Glass thinning device

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a glass thinning device, including: a placement rack for placing or detachably installing glass to be processed; and a spraying mechanism, including a driving member, a spraying pipe, and a plurality of nozzles arranged on the spraying pipe, the spraying pipe is rotatably connected to the placement rack around its own central axis, the driving member is connected to the spraying pipe to drive the spraying pipe to rotate, and the plurality of nozzles rotate synchronously with the spraying pipe around the central axis of the spraying pipe to spray etching liquid onto the surface of the glass to be processed. In this way, the spraying pipe can rotate around its own central axis through the driving member, and then the nozzles installed on the spraying pipe rotate synchronously, and the etching liquid sprayed by the nozzle during rotation can evenly etch the glass to be processed installed on the placement rack, so as to achieve the purpose of manufacturing a thinner glass substrate, and at the same time, the etching liquid evenly sprayed on the glass to be processed can also improve the uniformity of the overall thickness of the processed glass substrate and improve the quality of the glass surface.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of glass preparation, and in particular, to a glass thinning device. Background Art

[0002] With the development of portable electronic devices, mobile phones, tablets and other portable electronic devices are becoming more and more slender and thin, so it is necessary to manufacture thinner glass substrates. In order to manufacture thinner glass substrates, the methods currently used include physical thinning method and chemical thinning method, and the chemical thinning method is further subdivided into multi-piece vertical immersion method, single-piece vertical spraying method and waterfall flow method. Among them, when etching the glass substrate in the single-piece vertical spraying method, the etching liquid first contacts and reacts with the upper half of the glass substrate, and then contacts and reacts with the lower half of the glass substrate. From the perspective of reaction time, the reaction time of the upper half of the glass substrate is obviously longer than that of the lower half, so the upper and lower thicknesses of the etched glass substrate are uneven, resulting in poor glass surface quality. For example, a Chinese patent (publication number CN102161570B) discloses an upper downward spraying substrate etching device, including: a stacking component, a box having at least one substrate stacked vertically; a spraying component, spraying etching liquid on the upper part of the stacking component, and having at least one unit nozzle part formed in a direction parallel to the above-mentioned substrate. Therefore, when etching the glass substrate according to this patent, the upper end of the glass substrate will first contact the etching solution, and there is a possibility that the upper and lower thicknesses of the glass substrate after etching are uneven. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a glass thinning device, which can etch the glass to be processed by rotating and spraying etching liquid to manufacture a thinner glass substrate, so as to at least partially solve the above technical problems.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present disclosure provides a glass thinning device, comprising:

[0005] A placement rack for placing or detachably mounting the glass to be processed; and

[0006] The spraying mechanism comprises a driving member, a spraying pipe and a plurality of nozzles arranged on the spraying pipe. The spraying pipe is rotatably connected to the placing frame around its own central axis so as to be arranged on one side of the surface to be processed of the glass to be processed. The driving member is drivably connected to the spraying pipe so as to drive the spraying pipe to rotate. The plurality of nozzles rotate synchronously with the spraying pipe around the central axis of the spraying pipe so as to spray etching liquid onto the surface of the glass to be processed.

[0007] Optionally, the placement rack includes a first support frame extending longitudinally, and the opposite sides of the first support frame are each detachably connected to the glass to be processed through a clamping member, and the spray pipe can be rotatably arranged on the first support frame around its own central axis so that the spray pipe is located between the two glasses to be processed.

[0008] Optionally, the placement rack includes a second support frame extending in the transverse direction, the first support frame is vertically connected to the second support frame, and the second support frame includes two support parts respectively located on two opposite sides of the first support frame in the transverse direction, and the support parts are used to support the bottom edge of the glass to be processed.

[0009] Optionally, the first support frame includes two rows of longitudinal beams, the two rows of longitudinal beams are arranged at intervals along the transverse direction, each row of longitudinal beams includes two longitudinal beams, each of the longitudinal beams is detachably connected to the glass to be processed through the clamping member, the clamping member includes a U-shaped plate and a tightening screw, the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate is used to be sleeved on the longitudinal beam and for the edge of the glass to be processed to be inserted, and the tightening screw is threadedly connected to one side of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate to press the glass to be processed against the longitudinal beam.

