JP2007237317A - Apparatus for machining plate, and facilities having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for machining a plate, which apparatus can machine the edge portion of the plate in an uprightly standing state even when the plate is large-sized and thin. <P>SOLUTION: The apparatus 1 for machining the plate is composed of a supporting device for supporting the plate G to be carried along a carrying line L in the uprightly standing state from its lower end side, a fluid guide 27 for supporting the plate G in a non-contact state in the uprightly standing state by applying the fluid pressure on both surfaces of the plate G supported by the supporting device, a plate turning device 6 for swivelling the plate G in its plane by holding the plate G supported by the fluid guide 27, a working machine 8 for machining the edge portion of the plate G by fixing the plate G held by the plate turning device 6, and a control unit 105 for controlling the operation of the plate turning device 6 so as to turn the plate G by a required angle after the above-mentioned working has been finished, and for controlling the supporting device so as to release the holding of the plate before the operation of the plate turning device 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a processing apparatus for processing an end portion of a plate material such as rare metal, silicon, and flat display glass, and a processing facility including the processing device.

  Conventionally, plate materials (plate materials such as rare metals, silicon, and flat display glass) have been used in various fields. Among such plate materials, in recent years, the demand for thin plate glass used for, for example, a liquid crystal display, a plasma display, and the like is increasing. Hereinafter, such a plate glass will be described in detail by taking a plate glass used for a liquid crystal display or the like as an example.

  As plate glass (glass base material) used for a liquid crystal display or the like, conventionally, for example, a glass having a thickness of about 0.7 mm and a size of about 1000 mm × 1000 mm or less has been widely used. However, in recent years, in the field of glass substrates for liquid crystal displays and the like, larger glass substrates having a size of, for example, about a few hundred hundred mm × 2,000 several hundred mm have been demanded.

  As a method for producing such a glass substrate, roughly, a plate glass having a size capable of taking a plurality of glass substrates, that is, mother glass is transported in a horizontal state, and the plate glass is processed by cutting or the like. There is a method and a method of making the mother glass by conveying it in a vertical orientation and processing the plate glass by cutting or the like, but when the fragile plate glass is enlarged and thinned, it is in a horizontal state. Processing is difficult because it may cause cracks. In view of such circumstances, the applicant of the present invention, for example, as shown in Patent Document 1, is divided, chamfered, washed with detergent, washed with water, etc. while supporting and transporting a plate material to be processed in a non-contact state. A processing apparatus that performs the above process has been proposed.

  When processing plate glass in this way, if there is a scratch on the edge, there is a high risk of cracking from the scratch, so chamfering such as edge chamfering and corner chamfering on the edge of the sheet glass by grinding or polishing. Is widely practiced. Further, in general, chamfering for a mark (orientation flat) for distinguishing the front and back of the glass surface, the destination, the application and the like is similarly applied to such a plate glass. However, when the plate glass becomes larger and thinner, the plate glass may be bent due to the reaction force of the grinding / polishing tool applied to the plate glass when chamfering the edge of the plate glass. It is very difficult to chamfer without breaking the glass plate that has been damaged.

  On the other hand, a chamfering process for polishing the four sides around the plate glass being conveyed may be performed. As a general method, as shown in a schematic view in front view in FIG. 17, after processing one lower end of the four sides around the plate glass G that needs to be processed, the plate glass G is rotated by 90 °. A method is known in which the next lower end side is processed, and then the next lower end one side is processed by further 90 ° rotation, and so on. In this case, as shown in the figure, four processing devices 200 and three conversion devices 201 are required.

  Furthermore, as processing to such a plate glass, there is also processing to divide the mother glass into a predetermined size. This processing is to support the plate glass in an upright state in a non-contact manner, to form a marking line on the sheet glass (also referred to as “scribe”), and to divide the edge portion from the marking line. Is. In the same way as the above process, the process of cutting the plate glass is scribed in the vertical direction, and then the plate glass is turned 90 ° by the conversion device. In that state, the vertical direction of the plate glass is scribed and then conveyed to the cutting device. The process of cutting off from the scribing line with the cutting device is repeated.

As a conventional apparatus for performing this type of processing, for example, as shown in Patent Document 2, a plate glass is conveyed in a posture leaning against a frame provided with a roller, and a lower edge of the plate glass is conveyed by a rotating grindstone during conveyance. For example, as shown in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-86103, the bottom end of a plate in a standing state is supported and conveyed in the horizontal direction, and the lower end of the plate is chamfered by a processing machine. A chamfering device is also known.
JP 2004-216568 A (pages 4 and 5, FIGS. 1 to 4) Japanese Patent No. 2623476 (pages 3, 4 and 1) JP 2004-167633 A (Page 6, FIGS. 1 and 2)

  By the way, as described above, when the size of the plate glass is increased, the dimensions of the processing apparatus are increased accordingly. For this reason, a plurality of processing apparatuses 200 and plate material conversion apparatuses 201 are arranged in tandem as shown in FIG. In such a case, the total length of the equipment may become long and cannot be installed in an existing building. In addition, even when a new building is installed, a long building installation space is required corresponding to the increase in the total length of the facility, and the construction cost increases for securing the space and constructing a large building. For example, in the case of an apparatus that performs chamfering on four sides of a plate glass, a building length of about 23 m is necessary when the plate glass size is 1200 mm × 1350 mm, and a building length of about 31 m is necessary when the plate glass size is 1600 mm × 1900 mm. When the glass size becomes larger, the building length becomes longer.

