1のA−A線正面図
【図3】図1のA−A線正面図
【図4】図3に示す成形装置によって得られたガラス板の形状を示す概略断面図(a)、および斜視図(b)
【符号の説明】
1:加熱炉
2:搬送手段
3:吹き付け手段
4:冷却手段
10:ガラス板
31:ノズル
41:上冷却手段
42:下冷却手段
[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention related to a method and bending apparatus for bending a glass sheet, in particular, relates to a bending method and apparatus for a vehicle window glass.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A glass sheet for an automobile window is usually bent and attached to an opening flange of the window. In particular, the glass plate used in automotive side window or rear window, the glass plate is manufactured by blowing cooling air after bending, the so-called tempered glass is used.
[0003]
Bending of the glass sheet heats the glass plate to the softening point or higher, conveyed by press bending mold and a method of press molding, the glass plate in a heating furnace which is placed on the ring, due to the weight of the glass sheet A method of shaping by sagging has been proposed and implemented.
[0004]
On the other hand, as a bending method for a glass plate, when you transport the glass plate in a heating furnace, to have a predetermined curvature in the conveying means in the heating furnace, bending so as to follow the softened glass sheet to the curvature Methods have also been proposed. In this bending, the conveying means those having a curvature in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the glass plate, the glass plate is Ru is conveyed on conveying surface having a curved shape.
[0005]
The softened glass sheet hangs down by its own weight so as to follow the curved surface having the above-mentioned curvature, and a bent glass sheet having a curvature in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction is obtained. Examples of the transfer means include a roller (referred to as a roller hearth), and a method in which heated air is blown onto the lower surface of the glass plate to levitate and transfer the glass plate (referred to as a gas hearth). In the roller hearth, a central portion of the roller is curved upward, and a plurality of rollers form an upwardly convex curved surface. The gas hearth has a heating furnace provided with a block body having a plurality of holes for discharging heated air, which is called a hearth bed, and the surface of the hearth bed has a curved surface shape having a curvature in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. No.
[0006]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Above, methods and conveyed on the conveying surface having a curved surface shape bending a glass sheet, that it is not necessary to provide a ring and a press bending mold, are formed by bending at only conveyed in the heating furnace is performed Is advantageous.
[0007]
However, in this case, the shape of the obtained bent glass sheet is determined by the shape of the above-mentioned transport surface . In other words, each vehicle model of the car, or for even a design change to a same model, it had to be replaced in the curvature of different hearth bed or roller in the shape each. Since this exchange requires a great deal of time and labor, it has not been realistic to individually correspond to a desired curvature of the glass plate.
[0008]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and to provide a glass sheet bending method and a bending apparatus which have not been known so far.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and transports a glass sheet in a heating furnace and heats the glass sheet to a temperature at which the glass sheet can be bent, and substantially moves the glass sheet in a traveling direction provided in the heating furnace. The glass sheet is bent and formed so as to substantially follow the conveying means having a curvature in the vertical direction, and then cooling air is blown onto both surfaces of the glass sheet from the cooling means arranged downstream of the heating furnace until the softening point is reached. In the method of bending a glass sheet to cool the glass sheet, immediately after the glass sheet has been carried out of the heating furnace and before reaching the cooling means, the temperature between the two sides of the glass sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than the softening point of the glass sheet. An object of the present invention is to provide a method of bending a glass sheet, wherein air is blown only to one surface of the glass sheet so as to give a difference.
[0010]
Further, the present invention provides a conveying means which has a curvature in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction and conveys a glass sheet in a heating furnace, and which is disposed downstream of the heating furnace and blows cooling air to the glass sheet. in the bending apparatus for a glass plate example Bei and cooling means, between the heating furnace and the cooling means, in opposition to at least one surface side of the glass plate, the blowing means blowing air is disposed toward the corresponding surface The spraying means provides a temperature difference between both surfaces of the glass sheet in a temperature range equal to or higher than the softening point of the glass sheet, and provides an apparatus for bending a glass sheet.
[0011]
[Action]
In the method of bending a glass sheet of the present invention , before blowing cooling air for strengthening air cooling onto the glass sheet (main cooling the glass sheet), only one surface of the glass sheet that has been softened by heating and bent is formed. Blow air. This air lowers the temperature of one side of the glass sheet than the temperature of the other side, but does not cool the glass sheet below the softening point, and usually lowers the temperature of the glass sheet at this time. Do not lower than 600 ° C.
