TWI794104B - Glass-plate working apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The glass plate processing device 1 of the present invention has: a processing head 7, which processes the end surface of the region R1 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2; a moving mechanism 10, which makes the processing head 7 face the X direction along the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 Movement; processing head 11, which processes the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2;

Description

Glass plate processing device

The present invention relates to glass plates used for automobiles, liquid crystal panels such as LCD TVs, solar cells, furniture, and construction. For example, the end faces of one side or both sides of a rectangular glass plate are ground or ground Grinding and grinding (hereinafter referred to as processing) glass plate processing equipment.

Conventionally, for example, grinding of a glass plate is performed by a grinding device provided in a conveyance path of the glass plate. [Prior Art Literature] [Patent Document]

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2013-169622

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the grinding of the conventional glass plate is performed by the grinding device provided in the conveyance path of the glass plate, so it takes time, and the processing efficiency of the entire glass plate deteriorates.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned aspects, and an object of the present invention is to provide a glass plate processing device which can process the end faces of glass plates with high efficiency, can shorten the processing time, and has high productivity. [Technical means to solve the problem]

The glass sheet processing device of the present invention has: at least one first processing head mechanism, which processes the end surface of a region of the glass sheet; a first moving mechanism, which makes the at least one first processing head mechanism move along the end surface of a region of the glass sheet movement; at least one second processing head mechanism, which processes the end surface of another region of the glass sheet; and a second moving mechanism, which moves the at least one second processing head mechanism along the end surface of the other region of the glass sheet.

According to the glass plate processing device of the present invention, due to possessing: at least one first processing head mechanism, which processes the end face of a region of the glass plate; The end face movement of the region; at least one second processing head mechanism, which processes the end face of another region of the glass sheet; and the second moving mechanism, which moves the at least one second processing head mechanism along the end face of the other region of the glass sheet , so the end surface processing of the glass plate can be processed by the first processing head mechanism and the second processing head mechanism, so the processing efficiency of the end surface of the glass plate is good, the processing time can be shortened, and glass with high productivity can be carried out Board processing.

In the glass plate processing device of the present invention, in a preferred example, the first moving mechanism is to make at least one first processing head mechanism process the end surface of a region of the glass plate, so that at least one first processing head mechanism moves along one of the glass plates. The end face of the region moves; the second moving mechanism is to make at least one second processing head mechanism process the end face of another region of the glass plate, and at least one second processing head mechanism moves along the end face of another region of the glass plate, so it can The processing time of the end surface including one region and the other region of the glass plate is shortened, and the end surface processing of the glass plate can be performed efficiently.

In other examples of the glass plate processing device of the present invention, each of the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism makes at least one first processing head mechanism and at least one second processing head mechanism approach or move away from each other, so that at least A first processing head mechanism and at least one second processing head mechanism move separately, so the processing time for the end face of the glass plate can be shortened.

In other examples of the glass plate processing device of the present invention, at least one first processing head mechanism has: at least one grinding wheel or at least one grinding wheel, or at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel; at least one second processing head mechanism has : at least one grinding wheel or at least one grinding wheel, or at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel, so for example at least one first processing head mechanism has at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel, at least one second processing head mechanism has In the case of at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel, from grinding to grinding of the end face including one area and the other area of the glass plate can be continuously performed, the processing time can be shortened, and the glass plate can be processed efficiently The processing of the end face.

In other examples of the glass plate processing device of the present invention, since the first processing head mechanism includes a plurality of first processing head mechanisms, and the second processing head mechanism includes a plurality of second processing head mechanisms, it is possible to make the plurality of first processing head mechanisms The mechanism and the plurality of second processing head mechanisms respectively process (grind or grind or grind and grind) the end face of the glass plate, so the processing time for the end face including one area and the other area of the glass plate can be further shortened , can become a glass plate processing device with high productivity. [Effect of Invention]

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a highly productive glass plate processing device which is efficient in processing the end faces of glass plates, can shorten the processing time.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail based on preferred embodiments shown in the drawings. In addition, the present invention is not limited to these examples at all. [Example]

