CN104291552B - The mould preparing three-dimensional glass and the method using the three-dimensional glass of this mould preparation - Google Patents
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Abstract
A kind of mould preparing three-dimensional glass.This solid glass includes a curved panel and connects with this curved panel and towards the side arm of direction bending corresponding to the concave surface of this curved panel, and the inside edge of this side arm is positioned on this curved panel relative to the projection of this curved panel.This mould includes die main body and slide block.This die main body includes die and chute, and the definition of this die has the shaping area consistent with this curved panel shape, this chute to should side arm to be arranged at the shaping area of this die peripheral.This slide block is correspondingly arranged with described chute, this slide block includes slider body and the protuberance highlighted from this slider body towards this shaping area, this slider body can make this slide block removably engage along this slide to be arranged on this die, make this protuberance protrude from the interior edge of this shaping area simultaneously.The present invention also provides for a kind of method using the three-dimensional glass of this mould preparation.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of mould preparing three-dimensional glass and use this mould preparation solid
The method of glass.
Background technology
Its surface of common electronic product is typically provided with a glass shell, to protect interiors of products
Display module.At present glass shell major part is all the shape of flat board, and upper at electronic product
Seam is understood on surface unavoidably.Another side, the surrounding of electronic product must retain the machine of one fixed width
Structure part, in order to hold flat glass, therefore the end face of electronic product cannot be fully utilized.
Therefore, three-dimensional or bend glass is applied on the glass shell of electronic product more.And
The Major Difficulties of the application and preparation three-dimensional glass in electronic product is, curved when glass sides
When bent angle is more than 90 degree, glass product can be wraps closely about centre by mould, cause glass
Glass product cannot break away from moulds.
Summary of the invention
In view of the foregoing, it is necessary to a kind of mould preparing three-dimensional glass is provided.This solid glass
Glass includes a curved panel and connects with this curved panel and corresponding towards the concave surface of this curved panel
The side arm of direction bending, and the inside edge of this side arm is positioned at relative to the projection of this curved panel
On this curved panel.This mould includes die main body and slide block.This die main body include die with
Chute, the definition of this die has the shaping area consistent with this curved panel shape, and this chute is corresponding
The shaping area that this side arm is arranged at this die is peripheral.This slide block is correspondingly arranged with described chute, should
Slide block includes slider body and the protuberance highlighted from this slider body towards this shaping area, and this is sliding
Block main body can make this slide block removably engage along this slide to be arranged on this die, with
Time make this protuberance protrude from the interior edge of this shaping area.
There is a need to provide a kind of method using the three-dimensional glass of above-mentioned mould preparation.The method bag
Include:
The material preparing glass is placed in the die of the mould assembled；
Heat described glass material and mould；
After described glass material softens, apply the glass material after external force order softens and tightly attach
On mould；
After glass material is attached at described mould, cool down described glass material to form solidification
Three-dimensional glass；And
Described each slide block is separated with die main body, to take out described three-dimensional glass.
Compared to prior art, the mould of preparation solid glass provided by the present invention and use
The method of the three-dimensional glass of this mould preparation can prepare the angle of bend of side standing more than 90 degree
Body glass, and can depart from from mould easily after three-dimensional glass preparation completes.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the mould of the three-dimensional glass of the preparation using the specific embodiment of the invention to be provided
The schematic diagram of obtained three-dimensional glass.
Fig. 2 is the sectional view of V-V line of cut along Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is the preparation that provided of the specific embodiment of the invention three-dimensional glass as shown in Figure 1
The three-dimensional exploded view of mould.
Fig. 4 is the assembling figure of mould in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is the sectional view of V-V line of cut along Fig. 4.
Fig. 6 is to use mould in Fig. 3 to prepare the flow chart of the method for Fig. 1 neutral body glass.
Main element symbol description
Following detailed description of the invention will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with above-mentioned accompanying drawing.
