Polishing mechanism facilitating discharging
By designing a grinding mechanism that is easy to unload, using hydraulic cylinders, suction cups, rotating motors and other components, the automatic material collection, grinding and unloading of liquid crystal glass is solved, and the problem of low grinding efficiency in the existing technology is improved and the level of automation is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421316230.4
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-06-11
- Publication Date
- 2025-02-28
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-06-11
AI Technical Summary
When the existing grinding device grinds the sides of the liquid crystal glass, it is often only possible to polish one pair of sides, while the other pair of sides needs to be manually adjusted, and after the grinding is completed, it requires manual unloading operation, which is relatively low efficiency.
A grinding mechanism for easy unloading is designed, including a first transmission mechanism and a second transmission mechanism. Through components such as hydraulic cylinders, suction cups, rotating motors, stepper motors and hydraulic push rods, automatic material pickup, grinding and unloading operations of glass are realized.
It realizes automatic grinding and unloading of liquid crystal glass, improves operating efficiency, reduces manual intervention, and improves the automation level of production.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of liquid crystal glass processing, in particular to a grinding mechanism for facilitating material cutting. Background Art
[0002] Liquid crystal glass is a display made using the optical properties of liquid crystals. It is a very thin piece of glass that can display images of different colors. The thickness of this glass sheet is very thin, usually only a few millimeters, but the image displayed is very clear. Liquid crystal glass is often used in electronic devices such as mobile phones, tablets, and televisions. Liquid crystal glass is usually composed of two layers of glass plates with a layer of liquid crystal molecules in the middle. When voltage is applied to the liquid crystal molecules, they change direction, causing light to distort when passing through the liquid crystal glass. This distorted light is reflected on the two layers of glass plates to form different colors and patterns. By controlling the size and direction of the voltage, the display effect of the liquid crystal glass can be adjusted.
[0003] LCD glass side grinding refers to the process of grinding the edge of LCD glass. The purpose of grinding is to make the edge of LCD glass smooth and flat, improve its edge strength and sealing, and thus improve the performance and use effect of LCD glass. Common grinding tools include sandpaper, grinding wheel, polishing paste, etc. When grinding, it is necessary to select appropriate grinding tools and methods according to the properties and needs of LCD glass to ensure the grinding effect and quality. After grinding, LCD glass also needs to be cleaned and dried to remove surface residues and impurities to ensure its normal use.
[0004] In the process of realizing the present invention, the inventors found that the prior art had the following problems: 1. When grinding the side edges of the liquid crystal glass, the existing grinding device can only grind one pair of side edges, while the other pair of side edges need to be manually adjusted in direction; 2. After the existing grinding device has finished grinding the side edges of the liquid crystal glass, the operator is often required to manually unload the material, which has low operating efficiency and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Utility Model Content
[0005] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a grinding mechanism that is easy to unload materials, so as to solve the problem that the existing grinding device proposed in the above background technology can only grind one pair of side edges when grinding the side edges of liquid crystal glass, while the other pair of side edges need to be manually adjusted in direction, and after the existing grinding device has completed grinding the side edges of the liquid crystal glass, it often requires an operator to manually unload the material, which has low operating efficiency and is time-consuming and labor-intensive. To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: a grinding mechanism for facilitating material unloading, comprising a first transmission mechanism, an outer wall of one side of the first transmission mechanism is tightly fitted with a base, a support rod is provided on one side of the top of the base, a material-taking mechanism is sleeved on the outer wall of the rod body of the support rod, a rotating motor is plugged into the bottom end of the support rod, a workbench is provided in the middle of the top of the base, a stepping motor is plugged in the center of the bottom of the workbench, a telescopic rod is threadedly connected to the middle of the top of the workbench, a limiting mechanism is provided at the driving end of the telescopic rod, hydraulic push rods are embedded and installed on the left and right sides of the top of the base, an edging mechanism is plugged into the driving end of the hydraulic push rod, a parallel push rod is provided on the side of the top of the base that is fitted with the support rod, and a second transmission mechanism is tightly fitted into the outer wall of the base on the side away from the first transmission mechanism.
