Float glass edge breaking device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a float glass edge breaking device, and relates to the technical field of glass edge breaking equipment, the float glass edge breaking device comprises a clamping assembly and a transmission assembly; the clamping assembly comprises at least two clamping parts matched with each other, and a clamping space used for clamping glass is formed between the two clamping parts. The transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the two clamping parts and used for driving the clamping parts to move. The transmission assembly comprises at least two handles, gears are arranged at the ends, located on the same side, of the two handles, and the two gears are arranged in a meshed mode. A transmission block is connected between the two handles; the transmission block is connected with the two clamping parts through a transmission structure, and the transmission structure is used for synchronously transmitting acting force acting on the handle to the two clamping parts so that the two clamping parts can move in the direction close to each other to clamp glass to be subjected to edge breaking. The device can effectively control the synchronism of the clamping parts clamped on the left side and the right side of the glass during movement, so that the stress clamped on the two sides of the glass during edge breaking is uniform, and the edge breaking efficiency and quality are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application generally relates to the field of glass edging equipment technology, and specifically to a float glass edging device. Background Technology

[0002] Float glass refers to glass made using the float process. It has advantages such as good flatness and no water ripples. After the float glass is formed, it needs to be cut into appropriate sizes and shapes. Generally, the glass is cut by first using a high-hardness cutting tool to draw the appropriate shape on the float glass, then breaking off the excess part, leaving the required part, and then polishing the edges of the glass to obtain the finished glass.

[0003] Currently, glass edge breaking is divided into machine operation and manual operation. Manual breaking is generally done by workers using hand pliers, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. When breaking thicker glass, the current glass breaking pliers often cannot keep the left and right clamps parallel, making it difficult to distribute the force evenly on the broken part, which easily leads to edge chipping and affects the glass forming quality. To address these issues, we propose a float glass edge breaking device. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned defects or deficiencies in the prior art, it is desirable to provide a float glass edge-breaking device.

[0005] This application provides a float glass beveling device, comprising:

[0006] A clamping assembly, the clamping assembly including at least two cooperating clamping parts, with a clamping space for clamping glass formed between the two clamping parts;

[0007] A transmission assembly is connected to the two clamping parts for driving the clamping parts to move; the transmission assembly includes at least two handles, each handle having a gear at one end on the same side, and the two gears meshing together; a transmission block is connected between the two handles.

[0008] The transmission block is connected to the two clamping parts through a transmission structure. The transmission structure is used to synchronously transmit the force acting on the handle to the two clamping parts, so that the two clamping parts move simultaneously in a direction closer to each other, thereby clamping the glass to be bent.

[0009] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the glass bending device further includes: a housing, the housing being hollow to form an installation space for installing the gear and the transmission structure.

[0010] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the bottom of the housing has two spaced-apart first openings that communicate with the installation space; the two handles have gears at one end, which respectively extend into the installation space through different first openings and are rotatably connected to the housing through corresponding first rotating shafts; the two gears have multiple teeth that can mesh simultaneously on their opposite sides.

[0011] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the handles of the two handles are hand-held parts, and there is a space for movement between the two hand-held parts; a connecting seat is provided on the opposite side of each of the two handles, and the end of each connecting seat away from the handle is rotatably connected to the transmission block located between the two hand-held parts through a first connecting rod.

[0012] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the transmission structure includes: a movable rod, one end of which is connected to the middle of the transmission block, and the connection point between the movable rod and the transmission block is located between the connection points of the two first connecting rods and the transmission block; the other end of the movable rod extends through the side wall of the housing into the installation space, and is connected to the connecting rod part through the movable block, the connecting rod part being used to hinge with the two clamping parts, and driving the two clamping parts to move in a state of approaching or moving away from each other.

[0013] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the top of the housing has two spaced-apart second openings that communicate with the installation space;

[0014] The connecting rod includes: two second connecting rods rotatably mounted on the moving block; each second connecting rod is rotatably connected to a third connecting rod with a transmission joint at one end away from the moving block; the third connecting rod extends from the second opening to the outside of the housing and is hinged to each of the clamping parts; wherein the bending point of the straight rod of the transmission joint and the third connecting rod is connected to the housing through a second rotating shaft;

[0015] The connecting rod portion further includes a fourth connecting rod hinged to the clamping portion. One end of the fourth connecting rod is located within the mounting space and connected to the housing via a third pivot, while the other end extends from the second opening to the outside of the housing and is hinged to each of the clamping portions.

[0016] According to the technical solution provided in this application, the straight rod of the third link connected to the same clamping part and the fourth link have the same length and are arranged in parallel.