Detailed description of the invention
As shown in Figures 1 and 2, the preparation by using the specific embodiment of the invention to be provided is stood
The schematic diagram of the three-dimensional glass 3 obtained by the mould 2 of body glass and the section view along V-V direction
Figure.This solid glass 3 includes a curved panel 31 and connects and court with this curved panel 31
The side arm 32 of the direction bending that the concave surface of this curved panel 31 is corresponding.Described side arm 32 and institute
State curved panel 31 in smoothing junction, and the inward flange of this side arm 32 is relative to described curved panel
The projection of 31 is positioned on this curved panel 31.In other words, side arm 32 in this solid glass 3
Relative to the angle of bend of described curved panel 31 more than 90 degree.In the present embodiment, side arm
The quantity of 32 is four, and the four side with this curved panel 31 is connected respectively, thus with this arc
Panel 31 is collectively forming the three-dimensional glass 3 of a lid.It is understood that when this solid glass
Glass 3 is when the protecgulum of an electronic product, it is possible to by overall with side before this electronic product
Cladding, and extend to the back side of this electronic product.
Seeing also Fig. 3 to Fig. 5, the preparation provided by the specific embodiment of the invention is such as
The three-dimensional exploded view of the mould 2 of the three-dimensional glass 3 shown in Fig. 1, assembling are schemed and along V-V direction
Sectional view.This mould 2 includes die main body 21 and slide block 22.In the present embodiment,
Described mould 2 includes four slide blocks 22, and the four side of the corresponding described die main body 21 of difference
Arrange.When using this mould 2 to prepare three-dimensional glass 3, described four slide blocks 22 are assembled
In described die main body 21, and after the three-dimensional glass preparation needing preparation completes, as long as
Described four slide blocks 22 are separated from described die main body 21, can will prepare easily
Three-dimensional glass take out from this mould 2.
Described die main body 21 includes a substrate 210, chute 212 and die 213.Described
Die 213 is arranged on this substrate 210, and its definition has and this curved panel 31 shape phase one
The shaping area A of cause, for bearing glass raw material.The corresponding described side arm 32 of described chute 212
It is arranged on the substrate 210 peripheral for shaping area A of this die 213.In the present embodiment,
Described die 213 is tied for the cuboid with shaping area A extended from this substrate 210
Structure, described shaping area A is that the upper surface of this die 213 caves in towards this substrate 210
Arc-shaped recess structure.
In the present embodiment, this die main body 21 farther includes the table along described substrate 210
Face extends the projection 211 grown.Chute 212 can be by the gap circle between two adjacent projections 211
Surely form.The thickness of projection 211 is slightly larger than the thickness of this die 213.Specifically, in this reality
Executing in mode, described die main body 21 includes four projections 211, described four projections 211
Be respectively arranged at four angles of die main body 21, specifically, each projection 211 away from
The both sides of its two neighbouring projections 211 are corresponding with the both sides of described die main body 21.Arbitrarily
The region that two adjacent projections 211 are spaced defines chute 212, described chute 212
Width is the distance of said two adjacent projections 211.
Described die 213 include from substrate 210 surface extend grow die side 2131,
Die inner bottom 2132 and die cambered surface 2133.Described die side 2131 and each projection 211
Lateral parts lean.Described die side 2131 is not against with described each projection 211
Part is just to corresponding chute 212.Described die cambered surface 2133 is with this die inner bottom 2132 altogether
With constituting this shaping area A, wherein, this die cambered surface 2133 and the shape of this die inner bottom 2132
Shape can be according to the shape design for change of the three-dimensional glass of wanted molding.In the present embodiment, institute
Stating die inner bottom 2132 is smooth and slightly arc.Described die cambered surface 2133 has smooth
Radian, and in smoothing junction with described die inner bottom 2132.
Described slide block 22 is correspondingly arranged with described chute 212, and each slide block 22 can be along this chute
212 slide makes this slide block 22 removably engage to be arranged on this die 213.Described slide block
22 include slider body 221, protuberance 222 and limiting section 223.In the present embodiment,
Described in the aspect ratio of described slider body 221, each projection 211 is on described die main body 21
The most slightly higher.