  In addition, in the case of a series-type facility in which a plurality of devices are provided in tandem as in the conventional processing line shown in Patent Document 1, all lines are stopped when one processing device fails or maintenance stops. Therefore, in a liquid crystal glass processing facility operating for 24 hours, productivity is reduced.

  Furthermore, as shown in Patent Documents 2 and 3, even when the plate material is processed while being conveyed at the same place, a long building is required when the plate material becomes larger. In addition, in that case, since processing and rotation of the plate material are performed on the transport line, much processing time is required.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a space-saving processing apparatus capable of processing an end portion in an upright state even with a large thin plate material, and such a processing apparatus. It aims at providing the processing equipment with which it was equipped.

The plate material processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises:
A support device for supporting the plate material conveyed along the conveyance line in a standing state from the lower end side thereof;
A fluid guide that supports the plate material in a non-contact state while standing by causing fluid pressure to act on both surfaces of the plate material supported by the support device;
A plate material conversion device that holds the plate material supported by the fluid guide and rotates the plate material in its plane;
A processing machine that fixes the plate material held by the plate material conversion device and processes the end of the plate material,
The drive of the plate material changing device is controlled to rotate the plate material after the processing is performed by a predetermined angle, and the support device is controlled to release the support of the plate material prior to the drive of the plate material changing device. And a control device.

  Here, “processing” in the present specification and claims includes all processing such as cutting, grinding, and cutting performed on a plate material.

  The plate material conversion device includes a position where the fluid guide is fixed and the fluid guide can support the plate material on the transfer line, and a processing position where the plate material supported by the fluid guide is arranged at a place off the transfer line. It is desirable that the plate material is configured to rotate at the processing position.

  When the plate material conversion device is configured to move as described above, a part of the plate material conveyance machine that conveys the plate material in the conveyance line is formed to be movable in synchronization with the movement of the plate material conversion device, It is desirable that the plate material conversion device is located in the transfer line when the plate material conversion device is in the processing position so that the plate material can be transferred.

  Further, the plate material conversion device needs to hold the plate material when rotating the plate material. For example, the plate material conversion device can hold the plate member by holding an end surface extending over at least two sides of the plate material, or one surface of the plate material. It can be carried out by applying means for adsorbing and holding.

  Furthermore, it is desirable that the plate material conversion device has an engagement member that supports the lower end of the plate material, and that the engagement member supports the lower end of the plate material and moves the plate material to a rotatable position. In addition, this engaging member can also be comprised so that it may serve as the above-mentioned holding member.

  On the other hand, in the plate material processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is desirable that the processing machine includes an alignment member that sets a lower end of the plate material supported by the plate material conversion device to a predetermined height.

  In addition, as the processing machine, for example, an apparatus having an adsorber that fixes the lower end surface of the plate material at a predetermined position, and chamfering the lower end of the plate material by moving the plate material fixed to the adsorber to a predetermined position is applied. be able to.

  When the processing machine performs the above-described chamfering process, the processing machine includes a corner chamfering tool for cutting a lower end corner portion of the plate material, a grinding tool for grinding the lower end corner portion of the plate material, and the plate material It is desirable that a polishing tool for finishing the lower end processed by the grinding machine is provided, and that the plate is moved so as to be processed along the entire lower end of the plate.

  Furthermore, as a processing machine constituting the plate material processing apparatus according to the present invention, a marking line forming machine having a marking blade that forms a marking line for cutting on the plate material by moving along the surface of the plate material; A clamp for gripping a portion of the plate material adjacent to the moving trajectory of the scribing blade on the plate material, and a scribe line for cutting formed on the plate material on a side opposite to the surface direction of the grip portion by the clamp A cutting unit including a cutting machine having a pressing member that presses the portion can also be applied.

  When the above-described cutting unit is applied as a processing machine, the processing device according to the present invention includes a pair of the cutting units on both the left and right sides of the plate material conversion device, and is supported by the plate material conversion device by the cutting units on the left and right sides. Further, it is desirable that the left and right sides of a single plate material be divided at the same time.

  On the other hand, the processing equipment for plate material according to the present invention comprises a plurality of processing devices according to the present invention as described above on a plate material conveying line, and individually processes the plate material flowing on the conveying line by the plurality of processing devices. It is characterized by being possible.

  In the plate material processing facility according to the present invention, a plurality of sub-conveying lines are provided that branch in parallel from one upstream-side conveying line and then gather in one downstream-side conveying line. It is desirable that the processing apparatus is installed for each.

  As described above, the plate material processing apparatus according to the present invention supports the plate material conveyed along the conveyance line in a standing state from the lower end side thereof, and the fluid pressure on both surfaces of the plate material supported by the support device. A fluid guide that supports the plate material in a non-contact manner while standing, and a plate material conversion device that holds the plate material supported by the fluid guide and rotates the plate material in the plane thereof. The plate material held by the plate material conversion device is fixed, and the plate material conversion device is driven so as to rotate the plate material after the processing is performed by a predetermined angle, and a processing machine for processing the end portion of the plate material. And a control device for controlling the support device so as to release the support of the plate material prior to the drive of the plate material conversion device. The same place or rotated at the same location off the conveyor line, the entire edge (normally four sides) can be carried out one after another processing into end over. That is, according to the processing apparatus of the present invention, unlike the prior art described above with reference to FIG. 17, it is not necessary to rotate and transport the plate material in order to process all sides of the plate material. It is possible to perform predetermined processing on the plate material with (short line length).