[0006] Further preferably, the first transmission mechanism is composed of a first driving shaft, a first driven shaft, a first drive motor and a first transmission belt, and the second transmission mechanism is composed of a second driving shaft, a second driven shaft, a second drive motor and a second transmission belt, wherein the first driving shaft is connected to one end with the first drive motor, and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the first driving shaft and the first driven shaft are both sleeved with the first transmission belt, and the second driving shaft is connected to one end with the second drive motor, and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the second driving shaft and the second driven shaft are sleeved with the second transmission belt.
[0007] Further preferably, the material picking mechanism is composed of a hydraulic cylinder, a fixed box, an air pump a, an air suction pipe and a suction cup a, wherein the driving end of the hydraulic cylinder is connected to the fixed box, and an air pump is provided inside the fixed box, and at the same time, the air suction port of the air pump is connected to one end of the air suction pipe, and the other end of the air suction pipe is connected to the top of the suction cup a.
[0008] Further preferably, the limiting mechanism is composed of a vacuum pump b, a vacuum hose, a fixed plate, and a suction cup b, wherein the bottom center of the fixed plate is threadedly connected to the driving end of the telescopic rod, and one end of the vacuum hose is plugged into one side of the bottom of the fixed plate, and the other end of the vacuum hose is plugged into the vacuum port of the vacuum pump b, and a suction cup b is also plugged into the top center of the fixed plate.
[0009] Further preferably, the edge grinding mechanism is composed of a slide rail, a rotating screw, a servo motor, a slider and a grinding file, wherein sliders are provided on the left and right sides of the bottom of the slide rail, and a rotating screw is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the left and right sides of the slide rail, and a servo motor is also inserted into one end of the rotating screw, and a grinding file is also screwed to the outer wall of the rotating screw body.
[0010] Further preferably, slide grooves are provided on the front and rear sides of the top of the base, and a sliding connection is formed with a slider of the edge grinding mechanism through the slide grooves.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the following beneficial effects:
[0012] In the utility model, starting the hydraulic cylinder can push the suction cup a provided at the bottom of the fixed box to descend until it is tightly fitted to the upper surface of the glass, and then starting the vacuum pump a to extract the air between the suction cup a and the upper surface of the glass, so that the suction cup a is vacuum-adsorbed on the upper surface of the glass. At the same time, starting the rotating motor drives the support rod and the glass adsorbed by the material-taking mechanism to rotate together to the top of the limiting mechanism to complete the material taking. After the grinding operation of the side of the glass is completed, starting the telescopic rod, shortening its driving end downward and driving the entire limiting mechanism to move downward until the fixed through plate in the limiting mechanism is flush with the second conveyor belt, and then starting the parallel push rod to push forward and simultaneously release the adsorption state between the suction cup b and the glass, thereby being able to push the glass to the top of the second conveyor belt to complete the material unloading operation.
[0013] In the utility model, the hydraulic cylinder is started to push the suction cup a, and the glass adsorbed by it is placed on the upper surface of the suction cup b, and then the adsorption state between the suction cup a and the glass is released, and the vacuum pump b is started to extract the air between the vacuum pump b and the lower surface of the glass, so that the suction cup b is vacuum adsorbed on the lower surface of the glass. At the same time, the hydraulic push rod is started again to push the grinding files in the edge grinding mechanisms on the left and right sides to fit the edge of the glass for grinding operation. During this period, the stepping motor plugged into the bottom of the workbench can drive the limiting mechanism to rotate and adjust the side, thereby completing the grinding operation of the entire piece of glass. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0014] Figure 1 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the material taking mechanism of the utility model;
[0016] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the limiting mechanism of the utility model;
[0017] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the base structure of the utility model;
[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the edge grinding mechanism of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the first transmission mechanism of the utility model.
