A glass charging apparatus

Abstract

The application discloses a glass feeding device, which comprises a first plate taking robot, a waste product station is arranged on one side of the first plate taking robot, a semi-finished product station is arranged on the other side of the first plate taking robot, a straight conveying belt and a conveying trolley are arranged on the front part of the semi-finished product station, and a second plate taking robot is arranged on the front part of the first plate taking robot. The glass feeding device is characterized in that when the glass on the straight conveying belt reaches a set area, the second plate taking robot takes the glass from the conveying trolley, and the process is repeated, so that the straight conveying and the semi-finished product glass are alternately fed; when the straight conveying fails, all the semi-finished product stations are fed, and the semi-finished product glass can be alternately fed to two discharge stations by the shunting robot; and the waste product glass is prevented from polluting the production line and the operation rate is prevented from being wasted due to the treatment of the waste product glass.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of liquid crystal glass cold end processing, in particular to a glass feeding device. BACKGROUND

[0002] High-generation liquid crystal glass generally refers to TFT-LCD glass substrates of 8.5 generations and above, which have the characteristics of large size, good thermal stability, high mechanical strength, strong chemical resistance, and few surface and internal defects; high-generation liquid crystal glass substrates are the core components of liquid crystal display panels, and their quality and performance have a crucial influence on the resolution, light transmittance, refresh rate, and viewing angle of the display panel; the production control precision is comparable to that of the semiconductor industry, representing the highest level in the field of modern glass mass production worldwide;

[0003] With the continuous development of high-generation liquid crystal glass cold end technology, the cold end processing cycle is continuously improved, and the feeding capacity is continuously improved; while the hot end output is affected by the drawing amount, the single furnace hot end capacity cannot match the cold end line output, causing the cold end capacity to be empty and idle; therefore, when designing the liquid crystal glass substrate line, considering that multiple hot ends correspond to one cold end or adding a semi-finished product station at the cold end feeding port to realize the matching of hot and cold end capacity; therefore, there is an urgent need for a glass feeding device to solve the above defects. SUMMARY

[0004] The purpose of the present application is to provide a glass feeding device to solve the defects mentioned in the background art.

[0005] To achieve the above purpose, a glass feeding device is provided, which comprises a first plate taking robot, one side of the first plate taking robot is provided with a waste station, and the other side of the first plate taking robot is provided with a semi-finished product station, and the front part of the semi-finished product station is provided with a straight conveying belt and a conveying trolley, and the front part of the first plate taking robot is provided with a second plate taking robot, a transfer robot is arranged between the second plate taking robot and the first plate taking robot, a transfer table is installed at the front part of the transfer robot, a second flow dividing robot is installed at the rear of the transfer table, a first flow dividing robot is installed at the front of the transfer table, a second buffer clamp is installed at the rear of the second flow dividing robot, and a first buffer clamp is installed at the rear of the first flow dividing robot, a second discharge station is installed on one side of the second flow dividing robot, and a first discharge station is installed on one side of the first flow dividing robot.

[0006] Further, the first plate taking robot comprises a transverse gantry, and support frames are welded and fixed on both sides of the bottom of the transverse gantry, the support frames are made of metal material and arranged in a "T" shape, and reinforcing ribs are installed on both sides of the support frame bottom plate.

[0007] Further, the back of the transverse gantry is fixedly provided with a driving frame, one side of the driving frame is fixedly provided with a stepping motor, the inside of the driving frame is movably provided with a reciprocating screw rod, and the reciprocating screw rod is screw-connected to the inside of the driving block on the plate taking manipulator.

[0008] Further, the inside of the driving block is uniformly provided with four groups of guide holes, the inside of the four groups of guide holes is inserted with guide rods, and the end of the guide rod is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the driving frame.

[0009] Further, the front of the transverse gantry is provided with a front limiting opening, the rear of the transverse gantry is provided with a rear limiting opening, the driving block on the plate taking manipulator is slidably arranged in the inside of the rear limiting opening, and the limiting seat on the plate taking manipulator is slidably arranged in the inside of the front limiting opening.

[0010] Further, the driving block and the limiting seat are both rectangularly arranged, the front limiting opening and the rear limiting opening are both long rectangularly arranged, the plate taking manipulator comprises a mounting frame, the inside of the mounting frame is provided with a mounting area, and the inside of the mounting frame is movably provided with a gear.

[0011] Further, the side wall of the mounting frame is fixedly provided with a driving motor, the output shaft of the driving motor is fixedly connected to the rotating shaft of the gear, and the inside of the mounting frame is movably provided with a driving frame on the left side.

