Glass Substrate Transmission Device, Silo and Working Method

Abstract

The present invention belongs to the field of conveying technology, and relates to a glass substrate driving device, a silo and a working method. The glass substrate driving device includes: a silo, a control module, and a suction part electrically connected to the control module; after the glass substrate is moved into the silo, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism in the suction part to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction part to tilt, so that the glass substrate adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism tilts, and the tilting degree of the glass substrate is adapted to the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove in the silo, or when the glass substrate in the silo is moved out of the silo, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism in the suction part to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction part to restore the adsorbed glass substrate to a horizontal state, thereby avoiding friction between the glass substrate and the silo during the loading and unloading process of the glass substrate and preventing the glass substrate from being worn.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention belongs to the technical field of conveying, and particularly relates to the conveying of fragile or vulnerable materials or objects, and more particularly to a glass substrate transmission device, a silo and a working method. Background Art

[0002] During the processing of glass substrates, loading and unloading are required. However, in the related art, the bottom surface of each layer for supporting the glass substrate in the silo for placing the glass substrate is in an inclined state. When the glass substrate is moved out of or into the silo, the lateral movement of the glass substrate in the inclined state will cause friction between the glass substrate and the supporting surface, resulting in damage to the glass substrate due to friction.

[0003] Therefore, due to the technical problem of damage caused by friction of the inclined glass substrate during the loading and unloading process of the glass substrate, it is necessary to design a glass substrate transmission device, a silo and a working method.

[0004] It should be noted that the above information disclosed in this background art section is only used to understand the background art of the concept of the present application. Therefore, it is not considered that the above description constitutes information of the prior art. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The embodiments of the present disclosure at least provide a glass substrate transmission device, a silo and a working method.

[0006] In a first aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a glass substrate transmission device, including:

[0007] A silo, a control module, and a suction part electrically connected to the control module;

[0008] The control module is configured to control the suction part to move the glass substrates in the silo out of the silo one by one from top to bottom or control the suction part to move the glass substrates into the silo and place them one by one from bottom to top; wherein

[0009] After the glass substrate is moved into the silo, the control module is configured to control the tilt mechanism in the suction part to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction part to tilt, so that the glass substrate adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism tilts, and the tilt degree of the glass substrate is adapted to the tilt degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove in the silo, or when moving the glass substrate in the silo out of the silo, the control module is configured to control the tilt mechanism in the suction part to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction part to restore the adsorbed glass substrate to a horizontal state.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the tilt mechanism includes: a telescopic cylinder electrically connected to the control module, and a pair of guide rods;

[0011] The guiding rod is arranged on the telescopic cylinder, and the length direction of the guiding rod is parallel to the telescopic direction of the telescopic shaft on the telescopic cylinder;

[0012] A block is arranged at one end of the guiding rod away from the telescopic cylinder, and the bottom surface of the block is lower than the bottom surface of the guiding rod;

[0013] The bottom surface of the block is an inclined surface, and the position of this inclined surface is lower as it is farther away from the telescopic cylinder.

[0014] In an optional implementation manner, the suction cup mechanism includes: a rotating block and a suction nozzle electrically connected to the control module;

[0015] The rotating block is rotationally connected to the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder through a rotating shaft;

[0016] Both ends of the rotating shaft extend out of the rotating block, and the extending ends of the rotating shaft are located below the corresponding guiding rods;

[0017] The suction nozzle is arranged on the rotating block;

[0018] After the glass substrate is moved into the magazine, when the control module controls the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder to extend in a direction away from the telescopic cylinder, the extending end of the rotating shaft contacts the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the block, so that the rotating block rotates, driving the bottom surface of the suction nozzle to rotate to the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove, and making the inclination of the glass substrate adsorbed by the suction nozzle the same as the inner bottom surface of the support groove;

[0019] When moving the glass substrate in the magazine out of the magazine, the control module controls the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder to contract in a direction close to the telescopic cylinder, and the extending end of the rotating shaft disengages from the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the block, so that the rotating block resets, driving the bottom surface of the suction nozzle to reset to horizontal, and making the glass substrate adsorbed by the suction nozzle horizontal.

[0020] In an optional implementation manner, the sucking part further includes: a three-axis moving pair electrically connected to the control module;

[0021] The tilting mechanism is arranged on the three-axis moving pair;

[0022] The suction cup mechanism is rotationally connected to the tilting mechanism;

[0023] The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair to drive the tilting mechanism to move, and further drive the suction cup mechanism to move, so that after the suction cup mechanism adsorbs the glass substrate, the bottom surface of the glass substrate is higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove in the magazine, and the top surface of the glass substrate is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove;

[0024] The control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism to drive the suction cup mechanism to tilt, so that the glass substrate adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism tilts, and the tilting degree of the glass substrate is adapted to the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove in the bin.