[0017] According to the technical solution provided in this application, a spring is sleeved on the outer wall of the movable rod located inside the installation space; one end of the spring is connected to the movable block, and the other end is connected to the inner wall of the housing.

[0018] In summary, this technical solution specifically discloses a float glass edge-breaking device, comprising: a clamping assembly and a transmission assembly; the clamping assembly includes at least two cooperating clamping parts, forming a clamping space between the two clamping parts for clamping the glass; the transmission assembly is drively connected to the two clamping parts for driving the clamping parts to move; the transmission assembly includes at least two handles, each handle having a gear at one end on the same side, and the two gears being meshed; a transmission block is connected between the two handles; wherein, the transmission block is connected to the two clamping parts through a transmission structure, the transmission structure being used to synchronously transmit the force acting on the handles to the two clamping parts, so that the two clamping parts move in a direction closer to each other, thereby clamping the glass to be edged.

[0019] Current glass breaking pliers often fail to keep the left and right clamps parallel when breaking thicker pieces of glass, making it difficult to distribute the force evenly on the broken part. This can affect the quality of the glass forming to some extent. In this application, a transmission component that can drive the two clamping parts to move in parallel is provided. This allows the force on the two handles to be transmitted synchronously to the two clamping parts through gears and transmission blocks, ensuring the synchronicity of the movement of the clamping parts. This allows them to maintain parallel movement continuously and distribute the force evenly on both sides of the glass. Attached Figure Description

[0020] Other features, objects, and advantages of this application will become more apparent from the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments with reference to the accompanying drawings:

[0021] Figure 1 This is a structural cross-sectional view of a float glass edge-breaking device.

[0022] Figure 2 This is an axonometric view of a float glass edge-breaking device.

[0023] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of a float glass edge-breaking device.

[0024] Figure 4 This is an enlarged schematic diagram of point A in a float glass edge-breaking device.

[0025] The following are the labels in the diagram: 1. Clamping part; 2. Handle; 3. Gear; 4. Transmission block; 5. Housing; 6. First rotating shaft; 7. Connecting seat; 8. First connecting rod; 9. Moving rod; 10. Moving block; 11. First opening; 12. Second opening; 13. Second connecting rod; 14. Transmission joint; 15. Third connecting rod; 16. Fourth connecting rod; 17. Second rotating shaft; 18. Third rotating shaft; 19. Spring. Detailed Implementation

[0026] The present application will now be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and not intended to limit it. Furthermore, it should be noted that, for ease of description, only the parts relevant to the invention are shown in the accompanying drawings.

[0027] It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described in this application can be combined with each other. This application will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0028] Example 1

[0029] Please refer to Figure 1 The cross-sectional view of the float glass bending device provided in this embodiment is shown. To address the problem that current glass bending pliers cannot achieve balanced force distribution between the left and right clamps when dealing with thicker glass, thus affecting the bending quality, this application embodiment proposes a glass bending device, which includes:

[0030] A clamping assembly, comprising at least two cooperating clamping portions 1, with a clamping space between the two clamping portions 1 for clamping glass;

[0031] A transmission assembly is connected to two clamping parts 1 for driving the clamping parts 1 to move; the transmission assembly includes at least two handles 2, each of which is provided with a gear 3 at one end on the same side, and the two gears 3 are meshed; a transmission block 4 is connected between the two handles 2.

[0032] The transmission block 4 is connected to the two clamping parts 1 through a transmission structure. The transmission structure is used to synchronously transmit the force acting on the handle 2 to the two clamping parts 1, so that the two clamping parts 1 move in a direction that moves closer to each other at the same time, thereby clamping the glass to be bent.

[0033] In this embodiment, the clamping assembly is a clamping component that contacts the glass to be bent, so it includes at least two cooperating clamping parts 1. The two clamping parts 1 are arranged opposite each other, and the space between them is the clamping space. This means that when bending the glass, the two clamping parts 1 are located on the left and right sides of the glass, respectively. It should be noted that since the two clamping parts 1 need to contact the glass, the shape of the clamping parts 1 also needs attention. See [reference needed]. Figure 1 or Figure 2The structure of the clamping part 1 shown has a straight side on each side of the two clamping parts 1, and the two sides are parallel, which makes it easier to make contact with the glass over a larger area. In addition, the transmission component is also an essential component, which is used to drive the movement of the two clamping parts 1 to realize the action of clamping the glass. The transmission component includes two handles 2, which are used by technicians to apply clamping force. In order to balance the force applied by the two clamping parts 1 to the broken part, the ends of the two handles 2 are provided with gears 3, and the two gears 3 are meshed. In this way, after the two handles 2 are subjected to force, they will rely on the two gears 3 to rotate in the same way before acting on the transmission structure, and then the transmission structure will transmit the force synchronously to the two clamping parts 1. This makes the clamping parts 1 located on the left and right sides of the glass keep equidistant and closer, making it easier to maintain a parallel posture. This ensures that the two clamping parts 1 apply a uniform force to the broken part, reducing the occurrence of edge chipping.