[0012]
Usually, even if a temperature difference occurs between the front and back surfaces of the glass plate, the glass plate does not warp due to the temperature difference between the front and back surfaces as long as the temperature of the glass plate is equal to or higher than the softening point. However, when the glass plate is cooled to the softening point or lower with the temperature difference between the front and back surfaces, and the temperature difference between the front and back surfaces disappears, the temperature change of the surface with the higher temperature at the softening point or higher is better. , Greater than the temperature change on the other side. Therefore, the surface of the glass sheet on the side where the temperature change is large shrinks, and as a result, when air is blown on the convex side of the glass sheet bent by the conveying means in the heating furnace, the glass sheet finally formed is Is larger than the curvature of the conveying means (the bend becomes deeper). Conversely, when air is blown to the concave side, the curvature of the finally formed glass plate becomes smaller than the curvature of the conveying means (the bend becomes shallower).
[0013]
Thus, by giving a temperature difference to the front and back surfaces of the glass sheet before the glass sheet is completely cooled, the curvature of the glass sheet that has been dependent on the curvature of the conveying means in the heating furnace can be adjusted, and the desired curvature can be obtained. Is obtained. Further, it is preferable that the pressure of the air blown to the glass plate is higher than the blow pressure of the cooling air.
[0014]
In addition, by changing the cooling capacity of the air blown to the glass plate according to the location of the glass plate, the center of the glass plate has a large curvature, while the periphery has a large curvature and the center has a small curvature. You can also adjust it to have. In addition, by changing the cooling capacity of the air with time as the glass sheet is transported, it is possible to have a curvature in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction as well as a curvature in the transport direction. A glass plate can also be obtained.
[0015]
【Example】
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0016]
FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing a method and an apparatus for bending a glass sheet of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a front view taken along line AA of FIG.
[0017]
The glass plate 10 is transported in the heating furnace 1 in a substantially horizontal direction by the transport means 2 and is heated to a temperature equal to or higher than the softening point. Downstream of the heating furnace 1, a cooling unit 4 including an upper cooling unit 41 and a lower cooling unit 42 is arranged to cool the heated and bent glass sheet 10. Between the heating furnace 1 and the cooling means 4, a blowing means 3 is arranged above a conveying surface of the glass plate 10.
[0018]
The transfer means 2 has a curvature in a direction perpendicular to the transfer direction of the glass plate 10, and the heat-softened glass plate 10 is bent and formed so as to follow the transfer surface of the transfer means 2. In the present embodiment, a gas hearth is illustrated as the transfer means, but a roller hearth may be used. That is, a plurality of heated air ejection holes are provided on the surface of the conveying means 2 made of a gas hearth facing the glass plate. The glass plate 10 is levitated and conveyed by blowing air from the heated air blowing holes. In this case, it is possible to perform or provide a slope to the conveying means as necessary, or is engaged with the glass plate driving tool, the conveyance of the glass plate smoothly.
[0019]
Air is blown from the blowing means 3 to the glass plate 10 which has reached the blowing means 3, and the temperature of the surface of the glass plate where the air is blown becomes lower than that of the other surface (however, it does not become lower than the softening point. ). The blowing means 3 has a nozzle 31 for blowing air toward the upper surface (a convex surface in this case) of the glass plate. The nozzle 31 is lined in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the horizontal direction and a by a glass plate, this arrangement is also one column are arranged a plurality of rows.
[0020]
The cooling capacity of the air includes the number of nozzles 31 and the size of the opening diameter, the amount of air supplied to the nozzles 31, the air blowing pressure, the air blowing temperature, and the distance between the nozzles 31 and the glass plate 10. Can be changed by adjusting. Thus, by changing the cooling capacity of the air according to the shape of the glass sheet to be obtained, the curvature of the glass sheet can be increased when the cooling capacity of the air is high, and the glass sheet can be reduced when the cooling capacity is reduced. Can be reduced.
[0021]
The air blown from the blowing means is not limited to the one directed from the nozzle toward the glass plate, but may be one in which an opening hole is simply provided in the blowing means main body. Preferably, it is provided on the spraying means main body.