  In particular, the plate material conversion device fixes the fluid guide, and the fluid guide can support the plate material in the transfer line, and the processing position where the plate material supported by the fluid guide is arranged at a position off the transfer line. When the plate material is configured to rotate at the machining position, the plate material can be efficiently machined at the machining position off the transport line.

  In that case, further, a part of the plate material conveying machine for conveying the plate material in the conveying line is formed to be movable in synchronization with the movement of the plate material converting device, and when the plate material converting device is at the processing position, If it is positioned and configured to be able to transport a plate material, another plate material is conveyed on the conveyance line while the plate material held by the plate material conversion device is being processed, and the plate material is processed by another processing device. The tact time required for processing can be greatly shortened.

  In particular, the plate material conversion device has an engagement member that supports the lower end of the plate material, and the engagement member supports the lower end of the plate material to move the plate material to a rotatable position. Can arbitrarily adjust the position of the plate material held by the plate material conversion device by the engaging member.

  Further, when the plate material converting device rotates the plate material, the plate material is held by a holding member that receives end faces over at least two sides of the plate material (as described above, this may also serve as the engaging member). In the case of the structure, it is possible to prevent the surface of the plate material from being scratched or soiled. On the other hand, when the plate material conversion device is configured to hold the plate material by means for adsorbing and holding one surface of the plate material, this holding can be performed efficiently in a short time.

  Furthermore, when the said processing machine is equipped with the alignment member which sets the lower end of the board | plate material supported with the board | plate material conversion apparatus to predetermined height, the holding position of a board | plate material can be adjusted more reliably.

  In addition, when the processing machine has an adsorber that fixes the lower end surface of the plate material to a predetermined position and moves the plate material fixed to the adsorber to a predetermined position and chamfers the lower end of the plate material, Since the lower end of the plate material can be securely fixed and chamfered, the chamfering with a large force can be stably performed.

  And when the processing machine performs the chamfering as described above, the processing machine includes a corner chamfering tool for cutting the lower end corner of the plate material, and a grinding tool for grinding the lower end corner of the plate material, And a polishing tool for finishing the lower end processed by the grinding machine for the plate material, and if the plate material is formed so that it can be processed by moving over the entire lower end of the plate material, the lower chamfering of the plate material is efficiently performed. It becomes possible.

  On the other hand, as a processing machine, a marking line forming machine having a marking blade that forms a marking line for cutting on the plate material by moving along the surface of the plate material, and a moving trajectory of the marking blade on the plate material A clamp that grips a portion of the plate material adjacent to the cutting device, and a cutting machine that has a pressing member that presses a portion of the clamping portion formed on the plate material on the side opposite to the surface of the holding portion by the clamp. When a cutting unit comprising is applied, the end cutting process of the plate material is stabilized by allowing the pressing member to act while holding the plate material with the clamp along the marking line formed by the marking line forming machine. Can be done.

  In particular, the processing apparatus of the present invention is provided with a pair of cutting units as described above on both the left and right sides of the plate material conversion device, and the left and right sides of one plate material supported by the plate material conversion device are simultaneously divided by the left and right side cutting units. When configured to do so, two sides of the plate material can be cut simultaneously.

  On the other hand, the processing equipment for plate material according to the present invention comprises a plurality of processing devices according to the present invention as described above on a plate material conveying line, and individually processes the plate material flowing on the conveying line by the plurality of processing devices. Since it is comprised so that it can do, a several board | plate material can be processed efficiently.

  Further, in particular, in the plate material processing facility according to the present invention, a plurality of sub-conveying lines are provided that diverge in parallel from one upstream-side conveying line, and gather in one downstream-side conveying line. When a processing device is installed for each, since a plurality of plate materials can be processed at the same time, more efficient processing is realized.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a front view showing a plate processing apparatus 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the processing apparatus 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a support device and a fluid guide in the processing apparatus 1. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a plate material transporter portion of the processing apparatus 1, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the processing apparatus 1. The processing apparatus 1 of this 1st Embodiment processes plate glass as an example of a plate material, and has the structure provided with the plate glass processing line in the side of the conveyance line of plate glass.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the processing apparatus 1 includes a gantry 3 fixed to the base 2, and a gantry 4 arranged at a predetermined distance from the gantry 3. The frame 5 provided on the gantry 3 is provided with a plate material conversion device 6 that supports the plate glass G conveyed on the conveyance line L in a non-contact manner. Further, the frame 5 is provided with a plate material transfer machine 7 in a state of being aligned with the plate material conversion device 6. On the other hand, a processing machine 8 is provided on the gantry 4. A control device 105 is installed on the base 2. Unless otherwise specified, the operation of main elements constituting the processing apparatus 1 such as the plate material conversion device 6 and the plate material transfer machine 7 is controlled by the control device 105.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a belt conveyor 9 as a support device that supports the lower end of the glass sheet G on the transport line L and transports it is provided at the lower part of the plate material conversion device 6. The belt conveyor 9 is divided into three parts avoiding the opening of the notch passage 10 provided on the front surface (the left surface in FIG. 3) of the turntable 24 constituting the plate material conversion device 6. Each belt conveyor 9 includes three pulleys 11, one of which is a driving pulley, and a belt 12 stretched around the pulley 11. This belt conveyor 9 is driven by a retracting jack 13 provided on a frame base 21 that fixes the frame 5, and is located below the plate glass G supported by the plate material conversion device 6 and from this position to the side opposite to the processing machine 8. It is configured to be able to move between the retracted positions.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a belt conveyor 14 as a support device that supports the lower end of the sheet glass G on the conveyance line L and conveys it on the conveyance line L is provided at the lower portion of the sheet material conveyance device 7. The belt conveyor 14 is also composed of three pulleys 15, one of which is a driving pulley, and a belt 16.