[0010] Optionally, a mounting platform is provided between two laterally adjacent longitudinal beams, the spray pipe is rotatably provided on the two mounting platforms around its own central axis, a plurality of extension beams corresponding to each of the longitudinal beams are provided on the two mounting platforms, and the extension beams are detachably connected to the glass to be processed through the clamping member.

[0011] Optionally, the plurality of nozzles include a plurality of groups of nozzles arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the spray pipe, and each group of nozzles includes at least two nozzles arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the spray pipe.

[0012] Optionally, the glass thinning device also includes a cabinet, the placement rack and the tube body portion of the spray pipe provided with the nozzle are located in the cabinet, the driving member is a motor and is arranged outside the cabinet, the first end of the spray pipe extends outside the cabinet and is coaxially connected to the output shaft of the motor, and the second end of the spray pipe is connected to a liquid inlet pipe connected to the nozzle through the interior of the spray pipe.

[0013] Optionally, an etching tank for storing etching liquid is formed at the bottom end of the cabinet, and the end of the liquid inlet pipe facing away from the spray pipe is connected to the etching tank through a pump.

[0014] Optionally, the liquid inlet pipe is connected to the spray pipe via a rotary joint.

[0015] Optionally, a cabinet door is provided on the cabinet body.

[0016] Through the above technical solution, the spray pipe installed on the placement rack can rotate around its own central axis through the driving member, so that the nozzle installed on the spray pipe can rotate synchronously. The etching liquid sprayed by the nozzle during rotation can evenly etch the glass to be processed installed on the placement rack, so as to achieve the purpose of manufacturing a thinner glass substrate. At the same time, the etching liquid evenly sprayed on the glass to be processed can also improve the uniformity of the overall thickness of the processed glass substrate and improve the quality of the glass surface.

[0017] Other features and advantages of the present disclosure will be described in detail in the following detailed description. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the present disclosure and constitute a part of the specification. Together with the following specific embodiments, they are used to explain the present disclosure but do not constitute a limitation of the present disclosure. In the accompanying drawings:

[0019] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a glass thinning device provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0020] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a placement rack provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure on which glass to be processed is installed;

[0021] Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a placement rack provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, wherein no extension beam is installed on a mounting platform on one side;

[0022] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a cabinet provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0023] Figure 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a spray pipe provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0024] Figure 6 yes Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at the AA position;

[0025] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the structure of a clamping member provided in an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0026] Description of Reference Numerals

[0027] 1-placing rack; 101-first supporting frame; 1011-longitudinal beam; 102-second supporting frame; 1021-supporting part; 103-glass to be processed; 2-spraying mechanism; 201-driving member; 202-spraying pipe; 203-nozzle; 3-clamping member; 301-U-shaped plate; 302-tightening screw; 4-installation platform; 401-bearing seat; 5-extension beam; 6-cabinet; 601-etching groove; 602-cabinet door; 7-liquid inlet pipe; 8-liquid outlet pipe; 9-rotating joint. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] The specific implementation of the present disclosure is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific implementation described herein is only used to illustrate and explain the present disclosure, and is not used to limit the present disclosure.

[0029] In the present disclosure, unless otherwise stated, directional words such as "upper" and "lower" generally refer to the relative "upper" and "lower" in the direction of gravity when the corresponding components are in use. Figure 1 to Figure 2 "Inside" and "outside" refer to the inside and outside relative to the outline of the component or structure itself. In addition, it should be noted that the terms "first", "second", etc. used in this disclosure are to distinguish one element from another and do not have order and importance. When the following description refers to the drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements.

[0030] In a specific embodiment provided in the present disclosure, a glass thinning device is provided, referring to Figures 2 to 3 As shown, the glass thinning device comprises:

[0031] A placement rack 1, used for placing or detachably installing the glass 103 to be processed; and

[0032] The spraying mechanism 2 includes a driving member 201, a spraying pipe 202, and a plurality of nozzles 203 arranged on the spraying pipe 202. The spraying pipe 202 is rotatably connected to the placement rack 1 around its own central axis so as to be arranged on one side of the surface to be processed of the glass to be processed 103. The driving member 201 is drivingly connected to the spraying pipe 202 to drive the spraying pipe 202 to rotate. The plurality of nozzles 203 rotate synchronously with the spraying pipe 202 around the central axis of the spraying pipe 202 so as to spray etching liquid onto the surface of the glass to be processed 103.