[0012] Further, the right surface of the driving frame is fixedly provided with a rack, the size of the rack is matched with the gear, the rack is meshingly connected to the gear, the inside of the driving frame is hollowly arranged, the left surface of the driving frame is fixedly provided with a guide seat, the guide seat is slidably arranged in the guide groove arranged in the inside of the guide rail, and the section of the guide seat and the guide groove is dovetail-shapedly arranged.

[0013] Further, the driving frame is driven to ascend and descend in the inside of the mounting frame through the driving motor, the gear and the rack, the bottom of the driving frame is fixedly provided with a sampling frame, the bottom of the sampling frame is uniformly provided with five rows of mounting pieces, and the bottom of the five rows of mounting pieces is uniformly provided with a plurality of groups of vacuum suction cups.

[0014] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:

[0015] 1.The beat of the cold end processing of the glass is obviously faster than the beat of the glass conveying of the hot end direct current conveying belt, when the first glass of the direct current conveying belt reaches the transfer table, the second glass of the direct current conveying belt has not reached the set area; in order to prevent the idle production capacity, the semi-finished product station is additionally arranged in the input area; when the first glass of the direct current conveying belt reaches the transfer table, the first plate taking robot takes the glass from the semi-finished product station and places it on the transfer robot, when the first glass is completed, the glass taken from the semi-finished product station is placed on the transfer table, at this time, the glass on the direct current conveying belt reaches the set area, and then the second plate taking robot takes the plate from the conveying trolley, so as to realize the alternate input of the direct current and the semi-finished product glass; when the direct current fails, all the semi-finished product stations are input, and the semi-finished product glass can still be input in the two discharge stations by the shunting robot; in order to prevent the waste glass from polluting the production line and the waste glass from causing the waste of the operation rate;

[0016] 2.The first plate taking robot is arranged, the glass can be driven and operated in the X and Y directions, the glass can be quickly and accurately positioned to the target position, the time waste in the conveying process is reduced, the overall conveying efficiency is improved, the uninterrupted conveying of the glass can be realized, the pause and the waiting that may occur in the traditional conveying mode are avoided, and the production process is more smooth. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein and constitute part of the specification, illustrate embodiments of the present application and, together with the description, further serve to explain the principles of the present application and to enable a person skilled in the relevant art to make and use the present application.

[0018] Figure 1 It is a front view of the structure of the present application;

[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic view of the first plate taking robot structure of the structure of the present application;

[0020] Figure 3 It is a bottom view of the structure of the present application; Figure 2

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic view of the plate taking manipulator of the structure of the present application;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a bottom view of the structure of the present application; Figure 4

[0023] Figure 6 It is a schematic view of the sampling frame and the mounting structure thereof of the structure of the present application.

[0024] [Reference signs]

[0025] ​​100, direct current conveyor belt and conveyor trolley; 110, semi-finished product station; 120, waste product station; 200, first plate taking robot; 201, transverse gantry; 202, front limiting port; 203, support frame; 204, rear limiting port; 205, driving frame; 206, reciprocating screw; 207, stepping motor; 208, plate taking manipulator; 2081, limiting seat; 2082, guide rail; 2083, guide seat; 2084, driving frame; 2085, rack; 2086, driving block; 2087, gear; 2088, mounting area; 2089, driving motor; 20810, mounting frame; 20811, guide rod; 20812, sampling frame; 20813, mounting piece; 20814, vacuum chuck; 210, second plate taking robot; 300, transfer robot; 310, transfer table; 400, first shunting robot; 410, first cache clamp; 420, second shunting robot; 430, second cache clamp; 500, first discharge station; 510, second discharge station. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The application will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments. It should be noted here that in order to make the embodiments more detailed, the following embodiments are the best, preferred embodiments, and other alternative ways can also be used by those skilled in the art to implement them; and the drawings are only used to more specifically describe the embodiments, and are not intended to specifically limit the application.

[0027] Specific embodiment one: please refer to Figures 1-6 The application provides a technical solution: a glass feeding device, comprising a first plate taking robot 200, one side of the first plate taking robot 200 is provided with a waste product station 120, and the other side of the first plate taking robot 200 is provided with a semi-finished product station 110, and the front part of the semi-finished product station 110 is provided with a direct current conveyor belt and conveyor trolley 100, and the front part of the first plate taking robot 200 is provided with a second plate taking robot 210, a transfer robot 300 is arranged between the second plate taking robot 210 and the first plate taking robot 200, a transfer table 310 is installed at the front part of the transfer robot 300, a second shunting robot 420 is installed at the rear of the transfer table 310, a first shunting robot 400 is installed at the front of the transfer table 310, a second cache clamp 430 is installed at the rear of the second shunting robot 420, a first cache clamp 410 is installed at the rear of the first shunting robot 400, a second discharge station 510 is installed at one side of the second shunting robot 420, and a first discharge station 500 is installed at one side of the first shunting robot 400.

