JPH10166229A - Frame assembling method and device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To fit frame members to both side edges, opposing each other, on one side of a glass plate at a time with simple operation when the frame members are mounted on the peripheral edges of the glass plate. SOLUTION: In a frame assembling method, a glass plate G is fixed for its peripheries to be protruded into an air so that frame members W with packings can be mounted at a time to both side edges, opposing each other, on one side of the glass plate G. At one side edge of the glass plate G, the frame member W is held in the condition that one end approaches to the glass plate G and the other end is inclined to separate from the glass plate G, and the frame member W held at the other side edge of the glass plate G, being inclined, is transferred to the other frame member W together with the glass plate G at the end of the frame member W contacting the glass plate G. After the angular portions of the glass plate G are inserted into both frame members W following transfer, both inclined frame members W are rotated around the ends to be parallel to the side edges of the glass plate G, so that both frame members can be fitted to the side edges of the glass plate G all over their lengths.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a frame assembling method and an apparatus for fitting a frame member made of aluminum or the like to the periphery of a glass plate such as a double-glazed glass.

[0002]

According to the present invention, when a frame member is attached to the periphery of a glass sheet, the frame members are fitted at once to opposing side edges of the glass sheet, and then to other opposing side edges at the same time. By finishing in two steps of attaching the frame member, the efficiency of assembling the frame member can be improved. However, the frame member has a groove in which the edge of the glass plate fits, and a sealing material such as a rubber material has already been attached to the inner surface of the groove, and it is necessary to fit with a relatively strong force.
It is difficult to fit the frame member onto the glass plate at one time over its entire length, and it is also difficult to adjust the frame member in the longitudinal direction after fitting. Moreover, some frame members attached to the glass plate have both ends cut at 45 °. In that case, when fitted to the glass plate, they are securely fitted at predetermined positions, and the cut surfaces in the vertical and horizontal directions surely abut. There was a problem that it had to be fitted from the beginning.

The present invention has been developed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and to develop a technique in which frame members can be attached at once to opposite side edges of a glass plate.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION According to a method of the present invention, a glass plate is fixed so that a peripheral portion thereof protrudes into the air, and packing is performed at one time on two opposite side edges of the glass plate. A frame assembling method for attaching a frame member, wherein a frame member is inclined with respect to one side of a glass plate such that one end of the frame member is close to the glass plate and the other end is separated from the glass plate. While holding the frame member held on the other side edge side of the glass plate while being inclined, the frame member moves toward the mating frame member side together with the glass plate at the end on the side abutting on the glass plate, After the corners of the glass plate are inserted into both frame members along with this transition, the inclined frame members are rotated around the ends of both frame members so as to be parallel to the side edges of the glass plate. To fit the side edges of the glass plate over the entire length of both frame members And wherein the kick it.

[0005] In the above means, the glass plate is moved. As another solution, the glass plate is fixed immovably, and the left and right frame members are moved toward the glass plate while being inclined as described above. Then, insert the corners of the glass plate into the ends of each frame member, and then rotate both the inclined frame members around the ends of both frame members so as to be parallel to the side edges of the glass plate. Thereby, it is characterized by being fitted to the side edge of the glass plate over the entire length of both frame members.

In the apparatus according to the invention, a rectangular glass plate is formed on a frame by a plurality of vacuum pads detachable by rollers and forced supply and discharge of air, and a peripheral portion of the glass plate protrudes into the air. The first holder holding the frame member on one side of one of the two opposing sides of the fixed surface is provided by first and second transfer means connected to both ends thereof. A second holder for moving left and right along the fixed surface portion and swinging around one end of the first holder, and holding the frame member on the other side portion,
One end thereof is rotatably pivoted along the fixed surface portion, and the other end portion is provided so as to be swingable right and left around the one end of the second holder by the third transfer means along the fixed surface portion. And

Further, in the above-described apparatus, the glass plate is transferred and the two frame members are fitted to the glass plate. However, the device for fixing the glass plate immovably and fitting it is similar to the first holder to the left and right. It is configured by providing it as a second holder.

The first moving means engages a guide plate provided at one end of the first holder with a rail provided on the frame, and includes a first cylinder which transfers the plate toward the fixed surface portion on the guide plate. Preferably, the guide plate and the first holder are rotatably connected to each other by a pivot pin.

