US20180122614A1 - Glass welding method and glass layer fixing method - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a glass fusing method which manufactures a glass fusing structure by fusing glass members together and a glass layer fixing method therefor.
- a conventional glass fusing method in the above-mentioned technical field is a method which burns a glass layer containing a laser-light-absorbing pigment onto one glass member along a region to be fused, then superposes the other glass member on the one glass member with the glass layer interposed therebetween, and irradiates the glass layer with laser light along the region to be fused, so as to fuse the glass members to each other.
- typical as a technique for burning a glass layer onto a glass member is one which removes an organic solvent and a binder from a paste layer containing a glass fit, a laser-light-absorbing pigment, the organic solvent, and the binder, so as to fix the glass layer to the glass member, and then heats the glass member having the glass layer fixed thereto in a firing furnace, so as to melt the glass layer, thereby burning the glass layer onto the glass member (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).
- Patent Literature 1 Japanese Translated International Application Laid-Open No. 2006-524419
- Patent Literature 2 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-366050
- Patent Literature 3 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-367514
- the inventor conducted diligent studies and, as a result, has found out that the fusing state between glass members becomes nonuniform because of the fact that the laser light absorptance of the glass layer drastically increases when the temperature of the glass layer exceeds its melting point Tm as illustrated in FIG. 11 at the time of burning. That is, in the glass layer arranged on the glass member, scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of the glass frit and the like, so as to place it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light).
- the glass frit loses its particle property upon melting and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, whereby the laser light absorptance of the glass layer rises drastically (e.g., it looks darker or greener under visible light).
- the laser light absorptance of the glass layer rises drastically (e.g., it looks darker or greener under visible light).
- a region having lower laser light absorptance is more likely to remain in the vicinity of the laser light irradiation start position in particular. Fusing the glass members to each other with the glass layer having the lower laser light absorptance region interposed therebetween makes the fusing state nonuniform in the glass fusing structure.
- the binder remains in the lower laser light absorptance region without fully decomposing.
- the glass layer solidifies before decomposition gases of the binder totally escape from the molten glass layer, since the melting point of the glass fit is higher than the decomposition point of the binder. This may form a number of bubbles in the glass layer, which, when joined together, may cause leaks in the glass layer in the glass fusing structure.
- the glass fusing method in accordance with the present invention is a glass fusing method for manufacturing a glass fusing structure by fusing first and second glass members to each other, the method comprising the steps of arranging a glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder on the first glass member along a region to be fused; irradiating the glass layer with first laser light along the region to be fused, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member and enhancing laser light absorptance in the glass layer; and superposing the second glass member on the first glass member having the glass layer fixed thereto with the glass layer interposed therebetween and irradiating the glass layer with second laser light, so as to fuse the first and second glass members to each other.
- the glass layer fixing method in accordance with the present invention is a glass layer fixing method for manufacturing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing a glass layer to a first glass member, the method comprising the steps of arranging the glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder on the first glass member along a region to be fused; and irradiating the glass layer with first laser light along the region to be fused, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member and enhancing laser light absorptance in the glass layer.
- the glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder is irradiated with the first laser light, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member.
- This allows the glass layer fixed to the first glass member to let out the binder and enhance the laser light absorptance, so as to yield a uniform state.
- fusing the first and second glass members to each other with the glass layer having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows the glass members to have a uniform fusing state therebetween.
- the glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
- the present invention can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with a first embodiment
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 3 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment
- FIG. 9 is a set of diagrams illustrating modified examples of a laser-light-absorbing part
- FIG. 10 is a set of diagrams illustrating other modified examples of the laser-light-absorbing part
- FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the temperature and laser light absorptance in a glass layer
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with a second embodiment
- FIG. 13 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment
- FIG. 14 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 15 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 16 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 17 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 18 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 19 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- FIG. 20 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with a third embodiment
- FIG. 21 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment.
- FIG. 22 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment.
- FIG. 23 is a plan view for illustrating a modified example of a laser light irradiation method in the third embodiment.
- FIG. 24 is a set of diagrams for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment, in which (a) and (b) are plan and sectional views, respectively.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment.
- a glass member (first glass member) 104 and a glass member (second glass member) 105 are fused to each other with a glass layer 103 , which is formed along a region to be fused R, interposed therebetween.
- Each of the glass members 104 , 105 is a rectangular sheet-shaped member having a thickness of 0.7 mm made of non-alkali glass, for example, while the region to be fused R is arranged like a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the outer peripheries of the glass members 104 , 105 .
- the glass layer 103 is made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), for example, and formed into a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the region to be fused R.
- a glass fusing method (including a glass layer fixing method of producing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing the glass layer 103 to the glass member 104 in order to manufacture the glass fusing structure 101 by fusing the glass members 104 , 105 to each other) for manufacturing the glass fusing structure 101 will now be explained.
- a frit paste is applied by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like, so as to form a paste layer 106 on a surface 104 a of the glass member 104 along the region to be fused R.
- An example of the fit paste is one in which a powdery glass fit (glass powder) 102 made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) which is an inorganic pigment such as iron oxide, an organic solvent such as amyl acetate, and a binder which is a resin component (nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, acrylic, or the like) thermally decomposable at the melting point temperature of the glass or lower are kneaded.
- laser-light-absorbing pigment laser-light-
- the frit paste may also be one in which a glass frit (glass powder) formed by pulverizing low-melting glass doped with a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) beforehand, an organic solvent, and a binder are kneaded. That is, the paste layer 106 contains the glass frit 102 , laser-light-absorbing pigment, organic solvent, and binder.
- a glass frit glass powder
- laser-light-absorbing pigment laser-light-absorbing material
- the paste layer 106 is dried, so as to remove the organic solvent, whereby the glass layer 103 extending with a predetermined width is fixed to the surface 104 a of the glass member 104 along the region to be fused R.
- the glass layer 103 containing the laser-light-absorbing pigment and glass fit 102 is arranged on the glass member 104 along the ring-shaped region to be fused R.
- Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of the glass fit 102 and the like in the glass layer 103 fixed to the surface 104 a of the glass member 104 , thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light).
- the glass layer 103 formed into a rectangular ring along the region to be fused R is irradiated with laser light L 1 while locating a converging spot at one corner thereof.
- the spot diameter of the laser light L 1 is set greater than the width of the glass layer 103 , while the power of the laser light L 1 irradiating the glass layer 103 is adjusted so as to be kept at about the same level in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light).
- the remaining three corners of the glass layer 103 are similarly irradiated with the laser light L 1 in sequence, so as to form laser-light-absorbing parts 108 b , 108 c , 108 d .
- the glass frit 102 melts in parts (corners) of the glass layer, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably in the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d , so that the laser light absorptance is higher in these parts than in the region not irradiated with the laser light (e.g., only the corners corresponding to the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d look darker under visible light).
- irradiation with laser light L 2 is advanced in the arrowed traveling direction along the region to be fused R while locating a converging spot at the glass layer 103 .
- a glass-layer-fixed member i.e., the glass member 104 having the glass layer 103 fixed thereto
- the irradiation with the laser light L 2 is started from the laser-light-absorbing part 108 a having enhanced the laser light absorptance beforehand acting as the irradiation start position, whereby the glass layer 103 is molten in the whole width thereof immediately from the irradiation start position, so as to yield a stable region with stable melting (a region where the glass layer is molten in the whole width thereof), while an unstable region (a region where the glass layer is molten only in a part thereof in the width direction) in which the melting of the glass layer 103 is unstable is reduced in the whole region to be fused R.
