KR20060076687A - Scoring wheel unit auto-changing apparatus for use in an oriental cutting machine - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pre-cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a glass substrate horizontal cutting machine.

The present invention is a preliminary cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a horizontal cutting machine of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine for automatically replacing the pre-cutting wheel unit for forming a notch line on the glass substrate in the horizontal cutting machine for cutting the glass substrate supplied vertically downward, a plurality of And a new preliminary cutting wheel unit having two new preliminary cutting wheel units, which are sequentially supplied one by one, and between the sequential supplying unit and the mounting unit on the preliminary cutting equipment side to bring a new preliminary cutting wheel unit from the sequential supplying unit. And a replacement mounting portion to be replaced by a mounting portion on the side.

Therefore, the replacement of the pre-cutting wheel unit can be automatically completed within a short time, so that the production cost can be reduced by increasing the replacement work, and the productivity of the glass substrate can be improved without causing any interruption of work. have.

Pre-cutting, wheel, replacement, cutting, glass substrate

Description

Automatic cutting device for pre-cutting wheel unit of glass substrate horizontal cutting machine {SCORING WHEEL UNIT AUTO-CHANGING APPARATUS FOR USE IN AN ORIENTAL CUTTING MACHINE}

1 is a view schematically showing a conventional pre-cutting wheel unit,

Figure 2 is a front view showing a pre-cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine according to the present invention,

3 is a plan view showing a pre-cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a glass substrate horizontal cutting machine according to the present invention;

Figure 4 is a side view showing a preliminary cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a glass substrate horizontal cutting machine according to the present invention.

<Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings>

10: pre-cutting wheel unit 10-N: new pre-cutting wheel unit

10-W: Pre-cutting wheel unit to be replaced 12: Pre-cutting wheel

14: mounting body 14a: coupling protrusion

20: preliminary cutting equipment 22: mounting portion

22a: insertion groove 200: sequential supply

202: rotating body 202a: recessed mounting groove

204: rotation drive means 300: replacement mounting portion

302: horizontal bar 302a: gripper

304: rotating driving means 306: forward and backward driving means

400: waste container

The present invention relates to a preliminary cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a horizontal cutting machine of glass substrates, and more particularly, a preliminary cutting wheel unit for drawing a notch line which is a cutting line in the horizontal direction on a glass substrate to be cut automatically within a short time. The present invention relates to a preliminary cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for replaceable glass substrate horizontal cutting machine.

Generally, thin plate glass used in the manufacture of flat displays such as TFT-LCD (Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display), PDP (Plasma Display Panel), and OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) Substrate is prepared by supplying the glass material dissolved in the melting furnace to the melt molding machine to produce a semi-melt and solid state, then cut to a predetermined size, coating the protective film on the surface to be processed.

During this manufacturing process, a horizontal cutting machine is used to horizontally cut the glass substrate which is continuously descended vertically in the semi-melt and solid state.

The horizontal cutting machine is a pressurizing support part that pressurizes the back surface of the glass substrate to be cut to make a preliminary cutting smoothly, and a notch which is a cut line in a horizontal direction on the surface of the glass substrate in a state of being pressed and supported by the pressurizing support part. A pre-cutting part forming a line and a back-cutting part of the pre-cut glass substrate to change the position of the adsorption part to provide a bending force to the glass substrate so that horizontal cutting is performed on the formed notch line. It is composed.

That is, while the preliminary cutting portion moves horizontally while pressing the glass substrate with the pressing support portion, the preliminary cutting wheel is formed by drawing a notch line in the thin groove with the preliminary cutting wheel, and then the cut portion is formed with the notch line. By adsorbing the back surface of the glass substrate and moving the adsorption part to the rear side, horizontal cutting is performed by breaking in the notch line.

Here, the preliminary cutting unit is a preliminary cutting wheel unit and a preliminary cutting wheel unit which is preliminarily cut while moving in a horizontal direction by being pressurized with a constant pressure on the glass substrate while moving at a constant speed with the glass substrate descending vertically downward, and the preliminary cutting wheel unit mounted thereon. It is composed of a pre-cutting equipment that is mounted on the removable to change the position of the pre-cutting wheel unit.

