Glass clamping rope spacing device and glass clamping rope spacing method

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of glass production, and discloses a glass clamping rope spacing device and a glass clamping rope spacing method. The problems of high cost and high pollution of a currently adopted glass spacing method are effectively solved. According to the glass clamping rope spacing method, a plurality of rope lines which are linearly arranged side by side at intervals are arranged between adjacent pieces of glass. The glass clamping rope spacing device comprises two stand columns and a horizontally-arranged cross beam, the two ends of the cross beam are connected with the stand columns on the same side respectively, the cross beam is provided with a plurality of rope conveying and cutting units, and the rope conveying and cutting units are provided with rope roller mounting shafts used for supporting rope rollers to rotate freely. The rope conveying and cutting unit actively pulls the rope to be conveyed downwards and cuts the rope into the set length. The invention has the advantages of low cost and no pollution, and ensures the quality of short-time transportation or storage of glass.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention belongs to the field of glass production technology, and particularly relates to a glass rope clamping spacer device and a glass rope clamping spacer method. Background Technology

[0002] During the production process of automated production lines, glass needs to undergo short-term transportation and storage inside and outside the workshop. During transportation and storage, due to the large contact area between the glass pieces and the tendency for static electricity to be generated through friction, the glass pieces need to be placed at intervals to ensure their condition during transportation and storage. This prevents scratches on the glass surface caused by friction, which in turn affects the corresponding process performance and reduces the yield of subsequent glass production.

[0003] Currently, the glass partitioning methods used are paper-clamping partitioning and powder coating partitioning. However, paper-clamping partitioning is costly, and powder coating partitioning is highly polluting. Therefore, there is a need to develop a low-cost and environmentally friendly glass partitioning method and applicable equipment. Summary of the Invention

[0004] One objective of this invention is to provide a glass clamping rope spacing method that effectively solves the problems of high cost and high pollution in the current glass spacing methods.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a glass clamping rope spacing method, wherein multiple ropes are arranged in a straight line with intervals between adjacent glass panes.

[0006] Furthermore, the rope is a soft, inelastic, and static-free rope, including ropes made of cotton, linen, or polytetrafluoroethylene.

[0007] Furthermore, the bottom end of the rope is lower than the bottom end of the glass, and the top end of the rope is higher than the top end of the glass.

[0008] Another objective of this invention is to provide a glass rope clamping and spacing device for implementing the glass rope clamping and spacing method described in the above embodiments. The device includes two columns and a horizontally arranged crossbeam. The two ends of the crossbeam are respectively connected to the columns on the same side. The crossbeam is provided with multiple rope conveying and cutting units. Each rope conveying and cutting unit is provided with a rope roller mounting shaft for supporting the free rotation of the rope roller. The rope conveying and cutting unit actively pulls the rope downward and cuts the rope to a set length.

[0009] Furthermore, the rope conveying and cutting unit includes a guide belt, a servo motor, a friction gear, a clamping gear, a cutter, a guide cylinder, and a PLC system, wherein the servo motor and the cutter are both connected to the PLC system.

[0010] The axis of the conductor strip is perpendicular to the long axis of the crossbeam. The conductor strip is provided with a plurality of rope guides arranged in a row along the axis of the conductor strip, and the rope guides are provided with wire holes.

[0011] The rope roller mounting shaft is located at the rear end of the guide belt, and the friction gear is located at the front end of the guide belt. The friction gear is connected to the output shaft of the servo motor, and the output shaft of the servo motor is parallel to the long axis of the crossbeam. The clamping gear and the friction gear are arranged adjacent to each other. The friction gear and the clamping gear are controlled by the servo motor to achieve a clamping fit, thereby providing traction force for the rope.

[0012] The guide cylinder is located below the friction gear and is used to guide the rope to be conveyed vertically downwards. The cutter is located below the guide cylinder.

[0013] The free end of the rope passes through each wire hole in sequence and enters between the friction gear and the clamping gear, and then falls downward through the guide cylinder.

[0014] Furthermore, the guide cylinder is made of an anti-static material.

[0015] Furthermore, the rope guide and the conductor strip are connected by a nut.