[0020] In the figure: 1, first transmission mechanism; 101, first driving shaft; 102, first driven shaft; 103, first driving motor; 104, first transmission belt; 2, base; 201, slideway; 3, support rod; 4, material taking mechanism; 401, hydraulic cylinder; 402, fixed box; 403, vacuum pump a; 404, vacuum pipe; 405, suction cup a; 5, rotating motor; 6, workbench; 7, stepping motor; 8, telescopic rod; 9, limiting mechanism; 901 , vacuum pump b; 902, vacuum hose; 903, fixed plate; 904, suction cup b; 10, hydraulic push rod; 11, edge grinding mechanism; 1101, slide rail; 1102, rotating screw; 1103, servo motor; 1104, slider; 1105, grinding file; 12, parallel push rod; 13, second transmission mechanism; 1301, second driving shaft; 1302, second driven shaft; 1303, second driving motor; 1304, second transmission belt. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0021] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technical personnel in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0022] See also Figures 1 to 6 The utility model provides a technical solution: a grinding mechanism that is convenient for unloading, including a first transmission mechanism 1, an outer wall of one side of the first transmission mechanism 1 is tightly fitted with a base 2, a support rod 3 is provided on one side of the top of the base 2, a material-taking mechanism 4 is sleeved on the outer wall of the rod body of the support rod 3, a rotating motor 5 is plugged into the bottom end of the support rod 3, a workbench 6 is provided in the middle of the top of the base 2, a stepping motor 7 is plugged into the center of the bottom of the workbench 6, a telescopic rod 8 is threadedly connected to the middle of the top of the workbench 6, a limiting mechanism 9 is provided at the driving end of the telescopic rod 8, hydraulic push rods 10 are embedded and installed on the left and right sides of the top of the base 2, an edging mechanism 11 is plugged into the driving end of the hydraulic push rod 10, a parallel push rod 12 is provided on one side of the top of the base 2 that is fitted with the support rod 3, and a second transmission mechanism 13 is tightly fitted into the outer wall of the side of the base 2 away from the first transmission mechanism 1.
[0023] In this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 6As shown, the first transmission mechanism 1 is composed of a first active shaft 101, a first driven shaft 102, a first drive motor 103 and a first transmission belt 104, while the second transmission mechanism 13 is composed of a second active shaft 1301, a second driven shaft 1302, a second drive motor 1303 and a second transmission belt 1304, wherein one end of the first active shaft 101 is plugged with the first drive motor 103, and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the first active shaft 101 and the first driven shaft 102 are sleeved with the first transmission belt 104, while one end of the second active shaft 1301 is plugged with the second drive motor 1303, and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the second active shaft 1301 and the second driven shaft 1302 are sleeved with the second transmission belt 1304; it should be noted that the operator first places the glass to be polished on the top of the first transmission belt 104, and then starts the first drive motor 103 to output it. The first end starts to rotate and drives the first driving shaft 101 to rotate together. At this time, the first conveyor belt 104 sleeved on the outer wall of the first driving shaft 101 and the second driving shaft 1301 will drive the glass placed on the top thereof to be transferred to the bottom of the picking mechanism 4 for convenient material picking. After the picking mechanism 4 absorbs and obtains the glass, it is placed on the top of the limiting mechanism 9 and polished. Then, the parallel push rod 12 is started to push the polished glass placed on the top of the limiting mechanism 9 and push it to the second conveyor belt 1304 of the second conveying mechanism 13 that is tightly fitted with the outer wall of one side of the base 2. At the same time, the second driving motor 1303 is started to make its output end start to rotate and drive the second driving shaft 1301 to rotate together. At this time, the second conveyor belt 1304 sleeved on the outer wall of the second driving shaft 1301 and the second driven shaft 1302 transmits the glass placed on the top thereof to the collection point.
