An automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass

Abstract

This invention discloses an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, comprising: a lamination table with a movably mounted drive roller assembly; a flipping table with a flipping mechanism; a handling robot positioned between the lamination table and the flipping table; a clamping table located on the lamination table on one side of the drive roller assembly's conveying direction; and a clamping mechanism located around the clamping table. During production, a clear glass sheet is conveyed to the lamination table, and coated glass with its coated side facing up is conveyed to the flipping table. The flipping mechanism then lifts one side of the coated glass, and the handling robot picks up the uncoated side of the coated glass, flips and handles it, and aligns the coated side of the coated glass with the clear glass sheet, thus automatically completing the glass lamination operation. The drive roller assembly then conveys the glass lamination to the clamping table, where the clamping mechanism clamps the periphery of the glass lamination, thus automatically completing the glass lamination clamping operation and significantly improving production efficiency.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vacuum glass production line technology, and in particular to an automated production line for the lamination and clamping of vacuum glass. Background Technology

[0002] Glass is an amorphous inorganic non-metallic material, generally made from a variety of inorganic minerals (such as quartz sand, borax, boric acid, barite, barium carbonate, limestone, feldspar, soda ash, etc.) as the main raw materials, with the addition of a small amount of auxiliary raw materials.

[0003] With the advancement of technology and the increasing demands of people's lives, the requirements for glass are becoming more and more complex. In order to achieve certain optical requirements, it is necessary to combine two pieces of glass with different properties during the production process, such as vacuum glass. The existing glass bonding process generally involves placing one piece of glass on a workbench, then manually stacking another piece of glass on top of it, and finally manually clamping and fixing the two pieces of glass around their perimeters with hand clamps. However, this manual bonding and clamping method is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and has low production efficiency. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To overcome the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides an automated production line for the lamination and clamping of vacuum glass.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by this invention to solve its technical problem is:

[0006] An automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass includes:

[0007] The glass assembly table is used to place the incoming white glass film, and it is also equipped with a set of drive rollers that can transport the assembled glass film to the clamping table.

[0008] A flipping table, located on one side of the laminating table, is used to place the coated glass that is conveyed in, and is also equipped with a flipping mechanism that can lift one side of the coated glass.

[0009] A handling robot is positioned between the laminating table and the flipping table to pick up and transport the coated glass from the flipping table and cover it onto the white glass substrate on the laminating table.

[0010] A clamping table is provided on the side of the assembly table located in the conveying direction of the transmission roller group, and is used to place glass assemblies. The clamping table is also provided with an assembly positioning structure on its periphery that can position the glass assemblies.

[0011] A clamping mechanism is provided on the periphery of the clamping table for clamping the glass sheets on the clamping table.

[0012] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the lamination table is further provided with a substrate positioning structure capable of positioning the white glass substrate.

[0013] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the positioning structure includes a film positioning seat arranged on the side of the lamination table near the flipping table, a first film positioning wheel correspondingly arranged on the film positioning seat, and a second film positioning wheel arranged on the side of the lamination table away from the clamping table.

[0014] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the flipping mechanism includes a flipping motor located at the lower end of the flipping table, a push rod assembly located at the output end of the flipping motor, and a limiting assembly located at the end of the flipping table away from the handling robot.

[0015] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the handling robot includes a robot base disposed between the lamination table and the flipping table, a robot body rotatably disposed on the robot base, and an adsorption frame assembly disposed on the robot body.

[0016] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the clamping mechanism includes:

[0017] Several long side frames are correspondingly arranged around the clamping platform;

[0018] A clamp conveying chute is provided on the side of the long side frame facing the clamping table, and a clamp moving mechanism is also provided on it for driving the clamp to slide along the length direction of the clamp conveying chute.

[0019] A clamp conveying module is located on one side of the long side frame and is connected to the clamp conveying slide, used to convey clamps onto the clamp conveying slide;

[0020] The clamping module is movably mounted on the long side frame and is used to grab the clamps on the clamp transfer groove and clamp them to the periphery of the glass assembly on the clamping table.

[0021] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the clamp moving mechanism includes a paddle assembly rotatably disposed on one side of the clamp conveying slide, a paddle flipping module that can drive the paddle assembly to flip closer to or away from the clamp conveying slide, and a paddle reciprocating module that can drive the paddle assembly to move back and forth along the length direction of the clamp conveying slide.

