Glass disassembling device and disassembling method thereof

Abstract

The application discloses a glass disassembling device and a disassembling method thereof, which comprises a case, a product carrier and a disassembling mechanism, the product carrier comprises a water tank, a positioning mechanism and a jacking mechanism, the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the product, and the jacking mechanism drives the product to move towards the water tank or away from the water tank; the disassembling mechanism comprises a material suction device, a material pushing device and a clamping device, the material suction device is used for adsorbing the uppermost glass in the positioning mechanism, the material pushing device is used for pushing the silica gel pad below the glass, and the clamping device is used for clamping the silica gel pad and separating the silica gel pad from the glass. Through the disassembling mechanism comprising the material suction device, the material pushing device and the clamping device, the glass and the silica gel pad can be automatically disassembled without manual participation through program control, the degree of automation is high, the production efficiency is improved, the labor cost is reduced, and the problems of glass abrasion and scratching caused by manual disassembly of the glass are avoided.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of non-standard automation equipment, and particularly relates to a glass disassembling device and a disassembling method thereof. BACKGROUND

[0002] Since the glass sheet is a thin and brittle material, a silica gel pad is usually placed between two glass sheets during the stacking, processing and transporting of the glass in a glass factory to avoid direct contact between the glass and the glass and cause abrasion and scratches. However, a vacuum is easily formed between the stacked glass and the silica gel pad, and the glass and the silica gel pad are tightly adsorbed together, which makes it difficult to separate them.

[0003] In the prior art, the glass disassembling is generally manually completed by workers. The manual disassembling of the glass has the problem of being not easy to operate, and is easy to cause abrasion and scratches of the glass and cause the glass to break. Meanwhile, the degree of automation is low, the efficiency is low, and the production cost is increased. Therefore, the present application provides a glass disassembling device and a disassembling method thereof, which can realize automatic disassembling of the glass through cooperation of a product carrier and a disassembling mechanism, effectively improve the production efficiency, reduce the labor cost, and avoid the problems of abrasion and scratches of the glass caused by manual disassembling of the glass. Obviously, the present application has practical significance. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a glass disassembling device and a disassembling method thereof, which realize automatic disassembling of the glass without the participation of workers through cooperation of a suction device, a pushing device and a clamping device.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, the technical scheme adopted by the present application is as follows: a glass disassembling device for separating glass and silica gel pads, the glass and the silica gel pads being alternately stacked, comprising a machine box, a product carrier and a disassembling mechanism, the disassembling mechanism being located above the product carrier, the product carrier being located inside the machine box and driving the glass to move away from the machine box or to the machine box;

[0006] The product carrier comprises a water tank, a positioning mechanism and a jacking mechanism, the positioning mechanism being used for positioning the product, and the jacking mechanism driving the product to move towards or away from the water tank;

[0007] The disassembling mechanism comprises a suction device, a pushing device and a clamping device, the suction device moving above the positioning mechanism, and the pushing device and the clamping device being respectively located on both sides of the positioning mechanism;

[0008] The suction device is used for adsorbing the uppermost glass in the positioning mechanism, the pushing device is used for pushing the silica gel pad below the glass, and the clamping device is used for clamping the silica gel pad and separating the silica gel pad from the glass.

[0009] Preferably, the positioning mechanism is located above the water tank and partially immersed in the water tank, and the jacking mechanism is located inside the positioning mechanism and drives the product to move between the positioning mechanism and the water tank.

[0010] Preferably, the positioning mechanism comprises a limiting mechanism and a limiting displacement mechanism for controlling the position of the product or the limiting mechanism, and the limiting displacement mechanism comprises a side-pushing cylinder and / or a rotating positioning baffle.

[0011] Preferably, the limiting displacement mechanism comprises a side-pushing cylinder, which drives the limiting mechanism to move towards or away from the product.

[0012] Preferably, the limiting mechanism comprises a plurality of limiting blocks uniformly distributed around the product.