  The plate glass G is supported from the lower end side by the belt conveyors 9 and 14 described above, and is conveyed from the left to the right in FIGS. Which belt conveyor is used in which case will be described later. Note that this support device is not limited to a belt conveyor, and may be composed of other roller conveyors or the like.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the frame 5 fixed to the frame base 21 is configured to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the transport line L along the guide rail 18 provided on the gantry 3. . That is, by driving the drive motor 19 provided on the gantry 3, the drive shaft 20 rotates, and the frame base 21 engaged with the drive shaft 20 moves in a direction perpendicular to the transport line L. The drive shaft 20 and the frame base 21 constitute a so-called ball screw mechanism in which a female screw formed on the drive shaft 20 is screwed with a female screw on the frame base 21 side. The movement distance of the frame base portion 21 is detected based on the rotation angle of the drive motor 19, and when the plate material conversion device 6 is detached from the conveyance line L to the processing machine 8 side and the plate material conveyance device 7 is positioned on the conveyance line L, The drive motor 19 is stopped.

  By the movement of the frame 5 as described above, the plate material conversion device 6 is positioned on the conveyance line L and receives the sheet glass G that has been conveyed, and the one plate material in which the plate material conveyance device 7 is positioned on the conveyance line L. The conversion device 6 is positioned on the processing line ML, and the state in which the processing to the plate glass G held by the plate material conversion device 6 is enabled is switched. As a result, even when a processing such as chamfering is performed on the plate glass G in the processing line ML by the processing machine 8, the other plate glass G can pass through the transfer line L and be conveyed downstream. It has become.

  In addition, when the board | plate material conversion apparatus 6 is located on the conveyance line L as mentioned above, the belt conveyor 9 mentioned above receives the plate glass G which has been conveyed, or the processed sheet glass G is again conveyed to the conveyance line L. The plate glass G is conveyed so as to be sent upward. On the other hand, when the plate material transport device 7 is positioned on the transport line L, the belt conveyor 14 described above transports the plate glass G.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the frame 5 is provided with a positioning sensor 26 that detects that the plate glass G transported on the transport line L has reached a predetermined position. When the positioning sensor 26 detects that the plate glass G has reached the predetermined position, the belt conveyor 9 is stopped.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plate material conversion device 6 includes a leg member 22 erected from the frame base 21 and a support frame 23 provided so as to protrude forward (leftward in the figure) from the leg member 22. And a rotary table 24 rotatably provided on the support frame 23, and a drive unit 25 that rotates the rotary table 24. The aforementioned notch passage 10 is provided on the front surface of the rotary table 24.

  The notch passage 10 is provided with a total of four, two extending in parallel with each other at a predetermined interval and two extending in parallel with each other at a predetermined angle in a direction perpendicular to them. The engagement members 41a are accommodated in the two notch passages 10 so as to be movable along the passages, respectively, and the other two notch passages 10 are provided along the passages. The engaging member 41b is housed so as to be movable. Each of the engaging members 41a and 41b has a relatively long portion located in the notch passage 10, and a tip portion (a portion shown in FIG. 2) that is bent at a right angle from the portion and protrudes to the front side of the rotary table 24. ) And is moved by the driving means (not shown) to move as described above.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a fluid guide 27 for supporting the plate glass G in a non-contact state is provided on the front surface of the rotary table 24. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, a protruding frame 36 that protrudes from the frame 5 toward the rotary table 24 and has a tip portion facing the front surface of the rotary table 24 is provided. A front fluid guide 37 for supporting the upper front portion from the opposite side of the rotary table 24 is provided. Each of the fluid guides 27 and 37 has a large number of holes for ejecting air on the surface facing the plate glass G, and when the air is blown, the plate glass G is formed from one surface side and the other surface side. Supported without contact. In addition, the structure which supports this plate glass G by non-contact may be another.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, fluid guides 28 for supporting the sheet glass G in a non-contact state are also provided before and after the sheet material transport device 7. The fluid guides 28 are the same as the fluid guides 27 and 37 described above, and support the glass sheet G transported downstream on the transport line L from the one surface side and the other surface side in a non-contact manner. To do.

  In FIG. 1, only the fluid guides 27 and 37 provided in the processing apparatus 1 are shown. However, a part of both sides of FIG. As indicated by the dotted line, a fluid guide 39 similar to the fluid guide 28 is provided. These fluid guides 39 are also formed so as not to cause a large missing portion in the transport direction of the transport line L.

  6 and 7 are a front view and a side view, respectively, showing the main part of the processing machine 8 in the processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. As shown in the drawing, the processing machine 8 includes a traveling body 55 that travels along the glass sheet G, a guide member 56 that is provided below the traveling body 55, and a rail 57 that the guide member 56 travels. . The rail 57 is provided on the gantry 4 in parallel with the front surface of the rotary table 24.

  A drive unit 59 that engages with a drive shaft 58 provided along the rail 57 is provided at a lower portion of the travel body 55, and the travel body 55 is connected to the rail via the drive unit 59 by rotating the drive shaft 58. 57 to move along. The drive unit 59 and the drive shaft 58 are connected by a so-called ball screw mechanism. Further, in the present embodiment, as the processing machine 8, a machine provided with a rotary polishing tool 65 held by the traveling body 55 is applied.

