TW202204276A - Glass plate working apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A glass plate processing device (1) of the present invention comprises: a moving device (4), wherein a glass plate (2) is moved integrally along an X direction through glass plate supporting devices (3a, 3b, 3c); grinding devices (5a, 5b, 5c) for respectively grinding the peripheral edge of the corresponding glass plate 2; a moving device (6) for making the grinding devices (5a, 5b, 5c) move in a Y direction; a rotating device (8) for making the grinding devices (5a, 5b, 5c) rotate; a numerical control device (9) respectively connected with the moving device (4), the moving device (6) and the rotating device (8); a moving device (11) for moving the glass plate (2) along the X direction; a grinding device (12) for grinding the periphery of the glass plate (2); a moving device (13) for moving the grinding device (12) along the Y direction; a rotating device (15) for making the grinding device (12) rotate; and a numerical control device (16) respectively connected with the moving device (11), the moving device (13) and the rotating device (15).

Description

Glass plate processing equipment

The present invention relates to a processing device for glass plates.

There is known a processing apparatus such as a glass plate, which is provided with a cutting and folding mechanism including a main cutting line forming mechanism for forming a main cutting line on plain glass, and an end cutting line forming mechanism for forming a main cutting line on the plain glass. A mechanism for forming an end cutting line on a glass plate forming a main cutting line; a pressing mechanism for pressing the glass plate on which the end cutting line is formed by the end cutting line forming mechanism to press and cutting the glass plate along the main cutting line; and a grinding mechanism for grinding The peripheral edge of the glass plate is pressed and cut along the main cutting line by the pressing and cutting mechanism. [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Literature]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 6-48754

[Problems to be Solved by Invention]

In such a processing device for glass plates, etc., operations such as the main cutting line forming position, the auxiliary cutting line forming position and the pressing position must be set corresponding to the shape of the plain glass, resulting in poor operation efficiency. The shape of the glass resets the main cutting line forming position, the auxiliary cutting line forming position and the pressing position respectively. In addition, in order to separate the product portion and the ear portion (cullet portion) of the glass plate by the pressing and cutting mechanism, the pressing and cutting mechanism must have the ear portion, so that the plain glass has to be enlarged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned points, and an object of the present invention is to provide a method that can automatically and rapidly process glass without needing to set a main cutting line, an auxiliary cutting line, a pressing position, etc. A preferred processing device for glass plates. [Technical means to solve problems]

The glass plate processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with: a plurality of one glass plate supporting devices, which correspond to each of the plurality of glass plates and support each of the plurality of glass plates; and a first moving device that separates the plurality of glass plates A plurality of one glass plate supporting devices make a plurality of glass plates move along the first direction; a plurality of one grinding devices respectively grind the periphery of each of the corresponding plural glass plates; a second moving device makes the plurality of one grind the device moves in the second direction; a glass plate handover device for transferring glass plates from one glass plate support device of the plurality of one glass plate support devices to another glass plate support device of the plurality of one glass plate support devices; and A first numerical control device, which is connected to the first moving device and the second moving device in order to numerically control the movement of the first moving device and the second moving device; one of the plurality of grinding devices on the downstream side of the grinding device The incision amount (grinding amount) from the periphery of the glass plate in the device to the grinding point is larger than the incision amount from the periphery of the glass plate in the upstream one of the plurality of grinding devices to the grinding point.

According to the glass plate processing apparatus of the present invention described above, the glass can be rapidly processed continuously and automatically by a plurality of grinding devices. As a result, it is not necessary to set the main cutting line, auxiliary cutting line, pressing position, etc. Performs rapid processing of glass without useless ears.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each of the plurality of grinding devices may also be provided with: a grinding wheel, which grinds the glass plate; a rotating device, which rotates the grinding wheel; and an adjusting device, which adjusts the grinding wheel from the glass The incision amount from the periphery of the plate to the grinding point; and a lifting device, which lifts and lowers the grinding wheel.

In a preferred example of the present invention, the glass plate processing device further includes a first rotating device for rotating a plurality of one grinding device; the first numerical control device also performs numerical control on the rotating action of the first rotating device, in addition to the first moving In addition to the device and the second moving device, it is also connected to the first rotating device.

Another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes: at least one other glass plate supporting device, which supports at least one glass plate; and a third moving device, which separates the at least one other glass plate supporting device to make the at least one glass plate One glass plate moves in the first direction; at least one other grinding device grinds the periphery of at least one glass plate; fourth moving device moves the at least one other grinding device in the second direction; and The second numerical control device is connected to the third mobile device and the fourth mobile device in order to perform different numerical control on the movement actions of the first mobile device and the second mobile device and the movement actions of the third mobile device and the fourth mobile device device.

In another preferred example of the present invention, at least one other grinding device is provided with: another grinding wheel, which grinds the glass plate; another rotating device, which rotates the other grinding wheel; and another adjusting device, which adjusts the The cutting amount of the other grinding wheel from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point; and another lifting device, which makes the other grinding wheel lift up and down.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the glass plate processing device further includes: a second rotating device that rotates at least one other grinding device; The rotating motion of the two rotating devices is controlled by different numerical values, and in addition to the third moving device and the fourth moving device, it is also connected to the second rotating device.

Examples of glass plates to be ground by the glass plate processing apparatus of the present invention include window glass plates for general buildings, glass plates for furniture, and glass plates for automobiles such as windshields, rear windows, side windows, and instrument panels, and the like. Glass plates for display screens of computers and mobile phones, but other glass plates may also be included. [Effect of invention]

According to the present invention, there is no need to set the main cutting line, the auxiliary cutting line, the pressing position, etc., and it is possible to provide a glass plate processing apparatus that can automatically and rapidly process glass, and that does not require useless ears, and has better productivity.