In Fig. 1 to Fig. 10, the glass plate processing device 1 of this example has: base platform 3; Support platform 4, it is arranged on base platform 3, and in this example supports the glass plate 2 of rectangular plate shape; Carrying mechanism 5, It is arranged on the base 3 and in a plane parallel to the surface of the glass plate 2, in this example, in one direction in the horizontal plane and the conveying direction of the glass plate 2 is the X direction, and transports the glass plate 2; as a processing head mechanism The processing head 7 is used to process the region R1 as a region of one end face 6 of the glass plate 2 (the area from the end 8 of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 to the processing point A on the side of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction) In this example, the end face of the region R1 of the grinding glass plate 2; the moving mechanism 10 makes the processing head 7 move in the X direction along the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2; as the processing head 11 of the processing head mechanism, its In the same way as the processing head 7, the area R2 (from the other end 9 of the end surface 6 of the glass substrate 2 to the vicinity of the central part of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction) is processed as another area of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2. area) and R3 (from the entire area of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2, the area of the remainder of the area R1 and R2 is removed), in this example, the end faces of the areas R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 are ground; the moving mechanism 12, which Make the processing head 11 move along the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction; The Y direction perpendicular to the direction is processed as the area R4 of the other end face 13 of the glass plate 2 opposite to the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 (from the end 15 of the end face 13 of the glass plate 2 to the glass plate in the X direction. The end face of the area of the processing point B on the end face 13 side of 2) grinds the end face of the area R4 of the glass plate 2 in this example; the moving mechanism 17 makes the processing head 14 move along the end face of the area R4 in the X direction; The processing head 18 of head mechanism, it is the same with processing head 14, is processed as the region R5 of another area of the end face 13 of glass plate 2 (X direction is from the other end 16 of the end face 13 of glass plate 2 to glass plate 2 The area near the central part of the end surface 13 side) and the end surface of R6 (the area of the remainder of the regions R4 and R5 removed from the entire area of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2), in this example, the areas R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 are ground The end surface; and the moving mechanism 19, which makes the processing head 18 move to the X direction along the regions R5 and R6.

The support table 4 has: a pair of suction cup devices 40, which respectively have a rectangular suction cup that absorbs and fixes the glass plate 2 from the back side of the glass plate 2 and extends in the X direction; and a support table body 41, which is arranged on the base platform 3, And a pair of suction cup devices 40 is provided at the upper end, and the support table 4 absorbs and fixes the glass plate 2 conveyed by the transport mechanism 5 at the processing position of the glass plate 2 through the pair of suction cup devices 40 to support the glass plate 2 .

The conveying mechanism 5 is equipped with: a suction cup device 50, which has a rectangular suction cup that absorbs and fixes the unprocessed glass plate 2 carried in from the upstream side 100 of the glass plate 2 from the back side of the glass plate 2 and extends in the X direction; a support table 51 , which is provided with a suction cup device 50 at the upper end and supports the glass plate 2; a walking platform 52, which is provided with a support platform 51 and can move freely in a straight line in the X direction (reciprocating movement freely); a pair of guide rails 53, which are arranged on the base platform 3 and The walking table 52 is guided and supported to be linearly movable (reciprocating) in the X direction; and the drive mechanism 54 is configured to linearly move the walking table 52 (reciprocating) along the guide rail 53 in the X direction.

The driving mechanism 54 is provided with: a rack 55 provided on the base 3 and extending parallel to the X direction; a planetary gear 56 meshing with the rack 55; Shaft (motor shaft), and installed on the walking platform 52, and the conveying mechanism 5 makes the glass plate 2 fixed by suction cup device 50, the rotation of the planetary gear 56 actuated by the servo motor 57 of the driving mechanism 54, and the planetary gear 56 The meshing of the rack makes the walking table 52 move in the X direction (reciprocating movement), and the unprocessed glass plate 2 is carried into the support table 4 from the upstream side 100 of the glass plate 2. On the other hand, the processed glass The board 2 is carried out from the support table 4 to the downstream side 200 .

Since each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14, and 18 is formed identically to each other, and each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17, and 19 is formed identically to each other, the processing head 7 and the moving mechanism 10 are described in detail below. The heads 11, 14, and 18 and the moving mechanisms 12, 17, and 19 are suitably assigned the same symbols in the drawings, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The processing head 7 has: a grinding wheel 25, which processes the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2, in this example grinding the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2; shaft (motor shaft); sliding body 27, which is installed for the spindle motor 26, and makes the spindle motor 26 move freely in the up and down direction, that is, the Z direction; a pair of guide rails 28, which makes the sliding body 27 move freely in the Z direction (reciprocating movement) freely) to guide and support; a ball screw nut (not shown), which is installed on the slider 27; a ball screw 29, which is screwed into the ball screw nut; and a lifting servo motor 30, which is connected to the ball screw 29, and The sliding body 27 is moved up and down in the Z direction (reciprocating movement) along the pair of guide rails 28 .

