Clamping and positioning device and method for safety glass production

Abstract

The invention discloses a clamping and positioning device and method for safety glass production, and belongs to the technical field of glass production. A clamping and positioning device for safety glass production comprises a movable rack and a clamping and conveying unit, a hydraulic jacking cylinder is arranged at one end of the movable rack, a toothed rail is arranged above the movable rack, a carrier plate is arranged above the toothed rail, a clamping tool is arranged on the inner side of the carrier plate, and a switching hanging shaft is arranged between the clamping tool and the carrier plate. In order to solve the problems that glass is mostly moved in a manual carrying mode before being fixed through a clamping device, once the size of the glass is too large, the glass cannot be turned over manually, and the operation space is limited, a clamping and conveying unit can be used for assisting manual work in vertically carrying the glass; and then the glass is moved between the clamping tools by utilizing the clamping and conveying unit, so that the risk that the glass is damaged before being clamped and processed can be reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of glass production, in particular to a clamping and positioning device and a method for producing safety glass. Background Art

[0002] A Chinese patent with announcement number CN219216756U discloses a clamping device for safety glass production. In actual use, the device can not only adapt to tempered glass of different sizes through lateral movement adjustment during the clamping process of the tempered glass; but also in actual use, in order to meet the processing requirements of different processes, the tempered glass can be flipped, which is convenient to flip and not easy to cause damage to the surface of the tempered glass, thereby improving the processing efficiency and quality of the tempered glass.

[0003] In the above patents, the glass is mostly moved by manual handling before being fixed by a clamping device. Once the glass is too large, it cannot be turned over manually, and the operating space will also be limited. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a clamping and positioning device and method for the production of safety glass. The clamping unit can be used to assist manual vertical transportation of glass. During the transportation process, the manual worker only needs to control the moving direction of the clamping unit and avoid obstacles on the path. The glass is then moved between the clamping tooling using the clamping unit. This can reduce the risk of glass breakage before clamping processing and can solve the problems in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions: a clamping and positioning device for the production of safety glass, comprising a movable table and a clamping unit, a hydraulic top cylinder is arranged at one end of the movable table, a rack is arranged above the movable table, a carrier plate is arranged above the rack, a clamping tool is arranged on the inner side of the carrier plate, a transfer hanging shaft is arranged between the clamping tool and the carrier plate, wherein the transfer hanging shaft is respectively connected to the clamping tool and the carrier plate by bolts, a moving gear is arranged on the outer side of the carrier plate, and the carrier plate is slidably connected to the rack through the moving gear, and the clamping unit can be used to assist manual vertical transportation of glass. During the transportation process, the manual operation only needs to control the moving direction of the clamping unit and avoid obstacles on the path, and then the clamping unit is used to move the glass between the clamping tools, thereby reducing the risk of glass breakage before clamping processing.

[0006] Furthermore, a telescopic connecting rod is provided inside the hydraulic top cylinder, and a driving gear is provided at one end of the telescopic connecting rod, wherein the driving gear and the telescopic connecting rod are rotatably connected through a bearing, and a clamping expansion frame is provided on the outer side of the driving gear. The hydraulic top cylinder can pull the carrier plates and the clamping tooling on both sides through the telescopic connecting rod to perform translational operations, which is convenient for adjustment and use during the clamping process.

[0007] Furthermore, the clamping and expansion frame includes a main frame, and expansion sliders are provided at both ends of the main frame, wherein the expansion slider is connected to the carrier plate by bolts, and the expansion slider is slidably connected to the main frame. The clamping and expansion frame is used to establish a connection between the carrier plate and the telescopic connecting rod, thereby realizing synchronous control operation.

[0008] Furthermore, a hydraulic locking cylinder is arranged between the expansion sliders, a rack is arranged on the inner side of the expansion slider, and a gear plate is arranged between the racks, wherein the gear plate is fixedly connected to the driving gear, and the rack is meshingly connected to the gear plate, and when the driving gear rotates, the gear plate on the inner side will be driven to rotate together, and the rotation of the gear plate can drive the racks on the upper and lower sides to translate, so that the carrier plates on both sides can be controlled to perform unfolding and clamping operations.