As shown in FIG. 1, the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10 is a small disk-shaped wheel made of diamond material, which is in contact with a glass substrate, and is preliminarily cut while rotating by friction. (12) and the preliminary cutting wheel 12 is rotatably provided at the front end, and the rear end is provided with a coupling protrusion 14a forcibly inserted into the insertion groove formed in the mounting portion of the preliminary cutting equipment. It consists of a body (14).

Therefore, the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10 is mounted on the preliminary cutting device side and the preliminary cutting operation is continuously performed on the glass substrate supplied to the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10. If the (12) is deteriorated to the end of its life or the quality of the pre-cutting does not come out properly, the pre-cutting wheel unit 10 is replaced, the replacement work is carried out by the operator's manual work, a lot of burden on the operator It takes a lot of time for the replacement, causing a decrease in productivity due to the interruption of the process.

In particular, in recent years, the replacement of the glass substrate is required more frequently as the size of the glass substrate, this problem is more serious situation.

The present invention was devised to solve the above problems, one side is provided with a sequential supply unit for sequentially supplying a new pre-cutting wheel unit, by 180 ° rotation between the sequential supply unit and the mounting portion of the pre-cutting equipment side A preliminary cutting wheel unit of a glass substrate horizontal cutting machine which takes a new preliminary cutting wheel unit from a sequential supply unit and mounts it on the mounting part of the preliminary cutting equipment and automatically replaces the preliminary cutting wheel unit in a short time. The purpose is to provide.

The present invention for achieving the above object, the preliminary cutting wheel of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine for automatically replacing the preliminary cutting wheel unit to form a notch line on the glass substrate in the horizontal cutting machine for cutting the glass substrate supplied vertically downward A unit automatic replacement device, comprising a sequential supply unit provided on one side and having a plurality of new pre-cutting wheel units, and sequentially supplied one by one, and between the sequential supply unit and a mounting unit on the preliminary cutting facility side, and the sequential supply unit The present invention provides a preliminary cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a horizontal cutting machine of a glass substrate including a replacement mounting unit for bringing a new preliminary cutting wheel unit to a mounting portion on the preliminary cutting equipment side.

The above objects and various advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the preferred embodiments of the invention described below with reference to the accompanying drawings by those skilled in the art.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 2 is a front view showing a pre-cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a glass substrate horizontal cutting machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a plan view, Figure 4 is one side view.

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic replacement device which can automatically replace the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10 for drawing a notch line, which is a cutting line in the horizontal direction, on a glass substrate to be cut within a short time. And a plurality of new preliminary cutting wheel units 10-N, which are sequentially supplied one by one, and the mounting portion 22 on the side of the sequential supply 200 and the preliminary cutting equipment 20. It is composed of a replacement mounting portion 300 is provided between the sequential supply unit 200 to take a new pre-cutting wheel unit (10-N) to replace the mounting portion 22 of the pre-cutting equipment 20 side.

The sequential supply unit 200 is recessed at regular intervals along the circumferential direction on the front surface thereof. A recessed mounting groove 202a is formed, and each of the recessed mounting grooves 202a is provided with a new pre-cutting wheel unit 10-N. The rotating body 202 and the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-N provided by rotating the rotating body 202 by a predetermined angle are sequentially positioned in the pick-up position. It consists of a rotary drive means 204, such as a rotary motor connected to the rear side of the 202.

Here, the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-N is inserted in the horizontal direction so that the mounting body 14 side is partially inserted into the recessed mounting groove 202a of the rotating body 202 so that the preliminary cutting wheel 12 of the tip portion thereof is inserted. It is provided to protrude to the front side.

Replacement mounting portion 300 is a horizontal bar (302) which is provided with a gripper (302a) on both ends to face the outside and formed to have a predetermined length in the horizontal direction and is provided at a predetermined height position, and The horizontal bar 302 is rotated 180 ° so that each gripper 302a is alternately positioned at the mounting part 22 side of the sequential supply part 200 on one side and the preliminary cutting equipment 20 on the other side. Rotary drive means 304, such as a rotary motor connected to the installation, and the front and rear drive means 306, such as a forward and backward cylinder provided for advancing a predetermined distance back and forth with the rotary drive means 304 coupled to the horizontal bar 302 is installed. It is composed of

Here, the gripper 302a may be used as a pair of jaws that are opened and retracted, and a conventional one configured to be integrated with a gripper cylinder for operating the jaws.