The moving mechanism 10 includes: a walking platform 60 that can move linearly in the X direction (freely reciprocating); a pair of guide rails 62 that are provided on the base 3 and that allow the walking platform 60 to move linearly in the X direction (freely moving back and forth) The driving mechanism 63 makes the walking table 60 move linearly (reciprocating) along the guide rail 62 in the X direction; the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 makes the processing head 7 move linearly (reciprocating) in the Y direction to adjust the processing The cutting amount (grinding amount) of the grinding wheel 25 of the head 7 to the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 in the Y direction.

The driving mechanism 63 is equipped with: a rack 70, which is provided on the base 3 and extends parallel to the X direction; a planetary gear 71, which meshes with the rack 70; axis (motor shaft), and is installed on the walking platform 60, and the rotation of the planetary gear 71 actuated by the servo motor 72 of the drive mechanism 63 and the meshing of the planetary gear 71 to the rack 70, and the moving mechanism 10 makes the walking platform 60 Move in the X direction (reciprocating movement).

The cutting amount adjustment mechanism 64 has: a mobile platform 75, which is installed on the processing head 7, and supported on the walking platform 60 in a straight line (reciprocating movement) in the Y direction; a pair of guide rails 76, which makes the mobile platform 75 move in the Y direction. Linearly movable (reciprocating freely) is guided and supported; a ball screw nut (not shown) is attached to the moving table 75; a ball screw 77 is screwed into the ball screw nut; and a servo motor 78 is connected to the ball screw 77, and make the moving table 75 linearly move (reciprocate) in the Y direction along a pair of guide rails 76, and the moving mechanism 10 is driven by the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjustment mechanism 64, so that the moving table 75 moves to the Y direction through the ball screw 77. Move in the Y direction to adjust the cutting amount (grinding amount) of the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 for the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 in the Y direction.

Each of the moving mechanisms 10 and 12 starts the grinding operations of the grinding wheels 25 of the processing heads 7 and 11 at the same time by numerical control (NC), so that the processing heads 7 and 11 approach or move away from each other, so that the processing heads 7 and 11 move separately.

Each of the moving mechanisms 17 and 19 is the same as the moving mechanisms 10 and 12. By numerical control, the grinding operations of the grinding wheels 25 of the processing heads 14 and 18 are simultaneously started, so that the processing heads 14 and 18 are approached or separated from each other. In this way, the processing heads 14 and 18 are moved respectively.

Also, each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 can also be controlled by numerical values to simultaneously start the grinding operations of the grinding wheels 25 of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18, so that the processing heads 7 and 11 and The processing heads 14 and 18 approach or move away from each other so that the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 move respectively.

The moving speeds of each of the processing heads 7 and 11 in the X direction can be different from each other or the same, and the moving speeds of each of the processing heads 14 and 18 in the X direction can be different from each other or can be the same. Furthermore, the processing The moving speeds of the heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 in the X direction may be different from each other or may be the same.

On processing head 7 and 11 sides, one pair of guide rail 62 of this processing head 7 and 11 sides is common to processing head 7 and 11, and on processing head 14 and 18 sides, one pair of guide rail 62 on this processing head 14 and 18 sides is also paired. The processing heads 14 and 18 are shared.

The example of the processing method of the glass plate 2 of the glass plate processing apparatus 1 of this example mentioned above is demonstrated based on FIGS. 3-6.

As shown in Figure 3, in the processing of the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the rectangular flat glass plate 2, the glass plate 2 carried in from the upstream side 100 is sucked and fixed through the suction cup device 50 by the transport mechanism 5, and transported To the support table 4, the unprocessed glass plate 2 transported by the transport mechanism 5 is sucked and fixed at the processing position of the glass plate 2 through a pair of suction cup devices 40 .

Next, as shown in Fig. 3 and Fig. 4, for the glass plate 2 that is sucked and fixed at the processing position of the glass plate 2 through a pair of suction cup devices 40, by the moving mechanism 10, the glass plate 2 that has been pre-adjusted The cutting amount (grinding amount) of the end surface 6 of the processing head 7 along the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 is in one direction of the X direction parallel to the direction from one end 8 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 to the other end 9. Moving in the X1 direction, the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7. During the movement of the processing head 7 in the X1 direction by the moving mechanism 10, the pre-adjusted The processing head 11 for the cutting amount (grinding amount) of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 is along the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2, in a direction parallel to the direction from the other end 9 of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 towards one end 8. The other direction of the X direction, that is, the X2 direction moves, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11 grinds the end face of the region R2 of the glass plate 2. On the other hand, the moving mechanism 17 is the same as the moving mechanism 10. The processing head 14 of the cutting amount (grinding amount) of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 moves along the end surface of the region R4 from the end 15 of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 to the X1 direction, and the glass is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 The end surface of the region R4 of the plate 2 is moved in the X1 direction by the moving mechanism 17, and the cutting into the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 has been adjusted in advance by the moving mechanism 19, similar to the moving mechanism 12. The processing head 18 of the amount (grinding amount) moves along the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 from the other end 16 of the end face 13 of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 grinds the glass plate 2 The end face of the region R5.