[0028] Working principle: the conveying trolley carries the glass to the set area through the direct current conveying belt, the second plate taking robot 210 takes the glass from the conveying trolley 100 and conveys it to the transfer robot 300, the transfer robot 300 places the glass on the transfer table 310; when the downstream equipment is running normally, the first shunt robot 400 takes the glass from the transfer table 310 and places it on the discharge station 500; when the downstream equipment fails to run, the second shunt robot 420 takes the glass from the transfer table 310 and places it on the first buffer clamp 410; the beat of the glass in the cold end processing is obviously faster than the beat of the glass conveyed by the direct current conveying belt in the hot end, when the first glass on the direct current conveying belt reaches the transfer table 310, the second glass on the direct current conveying belt has not reached the set area; in order to prevent idle capacity, a semi-finished product station 110 is added in the input area; after the first glass on the direct current conveying belt reaches the transfer table 310, the first plate taking robot 200 takes the glass from the semi-finished product station 110 and places it on the transfer robot 300, when the first glass is completed, the glass taken from the semi-finished product station 110 is placed on the transfer table 310, at this time the glass on the direct current conveying belt 100 reaches the set area, and the second plate taking robot 210 takes the plate from the conveying trolley, so as to realize the alternating input of the direct current and semi-finished product glass; when the direct current fails, all semi-finished product stations are put into operation, and the semi-finished product glass can still be input to the two discharge stations by the shunt robot; in order to prevent waste glass from polluting the production line and wasting the utilization rate caused by processing waste glass, a waste product station 120 is also provided in the embodiment, and the first plate taking robot 200 can place the waste glass on the semi-finished product station 110 on the station; the glass input equipment provided by the application is a simple structure and reasonable layout input equipment, which maximizes the use of cold end input capacity and avoids idle capacity; the direct current conveying belt and the conveying trolley are prior art and are not specifically described in the application; the waste product station is provided, and the plate taking robot can place the waste glass on the semi-finished product station on the station, so as to prevent waste glass from polluting the production line and wasting the utilization rate caused by processing waste glass.

[0029] Specific implementation method two: the first plate taking robot 200 includes a transverse gantry 201, and support frames 203 are welded and fixed on both sides of the bottom of the transverse gantry 201, the support frames 203 are made of metal material and are arranged in a "T" shape, and inclined reinforcing ribs are installed on both sides of the bottom plate of the support frames 203.

[0030] Specific implementation three: this implementation is a further limitation of the second implementation, the back of the transverse gantry 201 is fixedly installed with a drive frame 205, and one side of the drive frame 205 is fixedly installed with a stepping motor 207, while the inside of the drive frame 205 is movably installed with a reciprocating screw rod 206, and the reciprocating screw rod 206 is screw connected to the inside of the drive block 2086 on the plate taking manipulator 208.

[0031] Specific implementation four: this implementation is a further limitation of the third implementation, the inside of the drive block 2086 is uniformly provided with four groups of guide holes, and the inside of the four groups of guide holes is inserted with guide rods 20811, while the end of the guide rod 20811 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the drive frame 205.

[0032] Specific implementation five: this implementation is a further limitation of the third implementation, the front of the transverse gantry 201 is provided with a front limiting hole 202, and the rear of the transverse gantry 201 is provided with a rear limiting hole 204, while the drive block 2086 on the plate taking manipulator 208 is slidingly arranged in the inside of the rear limiting hole 204, and the limiting seat 2081 on the plate taking manipulator 208 is slidingly arranged in the inside of the front limiting hole 202.

[0033] Specific implementation six: this implementation is a further limitation of the fifth implementation, the drive block 2086 and the limiting seat 2081 are both rectangularly arranged, and the front limiting hole 202 and the rear limiting hole 204 are both rectangularly arranged, the plate taking manipulator 208 comprises a mounting frame 20810, and the inside of the mounting frame 20810 is provided with a mounting area 2088, while the inside of the mounting frame 20810 is movably installed with a gear 2087.

