JP2004189562A - Method for manufacturing chemically reinforced glass - Google Patents

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JP2004189562A
JP2004189562A JP2002361591A JP2002361591A JP2004189562A JP 2004189562 A JP2004189562 A JP 2004189562A JP 2002361591 A JP2002361591 A JP 2002361591A JP 2002361591 A JP2002361591 A JP 2002361591A JP 2004189562 A JP2004189562 A JP 2004189562A
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Isamu Kato
勇 加藤
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for manufacturing a chemically reinforced glass without rapid deformation (warping) which appears at a chemically reinforced glassware. <P>SOLUTION: When the chemically reinforced glass is manufactured by vertical dipping of a glass plate where a long side length is L and a short side length is W, the position of a glass plate supporting member is varied corresponding to the value of L/W. When the long side direction of the glass plate is vertical, a lower supporting position is less than L/4 from the lower end of the glass for the glass plate of 1≤L/W<2, the lower supporting position is L/6 or less for the glass plate of 2<L/W≤4 and the lower supporting position is L/8 or less from the lower end of the glass for the glass plate of L/W>4. When the short side direction of the glass plate is vertical, the lower supporting position is less than W/4 from the lower end of the glass. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI

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【0001】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、化学強化ガラスの反りを小さくする方法に関するものであり、タッチパネル等の電子材料分野や自動車用分野、さらには建築用分野など、化学強化ガラスが用いられている多くの分野に有用である。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
省資源・省エネルギーの観点あるいは社会的なニーズの変化から、強化ガラスの薄板化や強化度アップが進んでいる。一般的に用いられている風冷強化法では、3mm以下、特に2mm以下の板厚をもったガラスの生産が難しいことから、2mm以下のガラスでは、化学強化法が多く用いられている。また、化学強化ガラスは一般的に風冷法による強化ガラスよりも高い強度を得ることができるという特徴も、市場に受け入れられている大きな理由である。
【0003】
化学強化ガラスの製造方法としては、種々の方法が考えられている。小さなイオン半径の原子を大きなイオン半径の原子に置き換える方法が数多く用いられており、代表的である。しかし、ガラスの粘性流動を利用して逆に大きなイオン半径の原子を小さなイオン半径の原子に置き換える方法、熱膨張率の差を利用する方法、結晶を晶出させる方法、上述の方法を組み合わせる方法など、多くの方法が提案されている。
【0004】
化学強化ガラスが市場に多く受け入れられている理由として、薄板ガラスでも強化ができることや高強度が得られることに加え、風冷強化ガラスと比較してその変形度、すなわち反りの程度が小さいことがあげられる。これは、風冷強化ガラスが軟化点近くまで加熱された後に高圧エアを吹き付けて作られるのに対し、化学強化ガラスは歪点以下での溶融塩に浸漬して作られるという、製造方法の違いによるものである。
【0005】
化学強化ガラスの変形に関する公知技術をみれば、例えば、2段処理による反り対策(例えば、特許文献1参照)、化学強化直後の強制冷却による反り対策(例えば、特許文献2参照)、ガラス基板の歪点以下150〜200℃の温度範囲で再加熱する反り対策(例えば、特許文献3参照)などが開示されている。
【0006】
【特許文献1】
特開昭61-205639号公報
【特許文献2】
特開2000-344550号公報
【特許文献3】
特開2000-344549号公報
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
化学強化ガラスの反りは良好とされている。しかし、例えば最近の電子機器ではクニックと呼ばれる急激な変形、すなわち急激に変化する反り(以下、クニック反り)の許容範囲が狭くなってきている。このため、従来は問題なしとされた化学強化ガラス製品でも商品として採用されないという問題が発生してきている。
【0008】
しかし、開示されている反り対策は、曲率の大きな反りに対してであり、クニック反りに対してではない。このように、現実的には、化学強化ガラスのクニック反りについては、技術的に確立されているとは言えない状況にある。
【0009】
すなわち、特開昭61-205639号公報、特開2000-344550号公報および特開2000-344549号公報の中で開示された内容では、クニック反りを解消することができない。
【0010】
複数の化学強化ガラスを一度に生産する場合、ガラス板をガラス処理用ラックに鉛直方向に複数枚平行して支持する。この際、ガラス板が倒れたり、ずれて隣のガラス板と接触することを防止するため、ガラス板の垂直方向の上下2ヶ所を支持金具等で支持するのが一般的である。この支持は、その安定性から、ガラス板の上部支持位置はガラス上端からL/4、ガラス板の下部支持はガラス下端からL/4の位置とされてきた。しかし、この支持位置では、クニック反りというガラス板の形状問題が発生する場合がある。