[0022] As described above, in an automated assembly and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the clamp conveying module includes a clamp vibratory plate disposed on one side of the long side frame, and a direct vibration feeder connected between the clamp vibratory plate and the clamp conveying chute.

[0023] As described above, an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass includes a clamping module comprising a material-picking seat rotatably mounted on the long side frame, a material-picking mechanical finger assembly arranged along the length of the material-picking seat, and a material-picking flipping assembly for driving the material-picking seat to flip closer to or away from the clamping conveyor chute.

[0024] As described above, in an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, the lamination positioning structure includes a lamination positioning wheel disposed on one side of the clamping table along the length direction of the clamping table.

[0025] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: This application has a simple structure. During production, the clear glass sheet is directly conveyed to the lamination table, and the coated glass is conveyed to the flipping table with the coated side facing up. Then, the flipping mechanism lifts one side of the coated glass, and then the handling robot picks up the uncoated side of the coated glass, flips and handles the coated glass, and folds the coated side of the coated glass onto the clear glass sheet, thus automatically completing the glass lamination operation. Then, the transmission roller group conveys the glass lamination to the clamping table, and the clamping mechanism clamps the periphery of the glass lamination, thus automatically completing the glass lamination clamping operation. It is practical and convenient, and no manual lamination and clamping is required, which greatly improves production efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the clamping mechanism described in an embodiment of the present invention.

[0029] Figure 3 for Figure 2 Enlarged diagram of point A in the middle. Detailed Implementation

[0030] The technical solution of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0031] Please see Figures 1 to 3 As shown in the figure, this application provides an automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, characterized in that it includes:

[0032] The glass assembly table 1 is used to place the incoming white glass sheet, and a transmission roller group 10 is also movably mounted on it to convey the assembled glass sheet to the clamping table 4.

[0033] A flipping table 2 is located on one side of the laminating table 1 and is used to place the coated glass that is conveyed in. It is also equipped with a flipping mechanism 20 that can lift one side of the coated glass.

[0034] A handling robot 3 is located between the laminating table 1 and the flipping table 2, and is used to grab and transport the coated glass on the flipping table 2 to cover the white glass substrate on the laminating table 1.

[0035] The clamping table 4 is located on the side of the glass assembly table 1 located in the conveying direction of the transmission roller group 10, and is used to place glass assemblies. The clamping table 4 is also provided with an assembly positioning structure 40 on its periphery that can position the glass assemblies.

[0036] The clamping mechanism 5 is located around the clamping table 4 and is used to clamp the glass pieces on the clamping table 4.

[0037] During production, the clear glass sheet is directly conveyed to the lamination table 1, and the coated glass is conveyed to the flipping table 2 with the coated side facing up. Then, the flipping mechanism 20 lifts one side of the coated glass, and then the transport robot 3 picks up the uncoated side of the coated glass, flips and transports the coated glass, and folds the coated side of the coated glass onto the clear glass sheet, thus automatically completing the glass lamination operation. Then, the transmission roller group 10 conveys the glass lamination to the clamping table 4, and the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the glass lamination around its perimeter, thus automatically completing the glass lamination clamping operation. It is practical and convenient, requiring no manual lamination and clamping, and greatly improving production efficiency.

[0038] Furthermore, the laminating stage 1 is also provided with a positioning structure 6 that can position the white glass film.

[0039] Specifically, the positioning structure 6 includes a positioning seat 61 arranged on the side of the laminating table 1 near the flipping table 2, a first film positioning wheel 62 correspondingly arranged on the positioning seat 61, and a second film positioning wheel 63 arranged on the side of the laminating table 1 away from the clamping table 4. During lamination, the side of the white glass film fed into the laminating table 1 is attached to the second film positioning wheel 63, ensuring that it moves straight along the width direction of the laminating table 1 until the other side of the white glass film moves and abuts the first positioning wheel 62, at which point it is in place.

[0040] In this embodiment, the structure and working principle of the laminating stage 1 are common existing technologies in the field, and will not be described in detail here.

[0041] Furthermore, the glass assembly positioning structure 40 includes an assembly positioning wheel 400 disposed on one side of the clamping table 4 along the length direction of the clamping table 4. After the glass assembly is conveyed into the clamping table 4 by the transmission roller group 10, the position of the glass assembly is adjusted by the transmission roller group on the clamping table 4 until one side of the glass assembly moves to abut against the assembly positioning wheel 400, and then the adjustment is in place, and the clamping process can then be performed.