[0013] Preferably, one of the limiting blocks is connected with a side-pushing cylinder, which drives the limiting block to move to limit or release the position of the product.

[0014] Preferably, the limiting displacement mechanism comprises a rotating positioning baffle, which pushes the product to the inside of the limiting mechanism for positioning.

[0015] Preferably, the limiting block comprises a profiling block, and the limiting block is detachably connected with the tank, and the limiting block is set according to the shape of the product and provided with anti-collision silica gel at the contact position with the product, so as to limit the product while avoiding damage to the product.

[0016] Preferably, the water tank is filled with clean water, and the jacking mechanism drives the product to immerse in the clean water for soaking, so as to reduce the friction between the glass and the silica gel pad.

[0017] Preferably, the jacking mechanism comprises a jacking cylinder and a supporting plate located at the output end of the jacking cylinder, and the product is placed on the supporting plate.

[0018] Preferably, the material suction device comprises a material suction support, a single-shaft displacement device located on the material suction support, and a suction mechanism, the single-shaft displacement device drives the suction mechanism to move above the positioning mechanism, and the suction mechanism comprises a vacuum suction cup and a vacuum pump.

[0019] Preferably, the material pushing device comprises a material pushing cylinder and a material pushing plate connected to the output end of the material pushing cylinder, and the height of the material pushing plate is less than the thickness of the silica gel pad.

[0020] Preferably, the material pushing plate is made of PEEK material to avoid damage to the glass, and the material pushing plate is detachably connected with the material pushing cylinder and can be replaced with a material pushing plate of corresponding size according to the size of the product.

[0021] Preferably, the clamping device comprises a clamping cylinder and a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw comprises an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, and the clamping cylinder controls the distance between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate while controlling the movement of the clamping jaw towards the positioning mechanism.

[0022] Preferably, the clamping device further comprises a rotating cylinder for controlling the rotation of the clamping jaw towards or away from the positioning mechanism.

[0023] Preferably, a control system and a sensor are further included, the sensor is used to receive product and silica gel pad position data and move to the control system, the control system comprises a data processing unit, a data transmission unit and a driving unit, the data processing unit processes the received product data and moves to the driving unit through the data transmission unit, and the driving unit controls the product carrier and the disassembly mechanism to work according to the transmission data.

[0024] Preferably, the data received by the data processing unit includes sensor sensing data and manually input product data, the product data includes glass specifications, and the movement distance of the positioning mechanism, the suction force of the suction device and the movement distance of the silica gel pad are calculated and adjusted according to the glass specification data, so that the application can be compatible with glasses of various specifications.

[0025] Preferably, manual feeding or feeding through a feeding device is adopted.

[0026] Preferably, a glass unloading device and a silica gel pad unloading device are further included, after the silica gel pad is separated from the glass, the suction device moves the glass to the glass unloading device for unloading, and after the clamping device clamps the silica gel pad, the rotating cylinder controls the rotation of the clamping jaw to the silica gel pad unloading device for unloading.

[0027] The application also claims a glass disassembly method, which adopts the glass disassembly device described above, and the specific steps are as follows:

[0028] S1, moving the product to the jacking mechanism and positioning the product through the positioning mechanism;

[0029] S2, while the positioning mechanism is released, the jacking mechanism moves the product into the water tank for soaking for at least 25s, and during the soaking process, the glass and the silica gel pad are completely soaked in the water tank;

[0030] S3, the jacking mechanism moves the product upwards until it moves to the designated position, and the positioning mechanism positions the product;

[0031] S4, after the suction device moves directly above the positioning mechanism, it starts to descend until the suction device sucks the upper surface of the glass;

[0032] S5, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad below the glass until the silica gel pad is displaced to a specified distance;

[0033] S6, the clamping device clamps the silica gel pad and drags the silica gel pad out of the glass, so that the silica gel pad is separated from the glass;

[0034] S7, the suction device moves the adsorbed glass away from the positioning mechanism and discharges; the clamping device rotates the silica gel pad away from the positioning mechanism and discharges;

[0035] S8, repeat steps S3-S7 until the glass and silica gel pad in the positioning mechanism are disassembled and discharged.

