JP2004203690A - Method for cutting out specially shaped glass plate - Google Patents

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JP2004203690A
JP2004203690A JP2002376171A JP2002376171A JP2004203690A JP 2004203690 A JP2004203690 A JP 2004203690A JP 2002376171 A JP2002376171 A JP 2002376171A JP 2002376171 A JP2002376171 A JP 2002376171A JP 2004203690 A JP2004203690 A JP 2004203690A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for cutting out a specially shaped glass plate with a gouging part which is difficult to break on a part of a visible outline, wherein the glass plate is easily broken and is prevented from a chip. <P>SOLUTION: When a glass plate 1 with a gouging part 3 on a part of a visible outline is cut out by forming a cutting line 5 on a blank glass 4 by a cutter 8 and breaking the blank glass 4 by bending it along the cutting line 5, a clearance X is provided between a cutting line 5a for the gouging part 3 and a cutting line 5b for other part than the gouging part, and the cutting line 5a for the gouging part 3 is extended to the periphery of the blank glass 4. <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、ガラス板の異形切断方法に関し、特に外形線の一部に抉り部を有するガラス板の異形切断方法に関する。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
自動車用窓ガラスに代表される異形ガラスは、矩形状の素板ガラスにカッターで外形線に合わせて切筋を形成した後、この切筋に沿って折り割り(以下、折断ということもある)し、周りのカレット部分を分離することによって切断される。近年、自動車用窓ガラスの複合化や高機能化に伴って、図1に例示するような例えば下辺部中央に抉り部3を有するガラス板が、例えば後部窓ガラスとして商品化されている。そして、自動車のデザイン上からこの抉り部3の外形線2aと抉り部以外の部分の外形線2bとがなす角度θ(本発明においてこの角度を抉り角度θと定義する)が大きい(例えば65°以上)、つまり抉り度の大きい窓ガラスが求められている。
【0003】
一般に、矩形の素板ガラスから抉り部を有するガラス板を切断する場合、上記抉り角度θが小さく抉り度が緩やかであるときには、切筋をカッターでガラス板の外形線に合わせて一筆式に連続して形成し、切筋の裏側を支持した状態で表面から押して切筋の片側または両側に曲げモーメントを付与することにより、ガラス板全体を切筋に沿って良好に折り割りできる。しかし、前記した抉り度が大きい抉り部の場合には、このような従来の方法では後述するように満足な切断が得られない。
【0004】
従来、素板ガラスから円形のような閉曲線で囲まれた磁気ディスクや光ディスク等の比較的薄いガラス板を切断する方法として、素板ガラスに、左右の稜線角度が異なるカッター(以下、非対称カッターとする)で切筋の亀裂を板厚方向に対して斜め方向に形成し、次いで切筋によって囲まれた領域の外側(カレット側)を切筋面から加熱することにより、板厚方向に生じる熱膨張差を利用して前記亀裂を裏面まで延伸せしめて切断する方法が知られている。(例えば、特許文献1参照)
【0005】
また、上記のような左右の稜線角度が異なる非対称カッター自体は従来から知られているが(特許文献2参照)、切筋部に発生するサイドクラックの抑制を目的としており、本発明のガラス板の異形切断とはその目的効果が全く異なっている。すなわち、一般に刃先角度の大きいカッターで切筋を形成すると、切筋の両側にサイドクラックが発生し、このうち製品側のサイドクラックは製品の品質を低下させる。そこで、特許文献2のカッターは、左右の稜線角度を変えて製品側の稜線角度をカレット側の稜線角度より小さくすることによって、製品側に発生するサイドクラックを少なくしようとするものである。
【0006】
【特許文献1】
特開平7−223828
【特許文献2】
実公昭57−23452
【0007】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら、素板ガラスにカッターで閉曲線の切筋を形成し、抉り度が大きい抉り部を有する異形ガラス板を切断する場合、単純に切筋を一筆形体に形成すると、抉り部が満足に折り割りできないため、所望の異形ガラス板を工業的に生産することが困難であった。
【0008】
これを図6に基いて具体的に説明する。図6は素板ガラス4にカッターで異形のガラス板1の外形線に合わせて閉曲線の切筋5を形成した状態を示す。この切筋5の抉り部3における切筋を5a、抉り部以外の部分の切筋を5bとすると、切筋5は5aと5bとの端部が交点17で連続している閉曲線となる。そして、抉り部3はガラス板1の外形線5が内側に入り込み、抉り部3のカレット部6が抉り部3の切筋5aによって囲まれる形となり、更に抉り部3以外の領域のカレット部6とも一体になっているため、切筋5aには折断の際の曲げモーメントが有効に働かず、また曲げモーメントにより抉り部3のカレット部に発生する変形の逃げ場もない。
【0009】
その結果、インコーナー部20やコーナー部17において、折断がなされなかったり、細かい欠け(いわゆる小ハマ)が発生したりする問題があった。また、抉り部3全体に渡って折断されにくいため、亀裂が折断の際に板厚に対して不規則な方向に進行し、例えばガラス板1を上側に抜き取る際に、ガラス板1とカレット部6とが接触してガラス板1に欠け割れが発生する、などの問題があった。これらの問題は、抉り度が大きいほど大きい影響を受ける。
【0010】
そして、このような抉り部3を有するガラス板の切断に、特許文献1の方法を採用しても、上記と同様の理由により、上記問題点は依然として解消されない。特に、磁気ディスクや光ディスク用のガラス基板などと比較して、板厚の厚いガラス(例えば2.5〜5mmなどの自動車用ガラス)では、安定して切断することは困難であった。
【0011】
本発明の目的は、このような抉り部の折り割りにおける困難さとハマ欠けを解消し、外形線の一部に抉り度の大きい抉り部を有する異形ガラス板を確実かつ容易に折断できる方法を提供することにある。
【0012】
【課題を解決する手段】
本発明は、前記目的を達成するために種々検討した結果、抉り部分における切筋の形成の仕方を改善することにより、さらにカッター形状と抉り部の折り割り方法を工夫することにより一層優れた効果が得られることを見出し完成されたもので、以下に記述する異形ガラス板の切断方法を提供する。
1.素板ガラスにカッターで切筋を形成し、この切筋に沿って折り割りすることによって、外形線の一部に抉り部を有するガラス板を切断する方法であって、前記抉り部の切筋と抉り部以外の部分の切筋との間に隙間隔Xを設けるとともに、抉り部の切筋を素板ガラスの周縁部まで延長することを特徴とするガラス板の異形切断方法。