Next, an example of an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the example shown in the figure. In addition, this invention is not limited by these examples at all.

In FIGS. 1 to 5, the glass plate processing apparatus 1 of this example is provided with a plurality of glass plate support devices 3a, 3b, and 3c, which support a plurality of glass plates 2 corresponding to a plurality of pieces of plain glass. Each of the pieces of glass plate 2; the moving device 4, which moves the plurality of glass plates 2 integrally along the X direction through a plurality of glass plate support devices 3a, 3b and 3c; a plurality of grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c, etc. Grinding the outer peripheries of the corresponding plural glass plates 2 respectively; the moving device 6, which makes the plural grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c move together in the Y direction; the glass plate handover device 7a, which is carried out from the glass plate supporting device 3a The glass plate 2 is handed over to the glass plate support device 3b; the glass plate handover device 7b is to transfer the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 3b to the glass plate support device 3c; Each of 5c rotates in the direction of R1 synchronously with the axis A mentioned later as the center; the numerical control device (CNC (Computer Numeric Control: Computer Numerical Control) device) 9, which is the moving action of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotating device The rotating action of 8 is numerically controlled, and is connected to the moving device 4, the moving device 6 and the rotating device 8 respectively; the glass plate supporting device 10 supports the glass plate 2; The plate 2 moves in the X direction; the grinding device 12, which grinds the outer periphery of the glass plate 2; the moving device 13, which makes the grinding device 12 move in the Y direction; The plate supporting device 10 transfers the glass plate 2; the turning device 15 makes the grinding device 12 rotate along the R1 direction with the axis A as the center; The moving action and the turning action of the turning device 15 and the moving actions of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the turning action of the turning device 8 are numerically controlled and connected to the moving device 11, the moving device 13 and the turning device 15; the grinding device The incision amount (grinding amount) from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process to the grinding point Pb in 5b is larger than the incision amount (grinding amount) from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process in the grinding device 5a to the grinding point Pa In addition, the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process in the grinding device 5c to the grinding point Pc changes with respect to the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process in the grinding device 5b to the grinding point Pb. Big. The numerical control device 9 controls the angle of each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c and even the grinding wheel 26 around the axis A perpendicular to the glass plate 2, and makes the grinding wheel 26 always align with the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 and the outer periphery of the glass plate 2. The grinding process is performed on the normal line of the contact point P of the grinding wheel 26 .

Since each of the glass plate holding devices 3a, 3b and 3c, each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c, and each of the glass plate handover devices 7a and 7b are constructed identically to each other, the The glass plate support device 3a, the polishing device 5a, and the glass plate transfer device 7a are described, and only the same numerals are appended with b and c to the corresponding ones, and are shown in the drawings.

The glass plate supporting device 3a, the glass plate supporting device 3b, and the glass plate supporting device 3c are respectively provided with an adsorption device 17a for supporting the glass plate 2 by vacuum adsorption, an adsorption device 17b for supporting the glass plate 2 by vacuum adsorption, and an adsorption device for supporting the glass plate 2 by vacuum adsorption, respectively. 17c.

The moving device 4 includes: a servo motor 21 as an electric motor, which is attached to the base 20; a threaded shaft 22, which is connected to the output rotating shaft of the servo motor 21 and extends in the X direction; and a nut 23, which is screwed to the threaded shaft 22 a movable table 24, which is fixed with a nut 23, and is respectively installed with the adsorption devices 17a, 17b and 17c of each of the glass plate support devices 3a, 3b and 3c; a slider, which is mounted on the movable table 24; and a pair of guide rails 25 , which extends in the X direction; the guide rail 25 guides the movable table 24 along the X direction.

The movement device 4 rotates the screw shaft 22 by the operation of the servo motor 21, and by this rotation, the movable table 24 is moved in the X direction, and the glass plates respectively placed on the glass plate support devices 3a, 3b and 3c are moved. 2 move in the X direction as a whole.

As shown in FIG. 4, the grinding device 5a includes: a grinding wheel 26, which grinds the glass plate 2; a spindle motor 27 as a rotating device, which rotates the grinding wheel 26; an adjusting device 28, which uses an electric motor, etc. The servo motor adjusts the incision amount Δa of the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process of the grinding wheel 26 to the grinding point Pa; and the lifting device 29, which makes the grinding wheel 26 lift up and down; A wheel 26, which grinds the glass plate 2; a spindle motor 27 as a rotating device, which rotates the grinding wheel 26; an adjusting device 28, which adjusts the glass before grinding of the grinding wheel 26 by means of an electric motor or the like, a servo motor in this example The incision amount Δb from the outer periphery of the plate 2 to the grinding point Pb; and the lifting device 29, which lifts the grinding wheel 26; The spindle motor 27 of the rotating device, which makes the grinding wheel 26 rotate; the adjusting device 28, which adjusts the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 before the grinding process of the grinding wheel 26 to the grinding point Pc by means of an electric motor or the like, a servo motor in this example. The cut-in amount Δc; and the lifting device 29 , which lifts the grinding wheel 26 .

The moving device 6 includes: a pair of threaded shafts 31 extending in the Y direction; a servo motor 32 as an electric motor connected to one end of each of the threaded shafts 31; and a movable table 33 on which the grinding devices 5a, 5b are mounted and 5c and the slider; and a pair of guide rails 34, which are fixed to the base 20 and extend in the Y direction.