【0011】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明は、上述の問題点を鑑み、変形の小さな化学強化ガラスを提供するものである。すなわち、長辺長さがLで短辺長さがWのガラス板を鉛直方向に浸漬して化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、L/Wの値によりガラスの支持部材の位置を変える化学強化ガラスの製造方法である。
【0012】
また、ガラス板の長辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、1≦L/W<2からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/4未満、2<L/W≦4からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/6以下、L/W>4からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/8以下とする化学強化ガラスの製造方法である。
【0013】
さらに、ガラス板の短辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からW/4未満とする化学強化ガラスの製造方法である。
【0014】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明は、上述の問題点を鑑み、変形の小さな化学強化ガラスを提供するものである。すなわち、長辺長さがLで短辺長さがWのガラス板を鉛直方向に浸漬して化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、L/Wの値によりガラス板の支持部材の位置を変える化学強化ガラスの製造方法である。
【0015】
ガラス板のクニック反りは、ガラス板の自重、曲げモーメント、支持部側と非支持部側の温度差や流れの差の他、予熱時や徐冷時の保持条件や温度条件など多くの因子が複雑に絡んでいる。図1は、鉛直方向が長辺の場合のガラスセッティングを示す正面断面図、図2は鉛直方向が長辺の場合のガラスセッティングを示す側面断面図である。図1および2に示すように、ガラス処理用ラック2の中に入れられた長辺長さがLで短辺長さがWのガラス板1は、2ヶ所の支持部材3A(上部支持具)および3B(下部支持具)で保持される。なお、ガラス板の下端は、ガラスウールなどで巻かれた支持部材4の上にある。溶融塩中のガラス板1には曲げモーメント力が作用し、クニック反りの一因となっているが、この曲げモーメントはガラス板の支持位置により変化する。すなわち、ガラス板の上端には支点がなく、下端部と支持金具3Aと3Bが支点となるため、3Bの位置近傍ではクニック反りが発生することがある。しかし、このクニック反りは、曲げモーメント以外にも、浸漬中や徐冷中におけるガラス面の温度差、イオン交換の違い、ガラス板の重量や剛性、拘束条件など、多くの因子の影響を受ける。
【0016】
このように、クニック反りの発生メカニズムは複雑であるが、ガラス板の寸法が600mm以下で板厚が0.5〜3mmの場合、特に0.5〜2mmの場合、概ね長辺長さと短辺長さの比でクニック反り発生を総括できる。このことは、長辺長さと短辺長さの比で管理することにより、クニック反りの対策とできることを意味している。すなわち、長辺長さがLで短辺長さがWのガラス板を鉛直方向に浸漬して化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、L/Wの値によりガラス板の支持部材の位置を変えることによりクニック反りの対策とすることができる。なお、一般的には、ガラス板の板厚が薄いほど、アスペクト比が大きいほど、ガラス寸法が大きいほど、クニック反りは増大する傾向にある。
【0017】
ガラス板の長辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、1≦L/W<2からなるガラス板では、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/4未満とする必要がある。L/4よりも大きいと、クニック反りが発生する。望ましくは、L/6以下である。一方、ガラス板の下部支持位置には5mm以上が望ましい。これよりも小さいと、ガラス下端部の保持が不十分で、強化処理中にガラスがズレたり、隣のガラス板と重なる等の不具合が生じる。その結果、カケや割れが多発する。
【0018】
ガラス板の長辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、2≦L/W<4からなるガラス板では、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/6以下とする必要がある。L/6以下よりも大きいと、クニック反りが発生する。望ましくは、L/7以下である。一方、ガラス板の下部支持位置には5mm以上が望ましい。これよりも小さいと、ガラス下端部の保持が不十分で、強化処理中にガラス板がズレたり、隣のガラス板と重なる等の不具合が生じる。その結果、カケや割れが多発する。
【0019】
ガラス板の長辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、L/W>4からなるガラス板では、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/8以下とする必要がある。L/8よりも大きいと、クニック反りが発生する。一方、ガラス板の下部支持位置には5mm以上が望ましい。これよりも小さいと、ガラス下端部の保持が不十分で、強化処理中にガラスがズレたり、隣のガラス板と重なる等の不具合が生じる。その結果、カケや割れが多発する。
【0020】
ガラス板の短辺方向を鉛直方向として化学強化ガラスを製造する場合においては、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からW/4未満とする必要がある。W/4よりも大きいと、クニック反りが発生する。一方、ガラス板の下部支持位置には5mm以上が望ましい。これよりも小さいと、ガラス下端部の保持が不十分で、強化処理中にガラス板がズレたり、隣のガラス板と重なる等の不具合が生じる。その結果、カケや割れが多発する。
【0021】
なお、ガラス板の上部支持位置については、従来とおりのL/4又はW/4でも大きな問題はない。しかし、本発明のようにガラス板の下部支持位置を下げていく場合には、化学強化工程中におけるガラス保持の安定性から、その位置をわずかに下げた方が良好となる場合が多い。その場合、ガラス板の下部支持位置がL/4又はW/4から下がった距離の半分程度を目安にすると良い。
【0022】
【実施例】
以下、実施例に基づき、述べる。
(実施例1)
フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx400mm(L/W=1.25、L/4=125mm)のガラス板を5枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm間隔でラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を5mm、30mm、55mm、80mmおよび105mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、105mmでも0.18%で、規格を満足していた。他については、クニック反りは0.13%以下であり、製品規格を満足していた。