[0024] In this embodiment, Figure 2As shown, the material-retrieving mechanism 4 is composed of a hydraulic cylinder 401, a fixed box 402, an air pump a403, an air suction pipe 404 and a suction cup a405, wherein the driving end of the hydraulic cylinder 401 is plugged into the fixed box 402, and the fixed box 402 is provided with an air suction pump a403 inside, and the air suction port of the air suction pump a403 is plugged into one end of the air suction pipe 404, and the other end of the air suction pipe 404 is plugged into the top of the suction cup a405; it should be noted that when the unpolished glass is transported to the bottom of the material-retrieving mechanism 4 by the first conveyor belt 104, the operator can start the hydraulic cylinder 401 to make its driving end begin to extend downward and Push the fixed box 402 connected to it down together until the suction cup a405 provided at the bottom of the fixed box 402 can fit tightly against the upper surface of the glass, and then start the vacuum pump a403, so that the vacuum pump a403 can completely extract the air between the suction cup a405 and the upper surface of the glass through the vacuum pipe 404, so that the suction cup a405 can be firmly vacuum-adsorbed on the upper surface of the glass, and at the same time, start the rotating motor 5 to rotate its output end and drive the support rod 3 and the material-taking mechanism 4 sleeved on the outer wall of the support rod 3 to rotate 180° together with the adsorbed glass, and rotate the glass to the top of the limiting mechanism 9.
[0025] In this embodiment, Figure 3As shown, the limiting mechanism 9 is composed of an air pump b901, an air suction hose 902, a fixed plate 903, and a suction cup b904, wherein the bottom center of the fixed plate 903 is threadedly connected to the driving end of the telescopic rod 8, and one end of the air suction hose 902 is plugged into one side of the bottom of the fixed plate 903, and the other end of the air suction hose 902 is plugged into the air suction port of the air pump b901, and a suction cup b904 is also plugged into the top center of the fixed plate 903; it should be noted that by rotating the motor After the support rod 3 is rotated so that the glass adsorbed by the material taking mechanism 4 is rotated to the top of the limiting mechanism 9, the operator can start the hydraulic cylinder 401 again to extend downward and push the suction cup a405, so that the glass adsorbed by the suction cup a405 is attached to the upper surface of the suction cup b904 placed in the limiting mechanism 9, and then release the adsorption state between the suction cup a405 and the glass, and start the suction pump b901 so that the suction pump b901 can drain the air between the suction cup b904 and the lower surface of the glass through the suction hose 902. The air is completely extracted, so that the suction cup b904 can be firmly vacuum-adsorbed on the lower surface of the glass. At the same time, the hydraulic push rod 10 is started again to push the edge grinding mechanisms 11 on the left and right sides toward the middle glass, until the grinding file 1105 in the edge grinding mechanism 11 is attached to the edge of the glass and performs a grinding operation on it. During this period, the stepper motor 7 plugged into the bottom of the workbench 6 can be started after a pair of side edges of the glass are polished, thereby driving the limiting mechanism 9 provided on the top of the workbench 6 to rotate, thereby rotating the other pair of side edges to the grinding file 1105 for grinding them. When all sides of the entire piece of glass have been polished, the operator can start the telescopic rod 8 to shorten its driving end downward and drive the entire limiting mechanism 9 to move downward until the fixed through plate 903 in the limiting mechanism 9 is flush with the second conveyor belt 1304, and then start the parallel push rod 12 to push forward, and at the same time release the adsorption state between the suction cup b904 and the glass, thereby pushing the glass to the top of the second conveyor belt 1304 to complete the unloading operation.