  Further, the gantry 4 is provided with a suction pad 66 for fixing the vicinity of the lower end of the glass sheet G processed by the processing machine 8. The suction pad 66 is configured to suction and fix the plate glass G by applying a negative pressure to the plate glass G by air suction.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the machining apparatus 1 of the present embodiment having the above-described configuration. Hereinafter, based on this flowchart, the flow in the case of grinding the four sides of the glass sheet G will be described. In the following description, each step is indicated by S1 to S19.

  First, the plate glass G before processing is carried into the processing apparatus 1 from the conveyance line L (S1). At this time, the plate material conversion device 6 is first set to a position on the transfer line L, that is, a position where the plate glass G on the transfer line L enters between the fluid guides 27 and 37. The glass sheet G fed into the plate material conversion device 6 in this state is received at the lower end surface by the belt conveyor 9 serving as a support device and is supported in a non-contact manner by the fluid guides 27 and 37 (S2).

  Next, the two engaging members 41a that have been in a state where the tip portion is positioned below the conveying surface of the belt conveyor 9 are moved upward by a predetermined distance, and the other two engaging members 41b are predetermined. The distance is moved to the upstream side in the sheet glass conveyance direction (left side in FIGS. 1 and 3). Thereby, the lower end surface of the glass sheet G is received by the two engaging members 41a, and the front end surface thereof is received by the other two engaging members 41b. Then, the belt conveyor 9 is moved from the position below the held glass sheet G to a position retracted to the opposite side of the processing machine 8 by the retracting jack 13 (S3).

  In this state, the plate material conversion device 6 is moved from the transfer line L to the processing line ML (S4). Thus, when the plate glass G moves on the processing line ML, the plate material transfer machine 7 is positioned on the transfer line L. Thereby, another plate glass G flowing on the transfer line L can be transferred to the downstream side of the processing apparatus 1 by the plate material transfer machine 7.

  The two engaging members 41a are raised (S5), and the glass sheet G is set to a reference position having a predetermined height (S6). In this state, the suction pad 66 sucks and holds the vicinity of the lower end of the plate glass G, and the vicinity of the lower end of the plate glass G is fixed (S7). When the vicinity of the lower end of the plate glass G is fixed, the two engaging members 41a that have received the plate glass G are lowered and retracted to a position where they do not interfere with the rotary polishing tool 65 moved by the traveling body 55 (S8). .

  When the lower end of the glass sheet G is fixed in this manner, the traveling body 55 starts to move, and the entire lower end surface of the glass sheet G is ground by the rotary polishing tool 65 mounted thereon (S9). Finishing is performed (S10).

  When the processing of the lower end of the plate glass G by the processing machine 8 is completed, the two engaging members 41a are raised, and the plate glass G is held from the lower end side by them (S11). If it will be in this state, fixation of the plate glass G by the suction pad 66 will be cancelled | released (S12).

  The glass sheet G whose unlocking in the vicinity of the lower end has been released is moved (raised) to a predetermined position by the two engaging members 41a (S13). By raising the plate glass G in this way, the plate glass G is prevented from hitting the processing machine 8 when the plate glass G is rotated next time. When the plate glass G is raised by the engaging member 41a, the plate glass G is supported from one surface and the other surface side by the fluid guides 27 and 37, so that the plate glass G does not fall down.

  By the above processing, the processing of the lower side of the glass sheet G is completed. Thus, every time processing of one side is completed, it is determined whether or not processing of four sides of the glass sheet G has been completed (S14). If the processing of the four sides is not completed, the plate glass G is rotated by 90 ° by the rotation of the rotary table 24 (S15), the process flow returns to step S5, and the process up to step S14 is repeated, and the other side is processed. Processing is performed. When the processing on the four sides is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S16.

  The plate glass G is rotated by rotating the rotary table 24 in the clockwise direction in FIGS. At the start of this rotation, the glass sheet G is held from the lower side by two engaging members 41a, but when rotation starts, in addition to these engaging members 41a, another two engaging members 41b Another side is also held, and when the 90 ° rotation is completed, one side is held from the lower side by the two engaging members 41b. Even when this rotation is performed, the plate glass G is supported from one surface and the other surface side by the fluid guides 27 and 37, so that the plate glass G does not fall down.

  When the plate glass G is sucked and held by the suction pad 66 after the turntable 24 is rotated by 90 ° as described above, the plate material conversion device is used to estimate the timing at which another plate glass G is not sent to the plate material transfer device 7. 2 is moved to the right by a predetermined distance in FIG. 2, and in this state, the rotary table 24 is rotated by 90 ° in the opposite direction. Next, the plate material conversion device 6 is moved to the left by a predetermined distance in FIG. 2 to return to the original position, and the front ends of the two engagement members 41a are located below the plate glass G, and another two engagement members. The tip of 41b is located on the side of the plate glass G, and the plate glass G can be further rotated.

  When the processing of the four sides is completed, the glass sheet G is moved (raised) to a predetermined position by the engaging member 41a (S16). Next, the belt conveyor 9 is set at a position below the plate glass G thus lifted (S17), and then the engaging member 41a is lowered and the plate glass G is placed on the belt conveyor 9 (S18).

  The plate glass G placed on the belt conveyor 9 is moved from the processing line ML to the conveyance line L by moving the plate material conversion device 6 from left to right in FIG. By driving, it is carried out to the downstream side of the conveying line (S19). Thereafter, the next unprocessed plate glass G is carried into the plate material conversion device 6, and the loaded plate glass G is similarly processed by the above flow.