[0025] In an optional embodiment, a plurality of layers of support grooves are arranged up and down in the bin, and the same layer of support grooves is used to support a glass substrate;

[0026] A strip groove is formed in the inner side wall of the support groove along the length direction of the support groove;

[0027] The height of the strip groove is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate, and the length of the strip groove is greater than the length of the glass substrate;

[0028] When the control module controls the suction part to move the glass substrate out of or into the bin, the suction part drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate to be higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove, and the top surface of the glass substrate is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove.

[0029] In an optional embodiment, one end surface of the support groove in the length direction is open, and the other end surface is closed;

[0030] The top surface of the bin is open;

[0031] One end surface of the strip groove in the length direction is open, and the open end of the strip groove and the open end of the support groove are on the same surface;

[0032] The inner bottom surface of the support groove is in an inclined state, that is, the position of the inner bottom surface of the support groove closer to the open end of the support groove is higher.

[0033] In an optional embodiment, the glass substrate transmission device further includes: a support plate;

[0034] A blanking station and a loading station are arranged on the support plate, and bins are arranged at both the blanking station and the loading station;

[0035] The number of the tilting mechanism and the suction cup mechanism in the suction part corresponds to the loading station and the blanking station;

[0036] The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair to drive the tilting mechanism and the suction cup mechanism corresponding to the blanking station to move the glass substrates in the bin at the blanking station out of the bin one by one from top to bottom;

[0037] The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair to drive the tilting mechanism and the suction cup mechanism corresponding to the loading station to move the glass substrates into the corresponding bins and place them one by one from bottom to top.

[0038] In an optional embodiment, the glass substrate transmission device further includes: a linear moving pair electrically connected to the control module;

[0039] The linear moving pair is arranged on the support plate;

[0040] The linear moving pair is located between the loading station and the unloading station;

[0041] After the glass substrate in the bin at the unloading station is removed from the bin, it is placed on the linear moving pair, and the control module is configured to control the linear moving pair to move the glass substrate to the processing station for processing;

[0042] The control module is configured to control the linear moving pair to move the processed glass substrate to one side of the loading station.

[0043] In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a bin used in the above glass substrate transmission device, including:

[0044] A plurality of layers of support grooves are arranged up and down in the bin, and the same layer of support grooves is used to support one glass substrate;

[0045] A strip-shaped groove is formed in the inner side wall of the support groove along the length direction of the support groove, and there is a certain height between the bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove and the bottom surface of the support groove;

[0046] The height of the strip-shaped groove is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate, and the length of the strip-shaped groove is greater than the length of the glass substrate.

[0047] One end surface of the support groove in the length direction is open, and the other end surface is sealed;

[0048] The top surface of the bin is open;

[0049] One end surface of the strip-shaped groove in the length direction is open, and the open end of the strip-shaped groove and the open end of the support groove are on the same surface;

[0050] The bottom surface of the support groove is in an inclined state, that is, the position of the bottom surface of the support groove closer to the open end of the support groove is higher.

[0051] In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a working method using the above glass substrate transmission device, including:

[0052] When the control module controls the suction part to move the glass substrate in or out of the bin, the suction part drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate to be higher than the bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove, and the top surface of the glass substrate is lower than the top surface of the strip-shaped groove.

[0053] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows. The glass substrate transmission device of the present invention includes: a storage bin, a control module, and a suction unit electrically connected to the control module. The control module is configured to control the suction unit to successively move the glass substrates in the storage bin out of the storage bin from top to bottom, or control the suction unit to move the glass substrates into the storage bin and place them one by one from bottom to top. After the glass substrates are moved into the storage bin, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism in the suction unit to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction unit to tilt, so that the glass substrates adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism tilt, and the tilting degree of the glass substrates is adapted to the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support grooves in the storage bin. Or when moving the glass substrates in the storage bin out of the storage bin, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism in the suction unit to drive the suction cup mechanism in the suction unit to restore the adsorbed glass substrates to a horizontal state, thereby avoiding friction between the glass substrates and the storage bin during the loading and unloading process of the glass substrates and preventing the glass substrates from being worn.

[0054] Other features and advantages of the present invention will be described in the following specification, and, in part, will be obvious from the specification, or will be understood by implementing the present invention. The objectives and other advantages of the present invention are achieved and obtained by the structures specifically pointed out in the specification and the drawings.

