TWM525352U - Glass cutting/splitting machine and glass splitting machine - Google Patents

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Glass cutting and splitting machine and glass splitting machine

The invention relates to a glass cutting and splitting machine and a glass splitting machine, in particular to a glass cutting and splitting machine and a glass splitting machine, which have a positive and negative air pressure generating unit for splitting a glass substrate into a plurality of glasses by positive and negative air pressure. sheet.

The general glass cutting device comprises a working table and a cutting mechanism disposed on the upper portion of the working table. The glass substrate to be processed is placed on the working table, the glass substrate is cut by using a glass cutting device, and the processed glass substrate is removed and placed. The glass substrate to be processed is further circulated to continuously cut the glass substrate. However, when the glass substrate to be processed is placed or the processed glass substrate is taken out, manual hand or hand is generally used, so that the glass substrate is easily contaminated. In addition, since the glass substrate is cut when the glass substrate is cut and the edge of the glass substrate is sharpened after cutting, it is easy to cause physical injury to the operator by using an artificial hand or a glass substrate.

Taiwan Patent No. I481576 discloses a method of cutting glass and a cutting apparatus which can save cutting time and be easier to automate. Referring to FIG. 1, the cutting device 3 is an automatic device or a semi-automatic device for cutting a tempered glass substrate 1 to form a plurality of glass products, and a cutting method is suitably applied. The cutting device 3 comprises a cutting processing station, a reclaiming processing station and a waste collection processing station. The cutting device 3 further includes an arithmetic control unit for presetting and storing one of the shapes of the cut glass product and one of the configurations on the strengthened glass substrate 1. The cutting device 3 further comprises a cutting tool 31 at the cutting station, a removal tool 32 at the reclaiming station and a conveying device 33.

The cutting tool 31 is configured to scribe the strengthened glass substrate 1 along a plurality of predetermined cutting lines preset in the arithmetic control unit. The cutting tool 31 is a cutting wheel.

The conveying device 33 is configured to convey the strengthened glass substrate 1 to the adjacent cutting tool 31 for scribe cutting, and then the tempered glass substrate 1 scribed by the cutting tool 31 is transported from the adjacent cutting tool 31 to the adjacent removal tool 32. . The take-up tool 32 is used to take out the glass product from the strengthened glass substrate 1. Thereafter, the conveying device 33 discharges the ear material remaining after the tempered glass substrate 1 is taken out of the glass product to the ear collecting portion 35 of the waste collection processing station.

The conveying device 33 of the cutting device 3 is used to move the strengthened glass substrate 1 in one direction, and the cutting tool 31 is used to move in the other direction. By the conveying device 33 and the cutting tool 31 respectively moving in the axial direction perpendicular to each other, the cutting tool 31 is adapted to be preset and stored in the two-dimensional figure of the arithmetic unit of the automatic cutting device 3 along the first and second predetermined cutting lines or the like. The tempered glass substrate 1 is scribed.

The take-up tool 32 includes at least one suction cup 321 and a plurality of ejector pins 322. When the suction cup 321 is used to adsorb and move up to take out the glass products, the ejector pin 322 is used to lie down against the ear material, so that the plurality of ear materials surrounding the glass product and formed on the strengthened glass substrate 1 are separated from the glass product, and The second predetermined cutting lines can be further broken away from each other to assist the suction cup 321 for adsorbing and moving upward to take out the respective glass products.

The conveying device 33 includes at least one first conveyor belt 331 disposed in front of the cutting tool 31 and at least one second conveyor belt 332 disposed behind the cutting tool 31. The tempered glass substrate 1 is transported onto the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332, and transported on the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332. The first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 are simultaneously actuated to convey the strengthened glass substrate 1 to the adjacent cutting tool 31 for scoring and cutting. The second conveyor belt 332 is further configured to transport the strengthened glass substrate 1 from the adjacent cutting tool 31 to the vicinity of the removal tool 32 for the ear material breaking operation, and after the removal tool 32 takes out the glass products, the second conveyor belt 332 is used. The separated ear mass is delivered to the ear collection portion 35. The first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 may each be composed of one or a plurality of sub-conveyor belts.

