KR101386596B1 - Glass fixing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

Glass fixing device according to the present invention, a plurality of glass to face each other to stand side by side, provided in the lower portion of the glass fixing device for supporting the lower portion of the glass; And a plurality of side support units provided on sides of the glass fixing apparatus and extending in a direction from the outside of the glass toward the inside to be interposed between the glass adjacent to each other.
According to the present invention, it is possible to safely load a plurality of large glass without damage, and it is possible to prevent the glass from being damaged in the process of treating the loaded glass with a solution for chemical strengthening.

Description

Glass fixing apparatus {Glass fixing apparatus}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a glass fixing device, and more particularly, to a glass fixing device that allows a plurality of glasses to stand side by side facing each other.

The glass loses its value as a product in part when cracks occur, leading to breakage as the crack grows from the cracked area to the adjacent area.

Therefore, when it is going to load in the manufacturing process or the state in which the several glass of which the process was completed upright is needed, the apparatus which can load so that a glass may be fixed so that a glass may not be impacted may be needed.

Moreover, in recent years, the size of glass has gradually increased in accordance with the trend of larger display devices such as LCDs, PDPs, and organic ELs. If the glass size is small, even if a large number of glass is stacked or leaned against a wall or support frame, it is easy to handle because there is no risk of breakage, but large glass requires more delicate handling because it increases the risk of breakage. .

In particular, when glass is used in a display device or the like, a process of reinforcing the manufactured glass, that is, a glass strengthening process, may be performed to improve mechanical properties such as strength. There may be a number of such glass-reinforced methods, the representative of which is a chemical strengthening method. This chemical strengthening approach involves immersing the glass produced in a solution such as potassium nitrate. However, if the glass is not properly supported and fixed in a standing state during the immersion process, the glass may be damaged due to the weight of the glass itself and some deformation of the glass due to contact with a chemical strengthening solution. This is big. Therefore, even in such a glass tempering process, the development of the apparatus which can fix glass stably is urgently required.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a glass fixing apparatus which can stably fix the glass so that it does not have an impact on handling a plurality of glasses.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a glass fixing apparatus including a lower support unit configured to support a lower portion of the glass, provided at a lower portion of the glass fixing apparatus so that a plurality of glasses are erected to face each other. And a plurality of side support units provided on sides of the glass fixing apparatus and extending in a direction from the outside of the glass toward the inside to be interposed between the glass adjacent to each other.

The side support unit may be located at a point higher than 1/2 of the glass height.

The side support unit may include a rotation axis positioned outside the glass and extending along a direction in which the plurality of glasses are stacked; An extension bar connected to the rotation axis and extending in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the rotation axis; And an insertion type stopper formed or installed at an end of the extension bar and interposed between the adjacent glass.

The side support unit may include: a horizontal guide having a guide groove positioned outside the glass and extending in a direction toward the inner side of the glass; An extension bar inserted into the guide groove and installed to horizontally reciprocate along the direction in which the guide groove extends; And an insert-type stopper formed or coupled to an end of the extension bar and interposed between the glass adjacent to each other.

The plurality of side support units can be driven independently of each other.

The insertion stopper may be removable.

The insertion type stopper may be formed so that the edges of the surface facing the glass surface have a rounded shape.

The width of the insertion stopper may be formed smaller than the gap between the adjacent glass.

The lower support unit may be provided in plural along the longitudinal direction of the glass.

The lower support unit may include: a support bar in contact with at least a portion of the glass lower portion along a length direction of the glass; And a support frame positioned at a lower center of the support bar and supporting the support bar such that the support bar can perform a seesaw movement.

The support frame, the seesaw axis in contact with the lower center of the support bar; And support bar stoppers positioned on both sides of the seesaw axis along a longitudinal direction of the support bar and spaced apart from the lower part of the support bar by a predetermined distance to limit the seesaw movement angle of the support bar.

The glass fixing device may further include a sub support unit positioned at a lower end of the glass and extending in a direction from the lower outer side of the glass toward the inner side and interposed between the glass adjacent to each other.

On the other hand, the glass fixing device according to the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, the plurality of glass to stand side by side facing each other, is provided in the lower portion of the glass fixing device, the lower support for supporting the lower portion of the glass unit; And a plurality of side support units provided on sides of the glass fixing device and extending in a direction from the outside of the glass toward the inside to be adjacent to each of both sides of the glass with the glass therebetween.