[0036] Preferably, in step S2, the lifting mechanism moves the product into the water tank for soaking for 25-60s, more preferably 30-50s, and most preferably 40s.

[0037] Preferably, in step S3, the lifting mechanism moves the product above the case to a specified position, which is the upper surface of the limiting block flush with or slightly lower than the lower end surface of the uppermost silica gel pad; but the upper surface of the limiting block is higher than the lower end surface of the second layer of glass; at this time, the limiting block limits the product located inside it. Preferably, in step S5, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace to a position where the clamping device can clamp the silica gel pad; more preferably, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace 10-100mm; most preferably, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace 20-30mm.

[0038] Due to the use of the above technical solution, the present application has the following advantages compared with the prior art:

[0039] 1. The present application sets up a disassembly mechanism including a suction device, a pushing device and a clamping device, which can realize automatic disassembly of glass and silica gel pad without manual intervention through program control, has high automation degree, greatly improves production efficiency, reduces labor cost, and also avoids problems such as glass wear and scratch caused by manual disassembly;

[0040] 3. The present application sets up a water tank to soak the product before mechanical disassembly, solves the problem of large friction or vacuum between the glass and the silica gel pad, reduces the demand for equipment power, and improves the disassembly stability and reliability;

[0041] 4. The application can be compatible with various specifications of products through the cooperation between the jacking mechanism, positioning mechanism, sensor and control system, and can improve user experience and avoid damage to the lower layer glass caused by the bonding of the silica gel pad to the lower layer glass when disassembling the upper layer glass, thereby ensuring the stability and safety of disassembly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0042] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the specific embodiments or prior art of the present application, the drawings needed in the specific embodiments or prior art description will be briefly introduced as follows. Obviously, some of the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application, and all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor based on these drawings also belong to the protection scope of the present application.

[0043] Fig. 1 The overall structure schematic diagram in the first embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0044] Fig. 2 The structure schematic diagram of the positioning mechanism and the jacking mechanism in the first embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0045] Fig. 3 The structure schematic diagram of the disassembly mechanism in the first embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure.

[0046] Among them, 1, case; 2, water tank; 3, positioning mechanism; 4, jacking mechanism; 5, suction device; 6, pushing device; 7, clamping device; 8, glass; 9, silica gel pad; 10, sensor; 11, silica gel pad feeding device;

[0047] 31, limiting block; 32, rotating positioning baffle;

[0048] 41, jacking electric cylinder; 42, supporting plate;

[0049] 51, suction support; 52, single-shaft moving device; 53, suction mechanism;

[0050] 61, pushing cylinder; 62, pushing plate;

[0051] 71, clamping cylinder; 72, clamping jaw; 73, upper clamping plate; 74, lower clamping plate; 75, rotating cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0052] The technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor also belong to the protection scope of the present application.

[0053] In this invention, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, "above" or "below" a second feature can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or that they are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "over," and "on top" of a second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" a second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature. It should be noted that when an element is referred to as "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intermediate element present. When an element is considered to be "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intermediate element present. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "above," "below," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only embodiments.

[0054] Example 1

[0055] like Figs. 1-3 As shown, a glass disassembly device is used to separate glass 8 and silicone pad 9, wherein the glass and silicone pad are stacked alternately, and includes a chassis 1, a product carrier and a disassembly mechanism. The disassembly mechanism is located above the product carrier, and the product carrier is located inside the chassis and drives the glass to move away from the top of the chassis or to the top of the chassis.

[0056] The product carrier includes a water tank 2, a positioning mechanism 3, and a lifting mechanism 4. The positioning mechanism is used to position the product, and the lifting mechanism drives the product to move towards or away from the water tank.