Further, the second moving means engages a slider with a rail provided on a side of the frame opposite to the first transferring means, and a pivot shaft protruding from the slider is extended to the first holder in the longitudinal direction. It is preferable to adopt a configuration in which the second cylinder is fitted to the opened elongated hole and the second cylinder is connected to the tip end side of the elongated hole of the first holder.

It is preferable that the third transfer means is configured such that a connecting plate is swingably provided on a movable block moving toward a fixed surface portion by a third cylinder, and a second holder is fixed to the connecting plate. .

It is preferable that the fixing surface portion is formed by a surface which is erected and inclined so as to fall rearward upward from a lower end thereof.

[0012]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention are broadly classified into vertical means for attaching a frame member with a glass plate standing upright, and horizontal means for attaching the frame member while lying down on a plane.

Each of the above means includes a means for fitting the glass plate to the frame member while moving, and a means for fixing the glass plate immovably and fitting the frame member.

Further, in each of the above means, means for attaching frame members to both side edges of one opposite side of the glass plate at once,
It is preferable that a means for attaching the frame member is also provided side by side on both sides of the other opposing side, and of course, both means may be provided separately.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to an embodiment of an apparatus of a vertical type and a glass plate transfer type, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a frame 1 composed of a plurality of sections is formed by setting the width of the bottom surface to the top surface. And the front surface is formed to be slanted. The frame member W is attached by leaning the glass plate G on the inclined surface side. In addition, a description will be given of a case where the frame member W to be assembled is a member whose both ends are cut at 45 ° as shown in FIG.

A pair of left and right fixed surfaces 2 supporting the glass plate G are provided adjacent to each other at intervals along the inclined surface side of the frame 1.
Performs the first step of attaching the frame member W to the left and right opposing sides where the glass plate G stands, and then transfers the glass plate G that has passed through the first step with one of the frame members W already attached to the adjacent fixed surface portion 2 down. Similarly, the second step of fitting the frame member W to the opposing sides is performed, and each of the fixed surface portions 2 is configured such that the plurality of rollers 3 and the plurality of vacuum pads 4 provided on the frame 1 are flush with each other. At least a pair of receiving rollers 5 for receiving the lower side of the glass plate G are provided at the lower portion of the frame 1 so that the rollers 3 and 5 can move the glass plate G left and right. It is provided in.

Further, rails 6 and 7 each having an L-shaped cross section are horizontally fixed to the upper and lower portions on the inclined surface side of the frame 1 over the entire length, and a pair of right and left support rods 8 are extended over both upper and lower rails 6 and 7.
Are slidably provided on the left side of the fixed surface portion 2 on the left side in the figure and on the right side of the fixed surface portion 2 on the right side, respectively.
The upper and lower portions of each support rod 8 are provided with a clamper 9 which is fixedly fixed at a predetermined position with the upright walls of the rails 6 and 7 firmly interposed therebetween, and supports the frame member W between the left and right support rods 8. The first holder 10 and the second holder 11 are provided. The first fixed surface portion 2 on the left side in FIG.
The holder 10 is provided on the left side, the second holder 11 is provided on the right side, the first holder 10 with respect to the right fixing surface 2 is provided on the right side, and the second holder 11 is provided on the left side.

A jig 12 for holding the frame member W is fixed to the first and second holders 10 and 11.
Although the frame member W is supported by the vacuum suction force on the holder 2, the holder members 10 and 11 are not strongly adsorbed, and are supported by a plurality of holders 10 and 11 so that the supported frame member W can be supported by a light suction force that does not fall down. Are opened. By the way, since each of the left and right frame members W is supported upright, there is a danger that they will fall downward.
The holding surface 14 is provided adjacent to the receiving roller 5 that supports the lower side of the glass plate G. The right holding surface 14 is higher than the left holding surface. FIG. 15 shows three types of jigs 12, but the present invention is not limited thereto.
A member having a shape corresponding to the form of the frame member W to be attached is selected and fixed.

Further, a lower portion of the first holder 10 (A in the figure)
1) is provided with a first transfer means 15 and an upper part (a part B in the figure) is provided with a second transfer means 16, and a lower part (a part C in the figure) of the second holder 11 is pivotally supported by the frame 1 and is provided at an upper part. The third transfer means 17 is provided.

Next, the first and second holders 10, 11
The first step and the second step of attaching the jig 12 to the jig 12, fixing the frame member W to the jig 12, and assembling the jig 12 to the glass plate G will be described.

