TWI827819B - End-face processing device of glass plate and manufacturing method of glass plate - Google Patents

Abstract

The end surface processing device 1 includes: a swingable arm member 4 that supports the grindstone 2; a servo motor 5 that generates a driving force for the grindstone 2 to press the end surface E of the glass plate G; and a linkage mechanism 6 that drives the servo motor 5 The force is transmitted to the arm member 4. The link mechanism 6 includes a first link member 6a that is swingable by the servo motor 5, and a second link member 6b that is swingably connected to the arm member 4 and the first link member 6a respectively. The end surface processing device 1 is configured such that, in a state where the grindstone 2 is in contact with the end surface E of the glass plate G, the orthogonal direction Ar of the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6 a and the longitudinal direction of the second link member 6 b The angle θ1 formed by B is smaller than the angle θ2 formed by the direction Cr orthogonal to the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 and the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b.

Description

End-face processing device of glass plate and manufacturing method of glass plate

The present invention relates to an end-face processing device of a glass plate and a manufacturing method of the glass plate.

In recent years, in order to meet the demand for improvement in the production efficiency of liquid crystal displays and the like, there has been an increase in demand for improvement in the manufacturing efficiency of glass substrates used in the displays and the like. Here, in the production of the glass substrate, an operation of cutting out one or more glass substrates from a large glass original plate (forming original plate) is performed. Thereby, a glass substrate of required size can be obtained.

On the other hand, the end surface of a glass substrate cut out from the original glass plate is usually a cut surface or a broken surface, and therefore often has minute scratches (defects). If there is a scratch on the end surface of the glass substrate, cracks or the like may occur due to the scratch. Therefore, in order to prevent this phenomenon, the end surface of the glass substrate is subjected to grinding processing (rough processing) and polishing processing (finishing processing).

As an end-face processing device of a glass plate used for such end-face processing, for example, Patent Document 1 discloses a so-called constant pressure type end-face processing device, which includes: a swingable arm member that supports a processing tool; and an actuator (pressing force generating device) that generates a pressing force exerted by the processing tool on the end surface of the glass plate via the arm member. [Prior art documents] [Patent Document]

Patent Document 1: International Publication No. 2013/187400

[Problem to be solved by the invention] Generally speaking, in a constant-pressure end surface processing apparatus, if the driving force of the actuator is too large, for example, there is a problem that it is difficult to finely adjust the pressing force of the processing tool. Especially during grinding, the processing capacity of the processing tool is generally high. Therefore, if the fine adjustment of the pressing force of the processing tool is not sufficient, the processing amount (cut-in amount) may increase or decrease significantly and the desired processing may not be achieved.

An object of the present invention is to achieve fine adjustment of the pressing force of a processing tool when processing the end surface of a glass plate. [Means to solve the problem]

The present invention created to solve the above problems is an end-face processing device of a glass plate that uses a processing tool to process the end face of the glass plate. The end-face processing device of the glass plate is characterized by including a swingable arm member that supports the processing. a tool; an actuator that generates a driving force for the processing tool to press the end surface of the glass plate; and a linkage mechanism that transmits the driving force of the actuator to the arm member. The linkage mechanism includes: a first linkage member that can the actuator to swing; and the second link member is swingably connected to the arm member and the first link member respectively, and is configured such that, in a state where the processing tool is in contact with the end surface of the glass plate, the first link member The angle formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the arm member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member is smaller than the angle formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the arm member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member.

According to the above configuration, when the actuator moves the processing tool in the direction pressed against the end surface of the glass plate, among the forces acting on the arm member pushed by the second link member, one of the forces acting on the swing direction of the arm member The magnitude of the force component is smaller than the magnitude of the force by which the first link member swings by the actuator and pushes the second link member. Similarly, when the actuator moves the processing tool in a direction away from the end surface of the glass plate, among the forces acting on the arm member pulled by the second link member, the component of the force acting in the swing direction of the arm member is The magnitude is smaller than the magnitude of the force that the first link member swings by the actuator pulls the second link member. Therefore, even when the driving force of the actuator is large, the force acting in the swing direction of the arm member can be reduced, so the pressing force of the processing tool against the end surface of the glass plate can be finely adjusted.

In the above-mentioned structure, it is preferable that the processing tool is a grinding stone.

