KR101626890B1 - Apparatus and method for cutting tempered glass - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a tempered glass cutting apparatus and a cutting method, and more particularly, to a laser cutting apparatus and a cutting method, A scanner unit for irradiating a laser beam incident from the laser light source onto a tempered glass; A braking unit for applying thermal stress to the tempered glass by cooling or heating the tempered glass in contact with the tempered glass formed with the cutting lines made up of a plurality of fine through holes; And a controller for controlling operations of the laser light source unit, the scanner unit, and the braking unit.
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The present invention relates to a tempered glass cutting apparatus and a cutting method. More particularly, the present invention relates to a tempered glass cutting apparatus and a cutting method using a laser beam to form a cutting line comprising a plurality of through holes in a tempered glass, To a tempered glass cutting apparatus and a cutting method for cutting tempered glass by separating cutting lines.
Due to the rapid spread of smart phones, the use of touch screen panels centering on mobile displays has been rapidly expanding, and such touch screen panels have required high optical transparency and mechanical durability And the tempered glass is used as a cover glass or a cover window.
Toughened glass is produced by a physical strengthening method, commonly referred to as air-cooled reinforcement, applied to automotive safety glass, or by chemical strengthening methods, which can be usefully applied to sheet metal having a complex shape or thickness of about 2 mm or less . This chemical strengthening is a technique for improving the strength and hardness of glass by exchanging alkali ion (mainly Na ion) having a small ionic radius present inside the glass with a large alkali ion (mainly K ion) under a predetermined condition.
A compressive stress layer is formed on the surface of the glass by chemical strengthening and a tensile stress or a central tension layer is formed in the inside by reaction. The bending strength is increased by the high compressive stress of the surface, And the mechanical strength is increased.
On the other hand, tempered glass is difficult to mechanically cut and shape after reinforcement due to its characteristics and lack of processing technology, and is manufactured after cutting and processing the glass plate before strengthening and then strengthening. However, such a method has disadvantages in that it has a high production cost such as labor costs due to a large number of manual processes, and the productivity is low due to high breakage rate of semi-finished products. Moreover, since the size of the mobile display is getting larger recently, the importance of the production yield is increasing, and it is becoming more difficult to apply such a cutting and post-processing strengthening method to the mass production process of the product.
Mechanical glass cutting method, mechanical cutting method, and laser cutting method are used. The mechanical cutting method uses a diamond wheel or a sandblaster, and the wet cutting method is used as a chemical cutting method.
In the mechanical cutting method, fine cracks and particles are generated on the cut surface when tempered glass is cut. Since the chemical cutting method uses chemicals, environmental problems occur and the processing time is relatively long, . In addition, the method of cutting the laser beam by forming an initial crack, which is a conventional laser cutting method, by physically applying a shock to the scribing processing portion using a mechanical cutting device, that is, a braking device after spreading the crack by scribing the laser beam, There is a problem that product yield is lowered due to a problem that the cutting direction is bent due to the self stress of the glass substrate.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view for explaining a conventional tempering glass cutting method using a laser. Referring to FIG. 1, in order to cut a glass or tempered glass substrate using a conventional general laser, an
After the
However, in the conventional method for cutting a tempered glass substrate, the
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to overcome the above-described problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method of manufacturing a tempered glass by forming a cutting line comprising a plurality of through holes in a tempered glass using a laser beam, And to provide a tempered glass cutting apparatus and a cutting method for cutting a tempered glass by separating cutting lines by applying thermal stress.
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a laser processing apparatus comprising: a laser light source unit for generating and outputting a laser beam; A scanner unit for irradiating a laser beam incident from the laser light source onto a tempered glass; A braking unit for applying thermal stress to the tempered glass by cooling or heating the tempered glass in contact with the tempered glass formed with the cutting lines made up of a plurality of fine through holes; And a control unit for controlling operations of the laser light source unit, the scanner unit, and the braking unit.
The laser light source unit and the scanner unit intermittently irradiate the laser beam along a line along which the cell is to be cut in the tempered glass according to a control signal of the control unit to form a plurality of micro through holes to form a cut line in the tempered glass.