The first step is as shown in FIG.
The frame member W on the left side in the figure is initially installed parallel to the side surface of the glass plate G, and the frame member W on the right side is installed and placed in an inclined state.
Therefore, first, the lower end of the frame member W standing on the left side is pushed by the first transfer means 15 to translate the glass plate G toward the right side, and the lower portion of the frame member W is inclined so as to approach the glass plate G. Then, only the lower end portion is inserted into the corner portion of the glass plate G, and the corner portion of the glass plate G is also inserted into the lower portion of the frame member W that is inclined rightward due to the transition of the glass plate G. At this time, it is preferable that the fulcrum O that inclines the left frame member W be set theoretically at the lower end of the frame member W.

Next, as shown in FIG. 1B, the left and right frame members W, W are moved to the second and third transfer means 16, 1, respectively.
By standing up by 7, the glass plate G is fitted over the front surface of the side edge as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the glass plate G attached as described above is set with one frame member W already fitted to the adjacent fixed surface portion 2 facing down, and then the Two steps are performed, and the steps are performed in the same manner as in the first step.

The first, second, and third transfer means 15, 16, and 17, which operate as described above, will be described respectively.
As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the first transfer means 15
A guide plate 18 that slides laterally along the lower rail 7 is provided, and a piston rod of a first cylinder 19 fixed to the support rod 8 is connected to the guide plate 18, and a guide rod 18 is connected to the guide plate 18. One holder 10 is rotatably connected with a pivot pin 20, and the position of the pivot pin 20 is provided so as to coincide with the fulcrum O.

On the other hand, the second transfer means 16 provided on the upper end of the first holder 10 is provided on the support rod 8 above the upper rail 6 of the first holder 10 as shown in FIGS. The piston rod of the second cylinder 21 is connected, a pivot shaft 23 with a head is protruded from the slider 22 engaged with the upper rail 6, and a vertically long slot 24 in which the pivot shaft 23 fits in the first holder 10 is formed. The head of the pivot 23 prevents the first holder 10 from tipping over. Also, at the connecting portion with the second cylinder 21, a connecting pin 2 protruding from a connecting piece provided at the tip of the piston rod is provided.
5 is inserted into a vertically long through hole 26 provided in the first holder 10.

Therefore, when the lower first cylinder 19 is driven forward, the guide plate 18 moves in parallel to the glass plate G along the rail 7 and the pivot pin 20 of the first holder 10 also moves in parallel. At the same time, it rotates and tilts around the pivot pin 20. At this time, the upper part of the first holder 10 does not move along the upper rail 6 but simply
Incline around. Next, the second transfer means 16
The first holder 10 stands up parallel to the side edge of the glass plate G by driving the cylinder 21 forward. However, when the first holder 10 is erected, it is driven simultaneously with the second holder 11 as described above. However, it is not always necessary to drive them at the same time.
This is preferable in terms of the efficiency of the assembly operation.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the lower part of the second holder 11 is rotatably provided by a support shaft 27, and the upper part thereof is provided so as to swing right and left by a third transfer means 17. At first, the support shaft 27 is fitted to the glass plate G.
The second holder 11 is inclined so that the upper side thereof is separated from the glass plate G around the first holder 1 and the first holder 1 described above.
0 and the second holder 1
1 upright.

A spindle 27 provided below the second holder 11
Similarly to the pivot pin 20 of the first transfer means 15, it is provided at a position facing the lower end of the frame member W held by the suction force of the vacuum on the jig 12 which is theoretically fixed.

On the other hand, the third holder provided above the second holder 11
The transfer means 17, as shown in FIGS. 12 and 13,
A third cylinder 29 is provided on a support block 28 protruding from the frame 1 in a direction in which the second holder 11 advances toward the glass plate G fixed to the fixed surface portion 2.
A movable block 30 is provided at the tip of the piston rod of the cylinder 29, and a connection plate 31 is engaged with the movable block 30, and a support pin 32 protruding from the movable block 30 is engaged with a vertically long connection hole 33 provided in the connection plate 31. And attach, 3rd
When the cylinder 29 is driven, the connecting plate 31 slides on the distal end surface of the support block 28 and swings right and left.