The moving device 6 rotates the screw shaft 31 by the synchronous operation of the servo motor 32, moves the movable table 33 in the Y direction, and integrally moves the grinding wheels 26 of the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c in the Y direction.

The turning device 8 includes: a bearing 38 attached to the movable table 33; a shaft 39 held by the bearing 38 rotatably and extending in the Z direction; a helical gear 40 attached to the upper end of the shaft 39; and a helical gear 41 Meshing with the helical gear 40; the power shaft 42, on which the helical gear 41 is fixed, and which is freely rotatably supported on the movable table 33 and extends in the X direction; and a servo motor 44 as an electric motor, which is fixed on the movable table 33 and through the gear , pulleys, belts, etc., in this example, the spur gear 43 is connected to the power shaft 42 .

The rotary device 8 rotates the power shaft 42 through the spur gear 43 by the operation of the servo motor 44, and with this rotation, rotates the shaft 39 through the helical gears 40 and 41, and is suspended from the shaft 39. Each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b, and 5c at the lower end is aligned in such a way that the straight line connecting the rotation center C of the grinding wheel 26 and the axis A of the shaft 39 becomes the normal direction at the contact point P of the glass plate 2, The axis A which intersects with the axis 39 of the glass plate 2 is taken as the center, and it rotates around the R1 direction.

In addition, the rotation device 8 connects the rotation axis C of the grinding wheel 26 of each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c and the extending direction D1 (contact point of the line of the contact point P between the grinding wheel 26 and the outer periphery of the glass plate 2). The normal line direction of P) and the extension direction of the screw shaft of the adjusting device 28, that is, the adjustment direction D2 of the cutting amount of the grinding wheel 26 to the glass plate 2 is always parallel, so that the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c are always parallel to each other. Each of them synchronously rotates in the R1 direction around the axis A to perform angle control.

The glass plate support device 10 includes a suction device 50 that supports the glass plate 2 by vacuum suction.

The moving device 11 is provided with the same as the moving device 4: a servo motor 51 as an electric motor, which is attached to the base 20; a threaded shaft 52, which is connected to the output rotating shaft of the servo motor 51 and extends in the X direction; a nut, which is screwed On the threaded shaft 52; the movable table 53, which is fixed with a nut, and is installed with the adsorption device 50; the slider, which is installed on the movable table 53; and a pair of guide rails 54, which extend in the X direction; Taiwan 53.

The movement device 11 rotates the screw shaft 52 by the operation of the servo motor 51, and by this rotation, the movable table 53 is moved in the X direction, and the glass plate 2 placed on the glass plate support device 10 is moved in the X direction move.

The grinding apparatus 12 is provided with the grinding apparatuses 5a, 5b, and 5c shown in FIG. 4 as well: a grinding wheel 26, which grinds the glass plate 2; a spindle motor 27 as a rotating means, which rotates the grinding wheel 26; Adjust the cutting amount Δd from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 to the grinding point Pd before the grinding process of the grinding wheel 26 ;

The moving device 13 is provided with the same as the moving device 6: a pair of threaded shafts 61, which extend in the Y direction; a servo motor 62 as an electric motor, which is connected to one end of each of the threaded shafts 61; and a movable table 63, on which a grinding The device 12 and the slider; and a pair of guide rails 64, which are fixed to the base 20 and extend in the Y direction.

The moving device 13 rotates the screw shaft 61 by the synchronous action of the servo motor 62, moves the movable table 63 in the Y direction, and moves the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 12 in the Y direction.

The swivel device 15 is provided with the same as the swivel device 8: a bearing 70, which is mounted on the movable table 63; a shaft 71, which is respectively rotatably held on the bearing 70 and extends in the Z direction; a helical gear 72, which is mounted on the upper end of the shaft 71; A helical gear 73, which meshes with the helical gear 72; a power shaft 74, to which the helical gear 73 is fixed, and is rotatably supported on the movable table 63 and extends in the X direction; and a servo motor 76 as an electric motor, which is fixed to the movable table 63. The table 63 is connected to the power shaft 74 via gears, pulleys, belts, etc., in this example, a spur gear 75 .

The rotary device 15 rotates the power shaft 74 through the spur gear 75 by the operation of the servo motor 76 , and rotates the shaft 71 through the helical gears 72 and 73 by this rotation, and makes the grinding device suspended on the lower end of the shaft 71 . 12. In such a way that the straight line connecting the rotation center C of the grinding wheel 26 and the axis A of the shaft 39 becomes the normal direction at the contact point P of the glass plate 2, the axis A of the axis 71 of the glass plate 2 is perpendicular to the axis A As the center, turn around the R1 direction.

In addition, the rotary device 15, like the rotary device 8, extends in the direction D1 ( The normal direction of the contact point P) and the extension of the threaded shaft of the adjusting device 28 and the adjustment direction D2 of the cutting amount for adjusting the grinding amount of the grinding wheel 26 on the glass plate 2 are always parallel, so that the grinding device 12 is aligned with the axis A. Angle control is performed to rotate the center in the R1 direction.

When the glass plate 2 used for the instrument panel of an automobile or the like is processed by the glass plate processing apparatus 1 of this example, first, the glass plate 2A, which is a plain glass, is placed on the glass plate support device by the glass plate loading mechanism 100 . Above 3a, the glass plate 2A is vacuum-adsorbed and supported and positioned by the suction device 17a of the glass plate support device 3a.

