JP2003286048A - Method for manufacturing tempered glass - Google Patents

Method for manufacturing tempered glass

Info

Publication number
JP2003286048A
JP2003286048A JP2002088978A JP2002088978A JP2003286048A JP 2003286048 A JP2003286048 A JP 2003286048A JP 2002088978 A JP2002088978 A JP 2002088978A JP 2002088978 A JP2002088978 A JP 2002088978A JP 2003286048 A JP2003286048 A JP 2003286048A
Authority
JP
Japan
Prior art keywords
glass material
glass
heterogeneous phase
laser light
tempered
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Granted
Application number
JP2002088978A
Other languages
Japanese (ja)
Other versions
JP3956286B2 (en
Inventor
Takashi Iwano
隆史 岩野
Nobuhito Takeshima
延仁 武島
Yutaka Kuroiwa
裕 黒岩
Kazuo Ii
一夫 伊井
Kazuyuki Hirao
一之 平尾
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Central Glass Co Ltd
AGC Techno Glass Co Ltd
Okamoto Glass Co Ltd
AGC Inc
Original Assignee
Asahi Glass Co Ltd
Central Glass Co Ltd
Asahi Techno Glass Corp
Okamoto Glass Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Asahi Glass Co Ltd, Central Glass Co Ltd, Asahi Techno Glass Corp, Okamoto Glass Co Ltd filed Critical Asahi Glass Co Ltd
Priority to JP2002088978A priority Critical patent/JP3956286B2/en
Publication of JP2003286048A publication Critical patent/JP2003286048A/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of JP3956286B2 publication Critical patent/JP3956286B2/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

Links

Landscapes

  • Surface Treatment Of Glass (AREA)

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-strength tempered glass material by a method for manufacturing the tempered glass of a glass material which is difficult to be tempered by a tempering process by air cooling which requires the thickness of the glass material to soften the surface of the glass material and a chemical tempering process which has a restriction in the composition of the glass material for an ion exchanging. <P>SOLUTION: The glass material is tempered by condensing ultra-short pulse lasers and irradiating the surface of the glass material or the interior of the glass material with the condensed laser to form heterogeneous phases to a dotty, linear or reticulate form. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は、建築材料、板材
料、車両用材料、平面ディスプレイまたは光データー通
信、光データー処理、情報処理等さまざまな分野におい
て利用されるガラス材料に適用する強化ガラスの製造方
法に関する。
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a tempered glass applied to glass materials used in various fields such as building materials, plate materials, vehicle materials, flat displays or optical data communication, optical data processing, and information processing. It relates to a manufacturing method.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来、ガラス材料の機械的強度を大きく
する強化ガラスの製造方法として、風冷強化法あるいは
化学強化法の手段がとられている。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a method for producing a tempered glass for increasing the mechanical strength of a glass material, a means of an air cooling tempering method or a chemical tempering method has been adopted.

【0003】風冷強化法は、ガラス材料の温度を軟化点
以上の高温まで上昇させ、ガラス材料の表面を軟化させ
た後に、軟化したガラス材料の表面に空気等を吹き付け
て、表面を急激に冷却する強化ガラスの製造方法であ
る。軟化したガラス材料の表面を急激に冷却することに
より、ガラス材料の表層部は、圧縮応力の状態になり、
機械的強度が増大する。
In the wind-cooling strengthening method, the temperature of the glass material is raised to a temperature higher than the softening point to soften the surface of the glass material, and then air or the like is blown to the surface of the softened glass material to rapidly sharpen the surface. It is a manufacturing method of tempered glass which cools. By rapidly cooling the surface of the softened glass material, the surface layer of the glass material is in a state of compressive stress,
Mechanical strength is increased.