[0033] In the present disclosure, the spray pipe 202 installed on the placement rack 1 can rotate around its own central axis through the driving member 201, so that the nozzle 203 installed on the spray pipe 202 can rotate synchronously. The etching liquid sprayed by the nozzle 203 during the rotation can evenly etch the glass to be processed 103 installed on the placement rack 1, so as to achieve the purpose of manufacturing a thinner glass substrate. At the same time, the etching liquid evenly sprayed on the glass to be processed 103 can also improve the uniformity of the overall thickness of the processed glass substrate and improve the quality of the glass surface.

[0034] In some embodiments, in order to make the etching liquid sprayed from the nozzle 203 evenly sprayed onto the surface of the glass 103 to be processed, it can be referred to Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the spray pipe 202 is arranged in the middle of the glass 103 to be processed.

[0035] The vertical direction in this disclosure can refer to Figure 3 The X direction in the horizontal direction can refer to Figure 3 In the Y direction.

[0036] In some embodiments, reference Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the placement rack 1 includes a first support frame 101 extending in the longitudinal direction, and the opposite sides of the first support frame 101 are detachably connected to the glass to be processed 103 through clamping members 3, and the spray pipe 202 is rotatably arranged on the first support frame 101 around its own central axis so that the spray pipe 202 is located between the two glasses to be processed 103.

[0037] In the present disclosure, the placement rack 1 includes a first support frame 101 extending in the longitudinal direction, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the glass to be processed 103 can be installed on the first support frame 101 through the clamping parts 3 on the opposite sides of the first support frame 101, and in order to simultaneously spray the etching liquid on the two pieces of glass to be processed 103 installed on the first support frame 101, the spraying pipe 202 can be installed on the first support frame 101 and located between the two pieces of glass to be processed 103.

[0038] In the present disclosure, the placement rack 1 includes a second support rack 102 extending in the transverse direction, Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the first support frame 101 is vertically connected to the second support frame 102, and the second support frame 102 includes two support parts 1021 respectively located on the two sides opposite to each other in the transverse direction of the first support frame 101. When the glass 103 to be processed is installed on the first support frame 101 through the clamping member 3, the support part 1021 plays a role of supporting the bottom edge of the glass 103 to be processed.

[0039] In some embodiments, reference Figure 4 As shown, the first support frame 101 includes two rows of longitudinal beams 1011, and the two rows of longitudinal beams 1011 are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction. Each row of longitudinal beams 1011 includes two longitudinal beams 1011, and each longitudinal beam 1011 is detachably connected to the glass to be processed 103 through a clamping member 3. The clamping member 3 includes a U-shaped plate 301 and a tightening screw 302. The U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate 301 is used to be sleeved on the longitudinal beam 1011 and for the edge of the glass to be processed 103 to be inserted. The tightening screw 302 is threadedly connected to one side of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate 301 to press the glass to be processed 103 against the longitudinal beam 1011.

[0040] The first support frame 101 in the present disclosure includes two rows of longitudinal beams 1011, and the two rows of longitudinal beams 1011 are arranged at intervals in the transverse direction, and each row of longitudinal beams 1011 includes two longitudinal beams 1011. Figure 2 and Figure 7 As shown, when the glass to be processed 103 is installed on the first support frame 101 through the clamping member 3, the edge of the glass to be processed 103 is attached to the longitudinal beam 1011. At this time, the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate 301 can be aligned with the longitudinal beam 1011 attached to the glass to be processed 103, and inserted so that the longitudinal beam 1011 attached to the glass to be processed 103 is located on the inner side of the U-shaped plate 301, and then the tightening screw 302 threadedly connected to the U-shaped plate 301 is screwed in, so as to achieve the purpose of pressing the glass to be processed 103 against the longitudinal beam 1011.

[0041] In some embodiments, reference Figure 3 As shown, an installation platform 4 is arranged between two adjacent longitudinal beams 1011 in the transverse direction, and the spray pipe 202 is rotatably arranged on the two installation platforms 4 around its own central axis. A plurality of extension beams 5 corresponding to each longitudinal beam 1011 are arranged on the two installation platforms 4, and the extension beams 5 are detachably connected to the glass to be processed 103 through the clamping member 3.