[0034] Specific implementation seven: this implementation is a further limitation of the sixth implementation, the side wall of the mounting frame 20810 is fixedly installed with a drive motor 2089, and the output shaft of the drive motor 2089 is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft of the gear 2087, while the inside of the mounting frame 20810 is movably installed with a drive frame 2084 on the left side.

[0035] Specific implementation eight: this implementation is a further limitation of the seventh implementation, the right side surface of the drive frame 2084 is fixedly installed with a rack 2085, and the size of the rack 2085 is matched with the gear 2087, while the rack 2085 is meshingly connected with the gear 2087, the inside of the drive frame 2084 is hollowly arranged, the left side surface of the drive frame 2084 is fixedly installed with a guide seat 2083, and the guide seat 2083 is slidingly arranged in the guide groove provided in the inside of the guide rail 2082, while the guide seat 2083 and the guide groove are both dovetail-shaped in cross section.

[0036] Specific implementation nine: this implementation is further limited to the specific implementation eight, the drive frame 2084 is driven up and down by the drive motor 2089, the gear 2087 and the rack 2085 inside the installation frame 20810, and the bottom of the drive frame 2084 is fixedly installed with the sampling frame 20812, while the bottom of the sampling frame 20812 is uniformly installed with five rows of mounting pieces 20813, and the bottom of the five rows of mounting pieces 20813 is uniformly installed with multiple groups of vacuum suction cups 20814.

[0037] The working mode of the first plate taking robot 200 is as follows: when the glass needs to be conveyed, the sampling frame 20812 moves downward at this time, so that the multiple sets of mounting pieces 20813 at the bottom of the sampling frame 20812 move downward and press downward on the upper surface of the glass through the vacuum suction cups 20814, to realize the positive suction of the glass by the sampling frame 20812, the vacuum suction cups 20814 are uniformly arranged in five rows, and the five rows of vacuum suction cups 20814 are horizontally arranged and flush at the bottom, so that the glass can be fully and stably sucked, after the glass is sucked, the external switch of the driving motor 2089 is started, the output shaft of the driving motor 2089 drives the gear 2087 to rotate, the gear 2087 is engaged with the rack 2085, so that the rack 2085 drives the driving frame 2084 to move upward, so as to lift the glass after being sucked, when the driving frame 2084 is lifted, the guide seat 2083 at the end is slidably arranged in the guide rail 2082, the guide seat 2083 and the guide groove are both arranged in dovetail shape, to ensure the stability of the driving frame 2084 during lifting, and to avoid disengagement of the gear 2087 and the rack 2085; when the glass needs to be transversely moved, the stepping motor 207 rotates at this time, the output shaft of the stepping motor 207 drives the reciprocating screw rod 206 to rotate, the reciprocating screw rod 206 is screwed in the plate taking manipulator 208, so as to drive the plate taking manipulator 208 to move transversely, to complete the lifting and transverse conveying of the glass, when the plate taking manipulator 208 moves transversely, the driving block 2086 on the plate taking manipulator 208 is slidably arranged in the rear limiting port 204, and the limiting seat 2081 on the plate taking manipulator 208 is slidably arranged in the front limiting port 202; the plate taking manipulator 208 moving transversely can be limited and guided, to ensure the stability of the plate taking manipulator 208 during transverse movement; the first plate taking robot 200 is arranged to drive the glass to move in X and Y directions, so as to quickly and accurately position the glass to the target position, to reduce the time waste in the conveying process and improve the overall conveying efficiency; the uninterrupted conveying of the glass can be realized, to avoid the stop and waiting that may occur in the traditional conveying mode, so that the production process is smoother; the movement of the glass in the transverse plane can be accurately controlled, to ensure the position accuracy of the glass during conveying, to reduce errors and improve product quality; the bidirectional driving makes the stress on the glass more uniform, to avoid deformation or damage of the glass due to uneven stress. Different sizes and shapes of glass can be adjusted, to adapt to the conveying needs of multiple specifications of glass and improve the universality of the equipment.

[0038] The liquid crystal glass substrate cold end processing process has extremely high requirements for environmental cleanliness, if the subsequent process fails, the glass is exposed to the equipment for a long time, which will cause dust, particles and other substances to accumulate on the plate surface, causing product waste; therefore, a buffer clamp is also provided, when the subsequent process is abnormal, the glass is placed in the buffer clamp by the shunting robot, to avoid environmental factors from polluting the glass; direct current and semi-finished glass can be alternately put in, to maximize the use of the cold end input capacity, to prevent the production line from being empty; at the same time, the buffer clamp is provided, to avoid product waste caused by the stagnation of the glass on the production line; the input equipment with simple structure and reasonable layout maximizes the use of the cold end input capacity, to avoid the production capacity from being empty.