【0004】化学強化法は、ガラス材料をガラス材料が
有しているアルカリイオンA(例えばNaイオン)より
イオン半径の大きいアルカリイオンB(例えばKイオ
ン)を含む溶融塩等の浴槽に浸漬させて、ガラス材料の
表層のアルカリイオンAを該アルカリイオンAよりもイ
オン半径の大きなアルカリイオンBにイオン交換する強
化ガラスの製造方法である。イオン半径の大きいアルカ
リイオンBにイオン交換することにより、ガラス材料の
表層が圧縮応力の状態となり、機械的強度が向上する。
In the chemical strengthening method, a glass material is immersed in a bath of molten salt or the like containing alkali ions B (for example, K ions) having a larger ionic radius than alkali ions A (for example, Na ions) contained in the glass materials. A method for producing a tempered glass in which an alkali ion A on the surface layer of a glass material is ion-exchanged with an alkali ion B having a larger ionic radius than the alkali ion A. By ion-exchange with alkali ions B having a large ionic radius, the surface layer of the glass material is in a state of compressive stress, and the mechanical strength is improved.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】風冷強化法は、ガラス
材料を軟化点以上の高温にするため、ガラス材料が軟化
して変形が生じ、製品の形状制御が困難であった。さら
に、強化するためには、ガラス材料に厚みが必要とな
り、厚みが2mm以下のガラス材料に対しては、機械的
強度を増大させることは著しく困難であった。
In the air-cooling tempering method, the glass material is heated to a temperature higher than the softening point, so that the glass material is softened and deformed, which makes it difficult to control the shape of the product. Further, the glass material needs to have a thickness for strengthening, and it is extremely difficult to increase the mechanical strength of the glass material having a thickness of 2 mm or less.

【0006】化学強化法は、イオン交換を行うためガラ
ス材料の組成が限定されてしまい、さらに、表層の化学
反応により表層が劣化して透明性が失われたり、部分的
な強化が困難という問題があった。
In the chemical strengthening method, the composition of the glass material is limited because ion exchange is performed, and further, the chemical reaction of the surface layer deteriorates the surface layer to lose transparency, and it is difficult to partially strengthen the surface. was there.

【0007】前述するように、風冷強化法あるいは化学
強化法では、強化できるガラス材料が制約されてしまう
という欠点があった。本発明は、風冷強化や化学強化が
困難なガラス材料、特に厚みの小さいガラス材料に適用
できる強化ガラスの製造方法を見いだすことを目的とす
る。
As described above, the wind-cooling strengthening method or the chemical strengthening method has a drawback that the glass materials that can be strengthened are limited. An object of the present invention is to find a method for producing a tempered glass that can be applied to a glass material that is difficult to be air-cooled and chemically strengthened, particularly a glass material having a small thickness.

【0008】[0008]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、強化ガラスの
製造方法において、超短パルスレーザー光の集光照射に
よってガラス材料の表面あるいはガラス材料の内部に異
質相を形成することを特徴とする強化ガラスの製造方法
である。
The present invention is characterized in that, in a method for producing a tempered glass, a heterogeneous phase is formed on the surface of a glass material or inside a glass material by focused irradiation of ultrashort pulsed laser light. It is a manufacturing method of tempered glass.

【0009】また、本発明は、前記強化ガラスの製造方
法において、異質相を、点状、線状あるいは網目状に形
成することを特徴とする強化ガラスの製造方法である。
The present invention is also the method for producing tempered glass, wherein the heterogeneous phase is formed in a dot shape, a linear shape, or a mesh shape in the method for producing tempered glass.

【0010】また、本発明は、前記強化ガラスの製造方
法において、異質相を、板状体のガラス材料の端面近傍
に形成することを特徴する強化ガラスの製造方法であ
る。
The present invention is also the method for producing a tempered glass according to the above method for producing a tempered glass, characterized in that the heterogeneous phase is formed in the vicinity of an end face of the glass material of the plate.

【0011】さらにまた、前記強化ガラスの製造方法に
おいて、超短パルスレーザー光がピコ秒からフェムト秒
のパルスレーザー光であることを特徴とする強化ガラス
の製造方法である。
Furthermore, in the above-mentioned tempered glass manufacturing method, the ultrashort pulsed laser light is a picosecond to femtosecond pulsed laser light.