Each of the fine through-holes is formed to be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
The laser light source unit generates and outputs an ultrahigh-frequency pulse laser beam or a microwave pulse laser beam.
A pick-up unit for picking up the cells separated along the cutting line; And a transfer unit for transferring the picked-up cell.
The braking unit includes a thermoelectric element unit for converting electrical energy into heat energy; And a plate unit for providing the space in which the thermoelectric element unit is to be disposed and supporting the thermoelectric element unit.
The braking unit further includes an up / down unit connected to the plate unit and driving the plate unit to move up or down on the stage.
According to another aspect of the present invention, Irradiating a laser beam along a line along which the substrate is to be cut on the tempered glass; Forming a cutting line made up of a plurality of fine through-holes; Applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through a breaking portion comprised of a thermoelectric element unit; There is provided a tempered glass cutting method comprising the steps of: picking up a cell separated along a cutting line by using a pick-up unit, and then transporting the picked-up glass.
The step of irradiating the laser beam includes intermittently irradiating the microwave pulse laser beam or the microwave pulsed laser beam along a line along which the cell is to be cut.
The step of applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through the braking part includes contacting the tempered glass with a breaking part including a plurality of thermoelectric element units and then cooling the tempered glass using the thermoelectric element.
The step of applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through the braking part includes contacting the tempered glass with a breaking part including a plurality of thermoelectric element units, and then heating the tempered glass using the thermoelectric element.
As in the present invention, after a cutting line composed of a plurality of through holes is formed in a tempered glass using a laser beam, thermal stress is applied to the tempered glass by using a thermoelectric element to separate the cut lines and cut the tempered glass, The quality of the tempered glass cut surface is improved, and the effect of reducing the tempered glass cut time can be obtained.
FIG. 1 is a schematic view for explaining a conventional tempering glass cutting method using a laser.
2 is a schematic functional block diagram of a tempered glass cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic functional block diagram of the braking unit shown in Fig.
4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the thermoelectric element unit.
5A to 9 are views illustrating a tempered glass cutting process using a tempered glass cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flowchart illustrating a tempered glass cutting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart illustrating a tempered glass cutting method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 2 is a schematic functional block diagram of a tempered glass cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 3 is a schematic functional block diagram of the breaking portion shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 4 is a schematic configuration diagram of the thermoelectric element unit to be.
2, the tempered glass cutting apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a laser
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As in the present invention, a plurality of thermoelectric element units are provided on a plate unit, and the plate unit is cooled or heated by the heat or heat generating operation of the thermoelectric element unit, and the cooled or heated plate unit is brought into contact with the tempered glass Cooling or heating the glass can provide more uniform thermal stress to the tempered glass, which cleans the separation surface of the cell along the cutting line and improves the tempered glass cutting quality.
5A to 9 are views illustrating a tempered glass cutting process using a tempered glass cutting apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figs. 5A to 5C show a process of forming a cutting line composed of a plurality of fine through-holes by irradiating a laser beam onto a tempered glass loaded on a stage along a line along which a cell is to be cut.
Referring to Figs. 5A to 5C, tempered
The laser
As a result, a plurality of micro-through-holes h are formed along the line along which the cells are to be cut PL, and the micro-via-holes h are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance. The plurality of micro through-holes form a cutting line CL.
6 is a view showing a state in which a cutting line composed of a plurality of fine through holes is formed in tempered glass loaded on a stage.
7 is a view illustrating a process of applying thermal stress to the tempered glass using a braking unit.
7, the
The lowered
FIG. 8 is a view illustrating a process of picking up a cut-off cell, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a process of transferring a picked-up cell.
Referring to FIGS. 8 and 9, the pick-up
10 is a flowchart illustrating a tempered glass cutting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 10, a tempered glass cutting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, a tempered glass is prepared (S110).