[0057] The disassembly mechanism includes a suction device 5, a pushing device 6, and a clamping device 7. The suction device moves above the positioning mechanism, and the pushing device and the clamping device are located on both sides of the positioning mechanism, respectively.

[0058] The suction device is used to adsorb the uppermost glass in the positioning mechanism, the pushing device is used to push the silicone pad under the glass, and the clamping device is used to clamp the silicone pad and separate it from the glass.

[0059] Furthermore, the positioning mechanism is located above the water tank and partially immersed in the water tank, and the lifting mechanism is located inside the positioning mechanism and drives the product to move between the positioning mechanism and the water tank.

[0060] Preferably, the positioning mechanism includes a limiting mechanism and a limiting displacement mechanism, wherein the limiting displacement mechanism is used to control the position of the product or the limiting mechanism.

[0061] Further, the limiting mechanism comprises a plurality of limiting blocks 31 which are uniformly distributed around the product.

[0062] Further, the limiting mechanism comprises a plurality of limiting blocks 31 which are uniformly distributed around the product.

[0063] Further, the limiting block comprises a profiled block, and the limiting block is detachably connected to the cabinet. The limiting block is arranged according to the shape of the product, and an anti-collision silica gel is arranged at the contact position with the product, so that the product can be limited while being prevented from being damaged.

[0064] Further, the water tank is filled with clean water, and the jacking mechanism drives the product to be immersed in the clean water for soaking, so as to reduce the friction between the glass and the silica gel pad.

[0065] Further, the jacking mechanism comprises a jacking electric cylinder 41 and a supporting plate 42 located on the output end of the jacking electric cylinder, and the product is placed on the supporting plate.

[0066] Further, the suction device comprises a suction support 51, a single-axis transfer device 52 located on the suction support, and a suction mechanism 53. The single-axis transfer device drives the suction mechanism to move above the positioning mechanism. The suction mechanism comprises a vacuum suction cup and a vacuum pump.

[0067] Further, the pushing device comprises a pushing cylinder 61 and a pushing plate 62 connected to the output end of the pushing cylinder. The height of the pushing plate is less than the thickness of the silica gel pad.

[0068] Further, the pushing plate is made of PEEK material to avoid damaging the glass. The pushing plate is detachably connected to the pushing cylinder, and the pushing plate of a corresponding size can be replaced according to the diameter of the product.

[0069] Further, the clamping device comprises a clamping cylinder 71 and a clamping jaw 72. The clamping jaw comprises an upper clamping plate 73 and a lower clamping plate 74. The clamping cylinder controls the movement of the clamping jaw towards the positioning mechanism and controls the distance between the upper and lower clamping plates.

[0070] Further, the clamping device further comprises a rotating cylinder 75 for controlling the rotation of the clamping jaw towards or away from the positioning mechanism.

[0071] Further, the control system and the sensor 10 are further included, the sensor is used for receiving product and silica gel pad position data and moving to the control system; the control system includes a data processing unit, a data transmission unit and a driving unit, the data processing unit processes after receiving product data and moves to the driving unit through the data transmission unit, and the driving unit controls the product carrier and the dismounting mechanism to work according to the transmission data.

[0072] Further, the sensor is located at the positioning mechanism, a position adjusting frame is arranged between the sensor and the case, the sensor is connected to the position adjusting frame, and the position adjusting frame drives the sensor to move above the positioning mechanism, so that the sensor does not affect the product loading.

[0073] Further, the data processing unit receives data including sensor sensing data and manually input product data, the product data includes glass specifications, and the glass specifications are used for calculating and adjusting the moving distance of the positioning mechanism, the adsorption force of the suction mechanism and the moving distance of the silica gel pad, so that the application can be compatible with glasses of various specifications.

[0074] In the embodiment, the glass is manually loaded and unloaded.