【0012】[0012]

【発明の実施の形態】ガラス材料とは、Na2O−K2
−CaO−SiO2、Na2O−CaO−SiO2、Li2
O−Al23−SiO2、CaO−Al23−SiO2
Na2O−CaO−B23、Na2O−Al23−B23
−SiO2、Na2O−Al23−P25、Li2O−N
2O−ZnO−Al23−P25等の酸化物ガラス、
Ge−As−Se系やGe−Sb−Se系等のカルコゲ
ナイドガラス、LiF−BeF 2、ZrF4−BaF2
LaF3−NaF(ZBLANガラス)等のフッ化物ガ
ラス、ハロゲン化物ガラス、硫化物ガラスであり、ほと
んどのガラス材料に対して、本発明の方法を適用し、強
化ガラスを製造することができる。
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A glass material is Na2OK2O
-CaO-SiO2, Na2O-CaO-SiO2, Li2
O-Al2O3-SiO2, CaO-Al2O3-SiO2,
Na2O-CaO-B2O3, Na2O-Al2O3-B2O3
-SiO2, Na2O-Al2O3-P2OFive, Li2ON
a2O-ZnO-Al2O3-P2OFiveOxide glass, etc.
Chalcogenides such as Ge-As-Se system and Ge-Sb-Se system
Nide glass, LiF-BeF 2, ZrFFour-BaF2
LaF3-Fluoride gas such as NaF (ZBLAN glass)
Lath, halide glass, sulfide glass,
Applying the method of the present invention to most glass materials,
Fog glass can be manufactured.

【0013】また、ガラス材料の厚みは、特に限定する
ものではないが、従来強化が困難とされている、2mm
以下の厚みのガラス材料に、本発明を適用することが好
ましい。
The thickness of the glass material is not particularly limited, but it is 2 mm which is conventionally difficult to strengthen.
The present invention is preferably applied to a glass material having the following thickness.

【0014】ガラス材料の表面あるいは表面から目的と
する深さに、レーザー光を集光させる。
Laser light is focused on the surface of the glass material or at a desired depth from the surface.

【0015】レーザー光は例えばNd−YAGレーザー
励起のTiサファイアレーザーによる、ピコ秒からフェ
ムト秒の超短パルスレーザー光であることが好ましい。
パルスレーザー光のパルス幅は、好ましくは数百フェム
ト秒以下である。
The laser light is preferably a picosecond to femtosecond ultrashort pulsed laser light by a Ti sapphire laser excited by an Nd-YAG laser, for example.
The pulse width of the pulsed laser light is preferably several hundred femtoseconds or less.

【0016】レーザー光の波長は可視から近赤外の範囲
で、ガラス材料の吸収が少ない波長を用いることが望ま
しい。好ましくは400nmから1000nmの範囲で
ある。
The wavelength of the laser beam is in the visible to near infrared range, and it is desirable to use a wavelength at which the glass material absorbs less light. It is preferably in the range of 400 nm to 1000 nm.

【0017】また、パルスレーザー光のエネルギーは、
数nJ〜1mJであることが好ましく、ガラス材料にア
ブレーションを生じさせない程度のエネルギーで、でき
るだけ高エネルギーにすることが望ましい。
The energy of the pulsed laser light is
It is preferably several nJ to 1 mJ, and it is desirable to make the energy as high as possible without causing ablation in the glass material.

【0018】レーザー光は、レンズ等によりガラス材料
の表面あるいは内部へ集光させる。レ−ザ−光の単位当
たりのエネルギ−にもよるが、異質相を形成するために
は、集光は、径100μm以下のスポット状とすること
が好ましい。
The laser light is focused on the surface or inside of the glass material by a lens or the like. Although it depends on the energy per unit of laser light, in order to form a heterogeneous phase, it is preferable that the light is condensed into a spot having a diameter of 100 μm or less.

【0019】レーザー光の集光点をガラス材料の表面あ
るいは内部で移動させることにより、ガラス材料に異質
相を連続的に形成する。あるいは、レーザー光の集光点
を固定し、ガラス材料を移動させて、ガラス材料に異質
相を形成する。
By moving the condensing point of the laser light on the surface of or inside the glass material, a foreign phase is continuously formed in the glass material. Alternatively, the condensing point of the laser light is fixed and the glass material is moved to form a foreign phase in the glass material.