  As described above, according to the processing apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the plate glass G that has been transported along the transport line L is moved to the processing line ML while being supported by the fluid guides 27 and 37, and there are four sides of the plate glass G. It is possible to convey another plate glass G on the conveyance line L while processing the above.

  Moreover, according to this processing apparatus 1, since it can chamfer to the edge part, keeping plate glass G upright and maintaining a non-contact state with the surface and suppressing bending, it is stable also to a large and thin plate glass G. Chamfering can be performed. Moreover, since this processing apparatus 1 can process the whole edge | side, rotating the plate glass G in the position which deviated from one place of the conveyance line L, it can be installed in a small space.

  In addition, although the example of a process by the one processing apparatus 1 was demonstrated above, in the processing facility provided with the several processing apparatus 1 demonstrated below, a plurality of plate glass G can be processed efficiently simultaneously. it can.

  9 is a schematic diagram in plan view showing an example of processing equipment in which a plurality of plate material processing apparatuses 1 shown in FIG. 1 are arranged, and FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram in front view of the processing equipment. Based on these drawings, a processing facility in which a plurality (four in this example) of processing apparatuses 1 are arranged in tandem will be described below.

  When the processing apparatus 1 is disposed as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the plate glass G carried into the processing apparatus 1 provided on the upstream side is sequentially moved to the processing line ML, and is sequentially processed by each processing apparatus 1. By doing so, a plurality of units can be processed simultaneously with a time difference. For example, in each processing apparatus 1, by separating the processing line ML processed by the processing machine 8 from the conveyance line L of the plate glass G, a work space can be secured between the processing line ML and the conveyance line L. Equipment maintenance can be performed easily.

  In addition, in the case of this example, when the plate glass G is moved from the transfer line L to the processing line ML by the fourth processing apparatus 1, the plate glass G processed by the first processing apparatus 1 is returned to the transfer line L and downstream. If it conveys to the side, the plate glass G can be efficiently processed sequentially by the plurality of processing apparatuses 1. That is, it is possible to perform efficient processing with a short tact time.

  FIG. 11 is a schematic plan view showing another example of processing equipment in which a plurality of processing apparatuses of the present invention are arranged. In this example, three processing apparatuses 1 are arranged in parallel. When a plurality of processing devices 1 are arranged in this way, the position where the upstream transfer line L branches to the plurality of processing lines ML and the position where the plurality of processing lines ML merge with the transfer line L are respectively A traversing device 107 is provided. The traversing device 107 is provided with a guide similar to the fluid guide 28 that supports the plate glass G in a non-contact state, and can traverse in that state. In the case of this example, even if a plurality of processing apparatuses 1 are arranged, the overall length of the entire facility can be further shortened.

  Also in this example, the plate glass G that is sequentially conveyed is sequentially carried into the three processing devices 1 and processed, whereby the plate glass G that has been processed by the one processing device 1 is sequentially returned to the conveyance line L. Therefore, the plate glass G can be processed efficiently by the plurality of processing apparatuses 1. That is, efficient processing with a short tact time is possible.

  Thus, in the case of the processing equipment 106 provided with a plurality of processing devices 1, by providing a difference in the processing start time in the plurality of units, it is possible to carry out the processed glass sheet G in order downstream, The efficient processing which shortened the tact time of the plate glass G which flows on the conveyance line L can be performed. In other words, the cycle time of the entire facility can be shortened by increasing the quantity of the processing device 1 for one line. In this example, three processing apparatuses 1 are provided. However, the number and arrangement of the processing apparatuses 1 may be set according to the size of the building, the processing amount, and the like.

  In addition, in the case of the processing equipment 106 provided with a plurality of processing devices 1 in this way, even if one processing device 1 is stopped, it is possible to process the glass sheet G by another processing device 1. Productivity can be improved without stopping the production line even during maintenance or failure of the processing apparatus 1.

  Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 12 is a front view showing a plate material processing apparatus 125 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 13 is a side view of the processing apparatus. The processing device 125 according to the second embodiment has a configuration in which a plate material conversion device 110 having a different configuration is applied instead of the plate material conversion device 6 according to the first embodiment, and the above-described transport line L and processing line ML are used. Other configurations such as (not shown) are basically the same as those in the first embodiment. In the following description, configurations different from those of the first embodiment will be mainly described. The same reference numerals are given to the same configurations as those of the processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment, and description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary. .

  As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, an adsorption member 112 is provided around the front surface of the turntable 111 constituting the plate material conversion device 110, and a fluid guide 113 is provided inside the adsorption member 112. The adsorbing member 112 adsorbs the plate glass G by applying a negative pressure to the plate glass G by sucking air from a large number of air suction holes formed on the front surface thereof. Similar to the fluid guide 27 provided on the rotary table 24, the fluid guide 113 is formed by providing a plurality of fluid outflow holes 115 in a frame member 114 provided obliquely. The plate glass G is supported in a non-contact manner by the fluid flowing out from the fluid outflow hole 115. In the case of this embodiment, the outer shape of the adsorption member 112 is smaller than the size of the plate glass G to be processed.

  The rotary table 111 is configured to be movable in the vertical direction along leg members 116 provided on the frame base 21. The vertical movement of the rotary table 111 is performed by the vertical movement of the support member 117 provided at the rear end of the rotary table 111 along the rail 118 provided in the vertical direction of the leg member 116. The support member 117 is moved up and down by a drive unit 120 of the support member 117 engaged with a drive shaft 119 provided in the vertical direction of the leg member 116 and a drive motor 121 that rotates the drive shaft 119. It is configured. The drive motor 121 and the drive shaft 119 are connected by a belt 122. The drive shaft 119 and the drive unit 120 are connected by a so-called ball screw mechanism. The rotary table 111 can be rotated by a driving device 126.