2.抉り部の抉り角度θが65°以上である上記1記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。
3.隙間隔Xが0<X≦10mmである上記1または2記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。
4.抉り部の切筋を、切刃の左右の稜線角度が異ったカッターを用いて形成する上記1、2または3記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。
5.前記カッターが、刃先角度が135°〜160°のカッターであり、左右の稜線角度の差が5°〜25°である上記4記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。
6.抉り部の切筋の近傍または切筋の内側(製品側)の近傍を切筋面側から加熱することにより、切筋部のガラスに生じる熱膨張差を利用して抉り部の折り割りを行う上記1〜5のいずれか一つに記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。
【0013】
【発明の実施の形態】
本発明において、切断する異形ガラス板(以下、単にガラス板とする)は、直線や曲線の外形線によって所定の形状をなしており、該外形線の一部に抉り部を有している。このガラス板は、矩形状の素板ガラスにカッターで外形線に合わせて切筋を形成した後、切筋に沿って折り割りすることによって得ることができる。本発明において、前記折り割り(折断)は切筋部に曲げモーメントを与えて割る方法と、切筋部を加熱することによって発生する熱膨張差を利用して割る方法の両方を含んでいる。
【0014】
図1はこのようなガラス板1の代表的なもので、その下辺中央に台形状の抉り部3が形成されている。ガラス板1の外形線2は抉り部3の外形線2aと抉り部3以外の部分の外形線2bとからなり、抉り部3の外形線2aは台形状に凹んでいる。
【0015】
そして、これらの外形線2aと2bは、前記したように抉り角度θで交差している。このθの大きさにより抉り部3がガラス板1にどのような凹みの緩急度(抉り度)で形成されているかが分かる。このθが大きいほど抉り部3が急激に凹むために抉り度は急勾配になり、θが小さくなるに従って抉り度は緩やかになる。板ガラスの切断においては、一般にこの抉り度が大きくなるほど抉り部3の折断は困難とされている。なお、外形線2aと外形線2bの交差部分が直線状でないときには、抉り角度θはそれぞれの近似直線がなす角度として求めることができる。
【0016】
本発明は、θが65°以上となるような抉り度の大きいつまり折断し難い抉り部3を有するガラス板1に対し特に有効である。もちろん、θが65°より小さいいわゆる抉り度が緩やかなガラス板1に対しても適用できるが、このようなガラス板1は前述したように従来の方法で切断できるので、通常は本発明を適用しなくてもよい。また、このような急勾配の抉り部3を有するガラス板1としては、自動車用窓ガラスを代表的に挙げることができるが、自動車用以外の用途に使用されるガラス板1であってもよく、これらのガラス板1において抉り部3の形状は適宜決めることができ、その数も限定されない。
【0017】
前記素板ガラスとしては、通常、ガラス板1を切り取ることができる所定の大きさに切断された矩形状の板ガラスが用いられる。板厚はガラス板1の用途に合わせて選択され限定されないが、通常は2mm〜6mm程度であり、自動車窓ガラス用としては主に2.5mm〜5mm程度のものが実用されている。
【0018】
本発明は、素板ガラスにカッターで切筋を形成するとき、図1の抉り部3の外形線2aを形成する切筋と、抉り部3以外の部分の外形線2bを形成する切筋とを連続させないで、両者の間に所定の隙間隔Xを設けている。したがって、形成された切筋は従来のようにガラス板1の外形線に合わせて一筆式に連続して形成するものとは異なり、抉り部3の切筋と抉り部3以外の部分の切筋の端部が離隔している。さらに、抉り部3の切筋を素板ガラスの周縁部まで延伸させている。これらにより、抉り部3部分の折断を安定させ、ハマ欠けの発生をも防止している。
【0019】
さらに、本発明の好ましい実施態様においては、切筋の形成の仕方をこのように改善するのに加えて、切筋を左右の稜線角度が異なる非対称カッターで形成したり、該抉り部3の折り割りを加熱による熱膨張差を利用して行うことにより、折断が困難とされている抉り度が大きい抉り部3の折断を円滑にできるようにしている。
【0020】
次に、図1のガラス板1を実際に素板ガラスから切断する場合について、図面に従って説明する。図2は素板ガラス4にガラス板1の外形線に合わせて切筋5を形成したときの平面図、図3は図2のA部の拡大図であり、A部はガラス板1の抉り部3とその近傍部分を示す。図2に示す如く素板ガラス4に形成される切筋5は、抉り部3の外形線に沿って形成した切筋5aと抉り部3以外の部分の切筋5bとからなっている。
【0021】
前記切筋5の外側部分は、素板ガラス4を切筋5に沿って折断したとき廃棄されるカレット部6で、矩形状の素板ガラス4から異形のガラス板1を切断する場合には必ず発生する。そして、このカレット部6はこの切断時の折り代としての役割を持っているため、切筋5と素板ガラス4のエッジとの間に一定幅以上を確保するのが好ましい。この折り代幅が小さすぎると、折り損じが生じるとともに折り割りの作業性が悪くなるので、2.5mm〜5mm程度の板厚に対しては15mm以上を確保するのが好ましい。
【0022】
さらに、切筋を入れた後においてガラス板1を破損することなく切筋5に沿って円滑に折断しやすくするために、通常前記カレット部6には補助切筋18が便宜的に設けられる。この補助切筋18を利用してカレット部6を細片化することによって、切筋5の折り割りが円滑になると同時にガラス板1とカレット部6とが分離しやすくなる。このために補助切筋18は図2に示すようにガラス板1のコーナー部に対応する位置に、切筋5の近傍から素板ガラス4のエッジに向かって形成するのが好ましい。なお、形成する補助切筋18の数およびその向きや位置はガラス板の大きさや形状によって決めることができる。
【0023】
図3に示すように抉り部3の切筋5aと抉り部3以外の部分の切筋5bとの間、更に正確には切筋5aと切筋5bの端部との間には隙間隔Xが設けられている。このため、切筋5aと切筋5bとは不連続となっているが、この隙間隔Xの折り割りは切筋5bの亀裂の波及により得られる。この隙間隔Xは板厚によって調整を図ることができる。このXとしては2mm〜6mm程度の板厚では0<X≦10mmが好ましく、0.5mm≦X≦2.0mmであればより好ましい。X=0の場合には、切筋5bの端部が抉り部3の切筋5aに連続するために、前記した如く折断時に切筋5aと切筋5bが交差する角部のガラス板1にハマ欠けを生じやすく、またカッター等の位置精度により5bが5aを超えた場合には、折り割りする際にハマ欠けを誘発するほかに外形も正確に得られなくなるので好ましくない。また、Xが10mmを超えると、切筋5bの亀裂が抉り部3まで正確に波及し難くなるために、良好な折断が得られなくなる。ハマ欠け防止等を考慮すると、Xは0.5mm以上の確保が推奨される。
【0024】
さらに、抉り部3の切筋5aの端部は、図3に示す如く延長部Zとして切筋5b(正確には切筋5bの延長線)を超えて折り代である素板ガラス4の周縁部まで延びている。抉り部3の折断を容易にするためである。延長部Zの先端が素板ガラス4のエッジに近ければ近いほど抉り部3の折断は容易となるが、通常は素板ガラス4のエッジとの間に切筋を入れない領域Yを設けている。このYの寸法としては、素板ガラス4の寸法精度、素板ガラス4を切台用定盤(図示せず)に載置するときの位置精度などを考慮して、2mm〜10mmが好ましい。Yが2mmより小さいと、カッター操作においてカッターが素板ガラス4のエッジから外れ破損する恐れがあり、またYが10mmを超えると、5aの亀裂がエッジ部まで充分に波及し得なくなり、抉り部3の折断がし難くなるので好ましくない。
【0025】