【0023】
(実施例2)
フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx200mm(L/W=2.5、L/6=83mm)のガラス板を4枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm間隔でラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を5mm、30mm、55mmおよび80mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、80mmでも0.17%で、規格を満足していた。他については、クニック反りは0.14%以下であり、製品規格を満足していた。
【0024】
(実施例3)
フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx100mm(L/W=5、L/8=63mm)のガラス板を4枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm間隔でラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を5mm、20mm、40mmおよび60mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、60mmでも0.18%で、規格を満足していた。他については、クニック反りは0.15%以下であり、製品規格を満足していた。クニック反りはほとんど認められず、製品規格を満足していた。
【0025】
(実施例4)
実施例1〜3と同様のガラスをそれぞれ2枚づつ準備し、500mmの辺を水平方向として12mm間隔でラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置をそれぞれ5mmと、500mmx400mmのガラス板(W/4=100)については95mm、500mmx200mmのガラス板(W/4=50)については45mm、500mmx100mmのガラス板(W/4=25)については20mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、クニック反りはほとんど認められず、製品規格を満足していた。
【0026】
(比較例1)
実施例1と同様の、フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx400mm(L/W=1.25、L/4=125)のガラス板を2枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm離してラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を125mmおよび150mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、下部支持位置を125mmとした場合ではクニック反りが0.21%、下部支持位置を150mmとした場合では0.25%であり、製品規格を満足しなかった。
【0027】
(比較例2)
実施例2と同様の、フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx200mm(L/W=2.5、L/6=83mm)のガラス板を2枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm離してラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を85mmおよび110mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、下部支持位置を85mmとした場合ではクニック反りが0.21%、下部支持位置を110mmとした場合では0.26%であり、製品規格を満足しなかった。
【0028】
(比較例3)
実施例3と同様の、フロート法で製造された板厚が0.5mmで500mmx100mm(L/W=5、L/8=63mm)のガラス板を2枚準備し、500mmの辺を鉛直方向として12mm離してラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を65mmおよび85mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、下部支持位置を65mmとした場合ではクニック反りが0.21%、下部支持位置を85mmとした場合では0.28%であり、製品規格を満足しなかった。
【0029】
(比較例4)
実施例1〜3と同様のガラス板をそれぞれ2枚づつ準備し、500mmの辺を水平方向として12mm間隔でラックにセットした。このとき、ガラス板の下部支持位置を500mmx400mmのガラス板(W/4=100)については105mmと120mm、500mmx200mmのガラス板(W/4=50)については55mmと70mm、500mmx100mmのガラス板(W/4=25)については30mmと45mmに定め、480℃で溶融された硝酸カリウム溶液中に3時間浸漬して化学強化ガラス製品を得た。この結果、0.21〜0.26%のクニック反りが存在し、製品規格を満足しなかった。
【0030】
なお、クニック反りの大きさについては、明確な規格は決められていない。そこで、慣例的に行われている手法を採用した。すなわち、化学強化ガラス製品に鋼尺をあて、鋼尺とガラス板との距離から判断した。すなわち、最も厳しい規格である、鋼尺とガラス板との距離がガラス長辺長さLの0.2%以下であれば問題なし(規格内)、0.2%を超えた場合は問題あり(規格外)とした。
【0031】
【発明の効果】
これまで、困難であった化学強化ガラスの急激な変形(反り)をなくすことができた。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明の鉛直方向が長辺の場合のガラスセッティングを示す正面断面図である。
【図2】本発明の鉛直方向が長辺の場合のガラスセッティングを示す側面断面図である。
【符号の説明】
1 ガラス板
2 ガラス処理用ラック
3A 上部支持具
3B 下部支持具
4 ガラス下端部の保持部材
L ガラス板の長辺長さ
W ガラス板の短辺長さ
[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for reducing the warpage of chemically strengthened glass, and is useful in many fields in which chemically strengthened glass is used, such as electronic material fields such as touch panels, automobile fields, and even construction fields. is there.
