CN114803515A

CN114803515A - Glass substrate buffer memory device

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Publication number: CN114803515A
Application number: CN202210661465.6A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 肖飞; 王艳辉; 孙大德
Original assignee: Qingdao Ronghe Equipment Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Qingdao Ronghe Equipment Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2022-06-13
Filing date: 2022-06-13
Publication date: 2022-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2042-06-13
Also published as: CN114803515B

Abstract

The invention relates to a glass substrate caching device, and belongs to the technical field of glass production equipment. The glass taking and placing device comprises a horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, wherein a plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms are arranged on the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, the clamping mechanisms can be driven by the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism to reciprocate circularly, and the clamping mechanisms take and place glass at the head and tail positions of the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism. The glass substrate clamping device drives the plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms to reciprocate circularly through the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, and the clamping mechanisms can keep the stability of the glass substrate in the vertical direction. The glass substrate moves on the buffer device, the production time of the upper working procedure and the lower working procedure is buffered, and time is provided for the processing and the overhaul of emergency situations. The device is not limited by the space of horizontal storage, and has compact structure and small occupied area; convenient operation, the manual work can in time be got and is put, and the production time of process about the buffering provides time for emergency's processing maintenance.

Description

Glass substrate buffer memory device

Technical Field

The invention relates to a glass substrate caching device, and belongs to the technical field of glass production equipment.

Background

In the current glass production process, especially in the glass substrate production process, in order to reduce the loss of the production line under an emergency, a buffer device is usually required to be added in the production line for buffering the production time of the up-down process, so as to provide time for the processing and maintenance of the emergency.

The existing caching equipment is mostly in a plane type storage mode, a large-area glass storage mode is adopted, the occupied area is large, and the storage risk is high. And the existing mode has low automation degree, is not beneficial to manually taking and placing glass, and reduces the reliability and convenience in the production process.

Disclosure of Invention

According to the defects in the prior art, the technical problems to be solved by the invention are as follows: aiming at the condition that the structural performance of the caching mechanism can not meet the use requirement, the glass substrate caching device which can be connected with a production line or used independently, is not limited by the space of horizontal storage, has a compact structure and can be manually and timely taken and placed is designed.

The glass substrate caching device comprises a horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, wherein a plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms are arranged on the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, the clamping mechanisms can reciprocate circularly under the driving of the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, and the clamping mechanisms take and place glass at the head and tail positions of the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism.

The glass substrate clamping device drives the plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms to reciprocate circularly through the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism, and the clamping mechanisms can keep the stability of the glass substrate in the vertical direction. The glass substrate moves on the buffer device, the production time of the upper working procedure and the lower working procedure is buffered, and time is provided for the processing and the overhaul of emergency situations.

The invention also comprises a ventilation butt joint mechanism which is arranged at the head and tail positions of the horizontal flow transfer conveying mechanism and provides air sources for the clamping mechanisms at the corresponding positions. Because the motion track of the clamping mechanism is approximately elliptical in the motion cycle process, and both an air circuit and a circuit can not be effectively connected to the circulating clamping mechanism, the ventilation butt joint mechanism is designed, and after the clamping mechanism is in place, the ventilation is rapidly carried out, so that the stable operation of the whole mechanism is realized.

The clamping mechanism comprises a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw is provided with a tension spring capable of clamping the clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw is arranged on a thin pneumatic claw (cylinder) and can be driven by the thin pneumatic claw to be opened. After the thin type gas claw is disconnected, the clamping jaw is closed, and the clamping force is provided by the tension and pressure of a tension spring arranged on the clamping jaw.

Furthermore, a negative pressure detection hole is formed in the clamping jaw and connected with the integrated vacuum generator, and whether the glass is clamped in place or not is detected through vacuum negative pressure. And after the negative pressure detection reaches the standard, continuing to operate, if the negative pressure detection gives an alarm, clamping the glass substrate out of place, re-clamping or manually intervening, and ensuring that the glass substrate operates to the next station after being completely in place.

Specifically, the clamping mechanism is provided with an air inlet female head and an air suction female head; the ventilation butt-joint mechanism is provided with an air inlet nozzle and an air suction nozzle which are matched with the ventilation butt-joint mechanism, the air inlet nozzle and the air suction nozzle are arranged on a sliding table cylinder, the sliding table cylinder acts to drive the air inlet nozzle to be in butt joint with an air inlet female head, and the air suction nozzle is in butt joint with the air suction female head; the integrated vacuum generator is arranged on the ventilation butt joint mechanism.

Specifically, horizontal circulation transport mechanism include frame main part, drive sprocket assembly, driven sprocket assembly and between the chain, servo motor passes through drive mechanism such as speed reducer, drives sprocket chain mechanism and carries out horizontal conveying, multiunit fixture sets up on the chain and reciprocates along with the pivoted chain circulation.

Specifically, a clamping mechanism supporting plate is arranged at the bottom of the frame main body; the two sides of the clamping mechanism are provided with rollers which are arranged on the clamping mechanism supporting plate. So that the chain is only pulled by the motor, and the weight of the clamping mechanism is borne by the main body of the rack.