As shown in Figure 5, after the grinding of the area R1 and area R2 of the glass plate 2 and the area R4 and area R5 of the glass plate 2, the processing head 7 is moved from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 10 Move, utilize the moving mechanism 10 to make the processing head 7 move to the X2 direction, by the moving mechanism 12, make the processing head 11 move along the end face of the region R3 of the glass plate 2 from near the center of the end face 6 side of the glass plate 2 to Further move in the X2 direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11 grinds the end surface of the region R3 of the glass plate 2; During the movement of the processing head 14 to the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 17, the processing head 18 is moved along the end surface of the region R6 of the glass plate 2 from the vicinity of the central part of the end surface 13 side of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 19. Further, it moves, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 grinds the end face of the region R6 of the glass plate 2 .

As shown in Figure 6, after using the moving mechanisms 10 and 12 to grind the end faces of the regions R1, R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2, the processing head 7 is further moved in the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 10, and the processing During the movement of the head 7 to the X2 direction, the processing head 11 is moved from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 to the X1 direction by the moving mechanism 12, and the processing heads 7 and 11 are respectively returned to the positions shown in the figure by the moving mechanisms 10 and 12. 6, on the other hand, after using the moving mechanisms 17 and 19 to grind the end faces of the regions R4, R5, and R6 of the glass plate 2, the moving mechanism 17 moves the processing head 14 to the X2 direction. 17. During the movement of the processing head 14 to the X2 direction, the processing head 18 is moved from the processing point B of the glass plate 2 to the X1 direction by the moving mechanism 19, and the processing heads 14 and 18 are respectively moved by the moving mechanisms 17 and 19. Return to the position shown in Figure 6.

After the return of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18, the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 (the end faces of each of the regions R1, R2 and R3 and the regions R4, R5 and R6) are moved by the conveying mechanism 5 The ground glass plate 2 is sucked and fixed by the suction cup device 50 , and carried out from the support table 4 to the downstream side 200 .

The moving mechanism 10 grinds the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7, and the moving mechanism 12 grinds the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11, While grinding the end face 6 of the glass plate 2, on the other hand, the moving mechanism 17 grinds the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2 by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14, and the moving mechanism 19 is driven by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18. , Grinding the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 to grind the end face 13 of the glass plate 2 .

In this example, in the end faces of the regions R1 where the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 and the area R2 where the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11, the moving mechanism 10 and the moving mechanism 12 Each of them makes the processing head 7 and the processing head 11 approach each other, the processing head 7 is moved in the X1 direction along the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2, and the processing head 11 is moved along the end face of the region R2 of the glass plate 2. Move in X2 direction.

In this example, in the end faces of the regions R4 where the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 and the area R5 where the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18, the moving mechanism 17 and the moving mechanism 19 Each of them makes the processing head 14 and the processing head 18 approach each other, the processing head 14 is moved in the X1 direction along the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2, and the processing head 18 is moved along the end face of the region R5 of the glass plate 2. Move in X2 direction.

In this example, the moving mechanism 10 grinds the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 with the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 by moving the processing head 7 along the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 in the X1 direction. By moving the processing head 11 along the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 in the X2 direction, and grinding the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 with the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11, the end face of the glass plate 2 is processed. 6 grinding, on the other hand, the moving mechanism 17 moves the processing head 14 along the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2 in the X1 direction, whereby the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 grinds the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2, The moving mechanism 19 moves the processing head 18 along the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 in the X2 direction, and grinds the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 with the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 to perform glass processing. The grinding of the end face 13 of the plate 2, but it can also be replaced, and as shown in FIGS. Move in the X2 direction, and use the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 to grind the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2. The moving mechanism 12 moves the processing head 11 from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 along the regions R3 and R2 of the glass plate 2. The end face of the glass plate 2 moves in the X1 direction, and the end faces of the regions R3 and R2 of the glass plate 2 are ground with the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11, and the end face 6 of the glass plate 2 is ground. 14 Move from the processing point B of the glass plate 2 along the end face of the area R4 of the glass plate 2 in the X2 direction, and grind the end face of the area R4 of the glass plate 2 with the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14, and the moving mechanism 19 makes the processing head 18 Move from the processing point B of the glass plate 2 along the end faces of the regions R6 and R5 of the glass plate 2 in the X1 direction, and use the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 to grind the end faces of the regions R6 and R5 of the glass plate 2 to perform glass plate 2 Grinding of the end face 13.

