Glass Plate Bonding Path for Framed Leaves With Locking Bodies
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for gluing glass plates on doors or windows are inefficient, leading to reduced thermal-acoustic performance, structural resistance, and difficulty in adapting to different shapes and dimensions, with broken glass plates being difficult to replace and requiring new leaves.
Innovation Solution
A method and system using sensors to detect identifying information about the leaf and apply adhesive material along a predetermined path using a dispenser to the gluing a piece of glass on a leaf, the adhesive material is applied using a robotic arm to ensure the gluing a piece of information about the leaf and a system for dispensing the adhesive material, the adhesive material is applied using a robotic arm to ensure the gluing a piece of information about the leaf and a system for dispensing the adhesive material, the adhesive material is applied using a robotic arm to ensure the gluing a piece of information about the gluing a piece of information about the leaf and a system for dispensing the adhesive material.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If adhesive is applied in sections only (manual method), then the processing time is reduced, but the thermal-acoustic performance and structural resistance are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The adhesive application is segmented into multiple sections along the perimeter portion of the frame, with each section being applied sequentially by the robotic dispenser as it moves along the predetermined path. This segmentation allows the system to maintain high productivity while ensuring complete coverage for improved thermal-acoustic performance and structural resistance.
Solution Approach 2:
The robotic dispenser applies adhesive continuously along the entire perimeter portion of the frame in a single automated operation, eliminating the interruptions and gaps that occur in manual section-by-section application. This continuous application ensures complete sealing for optimal thermal-acoustic performance while maintaining high productivity through automation.
2Manufacturing precision
If the leaf is oriented horizontally on a work surface for adhesive application, then the gluing precision is improved, but the overall dimensions of the production line increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a horizontal work surface configuration to a vertical or inclined leaf orientation, applying adhesive along the perimeter portion while the leaf stands upright. This dimensional change allows precise adhesive application without requiring large horizontal workspace, thereby reducing the overall footprint of the production line while maintaining gluing precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The system employs a movable robotic dispenser that dynamically adjusts its position and movement along the predetermined path to accommodate the leaf's orientation. This dynamic approach allows precise adhesive application on vertically or inclined-oriented leaves, eliminating the need for large horizontal work surfaces while maintaining manufacturing precision.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual assembly is used by skilled operators, then the adaptability to different shapes and dimensions is improved, but the productivity is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic dispenser system is designed with universal adaptability to process leaves of different shapes and dimensions by loading different predetermined adhesive application paths into the control unit. The same robotic system can handle various leaf configurations without requiring manual intervention, thereby maintaining high productivity while achieving versatility across different product specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adapts to different leaf shapes and dimensions by changing the parameters of the predetermined adhesive application path stored in the control unit. By programmatically adjusting the path coordinates, speed, and dispensing parameters, the robotic system maintains high productivity while accommodating various leaf geometries without manual reconfiguration.
4Reliability
If adhesive tape is applied along the perimeter portion, then the thermal-acoustic performance is improved, but the ease of operation is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The robotic dispenser system automatically applies the adhesive material along the predetermined path without requiring manual operation. The control unit autonomously controls the dispenser's movement and adhesive dispensing, making the system self-sufficient while achieving complete perimeter sealing for optimal thermal-acoustic performance, thereby eliminating the operational complexity of manual tape application.
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AI summary
Method and system for gluing a glass plate (1) on a leaf (2). The leaf (2) comprises a frame (3) defining a compartment and is provided with a perimeter portion at least partly facing the compartment. The leaf (2) comprises a glass plate (1), inserted within the compartment and in contact with the perimeter portion of the frame (3), and a plurality of locking bodies (4), connected to the perimeter portion (C) of the frame (C) and in contact with a perimeter portion (1a) of the glass plate (1), so as to constrain the glass plate (1). By means of a dispenser (5), an adhesive material is deposited along at least part of a depositing path prepared as a function of a dimensional parameter of the leaf (2) and of a positioning of each locking body (4) along the perimeter portion (C).