[0009] Furthermore, the clamping tooling includes a truss, a vertical frame and a hanging frame, the hanging frame and the truss are installed at both ends of the vertical frame, and positioning seats are provided at both ends of the truss, the positioning seats are connected to the truss by bolts, the outer surface of the positioning seat is provided with a pad shaft, the pad shaft is connected to the positioning seat by bolts, and the outer surface of the pad shaft is provided with an integrally formed limiting block, the positioning seat can be selected and installed on the truss, the vertical frame and the hanging frame according to the size of the clamped glass, the glass is located between the two groups of clamping tooling, and after the clamping tooling is closed, the glass is clamped with the help of the limiting block on the surface of the pad shaft, and the limiting block can increase the friction resistance between the glass and the pad shaft to prevent the glass from falling during the clamping process.

[0010] Furthermore, the clamping and conveying unit is located between the moving platforms, and the clamping and conveying unit includes a universal chassis, a main support frame is arranged above the universal chassis, a locking clamp assembly is arranged on the top of the main support frame, and sponge rollers are arranged on both sides above the locking clamp assembly, wherein the sponge roller is rotatably connected with the locking clamp assembly, and the locking clamp assembly can be flipped and clamped under the drive of the linkage gear structure, the glass is placed between the locking clamp assemblies, and the sponge roller is used to fix the glass and then move it, and when taking out the glass, it only needs to be pulled upward to drive the sponge roller to rotate.

[0011] Furthermore, a linkage assembly is provided between the locking clamp assembly and the main support frame, movable tracks are provided on both sides of the interior of the universal chassis, metal wheels are provided inside the movable tracks, a driving module is provided between the movable tracks, and the clamping unit is moved by the movable tracks, and the universal chassis equipped with the movable tracks can be rotated with the main structure, so that turning without blind spots is possible.

[0012] A method for using a clamping and positioning device for producing safety glass comprises the following steps:

[0013] Step 1: Place the glass in the locking clamp assembly on the top of the pinch unit, clamp the glass with a sponge roller, and move the glass between the clamping fixtures through the pinch unit after the glass is fixed;

[0014] Step 2: Align the limit blocks around the clamping tooling with the glass, and then drive the driving gear to rotate through the external drive device. The rotation of the driving gear will tighten the carrier plates and the clamping tooling on both sides, clamping the glass in the middle;

[0015] Step 3: After the clamping tool has fixed the glass, the clamping and conveying unit at the bottom can be withdrawn. During the processing, the hydraulic top cylinder can be used to push the clamping tool and the glass to adjust their positions.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. In the present invention, the pinching unit can be used to assist manual vertical transportation of glass. During the transportation process, the manual worker only needs to control the moving direction of the pinching unit and avoid obstacles on the path. Then, the pinching unit is used to move the glass between the clamping tools, which can reduce the risk of glass breakage before the clamping process.

[0018] 2. In the present invention, when the driving gear rotates, it will drive the inner gear plate to rotate together, and the rotation of the gear plate can drive the racks on the upper and lower sides to translate, so that the carrier plates on both sides can be controlled to perform unfolding and clamping operations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is the overall front view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 It is an overall top view of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the clamping tool structure of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the clamping and expanding frame of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the pinching and conveying unit of the present invention.

[0024] In the figure: 1. Mobile platform; 2. Hydraulic top cylinder; 3. Clamping and expansion frame; 4. Clamping tool; 5. Clamping and conveying unit; 101. Rack; 102. Carrier plate; 103. Mobile gear; 104. Transfer hanging shaft; 201. Telescopic connecting rod; 202. Driving gear; 301. Main frame; 302. Expansion slider; 303. Gear plate; 304. Rack; 305. Hydraulic locking cylinder; 401. Truss; 402. Vertical frame; 403. Hanging frame; 404. Positioning seat; 4041. Pad shaft; 4042. Limiting block; 501. Universal chassis; 502. Main support frame; 503. Locking clamp assembly; 504. Sponge roller; 505. Mobile crawler; 5011. Driving module; 5031. Linkage assembly. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0025] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0026] In order to solve the problem that the glass is mostly moved by manual handling before being fixed by the clamping device, once the glass volume is too large, it cannot be turned over manually and the operating space will also be limited; please refer to Figure 1-5 , this embodiment provides the following technical solutions:

[0027] Embodiment 1:

[0028] A clamping and positioning device for the production of safety glass, comprising a moving platform 1 and a clamping unit 5, wherein a hydraulic jacking cylinder 2 is arranged at one end of the moving platform 1, a rack rail 101 is arranged above the moving platform 1, a carrier plate 102 is arranged above the rack rail 101, a clamping fixture 4 is arranged on the inner side of the carrier plate 102, a transfer hanging shaft 104 is arranged between the clamping fixture 4 and the carrier plate 102, wherein the transfer hanging shaft 104 is respectively connected to the clamping fixture 4 and the carrier plate 102 by bolts, a moving gear 103 is arranged on the outer side of the carrier plate 102, and the carrier plate 102 is slidably connected to the rack rail 101 through the moving gear 103, and the clamping unit 5 can be used to assist manual vertical transportation of glass, during which manual labor only needs to control the moving direction of the clamping unit 5 and avoid obstacles on the path, and then the clamping unit 5 is used to move the glass between the clamping fixtures 4, thereby reducing the risk of glass breakage before clamping processing;