[0034] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 3 The glass bending device also includes: a housing 5, which is hollow inside to form an installation space for installing the gear 3 and the transmission structure.

[0035] Specifically, in order to ensure the service life of the glass edging device and the installation requirements of the gear 3 and the transmission structure, the glass edging device also includes a housing 5. The shape and hole opening of the housing 5 need to meet the transmission requirements of the clamping component and the transmission component, without any special limitations.

[0036] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 1 The bottom of the housing 5 has two spaced-apart first openings 11 that communicate with the installation space; the two handles 2 have one end with a gear 3 that extends into the installation space through different first openings 11 and are rotatably connected to the housing 5 through corresponding first rotating shafts 6; the two gears 3 have multiple teeth that can mesh simultaneously on their opposite sides.

[0037] Specifically, the bottom of the housing 5 has two first openings 11. These first openings 11 need to accommodate the insertion of the handle 2 and the required travel of the handle 2. Therefore, the size of the first opening 11 needs to be measured by a technician in the early stage. No special limitation is made here. Since the gear 3 needs to rotate, a first rotating shaft 6 is also provided inside the housing 5. When the part of the handle 2 located outside the housing 5 is subjected to a force by a technician, the two handles 2 will move in a direction that moves closer to each other. At this time, the gear 3 will rotate around the first rotating shaft 6.

[0038] It should be explained that since the two handles 2 have a certain range of travel when they are brought close to each other under force, in order to ensure the stability of continuous movement, the two gears 3 have a large number of meshing teeth within the range of travel, and it is necessary to ensure that there are meshing parts even when rotating. Different types of gears that meet the usage requirements can be selected, and no special restrictions are made here.

[0039] In a preferred embodiment, the handles 2 are hand-held parts with a space between them; each of the two handles 2 is provided with a connecting seat 7 on its opposite side, and the end of each connecting seat 7 away from the handle 2 is rotatably connected to the transmission block 4 located between the two hand-held parts via a first connecting rod 8.

[0040] Specifically, since the end of the handle 2 is provided with a gear 3, the part of the handle 2 located outside the housing 5 is defined as the hand-held part, which is the part mentioned above "used by technicians to hold and apply clamping force". Therefore, there must be a space for movement between the hand-held parts. The two hand-held parts are connected to the transmission block 4 through the same rotating connection of the connecting seat 7 and the first connecting rod 8. This means that after the hand-held part is gripped and force is applied by the technician, the two connecting seats 7 and the first connecting rod 8 will transmit this force to the transmission block 4, and then the transmission block 4 will further transmit it to the transmission structure.

[0041] In a preferred embodiment, the transmission structure includes: a movable rod 9, one end of which is connected to the middle of the transmission block 4, and the connection point between the movable rod 9 and the transmission block 4 is located between the connection points of the two first connecting rods 8 and the transmission block 4; the other end of the movable rod 9 extends through the side wall of the housing 5 into the installation space, and is connected to the connecting rod part through the movable block 10. The connecting rod part is used to hinge with the two clamping parts 1 and drive the two clamping parts 1 to move in a state of approaching or moving away from each other.

[0042] Specifically, the transmission structure first includes a movable rod 9. The connection point between the movable rod 9 and the transmission block 4 is located between the connection points of the two first connecting rods 8 and the transmission block 4. This design ensures that the movable rod 9 can be balanced by the forces exerted by the two first connecting rods 8, thereby stably using the movable block 10 to drive the connecting rod part, thus ensuring the stability of driving the two clamping parts 1. It should be noted that, see... Figure 1 As shown, the moving rod 9 penetrates the side wall of the housing 5 and is located in the middle of the two first openings 11. The extension of the moving rod 9 in the length direction exceeds the setting position of the gear 3. At the same time, the moving rod 9 is also located in the middle relative to the two clamping parts 1. These structural designs can avoid motion interference on the one hand, and are also the key to ensuring that the two clamping parts 1 can move synchronously on the other hand.

