Glass column bending equipment

Abstract

The utility model relates to the technical field of glass processing, in particular to glass column bending equipment which comprises an equipment frame, a bending mechanism and an air cooling mechanism. The bending mechanism comprises a lifting assembly and a forming assembly. The lifting assembly comprises a driving shaft and two lifting rods, the driving shaft is rotationally connected with the equipment frame, the driving shaft drives the two lifting rods to move upwards synchronously through four lifting ropes, the two ends of each lifting rope are fixedly connected with the driving shaft and the corresponding lifting rod respectively, and the forming assembly comprises a plurality of forming ropes arranged between the two lifting rods; in the process that the lifting rod drives the forming rope to ascend, the raw glass sheet is bent upwards from the position below the raw glass sheet; the air cooling mechanism comprises an upper air cooling assembly and a lower air cooling assembly. Technical transformation is carried out on the basis of an existing glass processing production line, and cylindrical bending forming of small-size raw glass sheets can be achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of glass processing, in particular to a glass column bending device. Background Art

[0002] Columnar glass is made by bending flat glass. For large-sized flat glass (length or width between 1.5m-3m), bending can be achieved in the existing flat-bending tempered furnace. For the current market demand for more product segmentation and customization, small-sized flat glass (length or width between 150mm-300mm) cannot be processed and formed in the original flat-bending tempered furnace, and a new production line needs to be set up. The new production line not only increases the investment cost of the glass processing company, but also has a long setting period. The lack of proficiency of the early personnel is also prone to defective products.

[0003] Therefore, how to carry out technical transformation on the existing glass production line so that it can match the bending of small-sized glass columns is a technical problem that needs to be solved urgently. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a glass column bending device to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: glass column bending equipment, including equipment frame, bending mechanism and air cooling mechanism;

[0006] The bending mechanism is used to bend the glass sheet in a high-temperature state, and includes a lifting assembly and a molding assembly; the lifting assembly includes a driving shaft and two lifting rods, the driving shaft is rotatably connected to the equipment frame, the driving shaft drives the two lifting rods to move upward synchronously through four lifting ropes, the two ends of the lifting ropes are respectively fixedly connected to the driving shaft and the lifting rods, the molding assembly includes a plurality of molding ropes arranged between the two lifting rods, and the lifting rods drive the molding ropes to bend the glass sheet upward from the bottom of the glass sheet during the process of ascending;

[0007] The air cooling mechanism is used for cooling the columnar glass on both sides after bending and shaping, and comprises an upper air cooling component and a lower air cooling component.

[0008] Furthermore, four pulleys are arranged on the equipment frame, the pulleys are rotatably connected to the equipment frame and are located below the driving shaft, the lifting ropes are in contact with the pulleys, and under the limiting action of the pulleys, the lifting ropes are arranged in a V shape.

[0009] Furthermore, the lifting assembly also includes two sets of walking track groups, each set of walking track groups consists of two walking track groups and a support plate, the two walking track groups in the same set of walking track groups are fixedly connected at the upper ends, and the lower ends are respectively fixedly connected to the support plates, and both ends of each lifting rod are provided with walking wheels that roll with the walking tracks, and the walking wheels on the same side of the two lifting rods respectively roll with the two walking tracks in the same set of walking track groups.

[0010] Furthermore, the upper air cooling assembly comprises a mold bellows fixedly connected to the equipment frame, a plurality of high temperature resistant support components are arranged on the outer side of the mold bellows, and upper cooling air holes are arranged on the lower surface of the mold bellows, and the upper cooling air holes are located between the high temperature resistant support components;

[0011] The lower air cooling assembly includes a telescopic cylinder, a scissor-type support arm and two rotating bellows, the cylinder body of the telescopic cylinder is hinged to the first connecting rod, the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is hinged to the second connecting rod, the scissor-type support arm includes a rotating shaft, a first support arm and a second support arm, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the equipment frame, the middle parts of the first support arm and the second support arm are rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, the upper end of the first support arm and the upper end of the second support arm are rotatably connected to the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod respectively, the lower end of the first support arm is fixedly connected to one of the rotating bellows, the lower end of the second support arm is fixedly connected to the other rotating bellows, and the inner surface of the rotating bellows is provided with upper cooling air holes;

[0012] When the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is extended, the two rotating bellows are separated, and when the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is retracted, the inner sides of the two rotating bellows are in contact with each other and are located below the bent rear glass.

[0013] Furthermore, the scissor arms are provided in two sets.

[0014] Furthermore, the rotating bellows is an arc-shaped structure.

[0015] Furthermore, the upper cooling air holes and the lower cooling air holes are arranged in a staggered manner.

[0016] Furthermore, the walking track is an arc-shaped structure.

[0017] Furthermore, the mold bellows is cylindrical or the lower surface of the mold bellows is an arc-shaped structure.