[0042] In the present disclosure, bearing seats 401 may be provided on both mounting platforms 4 , and the spray pipe 202 may be mounted on the mounting platform 4 via the bearing seats 401 . The two bearing seats 401 are respectively located at both ends of the spray pipe 202 to support the spray pipe 202 .

[0043] In the present disclosure, an extension beam 5 is also installed on the installation platform 4, referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, when a larger glass to be processed 103 is installed on the first support frame 101, in order to firmly fix the glass to be processed 103, the clamping member 3 can be installed on the extension beam 5 to fix the upper half of the glass to be processed 103, and the glass to be processed 103 can be fixed together with the clamping member 3 installed on the longitudinal beam 1011.

[0044] In some embodiments, reference Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the nozzles 203 in the present disclosure are arranged in multiple groups along the axial direction of the spray pipe 202, and each group of nozzles 203 includes at least two nozzles 203 arranged circumferentially along the spray pipe 202. The advantage of providing multiple nozzles 203 on the spray pipe 202 is that the area of ​​the etching liquid sprayed is increased, which helps to evenly spray the etching liquid on the surface of the glass 103 to be processed.

[0045] In some embodiments, reference Figures 1 to 6 As shown, the glass thinning device also includes a cabinet 6, a placement rack 1 and a tube portion of a spray pipe 202 provided with a nozzle 203 are located in the cabinet 6, the driving member 201 is a motor and is arranged outside the cabinet 6, a first end of the spray pipe 202 extends outside the cabinet 6 and is coaxially connected to an output shaft of the motor, and a second end of the spray pipe 202 is connected to a liquid inlet pipe 7 connected to the nozzle 203 through the interior of the spray pipe 202.

[0046] In the present disclosure, the first end of the spray pipe 202 extends out of the cabinet 6 and is connected to the driving member 201 disposed outside the cabinet 6. Figure 4 As shown, a bracket for placing the motor may be provided on the outer wall of the cabinet 6, and the output shaft of the motor may be connected to the first end of the spray pipe 202 via a coupling.

[0047] The spray pipe 202 in the present disclosure may have an inner cavity for storing etching liquid, Figure 6 As shown, the inner cavity is communicated with the inside of the nozzle 203 , and the second end of the spray pipe 202 may be connected to a liquid inlet pipe 7 for supplying etching liquid, and the etching liquid enters the inner cavity through the liquid inlet pipe 7 and is sprayed out through the nozzle 203 .

[0048] In some embodiments, the bottom of the cabinet 6 in the present disclosure forms an etching tank 601 for storing etching liquid, Figure 4 As shown, a liquid outlet pipe 8 can be provided on the outer wall of the cabinet 6, and the liquid outlet pipe 8 is connected to the etching tank 601. The liquid inlet pipe 7 is connected to the liquid outlet pipe 8 through a pump, and the extraction end of the pump is connected to the liquid outlet pipe 8 through a pipeline, and the discharge end of the pump is connected to the liquid inlet pipe 7 through a pipeline. The etching liquid in the etching tank 601 flows into the spray pipe 202 after passing through the liquid outlet pipe 8 and the liquid inlet pipe 7, and is finally sprayed out from the nozzle 203.

[0049] In some embodiments, as shown in reference 3, in order to satisfy that the spray pipe 202 can rotate around its own central axis while not affecting the stability of the connection between the spray pipe 202 and the liquid inlet pipe 7, the liquid inlet pipe 7 and the spray pipe 202 in the present disclosure need to be connected through a rotary joint 9. Among them, the rotary joint 9 can adopt an existing rotary joint, which can be used to connect two pipelines, and the two connected pipelines can rotate relatively, and the present disclosure will not repeat its specific structure.

[0050] In some embodiments, reference Figure 1 As shown, when the nozzle 203 sprays the etching liquid, in order to avoid the etching liquid from splashing, a cabinet door 602 can be installed on the cabinet 6. And through the cabinet door 602, the parts in the cabinet can be repaired or replaced, and the etching liquid can also be added to the etching tank 601.

[0051] In addition, a discharge port communicated with the etching tank may be provided at the bottom of the cabinet 6 for discharging the etching liquid.