[0043] In a preferred embodiment, see Figure 1 and Figure 4The top of the housing 5 has two spaced-apart second openings 12 that communicate with the installation space;

[0044] The linkage includes: two second linkages 13 rotatably mounted on the moving block 10; each second linkage 13 is rotatably connected to a third linkage 15 with a transmission joint 14 at one end away from the moving block 10; the third linkage 15 extends from the second opening 12 to the outside of the housing 5 and is hinged to each clamping part 1; wherein the bends of the straight rods of the transmission joint 14 and the third linkage 15 are connected to the housing 5 through a second rotating shaft 17;

[0045] The linkage also includes a fourth link 16 that is hinged to the clamping part 1. One end of the fourth link 16 is located in the installation space and connected to the housing 5 through the third pivot 18, and the other end extends from the second opening 12 to the outside of the housing 5 and is hinged to each clamping part 1.

[0046] Specifically, a second opening 12 is provided on the top of the housing 5 to facilitate the connection between the transmission structure and the clamping part 1; the shape of the second opening 12 also needs to be planned according to the shape and travel of the clamping part 1, which will not be elaborated here.

[0047] Furthermore, the linkage includes a second link 13, a third link 15, and a fourth link 16; the specific connection method can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 1 The connection between the three components is as follows: the second link 13 is first rotatably connected to the moving block 10. When the moving rod 9 moves, the moving block 10 will first drive the second link 13 to move. The third link 15, which has a transmission joint 14, is rotatably connected to the second link 13. Therefore, when the second link 13 moves, the third link 15 will rotate around the second pivot 17. The transmission joint 14 provides the third link 15 with a range of rotation. Since the other end of the third link 15 is also hinged to the clamping part 1, the clamping part 1 will naturally move. In order to ensure that the clamping part 1 can stably receive a certain force, the linkage part is also designed with a fourth link 16. After the clamping part 1 moves, the fourth link 16 will also rotate around the third pivot 18 in the same direction. For the clamping part 1, this is equivalent to having multiple points of force application, which makes it more convenient for technicians to use and improves the bending efficiency.

[0048] It should be explained that the above description of the connection method is only from the perspective of the connection of the second link 13. In combination with the whole, the third links 15 connected to the two second links 13 are symmetrically arranged, and the length of the straight rod of the third link 15 connected to the same clamping part 1 (excluding the transmission joint 14) and the fourth link 16 is the same, and the two are arranged in parallel. This ensures that the clamping part 1 can clamp the glass in parallel, so that the glass is subjected to balanced force and the possibility of slippage is reduced.

[0049] In a preferred embodiment, a spring 19 is fitted on the outer wall of the movable rod 9 located inside the installation space; one end of the spring 19 is connected to the movable block 10, and the other end is connected to the inner wall of the housing 5.

[0050] Specifically, in addition to clamping the glass, after completing the bending task, the glass bending device also needs to release and reset its clamping part 1. To facilitate the reset of the clamping part 1, a spring 19 is also sleeved on the outer wall of the moving rod 9. During the bending task, the moving block 10 moves backward (towards the gear 3), which is equivalent to compressing the spring 19. After the bending task is completed, the spring 19 releases the elastic force stored during compression, thereby driving the moving block 10 to reset quickly, and the clamping part 1 will also reset faster.

[0051] Based on the above description, this application proposes a float glass edge-breaking device, the specific working principle of which is as follows:

[0052] First, hold the two handles 2 of the device and move the device so that the area of ​​the glass to be broken is between the two clamping parts 1. Then squeeze the two handles 2, and the two handles 2 will smoothly approach each other under the drive of the gear 3. When the two handles 2 approach each other, the included angle between the two first connecting rods 8 connected by the hand-held part of the handle 2 through the connecting seat 7 will become smaller, so that the transmission block 4 connected to the other end of the first connecting rod 8 will drive the moving rod 9 to move away from the housing 5. Then, the moving rod 9 will drive the moving block 10 away from the second connecting rod 13 and the third connecting rod 15. At the same time, the moving block 10 pulls the transmission joint 14 to rotate through the second connecting rod 13, so that the third connecting rod 15 will rotate around the second rotating shaft 17. While the third connecting rod 15 is rotating, the third connecting rod 15 and the fourth connecting rod 16 will drive the clamping part 1 that is hinged to them to move closer to each other in parallel, thereby clamping the glass, and then breaking the glass.

[0053] Since the two clamping parts 1 can fully contact the glass on the side closest to the glass at this time, the glass can be subjected to balanced force on both sides, and slippage can be prevented. After bending one part, the force applied to the two handles 2 is released. Under the action of the spring 19, the moving rod 9 drives the transmission block 4 to retract, thereby resetting the two clamping parts 1. Then move the clamping parts 1 to the next position to be bent, and repeat the above steps to complete the glass bending operation.