In order to mount the frame member W on the glass plate G by the above-described apparatus, the set positions of the left and right support rods 8 are determined according to the size of the glass plate G, and the support rods 8 are clamped at that position. After fixing, the glass plate G stands up on the receiving roller 5 of the fixed surface portion 2 on the left side in the figure, abuts on the roller 3 and the vacuum pad 4, and fixes the glass plate G by the suction force of the vacuum. First, the frame member W is similarly fixed to each of the jigs 12 provided on the second holders 10 and 11 by the suction force of the vacuum, and then the suction of the vacuum pad 4 is released. The release is switched by a foot petal (not shown), and it is preferable to control the first cylinder 19 to be driven simultaneously with the switching. In this manner, the first cylinder 19 is driven forward to move the left frame member W
Is moved toward the glass plate G, and the lower end portion is inclined so as to approach the glass plate G. The transition and the inclination move the glass plate G in parallel without tilting to the second holder 11 side on the opposite side. Then, when the frame member W is further shifted while being inclined, the lower corners of the glass plate G fit into the left and right frame members W. Then, after stopping the driving of the first cylinder 19 and fixing the glass plate G with the vacuum pad 4, the left and right sloping frame members W are erected by the second and third cylinders 21, 29, thereby forming the glass. The frame member W is fitted over the entire length of the opposite side edges of the plate G.

After the frame members W are attached to both side edges as described above, the glass plate G is turned upside down so that one of the frame members W attached first is supported on the right receiving roller 5, The frame member W is mounted on the roller 3 and the vacuum pad 4 in the same process as the first process.

The jig 12 shown in each of FIGS. 15A, 15B, and 15C is formed in an L-shaped cross section and provided with an intake hole 13, and as shown in FIG. If the frame member W is formed in a simple U-shape, there is an advantage that the frame member W can be used in common without being replaced with another jig, even if the dimensions are different in size. .

The apparatus of the vertical type, in which the glass plate G is laterally moved, is processed as described above. On the other hand, the apparatus of the vertical type, in which the glass sheet G is fixed, is advantageous in handling a glass sheet G of a fixed size. Thus, the roller is unnecessary in the fixed surface portion 2 in the device. Also, the receiving roller 5 may be used, but it is not necessary to move, so it is not limited to the roller, and may be a flat plate. Further, the first holder 10 is unnecessary, and the second holder 11 may be provided on the left and right.

In each of the above embodiments, the glass plate G is set up and processed. However, the glass plate G can be processed with the glass plate G lying down, and this horizontal type is not shown. What is necessary is just to comprise in the state which turned down the said vertical example.

[0035]

According to the method of assembling the frame according to the present invention, the mounting operation can be performed with the glass plate standing upright or placed sideways. Also, since the frame member is inclined and inserted into the corner of the glass plate, and then the frame member is rotated and inserted sequentially over all the side edges of the glass plate, the insertion into the glass plate is easy. In addition, it can be inserted with a predetermined depth. Moreover, when the frame member is rotated from the inclined state, the frame member whose end is cut at 45 ° can be accurately attached to the glass plate by rotating the frame member around its front end. become able to.

According to the frame assembling apparatus of the present invention,
If the fixing surface portion supporting the glass plate is formed by a roller and a vacuum pad, and the first and second holders holding the frame member are provided on the left and right portions, when setting the glass plate on the fixing surface portion, This eliminates the need to set the position accurately, which facilitates the setting operation.

Further, in the case of an apparatus provided with a fixing surface portion for supporting a glass plate in an upright position, the glass plate is generally carried in an upright state, but it is necessary to support the upright glass plate as it is. Therefore, there is an advantage that the operation becomes easy and the handling becomes safe.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a first step sequence of a frame assembling method of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are front views showing a second process sequence; FIG.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a main part of the frame assembling apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of a portion A in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a portion A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 7 is a vertical sectional view of a portion A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a front view of a portion B in FIG. 3;

9 is a cross-sectional view showing a connection portion of the portion B of FIG. 3 with a cylinder.

FIG. 10 is a transverse sectional view showing a fulcrum portion of a portion B in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view showing a fulcrum of a portion C in FIG. 3;

FIG. 12 is a front view of a portion D in FIG. 3;

FIG. 13 is a transverse sectional view of a D part in FIG. 3;

FIG. 14 is a side view of a portion E in FIG. 3;

15 (a), (b) and (c) are sectional views showing various jigs.