- the corners on which loads are likely to be exerted when functioning as the glass fusing structure reliably melt at the time of burning.
- the glass fit 102 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth in the whole region to be fused R, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light).
- the glass member 105 is superposed on the glass-layer-fixed member 10 (i.e., the glass member 104 having the glass layer 103 fixed thereto) with the glass layer 103 interposed therebetween.
- the glass layer 103 is irradiated with laser light L 3 along the region to be fused R, while locating a converging spot at the glass layer 103 .
- the laser light L 3 is absorbed by the glass layer 103 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state throughout the region to be fused R, so that the glass layer 103 and its peripheral parts (the parts of surfaces 104 a , 105 a of the glass members 104 , 105 ) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding the glass members 104 , 105 to each other (there is also a case where not the glass members 104 , 105 but the glass layer 103 melts during fusing).
- the glass layer 103 burned onto the glass member 104 is formed as a stable region in which the melting thereof is stably carried out throughout the region to be fused R, while the binder is fully removed, whereby the glass members 104 , 105 are uniformly fused along the region to be fused R.
- the glass fusing method for manufacturing the glass fusing structure 101 irradiates the glass layer 103 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, and glass frit 102 with the laser light L 2 , so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass frit 102 , thereby fixing the glass layer 103 to the glass member 104 .
- the glass layer 103 fixed to the glass member 104 lets the binder escape therefrom and attains a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein.
- the foregoing glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method can manufacture the glass fusing structure 101 having high reliability.
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method irradiates a part of the glass layer 103 with the laser light L 1 , so as to melt a part of the glass layer 103 , thereby forming the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d having a laser absorptance higher than that in the part not irradiated with the laser light L 1 beforehand at the four corners of the glass layer 103 .
- the glass layer 103 is irradiated with the laser light L 2 along the region to be fused R, so as to be molten and fixed to the glass member 104 . Since the laser-light-absorbing part 108 a thus serves as the irradiation start position with the laser light L 2 , a stable region with stable melting of the glass layer 103 can readily be produced from the vicinity of the start point for beginning the irradiation with the laser light L 2 . As a result, the glass members 104 , 105 are fused to each other through the glass layer 103 formed with such a stable region and thus can easily attain a uniform fusing state therebetween.
- the viscosity of the glass layer tends to decrease gradually until its temperature reaches the crystallization temperature and increase gradually after the temperature exceeds the crystallization temperature. This seems to be because of the fact that a crystalline part precipitates in the molten glass layer, so that a crystal grows from the crystalline part (together with a filler constituted by ceramics or the like for adjusting the coefficient of expansion, if any, contained therein) acting as a nucleus, thereby lowering the fluidity of the glass layer.
- the temperature of the molten glass rises sharply together therewith, e.g., from a temperature not higher than the crystallization temperature to a temperature not lower than the crystallization temperature, whereby the viscosity of the molten glass enhances dramatically.
- bubbles formed by gasification of the binder are harder to be buried in the molten glass layer, so that the glass layer solidifies before decomposition gases of the binder totally escape. This may form a number of bubbles in the glass layer, which, when joined together, may cause leaks in the glass layer in the glass fusing structure.
- the glass layer 103 is irradiated with the laser light L 2 along the region to be fused R from the laser-light-absorbing part 108 a serving as the irradiation start position, so as to be molten and fixed to the glass member 104 as mentioned above, a stable region with stable melting of the glass layer 103 can readily be produced from the vicinity of the start point for beginning the irradiation with the laser light L 2 , so as to inhibit the glass layer 103 from being heated in excess and prevent a number of bubbles from being formed therein.
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method forms the laser-light-absorbing part 108 a in a part (corner) of the glass layer 103 in the whole width of the glass layer 103 in a direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L 2 with respect to the region to be fused R.
- the laser-light-absorbing part 108 a is formed in the whole width, the melting of the glass layer 103 can be stabilized further earlier.
- Each of the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d is formed substantially circular so that the center part in the direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L 2 with respect to the region to be fused R projects in the advancing direction of the laser light L 2 .
- Such a form makes the melting more uniform in the direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L 2 .
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method forms a plurality of laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d intermittently along the region to be fused and uses one laser-light-absorbing part 108 a in the plurality of laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d as the irradiation start position.
- a plurality of laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d are thus intermittently formed along the region to be fused R, even in the case where the scanning speed of the laser light L 2 is so fast that the melting may fail to catch up therewith, whereby an unstable region is likely to be formed, intermittently formed higher absorptance regions can continuously stabilize the melting of the glass layer 103 without returning it to the unstable state.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned first embodiment.
- the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d which are sequentially formed in the first embodiment, may be formed simultaneously by using four lasers.
- the step of arranging the glass layer 103 on the glass member 104 and the step of forming the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d in the glass layer 103 may be performed at substantially the same time.
- a semicircular laser-light-absorbing part 118 a a semicircular laser-light-absorbing part 118 a , a rectangular laser-light-absorbing part 118 b , a laser-light-absorbing part 118 c constituted by a plurality of circles formed in the width direction, a laser-light-absorbing part 118 d formed by a minute circle at a center part in the width direction, or the like may be formed, so as to serve as an irradiation start position for irradiation with the laser light L 2 , which burns the glass layer 103 .
- a fan-shaped laser-light-absorbing part 118 e , 118 f , or the like may be formed as illustrated in FIG. 10 , so as to serve as a start point for irradiation with the laser light L 2 , which performs burning.
- the laser-light-absorbing parts 108 a to 108 d may be disposed at the respective corners as illustrated in the above-mentioned first embodiment, or a plurality of laser-light-absorbing parts may be placed at predetermined intervals in linear parts of the glass layer 103 .
- the glass layer 103 may be irradiated with the laser light through the glass member 104 instead of being directly irradiated as in the first embodiment.
- FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment.
- this glass fusing structure 201 as illustrated in FIG. 12 , a glass member (first glass member) 204 and a glass member (second glass member) 205 are fused to each other with a glass layer 203 , which is formed along a region to be fused R, interposed therebetween.
- Each of the glass members 204 , 205 is a rectangular sheet-shaped member having a thickness of 0.7 mm made of non-alkali glass, for example, while the region to be fused R is set like a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the outer peripheries of the glass layers 204 , 205 .
- the glass layer 203 is made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), for example, and formed into a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the region to be fused R.
- a glass fusing method (including a glass layer fixing method of producing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing the glass layer 203 to the glass member 204 in order to manufacture the glass fusing structure 201 by fusing the glass members 204 , 205 to each other) for manufacturing the glass fusing structure 201 will now be explained.
- a frit paste is applied by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like, so as to form a paste layer 206 on a surface 204 a of the glass member 204 along the region to be fused R and an approach region S which is connected to one corner of the region to be fused R and projects outward therefrom.
- the frit paste is one in which a powdery glass fit (glass powder) 202 made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) which is an inorganic pigment such as iron oxide, an organic solvent such as amyl acetate, and a binder which is a resin component (nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, acrylic, or the like) thermally decomposable at the melting point temperature of the glass or lower are kneaded.