Next, by the moving device 4, the glass plate support device 3a on which the glass plate 2A is placed, the glass plate support device 3b in the idle state, and the glass plate support device 3c in the idle state are integrally moved in the X direction via the movable table 24, Furthermore, the grinding wheel 26 of each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b, and 5c is integrally moved in the Y direction via the movable table 33 by the moving device 6, and the grinding wheel 5a is connected to the grinding device 5a by the rotating device 8. The straight line between the rotation axis C of the wheel 26 and the axis A of the shaft 39 always becomes the normal direction at the contact point P of the glass plate 2A, and the incision adjustment direction D2 of the incision amount of the grinding wheel 26 to the glass plate 2A is adjusted to the same. In such a way that the normal direction of the contact point P of the glass plate 2A is kept parallel, the grinding device 5a is rotated along the R1 direction with the axis A of the shaft 39 as the center, while the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5a is in contact with the glass plate 2A. The outer periphery is ground.

When using the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5a to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A, the numerical control device 9 numerically controls the movement of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotation of the rotary device 8. By moving the grinding wheel of the grinding device 5a The XY plane coordinates of 26 are used to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A.

After the glass plate 2A is ground and processed by the grinding device 5a, the glass plate support device 3a is positioned on the lower side of the glass transfer device 7a by the moving device 4, and the glass plate support device 3b is positioned on the lower side of the glass plate transfer device 7b. The glass plate support device 3c is positioned on the lower side of the glass plate transfer device 14, and the glass plate 2A after being ground by the grinding device 5a, which is supported by the glass plate support device 3a, is lifted by the lifting mechanism of the glass plate transfer device 7a, The glass plate supporting devices 3a, 3b, and 3c in the idle state are integrally moved by the moving device 4 to the X direction, that is, the glass plate carrying-in side, through the movable table 24. After the returning movement, the glass plate supporting device 3b is handed over to the glass plate supporting device 3b by the glass plate. The glass plate 2A polished by the polishing device 5a lifted by the plate transfer device 7a is vacuum-adsorbed and supported by the adsorption device 17b of the glass plate support device 3b and the glass plate 2A polished by the polishing device 5a is positioned.

Next, the glass plate 2B as the plain glass is placed above the glass plate support device 3a by the glass plate carrying mechanism 100, and the glass plate 2B is supported by vacuum suction by the suction device 17a of the glass plate support device 3a. Positioning, the glass plate supporting device 3a on which the glass plate 2B is placed, the glass plate supporting device 3b on which the glass plate 2A polished by the grinding device 5a is placed, and the glass plate supporting device 3c in the idle state are placed through the moving device 4. The movable table 24 is integrally moved in the X direction, and the grinding wheel 26 of each of the polishing devices 5a, 5b, and 5c is integrally moved in the Y direction through the movable table 33 by the moving device 6, and similarly to the polishing device 5a, by the rotating device 8. On the one hand, the straight line connecting the rotation axis C of the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5b and the axis A of the shaft 39 always becomes the normal direction at the contact point P of the glass plate 2A, and adjust the grinding wheel 26 to the glass plate 2A. The cutting amount adjustment direction D2 of the cutting amount is kept parallel to the normal direction of the contact point P of the glass plate 2A, so that the grinding device 5a and the grinding device 5b are synchronized along the R1 direction. The axis A of each axis 39 is While the center rotates, the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5a is brought into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate 2B, and the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5b is brought into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate 2A after being ground by the grinding device 5a for grinding. .

When the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5b is used to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A that has been ground by the grinding device 5a, the numerical control device 9 numerically controls the moving actions of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotating action of the rotating device 8. The XY plane coordinates of the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5b are moved to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A.

After the corresponding glass plates 2B and 2A are polished by the grinding devices 5a and 5b, the glass plate supporting device 3a is positioned on the lower side of the glass handover device 7a by the moving device 4, respectively, and the glass plate supporting device 3b is positioned on the glass plate handover device. On the lower side of the device 7b, the glass plate support device 3c is positioned on the lower side of the glass plate handover device 14, and the glass plate handover device 7a is lifted by the lifting mechanism of the glass plate handover device 7a and supported by the grinding device 5a after grinding. the glass plate 2B, and the glass plate 2A after being ground by the grinding device 5b, which is adsorbed and supported on the glass plate support device 3b, is lifted by the lifting mechanism of the glass plate transfer device 7b, and the glass plate in the idle state is moved by the moving device 4. The supporting devices 3a, 3b, and 3c are integrally moved toward the X-direction, that is, the glass plate carrying side, through the movable table 24. After the restoring movement, the glass plate supporting device 3b is handed over to the glass plate supporting device 3b after being polished by the polishing device 5a lifted by the glass plate handover device 7a. The glass plate 2B is positioned by the suction device 17b of the glass plate support device 3b to support the glass plate 2B after being ground by the grinding device 5a by vacuum suction, and then transfer the ground glass plate 2B lifted by the glass plate transfer device 7b to the glass plate support device 3c. The glass plate 2A polished by the device 5b is supported by the suction device 17c of the glass plate support device 3c by vacuum suction and supported by the glass plate 2A polished by the polishing device 5b and positioned.