[0022]
Further, the conveying surface of the hearth bed may be convex downward, in this case, by arranging a blowing means on the lower surface side of the glass plate, air is blown to the glass plate having a downward convex shape, The curvature can be further increased. Conversely, if the blowing means is disposed on the upper surface side of the glass plate, air can be blown on the glass plate having a downwardly convex shape, and the curvature can be returned to reduce the curvature. That is, by lowering the temperature on the convex surface side obtained by the conveying means than the temperature on the concave surface, it is possible to change toward a large curvature, and conversely, to change toward a small curvature.
[0023]
Further, spraying means are arranged on both sides of the glass plate in advance, and depending on the curvature of the glass plate, air can be blown on the concave surface, air can be blown on the convex surface, and the amount and amount of spraying of both can be adjusted. by adjusting the balance of the cooling capacity of the pressure, etc., also, Ru can also be reduced in the reverse to further increase the resulting curvature by the conveying means.
[0024]
An example in which the glass plate is bent in accordance with FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described below. The conveying surface of the hearth bed has a curvature (radius of curvature 1270R) in the horizontal direction and perpendicular to the conveying direction so as to project upward. The glass plate transported in the heating furnace by the gas hearth has a shape with a radius of curvature of approximately 1270R on the downstream side of the heating furnace. Air is blown onto the glass plate coming out of the heating furnace at a temperature of about 40 to 50 ° C. and a pressure of 3.6 kg / cm 2 from a nozzle of a blowing means arranged on the upper surface (convex surface) side of the glass plate. The temperature of the upper surface of the glass plate was lower than that of the lower surface.
[0025]
Thereafter, the glass sheet was conveyed to a cooling means and cooled to a temperature equal to or lower than the softening point, whereby a bent glass sheet having a radius of curvature of 1150R was obtained.
[0026]
At this time, air blowing pressure from the nozzle, up to about 10 kg / cm 2 can be sufficiently changed, in which case, it is possible to obtain a bent glass sheet from 1100R by hearth bed 1270R to 1270R. Further, the temperature of the air is not particularly limited as long as a temperature difference can be given to both surfaces of the glass sheet while the glass sheet is transported from the heating furnace to the cooling means . For a temperature of about 40 to 50 ° C. as above SL is easily obtained temperature, normal temperature of this order is used.
[0027]
In another example, air from a blowing unit is blown onto a convex surface of a glass plate which is upwardly convex and is conveyed on a hearth bed having a radius of curvature of 5000R and is bent and formed, so that the glass plate has a softening point or higher. In the temperature range, the convex surface was set at a lower temperature than the concave surface. Thereafter, the glass plate is transported to the cooling means, is the cooled to below the softening point, the radius of curvature was obtained 5000R less bent glass sheet.
[0028]
As still another example, as shown in FIG. 3, the air blowing pressure was gradually increased from the nozzle 31a toward the nozzle 31b. As shown in FIG. 4, the thus obtained glass plate had a bent shape in which one side of the glass plate was 2000R and the other side was 3000R.
[0029]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, after giving a temperature difference in the temperature range of the softening point to both surfaces of the glass sheet which is heat-softened and bent and formed, by fully cooling the glass sheet, the curvature obtained by the conveying means changes. can Rukoto given. In this way, a bent glass sheet having a desired curvature can be obtained by simply changing the cooling capacity of air without changing the conveying means according to the curvature of the glass sheet to be obtained.
[0030]
In addition, by changing the cooling capacity of the air blown to the glass plate according to the location of the glass plate, the center of the glass plate has a large curvature, while the periphery has a large curvature and the center has a small curvature. You can also adjust it to have. In addition, by changing the cooling capacity of the air with time as the glass sheet is transported, it is possible to have a curvature in the direction perpendicular to the transport direction as well as a curvature in the transport direction. A glass plate can also be obtained.