Generally speaking, compared with a grinding stone, the processing amount of a grinding stone is more likely to vary greatly depending on the pressing force pressed against the end surface of the glass plate. On the other hand, if the pressing force of the processing tool against the end surface of the glass plate can be finely adjusted as in the present invention, it is easy to control the desired processing amount even with the grindstone for grinding.

The present invention created to solve the above problems is a method of manufacturing a glass plate, which includes an end face processing step of processing the end face of the glass plate using a processing tool using an end face processing device. The manufacturing method is characterized in that the end face processing device includes: a swingable arm member to support the processing tool; an actuator to generate a driving force for the processing tool to press the end face of the glass plate; and a link mechanism to transfer the driving force of the actuator Passed to the arm member, the link mechanism includes: a first link member that can swing by an actuator; and a second link member that is swingably connected to the arm member and the first link member respectively, and is processed on the end surface In the step, when the processing tool is in contact with the end surface of the glass plate, the angle formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the first link member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member is smaller than the long side of the arm member. The angle formed by the orthogonal direction of the direction and the longitudinal direction of the second link member.

If so, for the same reason as the above-mentioned structure, in the end surface processing step, the pressing force of the processing tool against the end surface of the glass plate can be finely adjusted. [Effects of the invention]

According to the present invention, when processing the end surface of the glass plate, the pressing force of the processing tool can be finely adjusted.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

As shown in Figure 1, the end face processing device 1 includes: a motor 3, which drives the grindstone 2 as a processing tool to rotate; an arm member 4, which rotatably supports the grindstone 2; and a servo motor 5, which is an actuator, to generate a grindstone for the grindstone. 2. The driving force that presses the end surface E of the glass plate G; and the link mechanism 6 that transmits the driving force of the servo motor 5 to the arm member 4. This type of end surface processing device 1 is called a so-called constant pressure type.

As the motor 3 that drives the grindstone 2 to rotate, a synchronous motor, an induction motor, a servo motor, etc. can be used, but it is not limited thereto.

The arm member 4 is rotatably supported by the support shaft member 7 and can swing around the support shaft member 7 . The support shaft member 7 supports the middle portion of the arm member 4 . One end of the arm member 4 supports a motor 3 , and the grindstone 2 is supported via the motor 3 . The other end of the arm member 4 is connected to the link mechanism 6 . Although illustration is omitted, the swing track of the arm member 4 is provided with a stopper that limits the swing range of the arm member 4 . The stopper can be retracted from the arm member 4 while the grindstone 2 is in contact with the end surface E of the glass plate G.

The servo motor 5 for pressing the grindstone 2 to the end surface E of the glass plate G includes a motor shaft 5 a that can rotate forward and reverse and a control part 5 b, and performs feedback control.

The link mechanism 6 is provided with a first link member 6a and a second link member 6b each so as to be swingable. One end of the first link member 6a is fixed to the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5, and the other end is swingably connected to one end of the second link member 6b via the first joint 6c. That is, the first link member 6a swings around the motor shaft 5a due to the rotation of the motor shaft 5a. The other end of the second link member 6b is swingably connected to the other end of the arm member 4 via the second joint 6d. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the center of the second joint 6d, the center of the support shaft member 7, and the center of the rotation shaft 2a of the grindstone 2 are aligned on the same straight line.

As shown in FIG. 2 , when the motor shaft 5 a of the servo motor 5 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the arm member 4 also rotates in the counterclockwise direction with the support shaft member 7 as the center through the link mechanism 6 . Along with this, the grindstone 2 moves in the direction pressed against the end surface E of the glass plate G, and the force with which the grindstone 2 presses the end surface E of the glass plate G increases. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3 , when the motor shaft 5 a of the servo motor 5 rotates clockwise, the arm member 4 also rotates clockwise around the support shaft member 7 via the link mechanism 6 . Along with this, the grindstone 2 moves in the direction away from the end surface E of the glass plate G, and the force with which the grindstone 2 presses the end surface E of the glass plate G decreases.

The control unit 5b monitors the speed, torque and position of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 through feedback control. The motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 is rotated forward and reverse based on the speed, torque and position, thereby controlling the position or pressing force of the grindstone 2.

For example, the grindstone 2 may be a grinding stone whose main purpose is to chamfer the end surface E, or may be a grinding stone whose main purpose is to smooth the minute unevenness of the end surface E. The particle size of the abrasive grains in the grinding stone is the same as or larger than the particle size of the abrasive grains in the grinding stone. The particle size of the abrasive grains in the grinding stone can be, for example, #100 to #1000, and the particle size of the abrasive grains in the grinding stone can be, for example, #200 to #1000. The diameter of the grindstone 2 is, for example, 100 mm to 200 mm.

