US20110085878A1 - Glass sheet feed system - Google Patents
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- US20110085878A1 US20110085878A1 US12/898,827 US89882710A US2011085878A1 US 20110085878 A1 US20110085878 A1 US 20110085878A1 US 89882710 A US89882710 A US 89882710A US 2011085878 A1 US2011085878 A1 US 2011085878A1
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
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- B65G49/05—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles
- B65G49/06—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
- B65G49/068—Stacking or destacking devices; Means for preventing damage to stacked sheets, e.g. spaces
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G49/00—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for
- B65G49/05—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles
- B65G49/06—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
- B65G49/061—Lifting, gripping, or carrying means, for one or more sheets forming independent means of transport, e.g. suction cups, transport frames
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G49/00—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for
- B65G49/05—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles
- B65G49/06—Conveying systems characterised by their application for specified purposes not otherwise provided for for fragile or damageable materials or articles for fragile sheets, e.g. glass
- B65G49/063—Transporting devices for sheet glass
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
- B65G—TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS
- B65G2249/00—Aspects relating to conveying systems for the manufacture of fragile sheets
- B65G2249/04—Arrangements of vacuum systems or suction cups
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- the store is preferably interposed between the supply station and said pickup station; and the supply station is conveniently located along the second straight directions.
- System 1 also comprises a known loading machine 14 , not described in detail, which has a rocking suction-cup board, and is movable, along guides 15 and in a straight direction 16 perpendicular to direction 7 , between pickup station 4 , where it removes one sheet 2 at a time from one of carriages 9 at pickup station 4 , and processing line 3 , where it releases sheet 2 onto the input of processing line 3 .
- a known loading machine 14 not described in detail, which has a rocking suction-cup board, and is movable, along guides 15 and in a straight direction 16 perpendicular to direction 7 , between pickup station 4 , where it removes one sheet 2 at a time from one of carriages 9 at pickup station 4 , and processing line 3 , where it releases sheet 2 onto the input of processing line 3 .
- stations may be arranged differently with respect to processing line 3 , and other movable supporting devices may be substituted for carriages 9 .
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- Solid-Sorbent Or Filter-Aiding Compositions (AREA)
- Re-Forming, After-Treatment, Cutting And Transporting Of Glass Products (AREA)
Abstract
A system for feeding glass sheets to a processing line for processing the sheets has a sheet pickup station; a number of movable carriages which are moved into the pickup station and each support one or more packs of sheets positioned substantially on edge; a movable loading machine for removing the sheets off the carriages and transferring them to the processing line; a store for housing the carriages with respective packs of sheets; and a supply station for restocking the store and which is separate from the pickup station.
Description
- The present invention relates to a glass sheet feed system.
- Glass sheets are processed on processing lines, to which the sheets are fed by a dedicated sheet feed system.
- Known sheet feed systems comprise a sheet pickup station, where the sheets are arranged substantially on edge in packs on one or more carriages or so-called racks. The sheets are removed one at a time from each carriage by a loading machine which moves, perpendicularly to the sheets, between the pickup station and a release station where the sheets are fed to the input of the processing line. Each carriage moves between the pickup station and a sheet store located outside and alongside the pickup station, and which houses a number of carriages loaded with one or more packs of sheets.
- The carriages in the store are loaded at the pickup station with packs of sheets unloaded off rubber-tyred transportation means, normally trucks, located close to the pickup station.
- Though widely used, known systems of the above type fail to provide for continuously feeding the processing lines.
- That is, to restock the store, the sheets are loaded onto carriages at the pickup station, and the carriages then transferred to the store. This means the loading machine must be stopped and, throughout restocking of the store, is kept in a stationary position to avoid interfering with or endangering the restocking operation.
- It is an object of the present invention to provide a glass sheet feed system designed to provide a simple, low-cost solution to the above drawback.
- According to the present invention, there is provided a system for feeding glass sheets to a sheet processing line, the system comprising a sheet pickup station; a number of carriages which are moved into said pickup station, and each support at least one pack of sheets positioned substantially on edge; a loading machine which moves, in a first straight direction, between said pickup station, where it removes one sheet at a time from said carriages, and said processing line, where it releases the sheet onto said processing line; a sheet store; and guide means for guiding said carriages, in respective second straight directions perpendicular to said first straight direction, between said pickup station and said store; the system being characterized by also comprising a supply station for restocking said store, and which is separate from said pickup station.
- In the system defined above, the store is preferably interposed between the supply station and said pickup station; and the supply station is conveniently located along the second straight directions.
- The invention will now be described with reference to the attached drawing showing a preferred embodiment of the glass sheet feed system in accordance with the teachings of the present invention.
