CN207952170U - A kind of double-station USC cleaning machines - Google Patents
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The utility model is related to a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines, including cleaning head part, platen part, double-station lifting support part and interior assembling rack section, cleaning head part, platen part, double-station lifting support part are assemblied on interior assembling rack section;Platen portion is fixed on the lower section of the cleaning head in cleaning head part, and the top in double-station lifting support, cleaning head in cleaning head part can be moved in parallel along the surface direction of platen part to be cleaned to glass, pallet body in platen part is provided with elevating mechanism hole, and the elevating mechanism in double-station lifting support is vertically moved back and forth by elevating mechanism hole.The utility model can realize the lifting respectively of half plate crane part and lift simultaneously, it can complete the placement, positioning and shaping of two blocks of glass, it can detect whether glass has breakage by fragmentation detection sensor, the two blocks of glass whether placed have the part of overlapping, to ensure production efficiency and production safety.
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【Technical field】
The utility model belongs to microelectronics technology semiconductor and FPD industry, specifically discloses a kind of double-station
USC cleaning machines.
【Background technology】
In liquid crystal display production process, in order to improve the yield of product, need to clean glass substrate, USC
Supersonic wave cleaning machine is exactly the equipment specially cleaned to glass substrate.Glass size to be cleaned is to determine cleaning machine size
The key of size, the size of platen can be designed according to the size of glass to be cleaned and arrange reshaping device, gear glass blocks and
The position of various sensors, is confined to this, and a cleaning machine often can only all clean a kind of monolithic glass of size.With liquid crystal
The development of display industry, glass to be cleaned are divided into two, and dry cleaning processes need while cleaning two blocks of glass, due to common
USC cleaning machines can not accurately place glass and position glass shaping, common cleaning machine just can not be competent at such work,
Double-station USC cleaning machines can solve this difficult point.
【Utility model content】
The utility model is related to a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines, and the glass of cleaning is divided into two, and once place two pieces of glass
Glass is realized on platen and is carried out at the same time shaping positioning to two blocks of glass, need double-station while lifting, once need two pieces of cleaning
Glass.
The technical solution adopted in the utility model is:The utility model is related to a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines, including cleaning
Head point, platen part, double-station lifting support part and interior assembling rack section, cleaning head part, platen part, double-station
Lifting support part is assemblied on interior assembling rack section;Platen portion is fixed on the cleaning head in cleaning head part
Lower section, and the top in double-station lifting support, wherein the cleaning head in the cleaning head part can be along platen part
Surface direction is moved in parallel to be cleaned to glass, and the pallet body in platen part is provided with elevating mechanism hole, double-station liter
Elevating mechanism in descending branch frame is vertically moved back and forth by elevating mechanism hole.
In the present invention:The cleaning head part includes cleaning head, cleaning head bracket, section material frame, bend pipe, bend pipe
Fixed frame, cleaning head motor and speed reducer, the cleaning head are connected to interior assembling by cleaning head bracket and section material frame
On the guide rail of rack, the power of cleaning head walking is provided by motor, and power transmission is carried out by speed reducer and idler wheel rackwork,
To drive cleaning head to be moved along guide rail direction;The bend pipe connects air source, and air pressure is provided for the cleaning function of cleaning head, curved
Tube fixing device is used for fixed bending tube;Wherein cleaning head is located at the top of platen part, plays the cleaning head of connection and fixed function
Holder is in the both sides of interior assembled part with section material frame.
In the present invention:The platen part is the part being in direct contact with glass, for carrying and adsorbing glass,
There are adsorption tank, cloudy cutting and glass block slot in the pallet body of platen part, the adsorption tank is for providing absorption glass
Suction;The cloudy cutting, reduces the contact area of glass and platen;The glass block slot, for placing glass
Block, to be limited to glass;Wherein the pallet body is equipped with several through-holes, the number of openings and the duplex
The quantity of various kinds of sensors on the lifting support part of position is identical.
In the present invention:Double-station lifting support part include two be symmetrical set it is mutually isostructural
Half plate crane part, is equipped with cylinder below each half plate crane part, two cylinders can individually control with
The individual rise and fall action for realizing half block crane part, since two cylinders can be controlled individually, it is possible to carry out
The individual rise and fall in half block crane part can also carry out the synchronous of entire double-station lifting support part and rise under
Drop acts;Fragmentation detection sensor, fibre optical sensor and electrostatic are installed to pass on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part
Sensor;Wherein whether glass is broken or overlapping, guarantee are safe for detecting for fragmentation detection sensor;Fibre optical sensor is for detecting
The presence or absence of glass, to control lifting action;Electrostatic transducer is used to detect the size of static content, ensures that static content is in reasonable
Range;Limited block and buffer are also added on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part, is risen in lifting frame body
Play the role of limit and buffering in the process, ensures that direct collision does not occur with platen part in it;It lifts frame body and is equipped with ion
Stick, and under platen part, it is used for minimizing electrostatic amount;The position of wherein each sensor and platen part are appeared on the stage plate body
Position of opening is corresponding, and for different process requirements, the position of trepanning and sensing station are adjustable in pallet body;Position
It is equipped with reshaping device in the adjacent side of fragmentation detection sensor, the reshaping device is fixed on shaping cylinder, described
The installation site of shaping cylinder position of opening equally corresponding in pallet body is corresponding.