[0075] In other preferred embodiments, the loading device is arranged to load.

[0076] Further, the silica gel pad unloading device 11 is further included, after the clamping device clamps the silica gel pad, the rotating cylinder controls the clamping jaw to rotate to the silica gel pad unloading device for unloading.

[0077] In other preferred embodiments, the glass unloading device is further included, after the silica gel pad is separated from the glass, the suction device moves the glass to the glass unloading device for unloading.

[0078] Embodiment two

[0079] The embodiment is based on the above-mentioned embodiment one, and the same parts as the above-mentioned embodiments will not be described.

[0080] In the embodiment, the limiting displacement carrier mechanism includes a side pushing cylinder, and the side pushing cylinder drives the limiting mechanism to move towards or away from the product.

[0081] Further, one side pushing cylinder is connected to one limiting block, and the side pushing cylinder drives the limiting block to move to limit or release the product position.

[0082] Embodiment three

[0083] The embodiment is based on the above-mentioned embodiment one or two, and the same parts as the above-mentioned embodiments will not be described.

[0084] In this embodiment, the position-limiting moving mechanism comprises a side-pushing air cylinder and a rotating positioning baffle.

[0085] Embodiment Four

[0086] This embodiment is based on any one of the above embodiments one to three, and the same parts as the above embodiments will not be described. This embodiment mainly introduces a glass disassembling method, which uses the glass disassembling device described above, and the specific steps are as follows:

[0087] S1, moving the product into the jacking mechanism and positioning the product by the positioning mechanism;

[0088] S2, the positioning mechanism is released at the same time, and the jacking mechanism drives the product to move into the water tank for soaking for at least 25s; during the soaking process, the glass and the silica gel pad are completely soaked into the water tank;

[0089] S3, the jacking mechanism drives the product to move upwards to the machine box until it moves to the designated position, and the positioning mechanism positions the product;

[0090] S4, the suction device moves to the top of the positioning mechanism and starts to descend until the suction device sucks the upper surface of the glass;

[0091] S5, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad below the glass until the silica gel pad is displaced to the specified distance;

[0092] S6, the clamping device clamps the silica gel pad and drags it out of the glass, so that the silica gel pad is separated from the glass;

[0093] S7, the suction device moves the adsorbed glass away from the positioning mechanism and discharges; the clamping device drives the silica gel pad to rotate away from the positioning mechanism and discharges;

[0094] S8, repeat steps S3-S7 until the glass and silica gel pad in the positioning mechanism are disassembled and discharged.

[0095] In this embodiment, in step S2, the jacking mechanism drives the product to move into the water tank for soaking for 40s.

[0096] In other preferred embodiments, in step S2, the jacking mechanism drives the product to move into the water tank for soaking for 25-60s; more preferably, 30-50s.

[0097] Further, in step S3, the jacking mechanism drives the product to move to a specified position above the cabinet, and the specified position is that the upper surface of the limiting block is flush with or slightly lower than the lower end surface of the uppermost silica gel pad; but the upper surface of the limiting block is higher than the lower end surface of the second layer of glass; at this time, the limiting block limits the product inside it. Further, in step S5, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace to the position where the silica gel pad can be clamped by the clamping device; more preferably, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace to the position where the silica gel pad is pushed out by 10-100 mm; most preferably, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad to displace to the position where the silica gel pad is pushed out by 20-30 mm.