The driven chain wheel assembly is provided with a tensioning device, so that the tensioning force of a chain can be adjusted.

Compared with the prior art, the invention has the beneficial effects that:

the glass substrate caching device is not limited by the space of horizontal storage through a dense and reasonable structural design, and is compact in structure and small in occupied area; convenient operation, the manual work can in time be got and is put, and the production time of process about the buffering provides time for emergency's processing maintenance.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a top view of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a front view of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a side view of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view A-A of FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a top view of the horizontal flow transfer mechanism;

FIG. 7 is a side view of the horizontal flow transfer mechanism;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the clamping mechanism;

FIG. 9 is a front view of the clamping mechanism;

FIG. 10 is a side view of the clamping mechanism;

FIG. 11 is a schematic perspective view of a vent interface mechanism;

FIG. 12 is a schematic view of a glass substrate caching apparatus mounted in a gantry;

fig. 13 is a schematic diagram of a glass substrate buffer device mounted in a cantilever manner.

In the figure: a horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1; a clamping mechanism 2; a ventilation butt-joint mechanism 3; a glass substrate buffer device 4; a gantry 5; a cantilever frame 6;

a servo motor 11; a speed reducer 12; a coupling 13; a drive sprocket assembly 14; a frame main body 15; a clamping mechanism support plate 151; a frame connecting plate 16; a driven sprocket assembly 17; a chain 18; a tension device 19;

a main board 21; a thin gas claw 22; a clamping jaw 23; a tension spring 24; a roller 25; an air tap connection plate 26; an air inlet female head 27; a female air intake 28; a negative pressure detection hole 29;

a cylinder connecting plate 31; a slide table cylinder 32; an integral vacuum generator 33; an air intake nozzle 34; a suction nozzle 35.

Detailed Description

The invention is further illustrated by the following specific examples. However, in the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "front end", "rear end", "left and right", "upper", "lower", "horizontal", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on those shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplification of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "disposed," "mounted," "connected," and "communicating" are to be construed broadly and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations by those of ordinary skill in the art.

As shown in fig. 1 to 5, the glass substrate caching device described in this embodiment includes a horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1, a plurality of sets of clamping mechanisms 2 are disposed on the horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1, the clamping mechanisms 2 can be driven by the horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1 to reciprocate in a circulating manner, and the clamping mechanisms 2 pick and place glass at the head and tail positions of the horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1. Still including the docking mechanism 3 of ventilating, docking mechanism 3 of ventilating sets up the head and the tail position at horizontal circulation transport mechanism 1, provides the air supply for fixture 2 on the corresponding position.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 6 and 7, the horizontal circulation transfer mechanism 1 includes a frame main body 15, a driving sprocket assembly 14, a driven sprocket assembly 17, and a chain 18 therebetween, the horizontal transfer mechanism is formed by connecting a servo motor 11 and a speed reducer 12, forming a power source with the driving sprocket assembly 14 through a coupling 13, and connecting a sprocket with the driven sprocket assembly 17 through the chain 18 to form a complete circulation mechanism. The clamping mechanism 2 is connected with the chain 18 through a main board 21, is arranged side by side through a group of mechanisms, realizes multi-board clamping, and circularly reciprocates along with the rotating chain 18. The chain transmission has no elastic sliding and slipping, and can keep accurate average transmission ratio; the required tension is small, and the device can operate in a low-speed and heavy-load environment. Wherein the driven sprocket assembly 17 is provided with a tensioning device 19.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 8, 9 and 10, the clamping mechanism 2 includes a clamping jaw 23, the clamping jaw 23 is provided with a tension spring 24 capable of clamping the clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw 23 is provided on the thin gas jaw 22 and can be opened by being driven by the thin gas jaw 22. The two sets of clamping jaws 23 of this embodiment are respectively located at the left and right positions of the main plate 21, and are mounted on the main plate 21 through the thin pneumatic jaws 22, and rollers 25 are further provided at the left and right ends of the main plate 21, and the rollers 25 are disposed on the clamping mechanism supporting plate 151 at the bottom of the rack body 15. The weight of the gripper mechanism 2 and the glass substrate acts on the roller 25 and the gripper mechanism support plate 151 so that the chain 18 is only pulled by the motor and the weight of the gripper mechanism 2 is borne by the rack main body 15. The design makes the transmission smooth, and can bear more glass substrates within the limited range of equipment.