[Explanation of symbols]

 G Glass plate W Frame member 1 Frame 2 Fixed surface section 3 Roller 4 Vacuum pad 5 Receiving roller 6 Rail 7 Rail 10 First holder 11 Second holder 12 Jig 13 Inlet hole 14 Mounting surface 15 First transfer means 16 Second transfer Means 17 Third transfer means 18 Guide plate 19 First cylinder 20 Pivot pin 21 Second cylinder 22 Slider 23 Axis 24 Long hole 29 Third cylinder 30 Movable block 31 Connecting plate

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A rectangular glass plate (G) is fixed such that its peripheral edge protrudes into the air, and a frame member with a packing (W) is attached to one opposing side edge of the glass plate at a stroke. In the frame assembling method, with respect to one side edge side of the glass plate, the frame member is held in an inclined state such that one end thereof is close to the glass plate and the other end is separated from the glass plate. With the frame member held on the other side edge side of the glass plate being inclined, the end of the frame member that comes into contact with the glass plate moves toward the mating frame member together with the glass plate. After inserting the corner of the glass plate into the frame member,
As both the inclined frame members are parallel to the side edges of the glass plate,
A frame assembling method, characterized in that the frame members are fitted around the side edges of a glass plate over the entire length of both frame members by rotating about the front end portions of both frame members. 2. A rectangular glass plate (G) is fixed such that its peripheral edge protrudes into the air, and a frame member with a packing (W) is attached to one opposing side edge of the glass plate at a stroke. In a frame assembling method, after a glass plate is fixed immovably, a frame member is provided on each of opposite side edges of the glass plate, with one end thereof being close to the glass plate and the other end being separated from the glass plate. Hold in the inclined state, and then move toward the glass plate with both frame members in the inclined state, insert the corners of the glass plate into the ends of each frame member, and then tilt both frames. A frame assembling, characterized in that the member is rotated around the leading ends of both frame members so as to be parallel to the side edges of the glass plate, so as to be fitted to the side edges of the glass plate over the entire length of both frame members. Method. 3. A rectangular glass plate (G) on a frame (1).
Is formed by a plurality of vacuum pads (4) detachable by forced supply and discharge of air with a roller (3), and a fixed surface portion (2) for supporting a peripheral portion of the glass plate in a state of protruding into the air is provided. Of the two opposing sides of (2),
First holder (10) holding frame member (W) on one side
And the first and second transfer means (15, 1
In 6), a second holder (11) is provided to be movable left and right along the fixed surface portion (2) and to be swingable around one end of the first holder (10), and to hold the frame member on the other side. ,
One end of the second holder (11) is rotatably pivoted along the fixed surface portion (2), and the other end is moved along the fixed surface portion (2) by the third transfer means (17) around one end of the second holder (11). A frame assembling device characterized by being provided to be able to swing right and left. 4. A rectangular glass plate (G) on a frame (1).
Is provided with a plurality of vacuum pads (4) which can be attached and detached by forced supply and discharge of air, and a fixing surface portion (2) for supporting the periphery of the glass plate in a state protruding into the air is provided. The first and second holders (10,
11) connected to both ends of the first and second transfer means (1).
The frame assembling device is provided so as to be movable and swingable right and left along the fixed surface portion (5, 16). 5. The first transfer means (15) engages a guide plate (18) provided at one end of a first holder (10) with a rail (6) provided on a frame (1), A first cylinder (19) that transfers the plate toward the fixed surface (2) is connected to the guide plate (18).
5. The frame assembling device according to claim 3, wherein the frame and the first holder are rotatably connected to each other by a pivot pin. 6. The second transfer means (16) engages a slider (22) with a rail (6) provided on a side of the frame (1) opposite to the first transfer means (15). A slot (24) in which a pivot (23) protruding from a slider (22) is drilled in the first holder (10) in the longitudinal direction thereof.
The frame assembling device according to claim 3, wherein the second cylinder (21) is connected to a front end portion of the first holder (10) from the elongated hole (24). . 7. The third transfer means (17) is provided with a connecting plate (31) on a movable block (30) moving toward a fixed surface portion (2) by a third cylinder (29) so as to be swingable, 7. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the second holder (11) is fixed to the connecting plate (31). 8. The fixing surface portion (2) is formed by a surface which is erected and is inclined so as to fall rearward upward from a lower end thereof.
A frame assembling apparatus according to item 1.