[0055] To make the above objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention more obvious and understandable, specific preferred embodiments are hereby given, and in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, the detailed description is as follows. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0056] To more clearly illustrate the specific embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the specific embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the following drawings are some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0057] Figure 1 Structural schematic diagram of a glass substrate transmission device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0058] Figure 2 Structural schematic diagram of a storage bin provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0059] Figure 3 For Figure 2 Enlarged schematic diagram of part A in

[0060] Figure 4 Structural schematic diagram of a suction unit provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0061] Figure 5 Principle block diagram of a glass substrate transmission device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0062] In the figure:

[0063] 1 silo, 11 support grooves, 12 strip grooves;

[0064] 2 suction part, 21 three-axis moving pair, 22 tilting mechanism, 221 telescopic cylinder, 222 guide rod, 223 block, 23 suction cup mechanism, 231 rotating block, 232 suction nozzle, 233 rotating shaft;

[0065] 3 support plate;

[0066] 4 linear moving pair;

[0067] 5 glass substrate. Specific implementation manners

[0068] To make the objectives, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the described embodiments are some but not all of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0069] As used herein, phrases such as "in one embodiment", "according to one embodiment", "in some embodiments", etc. generally refer to the fact that the specific features, structures or characteristics after such phrases can be included in at least one embodiment of the present disclosure. Therefore, the specific features, structures or characteristics can be included in more than one embodiment of the present disclosure, such that these phrases do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment. As used herein, terms such as "example", "exemplary", etc. are used "for use as an example, instance or illustration. Any embodiment, aspect or design described herein as "example" or "exemplary" is not necessarily construed as being preferred or superior to other embodiments, aspects or designs. Instead, the use of terms such as "example", "exemplary", etc. is intended to present concepts in a specific manner.

[0070] During the processing of the glass substrate, loading and unloading are required. The inventor found that if the inner bottom surface of the support groove for supporting the glass substrate in the silo is a plane during the transportation of the silo, the glass substrate is likely to fall out. However, after changing the inner bottom surface of the support groove for supporting the glass substrate in the silo to an inclined surface, the inventor also found that the bottom surface of the glass substrate is likely to rub against the highest point of the inclined surface during the loading and unloading process, resulting in frictional damage to the glass substrate.

[0071] Regarding the defects existing in the above solutions, they are all the results obtained by the inventors through practice and careful research. Therefore, the process of discovering the above problems and the solutions proposed by the present disclosure in this article for the above problems should both be the contributions made by the inventors to the present disclosure during the process of the present disclosure.

[0072] It should be noted that similar reference numerals and letters represent similar items in the following drawings. Therefore, once an item is defined in one drawing, it does not need to be further defined and explained in subsequent drawings.

[0073] As Figure 1 and Figure 5 shown, at least one disclosed embodiment provides a glass substrate transmission device, including: after the glass substrate 5 is moved into the magazine 1, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism 22 in the suction portion 2 to drive the suction cup mechanism 23 in the suction portion 2 to tilt, so that the glass substrate 5 adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism 23 tilts, and the tilting degree of the glass substrate 5 matches the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 in the magazine 1, or when the glass substrate 5 in the magazine 1 is moved out of the magazine 1, the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism 22 in the suction portion 2 to drive the suction cup mechanism 23 in the suction portion 2 to restore the adsorbed glass substrate 5 to a horizontal state, that is, when the glass substrate 5 is placed in the magazine, first the glass substrate 5 enters the corresponding support groove 11 in a horizontal lateral movement manner. At this time, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the highest point of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, avoiding friction between the glass substrate 5 and the support groove 11. After the lateral movement ends, the glass substrate 5 is tilted to the same tilting degree as the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, so that when the glass substrate is placed down, it directly contacts the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11, avoiding the high point of the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11 from wearing the bottom surface of the glass substrate when the glass substrate is placed down. At the same time, it is convenient to smoothly place the glass substrate 5 on the corresponding support groove 11; when the glass substrate 5 is moved out of the support groove 11, first the inclined glass substrate 5 is lifted and then the glass substrate 5 is restored to a horizontal state. At this time, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the highest point of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, and then the glass substrate 5 is driven to move laterally to move it out of the corresponding support groove 11.