A laser beam is irradiated along the line along which the substrate should be cut on the tempered glass (S120). The laser beam is intermittently irradiated along the line along which the cell is to be cut. At this time, the laser beam irradiates a microwave or microwave pulse laser beam.
A cutting line composed of a plurality of fine through holes is formed (S130). At this time, the adjacent through holes are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
After the cutting line is formed, a process of cooling the tempered glass through the braking unit constituted by the thermoelectric element units is performed (S140). After contacting the tempered glass with a breaking portion comprising a plurality of thermoelectric element units, the tempered glass is uniformly cooled using a thermoelectric element.
The thermal stress transferred to the tempered glass through the cooling of the thermoelectric element unit causes the cell to be separated along the cutting line (S150).
Then, the separated cells are picked up using the pick-up unit and then transported using the transport unit (S160).
11 is a flowchart illustrating a tempered glass cutting method according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 11, a tempered glass cutting method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, a tempered glass is prepared (S210).
A laser beam is irradiated along the line along which the substrate is to be cut on the tempered glass (S220). The laser beam is intermittently irradiated along the line along which the cell is to be cut. At this time, the laser beam irradiates a microwave or microwave pulse laser beam.
A cutting line composed of a plurality of fine through holes is formed (S230). At this time, the adjacent through holes are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
After the cutting line is formed, a process of heating the tempered glass through the braking unit constituted by the thermoelectric conversion unit is performed (S240). After contacting the tempered glass with a breaking portion comprising a plurality of thermoelectric element units, the tempered glass is uniformly heated using a thermoelectric element.
The thermal stress transferred to the tempered glass through the heating of the thermoelectric element unit causes the cell to be separated along the cutting line (S250).
Then, the separated cells are picked up using the pick-up unit and then transported using the transport unit (S260).
It is to be understood that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and that various modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
100: laser light source part
200: scanner part
300: stage
400: breaking portion
410: Plate unit
420: thermoelectric element unit
430: Up / down unit
500: Pickup unit
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A laser light source unit for generating and outputting a laser beam;
A scanner unit for irradiating a laser beam incident from the laser light source onto a tempered glass;
A braking unit for applying thermal stress to the tempered glass by cooling or heating the tempered glass in contact with the tempered glass formed with the cutting lines made up of a plurality of fine through holes;
A pick-up unit for picking up the cells separated along the cutting line;
A transfer unit for transferring the picked-up cells; And
And a controller for controlling operations of the laser light source unit, the scanner unit, and the braking unit.
Wherein the laser light source unit and the scanner unit intermittently irradiate the laser beam along a line along which the cell is to be cut by the laser beam according to a control signal of the control unit to form a plurality of micro through holes to form a cut line in the tempered glass Tempered glass cutting device.
And the fine through-holes are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.
Wherein the laser light source unit generates and outputs a microwave pulse laser beam or microwave pulse laser beam.
The braking unit includes:
A thermoelectric element unit for converting electrical energy into heat energy; And
And a plate unit for providing a space in which the thermoelectric element unit is to be disposed, and for supporting the thermoelectric element unit.
The braking unit includes:
Further comprising an elevating and lowering unit connected to the plate unit and driving the plate unit to move up or down on the stage.
Preparing a tempered glass;
Irradiating a laser beam along a line along which the substrate is to be cut on the tempered glass;
Forming a cutting line made up of a plurality of fine through-holes;
Applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through a breaking portion comprised of a thermoelectric element unit;
And picking up the cells separated along the cutting line using the pickup unit, and then transferring the cells.
Wherein the step of irradiating the laser beam comprises:
Intermittently irradiating the microwave pulse laser beam or the microwave pulse laser beam along a line along which the cell is to be cut.
Wherein the step of applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through the braking step comprises:
And cooling the tempered glass using a thermoelectric element after contacting the tempered glass with a breaking portion comprising a plurality of thermoelectric element units.
Wherein the step of applying thermal stress to the tempered glass through the braking step comprises:
And heating the tempered glass using a thermoelectric element after contacting the tempered glass with a breaking portion comprising a plurality of thermoelectric element units.
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