Improvements in and relating to a carousel

Abstract

The application discloses an improved method of a conveyor belt transverse moving machine, and comprises the following steps: arranging a first conveyor belt for conveying glass substrates; arranging a second conveyor belt for conveying tooling plates; arranging a first end transverse moving machine; arranging a last end transverse moving machine; and arranging a newly-added transverse moving machine, which is arranged between the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt, and is arranged between a sorting station and a plate unloading station correspondingly. In the production operation process, if the plate unloading station fails, the tooling plates can be directly taken from the sorting station, and then the tooling plates are transferred to the second conveyor belt on the reflow side through the newly-added transverse moving machine, so that normal plate flowing production is ensured, and the shutdown rate is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of glass substrate production line technology, and specifically to an improved method for a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine. Background Technology

[0002] The overflow pull-down method is one of the main methods for producing flat glass. Molten glass overflows from both sides of a refractory chute and converges at the lower tip of the chute, forming a glass substrate. This substrate is then pulled by a traction mechanism to form the final glass substrate. Because the glass surface does not come into contact with any other material, this method can produce thin glass substrates with good surface smoothness, flatness, and uniform thickness.

[0003] During the conveying operation of the glass substrate production line, such as Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the conveyor belt transverse transfer machine shows that during normal production, glass substrates flow down to the transverse cutting process. After being cut by a diamond-cutting wheel, the glass substrates are broken by a breaking robot and fed onto the conveyor belt. The conveyor belt then transports the glass substrates to the sorting and unloading area. Under normal circumstances, the unloading robot distributes them to the next process or stores them in A-frames awaiting further processing. When the conveyor belt speed is high and the unloading robot cannot keep up, the sorting robot begins collecting the substrates according to a specific pattern. If the unloading robot or the unloading station malfunctions, the sorting robot will collect all substrates and store them in A-frames, awaiting subsequent processing.

[0004] When the lower plate robot malfunctions, the sorting robot collects all the plates. The tooling plate responsible for transporting the glass substrates moves the glass to the sorting station. After the sorting robot picks up the plates, the empty tooling plate moves with the conveyor belt to the end transverse conveyor. The transverse conveyor moves the empty tooling plate to the return side of the conveyor belt. On the return side, the empty tooling plate moves to the upper plate station, waiting for the next transport. However, when the lower plate station malfunctions, the lower plate station stops operating, and the tooling plate cannot move forward at the lower plate station. But the glass substrates hanging at the upper plate station are continuously transported to the lower plate station under the clamping of the tooling plate. One glass substrate occupies one station. On site, there are about 15 stations. That is, after 15 glass substrates, the conveyor belt will be blocked and unable to move forward. In about seven minutes, the entire conveyor belt stops receiving plates, and the transverse cutting begins to discard plates, resulting in serious losses.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to improve the process layout of the conveyor belt transverse transfer machine on the existing glass substrate production line. Summary of the Invention

[0006] The purpose of this invention is to provide an improved method for a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine, which solves the problem of easy blockage in the lower plate area during malfunctions or operation in the prior art.

[0007] The objective of this invention can be achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0008] An improved method for a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine includes the following steps:

[0009] Step 1: Arrange a conveyor belt for transporting glass substrates, and set up several processing stations along the transport direction of the conveyor belt.

[0010] Step 2: Arrange the second conveyor belt for conveying the tooling plate, wherein the second conveyor belt is arranged in the opposite direction to the first conveyor belt;

[0011] Step 3: Arrange the first-end transverse transfer machine. The first-end transverse transfer machine is set up at both the loading end of the first conveyor belt and the unloading end of the second conveyor belt.

[0012] Step 4: Arrange the end traverse machine. The first end traverse machine is set up at the unloading end of the first conveyor belt and the loading end of the second conveyor belt.

[0013] Step 5: Arrange the new transverse transfer machine. The new transverse transfer machine is set between the first conveyor belt and the second transmission belt, and is correspondingly set between the sorting station and the unloading station.

[0014] As a further aspect of the present invention: the plurality of processing stations in step one sequentially include an upper plate station, a sorting station, and an lower plate station.

[0015] As a further aspect of the present invention: a plate-breaking robot is provided at the plate-up station, the plate-breaking robot being used to transfer the cut glass substrate to the loading end of the conveyor belt.

[0016] As a further aspect of the present invention: a sorting robot is provided at the sorting station, the sorting robot is used to collect glass substrates into the A-frame, and the sorting robot is used to transfer the collected glass substrates to the newly added transverse transfer machine or the first conveyor belt.

[0017] As a further aspect of the present invention: a loading robot is provided at the loading station, the loading robot being used to transfer the tooling plate out of the conveyor belt.