[0074] A silo 1, a control module, and a suction part 2 electrically connected to the control module; the control module is configured to control the suction part 2 to move the glass substrates 5 in the silo 1 out of the silo 1 one by one from top to bottom or control the suction part 2 to move the glass substrates 5 into the silo 1 and place them one by one from bottom to top; wherein a plurality of layers of support grooves 11 are arranged up and down in the silo 1, and the same layer of support grooves 11 is used to support one glass substrate 5; a strip groove 12 is formed in the inner side wall of the support groove 11 along the length direction of the support groove 11, and there is a certain height between the bottom surface of the strip groove 12 and the bottom surface of the support groove 11; the height of the strip groove 12 is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate 5, and the length of the strip groove 12 is greater than the length of the glass substrate 5; when the control module controls the suction part 2 to move the glass substrate 5 out of or into the silo 1, the suction part 2 drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 to be higher than the bottom surface of the strip groove 12, and the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the top surface of the strip groove 12, thereby avoiding friction between the glass substrate 5 and the silo 1 during the loading and unloading process of the glass substrate 5 and preventing the glass substrate 5 from being worn.

[0075] In this embodiment, there are two support grooves 11 in the same layer, which can support a pair of parallel edges of the glass substrate 5, so that the glass substrate 5 can be placed in the silo 1.

[0076] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, in an alternative embodiment, one end face of the support groove 11 in the length direction is open, and the other end face is sealed; the top surface of the silo 1 is open; one end face of the strip groove 12 in the length direction is open, and the open of the strip groove 12 and the open of the support groove 11 are on the same surface; the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 is inclined, that is, the closer the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 is to the open of the support groove 11, the higher it is.

[0077] In this embodiment, the open of the support groove 11 is located on a side wall of the silo 1, and this side wall of the silo 1 can also be open, which is convenient for the suction part 2 to move the glass substrate 5 in the silo 1 out and for moving the glass substrate 5 into the silo 1.

[0078] In this embodiment, the inclined inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 can prevent the glass substrate 5 in the support groove 11 from falling out of the open of the support groove 11 during the movement of the silo 1.

[0079] As Figure 1As shown, in an alternative embodiment, the suction portion 2 includes: a three-axis moving pair 21 electrically connected to the control module, an inclination mechanism 22, and a suction cup mechanism 23; the inclination mechanism 22 is disposed on the three-axis moving pair 21; the suction cup mechanism 23 is rotatably connected to the inclination mechanism 22; the control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair 21 to drive the inclination mechanism 22 to move, and further drive the suction cup mechanism 23 to move, so that after the suction cup mechanism 23 adsorbs the glass substrate 5, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove 12, and the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove 12; the control module is configured to control the inclination mechanism 22 to drive the suction cup mechanism 23 to incline, so that the glass substrate 5 adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism 23 inclines, and the inclination degree of the glass substrate 5 is adapted to the inclination degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, so that when the glass substrate is placed, it directly contacts the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11, avoiding the high points of the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11 from wearing the bottom surface of the glass substrate when the glass substrate is placed, and when sucking the glass substrate, the suction cup mechanism 23 also directly contacts the glass substrate surface, thereby avoiding the suction cup mechanism 23 from pushing the glass substrate to slide and wear the glass substrate when adsorbing the inclined glass substrate.

[0080] In this embodiment, the three-axis moving pair 21 can drive the inclination mechanism 22 to move up, down, left, and right, so that the suction cup mechanism 23 can move synchronously up, down, left, and right, realizing the handling of the glass substrate 5 and meeting the requirement of moving the glass substrate 5 into or out of the magazine 1.

[0081] As Figure 3 shown, in an alternative embodiment, the inclination mechanism 22 includes: a telescopic cylinder 221 and a pair of guide rods 222; the telescopic cylinder 221 is connected to the three-axis moving pair 21; the guide rods 222 are disposed on the telescopic cylinder 221, and the length direction of the guide rods 222 is parallel to the telescopic direction of the telescopic shaft on the telescopic cylinder 221; a block 223 is disposed at one end of the guide rod 222 away from the telescopic cylinder 221, and the bottom surface of the block 223 is lower than the bottom surface of the guide rod 222; the bottom surface of the block 223 is an inclined surface, and the position of this inclined surface is lower the farther it is from the telescopic cylinder 221; the control module is electrically connected to the telescopic cylinder 221, and the control module is configured to control the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 to expand and contract; the suction cup mechanism 23 is rotatably connected to the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221.

[0082] In this embodiment, the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 can drive the suction cup mechanism 23 to move.

[0083] In this embodiment, the inclined surface at the bottom of the block 223 can guide the suction cup mechanism 23 to tilt, so that the surface of the suction nozzle 232 contacting the glass substrate 5 tilts to the same degree as the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, facilitating the adaptation of the inclined glass substrate 5 in the material bin 1 or tilting the glass substrate 5 to adapt to the inclination of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, which is conducive to better sucking and removing the glass substrate 5 or better moving the glass substrate 5 into the material bin 1, enabling the glass substrate to directly contact the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11 when placed, avoiding the high points on the inclined bottom surface of the support groove 11 from wearing the bottom surface of the glass substrate when the glass substrate is placed, and when sucking the glass substrate, the suction cup mechanism 23 is also directly in contact with the surface of the glass substrate, thus avoiding the sliding of the glass substrate caused by the suction cup mechanism 23 adsorbing the inclined glass substrate and wearing the glass substrate.