[0016] Furthermore, the front end of the column is provided with an L-shaped glass placement rack, and the rope conveying and cutting unit actively pulls the rope downward to the front side of the glass on the L-shaped glass placement rack and cuts it to a set length.

[0017] Furthermore, a rope roller storage rack is provided at the rear end of the column.

[0018] Furthermore, the rope roller temporary storage rack includes a rope roller storage rod and a support rod. The front end face of the rope roller storage rod is connected to the rear end face of the column, and the top end face of the support rod is connected to the bottom end face of the rope roller storage rod. The rope roller storage rod is provided with multiple rope roller support shafts for placing rope rollers.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of the present invention are: (1) The present invention uses a rope clamping method to separate the glass, which is low in cost and pollution-free, and ensures the quality of glass during short-term transportation or storage, effectively solving the problems of high cost of paper clamping and high pollution of powder spraying.

[0020] (2) The glass clamping rope spacing device provided by the present invention has a compact structure, is easy to maintain, and is suitable for production lines of various specifications of glass.

[0021] (3) This invention is applicable to short-term transportation and temporary storage of various glass products such as coated glass, tempered glass, and insulated glass, as well as glass of various sizes. It provides an efficient and environmentally friendly solution to the problems that glass products are prone to encounter in short-distance transportation and temporary storage scenarios, such as surface scratches, film peeling, and edge bumps. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the glass rope clamping spacer device of the present invention (the rope roller mounting shaft is omitted).

[0023] Figure 2 This is a side view of the glass rope clamping spacer of the present invention (the rope roller mounting shaft is omitted).

[0024] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cooperative structure of the friction gear, clamping gear, shearer, and guide cylinder of the present invention.

[0025] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: Rope - 1; Column - 2; Beam - 3; Rope conveying and cutting unit - 4; Guide belt - 5; Friction gear - 6; Clamping gear - 7; Cutter - 8; Guide cylinder - 9; Rope guide component - 10; Rope roller temporary storage rack - 11. Detailed Implementation

[0026] Example 1: This example provides a method for separating glass panes by placing multiple ropes 1 arranged in a straight line with intervals between adjacent glass panes. The number of ropes 1 can be reasonably set according to the length of the glass panes. In this example, three ropes 1 arranged in a straight line with intervals are selected to be placed between adjacent glass panes.

[0027] The rope 1 is made of a soft, non-elastic, and static-free material, including cotton, linen, or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) rope. In this embodiment, cotton rope is used.

[0028] To ensure the glass separation effect and prevent scratches on the glass surface caused by contact friction between the glass panes, the bottom end of the rope 1 between adjacent glass panes should be lower than the bottom end of the glass pane, and the top end of the rope 1 should be higher than the top end of the glass pane.

[0029] This embodiment uses a rope clamping method to separate glass panes, which is low-cost, pollution-free, and ensures the quality of glass during short-term transportation or storage. It effectively solves the problems of high cost of paper clamping and high pollution of powder spraying.

[0030] Example 2: This example provides a glass rope clamping spacer device to implement the glass rope clamping spacer method described in Example 1, such as... Figure 1As shown, the structure includes two columns 2 arranged side by side and a horizontal beam 3. The bottom of the columns 2 is fixed to the ground at the exit of the glass sheet conveying line by bolts. The two ends of the beam 3 are connected to the columns 2 on the same side. The connection height of the beam 3 on the columns 2 can be flexibly adjusted according to the glass size. In this embodiment, the beam 3 is pulled up and down on the columns 2 by slide rails, cylinders, etc., so that the connection position of the beam 3 on the columns 2 can be flexibly adjusted.

[0031] Multiple rope conveying and cutting units 4 are provided on the crossbeam 3. The rope conveying and cutting units 4 are detachably connected to the crossbeam 3 via nuts. Specifically, the number and spacing of the rope conveying and cutting units 4 can be set according to the size of the glass. In this embodiment, three rope conveying and cutting units 4 are provided on the crossbeam 3. The rope conveying and cutting unit 4 is provided with a rope roller mounting shaft for supporting the free rotation of the rope roller. The rope conveying and cutting unit 4 actively pulls the rope 1 downward and is controlled by the PLC system to cut the rope to a set length.