Another example of the processing method of the glass plate 2 of the glass plate processing apparatus 1 of this example mentioned above is demonstrated based on FIGS. 7-10.

As shown in Figures 7 and 8, for the glass plate 2 fixed by a pair of suction cup devices 40 at the processing position of the glass plate 2, by the moving mechanism 10, the processing head 7 is aligned with the area R1 of the glass plate 2 In the non-contact state of the end surface of the glass plate 2, move from the end 8 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 to the processing point A of the glass plate 2, and use the moving mechanism 10 to make the processing head 7 move from the end 8 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 to the edge of the glass plate 2. During the movement of the processing point A to the X1 direction, the processing head 11 is moved from the other end 9 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 in a state of non-contact with the end surfaces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 by the moving mechanism 12 Near the central part of the end surface 6 side of the glass plate 2, on the other hand, by the moving mechanism 17, similar to the moving mechanism 10, the processing head 14 is automatically moved in a state of non-contact with the end surface of the region R4 of the glass plate 2. The end 15 of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 moves to the processing point B of the glass plate 2, and the processing head 14 moves from the end 15 of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 to the processing point B of the glass plate 2 in the X1 direction by using the moving mechanism 17. During the movement, the processing head 18 moves from the other end 16 of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 to Near the center of the end surface 13 side of the glass plate 2 .

As shown in Figure 8, after the processing heads 7 and 11 move, the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjusting mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 10 is activated by the moving mechanism 10, so that the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 10 moves in the Y direction, The grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 is brought into contact with the glass plate 2, and the vicinity of the processing point A of the glass plate 2 is ground. The servo motor 78 of the adjusting mechanism 64 is actuated to move the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 17 in the Y direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 contacts the glass plate 2, and grinds the vicinity of the processing point B of the glass plate 2.

As shown in Figure 9, after the processing head 7 grinds the vicinity of the processing point A of the glass plate 2, the moving mechanism 10 makes the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 move along the area of the glass plate 2 in a state of contact with the glass plate 2. The end surface of R1 moves from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction, and a part of the end surface of the region R1 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7, and the processing head 7 is moved to the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 10. By means of the moving mechanism 12, the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjusting mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 12 is actuated, and the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 12 is moved in the Y direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11 and the processing point of the glass plate 2 A contact, on the other hand, after the processing head 14 grinds near the processing point B of the glass plate 2, the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 is moved along the glass plate 2 in a state of contact with the glass plate 2 by the moving mechanism 17. The end surface of the region R4 moves from the processing point B of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction, and a part of the end surface of the region R4 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14, and the processing head 14 is moving in the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 17 , through the moving mechanism 19, the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjusting mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 19 is activated, and the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 19 is moved in the Y direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 and the processing of the glass plate 2 Point B contacts.

As shown in Figures 9 and 10, the processing head 7 is moved in the X2 direction along the end face of the area R1 of the glass plate 2 by the moving mechanism 10, and the area R1 of the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 The end face of the remaining part of the region, the processing head 7 is moved to the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 10, and the processing head 11 is moved from the glass plate 2 along the end faces of the regions R3 and R2 of the glass plate 2 by the moving mechanism 12. The processing point A moves in the X1 direction, and the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 are ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11, and the processing heads 7 and 11 are respectively returned to the positions shown in FIG. 10 by the moving mechanisms 10 and 12. The position shown, on the other hand, by the moving mechanism 17, the processing head 14 is moved in the X2 direction along the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2, and the area R4 of the glass plate 2 is ground by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14. In the end face of the remaining area, the processing head 14 is moved in the X2 direction by the moving mechanism 17, and the processing head 18 is processed from the glass plate 2 along the end faces of the regions R6 and R5 of the glass plate 2 by the moving mechanism 19. Point B moves in the direction of X1, grinds the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 by the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18, and returns the processing heads 14 and 18 to the positions shown in Fig. 10 by the moving mechanisms 17 and 19, respectively. Location.

After the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 return, the glass plate 2 after the grinding and processing of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 is sucked and fixed by the suction cup device 50 by the conveying mechanism 5, and self-supporting table 4 It is conveyed to the downstream side 200, and the glass plate 2 is carried out.