The side support unit may be located at a point higher than 1/2 of the glass height.

The side support unit may include a rotation axis positioned outside the glass and extending along a direction in which the plurality of glasses are stacked; An extension bar connected to the rotation axis and extending in a direction perpendicular to an extension direction of the rotation axis; And a first stopper and a second stopper adjacent to each of both sides of the glass with the glass interposed therebetween, and may include a tong type stopper formed or installed at an end of the extension bar.

The side support unit may include: a horizontal guide having a guide groove positioned outside the glass and extending in a direction toward the inner side of the glass; An extension bar inserted into the guide groove and installed to horizontally reciprocate along the direction in which the guide groove extends; And a first stopper and a second stopper adjacent to each of both sides of the glass with the glass interposed therebetween, and may include a forceps-type stopper formed or coupled to an end of the extension bar.

The plurality of side support units can be driven independently of each other.

The forceps-type stopper may be removable.

The clip-type stopper may be formed such that the edge of the surface facing the glass surface has a rounded shape.

An interval between the inner surfaces of the first stopper and the second stopper may be greater than the thickness of the glass.

According to the present invention, it is possible to stably support and fix a plurality of large glass pieces without damage.

In particular, according to one aspect of the present invention, by stably holding the glass in the process of treating the glass loaded in the chemical strengthening step of the glass with a solution for chemical strengthening, it is possible to prevent the glass from being damaged.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate preferred embodiments of the invention and, together with the description of the invention given below, serve to further the understanding of the technical idea of the invention. And should not be construed as limiting.
1 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of glass is loaded on the glass fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a partial plan view showing a side support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a partial plan view showing another form of the side support unit shown in FIG. 2.
4 is a partial front view showing a lower support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a partial side view showing a sub support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a partial plan view showing a side support unit applied to a glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a partial plan view showing a side support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Prior to this, terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms, and the inventor should appropriately interpret the concepts of the terms appropriately It should be interpreted in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that it can be defined. Therefore, the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the technical ideas of the present invention are described. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

1 to 5, a glass fixing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a state in which a plurality of glass is loaded on the glass fixing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side support unit applied to the glass fixing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention 3 is a partial plan view showing another form of the side support unit shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a partial front view showing a lower support unit applied to the glass fixing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention, 5 is a partial side view showing a sub support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to FIG. 1, the glass fixing device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a side support unit 10, a lower support unit 20, and a sub support unit 30. The glass fixing device 100 allows a plurality of plate-shaped glasses G to stand side by side in a glass loading space surrounded by the units 10, 20, and 30.

Meanwhile, each of the units 10, 20, and 30 constituting the glass fixing device 100 may be connected to each other by one frame (not shown), or may be independently attached to the ground and the wall of the structure. .

2 and 3, the side support unit 10 is located at the side of the glass fixing device 100 to prevent the glass G placed on the lower support unit 20 from shaking along the stacking direction. You can prevent it. Here, the stacking direction means the direction in which the glass G is sequentially stacked, and when referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the stacking direction means the left / right direction of the drawing.

Preferably, the side support unit 10 limits the movement of the extension shaft 12 according to the rotation of the rotation shaft 11, the extension bar 12, the insertable stopper 13 and the rotation shaft 11. It may include a rotation limit frame 14 to. The side support unit 10 may be provided on one side and / or the other side in the longitudinal direction of the stacked glass G, and a plurality of side support units 10 may be provided along the direction in which the glass G is stacked. Here, the longitudinal direction of the glass G is a direction from the one side of the upper part or the lower part of the glass G which is in a standing state to another side, and when referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, it means an up / down direction. The side support unit 10 is preferably located at a point higher than 1/2 of the height of the glass G in order to more effectively suppress the shaking of the glass G.

The rotation shaft 11 may be located outside the glass G and may extend along the loading direction of the glass G. The rotation shaft 11 may be rotationally driven by an automatic method by being connected to a drive motor (not shown), or may be rotationally driven by a manual method in which a user directly turns the rotation shaft. In addition, the rotation shaft 11 may be provided independently of each of the plurality of side support units 10 such that each side support unit 10 may be driven independently. Therefore, in this case, after placing the side support unit 10 located in the outermost side of the several side support units 10 in glass loading space, one glass is loaded and the next side support unit 10 is glass-loaded. By repeating the process of placing in the space, the glass G can be stably erected between the pair of side support units 10 adjacent to each other.