なお、延長部Zの切筋は、切筋5aを形成する際に切筋5aと一緒に連続して形成するが、切筋5aの端部に近接して形成してもよく、本発明において切線5aをカレット部まで実質的に延長するとは、このような切筋をも含んでいる。ただし、抉り部3を安定して折断し、コーナー部17の形状の精度を確保し、ハマ欠けの発生を抑えることを考慮すると、5aとZを連続して形成することが好ましい。
【0026】
次に、カッターによる切筋5の形成方法について説明する。カッターとしては、超硬の金属合金またはセラミックスから形成されたカッターが好適する。このカッターは後述するように所定角度の刃先を具備し、板ガラス上を転動させることにより刃先の稜線で切筋を刻入するもので、板ガラスの切断用として広く使用されている。切筋はこのカッターをガラス板面に一定の押圧力(カッター圧)で押しながらガラス板1の外形線に沿って走行させることによって形成できる。本発明のように隙間隔Xを設けて異形の切筋を形成する場合には、カッターの走行方向および切り初めと切り終わりの位置に正確性が厳しく要求されるため、切り機としてはカッターを数値制御で操作できる切り機(以下、NC切り機とする)が好ましい。なお、かかるNC切り機はこの分野で使用されているものを適用できるので、NC切り機に関する詳述は省略する。
【0027】
図4は、抉り部の切筋を形成するのに好ましいカッターの正面図である。このカッター8は、図4に示すように刃先角度γ(α+β)の刃先を有する回転輪で、ホルダー10に支軸11により回転自由に装着されている。前記刃先は、稜線9の両側に形成されている稜線角αおよびβの刃部からなり、カッター8はこれらの左右の稜線角α、βが異なっている非対称カッターである。本例では、小さい方の稜線角度αの刃部を切筋5の内側(製品側)に、そして大きい稜線角度βの刃部を切筋5の外側(カレット側)になるように保持し、カッター8をガラス板面に垂直に保ちながら走行させて切筋5を形成する。切筋5の亀裂12は、カッター圧方向の作用で稜線角度の小さい側に向かって発生するので、亀裂12を製品側に角度δだけ傾けて発生させることができる。このような亀裂12は、曲げモーメントや熱変形が加わると、亀裂12の方向に亀裂が進行しガラスが折断されるため、亀裂12の傾斜勾配によって切断後におけるガラス板1の上側への抜き取りが容易となる。したがって、この効果は折断の際に亀裂が板厚に対して不規則な方向に進行しやすい抉り部3に有効であり、特に抉り度の大きい抉り部に対して効果が大である。
【0028】
上記刃先角度γとしては、ガラス板厚2mm〜6mmにおいては135°〜160°の範囲が好ましい。一般に、ガラス板の切断では板厚が増大するに伴って大きい刃先角度のカッター8を使用する。このため2mm〜4mmの範囲のガラス板厚においては145°≦γ≦153°が好ましく、4mm〜6mmの範囲のガラス板厚においては153°≦γ≦160°が好ましい。
【0029】
また、左右の稜線角度の角度差(│β−α│)は、5°〜25°の範囲が好ましく、10°〜20°の範囲であればより好ましい。亀裂12の発生方向をしめす前記δは、この角度差が大きくなるほど増大するので、この角度差が5°より小さいと、左右の稜線角度が等しいカッター(対称カッター)で切筋5を形成するときと実質的に同じになり、切筋5の亀裂12が略垂直方向になるため、特に抉り度が大きい抉り部3では折断および折断後におけるガラス板1の抜き取りが難航する。一方、角度差が25°を超えると、非対称カッターは対称カッターより大きいカッター圧を要するために、非常に大きいカッター圧力が必要になり、良好な切筋を形成できなくなるので好ましくない。
【0030】
ガラス板をNC切り機などで機械的に切断する場合には、単一のカッターで切筋を形成するので、抉り部の切筋とその他の部分の切筋は通常一つのカッターにより筋付けする。したがって、図2の切筋を図4のような前記非対称カッター8で形成する場合には、切筋5bの筋付けも該非対称カッター8で行うことになる。しかしながら、折断が困難な抉り部3のみを非対称カッター8で行い、折断が比較的容易なその他の部分の切筋5bは、対称カッターで形成してもよい。さらに、抉り部3部分の折り割りを後述の加熱方式で行ったり、抉り部3のカレット部に図3に示す如く一本または複数本の折断用切筋19(後述)を形成する場合には、切筋5の全体(切筋5aと切筋5b)を対称カッターで形成することも可能である。
【0031】
次に、切筋5を形成した後の折断について説明する。抉り部3以外の領域の折断は比較的容易であるので、少なくともこの部分の折断は板ガラス切断において一般的に実施されている押圧方式によってできる。この方法は、図示しないが厚さが約1mm程度のスペーサを切筋5の下になるように配置し、例えばスペーサを折断に先駆けて切筋5の下に位置するように定盤上に配置し、次いで切筋5を形成した後に、スペーサの上方のガラス上面を切筋5の片側または両側から押圧して、切筋5に曲げモーメントを与えることによって折り割りするものである。この方法はカレット部6に形成した補助切筋18(図2参照)に対しても適用できる。さらに、抉り部3のカレット部に折断用切筋19(図3参照)が形成されているときには同様に適用できる。なお、スペーサは少なくとも押圧付近の切筋のガラス下側に設置する。
【0032】
一方、抉り部3の切筋5aは図2に示す如くガラス板1に囲まれているため、特に抉り度が大きい場合にはその形状に制約されて上記の押圧方式では円滑に折断できないことがある。この傾向は、抉り部3が小面積であるほど、またインコーナー部20の半径Rが小さくなるほど著しい。そこで、本発明においてこのように折断しにくい抉り部3の折断は、切筋5aの近傍をヒーターで加熱して熱膨張差による熱歪を切筋5aのガラスに生ぜしめ、その熱変形で折り割りする加熱方式が好ましい。この場合、切筋5aの内側(製品側)を切筋5aに沿って加熱すると、切筋部のガラスに効果的な熱変形が得られるので一層好ましい。すなわち、図2に仮想線で示すように切筋5aから0〜30mm、好ましくは2〜10mm離れた加熱領域16を加熱するのが好ましい。切筋5aの上から加熱しても折断可能であるが、切筋5aの上から加熱すると、切筋を入れる際に切筋上に供給した欠けやハマ欠け防止用の潤滑油が乾燥し、切筋形成後の欠けやハマ欠けの進行要因となるので好ましくない。
【0033】
図5は、前記ヒーターの一例を示したもので、図2のA−A部における断面説明図である。本例のヒーター13は電気ヒーター15を内蔵している。ガラスと接触する下部には耐熱性とガラスを傷つけない柔軟性を持つ部材を取り付けてもよい。この部材としては、例えば耐熱ゴムなどが使用できる。ヒーター13の幅は特定されないが、通常は10mm〜30mm程度で充分である。また、ヒーター13の温度が高すぎると、製品となるガラス板1が熱割れする恐れがあるので、ヒーター13の温度としては80℃〜200℃、特に100℃〜150℃程度が好ましい。ヒーター13の加熱温度を切筋5aの位置によって変えることや要所を加熱するもでき、特に折断しにくい抉り部3のインコーナー部20付近を相対的に高くすることは有効である。
【0034】
図5には部分的にしか示してないが、本例におけるヒーター13は加熱領域16(図2参照)に相当する形状を有している。そして、普段は加熱領域16の上方で待機しており、折断時に降下して加熱領域16のガラス面に接触して加熱する。この加熱により切筋5aの両側のガラスには熱膨張差によって熱変形が発生し、抉り部3を切筋5aに沿って折断する。なお、本例では抉り部3における切筋5aの延長部Zも加熱方式で折断しているが、抉り部3の切筋5aだけを加熱方式で折断し、延長部Zは前記の押圧方式で折断することもできる。
【0035】
また、本例の抉り部を加熱方式、それ以外の部分を押圧方式で折断するときの順序は限定されないが、1)抉り部3の切筋5aの延長部Zから素板ガラス4のエッジ部に向けて亀裂が波及するように延長部Z付近を押圧方式で折断し、2)抉り部3以外の切筋5bを押圧方式で折断し、その際の切筋5bの亀裂の波及により隙間隔Xを折り割りし、3)抉り部3を加熱方式で折断することが、抉り部3のインコーナー部20やコーナー部17における小ハマの発生を抑え、かつ抉り部3全体に渡って折断でき、抉り部3を良好に折断できるため好ましい。
【0036】