Next, the glass plate 2C, which is a plain glass, is placed above the glass plate support device 3a by the glass plate carrying mechanism 100, and the glass plate 2C is supported by vacuum suction by the suction device 17a of the glass plate support device 3a and positioned. , by the moving device 4, the glass plate supporting device 3a on which the glass plate 2C is placed, the glass plate supporting device 3b on which the glass plate 2B polished by the grinding device 5a is placed, and the glass plate supporting device 3b on which the glass plate 2B polished by the polishing device 5a is placed are placed. The glass plate support device 3c of the glass plate 2A is moved integrally in the X direction via the movable table 24, and the grinding wheel 26 of each of the polishing devices 5a, 5b and 5c is integrally moved in the Y direction via the movable table 33 by the moving device 6 Each moves, and similarly to the polishing apparatuses 5a and 5b, by the rotating apparatus 8, a straight line connecting the rotational axis C of the grinding wheel 26 of the polishing apparatus 5c and the axis A of the shaft 39 is always in contact with the glass plate 2A The direction of the normal line at point P, and the adjustment direction D2 of the incision amount of the grinding wheel 26 to the glass plate 2A is adjusted to be parallel to the normal direction of the contact point P of the glass plate 2A, so that the grinding devices 5a, 5b and Each of 5c rotates synchronously along the R1 direction with the axis A of each shaft 39 as the center, while making the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5a contact the outer periphery of the glass plate 2C, and making the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5b contact with the glass plate 2C. The outer peripheral edge of the glass plate 2B after being ground by the grinding device 5a is ground, and the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5c is brought into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate 2A after being ground by the grinding device 5b.

When using the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5c to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A that has been ground by the grinding device 5b, the numerical control device 9 numerically controls the moving actions of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotating action of the rotating device 8. The XY plane coordinates of the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 5c are moved to grind the outer periphery of the glass plate 2A.

After grinding the corresponding glass plates 2C, 2B and 2A by the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c, the glass plate supporting device 3a is positioned on the lower side of the glass plate handover device 7a by the moving device 4, respectively, and the glass plate supporting device 3b The glass plate support device 3c is positioned on the lower side of the glass plate transfer device 7b, and the glass plate support device 3c is positioned on the underside of the glass plate transfer device 14, and the glass plate support device 3a is lifted and supported by the lifting mechanism of the glass plate transfer device 7a. The glass plate 2C after being ground by the grinding device 5a is lifted and adsorbed by the lifting mechanism of the glass plate transfer device 7b and the glass plate 2B after being ground by the grinding device 5b on the glass plate support device 3b is lifted by the glass plate transfer device 14 The lifting mechanism lifts and absorbs the glass plate 2A that has been ground by the grinding device 5c on the glass plate supporting device 3c, and moves the glass plate supporting devices 3a, 3b and 3c in the idle state through the movable table 24 toward the X through the moving device 4. The moving device 11 moves the glass plate support device 10 in the idle state to the X direction, that is, the glass plate loading side, through the movable table 53, and then moves toward the glass plate support device 3b after the return movement. The glass plate 2C after being ground by the grinding device 5a lifted by the glass plate transfer device 7a is transferred, and the glass plate 2C after being ground by the grinding device 5a is supported and positioned by the suction device 17b of the glass plate support device 3b by vacuum suction. The plate supporting device 3c transfers the glass plate 2B that has been ground by the grinding device 5b lifted by the glass plate receiving device 7b, and the glass plate 2B after being ground by the grinding device 5b is supported by the suction device 17c of the glass plate supporting device 3c by vacuum suction. For positioning, the glass plate 2A lifted by the glass plate transfer device 14 is transferred to the glass plate support device 10 , and the glass plate 2A is supported by vacuum suction by the suction device 50 of the glass plate support device 10 and positioned.

Similar to the polishing devices 5a, 5b, and 5c, the glass plate support device 10 on which the glass plate 2A is placed is moved by the moving device 11 in the X direction via the movable table 53, and the polishing device 12 is moved by the moving device 13. The grinding wheel 26 is moved in the Y direction via the movable table 63, and by the rotating device 15, the straight line connecting the rotation axis C of the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 12 and the axis A of the axis 39 is always the one between the glass plate 2A. The normal line direction at the contact point P, and the adjustment direction D2 of the cutting amount of the grinding wheel 26 to the glass plate 2A is kept parallel to the normal line direction of the contact point P of the glass plate 2A, so that the grinding device 12 is along R1. The direction is rotated around the axis A, and the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 12 is brought into contact with the outer peripheral edge of the glass plate 2A for grinding.

After the glass plate 2A is ground by the grinding device 12 , the glass plate 2A ground by the grinding device 12 sucked and supported by the glass plate support device 10 is carried out by the glass plate unloading mechanism 110 , and the glass plate 2 as a product is carried out.

Next, with respect to the glass plate supporting devices 3a, 3b, 3c and 10, the glass plates 2 are conveyed from the glass plate supporting device on the upstream side corresponding to each of these glass plate supporting devices 3a, 3b, 3c and 10, and the glass plates 2 are successively conveyed one by one. The glass plate 2 is ground and processed, and after the grinding process, each glass plate 2 is sequentially transported and moved by the glass plate loading mechanism 100, the glass plate transfer devices 7a, 7b, and 14, and the glass plate unloading mechanism 110, and a plurality of glass plates are continuously ground and processed. glass plate 2.