The glass plate processing device 1 of this example has: a base 3; a support table 4, which is arranged on the base 3 and supports the glass plate 2; a transport mechanism 5, which is set on the base 3 and transports the glass plate 2 in the X direction; Head 7, which grinds the end face of the region R1 of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2; the moving mechanism 10, which moves the processing head 7 along the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction; the processing head 11, which grinds the glass plate 2 The end faces of the regions R2 and R3; the moving mechanism 12, which makes the processing head 11 move in the X direction along the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2; the processing head 14, which grinds the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2; the moving mechanism 17, which makes the processing head 14 move in the X direction along the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2; the processing head 18, which grinds the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2; and a moving mechanism 19, which makes the processing head 18 move along the glass plate 2. The end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the plate 2 move in the X direction, because the end faces of the regions R1, R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 can be processed by the processing head 7 and the processing head 11, and by the processing head 14 And the processing head 18 is used to process the end faces of the regions R4, R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2, so the processing efficiency of the end faces of the glass plates is good, the processing time can be shortened, and glass with higher productivity can be carried out. Board processing.

In the example of the glass plate processing device 1 of this example shown in Fig. 3 to the example of the processing method of the glass plate 2, after the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 is ground by the processing head 7, the moving mechanism 10 The servo motor 78 of the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 is activated to move the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 10 in the Y direction, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 is away from the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2, and then the moving mechanism 10 is moved to the Y direction. The servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 is actuated, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 7 moves from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 to the X2 direction in a state of non-contact with the end surface of the region R1 of the glass plate 2. On the other hand, by processing After the head 14 grinds the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2, the servo motor 78 of the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 17 is activated to move the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 17 in the Y direction, and the grinding wheel of the processing head 14 25 away from the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2, and then, the servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 of the moving mechanism 17 is activated, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 14 is removed from the glass plate in a non-contact state to the end surface of the region R4 of the glass plate. The processing point B of 2 moves in the X2 direction, and the grinding wheel 25 of each of the processing heads 7 and 14 may not be moved away from the end face 6 and the end face 13 of the glass plate 2, but each of the moving mechanisms 10 and 17 The servo motor 72 is activated to move in the X2 direction.

In the example of the processing method of the glass plate 2 by the glass plate processing device 1 of this example shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, after the end faces of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 are ground by the processing head 11 Make the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjusting mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 12 actuate, make the moving platform 75 of the moving mechanism 12 move to the Y direction, make the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11 away from the end face 6 of the glass plate 2, and then make The servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 of the moving mechanism 12 is actuated, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 11 moves from the processing point A of the glass plate 2 to the X1 direction in a state of non-contact with the end faces of the regions R3 and R2 of the glass plate 2, and On the one hand, after the end faces of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 are ground by the processing head 18, the servo motor 78 of the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 of the moving mechanism 19 is activated to move the moving table 75 of the moving mechanism 19 in the Y direction , so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 is away from the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2, and then the servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 of the moving mechanism 19 is actuated, so that the grinding wheel 25 of the processing head 18 is in the area of the glass plate 2 The end faces of R6 and R5 move from the processing point B of the glass plate 2 to the X1 direction in a non-contact state, and the grinding wheel 25 of each of the processing heads 11 and 18 may not be separated from the end face 6 and the end face 13 of the glass plate 2 respectively. , and the servo motors 72 of each of the moving mechanisms 12 and 19 are actuated to move in the X1 direction.

In this example, after grinding the two end faces 6 and 13 (regions R1, R2 and R3, and the end faces of each of the regions R4, R5 and R6) of the glass plate 2, the glass plate processing device 1 of the present example On the downstream side 200, the grinding of the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 is carried out in another stroke (on-line or off-line).

Also, when the grinding of the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 is carried out in another stroke, the grinding of the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 can also be carried out by another processing head equipped with a grinding wheel. The processing head also can comprise the same composition as the moving mechanism 10, 12, 17 and 19 and the processing head 7, 11, 14 and 18 of this example.

In this example, each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14, and 18 is equipped with a grinding wheel 25 respectively, but when performing grinding on the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2, the processing heads 7, 11, 14, and 18 should Each of them may be provided with a grinding wheel instead of the grinding wheel 25 .

In this example, each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 is equipped with a grinding wheel 25 respectively, but when the grinding and grinding of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 are carried out continuously, the processing heads 7, 11, 14 And each of 18 except grinding wheel 25, also can respectively further be provided with grinding wheel, in this case, because each of processing head 7,11,14 and 18 is equipped with grinding wheel 25 and grinding wheel respectively, so needn't with another stroke Grinding the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 (on-line or off-line) can be performed continuously from grinding to grinding to the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2, and the processing time of grinding and grinding can be shortened.