[0084] As Figure 3 shown, in an alternative embodiment, the suction cup mechanism 23 includes: a rotating block 231 and a suction nozzle 232; the rotating block 231 is rotatably connected to the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 through a rotating shaft 233; both ends of the rotating shaft 233 extend out of the rotating block 231, and the extending ends of the rotating shaft 233 are located below the corresponding guide rods 222; the suction nozzle 232 is electrically connected to the control module, the suction nozzle 232 is arranged on the rotating block 231, and the control module controls the suction nozzle 232 to suck the glass substrate 5; when the control module controls the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 to extend in a direction away from the telescopic cylinder 221, the extending end of the rotating shaft 233 contacts the inclined surface at the bottom of the block 223, so that the rotating block 231 rotates, driving the bottom surface of the suction nozzle 232 to rotate to the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11.

[0085] In this embodiment, the bottom surface of the suction nozzle 232 contacts the glass substrate 5 to suck the glass substrate 5.

[0086] In this embodiment, the rotating shaft 233 is rotatably connected to the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221, and a torsion spring is connected between the two to facilitate the reset of the rotating shaft 233. The rotating shaft 233 is connected to the rotating block 231 to drive the rotating block 231 to rotate when the rotating shaft 233 rotates, and then drive the suction nozzle 232 to rotate. In the initial state, the surface of the suction nozzle 232 in contact with the glass substrate 5 is in a horizontal state, and at this time, the rotating shaft 233 is located below the corresponding guide rod 222.

[0087] In this embodiment, when it is necessary to move the glass substrate 5 in the material bin 1 at the blanking station out of the material bin 1, the glass substrates 5 placed in the material bin 1 have not undergone subsequent process treatment. The bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 contacts the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, and the glass substrate 5 is in an inclined state. At this time, the control module controls the three-axis moving pair 21 to drive the inclined mechanism 22 and the suction cup mechanism 23 corresponding to the blanking station to move, so that the suction nozzle 232 is located above the uppermost glass substrate 5 in the material bin 1. Then, the control module controls the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 to extend outwards. The rotating shaft 233 extends out of the end of the rotating block 231 and gradually contacts the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the corresponding block 223, so that the rotating shaft 233 drives the rotating block 231 to rotate, driving the suction nozzle 232 to rotate. The surface of the suction nozzle 232 that contacts the glass substrate 5 when sucking the glass substrate 5 gradually rotates to the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, facilitating the suction nozzle 232 to better and more firmly adsorb the glass substrate 5. At this time, the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 stops extending and remains stationary. Then, the three-axis moving pair 21 is controlled to drive the suction nozzle 232 to contact the uppermost glass substrate 5 in the material bin 1 and adsorb the glass substrate 5. After adsorption, the three-axis moving pair 21 drives the glass substrate 5 to move upwards. Then, after the glass substrate 5 stops rising, the control module controls the telescopic end of the telescopic cylinder 221 to retract. After the rotating shaft 233 no longer contacts the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the block 223, the rotating shaft 233 is reset by the torsion spring, and the glass substrate 5 sucked by the suction cup rotates to a horizontal state. At this time, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove 12, the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the inner top surface of the strip-shaped groove 12, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the highest position of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, and the glass substrate 5 does not contact the inner wall of the support groove 11. Then, the three-axis moving pair 21 drives the suction nozzle 232 to move horizontally so that the glass substrate 5 is moved out of the support groove 11. During the movement out, the glass substrate 5 does not contact the inner wall of the support groove 11, avoiding abrasion during the movement out of the glass substrate 5. The moved-out glass substrate 5 is placed on the linear moving pair 4 by the three-axis moving pair 21.