【0020】レーザー光を集光させる位置は、ガラス材
料の入射面から裏面の間で、任意の位置で選択でき、好
ましくは表面から10μm〜300μmの深さの範囲に
する。また、加重の方向に対して強度が必要となる部分
にのみ、レーザー光を集光させ、ガラス材料の一部分の
みを強化してもよい。例えば、板ガラスに加わる圧力や
曲げ加重などでは、図8に示すような板ガラスの中央部
分11を強化することが好ましく、また、図9に示すよ
うに、割れの発生しやすい板ガラスの端部12を強化し
てもよい。
The position at which the laser light is focused can be selected at any position between the incident surface and the back surface of the glass material, and is preferably in the range of 10 μm to 300 μm from the front surface. Further, the laser light may be focused only on the portion where strength is required in the weighting direction, and only a part of the glass material may be strengthened. For example, it is preferable to strengthen the central portion 11 of the glass sheet as shown in FIG. 8 by the pressure applied to the glass sheet or bending load, and as shown in FIG. May be strengthened.

【0021】レーザー光をガラス材料の表面あるいは内
部に集光照射することにより、ガラス材料に、高密度化
された領域、結晶化された領域あるいは/およびナノポ
ア化された領域として、微細な相が、周囲とは状態の異
なる異質相が形成されると推測される。このような異質
相は、ガラス材料の破壊時において、クラックの進行す
る方向が異質相において変わり、そのため、破壊強度の
向上となる。
By focusing and irradiating the surface or the inside of the glass material with laser light, a fine phase is formed in the glass material as a densified region, a crystallized region and / or a nanopore-formed region. , It is assumed that a heterogeneous phase with a different state from the surrounding is formed. In such a heterogeneous phase, when the glass material is broken, the direction in which cracks progress changes in the heterogeneous phase, and therefore the fracture strength is improved.

【0022】異質相は、点状、線状あるいは網目状の形
に、ガラス材料の表面あるいはガラス材料の内部に形成
することが好ましい。また、異質相を深さ方向に、3次
元的に形成してもよい。
The heterogeneous phase is preferably formed in the shape of dots, lines or meshes on the surface of the glass material or inside the glass material. Further, the heterogeneous phase may be formed three-dimensionally in the depth direction.

【0023】本発明を限定するものではないが、平板状
のガラス材料に形成される異質相について、図2は、異
質相が点状に形成される例(異質相5)であり、図3
は、異質相が線状に形成される例(異質相6)であり、
図4は、異質相が網目状に形成される例(異質相7)で
ある。
Although the present invention is not limited to this, FIG. 2 shows an example of the heterogeneous phase formed in a flat glass material (heterogeneous phase 5), and FIG.
Is an example in which the heterogeneous phase is formed linearly (heterogeneous phase 6),
FIG. 4 is an example (heterogeneous phase 7) in which the heterogeneous phase is formed in a mesh shape.

【0024】さらに、異質相をガラス材料中に2層以上
に形成してもよい。図5は、ガラス材料が平板の場合、
異質相を2層形成させる例(異質相9)である。また、
異質相をガラス材料中に3次元的に形成してもよく、図
6は、線状に形成される異質相9が、A方向視の側面図
およびB方向視の側面図に示すように、ガラス材料中の
深さ方向に変化するようにした例である。
Further, the heterogeneous phase may be formed in two or more layers in the glass material. FIG. 5 shows that when the glass material is a flat plate,
This is an example (heterogeneous phase 9) in which two layers of heterogeneous phases are formed. Also,
The heterogeneous phase may be three-dimensionally formed in the glass material, and in FIG. 6, the linearly formed heterogeneous phase 9 is as shown in the side view in the A direction and the side view in the B direction. In this example, the glass material is changed in the depth direction.