As shown in FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, two end surface processing devices 1 are arranged at positions facing each other across the glass plate G. That is, the end surfaces E of the two opposing sides of the glass plate G are processed simultaneously. Furthermore, a plurality of end surface processing devices 1 may be arranged on one side of the glass plate G. At this time, the types of grindstones 2 of each end surface processing device 1 may be the same or different. For example, the grindstone 2 of the end surface processing device 1 that processes the upstream side of the end surface E first may be used as a grinding stone, and the grindstone 2 of the end surface processing device 1 that processes the downstream side of the end surface E may be used next. Set as a grinding stone.

The glass plate G to be processed by the end surface processing device 1 has, for example, a rectangular plate shape. The thickness dimension of the glass plate G is, for example, preferably 0.05 mm to 10 mm, more preferably 0.2 mm to 0.7 mm. Of course, the glass plate G to which the present invention is applicable is not limited to the above-described form. For example, the present invention can be applied to a glass plate having a shape other than a rectangle (for example, a polygon) or a glass plate having a thickness other than 0.05 mm to 10 mm.

The glass plate G is relatively movable with respect to the grindstone 2 along the predetermined feed direction X. In addition, FIG. 1 shows the case where the glass plate G moves in the feed direction X and the grindstone 2 is fixed. Of course, the glass plate G may be fixed and the grindstone 2 may move in the direction opposite to the feed direction X, or both the glass plate G and the grindstone 2 may move.

Next, a method of manufacturing a glass plate using the end surface processing device 1 configured as described above will be described.

The manufacturing method of this embodiment includes: a preparation step of preparing a glass plate G; and an end face processing step of processing the end face E of the prepared glass plate G. Furthermore, steps such as cleaning, inspection, and packaging of the glass plate G may also be performed after the end face processing step. The end-face processing step can also be performed separately.

In the preparation step, first, a forming original plate is obtained by a known forming method. Subsequently, the formed original plate is cut into a predetermined size, thereby obtaining a glass plate G to be processed by the end surface processing device 1 . As a forming method, for example, a down-draw method such as an over-flow down draw method, a slot down draw method, a redraw method, or a float method can be used. Among them, the overflow down-draw method is particularly preferable because it can make the surfaces on both sides become flame-polished surfaces to achieve high surface quality. The glass plate G is used, for example, as a glass substrate for flat panel displays such as liquid crystal displays.

In the end face processing step, first, the rotating grindstone 2 is arranged to a predetermined position by the rotation of the servo motor 5 . In this state, the glass plate G is conveyed along the feed direction X so that the grindstone 2 contacts the end surface E of the glass plate G. When this processing starts (during the processing of the portion indicated by symbol Ea in FIG. 1 ), the grindstone 2 attempts to leave the glass plate G due to an impact caused by the contact of the grindstone 2 with the end surface E of the glass plate G. In order to cope with this situation, the control unit 5 b performs feedback control (for example, proportional integral differential (Proportional Integral Differential, PID) control) of the speed and torque of the motor shaft 5 a of the servo motor 5 . Specifically, the control unit 5b detects the movement of the arm member 4 that moves together with the grindstone 2 based on the speed of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5. Based on the detection result, the control unit 5b controls the speed and torque of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 to suppress the movement of the arm member 4. Thereby, the pressing force of the grindstone 2 is adjusted so that the grindstone 2 does not leave the end surface E of the glass plate G. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the grindstone 2 from bouncing (bound) at the start of processing.

In addition, during the processing of the intermediate portion in the conveyance direction of the end surface E of the glass plate G (the portion between the portion indicated by the symbol Ea and the portion indicated by the symbol Eb), the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 is also processed. Feedback control of speed and torque. At this time, the ratio of speed control and torque control is changed to increase the ratio of torque control. This ratio can be changed by changing the gain setting. Thereby, the processing amount of the end surface E of the glass plate G can be maintained constant in the conveyance direction.