[0018] Furthermore, the high temperature resistant supporting component is a high temperature resistant aramid rope wound around the outside of the mold bellows, and the forming rope is a high temperature resistant aramid rope.

[0019] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0020] 1. The glass column bending equipment disclosed in the utility model relies on the technical transformation of the existing glass processing production line. The equipment is installed on the bending steel gradient section, which is easy to disassemble and does not affect the performance of the flat bending tempering furnace. The column bending forming of small-sized glass original pieces can be achieved.

[0021] 2. In the glass column bending equipment disclosed by the utility model, during the glass column forming process, its upper surface is in contact with the high-temperature resistant supporting component and its lower surface is in contact with the forming rope, thereby preventing the glass from making hard contact with any other objects and ensuring the product yield.

[0022] 3. The glass column bending equipment disclosed in the utility model adopts a top and bottom synchronous air cooling design to ensure uniform cooling of the columnar glass. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model before the glass sheet is bent in the embodiment;

[0024] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the utility model after the glass original sheet in the embodiment is bent;

[0025] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of the glass column bending equipment in the embodiment.

[0026] Description of main component symbols:

[0027] 10-equipment frame, 11-pulley, 21-driving shaft, 22-lifting rod, 23-lifting rope, 24-forming rope, 25-travel track, 26-support plate, 27-travel wheel, 31-mold bellows, 32-high temperature resistant support component, 33-upper cooling air hole, 34-telescopic cylinder, 35-scissor arm, 36-rotating bellows, 361-lower cooling air, 37-first connecting rod, 38-second connecting rod, 39-rotating shaft, 40-glass original piece. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] 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 technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.

[0029] See also Figures 1 to 3 The utility model provides a glass column bending device, including a device frame 10, a bending mechanism and an air cooling mechanism.

[0030] The equipment rack 10 is provided with four pulleys 11 , and the pulleys 11 are rotatably connected to the equipment rack 10 .

[0031] The bending mechanism includes a lifting assembly and a forming assembly. The lifting assembly includes a driving shaft 21, two lifting rods 22 and two sets of walking track groups. The driving shaft 21 is rotatably connected to the equipment frame 10. The driving shaft 21 drives the two lifting rods 22 to move upward synchronously through four lifting ropes 23. The two ends of the lifting ropes 23 are respectively fixedly connected to the driving shaft 21 and the lifting rods 22. The forming assembly includes a plurality of forming ropes 24 arranged between the two lifting rods 22. The forming ropes 24 in this embodiment are high-temperature resistant aramid ropes. The lifting rods 22 drive the forming ropes 24 to rise and bend the glass original sheet 40 upward from below the glass original sheet 40. The pulley 11 is located below the driving shaft 21. The lifting ropes 23 are in contact with the pulley 11. Under the limiting action of the pulley 11, the lifting ropes 23 are arranged in a V shape.

[0032] Each set of walking track group consists of two walking tracks 25 and a support plate 26. The walking tracks 25 are arc-shaped structures. The two walking tracks 25 in the same set of walking track group are fixedly connected at the upper ends and fixedly connected to the support plates 26 at the lower ends. Both ends of each lifting rod 22 are provided with walking wheels 27 that roll with the walking tracks 25. The walking wheels 27 on the same side of the two lifting rods 22 roll with the two walking tracks 25 in the same set of walking track group.

[0033] The air cooling mechanism comprises an upper air cooling component and a lower air cooling component.

[0034] The upper air cooling component includes a mold bellows 31 fixedly connected to the equipment frame 10. The mold bellows 31 in this embodiment is cylindrical, and a plurality of high-temperature resistant support components 32 are arranged on the outside of the mold bellows 31. The high-temperature resistant support components 32 in this embodiment are a plurality of high-temperature resistant aramid ropes wound around the outside of the mold bellows. Upper cooling air holes 33 are arranged on the lower surface of the mold bellows 31, and the upper cooling air holes 33 are located between the high-temperature resistant support components 32.

[0035] The lower air cooling component includes a telescopic cylinder 34, a scissor arm 35 and two rotating bellows 36. The cylinder body of the telescopic cylinder 34 is hinged to the first connecting rod 37, and the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 34 is hinged to the second connecting rod 38. The scissor arms 35 are in two sets, and each set of scissor arms 35 includes a rotating shaft 39, a first arm, and a second arm. The rotating shaft 39 is fixedly connected to the equipment frame 10, and the middle parts of the first arm and the second arm are rotatably connected to the rotating shaft. The upper end of the first arm and the upper end of the second arm are rotatably connected to the first connecting rod 37 and the second connecting rod 38 respectively. The lower end of the first arm is fixedly connected to one of the rotating bellows 36, and the lower end of the second arm is fixedly connected to the other rotating bellows 36. The rotating bellows 36 is an arc-shaped structure, and the inner surface of the rotating bellows 36 is provided with upper cooling air holes 361; the diameter of the upper cooling air holes 33 and the lower cooling air holes 361 is 4 mm, the spacing is 20 mm, and they are staggered.