[0032] like Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the rope conveying and cutting unit 4 includes a guide belt 5, a servo motor, a friction gear 6, a clamping gear 7, a cutter 8, a guide cylinder 9, and a PLC system. The specific structure and connection methods of each component in the rope conveying and cutting unit 4 are described below: (1) The axis of the conductor strip 5 is perpendicular to the long axis of the crossbeam 3. The conductor strip 5 is provided with a plurality of rope guides 10 arranged in a row along the axis of the conductor strip 5. The rope guides 10 are provided with wire holes. In this embodiment, the rope guides 10 and the conductor strip 5 can be easily disassembled and modified by nuts, so as to facilitate the replacement of rope guides 10 of appropriate size and quantity according to different sizes of ropes 1.

[0033] (2) The rope roller mounting shaft is located at the rear end of the guide belt 5. In this embodiment, the rope roller mounting shaft is connected to the rope conveying and cutting unit 4 by a snap-fitting long rod in the shape of an inverted L. That is, one end of the inverted L-shaped long rod is connected to the rope roller mounting shaft, and the other end is snap-fitted to the rope conveying and cutting unit 4. Furthermore, the length of the inverted L-shaped long rod can be adjusted with a nut. The rope roller is mounted on the rope roller mounting shaft. As the rope 1 is pulled, the rope roller rotates on the rope roller mounting shaft, releasing the rope 1, and cooperating with the rope conveying and cutting unit 4 to achieve continuous operation.

[0034] (3) Friction gear 6 is located at the front end of the guide belt 5, and the upper end of friction gear 6 is at the same horizontal height as the guide hole. Friction gear 6 is connected to the output shaft of servo motor, and the output shaft of servo motor is parallel to the long axis of crossbeam 3. Clamping gear 7 is arranged adjacent to friction gear 6, and friction gear 6 and clamping gear 7 are clamped together by servo motor to provide traction force for rope 1. By adjusting the gap between friction gear 6 and clamping gear 7 by servo motor, ropes 1 of different diameters can be adapted to ensure uniform and stable clamping force.

[0035] (4) The guide cylinder 9 is located below the friction gear 6. The guide cylinder 9 is used to guide the rope 1 to be conveyed vertically downward. The cutter 8 is located below the guide cylinder 9. In this embodiment, the guide cylinder 9 is made of an anti-static material, such as aluminum alloy.

[0036] The L-shaped glass is placed at the front end of the column. The free end of the rope 1 passes through the wire holes in sequence and enters between the friction gear 6 and the clamping gear 7, and then falls downward through the guide cylinder 9. The servo motor and the cutter 8 are both connected to the PLC system. The PLC system controls the servo motor to stop when the rope 1 is conveyed to the set length, and the cutter 8 cuts the rope 1 after the glass is unloaded and placed on the L-shaped glass frame. Then the servo motor restarts and pulls a new round of rope 1 downward.

[0037] To facilitate the handling and replacement of rope rollers by operators, in this embodiment, a rope roller temporary storage rack 11 is provided at the rear end of each column 2. The rope roller temporary storage rack includes a rope roller storage rod and a support rod. The front end face of the rope roller storage rod is connected to the rear end face of the column, and the top end face of the support rod is connected to the bottom end face of the rope roller storage rod. The rope roller storage rod is provided with multiple rope roller support shafts for placing rope rollers.

[0038] In this embodiment, a step stool is provided on one side of the glass rope clamping spacer to facilitate the installation of the rope roller by the operator.

[0039] The working principle of this embodiment is as follows: First, a glass rope clamping device is installed at a suitable position at the exit of the lower sheet conveyor line. The appropriate height of the crossbeam 3 is adjusted according to the glass size. The number and spacing of the rope conveying and cutting unit 4 and the rope guide 10 are set, and the length of the downward conveying rope 1 is set. Second, the production line and the glass rope clamping device are used in conjunction to ensure that each piece of glass is transferred to the L-shaped glass frame located at the front end of the glass rope clamping device by a suction cup after it is off the production line. Finally, the glass rope clamping device moves and cuts an appropriate length of rope 1 according to the set parameters to clamp the rope.