The conveying device 33 can further comprise at least two supporting platforms 333, which are respectively disposed on the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 for supporting the underside of one side of the strengthened glass substrate 1 to transport the strengthened glass substrate 1 when the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 are conveyed, and When the take-up tool 32 takes out the glass product from the strengthened glass substrate 1, it assists in supporting the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332.

When the cutting tool 31 is a cutting wheel, the cutting device 3 further includes a scoring support roller 34 to provide support when the cutting wheel performs cutting. When the scribe is cut, the tempered glass substrate 1 is adapted to straddle the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 and move in the direction. The scribing support roller 34 is disposed under the cutting tool 31 and between the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332. When the cutting tool 31 scores the strengthened glass substrate 1, the strengthened glass substrate 1 is supported by the scribing support roller 34 to facilitate scribing. Since the cutting tool 31 needs to be rotated as indicated by the arrow in FIG. 1, the scribing support roller 34 can also rotate correspondingly with the cutting tool 31. The cutting tool 31 is adapted to be moved along the other direction and the first conveyor belt 331 and the second conveyor belt 332 of the conveying device 33, and is preferably scribed along a predetermined two-dimensional pattern such as the first and second predetermined cutting lines. The glass substrate 1 is strengthened.

When the suction cup 321 is used for sucking and moving up to take out the glass products, the conventional glass cutting device is such that the ejection pin 322 is pressed down to the ear material to make the plurality of ear materials surrounding the glass product and formed on the strengthened glass substrate 1. Separated from the glass product, and the glass products can be further separated from one another. However, the conventional glass cutting apparatus does not disclose that the strengthened glass substrate 1 can be split into a plurality of glass products by positive and negative pressure.

Therefore, there is a need to provide a glass cutting splitter and a glass splitting machine to solve the aforementioned problems.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a glass cutting and splitting machine and a glass splitting machine having a positive and negative air pressure generating unit for splitting a glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a glass cutting and splitting machine, comprising: a cutting platform and a supporting frame, the supporting frame supports the cutting a cutting platform for placing and positioning a glass substrate; a wheel cutter unit moving relative to the cutting platform for cutting the glass substrate into a plurality of dents by a wheel cutter; and a positive and negative air pressure generating unit for connecting The cutting platform generates positive and negative air pressures respectively, and the glass substrate is split into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure along the indentations.

The invention provides a glass splitting machine, comprising: a cutting platform for placing and positioning a glass substrate having a plurality of dimples; and a positive and negative air pressure generating unit connected to the cutting platform and respectively generating positive and negative air pressures The glass substrate is split into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure along the indentations.

The conventional glass cutting device does not have the function of splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure. The glass splitting machine of the present invention has the positive and negative air pressure generating unit, which can respectively generate positive air pressure and negative air pressure, respectively, for splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative air pressure along the indentations.

The above and other objects, features, and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the accompanying drawings.

1‧‧‧ strengthened glass substrate

3‧‧‧Cutting equipment

31‧‧‧Cutting tools

32‧‧‧Remove tool

321‧‧‧Sucker

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331‧‧‧First conveyor belt

332‧‧‧Second conveyor belt

333‧‧‧Support platform

34‧‧‧ scribing support rollers

35‧‧‧ ear collection department

4‧‧‧ glass substrate

41‧‧‧Stainless glass

41 ' ‧‧‧Stained glass

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52‧‧‧Glass cutting and splitting machine

521‧‧‧ cutting platform

5211‧‧‧Perforation

522‧‧‧Support frame

523‧‧‧Wheel unit

5231‧‧‧ cutting head

5232‧‧‧First door frame

5233‧‧‧Linear slides

525‧‧‧ positive and negative air pressure generating unit

5251‧‧ Air compressor

5252‧‧‧Vacuum pump

5253‧‧‧Pipe components

53‧‧‧Moving out the device

531‧‧‧vacuum suction cup

532‧‧‧Second door frame

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541‧‧‧Industrial computer host

542‧‧‧Electric control panel

62‧‧‧Glass splitting machine

G11, G12, G13, G21, G22, G23‧‧‧ square lattice

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a conventional glass automated cutting apparatus.