Each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 is equipped with a grinding wheel 25 or a grinding wheel or a grinding wheel 25 and a grinding wheel, but these grinding wheels 25 and grinding wheels can also be combined, for example, with a grinding wheel 25 and a plurality of grinding wheels wheel or a plurality of grinding wheels 25 and a grinding wheel or a plurality of grinding wheels 25 and a plurality of grinding wheels.

Furthermore, each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 may also include a plurality of processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18, according to the glass plate processing device 1 having the plurality of processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 Grinding or grinding or grinding and grinding of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 can be carried out by the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18, so that the processing of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 can be further shortened time, it can become a glass plate processing device 1 with higher productivity.

Each of the plurality of processing heads 7 , 11 , 14 and 18 may also be provided with at least one grinding wheel 25 or at least one grinding wheel, or any one of at least one grinding wheel 25 and at least one grinding wheel.

In this example, each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 and the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 can also be numerically controlled independently. Each of , 14 and 18 can also perform numerical control simultaneously.

In this example, it is also possible to continuously grind the two end faces 6 and 3 of the glass plate 2 respectively by carrying out numerical control independently or synchronously with the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 and the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18. 13.

In this example, each of the end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 is ground, but it is also possible to perform processing on either side of the end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 .

In this example, each of the processing heads 7 and 11 moves in the X direction along the end faces of the regions R1 and R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 to process the end faces of the regions R1, R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2, On the other hand, each of the processing heads 14 and 18 performs end surface processing of the regions R4, R5 and R6 of the glass sheet 2 by moving in the X direction along the region R4 of the glass sheet 2 and the end surfaces of the regions R5 and R6, But each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 can also be performed synchronously by the servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 of each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 and the servo motor 78 of the cutting amount adjustment mechanism 64 Numerical control, so that it moves along the X direction and Y direction of the regions R1, R2 and R3 and the regions R4, R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 (XY plane coordinate movement), and carries out the two end surfaces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2 Processing, such as processing the curves of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2.

In this example, although the processing point A of the glass plate 2 is set on the side of one end 8 of the glass plate 2, the processing point A can also be set on the other end 9 side of the glass plate 2 or the center of the end surface 6 side of the glass plate 2. near the center of the X direction of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 (between one end 8 and the other end 9 of the end surface 6 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction), and although the processing point B of the glass plate 2 is located on the glass On the side of one end 15 of the glass plate 2, but similar to the processing point A, the processing point B can be set on the other end 16 side of the glass plate 2 or near the center of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 or near the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2. In the central part of the X direction (between one end 15 and the other end 16 of the end surface 13 of the glass plate 2 in the X direction), in any case, the grinding or grinding or grinding and grinding processing time of the glass plate 2 can be shortened.

In this example, the glass plate 2 is in the shape of a rectangular flat plate, but instead of it, the glass plate 2 may be in any shape such as an oval, a circle, a polygon, a square, or a rectangle.

In this example, each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14, and 18 is controlled by the servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 that moves the traveling table 60 in the X direction, and the cut-in adjustment mechanism that moves the moving table 75 in the Y direction. The servomotor 78 of 64 carries out numerical control, also can carry out the four corners of glass plate 2 (end 8 and the other end 9 of the end face 6 of glass plate and the end 15 and the other end 16 of the end face 13 of glass plate 2) of cutting angle (go to horn).

In this example, each of the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 can also perform chamfering processing of the glass plate 2 together with the processing of the two end faces 6 and 13 of the glass plate 2, and can also be used with the four corners of the glass plate 2. The chamfered corners are chamfered together.

In this example, the driving mechanism 54 of the transport mechanism 5 has: a rack 55, which is arranged on the base 3 and extends parallel to the X direction; a planetary gear 56, which meshes with the rack 55; and a servo motor 57, which has a The output rotating shaft (motor shaft) for planetary gear 56 is installed, and is installed on walking platform 52, but also can replace it, and makes driving mechanism 54 have ball screw nut, the ball screw screwed into this ball screw nut, and link on The servo motor of the ball screw, in this case, the transfer mechanism 5 can also transfer the glass plate 2 to the support table 4 more accurately.

In this example, the driving mechanism 63 of each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 has: a rack 70, which is arranged on the walking platform 60 and extends in parallel to the X direction; a planetary gear 71, which meshes with the rack 70; And the servo motor 72, it has the output rotating shaft (motor shaft) that planetary gear 71 is installed on one end, and is installed on the walking table 60, but also can replace it, and makes the driving mechanism 63 have ball screw nut, screw into this ball The ball screw of the screw nut and the servo motor connected to the ball screw, in this case, each of the moving mechanisms 10, 12, 17 and 19 can be used in the processing of the glass plate 2 by the processing heads 7, 11, 14 and 18 are processed more precisely.