[0026] In this embodiment, Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the edge grinding mechanism 11 is composed of a slide rail 1101, a rotating screw rod 1102, a servo motor 1103, a slider 1104 and a grinding file 1105. The sliders 1104 are arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom of the slide rail 1101. The rotating screw rod 1102 is rotatably connected to the inner wall of the left and right sides of the slide rail 1101. The servo motor 1103 is also plugged into one end of the rotating screw rod 1102. The grinding file 1105 is also screwed to the outer wall of the rotating screw rod 1102. It should be noted that after the glass is firmly adsorbed on the upper surface of the suction cup b904 through the vacuum pump b901 and the vacuum hose 902, At this time, the operator can simultaneously start the hydraulic push rods 10 on both sides and push the edge grinding mechanism 11 towards the middle glass until the grinding file 1105 in the edge grinding mechanism 11 is in contact with the edge of the glass. At the same time, the grinding file 1105 can be started to grind the edge of the glass, and the servo motor 1103 can be started at the same time, so that the output end of the servo motor 1103 starts to rotate and drives the rotating screw 1102 connected thereto to rotate all day, and the grinding file 1105 screwed to the outer wall of the rotating screw 1102 will start forward and backward along the inner wall of the slide rail 1101, thereby evenly grinding the entire side of the glass.
[0027] In this embodiment, Figure 1 and Figure 4 As shown, a slide groove 201 is provided on the front and rear sides of the top of the base 2, and a sliding connection is formed with the slider 1104 of the edge grinding mechanism 11 through the slide groove 201; it should be noted that after the glass is firmly adsorbed on the upper surface of the suction cup b904 through the vacuum pump b901 and the vacuum hose 902, the operator can simultaneously start the hydraulic push rods 10 on both sides, so that the driving end thereof begins to extend in the horizontal direction, and pushes the slider 1104 connected thereto along the inner wall of the slide groove 201 toward the middle glass. Because the top of the slider 1104 is provided with a slide rail 1101 and other components of the edge grinding mechanism 11, when the slider 1104 slides along the inner wall of the slide groove 201, the entire edge grinding mechanism 11 will also be driven to approach the middle glass, until the grinding file 1105 in the edge grinding mechanism 11 is attached to the edge of the glass, thereby completing the grinding of the glass edge by the grinding file 1105.
[0028] The use method and advantages of the utility model: When the grinding mechanism that is convenient for material feeding is used, the working process is as follows:
[0029] like Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 , Figure 5 and Figure 6As shown, the operator first starts the first conveying mechanism 1 to convey the glass placed on the top of the first conveyor belt 104 to the bottom of the material taking mechanism 4, and then starts the hydraulic cylinder 401 to drive the fixed box 402 to descend together, until the suction cup a405 provided at the bottom of the fixed box 402 is tightly attached to the upper surface of the glass, and starts the vacuum pump a403 to extract the air between the suction cup a405 and the upper surface of the glass, so that the suction cup a405 is vacuum-adsorbed on the upper surface of the glass, and then starts the rotating motor. 5 drives the support rod 3 and the entire material taking mechanism 4 to rotate to the top of the limiting mechanism 9. At the same time, the hydraulic cylinder 401 is started again to push the suction cup a405, so that the glass adsorbed by it is placed on the upper surface of the suction cup b904, and the adsorption state between the suction cup a405 and the glass is released. The vacuum pump b901 is started to extract the air between the suction cup b904 and the lower surface of the glass, so that the suction cup b904 is vacuum-adsorbed on the lower surface of the glass. At the same time, the hydraulic push rod 10 is started to push The edge grinding mechanisms 11 on the left and right sides are moved close to the middle glass until the grinding file 1105 in the edge grinding mechanism 11 is attached to the edge of the glass. At this time, the servo motor 1103 can be started to drive the rotating screw 1102 to rotate, and the grinding file 1105 screwed to the outer wall of the rotating screw 1102 will start forward and backward along the inner wall of the slide rail 1101, so as to evenly grind the entire side of the glass and perform a grinding operation on it. During this period, the stepper motor 7 plugged into the bottom of the workbench 6 can drive the limiting mechanism 9 to rotate and adjust the side. When all the sides of the whole piece of glass have been polished, the operator can start the telescopic rod 8 to shorten its driving end downward and drive the entire limiting mechanism 9 to move downward until the fixed plate 903 in the limiting mechanism 9 is flush with the second conveyor belt 1304, and then start the parallel push rod 12 to push forward, and at the same time release the adsorption state between the suction cup b904 and the glass, thereby pushing the glass to the top of the second conveyor belt 1304 to complete the unloading operation.