[0052] Operation process of glass thinning device: Personnel can use glass suction cup to move the glass to be processed 103 to the placement rack 1, and fix the glass to be processed 103 by clamping member 3. In order to ensure that the glass to be processed 103 is firmly fixed, you can refer to Figure 2 As shown, clamping parts 3 are installed on the longitudinal beam 1011 and the extension beam 5. After the processed glass 103 is fixed, the cabinet door 602 can be closed to prevent the etching liquid from splashing out of the cabinet body 6. Then the motor and the pump are started, the spray pipe 202 starts to rotate around its own central axis and the nozzle 203 installed on the spray pipe 202 rotates synchronously and sprays the etching liquid, thereby thinning the glass substrate.

[0053] The preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are described in detail above in conjunction with the accompanying drawings; however, the present disclosure is not limited to the specific details in the above embodiments. Within the technical concept of the present disclosure, a variety of simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present disclosure, and these simple modifications all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0054] It should also be noted that the various specific technical features described in the above specific embodiments can be combined in any suitable manner without contradiction. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present disclosure will not further describe various possible combinations.

[0055] In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be arbitrarily combined, and as long as they do not violate the concept of the present disclosure, they should also be regarded as the contents disclosed by the present disclosure.

Claims

1. A glass thinning device, characterized in that: include: A placement rack, used for placing or detachably installing the glass to be processed; and A spraying mechanism, comprising a driving member, a spraying pipe and a plurality of nozzles arranged on the spraying pipe, wherein the spraying pipe is rotatably connected to the placement frame around its own central axis so as to be arranged on one side of the surface to be processed of the glass to be processed, the driving member is drivingly connected to the spraying pipe so as to drive the spraying pipe to rotate, and the plurality of nozzles rotate synchronously with the spraying pipe around the central axis of the spraying pipe so as to spray etching liquid onto the surface of the glass to be processed; The glass thinning device also includes a cabinet, the placement rack and the tube body portion of the spray pipe provided with the nozzle are located in the cabinet, the driving member is a motor and is arranged outside the cabinet, the first end of the spray pipe extends outside the cabinet and is coaxially connected to the output shaft of the motor, and the second end of the spray pipe is connected to a liquid inlet pipe connected to the nozzle through the interior of the spray pipe.

2. The glass thinning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The placement rack includes a first support frame extending in the longitudinal direction, and the opposite sides of the first support frame are detachably connected to the glass to be processed through clamps. The spray pipe can be rotatably arranged on the first support frame around its own central axis so that the spray pipe is located between the two glasses to be processed.

3. The glass thinning device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The placement rack includes a second support frame extending in the transverse direction, the first support frame is vertically connected to the second support frame, and the second support frame includes two support parts respectively located on two opposite sides of the first support frame in the transverse direction, and the support parts are used to support the bottom edge of the glass to be processed.

4. The glass thinning device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first support frame includes two rows of longitudinal beams, and the two rows of longitudinal beams are arranged at intervals along the transverse direction, each row of longitudinal beams includes two longitudinal beams, and each of the longitudinal beams is detachably connected to the glass to be processed through the clamping member, and the clamping member includes a U-shaped plate and a tightening screw, the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate is used to be sleeved on the longitudinal beam and for the edge of the glass to be processed to be inserted, and the tightening screw is threadedly connected to one side of the U-shaped opening of the U-shaped plate to press the glass to be processed against the longitudinal beam.

5. The glass thinning device according to claim 4, characterized in that: An installation platform is arranged between two longitudinal beams adjacent to each other in the transverse direction, and the spray pipe is rotatably arranged on the two installation platforms around its own central axis. A plurality of extension beams corresponding to each longitudinal beam are arranged on the two installation platforms, and the extension beams are detachably connected to the glass to be processed through the clamping member.

6. The glass thinning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The plurality of nozzles include a plurality of groups of nozzles arranged at intervals along the axial direction of the spray pipe, and each group of nozzles includes at least two nozzles arranged at intervals along the circumferential direction of the spray pipe.

7. The glass thinning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: An etching tank for storing etching liquid is formed at the bottom of the cabinet, and one end of the liquid inlet pipe away from the spray pipe is connected to the etching tank through a pump.

8. The glass thinning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The liquid inlet pipe is communicated with the spray pipe through a rotary joint.

9. The glass thinning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cabinet body is provided with a cabinet door.

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