本発明において、折断には折断する箇所およびその難易度に応じて、このように押圧方式および加熱方式のいずれかを単独または組み合わせて使用できる。しかし、抉り度の大きい抉り部の折断は加熱方式が有効であり、特にインコーナー部20に適用すると有効であり、さらに非対称カッターと組み合わせるとより優れた効果が得られる。また、抉り部3のカレット部6に折断用切筋19を設けた場合には、種々の抉り角度や抉り形状への対応も可能となる。
【0037】
【実施例】
矩形状の素板ガラスから図1の異形ガラス板を切断する場合について、抉り部の抉り角度θ、使用するカッターを変えて切筋を形成した後、抉り部の折断を押圧方式と加熱方式について行い、抉り部の折断状況を折断の可否および折断後のガラス板の抜き取り性などについて調査した。なお、抉り部の折断を加熱方式で行う場合の加熱は、電気ヒーターで図2の加熱領域16に対して行い、抉り部以外の部分の折断はすべて押圧方式で行った。また、表1の切筋欄において「無」は隙間隔Xおよび延長部Zが設けられていない一筆式の切筋であり、「有」は図3のようにX、Zを設けている場合で、そのときのXはすべての実施例について1mmとし、またYは約7mmとした。
【0038】
その結果を素板ガラスの板厚、カッター圧および加熱時間と併せて示すと表1の通りである。表1の結果において、〇は優、△は良、×は不良を表す。なお、表1の例1および例2は比較例であり、例3〜例9は実施例である。
【0039】
表1から明らかのように抉り角度が60°の例1は、抉り度が比較的大き目の抉り部であるが、従来と同様に切筋を一筆式に連続して形成し、抉り部およびそれ以外の部分の折断を押圧方式で行っても、やや抜き取り性が悪い面があったが、抉り部も品質的に問題ない程度に折断できた。しかし、抉り角度が65°の例2では、例1と同じ条件で切断しても、抉り部に折れない箇所が生じ、満足な折断ができなかった。
【0040】
これに対し、例3は例2と同じ65°の抉り度であるが、XおよびZを設けることにより、抉り部を良好に折断できた。このときの折断順序は、1)抉り部3の切筋5aの延長部Zから素板ガラス4のエッジ部に向けて亀裂が波及するように延長部Z付近を押圧方式で折断し、2)抉り部3以外の切筋5bを押圧方式で折断し、その際の切筋5bの亀裂の波及により隙間隔Xを折り割りし、3)抉り部3を押圧方式で折断した。したがって、X及びZを設けることによって、抉り部の折断が改善されることが分かる。
【0041】
また、抉り角度が70°の場合において、抉り部の折断方式を除き切断条件が同一である例4と例5を比較すると、抉り部を押圧方式で折断した例4が抉り部に若干の折断し難さが認められたのに対し、加熱方式の例5では満足な折断が得られた。このときの折断順序は、1)抉り部3の切筋5aの延長部Zから素板ガラス4のエッジ部に向けて亀裂が波及するように延長部Z付近を押圧方式で割断し、2)抉り部3以外の切筋5bを押圧方式で折断し、その際の切筋5bの亀裂の波及により隙間隔Xを折り割りし、3)抉り部3を加熱方式で折断した。したがって、抉り部の折断は押圧方式より加熱方式の方が優れていることが分かる。
【0042】
さらに、抉り部の抉り角度が大きい例8では、切筋を対称カッターで形成すると、抉り部を加熱方式で折断しても、折断後におけるカレット部からの抜き取り性が少し劣っていたが、切筋を非対称カッターで形成した例9ではこの抜き取り性もよく、満足な折断が得られた。この結果から、例えば抉り角度が85度を超えるような抉り度の大きい抉り部の場合には、非対称カッターと加熱方式とを組み合わせるとよいことが分かる。なお、例2を除き抉り部の切断部はいずれもハマ欠け等が発生していない良好なものであった。
【0043】
【表1】

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【0044】
【発明の効果】
本発明は、以上に説明した通り、抉り部を有する異形ガラス板を矩形状の素板ガラスから切断する場合に、抉り部の切筋と抉り部以外の部分の切筋とを連続しないで、両者の間に隙間隔Xを設けるとともに、抉り部の切筋を素板ガラスの周縁部まで実質的に延長して切筋を形成することによって、従来方法では困難とされている抉り部の折断を良好に行うことが可能となり、特に抉り角度が65°以上の抉り部を有するガラス板の切断に有効である。
【0045】
さらに、抉り角度が大きいために押圧方式で円滑にできない抉り部の折断を、切筋部のガラスに加熱による熱膨張差を利用して熱変形を生ぜしめることによって確実かつ容易に行うことができ、特に抉り部の切筋の製品側のガラスを加熱することによって、抉り部の折断を一層円滑にできる。
【0046】
また、抉り部の外形線の切筋を、非対称カッターを用いて形成することにより、折断後のガラス板の抜き取り性を改善でき、これにより抉り角度が一層大きい抉り部を容易に折断できる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】抉り部を有するガラス板の平面図。
【図2】本発明の方法により図1のガラス板の外形線に合わせて切筋を形成した素板ガラスの平面図。
【図3】図2のA部の拡大図。
【図4】本発明に係わるカッターの一例である非対称カッターの正面図。
【図5】図2のA−A部におけるヒーター部の部分斜視図。
【図6】従来方法で切筋を形成した素板ガラスの平面図。
【符号の説明】
1:ガラス板(異形ガラス板)
2:外形線
3:抉り部
4:素板ガラス
5:切筋
6:カレット部
8:カッター
9:稜線
10:ホルダー
13:ヒーター[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate, and more particularly, to a method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate having a curved portion in a part of an outline.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For irregular glass typified by window glass for automobiles, a cut line is formed on a rectangular base glass in accordance with the outline with a cutter, and then cut along the cut line (hereinafter sometimes referred to as breakage). Cut by separating the surrounding cullet parts. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, with the increasing complexity and functionality of automotive window glass, for example, a glass plate having a turn 3 at the center of the lower side as illustrated in FIG. 1 has been commercialized as, for example, a rear window glass. In view of the design of the automobile, the angle θ formed by the outer shape line 2a of the turn portion 3 and the outer shape line 2b of the portion other than the turn portion (this angle is defined as the turn angle θ in the present invention) is large (for example, 65 °). In other words, there is a need for a window glass with a high degree of sag.