The numerical control device 9 performs numerical control on the movement of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotation of the rotary device 8, and in the XY plane coordinate system, the grinding wheel 26 of each of the grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c and the glass plate support The adsorption devices 17a, 17b and 17c of each of the devices 3a, 3b and 3c control the movement of the contour of the glass plate 2, the numerical control device 16 numerically controls the movement of the moving devices 11 and 13 and the rotation of the rotating device 15, and In the XY plane coordinate system, the grinding wheel 26 of the grinding device 12 and the adsorption device 50 of the glass plate supporting device 10 perform the contour control movement of the glass plate 2 . In addition, on the extension line of the axis A of the shafts 39 of the rotary devices 8, the contact points P between the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 and the grinding wheel 26 corresponding to the shafts 39 are arranged on the axis of the rotary device 15. A contact point P between the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 and the grinding wheel 26 corresponding to the axis 39 is arranged on the extension line of the axis A of the axis 39 .

As described above, the glass plate processing apparatus 1 of this example continuously grinds the glass plate 2 .

The glass plate processing apparatus 1 of the present example is provided with: a plurality of glass plate support devices 3a, 3b and 3c corresponding to each of the glass plates 2 serving as a plurality of pieces of glass supporting each of the plurality of glass plates 2; a moving device 4. It separates a plurality of glass plate supporting devices 3a, 3b and 3c to move the plurality of glass plates 2 together along the X direction; a plurality of grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c respectively grind the corresponding plurality of glass plates 2. The outer peripheral edge of the one; the moving device 6, which makes a plurality of grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c move together in the Y direction; the glass plate handover device 7a, which transfers the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 3a to the glass plate support device 3b The glass plate handover device 7b, which carries out the handover of the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 3b to the glass plate support device 3c; the turning device 8, which makes the plurality of grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c synchronously take the axis A as the The center rotates in the direction of R1; the numerical control device 9 is connected to the moving device 4, the moving device 6 and the rotating device 8 for numerical control of the moving action of the moving devices 4 and 6 and the rotating action of the rotating device 8; the glass A plate support device 10, which supports the glass plate 2; a moving device 11, which moves the glass plate 2 in the X direction through the glass plate support device 10; a grinding device 12, which grinds the outer periphery of the glass plate 2; a moving device 13, which The grinding device 12 is moved in the Y direction; the glass plate handover device 14, which transfers the glass plate 2 from the glass plate supporting device 3c to the glass plate supporting device 10; the turning device 15, which makes the grinding device 12 take the axis A as the center Rotation in the R1 direction; and a numerical control device 16, which is used to perform different movement actions of the mobile device 11 and the mobile device 13, and the rotary action of the rotary device 15, the movement actions of the mobile devices 4 and 6, and the rotary action of the rotary device 8 from each other. The numerical control is connected to the mobile device 11, the mobile device 13 and the rotary device 15; the glass plate 2 can be continuously ground and processed. As a result, it is not necessary to set the main cutting line, auxiliary cutting line and pressing position, etc., and can be automatically carried out. The glass plate 2 can be processed quickly, and the grinding process of the glass plate 2 with better productivity can be performed without unnecessary ears.

In the glass plate processing device 1 of the present example, the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 in the polishing device 5b to the polishing point Pb is larger than the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 in the polishing device 5a to the polishing point Pa In addition, the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 in the grinding device 5c to the grinding point Pc is larger than the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 in the grinding device 5b to the grinding point Pb, but the grinding device 5b can also be made larger. The incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 to the grinding point Pb in the grinding device 5a is equal to or different from the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 to the grinding point Pa in the grinding device 5a. The incision amount from the outer periphery of the plate 2 to the grinding point Pc is equal to or unequal to the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 in the grinding device 5b to the grinding point Pb, and the grinding devices 5a, 5b, 5c and 12 have the same or different incision to the glass 2. The cutting amount (grinding amount) can be set by operating the adjusting device 28 in advance.

In the glass plate processing device 1 of the present example, the numerical control device 16 moves the moving device 11 and the moving device 13, and the rotary device 15 rotates, and the numerical control device 9 moves the moving devices 4 and 6. And the rotary rotation of the rotary device 8 is regarded as different numerical control, but the numerical control of the numerical control device 9 and the numerical control device 16 can also be set as the same numerical control depending on the situation. In addition, the numerical control device 9 and the numerical control device 16 may perform the grinding process of the corresponding glass plate 2 in synchronization with each other.

In the glass plate processing device 1 of this example, the grinding device 5a is responsible for the roughing of the glass plate 2, and the grinding devices 5b and 5c are responsible for the finishing of the grinding of the glass plate 2, but the grinding devices 5a and 5b may also be used for The grinding of the glass plate 2 is used for roughing, the grinding of the glass plate 2 by the grinding device 5c is used for finishing, and the grinding of the grinding device 12 may be used for roughing or finishing.

In this example, the glass plate processing apparatus 1 includes: a glass plate support device 10 that supports the glass plate 2 on the downstream side; a moving device 11 that moves the glass plate 2 in the X direction through the glass plate support device 10; and a grinding device 12 , which grinds the outer periphery of the glass plate 2; the moving device 13, which makes the grinding device 12 move along the Y direction; the glass plate handover device 14, which transfers the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 3c to the glass plate support device 10; A device 15, which rotates the grinding device 12; and a numerical control device 16, which is used for the movement of the mobile device 11 and the mobile device 13, the rotary action of the rotary device 15, the movement of the mobile devices 4 and 6, and the rotation of the rotary device 8. The rotating action is controlled by different numerical values, and is connected to the moving device 11, the moving device 13 and the rotating device 15; The glass plate transfer device 14 , the rotary device 15 and the numerical control device 16 transfer the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 3 c to the glass plate support device 10 , and grind the glass plate 2 to complete the glass plate 2 as a product.