The extension bar 12 has one end connected to the rotation shaft 11 to extend in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the rotation shaft 11, and the other end is connected to the insertion stopper 13.

The insertable stopper 13 is formed or coupled to the end of the extension bar 12, and is positioned inside or outside the space in which the glass G is loaded as the rotating shaft 11 rotates in the direction of the arrow.

Preferably, the width W1 of the insert-type stopper 13 is formed to be smaller than the distance D between the glass G adjacent to each other. In this case, an interval between the insertable stopper 13 and the adjacent glass G may be 1 mm to 3 mm. In this case, when the side support unit 10 is in the glass fixing mode interposed between the glass G, a predetermined gap exists between the insert stopper 13 and the glass G, and thus the glass G A space is provided in which) can be flowed finely. This flow space can prevent the glass G from being damaged due to the minute deformation of the glass G in the solution treatment process for glass reinforcement.

In addition, the insert-type stopper 13 may have a rounded corner of the surface facing the glass (G). According to this embodiment, the glass G is prevented from being broken by dispersing the impact transmitted to the glass G when the glass surface and the insertable stopper 13 contact each other.

The insertable stopper 13 may have a structure that is detachable to the extension bar 12 as a removable type. In this case, the insertable stopper 13 may be replaced with one having an appropriate width according to the distance D between the glass G adjacent to each other so that the glass G may be stably fixed.

In the drawings of the present invention, only the case where the horizontal cross section of the insert-type stopper 13 is substantially circular (see FIG. 2) and the elliptical shape (see FIG. 3) is illustrated, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, the insert-type stopper 13 is not limited in its overall shape as long as the edge of the surface facing the glass G has a rounded shape.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lower support unit 20 is positioned below the glass fixing device and supports the lower portion along the horizontal length direction of the glass G in an upright state. And a support frame 22.

The support bar 21 is in contact with at least a portion of the lower portion of the glass (G) in the longitudinal direction of the glass (G), and may have a substantially long rod shape having a width larger than the thickness of the glass (G).

An upper surface of the support bar 21, that is, a surface facing the lower portion of the glass G may have a rounded corner at both ends in the longitudinal direction. This is to prevent the glass G from being broken by alleviating the impact caused by the contact with the solution on the glass G portion in contact with the corner portion of the support bar 21 when treating a solution such as potassium nitrate for glass strengthening operation. For sake. Meanwhile, an insertion groove 21a formed in the center of the lower surface of the support bar 21 may be provided to allow the support frame 22 to be inserted therein.

The support frame 22 is located at the lower center of the support bar 21 to support the support bar 21 so that the support bar 21 can perform a seesaw movement, and the seesaw shaft 22a and the support bar stopper 22b. ).

The seesaw shaft 22a extends in the direction from the ground toward the support bar 21 so that one end thereof is inserted into the insertion groove 21a of the support bar 21 to serve as a center axis for the seesaw motion of the support bar 21. Do it. Since the support bar 21 is installed to perform the seesaw movement without maintaining the fixed state, even when the glass G standing on the support bar 21 is slightly inclined, the lower portion of the glass G is supported by the support bar 21. It is possible to evenly contact the upper surface of the overall), thereby reducing the risk of breakage of the glass (G).

The support bar stoppers 22b are respectively located on both sides of the seesaw shaft 22a along the longitudinal direction of the support bar 21, and are separated from the lower surface of the support bar 21 by a predetermined distance from the seesaw of the support bar 21. By limiting the angle of movement, the glass G is stably loaded on the support bar 21. Preferably, the distance between the support bar stopper 22b and the lower surface of the support bar 21 is about 0.5 to 1.5 mm.

Meanwhile, the lower support unit 20 may not only be provided in plural in the direction in which the glass G is loaded depending on the loading capacity of the glass fixing device 100, but also the glass G for one glass G. A plurality may be provided along the longitudinal direction of the present invention, but the number is not limited thereto.

Referring to FIG. 5, the sub support unit 30 extends in a direction from the lower outer side of the glass G toward the inner side and is interposed between the glass G adjacent to each other, and the common rotation shaft 31 is connected to the sub support unit 30. Bar 32 and support 33. The sub support unit 30 serves to prevent the glass G standing on the support bar 21 from moving away from the support bar 21 by moving in the width direction of the support bar 21.