- laser-light-absorbing pigment laser-light-absorbing material
- inorganic pigment such as iron oxide
- organic solvent such as amyl acetate
- a binder which is a resin component (nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, acrylic, or the like) thermally de
- the fit paste may also be one in which a glass frit (glass powder) formed by pulverizing low-melting glass doped with a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) beforehand, an organic solvent, and a binder are kneaded. That is, the paste layer 206 contains the glass frit 202 , laser-light-absorbing pigment, organic solvent, and binder.
- a glass frit glass powder
- laser-light-absorbing pigment laser-light-absorbing material
- the paste layer 206 is dried, so as to remove the organic solvent, whereby the glass layer 203 is secured to the surface 204 a of the glass member 204 along the region to be fused R and the approach region S connected thereto.
- the glass layer 203 containing the laser-light-absorbing pigment and glass fit 202 is arranged on the glass member 204 along the ring-shaped region to be fused R and approach region S.
- Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of the glass frit 202 and the like in the glass layer 203 fixed to the surface 204 a of the glass member 204 , thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light).
- irradiation with laser light L 1 is started from an irradiation start position A in the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R in the glass layer 203 while locating a converging spot at the irradiation start position A and proceeds along the approach region S toward the region to be fused R.
- the laser light L 1 has such a temperature distribution that the temperature at the center part in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light) is higher, so that melting gradually spreads in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light) of the glass layer 203 as illustrated in FIG.
- the approach region S arranged on the outside of the region to be fused includes the whole unstable region in which the glass layer 203 is molten in a part of its width.
- the glass layer 203 is continuously irradiated with the laser light L 1 along the region to be fused R until the laser light L 1 returns to the connecting position B as illustrated in FIG. 17 .
- a glass-layer-fixed member i.e., the glass member 204 having the glass layer 203 fixed thereto
- the irradiation with the laser light L 1 is thus started from the irradiation start position A in the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R, so that the region to be fused R begins to melt after the irradiation attains a stable region, whereby the glass layer 203 arranged on the glass member 204 stably melts and re-solidifies all around the region to be fused R, so as to be burned onto the surface 204 a of the glass member 204 .
- the glass frit 202 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light).
- the glass member 205 is superposed on the glass-layer-fixed member 20 (i.e., the glass member 204 having the glass layer 203 fixed thereto) with the glass layer 203 interposed therebetween.
- the glass layer 203 is irradiated with laser light L 2 along the region to be fused R, while locating a converging spot at the glass layer 203 .
- the laser light L 2 is absorbed by the glass layer 203 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state all around the region to be fused R, so that the glass layer 203 and its peripheral parts (the parts of surfaces 204 a , 205 a of the glass members 204 , 205 ) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding the glass members 204 , 205 to each other (there is also a case where not the glass members 204 , 205 but the glass layer 203 melts during fusing).
- the glass layer 203 burned onto the glass member 204 is formed as a stable region in which the melting thereof is stably carried out all around the region to be fused R, while the binder is fully removed, whereby the glass members 204 , 205 are uniformly fused along the region to be fused R.
- the glass fusing method for manufacturing the glass fusing structure 201 irradiates the glass layer 203 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, and glass frit 202 with the laser light L 1 , so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass fit 202 , thereby fixing the glass layer 203 to the glass member 204 .
- the glass layer 203 fixed to the glass member 204 lets the binder escape therefrom and attains a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein.
- the foregoing glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method can manufacture the glass fusing structure 201 having high reliability.
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method irradiates the glass layer 203 with the laser light L 1 along the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R from the irradiation start position A in the approach region S, whereby the melting of the glass layer 203 spreads over the approach region S in the width direction, so as to reach the whole width thereof. That is, the approach region S includes the whole unstable region.
- the glass layer 203 is thus molten in the approach region S beforehand and therefore can be fixed to the glass member 204 while having an enhanced ratio of stable region in the region to be fused R, whereby the glass members 204 , 205 are fused to each other with the glass layer 203 having the enhanced ratio of stable region interposed therebetween, which allows the glass members 204 , 205 to have a uniform fusing state therebetween.
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method arranges the approach region S on the outside of the region to be fused R shaped into a rectangular ring. This can keep powders of the glass frit and the like occurring from the unmolten part in the approach region S away from the region to be fused R. In addition, the powders produced can easily be removed by washing. Further including the step of removing such an approach region after fixing the glass layer 203 to the glass member 204 can yield the glass fusing structure 201 with an excellent exterior form.
- This embodiment relates to a glass fusing method which manufactures a plurality of glass fused bodies 201 collectively.
- a plurality of sets of regions to be fused R, each shaped into a rectangular ring, and approach regions S 1 connected to the regions to be fused R are arranged into a matrix.
- five sets of the regions to be fused R and approach regions S 1 are disposed in each of the column and row directions.
- each of the rectangular-ring-shaped regions to be fused R arranged in a matrix is constituted by a pair of regions to be fused Ra, Rb respectively extending along lines L 11 , L 12 (first and second lines) extending in the column direction and a pair of regions to be fused Rc, Rd respectively extending along lines L 13 , L 14 (first and second lines) extending in the row direction.
- the approach region S 1 connected to the region to be fused R is constituted by an approach region Sa connected to one end part of the region to be fused Ra along the line L 11 , an approach region Sb connected to the other end part of the region to be fused Rb along the line L 12 , an approach region Sc connected to one end part of the region to be fused Rc along the line L 13 , and an approach region Sd connected to the other end part of the region to be fused Rd along the line L 14 .
- the frit paste is applied thereto by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like as in the second embodiment, so as to form a plurality of paste layers 216 into a matrix along the rectangular-ring-shaped regions to be fused R and the approach regions S 1 connected thereto on a surface 214 a of a glass member 214 as illustrated in FIG. 20 .
- the organic solvent is removed from the paste layers 216 , so as to fix glass layers 213 to the surface 214 a of the glass member 214 along the regions to be fused R and the approach regions S 1 connected thereto. Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of the glass frit 202 and the like in each glass layer 213 fixed to the surface 214 a of the glass member 214 , thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light).
- the glass layers 213 arranged in a matrix are burned onto the glass member 214 .
- laser light L 3 is advanced from the lower side of the drawing (one side) to the upper side thereof (the other side) along the line L 11 , so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Ra arranged with the same orientation in the column direction along the line L 11 and the approach regions Sa connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Ra.
- the irradiation with the laser light L 3 is performed along the approach region Sa from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Ra as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- the laser light L 3 is advanced from the upper side of the drawing to the lower side thereof along the line L 12 , so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rb arranged with the same orientation in the column direction along the line L 12 and the approach regions Sb connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rb.
- the irradiation with the laser light L 3 is performed along the approach region Sb from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rb as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- Such reciprocating irradiation with the laser light L 3 in the column direction is similarly performed for the glass layers 213 arranged in the other columns.
- laser light L 4 is advanced from the right side of the drawing (one side) to the left side thereof (the other side) along the line L 13 , so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rc arranged with the same orientation in the row direction along the line L 13 and the approach regions Sc connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rc.