[0039] The present application encompasses any substitutions, modifications, equivalent methods and solutions made on the essence and scope of the present application. In order to make the public have a thorough understanding of the present application, specific details are described in the following preferred embodiments of the present application, and the present application can also be fully understood without the description of these details for those skilled in the art. In addition, in order to avoid unnecessary confusion to the essence of the present application, well-known methods, processes, procedures, elements and circuits are not described in detail. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, it should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled in the art, without departing from the principles of the present application, a number of improvements and refinements can also be made, these improvements and refinements should also be regarded as the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A glass loading apparatus comprising a first pick-and-place robot (200), characterized in that: One side of the first plate taking robot (200) is provided with a waste station (120), and the other side of the first plate taking robot (200) is provided with a semi-finished product station (110), while the front part of the semi-finished product station (110) is provided with a straight conveying belt and a conveying trolley (100), and the front part of the first plate taking robot (200) is provided with a second plate taking robot (210), a transfer robot (300) is arranged between the second plate taking robot (210) and the first plate taking robot (200), and a transfer table (310) is installed at the front part of the transfer robot (300), while a second shunt robot (420) is installed at the rear of the transfer table (310), and a first shunt robot (400) is installed at the front of the transfer table (310), a second buffer clamp (430) is installed at the rear of the second shunt robot (420), and a first buffer clamp (410) is installed at the rear of the first shunt robot (400), a second discharge station (510) is installed on one side of the second shunt robot (420), and a first discharge station (500) is installed on one side of the first shunt robot (400).

2. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein: The first plate taking robot (200) comprises a transverse gantry (201), and support frames (203) are welded and fixed on both sides of the bottom of the transverse gantry (201), while the support frames (203) are made of metal material and are arranged in a "T" shape, and reinforcing ribs are arranged on both sides of the bottom plate of the support frame (203).

3. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein: The back surface of the transverse gantry (201) is fixedly installed with a driving frame (205), one side of the driving frame (205) is fixedly installed with a stepping motor (207), the inside of the driving frame (205) is movably installed with a reciprocating lead screw (206), and the driving block (2086) inside the plate taking manipulator (208) is screw-connected with the reciprocating lead screw (206).

4. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein: Four groups of guide holes are uniformly formed in the inside of the driving block (2086), and guide rods (20811) are inserted into the four groups of guide holes, while the end portions of the guide rods (20811) are fixedly connected to the inner wall of the driving frame (205).

5. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 3, wherein: The front part of the transverse gantry (201) is provided with a front limiting opening (202), and the rear part of the transverse gantry (201) is provided with a rear limiting opening (204), while the driving block (2086) on the plate taking manipulator (208) is slidably arranged in the rear limiting opening (204), and the limiting seat (2081) on the plate taking manipulator (208) is slidably arranged in the front limiting opening (202).

6. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 5, wherein: The driving block (2086) and the limiting seat (2081) are both arranged in a rectangular shape, the front limiting opening (202) and the rear limiting opening (204) are both arranged in a rectangular shape, the plate taking manipulator (208) comprises a mounting frame (20810), and a mounting area (2088) is formed in the inside of the mounting frame (20810), while a gear (2087) is movably installed in the inside of the mounting frame (20810).

7. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein: The side wall of the mounting frame (20810) is fixedly installed with a driving motor (2089), and the output shaft of the driving motor (2089) is fixedly connected with the rotating shaft of a gear (2087); the inside left side of the mounting frame (20810) is movably installed with a driving frame (2084).

8. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein: The right side surface of the driving frame (2084) is fixedly installed with a rack (2085), the rack (2085) is matched in size with the gear (2087), the rack (2085) is in meshing connection with the gear (2087), the inside of the driving frame (2084) is hollow, the left side surface of the driving frame (2084) is fixedly installed with a guide seat (2083), the guide seat (2083) is slidingly arranged in a guide groove arranged in the inside of a guide rail (2082), and the guide seat (2083) and the guide groove are both arranged in dovetail shape.

9. A glass charging apparatus as claimed in claim 8, wherein: The driving frame (2084) is driven to ascend and descend by the driving motor (2089), the gear (2087) and the rack (2085) in the inside of the mounting frame (20810), the bottom of the driving frame (2084) is fixedly installed with a sampling frame (20812), the bottom of the sampling frame (20812) is uniformly installed with five rows of mounting pieces (20813), and the bottom of the five rows of mounting pieces (20813) is uniformly installed with groups of vacuum suction cups (20814).

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