  Therefore, by driving the drive motor 121, the drive shaft 119 is rotated via the belt 122, and the support member 117 is moved up and down via the drive unit 120 by the rotation of the drive shaft 119. Then, the rotary table 111 is moved up and down by the vertical movement of the support member 117. The moving distance of the turntable 111 is detected based on the rotation angle of the drive motor 121, and the position of the glass sheet G is specified by detecting the distance that the turntable 111 has moved up and down from the reference position.

  According to the turntable 111 of the second embodiment configured as described above, the plate glass G can be supported by the fluid guide 113 and the plate glass G can be held by the adsorption member 112. That is, the plate glass G can be supported in a non-contact state by the fluid guide 113, while the plate glass G is securely held by the suction member 112, and the rotary table 111 is moved up and down in this state to move the plate glass G up and down. Can be moved. In the second embodiment, the sheet glass G is positioned in the conveying direction by feeding the belt conveyor 123, and the sheet glass G is positioned in the vertical direction by moving the rotary table 111 up and down.

  The operation procedure of the processing apparatus 125 according to the second embodiment configured as described above will be described below. Here, based on the flowchart shown in FIG. explain. In the processing apparatus 125 of the second embodiment, the rotary table 111 is used to hold and move the glass sheet G by the engaging member 41a in the processing apparatus 1 of the first embodiment. In the following description, parts different from the first embodiment will be mainly described with reference to steps S1 to S19 shown in FIG.

  First, the plate glass G before processing is carried into the processing apparatus 125 from the conveyance line L (S1). The loaded glass glass G is held by the suction member 112 while its lower end surface is received by the belt conveyor 123 serving as a support device and is supported in a non-contact manner by the fluid guide 113 of the rotary table 111 (S2). Next, the belt conveyor 123 descends and retreats, so that the glass sheet G is held only by the rotary table 111. And the board | plate material conversion apparatus 110 is moved from the conveyance line L to the process line ML with this state (S4).

  Next, the rotary table 111 moves up (S5), and the glass sheet G is set to a reference position having a predetermined height (S6). In this state, the suction pad 66 (not shown; see FIGS. 2 and 5) sucks and holds the vicinity of the lower end of the plate glass G, and the vicinity of the lower end of the plate glass G is fixed (S7). Thereby, it will be in the state where the lower end vicinity was fixed certainly in the state where the lower end of sheet glass G was opened. In the case of this embodiment, the process of step S8 of retracting the engaging member is not performed.

  With the lower end of the plate glass G fixed in this manner, the lower end of the plate glass G is processed by the processing machine 8 in the same manner as in the first embodiment (S9 and S10). When this processing is completed, the glass sheet G is held by the suction member 112 of the turntable 111 (S11). When this holding is completed, the fixation near the lower end of the glass sheet G by the suction pad 66 is released (S12).

  The glass sheet G whose fixation in the vicinity of the lower end is released is moved (raised) to a predetermined position by the raising movement of the rotary table 111 (S13). Thus, by raising the plate glass G with the turntable 111, the plate glass G is prevented from coming into contact with the processing machine 8 next time the plate glass G is rotated.

  By the above processing, the processing of the lower side of the glass sheet G is completed. Thus, every time processing of one side is completed, it is determined whether or not processing of four sides of the glass sheet G has been completed (S14). If the processing of the four sides is not completed, the glass sheet G is rotated 90 ° by the rotation of the turntable 111 (S15), the process flow returns to step S5, and the process up to step S14 is repeated to obtain another Edge processing is performed. When the processing on the four sides is completed, the process proceeds to the next step S16.

  When the processing on the four sides is completed, the plate glass G is moved (raised) to a predetermined position by the raising movement of the rotary table 111 (S16). Next, the belt conveyor 123 is set at a lower position of the plate glass G thus lifted (S17), and then the rotary table 111 is lowered and the plate glass G is placed on the belt conveyor 123 (S18). When the plate glass G is supported by the belt conveyor 123, the holding of the plate glass G by the adsorption member 112 is released.

  The plate glass G placed on the belt conveyor 123 is moved from the processing line ML to the conveyance line L by returning the plate material conversion device 110 to the conveyance line L, and the belt conveyor 123 is driven there to convey the plate glass G. It is carried out to the downstream side of the line (S19).

  Even when the processing apparatus 125 of the second embodiment is used, an efficient processing operation can be performed by sequentially processing the plate glass G by configuring a processing facility in which a plurality of units are arranged as shown in FIGS. Can be performed.

  Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 14 is a front view showing a plate material processing apparatus 130 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 15 is a side view of the XV-XV cross section of the processing apparatus 130, and FIG. 16 is XVI-XVI shown in FIG. It is an expanded sectional view. This processing apparatus 130 includes a cutting unit that cuts the end portion of the plate glass G to make the plate glass G a predetermined size as a processing machine. In the following description, the same components as those in the first and second embodiments described above are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted unless particularly necessary.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, the plate material conversion device 110 applied to the present embodiment is the same as that of the second embodiment, and a suction member is provided around the front surface of the rotary table 111 whose front surface is formed in a rectangular shape. 112 is provided, and a fluid guide 113 is provided inside the adsorption member 112. The rotary table 111 is also movable in the vertical direction.