- the irradiation with the laser light L 4 is performed along the approach region Sc from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rc as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- the laser light L 4 is advanced from the left side of the drawing to the right side thereof along the line L 14 , so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rd arranged with the same orientation in the row direction along the line L 14 and the approach regions Sd connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rd.
- the irradiation with the laser light L 4 is performed along the approach region Sd from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rd as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- Such reciprocating irradiation with the laser light L 4 in the row direction is similarly performed for the glass layers 213 arranged in the other rows. Such irradiation burns the glass layers 213 having an enhanced ratio of stable region collectively onto the glass member 214 .
- the irradiation with the laser light L 3 , L 4 in each of the row and column directions is performed by a single laser in the foregoing explanation, a plurality of lasers may be used simultaneously as illustrated in FIG. 23 .
- the glass frit 202 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light).
- a glass member 215 is superposed on the glass member 214 having the glass layer 213 fixed thereto (glass-layer-fixed member) with the glass layer 213 interposed therebetween. Then, the glass layers 213 are irradiated with laser light L 2 along the regions to be fused R arranged in a matrix, while locating a converging spot at each glass layer 213 as in the second embodiment.
- the laser light L 2 is absorbed by the glass layers 213 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state all around the regions to be fused R, so that the glass layers 213 and their peripheral parts (the parts of surfaces 214 a , 215 a of the glass members 214 , 215 ) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding the glass members 214 , 215 to each other, which yields a fused body 220 (there is also a case where not the glass members 214 , 215 but the glass layer 213 melts during fusing).
- the irradiation with the laser light L 2 may be performed as with the above-mentioned irradiation with the laser light L 3 , L 4 at the time of burning the glass layer 213 onto the glass member 214 .
- the fused body 220 constituted by the glass members 214 , 215 is cut by a predetermined method along column directions L 15 and row directions L 16 as illustrated in FIG. 24 .
- This cutting can separate the fused body 220 into individual glass fused bodies 201 , whereby a plurality of glass fused bodies 201 can be obtained collectively.
- the cutting may be performed such as to remove the approach regions Sa to Sd from the glass fused bodies 201 .
- the glass fusing method for manufacturing the glass fusing structure 201 irradiates the glass layers 213 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, and glass fit 202 with the laser light L 1 , so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass fit 202 , thereby fixing the glass layers 213 to the glass member 214 .
- the glass layers 213 fixed to the glass member 214 let the binder escape therefrom and attain a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein.
- the foregoing glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method can manufacture the glass fused bodies 201 having high reliability.
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method includes the step of arranging the regions to be fused Ra, Rc and the approach regions Sa, Sc connected to one end parts of the regions to be fused Ra, Rc along the lines L 11 , L 13 extending in the column and row directions in the glass member 214 while arranging the regions to be fused Rb, Rd and the approach regions Sb, Sd connected to the other end parts of the regions to be fused Rb, Rd along the lines L 12 , L 14 extending in the column and row directions in the glass member 214 ; and, at the time of irradiation with the laser light L 3 , L 4 , advances the laser light L 3 , L 4 from one side to the other side along the lines L 11 , L 13 and then, continuously, from the other side to the one side along the lines L 12 , L 14 .
- the above-mentioned glass fusing method also includes the step of arranging a plurality of regions to be fused R and approach regions S 1 connected to end parts of the regions to be fused R per line along the lines L 11 to L 14 extending in the column and row directions; and, at the time of irradiation with the laser light L 3 , L 4 , the laser light L 3 , L 4 is advanced from one side to the other side or vice versa along the lines L 11 to L 14 .
- the fusing state between the glass members 214 , 215 can be made uniform regardless of the fact that a plurality of glass layers 213 extending along the regions to be fused R are fixed thereto, whereby a plurality of glass fused bodies 201 having a favorable fusing state can be manufactured collectively.
- the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments.
- the present invention is also applicable to regions to be fused shaped into circular rings.
- the glass layers 203 , 213 may be irradiated with the laser light L 1 through the glass members 204 , 214 instead of being directly irradiated as in the second and third embodiments.
- the second and third embodiments advance the laser light L 1 to L 4 while immobilizing the glass members 204 , 205 , 214 , 215
- the present invention can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
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Abstract
A glass layer 103 containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing pigment, and a glass fit 102 is irradiated with laser light L2, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass fit 102, thereby fixing the glass layer 103 to a glass member 104. This allows the glass layer 103 fixed to the glass member 104 to let out the binder and enhance the laser light absorptance, so as to yield a uniform state. As a result, fusing glass members 104, 105 to each other with the glass layer 103 having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows the glass members 104, 105 to have a uniform fusing state therebetween.
Description
- The present invention relates to a glass fusing method which manufactures a glass fusing structure by fusing glass members together and a glass layer fixing method therefor.
- Known as a conventional glass fusing method in the above-mentioned technical field is a method which burns a glass layer containing a laser-light-absorbing pigment onto one glass member along a region to be fused, then superposes the other glass member on the one glass member with the glass layer interposed therebetween, and irradiates the glass layer with laser light along the region to be fused, so as to fuse the glass members to each other.
- Meanwhile, typical as a technique for burning a glass layer onto a glass member is one which removes an organic solvent and a binder from a paste layer containing a glass fit, a laser-light-absorbing pigment, the organic solvent, and the binder, so as to fix the glass layer to the glass member, and then heats the glass member having the glass layer fixed thereto in a firing furnace, so as to melt the glass layer, thereby burning the glass layer onto the glass member (see, for example, Patent Literature 1).
- For fixing a glass layer to a glass member, techniques for removing organic matters (organic solvents and binders) from the glass layer by irradiation with laser light instead of heating in a furnace have also been proposed (see, for example,
Patent Literatures 2 and 3). Such techniques can prevent functional layers and the like formed on glass members from being worsened by heating and inhibit the energy consumption from being increased by the use of the furnace and the heating time from becoming longer in the furnace. - Patent Literature 1: Japanese Translated International Application Laid-Open No. 2006-524419
- Patent Literature 2: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-366050
- Patent Literature 3: Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-367514
- However, there has been a case where burning a glass layer onto a glass member by irradiation with laser light and fusing glass members together with the glass layers interposed therebetween makes their fused state nonuniform.
- In view of such circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a glass fusing method which can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure and a glass layer fixing method therefor.
- For achieving the above-mentioned object, the inventor conducted diligent studies and, as a result, has found out that the fusing state between glass members becomes nonuniform because of the fact that the laser light absorptance of the glass layer drastically increases when the temperature of the glass layer exceeds its melting point Tm as illustrated in
FIG. 11 at the time of burning. That is, in the glass layer arranged on the glass member, scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of the glass frit and the like, so as to place it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light). When the glass layer is irradiated with laser light in such a state in order to be burned onto the glass member, the glass frit loses its particle property upon melting and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, whereby the laser light absorptance of the glass layer rises drastically (e.g., it looks darker or greener under visible light). As a consequence, a region having lower laser light absorptance is more likely to remain in the vicinity of the laser light irradiation start position in particular. Fusing the glass members to each other with the glass layer having the lower laser light absorptance region interposed therebetween makes the fusing state nonuniform in the glass fusing structure. - Further, the binder remains in the lower laser light absorptance region without fully decomposing. When glass members are fused to each other with the glass layer having such a region interposed therebetween, the glass layer solidifies before decomposition gases of the binder totally escape from the molten glass layer, since the melting point of the glass fit is higher than the decomposition point of the binder. This may form a number of bubbles in the glass layer, which, when joined together, may cause leaks in the glass layer in the glass fusing structure.