[0018] The beneficial effects of this invention are:

[0019] (1) The new transverse transfer machine is set between conveyor belt one and transmission belt two, and the new transverse transfer machine is set between the sorting station and the unloading station. If the unloading station fails, the plate can be taken directly at the sorting station, and then the tooling plate can be transferred to the return side conveyor belt two through the new transverse transfer machine to ensure normal production of the flow plate and reduce the downtime rate.

[0020] (2) The addition of a transverse transfer machine shortens the return distance of the tooling plate and increases the utilization rate of the tooling plate;

[0021] (3) Blocking will cause the tooling plate to be blocked in the second half. After the fault is cleared, the tooling plate will also be returned in sequence. The distance is long and slow, and there will be no tooling plate at the upper plate station. The cross-cutting starts to throw the plate, causing losses. Adding a cross-moving machine can speed up the return of the tooling plate, reduce losses as soon as possible, and stabilize production.

[0022] (4) The addition of a transverse transfer machine can reduce the tooling plate transfer station, and the drive motors used by transmission belt one and transmission belt two can reduce output power, effectively saving energy. Attached Figure Description

[0023] The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the process layout of a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine in the prior art;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the process layout of the improved method for conveyor belt transverse transfer machine of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 3 yes Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the operation of the newly added transverse transfer machine. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of this invention, it should be understood that the terms indicating orientation or positional relationship are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing this invention and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this invention; in the description of this invention, "a plurality of" or "several" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0029] Please see Figure 2-3 As shown, the present invention provides an improved method for a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine, comprising the following steps:

[0030] Step 1: Arrange a conveyor belt 1 for transporting glass substrates. Set up several processing stations along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 1. The processing stations include a loading station, a sorting station, and a unloading station in sequence, so that the loading station, sorting station, and unloading station are distributed among the glass substrate processing stations, thereby facilitating the transport or picking of glass substrates on the conveyor belt 1.

[0031] Step 2: Arrange conveyor belt 2 for conveying tooling plates. Conveyor belt 2 is set in the opposite direction to conveyor belt 1 so that tooling plates that have not been processed at the off-duty workstation can be recycled and processed on conveyor belt 2.

[0032] Step 3: Set up the first-end transverse transfer machine. The first-end transverse transfer machine is set up at the loading end of conveyor belt 1 and the unloading end of conveyor belt 2, so that the tooling plates returning on conveyor belt 2 can be easily recycled back to conveyor belt 1 through the first-end transverse transfer machine, making the transfer convenient.

[0033] Step 4: Set up the end-of-line transverse transfer machine. The first-end transverse transfer machine is set up at the unloading end of conveyor belt 1 and the loading end of conveyor belt 2. The tooling plate that has not been transferred at the unloading station is transported to the end of conveyor belt 1, so that the tooling plate can be transferred to the return side conveyor belt 2 by the end-of-line transverse transfer machine, which is convenient for transfer.

[0034] Step 5: Deploy the new transverse transfer machine. The new transverse transfer machine is set between conveyor belt 1 and transmission belt 2, and is correspondingly set between the sorting station and the unloading station. If a failure occurs at the unloading station, the plate can be directly taken from the sorting station, and then the tooling plate can be transferred to conveyor belt 2 on the return side through the new transverse transfer machine to ensure normal production of the plate and reduce downtime.

[0035] In this specific embodiment, a plate-breaking robot is provided at the plate-loading station. The plate-breaking robot is used to transfer the cut glass substrate to the loading end of the conveyor belt, so that the loading of the cut glass substrate is convenient.

[0036] In this specific embodiment, a sorting robot is provided at the sorting station. The sorting robot is used to collect the glass substrates into the A-frame and to transfer the collected glass substrates to the newly added transverse conveyor or conveyor belt 1. The sorting robot makes it convenient to pick up and transfer the glass substrates on the conveyor belt 1.

[0037] In this specific embodiment, a plate-removing robot is provided at the plate-removing station. The plate-removing robot is used to transfer the tooling plate out of the first conveyor belt. The plate-removing robot makes it easy to clamp and remove the tooling plate from the first conveyor belt, and the transfer is convenient.

[0038] When operating on the glass substrate production line, glass substrates produced using the overflow pull-down method reach the cross-cutting process. After being cut by a diamond-cutting wheel, the glass substrates are broken by a breaking robot and sent onto conveyor belt 1. After being transported by conveyor belt 1, the glass substrates reach the sorting and unloading area. Under normal circumstances, the unloading robot distributes them to the next process or stores them in A-frames to await subsequent loading. When the speed of conveyor belt 1 is too fast and the unloading robot cannot keep up, the sorting robot starts collecting the substrates according to the corresponding rules. If the unloading robot or the unloading station malfunctions, the sorting robot will collect all the substrates into A-frames to await subsequent loading.