- Number 1 in the attached drawing indicates as a whole a system for feeding a succession of
glass sheets 2 to a known sheet processing line 3 not described in detail. - System 1 comprises, aligned with one another in a
direction 7, a pickup station 4 wheresheets 2 are picked up; anintermediate sheet store 5; and asupply station 6 forrestocking store 5. System 1 also comprises a number of knowncarriages 9, each of which supports apack 10 ofsheets 2 positioned substantially on edge, and runs, both ways and independently of theother carriages 9, along a respective known straight guide 12 (shown schematically).Guides 12 extend parallel todirection 7, are equally spaced adjacent to one another, and extend through pickup station 4,store 5, andsupply station 6 ofstore 5, which is located betweenstations 4 and 6, as shown in the drawing. - System 1 also comprises a known
loading machine 14, not described in detail, which has a rocking suction-cup board, and is movable, alongguides 15 and in astraight direction 16 perpendicular todirection 7, between pickup station 4, where it removes onesheet 2 at a time from one ofcarriages 9 at pickup station 4, and processing line 3, where it releasessheet 2 onto the input of processing line 3. - In actual use, starting with a
full store 5, i.e. in whichcarriages 9 are all loaded withrespective packs 10 ofglass sheets 2, one or more ofcarriages 9 are moved indirection 7 into pickup station 4. At this point,loading machine 14 is activated to move indirection 16, removesheets 2 successively offcarriages 9, and feed them to line 3. When all thesheets 2 on onecarriage 9 have been transferred to line 3,carriage 9 is returned to thesupply station 6 viastore 5. When the number ofempty carriages 9 atsupply station 6 exceeds a given number,carriages 9 are loaded successively withfurther packs 10 of sheets, one of which is indicated 10 a in the drawing.Packs 10 a to restock the store are brought tostation 6 on trucks or other transportation systems, and, once loaded,carriages 9 are moved indirection 7 back intostore 5 pending transfer to pickup station 4. - Unlike known solutions, system 1 described therefore provides for continuously
feeding sheets 2 at any rate to processing line 3, by enablingloading machine 14 to continue operating even while restockingstore 5. This is substantially due, unlike known solutions, to pickup ofsheets 2 and restocking of the store being carried out independently, by loading therestock packs 10 a ontocarriages 9 at a separate or different station from pickup station 4. - The location of
supply station 6 with respect to pickup station 4 andstore 5 reduces the size of system 1, by limiting pickup and transfer space to the actual space required to allow operation of the loading machine. - Clearly, changes may be made to system 1 as described herein. In particular, the stations may be arranged differently with respect to processing line 3, and other movable supporting devices may be substituted for
carriages 9. - The machinery and equipment for supplying
restock packs 10 a may also differ from those described.
Claims (3)
1) A system for feeding glass sheets to a sheet processing line, the system comprising a sheet pickup station; a number of carriages which are moved into said pickup station, and each support at least one pack of sheets positioned substantially on edge; a loading machine which moves, in a first straight direction, between said pickup station, where it removes one sheet at a time from said carriages, and said processing line, where it releases the sheet onto said processing line; a sheet store; and guide means for guiding said carriages, in respective second straight directions perpendicular to said first straight direction, between said pickup station and said store; the system being characterized by also comprising a supply station for restocking said store, and which is separate from said pickup station.
2) A system as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that said store is interposed between said supply station and said pickup station.
3) A system as claimed in claim 1 , characterized in that said supply station is located along said second straight directions.
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ITTO2009A000759A IT1396296B1 (en) | 2009-10-06 | 2009-10-06 | PLANT FOR FEEDING GLASS SHEETS. |
ITTO2009A000759 | 2009-10-06 |
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US3411639A (en) * | 1964-05-25 | 1968-11-19 | Heuze Malevez Et Simon Reunis | Device for handling sheet materials |
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US2049850A (en) * | 1935-10-16 | 1936-08-04 | Duplate Corp | Sheet loading apparatus |
US3411639A (en) * | 1964-05-25 | 1968-11-19 | Heuze Malevez Et Simon Reunis | Device for handling sheet materials |
US4773523A (en) * | 1986-05-14 | 1988-09-27 | Gmf Robotics Corporation | Method for automated handling of materials such as automotive parts and system utilizing same |
US4863340A (en) * | 1986-09-08 | 1989-09-05 | Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. | System for loading products of sheet glass |
EP0314632A1 (en) * | 1987-08-26 | 1989-05-03 | COOPMES s.c. a.r.l. | Apparatus for handling sheets of glass or other materials and to be used in lines for the cutting and working of said sheets |
US5149353A (en) * | 1988-05-11 | 1992-09-22 | Tamglass Oy | Method for intermittently storing pairs of glass sheets in a windshield production line |
JPH0569968A (en) * | 1991-09-11 | 1993-03-23 | Shirai Tekkosho:Kk | Plate glass feed device |
US5511671A (en) * | 1993-04-14 | 1996-04-30 | Bystronic Maschinen Ag | Installation for the sorting of plate material |
US5542805A (en) * | 1994-03-28 | 1996-08-06 | Lisec; Peter | Device for moving plate-shaped articles |
JPH11100121A (en) * | 1997-09-30 | 1999-04-13 | Central Glass Co Ltd | Glass plate feed device |
US20030127484A1 (en) * | 2001-12-14 | 2003-07-10 | Bernd Wirsam | Method and equipment to divide glass plates into cut pieces |
US20040118160A1 (en) * | 2002-12-19 | 2004-06-24 | Bystronic Maschinen Ag | Method and device for loading a glass processing installation |
US20070190898A1 (en) * | 2003-03-13 | 2007-08-16 | Roger Mercure | Storage system for glass offcut |
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US20130202394A1 (en) * | 2010-08-27 | 2013-08-08 | Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha | Plate-shaped member transfer facility |
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