[0002]
[Prior art]
From the viewpoint of resource saving and energy saving or changes in social needs, the tempered glass is becoming thinner and the degree of strengthening is increasing. Since it is difficult to produce a glass having a plate thickness of 3 mm or less, particularly 2 mm or less by a commonly used air-cooling tempering method, a chemical strengthening method is often used for glass of 2 mm or less. Another characteristic of chemically strengthened glass that it can generally obtain higher strength than tempered glass produced by the air-cooling method is the market acceptance.
[0003]
Various methods have been considered as a method for producing chemically strengthened glass. Many methods have been used to replace atoms having a small ionic radius with atoms having a large ionic radius, and are typical. However, conversely, using a viscous flow of glass to replace atoms with a large ionic radius with atoms with a small ionic radius, a method using a difference in thermal expansion coefficient, a method of crystallizing a crystal, and a method of combining the above methods Many methods have been proposed.
[0004]
The reason why chemically strengthened glass is widely accepted in the market is that, in addition to being able to strengthen even thin glass and obtaining high strength, the degree of deformation, that is, the degree of warpage, is smaller than that of wind-cooled tempered glass. can give. This is due to the difference in the manufacturing method that the air-cooled tempered glass is heated to near the softening point and then blown with high-pressure air, whereas the chemically strengthened glass is immersed in molten salt below the strain point. It is due to.
[0005]
In view of the known techniques relating to the deformation of chemically strengthened glass, for example, measures against warpage by two-step treatment (for example, see Patent Document 1), measures against warpage due to forced cooling immediately after chemical strengthening (for example, see Patent Document 2), A countermeasure against warpage of reheating in a temperature range of 150 to 200 ° C. below the strain point (for example, see Patent Document 3) is disclosed.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 61-205639 [Patent Document 2]
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-344550 [Patent Document 3]
JP 2000-344549 A
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The warpage of chemically strengthened glass is considered good. However, for example, in recent electronic devices, the allowable range of abrupt deformation called knicks, that is, abruptly changing warpage (hereinafter, knick warpage) is becoming narrower. For this reason, there has been a problem that even chemically strengthened glass products which have been conventionally regarded as having no problem are not adopted as commercial products.
[0008]
However, the disclosed warpage countermeasures are for a large curvature, not a knick warp. As described above, in practice, knick warpage of chemically strengthened glass is not in a technically established state.
[0009]
That is, knick warpage cannot be eliminated with the contents disclosed in JP-A-61-205639, JP-A-2000-344550, and JP-A-2000-344549.
[0010]
When producing a plurality of chemically strengthened glass at a time, a plurality of glass plates are supported in parallel in a vertical direction on a glass processing rack. At this time, in order to prevent the glass plate from falling down or shifting and coming into contact with an adjacent glass plate, it is general to support two upper and lower portions in the vertical direction of the glass plate with a support bracket or the like. Due to its stability, the upper support position of the glass plate has been set at L / 4 from the upper end of the glass, and the lower support of the glass plate has been set at L / 4 from the lower end of the glass. However, at this support position, there is a case where a problem of the shape of the glass plate called a knick warpage occurs.