In the present invention:The interior assembling rack section includes weld holder, and the both sides of the weld holder, which are equipped with, leads
Rail, the weld holder are equipped with guiding axis and support shaft, and the guiding axis is fixed on weld holder, and branch is lifted in double-station
Guiding role is played during the rise and fall of frame part;The support shaft is assemblied on weld holder, upper end and platen portion
Split-phase connects, and is used to support platen part;The side of the weld holder is equipped with electrical cabinet, and the inside has the electrical of electric plates to set
It is standby, it is used for the electrical control of whole cleaning machine.
In the present invention:Reshaping device in double-station lifting support part uses different diameters, big straight
Diameter reshaping device is installed on the external side of crane, and minor diameter reshaping device is installed on side in crane body, can effectively save
Space.
In the present invention:Glass block is equipped on the quadrangle of pallet body on the platen part, it is described
Each angle of pallet body is equipped with 2 corresponding glass blocks, and the glass block is placed in the glass on platen part
It in block slot, is connect with platen part, pallet body plane is highly higher than after installation, constraint glass can be positioned and fixed.
In the present invention:The fragmentation detection sensor is connected by fragmentation detection sensor installation axle and lifting frame body
It connects, is respectively distributed to four corner locations of two halves plate crane part, four fragmentation inspections are installed in every piece of half plate crane part
Sensor is surveyed, glass integrated degree can be detected with position.
Through the above technical solutions, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:The utility model simple structure and reasonable design,
It can realize in double-station cleaning machine the lifting respectively of half plate crane part and lift simultaneously, putting for two blocks of glass can be completed
It sets, position and shaping, can detect whether glass has breakage by fragmentation detection sensor, if two blocks of glass of placement have weight
Folded part, to ensure production efficiency and production safety.
【Description of the drawings】
Attached drawing described herein is to be used to provide a further understanding of the present invention, and constitutes one of the application
Point, but do not constitute improper limits to the present invention, in the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 is the utility model structure diagram;
Fig. 2 is the schematic diagram of cleaning head part in the utility model;
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of interior assembling rack section in the utility model;
Fig. 4 Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of double-station lifting support part in the utility model;
Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of half plate crane part of double-station lifting support part in the utility model;
Fig. 6 is the schematic diagram of platen part in the utility model;
Fig. 7 is the schematic top plan view of the utility model.
In figure:Wherein, 1, cleaning head part;2, platen part;3, double-station lifting support part;4, interior assembling framework portion
Point;5, reshaping device;5-1, major diameter reshaping device;5-2, minor diameter reshaping device;6, glass block;7, fragmentation detection sensing
Device;8, cylinder;9, cleaning head motor;10, guide rail;11, shaping cylinder;12, speed reducer;13, elevating mechanism;14, fragmentation is examined
Survey sensor installation axle;15, fibre optical sensor;16, electrostatic detection sensor;17, limited block;18, buffer;19, ion
Stick;20, adsorption tank;21, cloudy cutting;22, glass block slot;23, elevating mechanism hole;24, weld holder;25, guiding axis;26, it props up
Support axis;27, electrical cabinet;28, idler wheel rackwork;29, cleaning head;30, head bracket is cleaned;31, section material frame;32, bend pipe;33、
Bend pipe fixed frame.
【Specific implementation mode】
Be described in detail the utility model below in conjunction with attached drawing and specific embodiment, illustrative examples therein with
And explanation is only used for explaining the utility model, but be not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.
As shown in figs. 1-7, a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines, including cleaning head part 1, platen part 2, double-station lifting
Holder part 3 and interior assembling rack section 4, the cleaning head part 1, platen part 2, double-station lifting support part 3 are equal
It is assemblied on interior assembling rack section 4;The lower section of the cleaning head 29 in cleaning head part 1 is fixed in 2 position of platen part, and locates
Top in double-station lifting support part 3, wherein the cleaning head 29 in the cleaning head part 1 can be along platen part 2
Surface direction is moved in parallel to be cleaned to glass, and the pallet body in platen part 2 is provided with elevating mechanism hole 23, double-station
Elevating mechanism 13 in lifting support part 3 is vertically moved back and forth by elevating mechanism hole 23.