[0003]
In general, when cutting a glass plate having a turn portion from a rectangular base plate glass, when the turning angle θ is small and the turning degree is moderate, the cutting line is continuously aligned with the outline of the glass plate with a cutter. The entire glass sheet can be satisfactorily folded along the cut line by applying the bending moment to one side or both sides of the cut line by pushing from the surface while supporting the back side of the cut line. However, in the case of the above-described turned portion having a large turning degree, satisfactory cutting cannot be obtained by such a conventional method as will be described later.
[0004]
Conventionally, as a method of cutting a relatively thin glass plate such as a magnetic disk or an optical disk surrounded by a closed curve like a circle from a base glass, a cutter having different left and right ridge line angles (hereinafter referred to as an asymmetric cutter) is used. The thermal expansion difference that occurs in the thickness direction is formed by forming a crack in the score line obliquely with respect to the sheet thickness direction and then heating the outside (cullet side) of the area surrounded by the score line from the score line surface. A method is known in which the crack is extended to the back surface and cut by using the above. (For example, see Patent Document 1)
[0005]
Moreover, although the asymmetric cutter itself from which the right-and-left ridge line angles differ as mentioned above is known conventionally (refer patent document 2), it aims at suppression of the side crack which generate | occur | produces in a cut line part, The glass plate of this invention Its purpose and effect are completely different from the modified cutting. That is, when the cut line is formed with a cutter having a large blade edge angle, side cracks are generated on both sides of the cut line, and the side crack on the product side deteriorates the quality of the product. Therefore, the cutter of Patent Document 2 attempts to reduce side cracks generated on the product side by changing the ridge line angle on the left and right sides to make the ridge line angle on the product side smaller than the ridge line angle on the cullet side.
[0006]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-7-223828
[Patent Document 2]
Shoko 57-23452
[0007]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, when a cut line with a closed curve is formed with a cutter on the base glass and a deformed glass plate having a bend portion with a high degree of turn is cut, if the cut line is simply formed into a single stroke, the turn portion cannot be folded satisfactorily. Therefore, it is difficult to industrially produce a desired deformed glass plate.
[0008]
This will be specifically described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 shows a state in which a cut line 5 having a closed curve is formed on the base glass 4 in accordance with the outer shape of the irregularly shaped glass plate 1 with a cutter. Assuming that the cut line 5a is a cut line in the cut portion 3 of the cut line 5 and the cut line other than the cut part is 5b, the cut line 5 is a closed curve in which the ends of 5a and 5b are continuous at the intersection 17. Then, the outline 3 of the glass plate 1 enters the inside of the turn part 3, the cullet part 6 of the turn part 3 is surrounded by the cut line 5 a of the turn part 3, and the cullet part 6 in a region other than the turn part 3. Since they are integrated with each other, a bending moment at the time of breaking does not act effectively on the cut line 5a, and there is no escape space for deformation occurring in the cullet portion of the turn portion 3 due to the bending moment.
[0009]
As a result, there is a problem that the in-corner portion 20 and the corner portion 17 are not broken or a fine chip (so-called small hook) occurs. Moreover, since it is hard to be broken over the whole turn part 3, when a crack progresses in an irregular direction with respect to board thickness at the time of a break, for example, when glass plate 1 is pulled out, glass plate 1 and cullet part There was a problem that the glass plate 1 was broken due to contact with the glass 6. These problems are greatly affected as the degree of resentment increases.
[0010]
And even if it employ | adopts the method of patent document 1 for the cutting | disconnection of the glass plate which has such a turn part 3, the said problem is still not eliminated by the reason similar to the above. In particular, it is difficult to stably cut with glass having a large plate thickness (for example, glass for automobiles of 2.5 to 5 mm or the like) as compared with a glass substrate for a magnetic disk or an optical disk.
[0011]
The object of the present invention is to provide a method that can eliminate the difficulty and chipping in the folding of the bent portion, and can reliably and easily break a deformed glass plate having a bent portion with a high degree of turn on a part of the outline. There is to do.
[0012]
[Means for solving the problems]
As a result of various studies to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention improves the method of forming the cut line at the turn part, and further improves the effect by further devising the cutter shape and the bending method of the turn part. And a method for cutting a deformed glass sheet described below.
1. A method of cutting a glass plate having a curved portion in a part of an outline by forming a scored line on a base plate glass with a cutter and folding along the scored line, A method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate, wherein a gap X is provided between the cut line of a portion other than the turned part and the cut line of the turned part is extended to the peripheral edge of the base glass.
2. 2. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate as described in 1 above, wherein the turning angle θ of the turning portion is 65 ° or more.
3. 3. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to the above 1 or 2, wherein the gap X is 0 <X ≦ 10 mm.
4). 4. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to the above 1, 2 or 3, wherein the cut line of the turning portion is formed using a cutter having different ridge line angles on the left and right sides of the cutting blade.
5. 5. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to 4 above, wherein the cutter is a cutter having a blade edge angle of 135 ° to 160 °, and a difference between left and right ridge line angles is 5 ° to 25 °.
6). By heating the vicinity of the cut line in the cut part or the inside (product side) of the cut line from the cut line side, the bent part is folded using the thermal expansion difference generated in the glass of the cut line. 6. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to any one of 1 to 5 above.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In the present invention, a deformed glass plate to be cut (hereinafter simply referred to as a glass plate) has a predetermined shape by a straight line or a curved outline, and has a ridge portion at a part of the outline. This glass plate can be obtained by forming a cut line on a rectangular base glass in accordance with the outline with a cutter and then folding the cut glass along the cut line. In the present invention, the folding (breaking) includes both a method of splitting by applying a bending moment to the cut line portion and a method of using the difference in thermal expansion generated by heating the cut line portion.
[0014]
FIG. 1 shows a typical glass plate 1 having a trapezoidal turn 3 formed at the center of the lower side. The outline 2 of the glass plate 1 is composed of an outline 2a of the turned portion 3 and an outline 2b of the portion other than the turned portion 3, and the outline 2a of the turned portion 3 is recessed in a trapezoidal shape.
[0015]
And these outlines 2a and 2b cross at the turning angle θ as described above. From the magnitude of θ, it can be seen how the dents 3 are formed on the glass plate 1 with the degree of depression (steepness). The larger the θ is, the sharper the concave portion 3 is, and the steeper degree becomes steeper. The smaller the θ is, the gentler the lean degree is. In cutting plate glass, it is generally considered difficult to break the turned portion 3 as the degree of turning increases. In addition, when the intersection of the outline 2a and the outline 2b is not linear, the turning angle θ can be obtained as an angle formed by each approximate straight line.
[0016]
The present invention is particularly effective for the glass plate 1 having a bend portion 3 that has a large bend degree, that is, is difficult to break, such that θ is 65 ° or more. Of course, the present invention can also be applied to the so-called glass plate 1 having a gentle degree of θ smaller than 65 °. However, since the glass plate 1 can be cut by the conventional method as described above, the present invention is usually applied. You don't have to. Moreover, as a glass plate 1 having such a steep beveled portion 3, an automotive window glass can be cited as a representative example, but it may be a glass plate 1 used for purposes other than for automobiles. In these glass plates 1, the shape of the turned portion 3 can be determined as appropriate, and the number thereof is not limited.