The above-mentioned glass plate processing apparatus 1 includes a plurality of glass plate support devices 3a, 3b and 3c, a moving device 4, a plurality of grinding devices 5a, 5b and 5c, a moving device 6, glass plate transfer devices 7a and 7b, and a turning device 8 And the numerical control device 9 may be replaced with, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 : a plurality of glass plate supporting devices 103a, 103b and 103c, which correspond to each of the plurality of glass plates 2 serving as the material glass and support Each of the plurality of glass plates 2; the moving device 104, which moves the plurality of glass plates 2 integrally along the Y direction through a plurality of glass plate supporting devices 103a, 103b and 103c; a plurality of grinding devices 105a, 105b and 105c, which Grinding the outer periphery of the corresponding plurality of glass plates 2 respectively; the glass plate handover device 107a, which transfers the glass plate 2 from the glass plate support device 103a to the glass plate support device 103b; the glass plate handover device 107b, which performs The glass plate 2 is transferred from the glass plate support device 103b to the glass plate support device 103c; the moving device 106 is used to move the plurality of grinding devices 105a, 105b and 105c and the glass plate transfer devices 107a and 107b together in the X direction; the rotating device 108, It makes each of the plurality of grinding devices 105a, 105b and 105c synchronously rotate along the R1 direction with the axis A as the center; The rotating action of the device 108 is numerically controlled, and is connected to the moving device 104 , the moving device 106 and the rotating device 108 respectively; and the glass plate 2 is continuously polished.

The moving device 104 includes: a servo motor 121 as an electric motor, which is attached to the base 120; a threaded shaft 122, which is connected to the output rotating shaft of the servo motor 121 and extends in the Y direction; and a nut 123, which is screwed to the threaded shaft 122 A movable table 124, which is fixed with a nut 123 and is installed with an adsorption device 117; a slider, which is mounted on the movable table 124; and a pair of guide rails 125, which extend in the Y direction;

The moving device 104 rotates the screw shaft 122 by the operation of the servo motor 121, and the movable table 124 is moved in the Y direction by the rotation, and the glass plates placed on the glass plate supporting devices 103a, 103b and 103c are respectively caused 2 move in the Y direction as a whole.

The moving device 106 includes: a threaded shaft 131 extending in the X direction; a servo motor 132 as an electric motor connected to one end of the threaded shaft 131 via a belt, a pulley, etc.; a movable table 133 on which the grinding devices 105a, 105b and 105c, glass plate handover devices 107a and 107b, and sliders; and a pair of guide rails 134, which are fixed to the base 120 and extend in the X direction.

The moving device 106 rotates the screw shaft 131 by the actuation of the servo motor 132, moves the movable table 133 along the X direction, and makes the grinding wheels 26 of the grinding devices 105a, 105b and 105c and the glass plate handover devices 107a and 107b integrated along the Move in the X direction.

Each of the grinding apparatuses 105a, 105b, and 105c is provided with, like the grinding apparatus of the preferred example shown in FIG. 4, a grinding wheel 26, which grinds the glass plate 2, and a spindle motor 27 as a rotating device, which makes the grinding wheel 26 rotates; an adjusting device 28 , which adjusts the incision amount from the outer periphery of the glass plate 2 of the grinding wheel 26 to the grinding point P by means of an electric motor or the like in this example, a servo motor;

In the glass plate processing apparatus 1 shown in Figs. 6 and 7, the glass plate 2 can be continuously ground and processed. As a result, the glass plate can be automatically processed without setting the main cutting line, the auxiliary cutting line and the pressing position. The rapid processing of 2 can carry out the grinding processing of the glass plate 2 which does not require useless ears and has better productivity.

1: Processing device of glass plate 2: glass plate 3a: Glass plate support device 3b: Glass plate support device 3c: Glass plate support device 4: Mobile device 5a: Grinding device 5b: Grinding device 5c: Grinding device 6: Mobile device 7a: Glass plate handover device 7b: Glass plate handover device 8: Rotary device 9: Numerical control device 10: Glass plate support device 11: Mobile Devices 12: Grinding device 13: Mobile Devices 14: Glass plate handover device 15: Rotary device 16: Numerical control device 17a: Adsorption device 17b: adsorption device 17c: adsorption device 20: Abutment 21: Servo motor 22: Threaded shaft 23: Nut 24: Movable table 25: Rails 26: Grinding Wheel 27: Spindle motor 28: Adjustment device 29: Lifting device 31: Threaded shaft 32: Servo motor 33: Movable table 34: Rails 38: Bearings 39: Shaft 40: Helical gear 41: Helical gear 42: Power shaft 43: Spur Gear 44: Servo motor 50: adsorption device 51: Servo motor 52: Threaded shaft 53: Movable table 54: Rails 61: Threaded shaft 62: Servo motor 63: Movable table 64: Rails 71: Shaft 72: Helical gear 73: Helical gear 74: Power shaft 75: Spur Gear 76: Servo motor 100: Glass plate loading mechanism 103a: Glass plate support device 103b: Glass plate support device 103c: Glass plate support device 104: Mobile Devices 105a: Grinding device 105b: Grinding device 105c: Grinding device 106: Mobile Devices 107a: Glass plate handover device 107b: Glass plate handover device 108: Rotary device 109: Numerical control device 110: Glass plate take-out mechanism 117: adsorption device 120: Abutment 121: Servo motor 122: Threaded shaft 123: Nut 124: Movable table 125: Rails 131: Threaded shaft 132: Servo motor 133: Movable table 134: Rails A: Axis C: center of rotation D1: extension direction D2: Adjustment direction of cut-in amount P: touch point R1: Direction VII-VII: Line X: direction Y: direction Z: direction

FIG. 1 is an explanatory plan view of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the front view of the example shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an explanatory side view of the example shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the polishing apparatus of the example shown in FIG. 1 . FIGS. 5( a ) to ( c ) are detailed explanatory diagrams of grinding a glass plate using the grinding apparatus of the example shown in FIG. 1 . FIG. 6 is a partial explanatory diagram of another example of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of another example shown in FIG. 6 with arrows taken along the line VII-VII.