When the end surface processing is completed, the contact between the grindstone 2 and the end surface E of the glass plate G is released, so the torque of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 is suddenly reduced. Therefore, when processing is completed (during the processing of the portion indicated by symbol Eb), the control unit 5b performs feedback control of the speed and torque of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 so that the position of the grindstone 2 is fixed. In addition, the said control method performed by the control part 5b is an example, and is not limited to this.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , in the end surface processing step, the motor shaft 5 a of the servo motor 5 rotates in the counterclockwise direction, causing the grindstone 2 to press against the end surface E of the glass plate G. When the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 rotates in the clockwise direction, the grindstone 2 moves away from the end surface E of the glass plate G.

When the angle formed by the orthogonal direction Ar of the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6a in the first joint 6c and the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6b is θ1, the angle in the second joint 6d is When the angle formed by the orthogonal direction Cr of the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 and the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b is θ2, the relationship θ1<θ2 is established. This angular relationship of θ1 and θ2 is always satisfied from the start of the processing of the end surface E of the glass plate G to the end of the processing.

Here, θ1 and θ2 refer to angles in a state where the grindstone 2 is in contact with the end surface E to be processed of the glass plate G. In addition, the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6a refers to the direction of a straight line connecting the center of the motor shaft 5a of the servo motor 5 (the swing center of the first link member 6a) and the center of the first joint 6c. The second The longitudinal direction B of the link member 6b refers to the direction of the straight line connecting the center of the first joint 6c and the center of the second joint 6d, and the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 refers to the direction of the straight line connecting the center of the second joint 6d and the support shaft. The direction of the straight line at the center of the member 7 (the swing center of the arm member 4).

As shown in FIG. 2 , when the grindstone 2 is moved in the pressing direction, the force F1 of the first link member 6a pushing the second link member 6b (strictly speaking, the force pushing the first joint 6c) is The direction is parallel to the direction Ar orthogonal to the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6a. On the other hand, among the forces acting on the arm member 4 pushed by the second link member 6b (strictly speaking, the force acting on the second joint 6d), the force F2 causes the arm member 4 to swing in the counterclockwise direction. The direction is parallel to the direction Cr orthogonal to the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 . Therefore, the relationship F2=F1cosθ2/cosθ1 holds. Since θ1 is smaller than θ2, F2 is smaller than F1.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 3 , when the grindstone 2 is moved in the away direction, the force F3 of the first link member 6a pulling the second link member 6b (strictly speaking, the force pulling the first joint 6c) The direction of is also parallel to the direction Ar orthogonal to the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6a (in the opposite direction to F1). On the other hand, among the forces acting on the arm member 4 pulled by the second link member 6b (strictly speaking, the force acting on the second joint 6d), the force F4 causes the arm member 4 to swing in the clockwise direction. The direction is parallel to the direction Cr orthogonal to the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 (in the opposite direction to F2). Therefore, the relationship F4=F3cosθ2/cosθ1 holds. Since θ1 is smaller than θ2, F4 is smaller than F3.

Therefore, even if the driving force (output range) of the servo motor 5 is large, the force acting on the arm member 4 can be reduced, so the pressing force of the grindstone 2 against the end surface E of the glass plate G can be finely adjusted.

θ2 may be set to an angle exceeding 0°, and θ1 may be set to, for example, 0° or more. As long as θ2-θ1 is increased, the pressing force can be adjusted more finely, but the maximum pressing force is reduced. From the viewpoint of taking these factors into consideration, θ2-θ1 is, for example, preferably 5° to 85°, more preferably 15° to 75°, most preferably 25° to 65°. For example, cosθ2/cosθ1 is preferably 0.2 to 0.98, more preferably 0.4 to 0.96, most preferably 0.6 to 0.94.

Furthermore, the sizes of θ1 and θ2 can be determined, for example, by changing the dimensions of the arm member 4, the first link member 6a and the second link member 6b in the longitudinal direction, or the motor shaft 5a and the support shaft member 7 of the servo motor 5. Adjust according to the installation position.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the end surface processing device and manufacturing method of the glass plate of the present invention are not limited to this embodiment, and various embodiments can be adopted within the scope of the present invention.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, the case where the second joint 6d, the support shaft member 7, and the rotating shaft 2a of the grindstone 2 are aligned on the same straight line in the arm member 4 has been described. However, the arm member 4 is also The shape may be such that the straight line connecting the center of the second joint 6d and the center of the support shaft member 7 and the straight line connecting the center of the support shaft member 7 and the center of the rotation axis 2a of the grindstone 2 are not aligned with each other. The line instead has an angle less than 180°. However, at this time, the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 is also defined by the direction of the straight line connecting the center of the second joint 6d and the center of the support shaft member 7.