[0017]
As the base glass, a rectangular plate glass cut into a predetermined size that can cut out the glass plate 1 is usually used. The plate thickness is selected according to the use of the glass plate 1 and is not limited, but is usually about 2 mm to 6 mm, and those for automobile window glass are mainly about 2.5 mm to 5 mm.
[0018]
In the present invention, when forming a cut line with a cutter on the base glass, a cut line that forms the outline 2a of the bent part 3 in FIG. 1 and a cut line that forms the outline 2b of the part other than the bent part 3 are provided. A predetermined gap X is provided between the two without being continuous. Therefore, the formed cut lines are different from those formed continuously in a single stroke according to the outline of the glass plate 1 as in the prior art, and the cut lines in the portions other than the turn portion 3 and the cut portions other than the turn portion 3. The ends of are separated. Furthermore, the cut line of the turn part 3 is extended to the peripheral part of a base plate glass. As a result, the breakage of the bent portion 3 is stabilized, and the occurrence of chipping is also prevented.
[0019]
Furthermore, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, in addition to improving the method of forming the cut line in this way, the cut line is formed by an asymmetric cutter having different left and right ridge line angles, or the bent portion 3 is folded. By performing the splitting using the difference in thermal expansion caused by heating, it is possible to smoothly break the bent portion 3 having a high degree of turning, which is difficult to break.
[0020]
Next, a case where the glass plate 1 of FIG. 1 is actually cut from the base glass will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the base glass 4 when the cut line 5 is formed in accordance with the outline of the glass plate 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG. 2, and the portion A is a bent portion of the glass plate 1. 3 and its vicinity are shown. As shown in FIG. 2, the cut line 5 formed on the base glass 4 includes a cut line 5 a formed along the outline of the turned part 3 and a cut line 5 b other than the turned part 3.
[0021]
The outer portion of the cut line 5 is a cullet 6 that is discarded when the base plate glass 4 is cut along the cut line 5, and is always generated when the irregular glass plate 1 is cut from the rectangular base plate glass 4. To do. And since this cullet part 6 has a role as a folding margin at the time of this cutting | disconnection, it is preferable to ensure a certain width or more between the cut line 5 and the edge of the base plate glass 4. FIG. If the folding allowance width is too small, breakage occurs and the workability of folding is deteriorated. Therefore, it is preferable to secure 15 mm or more for a plate thickness of about 2.5 mm to 5 mm.
[0022]
Further, in order to easily break the glass plate 1 along the cut line 5 without damaging the glass plate 1 after the cut line is inserted, an auxiliary cut line 18 is usually provided in the cullet portion 6 for convenience. By making the cullet part 6 into pieces using this auxiliary cut line 18, the cut line 5 can be smoothly split and the glass plate 1 and the cullet part 6 can be easily separated. For this purpose, the auxiliary score 18 is preferably formed at a position corresponding to the corner portion of the glass plate 1 from the vicinity of the score 5 toward the edge of the base glass 4 as shown in FIG. In addition, the number of auxiliary cut lines 18 to be formed, the direction and position thereof can be determined by the size and shape of the glass plate.
[0023]
As shown in FIG. 3, there is a gap X between the cut line 5a of the turn part 3 and the cut line 5b other than the turn part 3, more precisely between the cut line 5a and the end part of the cut line 5b. Is provided. For this reason, the incision 5a and the incision 5b are discontinuous, but this gap clearance X is obtained by the spread of cracks in the incision 5b. The gap X can be adjusted by the plate thickness. X is preferably 0 <X ≦ 10 mm with a plate thickness of about 2 mm to 6 mm, and more preferably 0.5 mm ≦ X ≦ 2.0 mm. In the case of X = 0, since the end of the cut line 5b is continuous with the cut line 5a of the turn part 3, the cut glass 5a and the cut line 5b intersect with the glass plate 1 at the corner where the cut line 5b intersects as described above. It is not preferable that cracks are likely to occur, and that if 5b exceeds 5a due to the positional accuracy of the cutter or the like, the cracks will not be generated when folding, and the outer shape cannot be obtained accurately. Further, when X exceeds 10 mm, it becomes difficult to accurately propagate the crack of the cutting line 5b to the bent portion 3, so that it is impossible to obtain a good break. Considering prevention of cracks and the like, it is recommended that X is secured to 0.5 mm or more.
[0024]
Furthermore, the edge part of the cut line 5a of the turn part 3 is a peripheral part of the base plate glass 4 which is a folding margin beyond the cut line 5b (exactly the extension line of the cut line 5b) as an extension part Z as shown in FIG. It extends to. This is for facilitating the breakage of the turned portion 3. The closer the tip of the extended portion Z is to the edge of the base glass 4, the easier it is to break the bent portion 3, but usually a region Y where no cut is made between the edge of the base glass 4 is provided. The dimension of Y is preferably 2 mm to 10 mm in consideration of the dimensional accuracy of the base glass 4 and the positional accuracy when the base glass 4 is placed on a surface plate for a stand (not shown). If Y is smaller than 2 mm, the cutter may be detached from the edge of the base glass 4 in the cutter operation and damaged, and if Y exceeds 10 mm, the crack of 5a cannot be sufficiently propagated to the edge portion. This is not preferable because it is difficult to break.
[0025]
The cut line of the extension Z is formed continuously with the cut line 5a when forming the cut line 5a, but it may be formed close to the end of the cut line 5a. To substantially extend the cut line 5a to the cullet portion includes such a cut line. However, it is preferable to form 5a and Z in succession in consideration of stably cutting the turned portion 3, ensuring the accuracy of the shape of the corner portion 17, and suppressing the occurrence of cracks.
[0026]
Next, a method for forming the cut line 5 using a cutter will be described. As the cutter, a cutter formed of a super hard metal alloy or ceramic is suitable. As will be described later, this cutter has a cutting edge of a predetermined angle, and incises a cut line at the ridge line of the cutting edge by rolling on the glass sheet, and is widely used for cutting plate glass. The cut line can be formed by running the cutter along the outline of the glass plate 1 while pressing the cutter against the glass plate surface with a constant pressing force (cutter pressure). In the case of forming an irregularly shaped cut line with a gap X as in the present invention, since the accuracy is strictly required in the traveling direction of the cutter and the positions of the start and end of cutting, a cutter is used as a cutting machine. A cutting machine that can be operated by numerical control (hereinafter referred to as an NC cutting machine) is preferable. In addition, since what is used in this field | area can apply this NC cutting machine, detailed description regarding an NC cutting machine is abbreviate | omitted.
[0027]
FIG. 4 is a front view of a cutter that is preferable for forming the cut line of the turning portion. The cutter 8 is a rotating wheel having a cutting edge angle γ (α + β) as shown in FIG. The cutting edge is composed of blade portions with ridge line angles α and β formed on both sides of the ridge line 9, and the cutter 8 is an asymmetric cutter in which the left and right ridge line angles α and β are different. In this example, the blade portion with the smaller ridge line angle α is held inside the cut line 5 (product side), and the blade part with a large ridge line angle β is held outside the cut line 5 (caret side), The cutting line 5 is formed by running the cutter 8 while keeping it perpendicular to the glass plate surface. Since the crack 12 of the cutting line 5 is generated toward the side having a small ridge angle by the action in the cutter pressure direction, the crack 12 can be generated by being inclined by the angle δ toward the product side. When such a crack 12 is subjected to a bending moment or thermal deformation, the crack progresses in the direction of the crack 12 and the glass is broken. Therefore, the glass 12 is pulled out to the upper side after cutting due to the inclination gradient of the crack 12. It becomes easy. Therefore, this effect is effective for the turn part 3 where cracks tend to travel in an irregular direction with respect to the plate thickness at the time of breaking, and is particularly effective for a turn part having a high turn degree.