1: Processing device of glass plate

2: glass plate

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5b: Grinding device

5c: Grinding device

7a: Glass plate handover device

7b: Glass plate handover device

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9: Numerical control device

10: Glass plate support device

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14: Glass plate handover device

15: Rotary device

16: Numerical control device

17a: Adsorption device

17b: adsorption device

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32: Servo motor

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41: Helical gear

42: Power shaft

43: Spur Gear

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52: Threaded shaft

61: Threaded shaft

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72: Helical gear

73: Helical gear

75: Spur Gear

100: Glass plate loading mechanism

110: Glass plate take-out mechanism

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Claims (11)

A glass plate processing device, comprising: a plurality of glass plate support devices corresponding to each of the plurality of glass plates and supporting each of the plurality of glass plates; and a first moving device for intervening between the plurality of glass plates The plate supporting device makes the plurality of glass plates move along the first direction; a plurality of grinding devices respectively grinds the peripheral edges of the corresponding plurality of glass plates; the second moving device makes the plurality of grinding devices move along the second moving in direction; a glass plate handover device for handing over a glass plate from one of the plurality of glass plate supporting devices to another glass plate supporting device of the plurality of glass plate supporting devices; and a first numerical control A device, which is connected to the first moving device and the second moving device in order to numerically control the movement of the first moving device and the second moving device; one of the plurality of grinding devices on the downstream side grinds The incision amount from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point in the device is larger than the incision amount from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point in the upstream one of the plurality of grinding devices. The glass plate processing device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of grinding devices includes: a grinding wheel for grinding the glass plate; a rotation device for rotating the above-mentioned one grinding wheel; and a regulating device for adjusting the above-mentioned one grinding wheel The cutting amount of the wheel from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point; and a lifting device, which makes the above-mentioned one grinding wheel lift up and down. The glass plate processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a first turning device for turning the plurality of grinding devices; the first numerical control device also performs numerical control on the turning operation of the first turning device, In addition to the above-mentioned first moving device and the above-mentioned second moving device, it is also connected to the first rotating device. The glass plate processing device according to claim 1 or 2, comprising: at least one other glass plate supporting device, which supports at least one glass plate; and a third moving device, which supports at least one other glass plate through the above-mentioned at least one The device moves the at least one glass plate in the first direction; at least one other grinding device grinds the periphery of the at least one glass plate; the fourth moving device makes the at least one other grinding device move along the second directional movement; and a second numerical control device, which is linked in order to perform numerical control on the movement actions of the first mobile device and the second mobile device and the movement actions of the third mobile device and the fourth mobile device. on the third mobile device and the fourth mobile device. The glass plate processing device of claim 3, comprising: at least one other glass plate supporting device, which supports at least one glass plate; and a third moving device, which makes the at least one other glass plate supporting device move The at least one glass plate moves in the first direction; at least one other grinding device grinds the periphery of the at least one glass plate; the fourth moving device moves the at least one other grinding device in the second direction ; and a second numerical control device, which is linked to the above in order to perform numerical control on the movement actions of the first mobile device and the second mobile device and the movement actions of the third mobile device and the fourth mobile device. The third mobile device and the above-mentioned fourth mobile device. The glass plate processing device of claim 4, wherein the at least one other grinding device is provided with: another grinding wheel for grinding the glass plate; another rotating device for rotating the other grinding wheel; another adjusting device, It adjusts the cutting amount of the other grinding wheel from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point; and another lifting device, which makes the other grinding wheel go up and down. The glass plate processing device of claim 5, wherein the at least one other grinding device includes: another grinding wheel that grinds the glass plate; another rotating device that rotates the other grinding wheel; another adjusting device, It adjusts the cutting amount of the other grinding wheel from the periphery of the glass plate to the grinding point; and another lifting device, which makes the other grinding wheel go up and down. The processing apparatus for a glass sheet according to claim 4, further comprising: a second turning device for turning the at least one other polishing device; The rotating motions of the two rotating devices are controlled by different numerical values. In addition to the above-mentioned third moving device and the above-mentioned fourth moving device, they are also connected to the second rotating device. The processing apparatus for a glass sheet according to claim 5, further comprising: a second turning device for turning the at least one other polishing device; The rotating motions of the two rotating devices are controlled by different numerical values. In addition to the above-mentioned third moving device and the above-mentioned fourth moving device, they are also connected to the second rotating device. The processing apparatus for a glass sheet according to claim 6, further comprising: a second turning device for turning the at least one other polishing device; The rotating motions of the two rotating devices are controlled by different numerical values. In addition to the above-mentioned third moving device and the above-mentioned fourth moving device, they are also connected to the second rotating device. The processing apparatus for a glass sheet according to claim 7, further comprising: a second turning device for turning the at least one other polishing device; The rotating motions of the two rotating devices are controlled by different numerical values. In addition to the above-mentioned third moving device and the above-mentioned fourth moving device, they are also connected to the second rotating device.

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