[0039] When the bottom board robot malfunctions, the sorting robot collects all the boards. The tooling plate responsible for transporting the glass substrates transports the glass to the sorting station. After the sorting robot picks up the board, the empty tooling plate will move with conveyor belt one to the end traverse machine. The end traverse machine will transport the empty tooling plate to conveyor belt two for return. The tooling plate is transferred on conveyor belt two on the return side until the empty tooling plate is recycled back to conveyor belt one by the first end traverse machine, so that the returned empty tooling plate can wait for the next transfer and processing.

[0040] However, when the lower plate station malfunctions, it stops operating, and the tooling board cannot move forward. Meanwhile, the conveyor belt on the upper plate station, where glass substrates are hanging, becomes clogged, preventing further movement and potentially causing board discarding during cross-cutting, resulting in significant losses. By adding a transverse transfer machine between the sorting and lower plate stations, when the lower plate station malfunctions, the sorting robot removes the glass substrates, and the empty tooling board is directly transported to the second conveyor belt on the return side via the new transverse transfer machine. This avoids board blockage losses, speeds up the return process, and prevents unnecessary losses. The new transverse transfer machine can also be used during operations in the lower plate area, allowing for online handling of issues there, reducing downtime, and improving production efficiency.

[0041] The foregoing has provided a detailed description of one embodiment of the present invention, but this description is merely a preferred embodiment and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention. All equivalent variations and modifications made within the scope of the claims of this invention should still fall within the patent coverage of this invention.

Claims

1. An improved method for a conveyor belt transverse transfer machine, characterized in that, Includes the following steps: Step 1: Arrange a conveyor belt for transporting glass substrates, and set up several processing stations along the transport direction of the conveyor belt. Step 2: Arrange the second conveyor belt for conveying the tooling plate, wherein the second conveyor belt is arranged in the opposite direction to the first conveyor belt; Step 3: Arrange the first-end transverse transfer machine. The first-end transverse transfer machine is set up at both the loading end of the first conveyor belt and the unloading end of the second conveyor belt. Step 4: Arrange the end traverse machine. The first end traverse machine is set up at the unloading end of the first conveyor belt and the loading end of the second conveyor belt. Step 5: Arrange the new transverse transfer machine. The new transverse transfer machine is set between the first conveyor belt and the second transmission belt, and the new transverse transfer machine is correspondingly set between the sorting station and the unloading station. The processing stations mentioned in step one include a loading station, a sorting station, and a unloading station. A board-breaking robot is installed at the loading station. The board-breaking robot is used to transfer the cut glass substrate to the loading end of the conveyor belt. A sorting robot is installed at the sorting station. The sorting robot is used to collect glass substrates into the A-frame and to transfer the collected glass substrates to the newly added transverse transfer machine or the first conveyor belt. A loading robot is installed at the loading station, and the loading robot is used to transfer the tooling plate out of the conveyor belt. When operating on the glass substrate production line, glass substrates produced using the overflow pull-down method reach the cross-cutting process. After being cut by the diamond cutter wheel, the glass substrates are broken by the breaking robot and sent to conveyor belt 1. After being transported by conveyor belt 1, the glass substrates reach the sorting and unloading area. Under normal circumstances, the unloading robot will send them to the next process or store them in the A-frame waiting for board feeding. When the speed of conveyor belt 1 is too fast and the speed of the unloading robot cannot keep up, the sorting robot will start collecting the boards according to the corresponding rules. If the unloading robot or the unloading station malfunctions, the sorting robot will collect all the boards into the A-frame waiting for subsequent board feeding. When the bottom board robot malfunctions, the sorting robot collects all the boards. The tooling plate responsible for transporting the glass substrates transports the glass to the sorting station. After the sorting robot takes the board, the empty tooling plate will move with conveyor belt one to the end transverse conveyor. The end transverse conveyor will transport the empty tooling plate to conveyor belt two for return. The tooling plate is transferred on conveyor belt two on the return side until the empty tooling plate is recycled back to conveyor belt one by the first transverse conveyor, so that the returned empty tooling plate can wait for the next transfer and processing. However, when the lower plate station malfunctions, the lower plate station stops operating, and the tooling board cannot continue to move forward at the lower plate station. However, the glass substrate hanging at the upper plate station will cause the conveyor belt to become clogged and unable to move forward, which can easily lead to the board being thrown away during cross-cutting, resulting in serious losses. By setting up an additional cross-transfer machine between the sorting station and the lower plate station, when the lower plate station malfunctions, the sorting robot will remove the glass substrate, and the empty tooling board will be directly transported to the second conveyor belt on the return side via the additional cross-transfer machine.

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