[0030] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Technical staff in this industry should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and descriptions are only preferred examples of the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model will have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection of the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A grinding mechanism for facilitating material unloading, comprising a first transmission mechanism (1), characterized in that: The outer wall of one side of the first transmission mechanism (1) is tightly fitted with a base (2), a support rod (3) is provided on one side of the top of the base (2), a material taking mechanism (4) is sleeved on the outer wall of the support rod (3), a rotating motor (5) is plugged into the bottom end of the support rod (3), a workbench (6) is provided in the middle of the top of the base (2), a stepping motor (7) is plugged into the center of the bottom of the workbench (6), a telescopic rod (8) is threadedly connected to the middle of the top of the workbench (6), a limiting mechanism (9) is provided at the driving end of the telescopic rod (8), hydraulic push rods (10) are embedded and installed on the left and right sides of the top of the base (2), and an edge grinding mechanism (11) is plugged into the driving end of the hydraulic push rod (10), a parallel push rod (12) is provided on one side of the top of the base (2) that is fitted with the support rod (3), and a second transmission mechanism (13) is tightly fitted into the outer wall of the side of the base (2) away from the first transmission mechanism (1).
2. The grinding mechanism for facilitating material feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first transmission mechanism (1) is composed of a first driving shaft (101), a first driven shaft (102), a first driving motor (103) and a first transmission belt (104), while the second transmission mechanism (13) is composed of a second driving shaft (1301), a second driven shaft (1302), a second driving motor (1303) and a second transmission belt (1304), wherein one end of the first driving shaft (101) is plugged with the first driving motor (103), and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the first driving shaft (101) and the first driven shaft (102) are both sleeved with the first transmission belt (104), while one end of the second driving shaft (1301) is plugged with the second driving motor (1303), and the outer walls of the shaft bodies of the second driving shaft (1301) and the second driven shaft (1302) are both sleeved with the second transmission belt (1304).
3. The grinding mechanism for easy material feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The material taking mechanism (4) is composed of a hydraulic cylinder (401), a fixed box (402), an air pump a (403), an air suction pipe (404) and a suction cup a (405), wherein the driving end of the hydraulic cylinder (401) is plugged into the fixed box (402), and the interior of the fixed box (402) is provided with an air pump a (403), and at the same time, the air suction port of the air pump a (403) is plugged into one end of the air suction pipe (404), and the other end of the air suction pipe (404) is plugged into the top end of the suction cup a (405).
4. The grinding mechanism for easy material feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The limiting mechanism (9) is composed of an air pump b (901), an air suction hose (902), a fixed plate (903), and a suction cup b (904), wherein the center of the bottom of the fixed plate (903) is threadedly connected to the driving end of the telescopic rod (8), and one end of the air suction hose (902) is plugged into one side of the bottom of the fixed plate (903), while the other end of the air suction hose (902) is plugged into the air suction port of the air pump b (901), and a suction cup b (904) is also plugged into the center of the top of the fixed plate (903).
5. The grinding mechanism for easy material feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The edge grinding mechanism (11) is composed of a slide rail (1101), a rotating screw rod (1102), a servo motor (1103), a slider (1104) and a grinding file (1105), wherein the sliders (1104) are arranged on the left and right sides of the bottom of the slide rail (1101), and the rotating screw rod (1102) is rotatably connected to the inner walls of the left and right sides of the slide rail (1101), and one end of the rotating screw rod (1102) is also plugged with the servo motor (1103), and the grinding file (1105) is also screwed on the outer wall of the rod body of the rotating screw rod (1102).
6. The grinding mechanism for easy material feeding according to claim 1, characterized in that: The front and rear sides of the top of the base (2) are provided with sliding grooves (201), and a sliding connection is formed with a slider (1104) of the edge grinding mechanism (11) through the sliding grooves (201).