【0025】平板について形成される異質相を説明した
が、平板だけでなく曲面状に成形されているガラス材料
においても、点状、線状、網目状の異質相として形成す
ることが可能である。
Although the heterogeneous phase formed on the flat plate has been described, it is possible to form not only the flat plate but also the curved glass material as a heterogeneous phase having a dot shape, a linear shape or a mesh shape. .

【0026】[0026]

【実施例】実施例1 図1に示すように、ガラス材料3の入射面から深さ50
0μmの位置に、超短パルスレーザー光1を集光レンズ
2で集光して約25μmのスポットに集光させた。
EXAMPLES Example 1 As shown in FIG. 1, a depth of 50 from the entrance surface of the glass material 3 was measured.
The ultrashort pulsed laser light 1 was condensed at a position of 0 μm by the condenser lens 2 and condensed to a spot of about 25 μm.

【0027】ガラス材料3には、ソーダーライムガラス
Na2O−CaO−SiO2(50mm×6.5mm、厚
み1mmのスライドガラス)を用いた。
As the glass material 3, soda lime glass Na 2 O-CaO-SiO 2 (50 mm × 6.5 mm, 1 mm thick slide glass) was used.

【0028】超短パルスレーザー光は、Nd−YAGレ
ーザー励起のTiサファイアレーザーから発振されたパ
ルス幅100フェムト秒、繰返し周期1kHz、波長8
00nmのフェムト秒レーザー光を利用し、NDフィル
ターを用いて焦点付近での出力を約65mWに調節し
た。フェムト秒レーザー光の集光する位置を固定し、ガ
ラス材料1を自動ステージを用いて3mm/secの速
度で直線状に移動し異質相4を繰り返し形成し、図3に
示すような、線間隔が50μmの線状の異質相6を形成
した。
The ultrashort pulsed laser light was generated by a Nd-YAG laser-excited Ti sapphire laser with a pulse width of 100 femtoseconds, a repetition period of 1 kHz, and a wavelength of 8
The output near the focal point was adjusted to about 65 mW using an ND filter using a femtosecond laser beam of 00 nm. The position where the femtosecond laser beam is focused is fixed, the glass material 1 is linearly moved at a speed of 3 mm / sec by using an automatic stage to repeatedly form the heterogeneous phase 4, and the line spacing as shown in FIG. Formed a linear heterogeneous phase 6 having a particle size of 50 μm.

【0029】実施例2 フェムト秒レーザー光の集光する深さをガラス材料の入
射面から200μmと800μmの2つの深さにして、
図5に示すような2層の異質相9,9を、線間隔が10
0μmの線状の異質相で形成した。その他は、実施例1
と同様にした。
Example 2 The depth of converging femtosecond laser light was set to two depths of 200 μm and 800 μm from the incident surface of the glass material,
The two layers of heterogeneous phases 9 and 9 as shown in FIG.
It was formed with a linear heterogeneous phase of 0 μm. Otherwise, Example 1
Same as.

【0030】実施例3 フェムト秒レーザー光の集光する深さをガラス材料の入
射面から500μmにし、図4に示すような異質相7
を、線間隔が100μmの網目状にして形成した。その
他は、実施例1と同様にした。
Example 3 The depth of convergence of femtosecond laser light was set to 500 μm from the incident surface of the glass material, and the heterogeneous phase 7 as shown in FIG.
Were formed in a mesh shape with a line interval of 100 μm. Others were the same as in Example 1.

【0031】実施例1、実施例2および実施例3で作製
した高強度ガラス材料および未処理のスライドガラスに
ついて、支点間距離30mm、荷重点間距離10mm、
荷重速度0.5mm/minの4点曲げ強度試験を行
い、曲げ破壊を測定した。
With respect to the high-strength glass materials and the untreated slide glass produced in Examples 1, 2 and 3, the distance between fulcrums is 30 mm, the distance between load points is 10 mm,
A 4-point bending strength test was performed at a load speed of 0.5 mm / min to measure bending fracture.