Wherein, the clamping mechanism 2 is fixedly provided with an air inlet female head 27 and an air suction female head 28 through an air nozzle connecting plate 26. High-pressure gas enters the thin type gas claw 22 through the gas inlet female head 27 to enable the gas claw to be opened, the opened glass substrate is placed in the middle of the clamping jaw 23, the clamping jaw 23 is closed after the gas is cut off, the clamping force is provided by the pulling pressure of the tension spring 24 arranged on the clamping jaw 23, and according to design checking, the glass substrate clamping mechanism can maximally clamp 5kg of glass substrates and meet the requirements of the existing glass substrates. And a negative pressure detection hole 29 is formed in the clamping jaw 23, after the clamping jaw 23 is closed, the suction female head 28 is connected with the ventilation butt-joint mechanism 3 to provide suction required by negative pressure detection, the operation is continued after the negative pressure detection reaches the standard, if the negative pressure detection alarms, the clamping is not in place, re-clamping or manual intervention is carried out, and the glass substrate is ensured to operate to the next station after being completely clamped in place. And after the clamping mechanism 2 is in place, the ventilation butt joint mechanism 3 arranged on the horizontal circulation conveying mechanism 1 supplies air to the clamping mechanism 2 and detects a negative pressure value.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 11, the ventilation docking mechanism 3 is provided with an air intake nozzle 34 and an air suction nozzle 35 which are matched with the air intake female head 27 and the air suction female head 28, the air intake nozzle 34 and the air suction nozzle 35 are arranged on the sliding table cylinder 32, the sliding table cylinder 32 acts to drive the air intake nozzle 34 to be docked with the air intake female head 27, and the air suction nozzle 35 is docked with the air suction female head 28 to realize ventilation. The integrated vacuum generator 33 is arranged on the cylinder connecting plate 31 of the ventilation butt joint mechanism 3 and provides negative pressure detection. The ventilation butt-joint mechanisms 3 are respectively provided with one set at the head and the tail of the device, the front end is a feeding position, the rear end is a discharging position, and the circulation is carried out after the discharging is finished. Sensors are arranged at all positions of the mechanism to detect whether all moving parts of the mechanism are in place or not.

As for the installation position of the glass substrate buffer device 4, as shown in fig. 12 and 13, the installation position may be determined according to actual use, and the frame connecting plate 16 may be a gantry type installed on the gantry 5 or a cantilever type installed on the cantilever frame 6, so as to implement the installation of the buffer device and improve the flexibility of the apparatus.

Of course, the foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the invention and should not be taken as limiting the scope of the embodiments of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the above examples, and equivalent changes and modifications made by those skilled in the art within the spirit and scope of the present invention should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. The utility model provides a glass substrate buffer memory device which characterized in that: the glass taking and placing device comprises a horizontal flow transfer mechanism (1), wherein a plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms (2) are arranged on the horizontal flow transfer mechanism (1), the clamping mechanisms (2) can be driven by the horizontal flow transfer mechanism (1) to reciprocate in a circulating mode, and the clamping mechanisms (2) take and place glass at the head and tail positions of the horizontal flow transfer mechanism (1).

2. The glass substrate caching apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the horizontal flow transfer conveying mechanism is characterized by further comprising a ventilation butt joint mechanism (3), wherein the ventilation butt joint mechanism (3) is arranged at the head and tail positions of the horizontal flow transfer conveying mechanism (1) and provides air sources for the clamping mechanisms (2) in the corresponding positions.

3. The glass substrate buffer device of claim 2, wherein: the clamping mechanism (2) comprises a clamping jaw (23), the clamping jaw (23) is provided with a tension spring (24) capable of clamping the clamping jaw, and the clamping jaw (23) is arranged on the thin type pneumatic jaw (22) and can be opened by being driven by the thin type pneumatic jaw (22).

4. The glass substrate caching apparatus of claim 3, wherein: the clamping jaw (23) is provided with a negative pressure detection hole (29), and the negative pressure detection hole (29) is connected with an integrated vacuum generator (33).

5. The glass substrate buffer device of claim 4, wherein: the clamping mechanism (2) is provided with an air inlet female head (27) and an air suction female head (28); the ventilation butt joint mechanism (3) is provided with an air inlet nozzle (34) and an air suction nozzle (35) which are matched with the ventilation butt joint mechanism, the air inlet nozzle (34) and the air suction nozzle (35) are arranged on the sliding table cylinder (32), the sliding table cylinder (32) acts to drive the air inlet nozzle (34) to be in butt joint with the air inlet female head (27), and the air suction nozzle (35) is in butt joint with the air suction female head (28); the integrated vacuum generator (33) is arranged on the ventilation butt joint mechanism (3).

6. The glass substrate buffer device according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein: the horizontal flow transfer conveying mechanism (1) comprises a rack main body (15), a driving chain wheel assembly (14), a driven chain wheel assembly (17) and chains (18) between the driving chain wheel assembly and the driven chain wheel assembly, and a plurality of groups of clamping mechanisms (2) are arranged on the chains (18) and reciprocate along with the rotating chains (18).

7. The glass substrate caching apparatus of claim 6, wherein: a clamping mechanism supporting plate (151) is arranged at the bottom of the frame main body (15); the two sides of the clamping mechanism (2) are provided with rollers (25), and the rollers (25) are arranged on the clamping mechanism supporting plate (151).

8. The glass substrate caching apparatus of claim 6, wherein: the driven sprocket wheel assembly (17) is provided with a tensioning device (19).