The common rotation shaft 31 is positioned outside the lower portion of the glass G and extends along the loading direction of the glass G, and may be rotationally driven by an automatic method by being connected to a driving motor (not shown). The user may be driven to rotate by a manual method of directly rotating the axis of rotation.

One end of the connection bar 32 is connected to the common rotation shaft 31 so as to extend in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the common rotation shaft 31, and the other end is connected to the support 33. The connecting bar 32 is provided in plural in the longitudinal direction of the common rotation shaft 31 according to the loading capacity of the glass fixing device 100.

The support 33 is formed or coupled to the end of the connecting bar 32, and is positioned inside or outside the space where the glass G is loaded as the common rotation axis 31 rotates in the direction of the arrow. The width W2 of the support 33 may be formed smaller than the distance D between the glass G adjacent to each other, the difference is preferably 1mm to 3mm. This is to prevent the glass (G) from being broken by the minute deformation or movement of the glass (G) that may be generated during the processing of the solution for glass reinforcement work by providing a space in which the glass (G) may be finely flowed. to be. In addition, the support 33 has a rounded shape of the edge of the surface facing the glass (G) by dispersing the impact transmitted to the glass (G) when the glass surface and the support 33 in contact with each other ( G) prevents damage.

On the other hand, the support 33 may be a removable structure to the connection bar 32 as a removable. In this case, the support 33 is replaced with one having a suitable width according to the distance D between the adjacent glass G so that the glass G can be stably fixed on the support bar 21.

Next, a glass fixing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

6 is a partial plan view showing a side support unit applied to a glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In the glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, as compared with the glass fixing device 100 according to the previous embodiment, the stopper applied to the side support unit 40 may be replaced by the forceps-type stopper 43 instead of the insertable stopper 13. The only difference is that they have changed, and the other components are identical. Therefore, in the description of the glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, a description overlapping with the previous embodiment will be omitted, and only the structure of the forceps-type stopper 43 will be described.

Referring to FIG. 6, the side support unit 40 includes a rotating shaft 41, an extension bar 42, a clip type stopper 43, and a rotation limiting frame 44, and the clip type stopper 43. Includes a first stopper 43a and a second stopper 43b adjacent to each of both sides of the glass G with the glass G therebetween.

The distance d between the inner surfaces of the first stopper 43a and the second stopper 43b is preferably formed to be about 1 mm to 3 mm larger than the thickness t of the glass G. In this case, when the side support unit 40 is in the glass fixing mode, a predetermined gap exists between the tong-type stopper 43 and the glass G, so that the glass G may be finely flowed. Space is provided. This flow space prevents the glass G from being broken by the slight deformation or movement of the glass G, which may occur during the solution treatment for the glass strengthening operation. In addition, the clamp-type stopper 43 has a rounded shape of the corners of the inner surfaces of the first stopper 43a and the second stopper 43b, thereby dispersing the impact transmitted to the glass G, thereby causing the glass G to be broken. Prevent it.

On the other hand, the clip-type stopper 43 may have a structure detachable to the extension bar 42 as a removable. In this case, the clamp-type stopper 43 is replaced with one having a suitable width d in accordance with the thickness t of the glass G positioned between the first stopper 43a and the second stopper 43b. (G) can be fixed stably.

Next, a glass fixing apparatus according to still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

7 is a partial plan view showing a side support unit applied to the glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention has a slightly different structure of the side support unit 50 compared to the glass fixing device according to the previous embodiment, and accordingly, the driving method of the side support unit 50 is different. The components are identical. Therefore, in describing the glass fixing device according to another embodiment of the present invention, a description overlapping with the previous embodiment will be omitted, and only the structure of the side support unit 50 will be described. do.

Referring to FIG. 7, the side support unit 50 includes a horizontal guide 51, an extension bar 52, and a stopper 53.

The horizontal guide 51 is positioned outside the glass G and includes a guide groove 51a extending in the direction toward the inside of the glass G. The extension bar 52 is inserted into the guide groove 51a and is installed to horizontally reciprocate along the direction in which the guide groove 51a extends. That is, the side support unit 50 is different from the side support units 10 and 40 according to the previous embodiment in which the guide 51 performs the reciprocating motion along the direction of the arrow in the horizontal direction.