【0032】表1は、測定された機械的強度であり、図
7は、強度試験で破壊した実施例1の破断面のSEMに
よる観察像である。変位は、スライドガラスの破壊時の
たわみ量である。実施例1,実施例2および実施例3の
高強度ガラス材料は、未強化処理のスライドガラス(表
1の比較例)に対して、機械的強度が30%以上向上し
た。また、図7に示すSEMの観察像で、破壊時のクラ
ックの進行方向が、異質相で変えられていることが観察
された。
Table 1 shows the measured mechanical strength, and FIG. 7 is an SEM image of the fracture surface of Example 1 fractured in the strength test. The displacement is the amount of deflection when the slide glass is broken. The high-strength glass materials of Examples 1, 2 and 3 have improved mechanical strength by 30% or more as compared with unstrengthened slide glass (Comparative Example in Table 1). Further, in the SEM observation image shown in FIG. 7, it was observed that the propagation direction of cracks at the time of fracture was changed by the heterogeneous phase.

【0033】[0033]

【表1】 [Table 1]

【0034】[0034]

【発明の効果】本発明の高強度ガラス材料およびその製
造方法は、従来、機械的強度を向上させることが困難で
あったガラス材料について、高強度ガラス材料としての
使用を可能にする。
INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The high-strength glass material and the method for producing the same according to the present invention make it possible to use a glass material, which has been difficult to improve mechanical strength, as a high-strength glass material.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】ガラス材料に超短パルスレーザー光を集光させ
ている概念側面図である。
FIG. 1 is a conceptual side view in which ultrashort pulsed laser light is focused on a glass material.

【図2】点状の密度の異なる相で形成される異質相の概
念斜視図である。
FIG. 2 is a conceptual perspective view of a heterogeneous phase formed of phases having different dot densities.

【図3】線状の密度の異なる相で形成される異質相の概
念斜視図である。
FIG. 3 is a conceptual perspective view of a heterogeneous phase formed of linear phases having different densities.

【図4】網目状の密度の異なる相で形成される異質相の
概念斜視図である。
FIG. 4 is a conceptual perspective view of a heterogeneous phase formed of a mesh-like phase having different densities.

【図5】深さ方向に2層形成される異質相の概念側面図
である。
FIG. 5 is a conceptual side view of a heterogeneous phase formed in two layers in the depth direction.

【図6】3次元的に形成される異質相の概念斜視図およ
び側面図である。
FIG. 6 is a conceptual perspective view and a side view of a three-dimensionally formed heterogeneous phase.

【図7】本実施例1の高強度ガラス材料の破断面の図面
代用のSEM観察像である。
FIG. 7 is an SEM observation image of a fracture surface of the high-strength glass material of Example 1 as a substitute for a drawing.

【図8】板ガラスの中央部分に形成される異質相の概念
平面図である。
FIG. 8 is a conceptual plan view of the heterogeneous phase formed in the central portion of the plate glass.

【図9】板ガラスの端部に形成される異質相の概念平面
図である。
FIG. 9 is a conceptual plan view of a heterogeneous phase formed at the edge of the plate glass.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 超短パルスレーザー光 2 集光レンズ 3 ガラス材料 4、5、6、7、8、9 異質相 10 クラック 11、12 異質相を形成する部分 1 Ultra short pulse laser light 2 condenser lens 3 glass materials 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Heterogeneous phase 10 cracks 11,12 parts forming heterogeneous phase

───────────────────────────────────────────────────── フロントページの続き (71)出願人 000002200 セントラル硝子株式会社 山口県宇部市大字沖宇部5253番地 (72)発明者 岩野 隆史 茨城県つくば市春日2丁目11−1 4 レ イクハイツ203号 (72)発明者 武島 延仁 千葉県流山市西初石4−476−4−105 (72)発明者 黒岩 裕 千葉県柏市柏6−8−37−810 (72)発明者 伊井 一夫 千葉県船橋市藤原6−1−11 (72)発明者 平尾 一之 京都府京都市左京区田中下柳町8番地の94 Fターム(参考) 4G059 AA01 AA08 AB05 AC16    ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (71) Applicant 000002200             Central Glass Co., Ltd.             5253 Oki Ube, Oza, Ube City, Yamaguchi Prefecture (72) Inventor Takashi Iwano             2-11-14 Kasuga, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture             Iku Heights No. 203 (72) Inventor Nobuhito Takeshima             4-476-4-105 Nishihaseki, Nagareyama City, Chiba Prefecture (72) Inventor Hiroshi Kuroiwa             6-8-37-810 Kashiwa, Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture (72) Inventor Kazuo Ii             6-1-11 Fujiwara, Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture (72) Inventor Kazuyuki Hirao             94, 8 Tanaka Shimoyanagi-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture F-term (reference) 4G059 AA01 AA08 AB05 AC16