As shown in Fig. 2, the cleaning head part 1 include cleaning head 29, cleaning head bracket 30, section material frame 31, bend pipe 32,
Bend pipe fixed frame 33, cleaning head motor 9 and speed reducer 12, the cleaning head 29 is by cleaning head bracket 30 and section material frame
31 are connected on the guide rail 10 of interior assembling rack section 4, and the power that cleaning head 29 is walked is provided by cleaning head motor 9, power
Transmission is carried out by speed reducer 12 and idler wheel rackwork 28, roller portion and speed reducer 12 in the idler wheel rackwork 28
It is connected, section of rack is installed on weld holder 24, and idler wheel rackwork 28 is for driving cleaning head 29 to move, to drive cleaning
First 29 move along 10 direction of guide rail;The bend pipe 32 connects air source, provides air pressure for the cleaning function of cleaning head 29, bend pipe is solid
Determine frame 33 and is used for fixed bending tube 32;Wherein cleaning head 29 is located at the top of platen part 2, plays connection and the cleaning of fixed function
Head bracket 30 is in the both sides of interior assembling rack section 4 with section material frame 31.
As shown in fig. 6, the platen part 2 is the part being in direct contact with glass, for carrying and adsorbing glass, platen
There are adsorption tank 20, cloudy cutting 21 and glass block slot 22 in the pallet body of part 2, the adsorption tank 20 is for providing absorption
The suction of glass;The cloudy cutting 21, reduces the contact area of glass and pallet body;The glass block slot 22,
For placing glass block 6, to be limited to glass;Wherein the pallet body is equipped with several through-holes, the through-hole
Quantity is identical as the quantity of various kinds of sensors on double-station lifting support part 3.Platen on the platen part 2
Glass block 6 is equipped on the quadrangle of main body, each angle of the pallet body is equipped with 2 corresponding glass blocks 6, described
Glass block 6 be placed in the glass block slot 22 on platen part 2, connect with platen part 2, after installation highly be higher than platform
Plate body plane can position and fix constraint glass.
As illustrated in figures 4-5, double-station lifting support part 3 include two be symmetrical set mutually isostructural half
Plate crane part, is equipped with cylinder 8 below each half plate crane part, two cylinders 8 can individually control with
The individual rise and fall action for realizing half block crane part, since two cylinders 8 can be controlled individually, it is possible to carry out
The individual rise and fall in half block crane part, can also carry out entire double-station lifting support part 2 it is synchronous rise with
Lowering action;Be equipped on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part fragmentation detection sensor 7, fibre optical sensor 15 with it is quiet
Electric transducer 16;Wherein whether glass is broken or overlapping, guarantee are safe for detecting for fragmentation detection sensor 7;Fibre optical sensor
15 for detecting the presence or absence of glass, to control lifting action;Electrostatic transducer 16 is used to detect the size of static content, ensures quiet
Electricity is in zone of reasonableness;Limited block 17 and buffer 18 are also added on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part,
Play the role of limit and buffering during lifting frame body and rising, ensures that direct collision does not occur with platen part 2 in it;It rises
It drops frame body and is equipped with ion bar 19, and under platen part 2, be used for minimizing electrostatic amount;The position of wherein each sensor with
Platen part 2 appear on the stage plate body position of opening it is corresponding, for different process requirements, in pallet body the position of trepanning with
Sensing station is adjustable;The side adjacent with fragmentation detection sensor 7 is equipped with reshaping device 5, the shaping
Mechanism 5 is fixed on shaping cylinder 11, the installation site trepanning equally corresponding in pallet body of the shaping cylinder 11
Position corresponds to.The fragmentation detection sensor 7 is connect by fragmentation detection sensor installation axle 14 with lifting frame body, is distributed respectively
Four fragmentation detection sensors 7 are installed in four corner locations in two halves plate crane part, every piece of half plate crane part, can
To be detected with position to glass integrated degree.As shown in fig. 7, the reshaping device 5 in double-station lifting support part 2
Using different diameters, major diameter reshaping device 5-1 is installed on the external side of crane, and minor diameter reshaping device 5-2 is installed on liter
It drops on the inside of frame body, can effectively save space.
As shown in figure 3, the interior assembling rack section 4 includes weld holder 24, the both sides of the weld holder 24, which are equipped with, leads
Rail 10, the weld holder 24 are equipped with guiding axis 25 and support shaft 26, and the guiding axis 25 is fixed on weld holder 24,
Guiding role is played during 3 rise and fall of double-station lifting support part;The support shaft 26 is assemblied in weld holder
On 24, upper end is connected with platen part 2, is used to support platen part 2;The side of the weld holder 24 is equipped with electrical cabinet 27, institute
There are the electrical equipments such as electric plates in the inside stated, is used for the electrical control of whole cleaning machine.