In the above embodiment, the grindstone 2 is exemplified as the processing tool, but the processing tool may be other than the grindstone as long as it can process the end surface E of the glass plate G.

In the above embodiment, the servo motor 5 having the motor shaft 5a is exemplified as the actuator, but the actuator may be other than servo motors such as a pneumatic actuator, a hydraulic actuator, and an electromechanical actuator. well known actuator.

In the above-described embodiment, FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate a case where the orthogonal direction Ar to the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6a is in the opposite direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6b. The clockwise direction has an angle of θ1, and the orthogonal direction Cr to the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 has an angle of θ2 in the clockwise direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6b, but with the second link member 6b The directions of θ1 and θ2 based on the longitudinal direction B are not particularly limited.

That is, as shown in FIG. 4 , the orthogonal direction Cr to the longitudinal direction C of the arm member 4 may have an angle of θ2 in the counterclockwise direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b (the direction of θ2 is opposite).

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5 , the orthogonal direction Ar to the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6 a may have an angle of θ1 in the clockwise direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b (the direction of θ1 on the contrary).

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 6 , the orthogonal direction Ar to the longitudinal direction A of the first link member 6 a may have an angle θ1 in the clockwise direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b, and the arm member may The orthogonal direction Cr to the longitudinal direction C of 4 has an angle θ2 in the counterclockwise direction from the longitudinal direction B of the second link member 6 b (the directions of θ1 and θ2 are opposite).

1: End face processing device 2: Grinding stone (processing tool) 2a:Rotation axis 3: Motor 4:Arm member 5: Servo motor (actuator) 5a: Motor shaft 5b:Control Department 6: Linkage mechanism 6a: First connecting rod component 6b: Second link member 6c: first joint 6d: Second joint 7:Support shaft components A: Long side direction of the first link member Ar, Cr: orthogonal direction B: Long side direction of the second link member C: Long side direction of arm member E: End face Ea, Eb: symbols F1, F2, F3, F4: force G:Glass plate X:feed direction θ1, θ2: angle

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an end surface processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the end surface processing device of FIG. 1 . FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of a part of the end surface processing device of FIG. 1 . FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the end surface processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the end surface processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is an enlarged plan view showing a part of the end surface processing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1: End face processing device

2: Grindstone (processing tool)

2a:Rotation axis

3: Motor

4:Arm member

5: Servo motor (actuator)

5a: Motor shaft

5b:Control Department

6: Linkage mechanism

6a: First connecting rod component

6b: Second link member

6c: first joint

6d: Second joint

7:Support shaft components

A: Long side direction of the first link member

Ar, Cr: orthogonal direction

B: Long side direction of the second link member

C: Long side direction of arm member

E: End face

Ea: symbol

F1, F2: force

G:Glass plate

θ1, θ2: angle

Claims (3)

An end-face processing device of a glass plate, which uses a processing tool to process the end face of the glass plate. The end-face processing device of the glass plate is characterized in that it includes: a swingable arm member to support the processing tool; an actuator to generate the required a driving force for the processing tool to press the end surface of the glass plate; and a linkage mechanism for transmitting the driving force of the actuator to the arm member, the linkage mechanism including: a first linkage member, Swingable by the actuator; and a second link member is swingably connected to the arm member and the first link member respectively, and the end surface processing device of the glass plate is configured to In a state where the processing tool is in contact with the end surface of the glass plate, the angle formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the first link member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member is greater. The smaller one is smaller than the smaller one of the angles formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the arm member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member. The end surface processing device of a glass plate according to claim 1, wherein the processing tool is a grindstone for grinding. A method for manufacturing a glass plate, including an end face processing step of processing the end face of the glass plate using a processing tool using an end face processing device, the method for manufacturing a glass plate is characterized in that the end face processing device It includes: a swingable arm member to support the processing tool; an actuator to generate a driving force for the processing tool to press the end surface of the glass plate; and a linkage mechanism to transmit the driving force of the actuator. Force is transmitted to the arm member, the link mechanism includes: a first link member swingable by the actuator; and a second link member swingably connected to the arm member and the first link respectively. member, in the end face processing step, in a state where the processing tool is in contact with the end face of the glass plate, a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the first link member is aligned with the second link member. The smaller of the angles formed by the longitudinal direction of the rod member is smaller than the smaller of the angles formed by the orthogonal direction of the longitudinal direction of the arm member and the longitudinal direction of the second link member. One.