Claims (4)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】強化ガラスの製造方法において、超短パル
スレーザー光の集光照射によってガラス材料の表面ある
いはガラス材料の内部に異質相を形成することを特徴と
する強化ガラスの製造方法。
1. A method for producing tempered glass, which comprises forming a heterogeneous phase on the surface of the glass material or inside the glass material by converging irradiation of ultrashort pulsed laser light.
【請求項2】異質相を、点状、線状あるいは網目状に形
成することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の強化ガラスの
製造方法。
2. The method for producing a tempered glass according to claim 1, wherein the heterogeneous phase is formed in a dot shape, a linear shape, or a mesh shape.
【請求項3】異質相を、板状体のガラス材料の端面近傍
に形成することを特徴する、請求項1あるいは請求項2
のいずれかに記載の強化ガラスの製造方法。
3. The heterogeneous phase is formed in the vicinity of the end face of the glass material of the plate-like body, according to claim 1 or 2.
The method for producing a tempered glass according to any one of 1.
【請求項4】超短パルスレーザー光がピコ秒からフェム
ト秒のパルスレーザー光であることを特徴とする請求項
1乃至請求項3のいずれかに記載の強化ガラスの製造方
法。
4. The method for producing tempered glass according to claim 1, wherein the ultrashort pulsed laser light is picosecond to femtosecond pulsed laser light.
JP2002088978A 2002-03-27 2002-03-27 Method for producing tempered glass Expired - Fee Related JP3956286B2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2002088978A JP3956286B2 (en) 2002-03-27 2002-03-27 Method for producing tempered glass

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP2002088978A JP3956286B2 (en) 2002-03-27 2002-03-27 Method for producing tempered glass

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
JP2003286048A true JP2003286048A (en) 2003-10-07
JP3956286B2 JP3956286B2 (en) 2007-08-08

Family

ID=29234693

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
JP2002088978A Expired - Fee Related JP3956286B2 (en) 2002-03-27 2002-03-27 Method for producing tempered glass

Country Status (1)

Country Link
JP (1) JP3956286B2 (en)

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2007212805A (en) * 2006-02-10 2007-08-23 Central Glass Co Ltd Birefringent optical element and its manufacturing method
JP2009221046A (en) * 2008-03-17 2009-10-01 Sony Corp Laser-processed object
EP2322488A1 (en) 2009-10-30 2011-05-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Joined unit of glass base members, airtight envelope, and method for producing glass structural unit
JP2013055160A (en) * 2011-09-01 2013-03-21 Canon Inc Light transmissive member, optical device, and manufacturing method of them
KR101505470B1 (en) * 2013-05-03 2015-03-24 주식회사 엘티에스 Method for manufacturing tempered glass cell
US9790128B2 (en) 2013-08-07 2017-10-17 Corning Incorporated Laser controlled ion exchange process and glass articles formed therefrom
DE102020119306A1 (en) 2020-07-22 2022-01-27 Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik Gmbh Apparatus and method for curing a transparent material