[0011]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a chemically strengthened glass having a small deformation. That is, in a case where a glass plate having a long side length L and a short side length W is immersed in a vertical direction to produce chemically strengthened glass, the chemical strengthening that changes the position of the glass supporting member according to the value of L / W is used. This is a method for producing glass.
[0012]
Further, when manufacturing the chemically strengthened glass with the long side direction of the glass plate as the vertical direction, the lower supporting position of the glass plate satisfying 1 ≦ L / W <2 is less than L / 4 from the lower end of the glass, and 2 <L / W. This is a method for producing chemically strengthened glass in which the lower supporting position of a glass plate having ≦ 4 is L / 6 or less from the lower end of the glass, and the lower supporting position of a glass plate having L / W> 4 is L / 8 or less from the lower end of the glass. .
[0013]
Furthermore, in the case of manufacturing chemically strengthened glass with the short side direction of the glass plate being the vertical direction, the method is a method of manufacturing chemically strengthened glass in which the lower supporting position of the glass plate is less than W / 4 from the lower end of the glass.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and provides a chemically strengthened glass having a small deformation. That is, in the case where a glass plate having a long side length L and a short side length W is immersed in a vertical direction to manufacture chemically strengthened glass, the position of the supporting member of the glass plate is changed depending on the value of L / W. This is a method for producing a tempered glass.
[0015]
Many factors such as the knick warpage of the glass plate are caused by its own weight, bending moment, temperature difference and flow difference between the support part side and the non-support part side, as well as the holding conditions and temperature conditions during preheating and slow cooling. It is complicatedly involved. FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing a glass setting when the vertical direction is a long side, and FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a glass setting when the vertical direction is a long side. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a glass plate 1 having a long side length L and a short side length W placed in a glass processing rack 2 has two support members 3A (upper supports). And 3B (lower support). Note that the lower end of the glass plate is on the support member 4 wound with glass wool or the like. A bending moment force acts on the glass plate 1 in the molten salt, which contributes to knick warpage. However, this bending moment changes depending on the supporting position of the glass plate. That is, since there is no fulcrum at the upper end of the glass plate, and the lower end and the support fittings 3A and 3B are fulcrums, knick warpage may occur near the position 3B. However, the knick warpage is affected by many factors other than the bending moment, such as the temperature difference of the glass surface during immersion or slow cooling, the difference in ion exchange, the weight and rigidity of the glass plate, and the constraint conditions.
[0016]
As described above, the mechanism of the knick warpage is complicated, but when the size of the glass plate is 600 mm or less and the plate thickness is 0.5 to 3 mm, particularly when the glass plate is 0.5 to 2 mm, the long side length and the short side are approximately equal. Knick warpage can be summed up by the length ratio. This means that by managing the ratio of the length of the long side to the length of the short side, it is possible to take measures against knick warpage. That is, when a glass plate having a long side length of L and a short side length of W is immersed in the vertical direction to manufacture chemically strengthened glass, the position of the supporting member of the glass plate is changed according to the value of L / W. As a result, it is possible to take measures against knick warpage. In general, as the thickness of the glass plate is smaller, the aspect ratio is larger, and the glass size is larger, the knick warpage tends to increase.
[0017]
In the case where chemically strengthened glass is manufactured with the long side direction of the glass plate as the vertical direction, in the case of a glass plate satisfying 1 ≦ L / W <2, the lower supporting position of the glass plate needs to be less than L / 4 from the lower end of the glass. is there. If it is larger than L / 4, knick warpage occurs. Desirably, it is L / 6 or less. On the other hand, the lower supporting position of the glass plate is preferably 5 mm or more. If the diameter is smaller than this, the lower end of the glass is not sufficiently held, causing problems such as displacement of the glass during the tempering treatment and overlap with an adjacent glass plate. As a result, chips and cracks frequently occur.
[0018]
In the case of manufacturing chemically strengthened glass with the long side direction of the glass plate as the vertical direction, in the case of a glass plate with 2 ≦ L / W <4, the lower supporting position of the glass plate needs to be L / 6 or less from the lower end of the glass. is there. If it is larger than L / 6 or less, knick warpage occurs. Desirably, it is L / 7 or less. On the other hand, the lower supporting position of the glass plate is preferably 5 mm or more. If the diameter is smaller than this, the lower end portion of the glass is not sufficiently held, and problems such as displacement of the glass plate during the strengthening process and overlapping with the adjacent glass plate occur. As a result, chips and cracks frequently occur.