2 is a block diagram showing the structure of a glass cutting and splitting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a perspective top view of a glass cutting and splitting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a glass substrate after cutting according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a top plan view of the cut glass substrate and the cutting platform according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a top plan view of a plurality of glass sheets after the split of one embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a top view of a plurality of glass sheets after splitting of another embodiment of the present invention schematic diagram.

Figure 8 is a block diagram showing the structure of a glass splitting machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 2, there is shown a block diagram of a glass cutting splitter of one embodiment of the present invention. The glass cutting and splitting machine 52 is used for cutting the glass substrate 4 in a round knife manner and splitting the glass sheets 41 into a plurality of glass sheets 41 of a specific size in a positive and negative air pressure manner.

In particular, referring to Figure 3, a perspective view of a glass cutting splitter of one embodiment of the present invention is shown. The glass cutting and splitting machine 52 includes a cutting platform 521 and a supporting frame 522. The supporting frame 522 supports the cutting platform 521 for placing and positioning the glass substrate 4. The glass cutting and splitting machine 52 further includes a wheel cutter unit 523 for cutting the glass substrate 4 into a plurality of indentations 42 in a wheel cutter manner, as shown in FIG.

For example, the wheel unit 523 includes a cutting head 5231 disposed on a first door frame 5232 and movable in the Y or Z direction relative to the first door frame 5232 by a driver (eg, a linear motor). . The first portal frame 5232 is disposed on a pair of linear slides 5233 and is movable in the X direction by another drive (such as a motor). In this way, the cutting head 5231 can move in the XYZ direction and cut a plurality of dimples 42 to the glass substrate 4 in a set direction on the XY plane. In the present embodiment, the indentations 42 of the glass substrate 4 are formed into six square lattices in one longitudinal direction and two laterally extending shapes, as shown in FIG.

Referring to FIG. 2, the glass cutting and splitting machine 52 further includes a positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525 for generating positive air pressure and negative air pressure respectively for splitting the glass substrate 4 into the glass along the indentations 42 by positive and negative air pressure. Sheet 41. The positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525 includes an air compressor 5251, a vacuum pump 5252, and a pipeline assembly 5253. The air compressor 5251 and the vacuum pump 5252 respectively generate a positive air pressure (referred to as jet thrust) and a negative air pressure (refer to vacuum suction) on a plurality of perforations (not shown) on the surface of the cutting platform 521 for use along the The dimples 42 rupture the glass substrate 4 into the glass sheets 41 in a positive and negative air pressure manner.

For example, a loading device (not shown) releases the glass substrate 4 on the surface of the cutting platform 521. The glass substrate 4 is first fixed to the cutting platform 521 by a negative air pressure (vacuum suction), and then the glass substrate 4 is cut out of the indentations 42. Finally, a positive air pressure (jet thrust) is applied to the portion of the glass substrate 4 which is about to be split, and at the same time, a negative air pressure (vacuum suction) is applied to the portion of the glass substrate 4 that has not been split, so that the glass substrate 4 is along the The dimple 42 is split into a plurality of glass sheets 41.

Referring to FIG. 5 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the through holes 5211 of the surface of the cutting platform 521 are arranged, for example, in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction, for a total of 36 perforations 5211; or, in another embodiment, Arranged in a 5 horizontal and 8 vertical staggered manner, a total of 40 perforations 5211 (not shown). The perforations 5211 communicate with the air compressor 5251 and the vacuum pump 5252 via the pipeline assembly 5253. If the indentations 42 of the glass substrate 4 are six longitudinal lattices G11, G12, G13, G21, G22, G23 in one longitudinal direction and two laterally extending shapes, the perforations under the square lattice G11 are utilized. 5211 generates a positive air pressure (jet thrust) acting on the square lattice G11 and simultaneously uses the perforations 5211 under the other square lattices G12, G13, G21, G22, G23 to generate a negative air pressure (vacuum suction) acting on the other square lattices G12, G13 G21, G22, and G23, the square lattice G11 of the glass substrate 4 is split into a glass sheet 41. Similarly, the other square lattices G12, G13, G21, G22, and G23 of the glass substrate 4 are sequentially ruptured into the other glass sheets 41 by the positive air pressure (jet thrust) and the negative air pressure (vacuum suction).