In this example, in the processing of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2, the servo motor 72 of the driving mechanism 63 of each of the moving mechanisms 10 and 12 and the servo motor 78 of the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 can also be numerically controlled respectively. , and simultaneously process the end face of the region R1 of the glass plate 2 and the end faces of each of the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2 at the same time. The servomotor 72 of the drive mechanism 63 and the servomotor 78 of the cut-in adjustment mechanism 64 respectively carry out numerical control synchronously, and respectively process the end face of the region R4 of the glass plate 2 and each of the regions R5 and R6 of the glass plate 2 at the same time. The end face.

1: Glass plate processing device 2: glass plate 3: Abutment 4: Support table 5: Handling mechanism 6: End face 7: Processing head 8: one end 9: the other end 10: Mobile mechanism 11: Processing head 12: Mobile mechanism 13: End face 14: Processing head 15: one end 16: the other end 17: Mobile Mechanism 18: Processing head 19: Mobile Mechanism 25: Grinding wheel 26: Spindle motor 27: sliding body 28: guide rail 30: Servo motor for lifting 40: Suction cup device 41: Support table body 50: Suction cup device 53: guide rail 54: Driving mechanism 55: Rack 56: Planetary gear 60: Walking platform 62: guide rail 63: Driving mechanism 64: cut-in adjustment mechanism 70: Rack 71: Planetary gear 72:Servo motor 75: mobile station 76: guide rail 77: Ball screw 78:Servo motor 100: upstream side 200: downstream side A: Processing point B: processing point R1～R6: area X: direction X1: Direction X2: Direction Y: Direction Z: Direction

Fig. 1 is an explanatory top view of an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 2 is an explanatory view of the right side of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 6 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 7 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of another example of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of another example of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of another example of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 . Fig. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of another example of the embodiment shown in Fig. 1 .

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Claims (7)

A glass plate processing device, which includes: a base; a support platform, which is arranged on the base, and supports the glass plate; a transport mechanism, which is set on the base, and transports the glass plate in the X direction; at least one first processing head Mechanism for grinding or grinding or grinding and grinding of an end face of a region of a glass sheet; first movement device for moving the at least one first processing head device along the end face of a region of a glass sheet; at least one second processing head device , which grinds or grinds or grinds and grinds an end surface of another region of the glass sheet; and a second moving mechanism that moves the at least one second processing head mechanism along the end surface of another region of the glass sheet; and the first moving mechanism Each of the second moving mechanism includes: a walking platform freely movable in the X direction; a guide rail for guiding and supporting the walking platform in the X direction; a driving mechanism for moving the walking platform in the X direction along the guide rail ; and a cut-in adjustment mechanism, which moves the above-mentioned processing head in the Y direction, and adjusts the cut-in (grinding amount) of the processing head on the end face of the glass plate in the Y direction; and the above-mentioned one area and the above-mentioned another area are located at The side surface of the same side as the above-mentioned glass plate. The glass plate processing device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first moving mechanism is to make at least one first processing head mechanism process the end face of a region of the glass plate, and at least one first processing head mechanism along the end face of a region of the glass plate Movement; the second moving mechanism is to make at least one second processing head mechanism process the end surface of another region of the glass plate, and at least one second processing head mechanism move along the end surface of another region of the glass plate. Such as the glass plate processing device of claim 1, wherein the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism Each of them makes at least one first processing head mechanism and at least one second processing head mechanism move respectively in such a manner that at least one first processing head mechanism and at least one second processing head mechanism approach or move away from each other. As the glass plate processing device of claim 2, each of the first moving mechanism and the second moving mechanism makes at least one first processing head mechanism and at least one second processing head mechanism approach or move away from each other, so that at least one The first processing head mechanism and the at least one second processing head mechanism move respectively. The glass plate processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein at least one first processing head mechanism has: at least one grinding wheel or at least one grinding wheel, or at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel; at least one first grinding wheel The two processing head mechanism has: at least one grinding wheel or at least one grinding wheel, or at least one grinding wheel and at least one grinding wheel. The glass plate processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the first processing head mechanism includes a plurality of first processing head mechanisms, and the second processing head mechanism includes a plurality of second processing head mechanisms. The glass plate processing device according to claim 5, wherein the first processing head mechanism includes a plurality of first processing head mechanisms, and the second processing head mechanism includes a plurality of second processing head mechanisms.

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