- Based on the foregoing findings, the inventor has conducted further studies and completed the present invention. That is, the glass fusing method in accordance with the present invention is a glass fusing method for manufacturing a glass fusing structure by fusing first and second glass members to each other, the method comprising the steps of arranging a glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder on the first glass member along a region to be fused; irradiating the glass layer with first laser light along the region to be fused, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member and enhancing laser light absorptance in the glass layer; and superposing the second glass member on the first glass member having the glass layer fixed thereto with the glass layer interposed therebetween and irradiating the glass layer with second laser light, so as to fuse the first and second glass members to each other.
- The glass layer fixing method in accordance with the present invention is a glass layer fixing method for manufacturing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing a glass layer to a first glass member, the method comprising the steps of arranging the glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder on the first glass member along a region to be fused; and irradiating the glass layer with first laser light along the region to be fused, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member and enhancing laser light absorptance in the glass layer.
- In the glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method, the glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder is irradiated with the first laser light, so as to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the first glass member. This allows the glass layer fixed to the first glass member to let out the binder and enhance the laser light absorptance, so as to yield a uniform state. As a result, fusing the first and second glass members to each other with the glass layer having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows the glass members to have a uniform fusing state therebetween. Hence, the glass fusing method and glass layer fixing method can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
- The present invention can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with a first embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 3 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 4 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 5 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment; -
FIG. 9 is a set of diagrams illustrating modified examples of a laser-light-absorbing part; -
FIG. 10 is a set of diagrams illustrating other modified examples of the laser-light-absorbing part; -
FIG. 11 is a graph illustrating the relationship between the temperature and laser light absorptance in a glass layer; -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with a second embodiment; -
FIG. 13 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 14 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 15 is a sectional view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 16 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 17 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 18 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 19 is a perspective view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment; -
FIG. 20 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with a third embodiment; -
FIG. 21 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment; -
FIG. 22 is a plan view for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment; -
FIG. 23 is a plan view for illustrating a modified example of a laser light irradiation method in the third embodiment; and -
FIG. 24 is a set of diagrams for explaining the glass fusing method in accordance with the third embodiment, in which (a) and (b) are plan and sectional views, respectively. - In the following, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings. In the drawings, the same or equivalent parts will be referred to with the same signs while omitting their overlapping descriptions.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with the first embodiment. In thisglass fusing structure 101, as illustrated inFIG. 1 , a glass member (first glass member) 104 and a glass member (second glass member) 105 are fused to each other with aglass layer 103, which is formed along a region to be fused R, interposed therebetween. Each of theglass members glass members glass layer 103 is made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), for example, and formed into a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the region to be fused R. - A glass fusing method (including a glass layer fixing method of producing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing the
glass layer 103 to theglass member 104 in order to manufacture theglass fusing structure 101 by fusing theglass members glass fusing structure 101 will now be explained. - First, as illustrated in
FIG. 2 , a frit paste is applied by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like, so as to form apaste layer 106 on asurface 104 a of theglass member 104 along the region to be fused R. An example of the fit paste is one in which a powdery glass fit (glass powder) 102 made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) which is an inorganic pigment such as iron oxide, an organic solvent such as amyl acetate, and a binder which is a resin component (nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, acrylic, or the like) thermally decomposable at the melting point temperature of the glass or lower are kneaded. The frit paste may also be one in which a glass frit (glass powder) formed by pulverizing low-melting glass doped with a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) beforehand, an organic solvent, and a binder are kneaded. That is, thepaste layer 106 contains theglass frit 102, laser-light-absorbing pigment, organic solvent, and binder. - Subsequently, the
paste layer 106 is dried, so as to remove the organic solvent, whereby theglass layer 103 extending with a predetermined width is fixed to thesurface 104 a of theglass member 104 along the region to be fused R. As a consequence, theglass layer 103 containing the laser-light-absorbing pigment and glass fit 102 is arranged on theglass member 104 along the ring-shaped region to be fused R. Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of theglass fit 102 and the like in theglass layer 103 fixed to thesurface 104 a of theglass member 104, thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light). - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 3 , theglass layer 103 formed into a rectangular ring along the region to be fused R is irradiated with laser light L1 while locating a converging spot at one corner thereof. The spot diameter of the laser light L1 is set greater than the width of theglass layer 103, while the power of the laser light L1 irradiating theglass layer 103 is adjusted so as to be kept at about the same level in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light). This melts a part of the glass layer equally in the whole width thereof, thereby forming a laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a having a higher laser absorptance in the whole width of this part. Thereafter, as illustrated inFIG. 4 , the remaining three corners of theglass layer 103 are similarly irradiated with the laser light L1 in sequence, so as to form laser-light-absorbingparts glass frit 102 melts in parts (corners) of the glass layer, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably in the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d, so that the laser light absorptance is higher in these parts than in the region not irradiated with the laser light (e.g., only the corners corresponding to the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d look darker under visible light). - Subsequently, as illustrated in
FIGS. 5 and 6 , using the laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a illustrated at the lower left ofFIG. 4 as a start point (irradiation start position), irradiation with laser light L2 is advanced in the arrowed traveling direction along the region to be fused R while locating a converging spot at theglass layer 103. This gasifies the binder all around the region to be fused R of theglass layer 103 arranged on theglass member 104 and melts theglass frit 102, so as to remove the binder and re-solidify theglass fit 102, thereby burning and fixing theglass layer 103 onto thesurface 104 a of theglass member 104. As a result, a glass-layer-fixed member (i.e., theglass member 104 having theglass layer 103 fixed thereto) is manufactured. - At the time of burning the
glass layer 103, the irradiation with the laser light L2 is started from the laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a having enhanced the laser light absorptance beforehand acting as the irradiation start position, whereby theglass layer 103 is molten in the whole width thereof immediately from the irradiation start position, so as to yield a stable region with stable melting (a region where the glass layer is molten in the whole width thereof), while an unstable region (a region where the glass layer is molten only in a part thereof in the width direction) in which the melting of theglass layer 103 is unstable is reduced in the whole region to be fused R. Since the remaining three corners are also provided with the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 b to 108 d, respectively, the corners on which loads are likely to be exerted when functioning as the glass fusing structure reliably melt at the time of burning. In theglass layer 103 burned onto thesurface 104 a of theglass member 104, theglass fit 102 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth in the whole region to be fused R, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light). - As illustrated in