[0042] Furthermore, the flipping mechanism 20 includes a flipping motor 201 located at the lower end of the flipping table 2, a push rod assembly 202 located at the output end of the flipping motor 201, and a limiting assembly 203 located at the end of the flipping table 2 away from the handling robot 3.

[0043] When the glass is assembled, the flipping motor 201 starts, driving the top rod assembly 202 to move upward, lifting the side of the coated glass close to the handling robot 3 by 60°, and the other end of the coated glass abuts against the limiting assembly 203, so that the handling robot 3 can extend into the lower end of the coated glass and perform adsorption and gripping, which is practical and convenient.

[0044] In this embodiment, the structure and working principle of the flipping table 2 are common existing technologies in the field, and will not be described in detail here.

[0045] Furthermore, the handling robot 3 includes a robot base 31 disposed between the laminating table 1 and the flipping table 2, a robot body 32 rotatably disposed on the robot base 31, and an adsorption frame assembly 33 disposed on the robot body 32.

[0046] In this embodiment, the handling robot 3 is a KUKA-KR210 robot, whose structure and working principle are common existing technologies in the field and will not be described in detail here.

[0047] Furthermore, the clamping mechanism 5 includes:

[0048] Several long side frames 51 are correspondingly arranged around the clamping platform 4;

[0049] A clamp conveying chute 52 is provided on the side of the long side frame 51 facing the clamping table 4, and a clamp moving mechanism 53 is also provided on it for driving the clamp 500 to slide along the length direction of the clamp conveying chute 52.

[0050] The clamp conveying module 54 is located on one side of the long side frame 51 and is connected to the clamp conveying slide 52, and is used to convey the clamp 500 onto the clamp conveying slide 52.

[0051] The clamping module 55 is movably mounted on the long side frame 51 and is used to grab the clamp 500 on the clamp conveying slide 52 and clamp the clamp 500 to the periphery of the glass sheet on the clamping table 4.

[0052] By placing the long side frame 51 around the clamping table, during clamping, the clamp conveying module 54 conveys the clamp 500 to the clamp conveying chute 52. Then, the clamp moving mechanism 53 sequentially and intermittently conveys the clamps 500 to the clamp conveying chute 52 located below the corresponding clamping module 55. Next, the clamping module 55 grabs the corresponding clamp 500 on the clamp conveying chute 52 and clamps the clamp 500 around the glass assembly. This achieves fully automated clamping operation of the glass assembly, eliminating the need for manual clamping of each clamp, saving time and effort, and greatly improving production efficiency.

[0053] Furthermore, the clamp moving mechanism 53 includes a paddle assembly 531 rotatably disposed on one side of the clamp conveying slide 52, a paddle flipping module 532 capable of driving the paddle assembly 531 to flip closer to or away from the clamp conveying slide 52, and a paddle reciprocating module 533 capable of driving the paddle assembly 531 to move back and forth along the length direction of the clamp conveying slide 52.

[0054] Specifically, the paddle assembly 531 includes a rotating rod 5311 rotatably disposed on one side of the clamp conveying groove 52, a plurality of rotating parts 5312 arranged along the length of the rotating rod 5311, and a paddle 5313 mounted on the outer end of the rotating parts 5312.

[0055] The paddle 5313 is also provided with a plurality of notches 5310 that can engage the clip 500.

[0056] The paddle flipping module 532 includes a cylinder mounting base 5321 installed on one side of the clamp conveying slide 52, a paddle flipping cylinder 322 installed on the cylinder mounting base 5321, and a flipping component 5323 fixed on the rotating rod 5311. The output end of the paddle flipping cylinder 5322 is connected to the flipping component 5323.

[0057] The paddle reciprocating module 533 includes a paddle sliding cylinder 5331 disposed on one side of the clamp conveying slide 52, and a sliding member 5332 disposed at the output end of the paddle sliding cylinder 5331 and connected to the rotating rod 5311. The output end of the paddle sliding cylinder 5331 is arranged along the length direction of the clamp conveying slide 52.