The stopper 53 is formed or coupled to the end of the extension bar 52, both the insert-type stopper 13 and the tong-type stopper 43 described in the previous embodiment may be applied. In addition, the stopper 53 is a removable type, the stopper 53 having a different size can be applied according to the distance (D) between the adjacent glass (G) or the thickness (t) of the glass (G). Same as those

On the other hand, the side support unit 50 may be driven by an automatic method by the extension bar 52 is connected to an actuator such as a servo motor or a cylinder device, or in a manual manner in which the user pushes and pulls the extension bar 52 directly. It may be driven by.

As described above, the glass fixing device according to the present invention can securely load the glass by having a structure in which the loaded glass is well fixed so as not to be shaken, but even when there is a slight inclination or deformation of the glass. have.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

100: glass fixing device 10: side support unit
11: axis of rotation 12: extension bar
13: insert stopper 14: rotation limit frame
20: lower support unit 21: support bar
21a: insertion groove 22: support frame
22a: seesaw shaft 22b: support bar stopper
30: sub support unit 31: common rotation axis
32: connection bar 33: support

Claims (16)

A glass fixture that allows a plurality of glasses to stand side by side with each other,
A lower support unit provided below the glass fixing device and supporting the lower portion of the glass; And
It is provided in the side of the glass fixing device, and includes a plurality of side support units extending in the direction from the outside of the glass toward the inside and interposed between the glass adjacent to each other,
The side support unit,
A horizontal guide positioned outside the glass and having a guide groove extending in a direction toward the inner side of the glass;
An extension bar inserted into the guide groove and installed to horizontally reciprocate along the direction in which the guide groove extends; And
And an insert-type stopper formed or coupled to an end of the extension bar and interposed between the adjacent glass. The method of claim 1,
The side support unit,
And at a point higher than ½ of the glass height. The method of claim 1,
The plurality of side support units,
Glass holding device, characterized in that driven independently of each other. The method of claim 1,
The insertion stopper is,
Glass fixing device, characterized in that removable. The method of claim 1,
The insertion stopper is,
Glass fixing device characterized in that the edge of the surface facing the glass surface has a rounded shape. The method of claim 1,
And the width of the insertable stopper is smaller than the gap between the adjacent glass. The method of claim 1,
The lower support unit,
A plurality of glass fixing apparatus provided along the longitudinal direction of the glass. The method of claim 1,
The lower support unit,
A support bar in contact with at least a portion of the lower portion of the glass along a length direction of the glass; And
And a support frame positioned at a lower center of the support bar and supporting the support bar so that the support bar can perform a seesaw movement. 9. The method of claim 8,
The support frame,
A seesaw shaft in contact with the lower center of the support bar; And
And a support bar stopper positioned at both sides of the seesaw axis along a longitudinal direction of the support bar and spaced apart from the lower portion of the support bar to limit a seesaw movement angle of the support bar. . The method of claim 1,
And a sub support unit positioned at a lower end of the glass and extending in a direction from the lower outer side of the glass toward the inner side and interposed between the glass adjacent to each other. A glass fixture that allows a plurality of glasses to stand side by side with each other,
A lower support unit provided at a lower portion of the glass fixing device to support a lower portion of the glass along a length direction of the glass; And
It is provided in the side of the glass holding device, and extends in a direction from the outside of the glass inwards, and includes a plurality of side support units adjacent to each of both sides of the glass with the glass therebetween,
The side support unit,
A horizontal guide positioned outside the glass and having a guide groove extending in a direction toward the inner side of the glass;
An extension bar inserted into the guide groove and installed to horizontally reciprocate along the direction in which the guide groove extends; And
A first stopper and a second stopper adjacent to each of both sides of the glass with the glass interposed therebetween, the clamping stopper being formed or coupled to an end of the extension bar. 12. The method of claim 11,
The side support unit,
And at a point higher than 1/2 of the glass height. 12. The method of claim 11,
The plurality of side support units,
Glass holding device, characterized in that driven independently of each other. 12. The method of claim 11,
The clip-type stopper,
Glass fixing device, characterized in that removable. 12. The method of claim 11,
The clip-type stopper,
Glass fixing device characterized in that the edge of the surface facing the glass surface has a rounded shape. 12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the spacing between the inner surfaces of the first and second stoppers is greater than the thickness of the glass.

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