Described protuberance 222 grows towards the extension of this shaping area A from this slider body 221.
Making when engaging with this die main body 21 in this slide block 22 slips into this chute 212, this highlights
Portion 222 protrudes from the interior edge of this shaping area A.In the present embodiment, described protuberance 222
Including teat top along 2221 with teat inclined-plane 2222.Described teat top is positioned at prominent along 2221
Portion 222 is away from a side of described slider body 221, and described teat top is along the shape of 2221
Shape agrees with mutually with the shape of die 213 upper surface at corresponding shaping area A.Described
Teat top along 2221 include connecting with shaping area A lower along 2221b and relatively under this along 2221b
More towards shaping area A protruding outside on along 2221a.The upper edge along 2221, the described teat top
The position of 2221a slightly highlights the interior edge of corresponding shaping area A, and described teat top is along 2221
Lower agree with mutually along the position of 2221b and the interior edge of corresponding shaping area A.Teat is oblique
Face 2222 is the tangent plane that the two ends along described teat top along 2221 extend to both sides, the most adjacent
Teat inclined-plane 2222 be mutually butted, and the gap between them is less than 0.2 millimeter.This is dashed forward
Going out and form a hierarchic structure between portion 222 and slider body 221, this hierarchic structure is as spacing
Portion 223.The ladder knot formed between this limiting section 223 and this die 213 and this chute 212
Structure abuts, thus plays position-limiting action.
The material of described mould 2 selects free hexagonal boron nitride (HBN), silicon oxide (SiO2)、
Aluminium oxide (Al2O3), the porous heatproof that formed of hexagonal crystal system layer carbon (C) and combinations thereof
Material, its density is between 1.5g/cm3To 6.5g/cm3Between, pore size is between 0.2 nanometer
Between 2 microns, heat-resisting indeformable operating temperature is Celsius between 650 degrees Celsius to 1600
Degree.
As shown in Figure 6, the flow chart of the method for three-dimensional glass is prepared for the above-mentioned mould 2 of use.
Step S201, is placed in the die 213 of the mould 2 assembled by the material preparing glass
In.Preferably, this prepares the material of glass selected from passing through chemical mode or thing after shaping
Reason mode carries out the glass material of strength of glass enhancing, such as soda-lime glass, aluminosilicate system glass
Glass, alkali-free glass, boron glass and combinations thereof thing etc..
Step S202, heats described glass material and mould 2.Specifically, can be by described Sheng
The mould 2 having glass material heats as in glass forming furnace, and the temperature of heating is not less than
600 degrees Celsius.
Step S203, after described glass material softens, applies the glass after external force order softens
Material is tightly attached on mould 2.Specifically, mould of the present invention 2 is by porous
Temperature-resistant material is made, and bleeds substrate 210 from the side, substrate 210 place of mould 2.By
It is to be formed by porous temperature-resistant material in described mould 2, from substrate 210 place of mould 2
Bleed and can form vacuum between glass material and mould 2 in side so that the glass after described softening
Material is attached on described mould 2 tightly.
Step S204, after glass material is attached at described mould 2, cools down described glass element
Material is to form the three-dimensional glass of solidification.
Step S205, is separated described each slide block 22 with die main body 21, to take out
State three-dimensional glass.Design by separating type die 2 of the present invention, it is possible to preparation edgewise bend surpasses
Cross the three-dimensional glass of 90 degree, and can the most easily solid glass be taken from mould 2
Go out.
The mould of the present invention is not limited only to the manufacture of three-dimensional glass shown in Fig. 1, for forming bending
The three-dimensional glass of the angle bending shape more than 90 degree is the most applicable, as long as according to three-dimensional glass
Concrete shape change shaping area shape.
Above example is only in order to illustrate technical scheme and unrestricted, although with reference to relatively
The present invention has been described in detail by good embodiment, and those of ordinary skill in the art should manage
Solve, technical scheme can be modified or equivalent, without deviating from the present invention
The spirit and scope of technical scheme.