Referring to Fig. 6, in the present embodiment, the glass sheets 41 can be set to have the same specific size. Referring to Figure 7, in another embodiment, the glass sheets 41' can be set to have different specific dimensions.

Referring again to Figures 3 and 2, the glass cutting splitter 52 further includes a carry-out device 53 that includes a vacuum chuck 531 that is movable in the XYZ direction and that adsorbs or releases the glass sheets 41. For example, the vacuum chuck 531 is disposed on a second portal frame 532 and is movable in the Y or Z direction relative to the second portal frame 532 by a driver such as a motor and a belt. The second The gantry frame 532 is disposed on a pair of linear slides 5233 and is movable in the X direction by another drive such as a motor. In this embodiment, the first and second portal frames 5232, 532 can be integrated into a single portal frame.

Referring again to FIG. 2, the unloading device 53 is used to carry out the glass sheets 41. For example, the glass sheets 41 can be carried out to a waste glass sheet discharge zone and a sampled glass sheet discharge zone (not shown).

Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic control unit 54 is electrically connected to the wheel cutter unit 523, the positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525, and the unloading device 53 for automatically controlling the wheel cutter unit 523, the positive and negative air pressures via a human machine interface. The generating unit 525 and the unloading device 53 operate. For example, the electronic control unit 54 includes an industrial computer host 541 and an electronically controlled switchboard 542. The industrial computer host 541 includes a plurality of computer software and computer software. The computer software can be Windows operating system, Visual C++, Lab/Windows, and the like. The computer hardware can be a central processing unit (CPU), a random access memory (RAM), a hard disk (HDD), a motor motion axis card, an input/output (I/O) card, and the like. The electronic control panel 542 includes a driver, an external power source, an input/output (I/O) module, and the like.

The industrial computer host 541 and the electronic control switchboard 542 are electrically connected to the wheel cutter unit 523, and the glass substrate 4 is automatically controlled to be in a wheel cutter manner by setting a glass substrate cutting size in the computer software of the industrial computer host 541. Cutting a plurality of dimples; electrically connecting to the positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525, and automatically controlling the glass substrate 4 to be ruptured into the glass sheets 41 by positive and negative air pressure along the indentations; and electrically connecting to the The unloading device 53 carries out the glass sheets 41 by automatic control.

The conventional glass cutting device does not have the function of splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure. The glass cutting and splitting machine of the present invention has the positive and negative air pressure generating unit, which can respectively generate positive air pressure and negative air pressure, respectively, for splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative air pressure along the indentations. In addition, the novel glass cutting and splitting machine focuses on the integrated automation of functions such as glass positioning, splitting, picking and placing, and the integration of vacuum, mechanism and automatic program control to achieve the effect of sampling glass chips on the process production line. It is also possible to select a panel cutting splitter that selects a reusable area via a control setting.

Referring to Figure 8, there is shown a block diagram of the structure of a glass splitting machine of one embodiment of the present invention. The glass splitter 62 is used to split the glass substrate 4 into a plurality of glass sheets 41 of a specific size by positive and negative pressure. The glass splitting machine 62 of the present embodiment is substantially similar to the glass cutting splitter 52 of the previous embodiment, and the same elements are designated by the same reference numerals. The glass splitting machine 62 of the present embodiment differs from the glass cutting and splitting machine 52 of the previous embodiment in that the glass splitting machine 62 of the present embodiment does not have a wheel cutter unit.