In addition, the front side of the sequential supply unit 200 may be provided with a waste container 400 which is recovered by being dropped and contained in the pre-cut wheel unit (10-W) deteriorated and replaced.

The operation of the automatic cutting device of the pre-cutting wheel unit of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine according to the present invention having the above configuration will be described below.

First, as a preparatory work, the operator inserts each new pre-cutting wheel unit 10-N into the recessed mounting groove 202a of the sequential supply part 200.

Thereafter, when the preliminary preliminary cutting operation for the glass substrate is performed using the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W mounted on the preliminary cutting facility 20 side, the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W The preliminary cutting wheel 12 of the deteriorated end of life or pre-cutting quality does not come out properly, the operator confirms the command to replace the pre-cutting wheel unit (10-W) using the control panel do.

Then, after the preliminary cutting facility 20 completes the work in progress, the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W is positioned at the replacement position, and the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W to be replaced is replaced. It is positioned to face forward between the jaws of the gripper 302a on one side of the mounting portion 300.

On the other hand, the new pre-cutting wheel unit 10-N in the recess mounting groove 202a located at the pick-up position of the sequential supply part 200 from the beginning is forward between the jaws of the gripper 302a on the other side of the replacement mounting part 300. It is located to face.

Therefore, the gripper 302a on both sides of the replacement mounting unit 300 is operated at the same time so that the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10 -W and the new preliminary cutting wheel unit of the sequential supply unit 200 to be replaced on the preliminary cutting device 20 side ( 10-N) is held at the same time.

Thereafter, the forward and backward driving means 306 of the replacement mounting unit 300 is driven to move the horizontal bar 302 with the gripper 302a mounted on both sides to a predetermined distance, and thus the pre-cutting wheel unit 10 to be replaced. -W is separated from the insertion groove 22a of the mounting portion 22 of the preliminary cutting equipment 20, and the new preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-N is recessed mounting groove 202a of the sequential supply part 200. Will fall out of the.

Next, the rotary driving means 304 of the replacement mounting portion 300 is driven to rotate the horizontal bar 302 by 180 ° so that the pre-cutting wheel unit 10-W to be disposed is located toward the sequential supply part 200 side. And, the new pre-cutting wheel unit (10-N) is to be located toward the pre-cutting equipment 20 side.

Subsequently, the gripper 302a on one side of the replacement mounting unit 300 is operated to open the dropping preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W to be discarded, and the dropped preliminary cutting wheel unit 10-W is disposed at the bottom. It is stored in the container 400.

Then, as described above, the rotation driving means 204 of the supply part 200 is sequentially driven while the horizontal bar 302 of the replacement mounting part 300 is moved to the front side to rotate the rotating body 202 by a predetermined angle. Ensure that the new pre-cut wheel unit 10-N is in the pick-up position.

Subsequently, the forward and backward driving means 306 of the replacement mounting unit 300 is driven to return the horizontal bar 302 to its original position, and thus a new pre-cut wheel unit 10 gripped by the gripper 302a on one side. -N) is fitted into the insertion groove 22a of the mounting portion 22 of the preliminary cutting equipment 20, and at the same time, the gripper 302a of the other side is reversed as it is opened and replaced with a new preliminary cutting wheel unit to be replaced next time. 10-N is positioned between the jaws, and then the gripper 302a, which is holding the newly replaced pre-cutting wheel unit 10-N, is opened.

As a result, the process of automatically replacing the preliminary cutting wheel unit 10 is completed, and the preliminary cutting facility 20 is moved to the working position again to perform the preliminary cutting operation on the glass substrate.

Then, the worker is prepared to insert a new pre-cutting wheel unit (10-N) at any time into the empty recessed mounting groove (202a) of the sequential supply unit 200.