[0098] The foregoing description of the disclosed embodiments enables a person skilled in the art to carry out or use the present application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein can be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Therefore, the present application will not be limited to these embodiments shown herein, but is intended to conform to the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A glass disassembly apparatus, characterized by, The application relates to a device for separating glass and silica gel pads, wherein the glass and silica gel pads are alternately stacked, the device comprises a machine box, a product carrier and a disassembling mechanism, the disassembling mechanism is located above the product carrier, the product carrier is located in the machine box and drives the glass to move away from the machine box or to the machine box; The product carrier comprises a water tank, a positioning mechanism and a lifting mechanism, the positioning mechanism is used for positioning the product, and the lifting mechanism drives the product to move towards or away from the water tank; The disassembling mechanism comprises a suction device, a pushing device and a clamping device, the suction device moves above the positioning mechanism, and the pushing device and the clamping device are respectively located on the two sides of the positioning mechanism; The suction device is used for sucking the uppermost glass in the positioning mechanism, the pushing device is used for pushing the silica gel pad below the glass, and the clamping device is used for clamping the silica gel pad and separating the silica gel pad from the glass.

2. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The positioning mechanism is located above the water tank and is partially immersed in the water tank, and the lifting mechanism is located in the positioning mechanism and drives the product to move between the positioning mechanism and the water tank.

3. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The positioning mechanism comprises a limiting mechanism and a limiting displacement mechanism, the limiting displacement mechanism is used for controlling the position of the product or the limiting mechanism, and the limiting displacement mechanism comprises a side pushing air cylinder and / or a rotary positioning baffle.

4. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The water tank is filled with clean water, and the lifting mechanism drives the product to immerse in the clean water for soaking, so that the friction between the glass and the silica gel pad is reduced.

5. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The lifting mechanism comprises a lifting cylinder and a supporting plate located on the output end of the lifting cylinder, and the product is placed on the supporting plate.

6. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The suction device comprises a suction support, a single-shaft displacement device located on the suction support and a suction mechanism, the single-shaft displacement device drives the suction mechanism to move above the positioning mechanism, and the suction mechanism comprises a vacuum suction disc and a vacuum pump.

7. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The pushing device comprises a pushing air cylinder and a pushing plate connected to the output end of the pushing air cylinder, and the height of the pushing plate is smaller than the thickness of the silica gel pad.

8. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The clamping device comprises a clamping air cylinder and a clamping jaw, the clamping jaw comprises an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate, and the clamping air cylinder controls the distance between the upper clamping plate and the lower clamping plate while controlling the movement of the clamping jaw towards the positioning mechanism.

9. The glass disassembly device of claim 1, wherein, The device further comprises a control system and a sensor, the sensor is used for receiving product and silica gel pad position data and moving to the control system, the control system comprises a data processing unit, a data transmission unit and a driving unit, the data processing unit processes the product data after receiving the product data and moves to the driving unit through the data transmission unit, and the driving unit controls the product carrier and the disassembling mechanism to work according to the transmission data; preferably, the data processing unit receives sensor sensing data and manually input product data, the product data comprises glass specifications, the moving distance of the positioning mechanism, the suction force of the suction mechanism and the moving distance of the silica gel pad are calculated and adjusted according to the glass specification data, so that the device can be compatible with multiple specifications of glass.

10. A method of glass disassembly, comprising: The device for separating glass and silica gel pads is used, and the specific steps are as follows: S1, moving the product to the lifting mechanism and positioning the product through the positioning mechanism; S2, the positioning mechanism releases positioning while the jacking mechanism drives the product to move into the water tank for soaking for at least 25s; during the soaking process, the glass and the silica gel pad are completely soaked into the water tank; S3, the jacking mechanism drives the product to move upwards to the designated position, and the positioning mechanism positions the product; S4, the suction device starts to descend after moving to the top of the positioning mechanism until the suction device sucks the upper surface of the glass; S5, the pushing device pushes the silica gel pad below the glass until the silica gel pad is displaced to the specified distance; S6, the clamping device clamps the silica gel pad and drags it out of the glass, so that the silica gel pad is separated from the glass; S7, the suction device moves the adsorbed glass away from the positioning mechanism and discharges; the clamping device drives the silica gel pad to rotate away from the positioning mechanism and discharges; S8, repeat steps S3-S7 until the glass and silica gel pad in the positioning mechanism are disassembled and discharged.

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