[0040] The specific operating procedure is as follows: Start the servo motor, so that the friction gear 6 and the clamping gear 7 work together to drive the rope 1 downward at the front end of the glass. Controlled by the PLC system, ensure that the servo motor stops running when the rope 1 is transported to the set length. After the glass is unloaded and transferred to the L-shaped glass frame by the suction cup, the PLC system controls the cutter 8 to cut the rope 1, completing a single isolation operation. Then the servo motor starts running again, pulling a new round of rope 1 downward. When the number of glass pieces on the L-shaped glass frame reaches the maximum load capacity of the L-shaped glass frame, in-factory transportation and short-term storage are carried out.

[0041] The glass clamping rope spacing device provided in this embodiment has a compact structure, is easy to maintain, and is suitable for production lines of various glass specifications. Once the required data for the entire process is set, it is uniformly scheduled by the PLC system to ensure that all components operate in coordination, thereby improving operational efficiency and consistency.

[0042] This invention is mainly applied to the short-term transportation and temporary storage of various glass products, such as coated glass, tempered glass, and insulated glass, and glass of various sizes. It provides an efficient and environmentally friendly solution to problems such as surface scratches, coating peeling, and edge damage that are prone to occur in short-distance transportation and temporary storage of glass products.

[0043] Of course, the above description is not a limitation of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the examples given above. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention should also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A method for spacing glass with rope clamps, characterized in that, Multiple ropes are installed between adjacent glass panes, arranged in a straight line at intervals.

2. The glass clamping rope spacing method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The cord is a soft, inelastic, and static-free cord, including cords made of cotton, linen, or polytetrafluoroethylene.

3. The glass clamping rope spacing method according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom end of the rope is lower than the bottom end of the glass, and the top end of the rope is higher than the top end of the glass.

4. A glass clamping rope spacer, characterized in that, The glass clamping rope spacing method according to any one of claims 1-3 includes two columns and a horizontally arranged crossbeam. The two ends of the crossbeam are respectively connected to the columns on the same side. The crossbeam is provided with a plurality of rope conveying and cutting units. Each rope conveying and cutting unit is provided with a rope roller mounting shaft for supporting the free rotation of the rope roller. The rope conveying and cutting unit actively pulls the rope downward and cuts the rope to a set length.

5. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The rope conveying and cutting unit includes a guide belt, a servo motor, a friction gear, a clamping gear, a cutter, a guide cylinder, and a PLC system. The servo motor and the cutter are both connected to the PLC system. The axis of the conductor strip is perpendicular to the long axis of the crossbeam. The conductor strip is provided with a plurality of rope guides arranged in a row along the axis of the conductor strip. The rope guides are provided with wire holes. The rope roller mounting shaft is located at the rear end of the guide belt, the friction gear is located at the front end of the guide belt, the friction gear is connected to the output shaft of the servo motor, the output shaft of the servo motor is parallel to the long axis of the crossbeam, the clamping gear and the friction gear are arranged adjacent to each other, and the friction gear and the clamping gear are controlled by the servo motor to achieve a clamping fit, providing traction force for the rope. The guide cylinder is located below the friction gear, and the guide cylinder is used to guide the rope to be conveyed vertically downward. The cutter is located below the guide cylinder. The free end of the rope passes through each wire hole in sequence and enters between the friction gear and the clamping gear, and then falls downward through the guide cylinder.

6. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The guide cylinder is made of anti-static material.

7. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 5, characterized in that, The rope guide and the conductor strip are connected by a nut.

8. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The front end of the column is equipped with an L-shaped glass placement rack. The rope conveying and cutting unit actively pulls the rope downward to the front side of the glass on the L-shaped glass placement rack and cuts it to a set length.

9. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 4, characterized in that, The rear end of the column is equipped with a rope roller storage rack.

10. The glass clamping rope spacer according to claim 9, characterized in that, The rope roller temporary storage rack includes a rope roller storage rod and a support rod. The front end face of the rope roller storage rod is connected to the rear end face of the column, and the top end face of the support rod is connected to the bottom end face of the rope roller storage rod. The rope roller storage rod is provided with multiple rope roller support shafts for placing rope rollers.

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