[0029] A telescopic connecting rod 201 is arranged inside the hydraulic jacking cylinder 2, and a driving gear 202 is arranged at one end of the telescopic connecting rod 201, wherein the driving gear 202 is rotatably connected to the telescopic connecting rod 201 through a bearing, and a clamping expansion frame 3 is arranged on the outer side of the driving gear 202, and the clamping expansion frame 3 is used to establish a connection between the carrier plate 102 and the telescopic connecting rod 201, so as to realize synchronous control operation, and the hydraulic jacking cylinder 2 can pull the carrier plates 102 on both sides and the clamping tooling 4 through the telescopic connecting rod 201 to perform translational operation, which is convenient for adjustment and use during the clamping process.

[0030] Example 2

[0031] In order to be able to unfold and clamp the carrier plate 102, the present embodiment is provided with a clamping and expanding frame 3, which includes a main frame 301, and expansion sliders 302 are provided at both ends of the main frame 301, wherein the expansion slider 302 is connected to the carrier plate 102 by bolts, the expansion slider 302 is slidably connected to the main frame 301, a hydraulic lock cylinder 305 is provided between the expansion sliders 302, a rack 304 is provided on the inner side of the expansion slider 302, and a gear plate 303 is provided between the racks 304, wherein the gear plate 303 is fixedly connected to the driving gear 202, and the rack 304 is meshedly connected to the gear plate 303, when the driving gear 202 rotates, it will drive the inner gear plate 303 to rotate together, and the rotation of the gear plate 303 can drive the racks 204 on the upper and lower sides to translate, so that the carrier plates 102 on both sides can be controlled to be unfolded and clamped;

[0032] The clamping fixture 4 includes a truss 401, a hanging frame 402 and a hanging frame 403. The hanging frame 403 and the truss 401 are installed at both ends of the hanging frame 402. Both ends of the truss 401 are provided with a positioning seat 404. The positioning seat 404 is connected to the truss 401 by bolts. The outer surface of the positioning seat 404 is provided with a cushion shaft 4041. The cushion shaft 4041 is connected to the positioning seat 404 by bolts. The outer surface of the cushion shaft 4041 is provided with an integrally formed limiting block 4042. The positioning seat 404 can be selected and installed on the truss 401 or the hanging frame 402 and the hanging frame 403 according to the size of the clamped glass. The glass is located between the two groups of clamping fixtures 4. After the clamping fixture 4 is closed, the limiting block 4042 on the surface of the cushion shaft 4041 is used to complete the clamping operation on the glass. The limiting block 4042 can increase the friction resistance between the glass and the cushion shaft 4041 to prevent the glass from falling during the clamping process.

[0033] Example 3

[0034] In this embodiment, a clamping unit 5 is further provided between the moving platforms 1. The locking and clamping assembly 503 can be turned over and clamped under the drive of the linkage gear structure. The glass is placed between the locking and clamping assemblies 503, and the glass is fixed by the sponge roller 504 before being moved. When the glass is taken out, it is only necessary to pull it upward to drive the sponge roller 504 to rotate. The clamping unit 5 includes a universal chassis 501, a main support frame 502 is provided above the universal chassis 501, a locking and clamping assembly 503 is provided on the top of the main support frame 502, and sponge rollers are provided on both sides above the locking and clamping assembly 503. Roller 504, wherein the sponge roller 504 is rotatably connected to the locking clamp assembly 503, a linkage assembly 5031 is arranged between the locking clamp assembly 503 and the main support frame 502, moving tracks 505 are arranged on both sides of the universal chassis 501, metal wheels are arranged inside the moving tracks 505, and a driving module 5011 is arranged between the moving tracks 505. The clamping unit 5 is moved by the moving tracks 505, and the universal chassis 501 equipped with the moving tracks 505 can rotate with the main structure, so that turning without blind spots is possible.