[0019]
In the case where chemically strengthened glass is manufactured with the long side direction of the glass plate as the vertical direction, in the case of a glass plate with L / W> 4, the lower supporting position of the glass plate needs to be L / 8 or less from the lower end of the glass. If it is larger than L / 8, knick warpage occurs. On the other hand, the lower supporting position of the glass plate is preferably 5 mm or more. If the diameter is smaller than this, the lower end of the glass is not sufficiently held, causing problems such as displacement of the glass during the tempering treatment and overlap with an adjacent glass plate. As a result, chips and cracks frequently occur.
[0020]
When manufacturing the chemically strengthened glass with the short side direction of the glass plate being the vertical direction, the lower supporting position of the glass plate needs to be less than W / 4 from the glass lower end. If it is larger than W / 4, knick warpage occurs. On the other hand, the lower supporting position of the glass plate is preferably 5 mm or more. If the diameter is smaller than this, the lower end portion of the glass is not sufficiently held, and problems such as displacement of the glass plate during the strengthening process and overlapping with the adjacent glass plate occur. As a result, chips and cracks frequently occur.
[0021]
It should be noted that there is no significant problem in the upper supporting position of the glass plate even if it is L / 4 or W / 4 as before. However, when lowering the lower support position of the glass sheet as in the present invention, it is often better to slightly lower the position from the viewpoint of stability of holding the glass during the chemical strengthening process. In this case, it is preferable to set the lower support position of the glass plate at about half the distance lowered from L / 4 or W / 4.
[0022]
【Example】
Hereinafter, description will be given based on examples.
(Example 1)
Five glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm and a size of 500 mm × 400 mm (L / W = 1.25, L / 4 = 125 mm) are prepared by a float method, and the 500 mm side is set in a vertical direction on a rack at 12 mm intervals. I set it. At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 5 mm, 30 mm, 55 mm, 80 mm, and 105 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, even at 105 mm, the standard was satisfied at 0.18%. For others, the knick warpage was 0.13% or less, which satisfied the product standards.
[0023]
(Example 2)
Four glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm and a size of 500 mm × 200 mm (L / W = 2.5, L / 6 = 83 mm) are prepared by a float method, and 500 mm sides are set in a vertical direction on a rack at 12 mm intervals. I set it. At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 5 mm, 30 mm, 55 mm and 80 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, even at 80 mm, the standard was satisfied at 0.17%. For others, the knick warpage was 0.14% or less, satisfying the product standards.
[0024]
(Example 3)
Four glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 500 mm × 100 mm (L / W = 5, L / 8 = 63 mm) manufactured by the float method were prepared, and set on a rack at 12 mm intervals with the 500 mm side in the vertical direction. . At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 5 mm, 20 mm, 40 mm and 60 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, even at 60 mm, the standard was satisfied at 0.18%. For others, the knick warpage was 0.15% or less, satisfying the product standards. The knick warpage was hardly recognized, and the product standard was satisfied.
[0025]
(Example 4)
Two glasses each of which were the same as in Examples 1 to 3 were prepared, and set on a rack at 12 mm intervals with the 500 mm side horizontal. At this time, the lower supporting positions of the glass plates were 5 mm, 95 mm for a 500 mm × 400 mm glass plate (W / 4 = 100), 45 mm for a 500 mm × 200 mm glass plate (W / 4 = 50), and 500 mm × 100 mm glass plate (W / 4 = 25) was set to 20 mm, and immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, knick warpage was hardly recognized, and the product satisfied the product standards.
[0026]
(Comparative Example 1)
Two glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm and a size of 500 mm × 400 mm (L / W = 1.25, L / 4 = 125) were prepared in the same manner as in Example 1, and the sides of 500 mm were set vertically. The racks were set 12 mm apart from each other. At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 125 mm and 150 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, the knick warpage was 0.21% when the lower support position was 125 mm, and 0.25% when the lower support position was 150 mm, which did not satisfy the product standard.