Cited By (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2007212805A (en) * 2006-02-10 2007-08-23 Central Glass Co Ltd Birefringent optical element and its manufacturing method
JP2009221046A (en) * 2008-03-17 2009-10-01 Sony Corp Laser-processed object
EP2322488A1 (en) 2009-10-30 2011-05-18 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Joined unit of glass base members, airtight envelope, and method for producing glass structural unit
US10370896B2 (en) 2009-10-30 2019-08-06 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha Joined unit of glass base members, and airtight envelope
JP2013055160A (en) * 2011-09-01 2013-03-21 Canon Inc Light transmissive member, optical device, and manufacturing method of them
KR101505470B1 (en) * 2013-05-03 2015-03-24 주식회사 엘티에스 Method for manufacturing tempered glass cell
US9790128B2 (en) 2013-08-07 2017-10-17 Corning Incorporated Laser controlled ion exchange process and glass articles formed therefrom
US10737976B2 (en) 2013-08-07 2020-08-11 Corning Incorporated Laser controlled ion exchange process and glass articles formed therefrom
DE102020119306A1 (en) 2020-07-22 2022-01-27 Trumpf Laser- Und Systemtechnik Gmbh Apparatus and method for curing a transparent material

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
JP3956286B2 (en) 2007-08-08

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
US20200156986A1 (en) Methods of cutting glass using a laser
CN102356049B (en) Method of separating strengthened glass
US9346706B2 (en) Methods of fabricating glass articles by laser damage and etching
JP2013203630A (en) Method for cutting tempered glass plate
JP2013043808A (en) Holder for tempered glass plate cutting, and method for cutting tempered glass plate
JP6703482B2 (en) Laser-cut composite glass article and cutting method
JP4708428B2 (en) Processing method of glass substrate
WO2017038075A1 (en) Method for producing glass with fine structure
KR102082672B1 (en) Method for cutting toughened glass plate
US8943855B2 (en) Methods for laser cutting articles from ion exchanged glass substrates
WO2013031778A1 (en) Cutting method for reinforced glass plate and reinforced glass plate cutting device
WO2012172960A1 (en) Method for cutting glass plate
US20140165652A1 (en) Cutting method for reinforced glass plate and reinforced glass plate cutting device
CN110121396A (en) Then resin layer is made to separate with the first transparent workpiece the method to laser machine laminating workpieces stacked body by forming contour line in the first transparent workpiece
CN109641776B (en) Method for manufacturing glass article and glass article
WO2006112415A1 (en) Method for reducing diameter of bubble existing inside of glass plate
JP2005289685A (en) Tempered glass in which heterogeneous phase is formed by laser irradiation
JP2003286048A (en) Method for manufacturing tempered glass
EP3519366B1 (en) Compositional modification of glass articles through laser heating and methods for making the same
TW201831414A (en) Methods for laser processing transparent workpieces by forming score lines
US20220259091A1 (en) Glass plate processing method, glass plate
JP2005324997A (en) Reinforced glass board with marking and its manufacturing method
EA042227B1 (en) METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PARTIALLY TEXTURED GLASS PRODUCT

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
A621 Written request for application examination

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A621

Effective date: 20050125

A977 Report on retrieval

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A971007

Effective date: 20070124

TRDD Decision of grant or rejection written
A01 Written decision to grant a patent or to grant a registration (utility model)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A01

Effective date: 20070425

A61 First payment of annual fees (during grant procedure)

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: A61

Effective date: 20070426

R150 Certificate of patent or registration of utility model

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R150

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20100518

Year of fee payment: 3

S533 Written request for registration of change of name

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R313533

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20100518

Year of fee payment: 3

R350 Written notification of registration of transfer

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R350

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20100518

Year of fee payment: 3

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20110518

Year of fee payment: 4

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20110518

Year of fee payment: 4

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20120518

Year of fee payment: 5

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20120518

Year of fee payment: 5

S531 Written request for registration of change of domicile

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R313531

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20120518

Year of fee payment: 5

R350 Written notification of registration of transfer

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R350

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20130518

Year of fee payment: 6

S531 Written request for registration of change of domicile

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R313531

FPAY Renewal fee payment (event date is renewal date of database)

Free format text: PAYMENT UNTIL: 20130518

Year of fee payment: 6

R350 Written notification of registration of transfer

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R350

R250 Receipt of annual fees

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250

R250 Receipt of annual fees

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250

R250 Receipt of annual fees

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250

R250 Receipt of annual fees

Free format text: JAPANESE INTERMEDIATE CODE: R250

LAPS Cancellation because of no payment of annual fees