[0035] Working principle: place the glass in the locking clamp assembly 503 on the top of the clamping unit 5, clamp the glass with the sponge roller 504, and after the glass is fixed, move the glass between the clamping fixtures 4 through the clamping unit 5, align the limit blocks 4042 around the clamping fixture 4 with the glass, and then drive the driving gear 202 to rotate through the external drive device. The rotation of the driving gear 202 will tighten the carrier plates 102 and the clamping fixture 4 on both sides, and clamp the glass in the middle. After the clamping fixture 4 completes the fixation of the glass, the clamping unit 5 at the bottom can be withdrawn. During the processing, the hydraulic top cylinder 2 can be used to push the clamping fixture 4 and the glass to adjust their positions.

[0036] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprise" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0037] While the embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that many changes, modifications, substitutions and variations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention.

Claims

1. A clamping and positioning device for safety glass production, characterized in that: The invention comprises a movable platform (1) and a clamping unit (5), wherein a hydraulic jacking cylinder (2) is arranged at one end of the movable platform (1), a rack rail (101) is arranged above the movable platform (1), a carrier plate (102) is arranged above the rack rail (101), a clamping fixture (4) is arranged on the inner side of the carrier plate (102), a transfer hanging shaft (104) is arranged between the clamping fixture (4) and the carrier plate (102), wherein the transfer hanging shaft (104) is respectively connected to the clamping fixture (4) and the carrier plate (102) by bolts, a moving gear (103) is arranged on the outer side of the carrier plate (102), and the carrier plate (102) is slidably connected to the rack rail (101) by the moving gear (103).

2. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 1, characterized in that: A telescopic connecting rod (201) is arranged inside the hydraulic jack cylinder (2), and a driving gear (202) is arranged at one end of the telescopic connecting rod (201), wherein the driving gear (202) is rotatably connected to the telescopic connecting rod (201) via a bearing, and a clamping expansion frame (3) is arranged outside the driving gear (202).

3. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping and expanding frame (3) comprises a main frame (301), and expansion sliders (302) are arranged at both ends of the main frame (301), wherein the expansion sliders (302) are connected to the carrier plate (102) by bolts, and the expansion sliders (302) are slidably connected to the main frame (301).

4. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 3, characterized in that: A hydraulic lock cylinder (305) is arranged between the expansion sliders (302), a rack (304) is arranged on the inner side of the expansion slider (302), and a gear plate (303) is arranged between the racks (304), wherein the gear plate (303) is fixedly connected to the driving gear (202), and the rack (304) is meshingly connected to the gear plate (303).

5. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping tool (4) comprises a truss (401), a vertical frame (402) and a hanging frame (403), wherein the hanging frame (403) and the truss (401) are installed at two ends of the vertical frame (402), and positioning seats (404) are provided at both ends of the truss (401), and the positioning seat (404) and the truss (401) are connected by bolts, and a pad shaft (4041) is provided on the outer surface of the positioning seat (404), and the pad shaft (4041) and the positioning seat (404) are connected by bolts, and an integrally formed limiting block (4042) is provided on the outer surface of the pad shaft (4041).

6. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping unit (5) is located between the moving platforms (1), and comprises a universal chassis (501). A main support frame (502) is arranged above the universal chassis (501), a locking clamp assembly (503) is arranged at the top of the main support frame (502), and sponge rollers (504) are arranged on both sides above the locking clamp assembly (503), wherein the sponge roller (504) is rotatably connected to the locking clamp assembly (503).

7. The clamping and positioning device for safety glass production according to claim 6, characterized in that: A linkage assembly (5031) is arranged between the locking clamp assembly (503) and the main support frame (502), movable tracks (505) are arranged on both sides inside the universal chassis (501), metal wheels are arranged inside the movable tracks (505), and a driving module (5011) is arranged between the movable tracks (505).

8. A method for using a clamping and positioning device for producing safety glass, which is implemented based on the clamping and positioning device for producing safety glass according to any one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that: The steps include: Step 1: Place the glass in the locking and clamping assembly (503) on the top of the clamping and conveying unit (5), clamp the glass using the sponge roller (504), and after the glass is fixed, move the glass between the clamping fixtures (4) through the clamping and conveying unit (5); Step 2: The limiting blocks (4042) around the clamping tool (4) are aligned with the glass, and then the driving gear (202) is driven to rotate by an external driving device. The driving gear (202) rotates to tighten the carrier plates (102) and the clamping tool (4) on both sides, thereby clamping the glass in the middle; Step 3: After the clamping tool (4) has fixed the glass, the clamping and conveying unit (5) at the bottom is withdrawn. During the processing, the hydraulic top cylinder (2) is used to push the clamping tool (4) and the glass to adjust their positions.

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