[0028]
The blade edge angle γ is preferably in the range of 135 ° to 160 ° when the glass plate thickness is 2 mm to 6 mm. Generally, in cutting a glass plate, a cutter 8 having a large blade edge angle is used as the plate thickness increases. Therefore, 145 ° ≦ γ ≦ 153 ° is preferable in the glass plate thickness in the range of 2 mm to 4 mm, and 153 ° ≦ γ ≦ 160 ° is preferable in the glass plate thickness in the range of 4 mm to 6 mm.
[0029]
Further, the angle difference (| β−α |) between the left and right ridge line angles is preferably in the range of 5 ° to 25 °, and more preferably in the range of 10 ° to 20 °. The δ that indicates the generation direction of the crack 12 increases as the angle difference increases. Therefore, when the angle difference is smaller than 5 °, the cutting line 5 is formed with a cutter (symmetric cutter) having the same ridge line angle on the left and right. Since the crack 12 of the cut line 5 is in a substantially vertical direction, it is difficult to break the glass plate 1 and to remove the glass plate 1 after the breakage at the bend portion 3 where the degree of turn is particularly large. On the other hand, when the angle difference exceeds 25 °, the asymmetric cutter requires a cutter pressure larger than that of the symmetric cutter, so that a very large cutter pressure is required and a good cutting line cannot be formed.
[0030]
When a glass plate is mechanically cut with an NC cutting machine or the like, the cut line is formed with a single cutter, so that the cut line in the turn part and the cut line in the other part are usually made with a single cutter. . Therefore, when the cut line in FIG. 2 is formed by the asymmetric cutter 8 as shown in FIG. 4, the cut line 5 b is also formed by the asymmetric cutter 8. However, it is also possible to perform only the turn 3 that is difficult to break with the asymmetric cutter 8, and the other part of the cut line 5b that is relatively easy to break with the symmetrical cutter. Further, when the folding portion 3 is folded by the heating method described later, or when one or a plurality of cutting cuts 19 (described later) are formed in the cullet portion of the turning portion 3 as shown in FIG. The entire cutting line 5 (the cutting line 5a and the cutting line 5b) can be formed with a symmetrical cutter.
[0031]
Next, the breaking after the cut line 5 is formed will be described. Since it is relatively easy to break the region other than the turned portion 3, at least this portion can be broken by a pressing method that is generally used for cutting plate glass. In this method, although not shown, a spacer having a thickness of about 1 mm is disposed below the cut line 5 and, for example, the spacer is disposed on the surface plate so as to be positioned below the cut line 5 prior to breaking. Then, after forming the cut line 5, the upper surface of the glass above the spacer is pressed from one side or both sides of the cut line 5 to give a bending moment to the cut line 5. This method can also be applied to the auxiliary incisor 18 (see FIG. 2) formed in the cullet portion 6. Furthermore, the present invention can be similarly applied when the cutting cut 19 (see FIG. 3) is formed in the cullet portion of the turn portion 3. In addition, the spacer is installed at least on the lower glass side of the cut line in the vicinity of the pressing.
[0032]
On the other hand, the cut line 5a of the curled portion 3 is surrounded by the glass plate 1 as shown in FIG. 2, and therefore, when the degree of curling is particularly large, the shape is restricted and the above pressing method cannot be smoothly broken. is there. This tendency becomes more prominent as the turning portion 3 has a smaller area and the radius R of the in-corner portion 20 becomes smaller. Therefore, in the present invention, the bent portion 3 that is difficult to break is heated in the vicinity of the cut line 5a with a heater to generate thermal strain due to the difference in thermal expansion in the glass of the cut line 5a, and is bent by the thermal deformation. A split heating method is preferred. In this case, it is more preferable to heat the inside (product side) of the cut line 5a along the cut line 5a because effective thermal deformation can be obtained in the glass of the cut line part. That is, it is preferable to heat the heating region 16 that is 0 to 30 mm, preferably 2 to 10 mm away from the cut line 5a as indicated by a virtual line in FIG. Although it is possible to break even if heated from above the cut line 5a, if heated from above the cut line 5a, the lubricating oil for preventing chipping and hook chipping supplied to the cutting line when inserting the cutting line is dried, This is not preferable because it becomes a cause of progress of chipping after cutting and formation of hooks.
[0033]
FIG. 5 shows an example of the heater, and is an explanatory cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. The heater 13 in this example incorporates an electric heater 15. A member having heat resistance and flexibility that does not damage the glass may be attached to the lower part in contact with the glass. As this member, for example, heat-resistant rubber can be used. The width of the heater 13 is not specified, but usually about 10 mm to 30 mm is sufficient. Further, if the temperature of the heater 13 is too high, the glass plate 1 serving as a product may be thermally cracked. Therefore, the temperature of the heater 13 is preferably about 80 ° C to 200 ° C, particularly about 100 ° C to 150 ° C. It is possible to change the heating temperature of the heater 13 depending on the position of the cutting line 5a and to heat the important points, and it is effective to make the vicinity of the in-corner portion 20 of the turn portion 3 that is difficult to break particularly high.
[0034]
Although only partially shown in FIG. 5, the heater 13 in this example has a shape corresponding to the heating region 16 (see FIG. 2). And normally, it waits above the heating area | region 16, falls at the time of a break, contacts the glass surface of the heating area | region 16, and heats. Due to this heating, the glass on both sides of the cut line 5a is thermally deformed due to the difference in thermal expansion, and the curled portion 3 is broken along the cut line 5a. In this example, the extension Z of the cut line 5a in the turn part 3 is also cut by the heating method, but only the cut line 5a of the turn part 3 is cut by the heating method, and the extension part Z is cut by the pressing method described above. It can also be broken.
[0035]
In addition, the order when the bent portion of this example is broken by the heating method and the other portions by the pressing method is not limited, but 1) From the extended portion Z of the cut line 5a of the turned portion 3 to the edge portion of the base glass 4 The vicinity of the extension Z is broken by the pressing method so that the crack spreads toward the surface, and 2) the cutting line 5b other than the turn part 3 is broken by the pressing method, and the gap X is generated by the spreading of the crack of the cutting line 5b at that time. 3) Breaking the turn part 3 by a heating method can suppress the occurrence of small hooks in the in-corner part 20 and the corner part 17 of the turn part 3, and can be cut over the whole turn part 3. It is preferable because the bent portion 3 can be broken well.
[0036]
In the present invention, either the pressing method or the heating method can be used singly or in combination, depending on the location to be broken and the degree of difficulty thereof. However, the heating method is effective for breaking a bent portion having a high degree of turning, and is particularly effective when applied to the in-corner portion 20, and further excellent effects can be obtained when combined with an asymmetric cutter. Moreover, when the cutting cut 19 is provided in the cullet portion 6 of the turn portion 3, it is possible to cope with various turn angles and turn shapes.