[0088] In this embodiment, when it is necessary to move the glass substrate 5 into the bin 1 at the loading station, the linear motion pair 4 transports the processed glass substrate 5 to one side of the loading station. At this time, the control module controls the three-axis motion pair 21 to drive the tilting mechanism 22 and the suction cup mechanism 23 corresponding to the loading station to move, so that the suction nozzle 232 is located above the glass substrate 5 on the linear motion pair 4. At this time, the surface of the suction nozzle 232 in contact with the glass substrate 5 is in a horizontal state when sucking the glass substrate 5. The three-axis motion pair 21 drives the suction nozzle 232 to suck the glass substrate 5 on the linear motion pair 4, and then the three-axis motion pair 21 drives the glass substrate 5 into the support groove 11 in the corresponding bin 1. At this time, the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove 12, and the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove 12. The bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 is higher than the highest position of the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 to prevent the glass substrate 5 from contacting the inner wall of the support groove 11 when the glass substrate 5 is moved into the bin 1, and to avoid friction and wear of the glass substrate 5. After the glass substrate 5 is moved into the support groove 11, the control module controls the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder 221 to extend outward. The rotating shaft 233 extends out of the end of the rotating block 231 and gradually contacts the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the corresponding block 223, so that the rotating shaft 233 drives the rotating block 231 to rotate, drives the suction nozzle 232 to rotate, and makes the glass substrate 5 gradually rotate to be parallel to the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11. Then the three-axis motion pair 21 drives the glass substrate 5 to descend and places the glass substrate 5 on the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11. Supported by the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, the transfer of the glass substrate 5 into the bin 1 is completed. After the glass substrate 5 is tilted to the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11, the glass substrate 5 is lowered, so that the glass substrate 5 can be better lowered and the friction and wear of the glass substrate 5 are avoided.

[0089] As Figure 1 shown, in an alternative embodiment, the glass substrate transmission device further includes: a support plate 3; a blanking station and a loading station are provided on the support plate 3, and bins 1 are provided at both the blanking station and the loading station; the number of the tilting mechanism 22 and the suction cup mechanism 23 in the suction part 2 corresponds to the loading station and the blanking station; the control module is configured to control the three-axis motion pair 21 to drive the tilting mechanism 22 and the suction cup mechanism 23 corresponding to the blanking station to move the glass substrates 5 in the bin 1 at the blanking station out of the bin 1 one by one from top to bottom; the control module is configured to control the three-axis motion pair 21 to drive the tilting mechanism 22 and the suction cup mechanism 23 corresponding to the loading station to move the glass substrates 5 into the corresponding bins 1 and place them one by one from bottom to top.

[0090] As Figure 1As shown, in an alternative embodiment, the glass substrate transmission device further includes a linear motion pair 4 electrically connected to the control module; the linear motion pair 4 is disposed on the support plate 3; the linear motion pair 4 is located between the loading station and the unloading station; after the glass substrate 5 in the bin 1 at the unloading station is removed from the bin 1, it is placed on the linear motion pair 4, and the control module is configured to control the linear motion pair 4 to move the glass substrate 5 to the processing station for processing; the control module is configured to control the linear motion pair 4 to move the processed glass substrate 5 to one side of the loading station.

[0091] In this embodiment, the linear motion pair 4 can move the unprocessed glass substrate 5 to the processing station, and after processing, move the processed glass substrate 5 to one side of the loading station.

[0092] As Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, at least one other disclosed embodiment also provides a bin 1 used in the above glass substrate transmission device, including: a plurality of layers of support grooves 11 are arranged up and down in the bin 1, and the same layer of support grooves 11 is used to support one glass substrate 5; a strip groove 12 is formed on the inner side wall of the support groove 11 along the length direction of the support groove 11, and there is a certain height between the bottom surface of the strip groove 12 and the bottom surface of the support groove 11; the height of the strip groove 12 is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate 5, and the length of the strip groove 12 is greater than the length of the glass substrate 5.

[0093] In this embodiment, one side of the support groove 11 with a sealed opening can prevent the glass substrate 5 from sliding out of the support groove 11.

[0094] In an alternative embodiment, one end face of the support groove 11 in the length direction is open, and the other end face is sealed; the top surface of the bin 1 is open; one end face of the strip groove 12 in the length direction is open, and the opening of the strip groove 12 and the opening of the support groove 11 are on the same surface; the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 is in an inclined state, that is, the closer the inner bottom surface of the support groove 11 is to the open end of the support groove 11, the higher it is.

[0095] At least one other disclosed embodiment also provides a working method using the above glass substrate transmission device, including: when the control module controls the suction part 2 to move the glass substrate 5 in or out of the bin 1, the suction part 2 drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 to be higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove 12, and the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove 12.

[0096] In summary, the glass substrate transmission device of the present invention includes: a silo 1, a control module, and a suction portion 2 electrically connected to the control module; the control module is configured to control the suction portion 2 to sequentially move the glass substrates 5 in the silo 1 out of the silo 1 from top to bottom or control the suction portion 2 to move the glass substrates 5 into the silo 1 and sequentially place them from bottom to top; wherein a plurality of layers of support grooves 11 are arranged vertically in the silo 1, and the same layer of support grooves 11 is used to support one glass substrate 5; a strip-shaped groove 12 is formed on the inner side wall of the support groove 11 along the length direction of the support groove 11, and there is a certain height between the bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove 12 and the bottom surface of the support groove 11; the height of the strip-shaped groove 12 is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate 5, and the length of the strip-shaped groove 12 is greater than the length of the glass substrate 5; when the control module controls the suction portion 2 to move the glass substrate 5 out of or into the silo 1, the suction portion 2 drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate 5 to be higher than the bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove 12, and the top surface of the glass substrate 5 is lower than the top surface of the strip-shaped groove 12, thereby avoiding friction between the glass substrate 5 and the silo 1 during the loading and unloading process of the glass substrate 5 and preventing the glass substrate 5 from being worn.