[0058] In this embodiment, the working principle of the clamp moving mechanism 53 is as follows:

[0059] After the clamp conveying module 54 conveys the clamp 500 onto the clamp conveying chute 52, the paddle sliding cylinder 5331 is activated, driving the paddle assembly 531 and the paddle flipping module 532 to move closer to the clamp conveying module 54 until the notch 5310 closest to the clamp conveying module 54 moves to a position opposite to the clamp 500. Then, the paddle flipping cylinder 5322 is activated, driving the paddle 5313 to move closer to the clamp conveying chute 52 until the notch 5310 engages with the clamp 500. Next, the paddle sliding cylinder 5331 is activated again, driving the paddle assembly 531 and the paddle flipping module 532 to move away from the clamp conveying module 54. The initial distance position (the distance between two adjacent notches 5310) is determined, and then the paddle-turning cylinder 5322 is restarted, driving the paddle 5313 to move away from the clamp conveying slide 52 until it returns to the starting position. Then the cycle operation begins until the corresponding clamps 500 are sequentially and intermittently conveyed to the clamp conveying slide 52 and located below the corresponding clamping module 55. Then the clamping module grabs the corresponding clamp on the clamp conveying slide and clamps the clamp to the periphery of the glass on the glass assembly worktable. This realizes the fully automated clamping operation of glass assembly, eliminating the need for manual clamping of each clamp, saving time and effort, and greatly improving production efficiency.

[0060] Furthermore, the clamp conveying module 54 includes a clamp vibrating plate 541 disposed on one side of the long side frame 51, and a direct vibration feeder 542 connected between the clamp vibrating plate 541 and the clamp conveying chute 52.

[0061] During operation, multiple clamps 500 are placed on the clamp vibrating plate 541. Then, the clamp vibrating plate 541 is activated to vibrate the clamps 500 sequentially onto the direct vibrating feeder 542. The direct vibrating feeder 542 then sequentially transports the clamps 500 onto the clamp conveying chute 52, which is practical and convenient.

[0062] In this embodiment, the working principles of the clamp vibratory plate 541 and the linear vibratory feeder 542 are both existing technologies commonly used in the field, and will not be described in detail here.

[0063] Furthermore, the clamping module 55 includes a material-grabbing seat 551 rotatably mounted on the long side frame 51, a material-grabbing mechanical finger assembly 552 arranged along the length direction of the material-grabbing seat 551, and a material-grabbing flipping assembly 553 for driving the material-grabbing seat 551 to flip closer to or away from the clamp conveying groove 52.

[0064] Specifically, the material-picking mechanical finger assembly 552 includes a mounting plate 5521 disposed on the material-picking seat 551, a telescopic cylinder module 5522 disposed on the mounting plate 5521, and a material-picking mechanical finger 5523 disposed on the telescopic cylinder module 5522.

[0065] The material picking and turning assembly 553 includes a material picking and turning cylinder 5531 disposed on the long side frame 51 and a connector 5532 disposed on the material picking seat 551, wherein the output end of the material picking and turning cylinder 5531 is connected to the connector 5532.

[0066] In this embodiment, the working principle of the clamping module 55 is as follows:

[0067] Once the clamps 500 are sequentially and intermittently conveyed onto the clamp conveyor chute 52 and positioned below the corresponding clamping module 55, the material-picking and flipping cylinder 5531 is activated, causing the material-picking seat 551 and the material-picking mechanical finger assembly 552 to rotate towards the clamp conveyor chute 52 until the material-picking mechanical finger assembly 552 faces the clamp 500. Then, the telescopic cylinder module 5522 is activated, causing the material-picking mechanical finger 5523 to move towards the clamp 500 and grasp it. Next, the material-picking and flipping cylinder 5531 is activated again, causing the material-picking seat 551 and the material-picking mechanical finger assembly 552 to rotate away from the clamp conveyor chute 52 until the material-picking mechanical finger 5523 is in a horizontal position. Then, the material-picking and flipping cylinder 5531 is activated again, causing the material-picking mechanical finger 5523 to move towards the glass laminating worktable and clamp the clamp 500 around the glass. This achieves fully automated operation of simultaneous clamping of multiple clamps 500, which is practical and convenient.

[0068] In this embodiment, the working principle of the material handling mechanical finger 5523 is a common existing technology in the field, and will not be described in detail here.

[0069] Specifically, there are three clamping mechanisms 5, which are respectively located on one side away from the laminating table 1 and on the front and rear sides.