FIG. 7 , when stable burning of theglass layer 103 is thus completed throughout the region to be fused R, theglass member 105 is superposed on the glass-layer-fixed member 10 (i.e., theglass member 104 having theglass layer 103 fixed thereto) with theglass layer 103 interposed therebetween. - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 8 , theglass layer 103 is irradiated with laser light L3 along the region to be fused R, while locating a converging spot at theglass layer 103. As a consequence, the laser light L3 is absorbed by theglass layer 103 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state throughout the region to be fused R, so that theglass layer 103 and its peripheral parts (the parts ofsurfaces glass members 104, 105) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding theglass members glass members glass layer 103 melts during fusing). Here, theglass layer 103 burned onto theglass member 104 is formed as a stable region in which the melting thereof is stably carried out throughout the region to be fused R, while the binder is fully removed, whereby theglass members - As explained in the foregoing, the glass fusing method (including the glass layer fixing method) for manufacturing the
glass fusing structure 101 irradiates theglass layer 103 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, andglass frit 102 with the laser light L2, so as to gasify the binder and melt theglass frit 102, thereby fixing theglass layer 103 to theglass member 104. Hence, theglass layer 103 fixed to theglass member 104 lets the binder escape therefrom and attains a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein. As a result, fusing theglass members glass layer 103 having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows theglass members glass fusing structure 101 having high reliability. - Before melting the
glass layer 103 so as to fix theglass layer 103 to theglass member 104, the above-mentioned glass fusing method irradiates a part of theglass layer 103 with the laser light L1, so as to melt a part of theglass layer 103, thereby forming the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d having a laser absorptance higher than that in the part not irradiated with the laser light L1 beforehand at the four corners of theglass layer 103. Then, using one laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a in the plurality of laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d as the irradiation start position, theglass layer 103 is irradiated with the laser light L2 along the region to be fused R, so as to be molten and fixed to theglass member 104. Since the laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a thus serves as the irradiation start position with the laser light L2, a stable region with stable melting of theglass layer 103 can readily be produced from the vicinity of the start point for beginning the irradiation with the laser light L2. As a result, theglass members glass layer 103 formed with such a stable region and thus can easily attain a uniform fusing state therebetween. - Meanwhile, the viscosity of the glass layer tends to decrease gradually until its temperature reaches the crystallization temperature and increase gradually after the temperature exceeds the crystallization temperature. This seems to be because of the fact that a crystalline part precipitates in the molten glass layer, so that a crystal grows from the crystalline part (together with a filler constituted by ceramics or the like for adjusting the coefficient of expansion, if any, contained therein) acting as a nucleus, thereby lowering the fluidity of the glass layer. When the laser light absorptance of the molten glass layer increases drastically here, the temperature of the molten glass rises sharply together therewith, e.g., from a temperature not higher than the crystallization temperature to a temperature not lower than the crystallization temperature, whereby the viscosity of the molten glass enhances dramatically. As a result, bubbles formed by gasification of the binder are harder to be buried in the molten glass layer, so that the glass layer solidifies before decomposition gases of the binder totally escape. This may form a number of bubbles in the glass layer, which, when joined together, may cause leaks in the glass layer in the glass fusing structure. Here, when the
glass layer 103 is irradiated with the laser light L2 along the region to be fused R from the laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a serving as the irradiation start position, so as to be molten and fixed to theglass member 104 as mentioned above, a stable region with stable melting of theglass layer 103 can readily be produced from the vicinity of the start point for beginning the irradiation with the laser light L2, so as to inhibit theglass layer 103 from being heated in excess and prevent a number of bubbles from being formed therein. - The above-mentioned glass fusing method forms the laser-light-absorbing
part 108 a in a part (corner) of theglass layer 103 in the whole width of theglass layer 103 in a direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L2 with respect to the region to be fused R. In this case, since the laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a is formed in the whole width, the melting of theglass layer 103 can be stabilized further earlier. Each of the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d is formed substantially circular so that the center part in the direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L2 with respect to the region to be fused R projects in the advancing direction of the laser light L2. Such a form makes the melting more uniform in the direction intersecting the advancing direction of the laser light L2. - The above-mentioned glass fusing method forms a plurality of laser-light-absorbing
parts 108 a to 108 d intermittently along the region to be fused and uses one laser-light-absorbingpart 108 a in the plurality of laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d as the irradiation start position. When a plurality of laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d are thus intermittently formed along the region to be fused R, even in the case where the scanning speed of the laser light L2 is so fast that the melting may fail to catch up therewith, whereby an unstable region is likely to be formed, intermittently formed higher absorptance regions can continuously stabilize the melting of theglass layer 103 without returning it to the unstable state. This can increase the scanning speed, so as to shorten the manufacturing period, and improve the manufacturing yield. Also, corners where loads are likely to be exerted when the glass fusing structure is formed are provided with the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d and thus are reliably molten. - The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned first embodiment.
- For example, the laser-light-absorbing
parts 108 a to 108 d, which are sequentially formed in the first embodiment, may be formed simultaneously by using four lasers. The step of arranging theglass layer 103 on theglass member 104 and the step of forming the laser-light-absorbingparts 108 a to 108 d in theglass layer 103 may be performed at substantially the same time. - As illustrated in
FIG. 9 , a semicircular laser-light-absorbing part 118 a, a rectangular laser-light-absorbing part 118 b, a laser-light-absorbing part 118 c constituted by a plurality of circles formed in the width direction, a laser-light-absorbing part 118 d formed by a minute circle at a center part in the width direction, or the like may be formed, so as to serve as an irradiation start position for irradiation with the laser light L2, which burns theglass layer 103. - When providing a laser-light-absorbing part at a corner of the region to be fused R formed into a rectangular ring, a fan-shaped laser-light-absorbing
part FIG. 10 , so as to serve as a start point for irradiation with the laser light L2, which performs burning. - When intermittently providing laser-light-absorbing parts, the laser-light-absorbing
parts 108 a to 108 d may be disposed at the respective corners as illustrated in the above-mentioned first embodiment, or a plurality of laser-light-absorbing parts may be placed at predetermined intervals in linear parts of theglass layer 103. - The
glass layer 103 may be irradiated with the laser light through theglass member 104 instead of being directly irradiated as in the first embodiment. -
FIG. 12 is a perspective view of a glass fusing structure manufactured by the glass fusing method in accordance with the second embodiment. In thisglass fusing structure 201, as illustrated inFIG. 12 , a glass member (first glass member) 204 and a glass member (second glass member) 205 are fused to each other with aglass layer 203, which is formed along a region to be fused R, interposed therebetween. Each of theglass members glass layer 203 is made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), for example, and formed into a rectangular ring with a predetermined width along the region to be fused R. - A glass fusing method (including a glass layer fixing method of producing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing the
glass layer 203 to theglass member 204 in order to manufacture theglass fusing structure 201 by fusing theglass members glass fusing structure 201 will now be explained. - First, as illustrated in
FIG. 13 , a frit paste is applied by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like, so as to form apaste layer 206 on asurface 204 a of theglass member 204 along the region to be fused R and an approach region S which is connected to one corner of the region to be fused R and projects outward therefrom. An example of the frit paste is one in which a powdery glass fit (glass powder) 202 made of low-melting glass (vanadium-phosphate-based glass, lead-borate-based glass, or the like), a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) which is an inorganic pigment such as iron oxide, an organic solvent such as amyl acetate, and a binder which is a resin component (nitrocellulose, ethylcellulose, acrylic, or the like) thermally decomposable at the melting point temperature of the glass or lower are kneaded. The fit paste may also be one in which a glass frit (glass powder) formed by pulverizing low-melting glass doped with a laser-light-absorbing pigment (laser-light-absorbing material) beforehand, an organic solvent, and a binder are kneaded. That is, thepaste layer 206 contains theglass frit 202, laser-light-absorbing pigment, organic solvent, and binder. - Subsequently, the