[0054] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and an explanation of the technical principles employed. Those skilled in the art should understand that the scope of the invention involved in this application is not limited to technical solutions formed by specific combinations of the above-described technical features, but should also cover other technical solutions formed by arbitrary combinations of the above-described technical features or their equivalents without departing from the inventive concept. For example, technical solutions formed by substituting the above features with (but not limited to) technical features with similar functions disclosed in this application.

Claims

1. An apparatus for breaking the edge of a float glass sheet, the apparatus comprising: The glass edge bending device comprises a clamping assembly and a transmission assembly. The clamping assembly comprises at least two clamping parts (1) which are matched with each other and form a clamping space for clamping glass between the two clamping parts (1). The transmission assembly is in transmission connection with the two clamping parts (1) and is used for driving the clamping parts (1) to move. The transmission assembly comprises at least two handles (2), the two handles (2) are provided with gears (3) at one end on the same side, and the two gears (3) are in meshing arrangement.

2. A device for breaking the edge of a float glass sheet according to claim 1, wherein The transmission block (4) is connected with the two clamping parts (1) through a transmission structure, the transmission structure is used for synchronously transmitting the force acting on the handle (2) to the two clamping parts (1), so that the two clamping parts (1) move towards each other at the same time, and then the glass to be bent is clamped.

3. A device for breaking the edge of a float glass sheet according to claim 2, wherein The glass edge bending device further comprises a housing (5) which is hollow inside to form an installation space for installing the gears (3) and the transmission structure.

4. A device for breaking the edge of a sheet of float glass as claimed in claim 2, wherein The bottom of the housing (5) is provided with two first openings (11) which are spaced apart and in communication with the installation space.

5. A device for breaking the edge of a sheet of float glass as claimed in claim 4, wherein The two handles (2) are provided with gears (3) at one end and extend into the installation space through different first openings (11) and are in rotary connection with the housing (5) through corresponding first rotary shafts (6).

6. A device for breaking the edge of a sheet of float glass as claimed in claim 5, wherein The two handles (2) have a plurality of teeth which can be meshed at the same time at the opposite sides of the gears (3). The handle bodies of the two handles (2) are hand-held parts, and the two hand-held parts have a movement space therebetween. The opposite sides of the two handles (2) are provided with connecting seats (7), and one end of each connecting seat (7) is in rotary connection with the transmission block (4) located between the two hand-held parts through a first connecting rod (8). The transmission structure comprises a moving rod (9) which is connected with the middle part of the transmission block (4) at one end and whose connecting point with the transmission block (4) is located between the connecting points of the two first connecting rods (8) and the transmission block (4). The other end of the moving rod (9) penetrates through the side wall of the housing (5) and extends into the installation space and is in transmission connection with a connecting rod part through a moving block (10), the connecting rod part is used for being hingedly connected with the two clamping parts (1) and driving the two clamping parts to move in the state of approaching or moving away from each other. The top of the housing (5) is provided with two second openings (12) which are spaced apart and in communication with the installation space. The connecting rod part comprises two second connecting rods (13) rotatably arranged on the moving block (10); one end of each of the second connecting rods (13) away from the moving block (10) is rotatably connected with a third connecting rod (15) provided with a transmission joint (14); one end of the third connecting rod (15) away from the transmission joint (14) extends from the second opening (12) to the outside of the shell (5) and is hingedly connected with each of the clamping parts (1); wherein the transmission joint (14) and the bending part of the straight rod body of the third connecting rod (15) are connected with the shell (5) through a second rotating shaft (17); The connecting rod part further comprises a fourth connecting rod (16) hingedly connected with the clamping part (1), one end of the fourth connecting rod (16) is located in the installation space and is connected with the shell (5) through a third rotating shaft (18), and the other end of the fourth connecting rod (16) extends from the second opening (12) to the outside of the shell (5) and is hingedly connected with each of the clamping parts (1).

7. A device for breaking the edge of a sheet of float glass as claimed in claim 6, wherein The straight rod body of the third connecting rod (15) and the fourth connecting rod (16) connected with the same clamping part (1) have the same length and are arranged in parallel.

8. A float glass edge snapping device as claimed in claim 5, wherein, The outer wall of the moving rod (9) located in the installation space is sleeved with a spring (19); one end of the spring (19) is connected with the moving block (10), and the other end of the spring (19) is connected with the inner side wall of the shell (5).

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