The glass splitter 62 includes a cutting platform 521 for placing a glass substrate 4 having a plurality of indentations 42. The glass splitter 62 further includes a positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525 for generating a positive air pressure and a negative air pressure, respectively, for splitting the glass substrate 4 into the glass sheets 41 in a positive and negative air pressure along the indentations 42. The positive and negative air pressure generating unit 525 includes an air compressor 5251, a vacuum pump 5252, and a pipeline assembly 5253. The air compressor 5251 and the vacuum pump 5252 respectively generate a positive air pressure (referred to as a jet thrust) and a negative air pressure (refer to a vacuum suction) on the surface of the cutting platform 521 for using the glass substrate 4 along the indentations 42. The positive and negative air pressure ruptures into the glass sheets 41.

The conventional glass cutting device does not have the function of splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure. The glass splitting machine of the present invention has the positive and negative air pressure generating unit, which can respectively generate positive air pressure and negative air pressure, respectively, for splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative air pressure along the indentations.

In summary, the present invention is merely illustrative of the embodiments or embodiments of the technical means employed to solve the problems, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. That is, the equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention or the scope of the novel patent are covered by the scope of the novel patent.

4‧‧‧ glass substrate

41‧‧‧Stainless glass

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52‧‧‧Glass cutting and splitting machine

521‧‧‧ cutting platform

523‧‧‧Wheel unit

525‧‧‧ positive and negative air pressure generating unit

5251‧‧ Air compressor

5252‧‧‧Vacuum pump

5253‧‧‧Pipe components

53‧‧‧Moving out the device

54‧‧‧Electronic control agency

541‧‧‧Industrial computer host

542‧‧‧Electric control panel

Claims (10)

A glass cutting and splitting machine, comprising: a cutting platform for placing and positioning a glass substrate; a wheel cutter unit moving relative to the cutting platform for cutting the glass substrate into a plurality of indentations by a wheel cutter; and The positive and negative air pressure generating units are connected to the cutting platform, and respectively generate positive air pressure and negative air pressure, respectively, for splitting the glass substrate into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative air pressure along the indentations. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 1, wherein the positive and negative air pressure generating unit comprises an air compressor, a vacuum pump and a pipeline assembly. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 2, wherein the air compressor and the vacuum pump respectively generate a positive air pressure and a negative air pressure on a surface of the cutting platform, the positive air pressure refers to a jet thrust, and the Negative air pressure refers to vacuum suction. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 3, wherein the surface of the cutting platform is provided with a plurality of perforations, and the perforations are communicated to the air compressor and the vacuum pump via the pipeline assembly. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 1, further comprising: a carrying device for carrying out the glass sheets; and an electronic control mechanism electrically connected to the wheel cutter unit, the positive and negative air pressure generating unit And the unloading device for automatically controlling the rotation of the wheel unit, the positive and negative air pressure generating unit, and the carrying device. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 5, wherein the electronic control unit comprises an industrial computer host and an electronically controlled switchboard, electrically connected to the wheel cutter unit, and the computer of the industrial computer host is set The glass substrate in the software has a cutting size to automatically cut the glass substrate into a plurality of dents by a wheel cutter method; and is electrically connected to the positive and negative air pressure generating unit, and automatically controls the glass substrate to be positive and negative pressure along the dents. The lobes are formed into the glass sheets; and electrically connected to the unloading device to automatically carry out the glass sheets. The glass cutting and splitting machine of claim 1, wherein the glass sheets have the same or different specific dimensions. A glass splitting machine comprising: a cutting platform for placing and positioning a glass substrate having a plurality of dimples; and a positive and negative air pressure generating unit coupled to the cutting platform and respectively generating positive air pressure and negative air pressure for respectively The glass substrate is split into a plurality of glass sheets by positive and negative pressure along the indentations. The glass splitting machine of claim 8, wherein the positive and negative air pressure generating unit comprises an air compressor, a vacuum pump and a pipeline assembly. The glass splitting machine of claim 9, wherein the air compressor and the vacuum pump respectively generate a positive air pressure and a negative air pressure on a surface of the cutting platform, the positive air pressure being a jet thrust force, and the negative air pressure It refers to vacuum suction.