[0037]
【Example】
In the case of cutting the deformed glass plate in FIG. 1 from a rectangular base glass, after changing the turning angle θ of the turning part and the cutter to be used to form the cut line, the turning part is broken by the pressing method and the heating method. Then, the breakage state of the turn part was investigated with respect to whether or not the breakage was possible and the pullability of the glass plate after the breakage. In addition, the heating in the case of performing the breakage of the bent portion by the heating method was performed on the heating region 16 of FIG. 2 with an electric heater, and all the portions other than the turned portion were broken by the pressing method. Further, in the cut line column of Table 1, “No” is a one-stroke type cut line that is not provided with the gap X and the extension Z, and “Yes” is a case where X and Z are provided as shown in FIG. Then, X at that time was 1 mm for all examples, and Y was about 7 mm.
[0038]
The results are shown in Table 1 together with the plate glass thickness, cutter pressure, and heating time. In the results of Table 1, ◯ indicates excellent, Δ indicates good, and X indicates poor. In addition, Example 1 and Example 2 of Table 1 are comparative examples, and Examples 3 to 9 are examples.
[0039]
As can be seen from Table 1, Example 1 in which the turning angle is 60 ° is a turning portion having a relatively large turning degree. Even when the other parts were broken by the pressing method, there was a somewhat poor pullability, but the twisted part could be broken to the extent that there was no quality problem. However, in Example 2 in which the turning angle was 65 °, even if the cutting was performed under the same conditions as in Example 1, a portion that could not be bent at the turning portion was generated, and satisfactory cutting could not be performed.
[0040]
On the other hand, Example 3 has the same 65 ° turning degree as Example 2, but by providing X and Z, the turning part could be satisfactorily broken. The cutting sequence at this time is 1) cutting the vicinity of the extension Z by a pressing method so that a crack spreads from the extension Z of the cut line 5a of the turn 3 to the edge of the base glass 4 and 2) turning The cutting lines 5b other than the part 3 were broken by a pressing method, and the clearance gap X was broken by the spread of cracks in the cutting line 5b at that time, and 3) the turning part 3 was broken by the pressing method. Therefore, it can be seen that the provision of X and Z improves the breakage of the turning portion.
[0041]
Further, when Example 4 and Example 5 in which the cutting conditions are the same except for the bending method of the turning part when the turning angle is 70 °, the example 4 in which the turning part is cut by the pressing method is slightly broken at the turning part. However, in Example 5 of the heating method, satisfactory breakage was obtained. The cutting sequence at this time is 1) cleaving the vicinity of the extended portion Z by a pressing method so that a crack spreads from the extended portion Z of the cut line 5a of the turned portion 3 toward the edge portion of the glass sheet 4 and 2) The cutting lines 5b other than the part 3 were broken by a pressing method, and the gap X was broken by the spread of cracks in the cutting line 5b at that time, and 3) the turning part 3 was broken by a heating method. Therefore, it can be seen that the heating method is superior to the pressing method for breaking the bent portion.
[0042]
Furthermore, in Example 8 in which the turning angle of the turning portion is large, when the cut line is formed with a symmetric cutter, even if the turning portion is broken by the heating method, the pullability from the cullet portion after the breaking is slightly inferior, In Example 9 in which the streak was formed with an asymmetric cutter, the pullability was good and satisfactory breaking was obtained. From this result, it can be seen that, for example, in the case of a turning portion having a large turning degree such that the turning angle exceeds 85 degrees, it is preferable to combine an asymmetric cutter and a heating method. Except for Example 2, all of the cut portions of the punched portion were good with no cracks or the like.
[0043]
[Table 1]
Figure 2004203690
[0044]
【The invention's effect】
In the present invention, as described above, when cutting a deformed glass plate having a turn part from a rectangular base glass, both the cut part of the turn part and the cut part other than the turn part are not continuous. In addition, a gap X is provided between the slits, and the cut line of the bent part is substantially extended to the peripheral part of the base glass to form the cut line, thereby making it possible to break the bent part, which is difficult in the conventional method. In particular, it is effective for cutting a glass plate having a turning portion with a turning angle of 65 ° or more.
[0045]
Furthermore, it is possible to reliably and easily break the bent portion, which cannot be smoothly performed by the pressing method due to the large turning angle, by causing thermal deformation to the glass of the cut line portion by utilizing the thermal expansion difference due to heating. In particular, by heating the glass on the product side of the cut line of the bent portion, the bent portion can be broken more smoothly.
[0046]
Further, by forming the cut line of the outline of the bent portion using an asymmetric cutter, it is possible to improve the drawability of the glass plate after being cut, and thus it is possible to easily cut the bent portion having a larger turning angle.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a glass plate having a curled portion.
2 is a plan view of a base glass in which a cut line is formed in accordance with the outline of the glass plate of FIG. 1 by the method of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a part A in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a front view of an asymmetric cutter which is an example of a cutter according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view of a heater portion in the AA portion in FIG. 2;
FIG. 6 is a plan view of a base glass having a cut line formed by a conventional method.
[Explanation of symbols]
1: Glass plate (modified glass plate)
2: Outline
3: Beating part
4: Raw glass
5: Incisor
6: Caret
8: Cutter
9: Ridge line
10: Holder
13: Heater

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素板ガラスにカッターで切筋を形成し、この切筋に沿って折り割りすることによって、外形線の一部に抉り部を有するガラス板を切断する方法であって、前記抉り部の切筋と抉り部以外の部分の切筋との間に隙間隔Xを設けるとともに、抉り部の切筋を素板ガラスの周縁部付近まで延長することを特徴とするガラス板の異形切断方法。A method of cutting a glass plate having a curled portion at a part of an outline by forming a scored line in a base plate glass with a cutter and folding along the scored line, A variant cutting method for a glass plate, characterized in that a gap X is provided between a cut line other than the turn part and the cut part of the turn part is extended to the vicinity of the peripheral edge of the base glass. 抉り部の抉り角度θが65°以上である請求項1記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。2. The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to claim 1, wherein the turning angle [theta] of the turning portion is 65 [deg.] Or more. 隙間隔Xが0<X≦10mmである請求項1または2記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass sheet according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the gap X is 0 <X≤10 mm. 抉り部の切筋を、切刃の左右の稜線角度が異ったカッターを用いて形成する請求項1、2または3記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。The irregular cutting method of the glass plate of Claim 1, 2, or 3 which forms the cut line of a turning part using the cutter from which the ridgeline angle on either side of a cutting blade differed. 前記カッターが、刃先角度が135°〜160°のカッターであり、左右の稜線角度の差が5°〜25°である請求項4記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。The method for cutting an irregular shape of a glass plate according to claim 4, wherein the cutter is a cutter having a blade edge angle of 135 ° to 160 °, and a difference between left and right ridge line angles is 5 ° to 25 °. 抉り部の切筋の近傍を切筋面側から加熱することにより、切筋部のガラスに生じる熱膨張差を利用して抉り部の折り割りを行う請求項1〜5のいずれか一つに記載のガラス板の異形切断方法。In any one of Claims 1-5 which fold and break a bend part using the thermal expansion difference which arises in the glass of a cut line part by heating the vicinity of the cut line of a turn part from the cut line surface side. The method for cutting the glass plate according to the description.
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