Claims (14)
1. prepare a mould for three-dimensional glass, this solid glass include a curved panel and with
The side arm that this curved panel connects and bends towards the direction that the concave surface of this curved panel is corresponding, and should
The inside edge of side arm is positioned on this curved panel relative to the projection of this curved panel, this mould bag
Include:
Die main body, including die and chute, the definition of this die has and this curved panel shape phase
Consistent shaping area, this chute to should side arm to be arranged at the shaping area of this die peripheral；And
Slide block, this slide block is correspondingly arranged with described chute, and this slide block includes slider body and from being somebody's turn to do
The protuberance that slider body is prominent towards this shaping area, this slider body can be along this slide
Make this slide block removably engage to be arranged on this die, make this protuberance protrude from this one-tenth simultaneously
The interior edge in type district.
2. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute
Stating die main body and also include that a substrate, described die are arranged on this substrate, described chute is corresponding
Described side arm is arranged on the substrate of periphery, shaping area of this die.
3. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: institute
Stating die main body also to include extending, along the surface of described substrate, the projection grown, described projection is respectively
Being arranged at each angle of described die main body, described chute is by the gap circle between two adjacent projections
Surely forming, the thickness of this projection is more than the thickness of this die.
4. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: institute
State die to include extending, from substrate surface, die side, die inner bottom and the die arc grown
Face, described die side is just to corresponding chute, and described die cambered surface is with described die inner bottom altogether
With constituting this shaping area, described die cambered surface has a smooth radian, and with described die inner bottom
In smoothing junction.
5. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 3, it is characterised in that: institute
State the height of slider body more than described projection height on described die main body.
6. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute
Stating protuberance and include edge, teat top and teat inclined-plane, described teat top is remote along being positioned at described protuberance
From a side of described slider body, and the shape on edge, described teat top and corresponding molding
The shape of the die upper surface at district is agreed with mutually, and described teat inclined-plane is along edge, described teat top
The tangent plane that two ends extend to both sides.
7. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that: institute
State teat top along include the lower edge connected with shaping area and compared with this lower edge more towards shaping area outside
The upper edge that side is prominent, the position on described upper edge slightly highlights the interior edge of corresponding shaping area, institute
The interior edge of the position and corresponding shaping area of stating lower edge is agreed with mutually.
8. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that: two
Two adjacent described teat inclined-planes are mutually butted, and the gap between them is less than 0.2 millimeter.
9. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute
State slide block and also include that limiting section, described limiting section are shapes between described protuberance and slider body
The hierarchic structure become, mutually supports between described limiting section and described die and described chute
Lean on.
10. the mould of the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 1, it is characterised in that: institute
State mould material select free hexagonal boron nitride, silicon oxide, aluminium oxide, hexagonal crystal system layer carbon and
The porous temperature-resistant material that a combination thereof is formed, its density is between 1.5g/cm3To 6.5g/cm3
Between, pore size between 0.2 nanometer to 2 micron, heat-resisting indeformable operating temperature
Between 650 degrees Celsius to 1600 degrees Celsius.
11. 1 kinds of mould preparation solids using the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 1
The method of glass, including:
The material preparing glass is placed in the die of the mould assembled；
Heat described glass material and mould；
After described glass material softens, apply the glass material after external force order softens and tightly attach
On mould；
After glass material is attached at described mould, cool down described glass material to form solidification
Three-dimensional glass；And
Described each slide block is separated with die main body, to take out described three-dimensional glass.
The method of 12. glass of preparation solid as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that:
The described material of glass of preparing is selected from soda-lime glass, aluminosilicate system glass, alkali-free glass, boron
Glass and combinations thereof thing.
13. the method for the three-dimensional glass of preparation as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that:
When heating glass material, the temperature of heating is not less than 600 degrees Celsius.
The method of 14. glass of preparation solid as claimed in claim 11, it is characterised in that
It is real by the following method for apply the glass material after external force order softens tightly being attached on mould
Existing: from the side, substrate place of described mould, substrate to be bled, with described glass material with
Vacuum is formed so that the glass material after described softening is attached on described mould between mould.
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