[0097] In the description of the embodiments of the present invention, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installation", "connection", and "connection" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the communication inside two components. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0098] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present invention. In addition, terms such as "first", "second" and other numerical terms used herein do not imply an order or sequence unless clearly indicated herein. Therefore, without departing from the teachings of the exemplary embodiments, the first element, component, region, layer or section discussed above can be referred to as the second element, component, region, layer or section.

[0099] Spatial relative terms, such as "inner", "outer", "below", "beneath", "under", "above", "over", etc., may be used herein to facilitate the description of the relationship of one element or feature to another element or feature as illustrated in the figures. In addition to the orientation depicted in the figures, spatial relative terms may be intended to cover different orientations of the device in use or operation. For example, if the device in the figures is flipped over, an element described as "below" or "beneath" other elements or features will be oriented "above" the other elements or features. Thus, the exemplary term "below" can cover both an above and a below orientation. The device may be otherwise oriented (rotated 90 degrees or in other orientations), and the spatial relative descriptors used herein are to be interpreted accordingly.

[0100] Inspired by the above-described ideal embodiments of the present invention, through the above description, relevant staff can, without departing from the technical idea of the present invention, make various changes and modifications. The technical scope of the present invention is not limited to the content in the specification, and its technical scope must be determined according to the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A glass substrate transmission device, characterized in that, Comprising: a silo (1), a control module, and a suction part (2) electrically connected to the control module; the control module is configured to control the suction part (2) to move the glass substrates (5) in the silo (1) out of the silo (1) one by one from top to bottom or control the suction part (2) to move the glass substrates (5) into the silo (1) and place them one by one from bottom to top; wherein after the glass substrates (5) are moved into the silo (1), the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism (22) in the suction part (2) to drive the suction cup mechanism (23) in the suction part (2) to tilt, so that the glass substrates (5) adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism (23) tilt, and the tilting degree of the glass substrates (5) is adapted to the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support grooves (11) in the silo (1), or when moving the glass substrates (5) in the silo (1) out of the silo (1), the control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism (22) in the suction part (2) to drive the suction cup mechanism (23) in the suction part (2) to restore the adsorbed glass substrates (5) to a horizontal state; a plurality of layers of support grooves (11) are arranged up and down in the silo (1), and the same layer of support grooves (11) is used to support one glass substrate (5); a strip-shaped groove (12) is formed in the inner side wall of the support groove (11) along the length direction of the support groove (11); the height of the strip-shaped groove (12) is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate (5), and the length of the strip-shaped groove (12) is greater than the length of the glass substrate (5); when the control module controls the suction part (2) to move the glass substrates (5) out of or into the silo (1), the suction part (2) drives the bottom surface of the glass substrates (5) to be higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove (12), and the top surface of the glass substrates (5) is lower than the inner top surface of the strip-shaped groove (12).

2. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 1, wherein: the tilting mechanism (22) comprises: a telescopic cylinder (221) electrically connected to the control module, and a pair of guide rods (222); the guide rods (222) are arranged on the telescopic cylinder (221), and the length direction of the guide rods (222) is parallel to the telescopic direction of the telescopic shaft on the telescopic cylinder (221); a block (223) is arranged at the end of the guide rod (222) far away from the telescopic cylinder (221), and the bottom surface of the block (223) is lower than the bottom surface of the guide rod (222); the bottom surface of the block (223) is an inclined surface, and the position of this inclined surface is lower the farther away from the telescopic cylinder (221).

3. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 2, wherein: the suction cup mechanism (23) comprises: a rotating block (231) and a suction nozzle (232) electrically connected to the control module; the rotating block (231) is rotatably connected to the telescopic shaft of the telescopic cylinder (221) through a rotating shaft (233); both ends of the rotating shaft (233) extend out of the rotating block (231), and the extending ends of the rotating shaft (233) are located below the corresponding guide rods (222); the suction nozzle (232) is arranged on the rotating block (231); After the glass substrate (5) is moved into the magazine (1), when the control module controls the telescopic cylinder (221) to extend in the direction away from the telescopic cylinder (221), the end of the rotating shaft (233) that extends contacts the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the block (223), so that the rotating block (231) rotates, driving the bottom surface of the suction nozzle (232) to rotate to the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11), making the glass substrate (5) adsorbed by the suction nozzle (232) have the same inclination as the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11). When moving the glass substrate (5) in the magazine (1) out of the magazine (1), the control module controls the telescopic cylinder (221) to contract in the direction close to the telescopic cylinder (221), and the end of the rotating shaft (233) that extends disengages from the inclined surface of the bottom surface of the block (223), so that the rotating block (231) resets, driving the bottom surface of the suction nozzle (232) to reset to horizontal, making the glass substrate (5) adsorbed by the suction nozzle (232) horizontal.

4. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 1, wherein: The suction part (2) further comprises: a three-axis moving pair (21) electrically connected to the control module; The tilting mechanism (22) is arranged on the three-axis moving pair (21); The suction cup mechanism (23) is rotatably connected to the tilting mechanism (22); The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair (21) to drive the tilting mechanism (22) to move, and further drive the suction cup mechanism (23) to move, so that after the suction cup mechanism (23) adsorbs the glass substrate (5), it drives the bottom surface of the glass substrate (5) to be higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip groove (12) in the magazine (1), and the top surface of the glass substrate (5) is lower than the inner top surface of the strip groove (12); The control module is configured to control the tilting mechanism (22) to drive the suction cup mechanism (23) to tilt, so that the glass substrate (5) adsorbed by the suction cup mechanism (23) tilts, and the tilting degree of the glass substrate (5) is adapted to the tilting degree of the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11) in the magazine (1).

5. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 1, wherein: One end surface in the length direction of the support groove (11) is open, and the other end surface is closed; The top surface of the magazine (1) is open; One end surface in the length direction of the strip groove (12) is open, and the open end of the strip groove (12) is on the same surface as the open end of the support groove (11); The inner bottom surface of the support groove (11) is in an inclined state, that is, the closer the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11) is to the open end of the support groove (11), the higher it is.

6. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 5, wherein: The glass substrate transmission device further comprises: a support plate (3); The support plate (3) is provided with a blanking station and a loading station, and magazines (1) are arranged at both the blanking station and the loading station; The number of the tilting mechanism (22) and the suction cup mechanism (23) in the suction part (2) corresponds to the loading station and the blanking station; The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair (21) to drive the tilting mechanism (22) and the suction cup mechanism (23) corresponding to the blanking station to move the glass substrates (5) in the bin (1) at the blanking station out of the bin (1) one by one from top to bottom; The control module is configured to control the three-axis moving pair (21) to drive the tilting mechanism (22) and the suction cup mechanism (23) corresponding to the loading station to move the glass substrates (5) into the corresponding bin (1) and place them one by one from bottom to top.

7. The glass substrate transmission device according to claim 6, wherein: The glass substrate transmission device further includes: a linear moving pair (4) electrically connected to the control module; The linear moving pair (4) is arranged on the support plate (3); The linear moving pair (4) is located between the loading station and the blanking station; After the glass substrates (5) in the bin (1) at the blanking station are moved out of the bin (1), they are placed on the linear moving pair (4), and the control module is configured to control the linear moving pair (4) to move the glass substrates (5) to the processing station for processing; The control module is configured to control the linear moving pair (4) to move the processed glass substrates (5) to one side of the loading station.

8. A silo used in the glass substrate transmission device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Comprising: A plurality of layers of support grooves (11) are arranged up and down in the bin (1), and the same layer of support grooves (11) is used to support one glass substrate (5); A strip-shaped groove (12) is formed in the inner side wall of the support groove (11) along the length direction of the support groove (11), and there is a certain height between the inner bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove (12) and the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11); The height of the strip-shaped groove (12) is greater than the thickness of the glass substrate (5), and the length of the strip-shaped groove (12) is greater than the length of the glass substrate (5); One end surface of the support groove (11) in the length direction is open, and the other end surface is sealed; The top surface of the bin (1) is open; One end surface of the strip-shaped groove (12) in the length direction is open, and the open end of the strip-shaped groove (12) is on the same surface as the open end of the support groove (11); The inner bottom surface of the support groove (11) is in an inclined state, that is, the inner bottom surface of the support groove (11) is higher at the position closer to the open end of the support groove (11).

9. A working method of using the glass substrate driving device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, Comprising: When the control module controls the suction part (2) to move the glass substrates (5) out of or into the bin (1), the suction part (2) drives the bottom surface of the glass substrates (5) to be higher than the inner bottom surface of the strip-shaped groove (12), and the top surface of the glass substrates (5) is lower than the inner top surface of the strip-shaped groove (12).

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