paste layer 206 is dried, so as to remove the organic solvent, whereby theglass layer 203 is secured to thesurface 204 a of theglass member 204 along the region to be fused R and the approach region S connected thereto. As a consequence, theglass layer 203 containing the laser-light-absorbing pigment and glass fit 202 is arranged on theglass member 204 along the ring-shaped region to be fused R and approach region S. Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of theglass frit 202 and the like in theglass layer 203 fixed to thesurface 204 a of theglass member 204, thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light). - Next, as illustrated in
FIGS. 14 to 16 , irradiation with laser light L1 is started from an irradiation start position A in the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R in theglass layer 203 while locating a converging spot at the irradiation start position A and proceeds along the approach region S toward the region to be fused R. Meanwhile, the laser light L1 has such a temperature distribution that the temperature at the center part in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light) is higher, so that melting gradually spreads in the width direction (substantially orthogonal to the advancing direction of the laser light) of theglass layer 203 as illustrated inFIG. 16 and yields a stable region in which theglass layer 203 is molten in the whole width near a connecting position B connected to the region to be fused R. That is, the approach region S arranged on the outside of the region to be fused includes the whole unstable region in which theglass layer 203 is molten in a part of its width. - Thereafter, beyond the connecting position B between the approach region S and region to be fused R, the
glass layer 203 is continuously irradiated with the laser light L1 along the region to be fused R until the laser light L1 returns to the connecting position B as illustrated inFIG. 17 . This gasifies the binder all around the region to be fused R of theglass layer 203 arranged on theglass member 204 and melts theglass frit 202, so as to remove the binder and re-solidify theglass frit 202, thereby burning and fixing theglass layer 203 onto thesurface 204 a of theglass member 204. As a result, a glass-layer-fixed member (i.e., theglass member 204 having theglass layer 203 fixed thereto) is manufactured. - The irradiation with the laser light L1 is thus started from the irradiation start position A in the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R, so that the region to be fused R begins to melt after the irradiation attains a stable region, whereby the
glass layer 203 arranged on theglass member 204 stably melts and re-solidifies all around the region to be fused R, so as to be burned onto thesurface 204 a of theglass member 204. In theglass layer 203 burned onto thesurface 204 a of theglass member 204, theglass frit 202 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light). - As illustrated in
FIG. 18 , when stable burning of theglass layer 203 is thus completed all around the region to be fused R, theglass member 205 is superposed on the glass-layer-fixed member 20 (i.e., theglass member 204 having theglass layer 203 fixed thereto) with theglass layer 203 interposed therebetween. - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 19 , theglass layer 203 is irradiated with laser light L2 along the region to be fused R, while locating a converging spot at theglass layer 203. As a consequence, the laser light L2 is absorbed by theglass layer 203 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state all around the region to be fused R, so that theglass layer 203 and its peripheral parts (the parts ofsurfaces glass members 204, 205) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding theglass members glass members glass layer 203 melts during fusing). Here, theglass layer 203 burned onto theglass member 204 is formed as a stable region in which the melting thereof is stably carried out all around the region to be fused R, while the binder is fully removed, whereby theglass members - As explained in the foregoing, the glass fusing method (including the glass layer fixing method) for manufacturing the
glass fusing structure 201 irradiates theglass layer 203 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, andglass frit 202 with the laser light L1, so as to gasify the binder and melt theglass fit 202, thereby fixing theglass layer 203 to theglass member 204. Hence, theglass layer 203 fixed to theglass member 204 lets the binder escape therefrom and attains a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein. As a result, fusing theglass members glass layer 203 having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows theglass members glass fusing structure 201 having high reliability. - When fixing the
glass layer 203 to theglass member 204, the above-mentioned glass fusing method irradiates theglass layer 203 with the laser light L1 along the approach region S connected to the region to be fused R from the irradiation start position A in the approach region S, whereby the melting of theglass layer 203 spreads over the approach region S in the width direction, so as to reach the whole width thereof. That is, the approach region S includes the whole unstable region. Theglass layer 203 is thus molten in the approach region S beforehand and therefore can be fixed to theglass member 204 while having an enhanced ratio of stable region in the region to be fused R, whereby theglass members glass layer 203 having the enhanced ratio of stable region interposed therebetween, which allows theglass members - The above-mentioned glass fusing method arranges the approach region S on the outside of the region to be fused R shaped into a rectangular ring. This can keep powders of the glass frit and the like occurring from the unmolten part in the approach region S away from the region to be fused R. In addition, the powders produced can easily be removed by washing. Further including the step of removing such an approach region after fixing the
glass layer 203 to theglass member 204 can yield theglass fusing structure 201 with an excellent exterior form. - The third embodiment of the present invention will now be explained. This embodiment relates to a glass fusing method which manufactures a plurality of glass fused
bodies 201 collectively. - First, as illustrated in
FIG. 20 , a plurality of sets of regions to be fused R, each shaped into a rectangular ring, and approach regions S1 connected to the regions to be fused R are arranged into a matrix. In this embodiment, five sets of the regions to be fused R and approach regions S1 are disposed in each of the column and row directions. - As illustrated in
FIG. 21 , each of the rectangular-ring-shaped regions to be fused R arranged in a matrix is constituted by a pair of regions to be fused Ra, Rb respectively extending along lines L11, L12 (first and second lines) extending in the column direction and a pair of regions to be fused Rc, Rd respectively extending along lines L13, L14 (first and second lines) extending in the row direction. The approach region S1 connected to the region to be fused R is constituted by an approach region Sa connected to one end part of the region to be fused Ra along the line L11, an approach region Sb connected to the other end part of the region to be fused Rb along the line L12, an approach region Sc connected to one end part of the region to be fused Rc along the line L13, and an approach region Sd connected to the other end part of the region to be fused Rd along the line L14. - After thus constructed regions to be fused R and approach regions S1 are arranged into a matrix while having the same orientation, the frit paste is applied thereto by a dispenser, screen printing, or the like as in the second embodiment, so as to form a plurality of
paste layers 216 into a matrix along the rectangular-ring-shaped regions to be fused R and the approach regions S1 connected thereto on a surface 214 a of aglass member 214 as illustrated inFIG. 20 . - Subsequently, the organic solvent is removed from the paste layers 216, so as to fix glass layers 213 to the surface 214 a of the
glass member 214 along the regions to be fused R and the approach regions S1 connected thereto. Scattering of light exceeding the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment occurs because of the particle property of theglass frit 202 and the like in eachglass layer 213 fixed to the surface 214 a of theglass member 214, thereby placing it into a lower laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks whiter under visible light). - Next, as illustrated in
FIG. 22 , the glass layers 213 arranged in a matrix are burned onto theglass member 214. - First, laser light L3 is advanced from the lower side of the drawing (one side) to the upper side thereof (the other side) along the line L11, so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Ra arranged with the same orientation in the column direction along the line L11 and the approach regions Sa connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Ra. When irradiating each set of the region to be fused Ra and approach region Sa with the laser light L3, the irradiation with the laser light L3 is performed along the approach region Sa from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Ra as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- Subsequently, the laser light L3 is advanced from the upper side of the drawing to the lower side thereof along the line L12, so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rb arranged with the same orientation in the column direction along the line L12 and the approach regions Sb connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rb. When irradiating each set of the region to be fused Rb and approach region Sb with the laser light L3, the irradiation with the laser light L3 is performed along the approach region Sb from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rb as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated. Such reciprocating irradiation with the laser light L3 in the column direction is similarly performed for the glass layers 213 arranged in the other columns.