The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, therefore all according to described in the utility model patent application range
The equivalent change or modification done of structure, feature and principle, be included in the scope of the utility model patent application.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines, it is characterised in that:Including cleaning head part, platen part, double-station lifting support portion
Point and interior assembling rack section, cleaning head part, platen part, double-station lifting support part are assemblied in interior assembling framework portion
On point;Platen portion is fixed on the lower section of the cleaning head in cleaning head part, and the top in double-station lifting support,
Cleaning head in the wherein described cleaning head part can be moved in parallel along the surface direction of platen part to be cleaned to glass,
Pallet body in platen part is provided with elevating mechanism hole, and the elevating mechanism in double-station lifting support passes through elevating mechanism hole edge
Vertical direction moves back and forth.
2. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The cleaning head part includes
Cleaning head, cleaning head bracket, section material frame, bend pipe, bend pipe fixed frame, cleaning head motor and speed reducer, the cleaning head are logical
Over cleaning head bracket and section material frame are connected on the guide rail of interior assembling rack, and the power of cleaning head walking is provided by motor, is moved
Power transmission is carried out by speed reducer and idler wheel rackwork, to drive cleaning head to be moved along guide rail direction;The bend pipe connects
Air source is connect, provides air pressure for the cleaning function of cleaning head, bend pipe fixed frame is used for fixed bending tube;Wherein cleaning head is located at platen portion
Point top, play the cleaning head bracket of connection and fixed function and section material frame be in the both sides of interior assembled part.
3. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The platen part is and glass
There are adsorption tank, cloudy cutting and glass gear in the part being in direct contact for carrying and adsorbing glass in the pallet body of platen part
Block slot, the adsorption tank are used to provide the suction of absorption glass;The cloudy cutting, reduces the contact surface of glass and platen
Product;The glass block slot, for placing glass block, to be limited to glass;Wherein the pallet body is equipped with
Several through-holes, the number of openings are identical as the quantity of various kinds of sensors on double-station lifting support part.
4. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:Double-station lifting support portion
It is divided to the mutually isostructural half plate crane part being symmetrical set including two, the lower section of each half plate crane part
It is equipped with cylinder, two cylinders can be controlled individually to realize the individual rise and fall action of half block crane part, by
It can individually be controlled in two cylinders, it is possible to carry out the individual rise and fall in half block crane part, can also carry out whole
The synchronization rise and fall of a double-station lifting support part act;It is equipped on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part
Fragmentation detection sensor, fibre optical sensor and electrostatic transducer;Wherein fragmentation detection sensor is for detecting whether glass is crushed
Or overlapping, ensure safety;Fibre optical sensor is for detecting the presence or absence of glass, to control lifting action;Electrostatic transducer is used for
The size of static content is detected, ensures that static content is in zone of reasonableness;It is also installed additional on the lifting frame body of the half plate crane part
Have limited block and buffer, lift frame body rise during play the role of limit and buffering, ensure its not with platen
Direct collision occurs for part;It lifts frame body and is equipped with ion bar, and under platen part, be used for minimizing electrostatic amount;Wherein
The position of each sensor and platen the part position of opening of plate body of appearing on the stage are corresponding, for different process requirements, platen master
The position of trepanning and sensing station are adjustable on body;The side adjacent positioned at fragmentation detection sensor is equipped with reshaping device,
The reshaping device is fixed on shaping cylinder, and the installation site of the shaping cylinder is equally corresponding in pallet body
Position of opening corresponds to.
5. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 1, it is characterised in that:The interior assembling rack section packet
Weld holder is included, the both sides of the weld holder are equipped with guide rail, and the weld holder is equipped with guiding axis and support shaft, and described leads
It is fixed on weld holder to axis, guiding role is played during the part rise and fall of double-station lifting support;Described
Support shaft is assemblied on weld holder, and upper end is connected with platen part, is used to support platen part;The side of the weld holder is equipped with
Electrical cabinet, the weld holder are internally provided with electric plates, are used for the electrical control of whole cleaning machine.
6. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:Double-station lifting support portion
Reshaping device in point uses different diameters, major diameter reshaping device to be installed on the external side of crane, minor diameter reshaping device
It is installed on side in crane body, can effectively save space.
7. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 3, it is characterised in that:Platform on the platen part
Glass block is equipped on the quadrangle of plate body, each angle of the pallet body is equipped with 2 corresponding glass blocks, described
Glass block be placed in the glass block slot on platen part, connect with platen part, after installation highly be higher than platen master
Body plane can position and fix constraint glass.
8. a kind of double-station USC cleaning machines according to claim 4, it is characterised in that:The fragmentation detection sensor is logical
It crosses fragmentation detection sensor installation axle to connect with lifting frame body, is respectively distributed to four corners position of two halves plate crane part
It sets, four fragmentation detection sensors are installed in every piece of half plate crane part, can be detected with position to glass integrated degree.
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