[0036] The glass column bending device disclosed in this embodiment processes a glass sheet 40 with a size of 470mm*1500mm*8mm into a columnar glass (R150mm). The working principle is as follows:

[0037] 1. After the high temperature glass original piece 40 is positioned ( Figure 1 The telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 34 is in an extended state, and the drive shaft 21 is pulled up to the mold bellows 31 through the molding rope 24 by the motor to form it, and the action time is ≤7 seconds. The upper surface of the glass contacts the high temperature resistant support component 32, and the lower surface of the glass contacts the molding rope 24.

[0038] 2. The telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 34 is retracted, the inner sides of the two rotating bellows 36 are in contact with each other and are located 30-50 mm below the glass, and the upper cooling air holes 33 and the lower cooling air holes 361 cool and shape the glass at the same time.

[0039] 3. The telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder 34 is extended, the two rotating bellows 36 are separated, and the forming rope 24 lowers the finished columnar glass to the conveyor line (roller) to complete the whole process. The lifting rod 22 and the forming rope 24 are located between the gaps of the rollers.

[0040] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. Glass column bending equipment, characterized by: It includes equipment rack, bending mechanism and air cooling mechanism; The bending mechanism is used to bend the glass sheet in a high-temperature state, and includes a lifting assembly and a molding assembly; the lifting assembly includes a driving shaft and two lifting rods, the driving shaft is rotatably connected to the equipment frame, the driving shaft drives the two lifting rods to move upward synchronously through four lifting ropes, the two ends of the lifting ropes are respectively fixedly connected to the driving shaft and the lifting rods, the molding assembly includes a plurality of molding ropes arranged between the two lifting rods, and the lifting rods drive the molding ropes to bend the glass sheet upward from the bottom of the glass sheet during the process of ascending; The air cooling mechanism is used for cooling the columnar glass on both sides after bending and shaping, and comprises an upper air cooling component and a lower air cooling component.

2. The glass column bending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: Four pulleys are arranged on the equipment frame, the pulleys are rotatably connected to the equipment frame and are located below the driving shaft, the lifting ropes are in contact with the pulleys, and under the limiting effect of the pulleys, the lifting ropes are arranged in a V shape.

3. The glass column bending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lifting assembly also includes two sets of walking track groups, each set of walking track groups consists of two walking tracks and a support plate, the two walking tracks in the same set of walking track groups are fixedly connected at the upper ends, and the lower ends are respectively fixedly connected to the support plates, and both ends of each lifting rod are provided with walking wheels that roll with the walking tracks, and the walking wheels on the same side of the two lifting rods respectively roll with the two walking tracks in the same set of walking track groups.

4. The glass column bending device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The walking track is an arc-shaped structure.

5. The glass column bending device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper air cooling assembly comprises a mold bellows fixedly connected to the equipment frame, a plurality of high temperature resistant support components are arranged on the outer side of the mold bellows, and upper cooling air holes are arranged on the lower surface of the mold bellows, and the upper cooling air holes are located between the high temperature resistant support components; The lower air cooling assembly includes a telescopic cylinder, a scissor-type support arm and two rotating bellows, the cylinder body of the telescopic cylinder is hinged to the first connecting rod, the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is hinged to the second connecting rod, the scissor-type support arm includes a rotating shaft, a first support arm and a second support arm, the rotating shaft is fixedly connected to the equipment frame, the middle parts of the first support arm and the second support arm are rotatably connected to the rotating shaft, the upper end of the first support arm and the upper end of the second support arm are rotatably connected to the first connecting rod and the second connecting rod respectively, the lower end of the first support arm is fixedly connected to one of the rotating bellows, the lower end of the second support arm is fixedly connected to the other rotating bellows, and the inner surface of the rotating bellows is provided with upper cooling air holes; When the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is extended, the two rotating bellows are separated, and when the telescopic rod of the telescopic cylinder is retracted, the inner sides of the two rotating bellows are in contact with each other and are located below the bent rear glass.

6. The glass column bending device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The scissor arms are in two sets.

7. The glass column bending device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The rotating bellows is an arc-shaped structure.

8. The glass column bending device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The upper cooling air holes and the lower cooling air holes are arranged in a staggered manner.

9. The glass column bending device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The mold bellows is cylindrical or the lower surface of the mold bellows is an arc-shaped structure.

10. The glass column bending device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The high temperature resistant supporting component is a high temperature resistant aramid rope wound around the outside of the mold bellows, and the forming rope is a high temperature resistant aramid rope.

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