- Next, laser light L4 is advanced from the right side of the drawing (one side) to the left side thereof (the other side) along the line L13, so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rc arranged with the same orientation in the row direction along the line L13 and the approach regions Sc connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rc. When irradiating each set of the region to be fused Rc and approach region Sc with the laser light L4, the irradiation with the laser light L4 is performed along the approach region Sc from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rc as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated.
- Subsequently, the laser light L4 is advanced from the left side of the drawing to the right side thereof along the line L14, so as to irradiate the five regions to be fused Rd arranged with the same orientation in the row direction along the line L14 and the approach regions Sd connected to their corresponding regions to be fused Rd. When irradiating each set of the region to be fused Rd and approach region Sd with the laser light L4, the irradiation with the laser light L4 is performed along the approach region Sd from the irradiation start position therein and then continuously along the region to be fused Rd as in the second embodiment; and this process is repeated. Such reciprocating irradiation with the laser light L4 in the row direction is similarly performed for the glass layers 213 arranged in the other rows. Such irradiation burns the glass layers 213 having an enhanced ratio of stable region collectively onto the
glass member 214. Though the irradiation with the laser light L3, L4 in each of the row and column directions is performed by a single laser in the foregoing explanation, a plurality of lasers may be used simultaneously as illustrated inFIG. 23 . - In each of the glass layers 203 burned onto the surface 214 a of the
glass member 214, theglass frit 202 melts, thereby losing its particle property and so forth, so that the absorption characteristic of the laser-light-absorbing pigment appears remarkably, thus yielding a higher laser light absorptance state (e.g., it looks darker under visible light). - When stable burning of the glass layers 213 is thus completed all around the regions to be fused R, a
glass member 215 is superposed on theglass member 214 having theglass layer 213 fixed thereto (glass-layer-fixed member) with theglass layer 213 interposed therebetween. Then, the glass layers 213 are irradiated with laser light L2 along the regions to be fused R arranged in a matrix, while locating a converging spot at eachglass layer 213 as in the second embodiment. As a consequence, the laser light L2 is absorbed by the glass layers 213 having a higher laser light absorptance and uniform state all around the regions to be fused R, so that the glass layers 213 and their peripheral parts (the parts of surfaces 214 a, 215 a of theglass members 214, 215) melt and re-solidify to about the same extent, thereby bonding theglass members glass members glass layer 213 melts during fusing). Here, the irradiation with the laser light L2 may be performed as with the above-mentioned irradiation with the laser light L3, L4 at the time of burning theglass layer 213 onto theglass member 214. - Subsequently, the fused
body 220 constituted by theglass members FIG. 24 . This cutting can separate the fusedbody 220 into individual glass fusedbodies 201, whereby a plurality of glass fusedbodies 201 can be obtained collectively. The cutting may be performed such as to remove the approach regions Sa to Sd from the glass fusedbodies 201. - As explained in the foregoing, the glass fusing method (including the glass layer fixing method) for manufacturing the
glass fusing structure 201 irradiates the glass layers 213 containing the binder, laser-light-absorbing pigment, and glass fit 202 with the laser light L1, so as to gasify the binder and melt theglass fit 202, thereby fixing the glass layers 213 to theglass member 214. Hence, the glass layers 213 fixed to theglass member 214 let the binder escape therefrom and attain a uniform state having a higher laser light absorptance therein. As a result, fusing theglass members glass layer 213 having such a stable state interposed therebetween allows theglass members bodies 201 having high reliability. - The above-mentioned glass fusing method includes the step of arranging the regions to be fused Ra, Rc and the approach regions Sa, Sc connected to one end parts of the regions to be fused Ra, Rc along the lines L11, L13 extending in the column and row directions in the
glass member 214 while arranging the regions to be fused Rb, Rd and the approach regions Sb, Sd connected to the other end parts of the regions to be fused Rb, Rd along the lines L12, L14 extending in the column and row directions in theglass member 214; and, at the time of irradiation with the laser light L3, L4, advances the laser light L3, L4 from one side to the other side along the lines L11, L13 and then, continuously, from the other side to the one side along the lines L12, L14. Thus advancing the laser light L3, L4 in a reciprocating manner along the lines L11, L13 and L12, L14 extending in the column and row directions can melt the glass layers 213 beforehand in the approach regions Sa to Sd and then in the regions to be fused Ra to Rd continuously in each of the regions to be fused R arranged along the lines L11, L13 and L12, L14, whereby a plurality ofglass layers 213 having an enhanced ratio of stable region can be obtained efficiently. - The above-mentioned glass fusing method also includes the step of arranging a plurality of regions to be fused R and approach regions S1 connected to end parts of the regions to be fused R per line along the lines L11 to L14 extending in the column and row directions; and, at the time of irradiation with the laser light L3, L4, the laser light L3, L4 is advanced from one side to the other side or vice versa along the lines L11 to L14. Thus advancing the laser light L3, L4 along the lines L11 to L14 extending in the column and row directions can melt the glass layers 213 beforehand in the approach regions Sa to Sd and then in the regions to be fused Ra to Rd continuously in a plurality of the regions to be fused R arranged along the lines L11 to L14, whereby a plurality of
glass layers 213 having an enhanced ratio of stable region can be obtained efficiently. - Since the
glass members glass member 214 so as to reduce the unstable region as such, the fusing state between theglass members glass layers 213 extending along the regions to be fused R are fixed thereto, whereby a plurality of glass fusedbodies 201 having a favorable fusing state can be manufactured collectively. - The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments.
- For example, while the second and third embodiments use rectangular-ring-shaped regions to be fused R, the present invention is also applicable to regions to be fused shaped into circular rings. The glass layers 203, 213 may be irradiated with the laser light L1 through the
glass members - Though the second and third embodiments advance the laser light L1 to L4 while immobilizing the
glass members glass members glass members glass members - The present invention can manufacture a highly reliable glass fusing structure.
- 101, 201 . . . glass fusing structure; 102, 202 . . . glass fit (glass powder); 103, 203, 213 . . . glass layer; 104, 204, 214 . . . glass member (first glass member); 105, 205, 215 . . . glass member (second glass member); 10, 20 . . . glass-layer-fixed member; R, Ra, Rb, Rc, Rd . . . region to be fused; L1 to L4 . . . laser light
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1-2. (canceled)
3: A glass layer fixing method for manufacturing a glass-layer-fixed member by fixing a glass layer to a glass member, the method comprising:
arranging the glass layer containing a binder, a laser-light-absorbing material, and a glass powder on the glass member along a region to be fused, the glass layer having a melting point and a surface exposed to atmosphere and opposite the glass member; and
irradiating, with a laser light, the glass layer to a temperature greater than the melting point along the region to be fused to gasify the binder and melt the glass powder, thereby fixing the glass layer to the glass member and enhancing laser light absorptance in the glass layer.
4: The glass layer fixing method according to claim 3 , wherein the binder has a decomposition point, and the melting point of the glass layer is higher than the decomposition point of the binder.
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