[0027]
(Comparative Example 2)
Two glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm and a size of 500 mm × 200 mm (L / W = 2.5, L / 6 = 83 mm) were prepared in the same manner as in Example 2, and the sides of 500 mm were set vertically. The racks were set 12 mm apart from each other. At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 85 mm and 110 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a molten potassium nitrate solution at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, the knick warpage was 0.21% when the lower support position was 85 mm, and 0.26% when the lower support position was 110 mm, which did not satisfy the product standard.
[0028]
(Comparative Example 3)
Two glass plates having a thickness of 0.5 mm and a thickness of 0.5 mm and a size of 500 mm × 100 mm (L / W = 5, L / 8 = 63 mm) were prepared in the same manner as in Example 3, and the side of 500 mm was defined as the vertical direction. They were set on a rack 12 mm apart. At this time, the lower support position of the glass plate was set to 65 mm and 85 mm, and the glass plate was immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, the knick warpage was 0.21% when the lower support position was 65 mm, and 0.28% when the lower support position was 85 mm, which did not satisfy the product standard.
[0029]
(Comparative Example 4)
Two glass plates were prepared in the same manner as in Examples 1 to 3, and were set on a rack at 12 mm intervals with the 500 mm side horizontal. At this time, the lower supporting position of the glass plate is 105 mm and 120 mm for a 500 mm × 400 mm glass plate (W / 4 = 100), and 55 mm, 70 mm, and 500 mm × 100 mm for a 500 mm × 200 mm glass plate (W / 4 = 50). / 4 = 25) was set to 30 mm and 45 mm, and immersed in a potassium nitrate solution melted at 480 ° C. for 3 hours to obtain a chemically strengthened glass product. As a result, there was a knick warpage of 0.21 to 0.26%, which did not satisfy the product standard.
[0030]
Note that no clear standard has been determined for the magnitude of the knick warpage. Therefore, a customary method was adopted. That is, a steel measure was applied to the chemically strengthened glass product, and the judgment was made from the distance between the steel measure and the glass plate. That is, there is no problem if the distance between the steel measure and the glass plate, which is the strictest standard, is 0.2% or less of the glass long side length L (within the standard), and if there is more than 0.2%, there is a problem. (Out of standard).
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
It has been possible to eliminate the sudden deformation (warpage) of chemically strengthened glass, which has been difficult so far.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front sectional view showing a glass setting when a vertical direction is a long side according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing a glass setting when the vertical direction is a long side according to the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Glass plate 2 Glass processing rack 3A Upper support 3B Lower support 4 Holding member L at the lower end of glass L Long side length of glass plate W Short side length of glass plate

Claims (3)

長辺長さがLで短辺長さがWのガラス板を鉛直方向に浸漬して化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、L/Wの値によりガラス板の支持部材の位置を変えることを特徴とする化学強化ガラスの製造方法。When manufacturing a chemically strengthened glass by dipping a glass plate having a long side length L and a short side length W in the vertical direction, the position of the supporting member of the glass plate is changed according to the value of L / W. Method of manufacturing chemically strengthened glass. ガラス板の長辺方向を鉛直方向として請求項1の化学強化ガラスを製造する場合において、1≦L/W<2からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/4未満、2<L/W≦4からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/6以下、L/W>4からなるガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からL/8以下とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の化学強化ガラスの製造方法。In the case of manufacturing the chemically strengthened glass according to claim 1, wherein the long side direction of the glass plate is a vertical direction, the lower supporting position of the glass plate satisfying 1 ≦ L / W <2 is less than L / 4 from the lower end of the glass, and 2 <L The lower support position of the glass plate satisfying / W ≦ 4 is L / 6 or less from the lower end of the glass, and the lower support position of the glass plate satisfying L / W> 4 is L / 8 or less from the lower end of the glass. Item 2. The method for producing a chemically strengthened glass according to Item 1. ガラス板の短辺方向を鉛直方向として請求項1の化学強化ガラスを製造する場合においては、ガラス板の下部支持位置をガラス下端からW/4未満とすることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の化学強化ガラスの製造方法。In the case of manufacturing the chemically strengthened glass according to the first aspect, wherein the short side direction of the glass sheet is a vertical direction, the lower supporting position of the glass sheet is set to be less than W / 4 from the lower end of the glass. Production method of chemically strengthened glass.
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