[0031]
Further, according to the bending apparatus for a glass plate of the present invention, since the cooling means for the cooling are arranged air blowing means between the separate furnace and cooling means, by the softening point of the glass plates remote so that it is possible to provide a temperature difference on both sides of the glass plate at a high temperature region can Rukoto blowing air instantly. In this case, an attempt to substitute the action of means blowing the cooling means, requires a large blow follower capacitance, by using the spraying means it is a compact shape, the glass sheet that has been conveyed by the small blow word capacity Can be blown to give a desired temperature difference.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a schematic sectional view showing a method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a front view along the line AA in FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a front view along the line AA in FIG. 1; FIG. 3A is a schematic sectional view showing the shape of a glass sheet obtained by the molding apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: heating furnace 2: conveying means 3: spraying means 4: cooling means 10: glass plate 31: nozzle 41: upper cooling means 42: lower cooling means

Claims (7)

ガラス板を加熱炉内にて搬送して曲げ成形可能な温度まで加熱するとともに、前記加熱炉内に備えられている進行方向に略垂直な方向に曲率を有する搬送手段に略追従するようにガラス板を曲げ成形し、次いで前記加熱炉の下流に配されている冷却手段からガラス板の両面に冷却風を吹き付けて軟化点以下までガラス板を冷却するガラス板の曲げ方法において、ガラス板が加熱炉から搬出された直後であって冷却手段に至る前に、ガラス板の軟化点以上の温度領域でガラス板の両面の間に温度差を与えるようにガラス板の一方の面にのみエアを吹き付けることを特徴とするガラス板の曲げ方法。The glass sheet is conveyed in a heating furnace and heated to a temperature at which bend forming is possible, and the glass sheet substantially follows the conveying means having a curvature in a direction substantially perpendicular to the traveling direction provided in the heating furnace. In a bending method of a glass sheet, the sheet is bent and then cooled by blowing cooling air onto both sides of the glass sheet from a cooling means disposed downstream of the heating furnace to a temperature below the softening point. Immediately after being taken out of the furnace and before reaching the cooling means, air is blown only to one surface of the glass sheet so as to give a temperature difference between both sides of the glass sheet in a temperature range not lower than the softening point of the glass sheet. A method for bending a glass sheet, characterized in that: 前記エアの圧力が、前記冷却風の吹き付け圧力よりも大き請求項1記載のガラス板の曲げ方法。The pressure of the air, the method bending of the glass plate of size have claim 1 than spraying pressure of the cooling air. 前記エアの冷却能をガラス板の場所に応じて変える請求項1または2記載のガラス板の曲げ方法。The method bending of the glass plate of the air cooling capability of changing Ru請 Motomeko 1 or 2, wherein depending on the location of the glass plate. 進行方向に略垂直な方向に曲率を有していて加熱炉内にてガラス板を搬送する搬送手段と、前記加熱炉の下流に配されてガラス板に冷却風を吹き付ける冷却手段とを備えたガラス板の曲げ装置において、前記加熱炉と冷却手段との間に、ガラス板の少なくとも一方の面側に対向して、当該面に向けてエアを吹き付ける吹き付け手段が配されており、前記吹き付け手段は、ガラス板の軟化点以上の温度領域でガラス板の両面の間に温度差を与えるものであることを特徴とするガラス板の曲げ装置。Conveying means for conveying the glass sheet in the traveling direction substantially perpendicular direction have a curvature heating furnace was arranged downstream of the heating furnace Introduction Preparations and cooling means for blowing cooling air to the glass sheet In the bending apparatus for a glass sheet, a blowing means for blowing air toward the surface is provided between the heating furnace and the cooling means so as to face at least one surface side of the glass sheet, and the blowing means is provided. A device for bending a glass sheet , wherein a temperature difference is provided between both surfaces of the glass sheet in a temperature range not lower than the softening point of the glass sheet . 前記吹き付け手段はガラス板の一方の面側にのみ配されている請求項4記載のガラス板の曲げ装置。5. The glass sheet bending apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the spraying means is provided only on one surface side of the glass sheet. 前記吹き付け手段はエアを吹き出す複数のノズルを有していて、前記ノズルは吹き出すエアの冷却能が各々で変更可能である請求項4または5記載のガラス板の曲げ装置。Said blowing means have a plurality of nozzles for blowing air, said nozzle glass sheet bending apparatus of the cooling capacity of the air modifiable der Ru請 Motomeko 4 or 5, wherein in each of blowing. 前記吹き付け手段はエアを吹き出す複数のノズルを有していて、前記ノズルの吹き出すエアの冷却能がガラス板が通過する間に時間的変化する請求項4、5または6記載のガラス板の曲げ装置。Said blowing means have a plurality of nozzles for blowing air, a glass plate of a time-varying to that請 Motomeko 4, 5 or 6, wherein during the cooling ability of the air to pass through the glass plate to blow the said nozzle Bending equipment.
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