In the foregoing description, it should be understood that those skilled in the art can make modifications and changes to the present invention without changing the gist of the present invention as merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

According to the present invention, since the replacement of the pre-cutting wheel unit can be automatically completed within a short time, it is possible to reduce the production cost according to the performance of the replacement work, it is possible to improve the productivity of the glass substrate without causing work interruption Effect can be achieved.

Claims (5)

An automatic cutting device for preliminary cutting wheel units of a horizontal cutting machine for cutting a glass substrate, which automatically replaces a preliminary cutting wheel unit for forming a notch line on the glass substrate in a horizontal cutting machine for cutting a glass substrate supplied vertically downward. A sequential supply unit having a plurality of new pre-cutting wheel units and sequentially supplying them one by one; The preliminary cutting wheel of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine including a replacement mounting portion provided between the sequential supply portion and the mounting portion of the preliminary cutting equipment side to bring a new preliminary cutting wheel unit from the sequential supplying unit and replace the mounting portion on the preliminary cutting equipment side. Unit automatic replacement device. The method according to claim 1, The sequential supply unit, A rotating body in which recessed mounting grooves are formed on the front surface of the recessed mounting groove so as to be recessed at predetermined intervals so that each new pre-cutting wheel unit is provided in the recessed mounting groove; Automatic cutting device for pre-cutting wheel unit of the horizontal cutting machine of the glass substrate, characterized in that consisting of a rotating drive means for rotating the rotating body by a predetermined angle so that the pre-cutting wheel unit in the recessed mounting groove is sequentially located in the pickup position. . The method according to claim 1, The replacement mounting portion, A horizontal bar mounted at both ends and formed to have a predetermined length in a horizontal direction and provided at a predetermined height position; Rotary drive means for rotating the horizontal bar by 180 ° such that each gripper is alternately positioned at the mounting portion of the sequential supply portion and the preliminary cutting equipment; The pre-cutting wheel unit automatic replacement device for a horizontal cutting machine of the glass substrate, characterized in that it comprises a forward and backward driving means for advancing the horizontal bar forward and backward a predetermined distance. The method according to claim 1, The automatic cutting device of the pre-cutting wheel unit of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine further comprises a waste container which is provided in the vicinity of the sequential supply portion is replaced and removed by the pre-cutting wheel unit drop. In the horizontal cutting machine for cutting the glass substrate to be supplied vertically downward, the automatic cutting wheel unit of the horizontal cutting machine of the horizontal cutting machine for automatically replacing the pre-cutting wheel unit for forming a notch line on the glass substrate, And each new pre-cutting wheel unit is inserted into the recessed mounting groove of the sequential supply unit, Inputting a replacement command for the pre-cutting wheel unit currently used in the pre-cutting equipment; Comprising the pre-cutting equipment completes the work and the pre-cutting wheel unit to be replaced in the replacement position, Grippers on both sides of the replacement mounting unit are operated simultaneously to grasp the new pre-cutting wheel units of the sequential supply unit and the pre-cutting wheel units to be replaced on the pre-cutting unit side, respectively; A horizontal bar on which the gripper is mounted is moved to the front side, and the preliminary cutting wheel unit to be replaced is detached from the preliminary cutting facility and dismounted, and a new preliminary cutting wheel unit is separated from the sequential supply unit; Rotating the horizontal bar by 180 ° so that the preliminary cutting wheel unit to be disposed is located toward the sequential supply part side, and causing the new preliminary cutting wheel unit to be positioned toward the preliminary cutting device side; Operating the gripper on one side to be opened to drop the pre-cutting wheel unit to be discarded so as to be accommodated in a waste container below; The sequential supply unit is rotated at an angle so that the next new preliminary cutting wheel unit is positioned at the pickup position; The horizontal bar of the replacement mounting unit is moved to the rear side, and a new pre-cutting wheel unit is mounted on the pre-cutting equipment side; Automatically replacing the pre-cutting wheel unit of the glass substrate horizontal cutting machine comprising the step of releasing the pre-cutting wheel unit is operated to open the gripper on one side.

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