[0070] In summary, during production according to the embodiments of this application, the clear glass sheet is directly conveyed to the lamination table 1, and the coated glass is conveyed to the flipping table 2 with the coated side facing up. Then, the flipping mechanism 20 lifts one side of the coated glass, and then the transport robot 3 picks up the uncoated side of the coated glass, flips and transports the coated glass, and aligns the coated side of the coated glass with the clear glass sheet, thus automatically completing the glass lamination operation. Then, the transmission roller group 10 conveys the glass lamination to the clamping table 4, and the clamping mechanism 5 clamps the periphery of the glass lamination, thus automatically completing the glass lamination clamping operation. It is practical and convenient, eliminating the need for manual lamination and clamping, and greatly improving production efficiency.

[0071] The above description is merely an embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Any equivalent structure made using the contents of the present invention specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automated lamination and clamping production line for vacuum glass, characterized in that, include: The glass assembly table (1) is used to place the white glass sheet that is conveyed in, and a transmission roller group (10) is also movably provided on it to convey the glass assembly to the clamping table (4). A flipping table (2) is located on one side of the laminating table (1) for placing the coated glass that is conveyed in. It is also provided with a flipping mechanism (20) that can lift one side of the coated glass. A handling robot (3) is located between the laminating table (1) and the flipping table (2) for picking up and transporting the coated glass on the flipping table (2) and covering it onto the white glass substrate on the laminating table (1); The clamping table (4) is located on the side of the assembly table (1) in the conveying direction of the transmission roller group (10) and is used to place glass assemblies. The clamping table (4) is also provided with an assembly positioning structure (40) on its periphery that can position the glass assemblies. A clamping mechanism (5), located around the clamping table (4), is used to clamp the glass sheets on the clamping table (4), and includes: Several long side frames (51) are respectively arranged around the clamping platform (4); A clamp conveying chute (52) is provided on the side of the long side frame (51) facing the clamping table (4). A clamp moving mechanism (53) is also provided on it for driving the clamp (500) to slide along the length direction of the clamp conveying chute (52). The clamp moving mechanism (53) includes a paddle assembly (531) rotatably provided on one side of the clamp conveying chute (52), a paddle flipping module (532) that can drive the paddle assembly (531) to flip closer to or away from the clamp conveying chute (52), and a paddle reciprocating module (533) that can drive the paddle assembly (531) to move back and forth along the length direction of the clamp conveying chute (52). A clamp conveying module (54) is located on one side of the long side frame (51) and connected to the clamp conveying chute (52), used to convey clamps (500) onto the clamp conveying chute (52); The clamping module (55) is movably mounted on the long side frame (51) and is used to grab the clamp (500) on the clamp conveying chute (52) and clamp the clamp (500) to the periphery of the glass sheet on the clamping table (4).

2. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The assembly positioning structure (40) includes an assembly positioning wheel (400) disposed on one side of the clamping table (4) along the length direction of the clamping table (4).

3. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The film assembly stage (1) is also provided with a film positioning structure (6) that can position the white glass film.

4. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 3, characterized in that: The film positioning structure (6) includes a film positioning seat (61) arranged on the side of the film assembly table (1) near the flipping table (2), a first film positioning wheel (62) correspondingly arranged on the film positioning seat (61), and a second film positioning wheel (63) arranged on the side of the film assembly table (1) away from the clamping table (4).

5. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The flipping mechanism (20) includes a flipping motor (201) located at the lower end of the flipping table (2), a push rod assembly (202) located at the output end of the flipping motor (201), and a limiting assembly (203) located at the end of the flipping table (2) away from the handling robot (3).

6. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The handling robot (3) includes a robot base (31) disposed between the laminating table (1) and the flipping table (2), a robot body (32) rotatably disposed on the robot base (31), and an adsorption frame assembly (33) disposed on the robot body (32).

7. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp conveying module (54) includes a clamp vibrating plate (541) disposed on one side of the long side frame (51) and a direct vibration feeder (542) connected between the clamp vibrating plate (541) and the clamp conveying chute (52).

8. The automated lamination and clamping combined production line for vacuum glass according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping module (55) includes a material picking seat (551) rotatably mounted on the long side frame (51), a material picking mechanical finger assembly (552) arranged along the length of the material picking seat (551), and a material picking flipping assembly (553) for driving the material picking seat (551) to flip closer to or away from the clamp conveying groove (52).

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