  Also in this embodiment, the plate glass G can be supported in a non-contact state by the fluid guide 113, while the plate glass G is securely held by the adsorption member 112, and the rotary table 111 is moved up and down in that state, thereby the plate glass. G can be moved up and down. In this embodiment, the sheet glass G is positioned in the conveying direction by feeding the belt conveyor 138, and the sheet glass G is positioned in the vertical direction by moving the rotary table 111 up and down.

  In the third embodiment, a pair of dividing units 131 and 132 that divide the front end side and the rear end side of the plate glass G are provided on the upstream side and the downstream side of the plate glass conveyance line L of the plate material conversion device 110. ing. These dividing units 131 and 132 have the same configuration, and are arranged at symmetrical positions with respect to the center RC of the plate material conversion device 110. Hereinafter, when the same configuration is described, the left-side dividing unit 131 shown in the figure will be described as an example.

  The dividing units 131 and 132 are configured so that the position in the transport direction can be changed according to the size and the dividing position of the sheet glass G to be divided. The change of the dividing position is necessary, for example, when processing the glass sheet G having a different size by the same processing apparatus 130 or when processing the long side and the short side of the plate glass G. The division position can be changed at an equal distance from the center RC of the plate material conversion device 110.

  Further, even when the dividing position of the plate glass G is changed by the dividing units 131 and 132, the upstream fluid guide (not shown) and the downstream fluid guide are not formed so that the fluid guide 133 on the transport line L is not missing. The fluid guide (not shown) is provided with a comb-like fluid outflow member 134 that meshes within a predetermined range.

  The dividing position of the dividing units 131 and 132 is changed by unit traversing drive machines 137 provided on the upper frame 135 at the upper end and the lower frame 136 at the lower end. The unit traversing drive unit 137 is configured to traverse the entire unit by a cylinder along the frames 135 and 136. A pulley assembly 141 including four pulleys 140 that engage with the belt 139 of the belt conveyor 138 is provided at the lower ends of the dividing units 131 and 132. This pulley assembly 141 has its pulleys 140 fixedly arranged at the four corners of the trapezoid, and is engaged so that the belt 139 of the belt conveyor 138 has a symmetrical Z-shape. According to such dividing units 131 and 132, when they are traversed, the pulley assembly 141 moves integrally while the pulleys 140 roll with respect to the belt 139, so the belt gap at the upper end of the pulley assembly 141. The dividing position can be changed without changing 142.

  Further, positioning sensors 144 and 145 for positioning the plate glass G to be carried in are provided in the vicinity of the lower ends of both the dividing units 131 and 132, respectively. When the glass sheet G is carried in from the left side in FIG. 14, it is first detected by the positioning sensor 144 of the left dividing unit 131, and then when the leading end is detected by the positioning sensor 145 of the right dividing unit 132, the belt conveyor 138 The plate glass G is stopped at a predetermined position.

  As shown in FIG. 16, each of the cutting units 131 and 132 includes a clamp 146 that holds the glass sheet G from both sides, a marking line forming machine 147 that forms a marking line in the vertical direction on the glass sheet G, and a glass sheet. And a cutting machine 148 for cutting G from the scribe line. The clamps 146, the scribing line forming machine 147, and the cutting machine 148 are arranged at equal distances in order from the center RC of the plate material changing apparatus 110 arranged at the center of the processing apparatus 130 to the outside. That is, the plate glass G is clamped by the clamp 146 on the plate material conversion device 110 side, a marking line is formed on the outside by the marking line forming machine 147, and the sheet glass G is cut by the cutting machine 148 on the outside where the marking line is formed. It can be divided.

  The clamp 146 includes a support pad 149 provided on the plate material conversion device 110 side of the conveyance line L of the plate glass G, and a clamp member 150 provided on the side opposite to the plate material conversion device across the conveyance line L. The support pad 149 is provided over substantially the entire length of the cutting units 131 and 132 in the vertical direction. A pressing bar 151 that is pressed toward the support pad 149 is provided at the tip of the clamp member 150. The pressing bar 151 is provided over almost the entire length of the dividing units 131 and 132 in the same manner as the support pad 149, and is pressed or pressed toward the support pad 149 by the cylinder 152 provided in the clamp member 150. It is configured to be evacuable. By pressing the plate glass G on the transport line L with the pressing bar 151, the plate glass G is fixed between the support pad 149.

  The marking line forming machine 147 includes a marking blade 153 provided close to the clamp member 150. The scribing blade 153 is attached to a blade holder 155 provided on the support body 154. The blade holder 155 is configured to be movable up and down by a linear guide mechanism 156 provided over the support body 154 in the vertical direction. The blade holder 155 of the scribing blade 153 is attached to a drive cylinder 157 that is brought close to or away from the plate glass G. The scribing blade 153 normally stands by in the vicinity of the lower end of the linear guide mechanism 156. When scribing the plate glass G, the scribing blade 153 is advanced toward the plate glass G, moved from the bottom to the top in a contact state, and a marking line is formed from the bottom to the top of the plate glass G. Then, the sheet is retracted from the glass sheet G and lowered to the vicinity of the lower end along the linear guide mechanism 156.

  The dividing machine 148 includes a dividing bar 158 that divides the plate glass G outside the marking line formed by the marking line forming machine 147. Similarly to the support pad 149, the dividing bar 158 is provided over almost the entire length of the dividing units 131 and 132 in the vertical direction. The dividing bar 158 is configured to push the surface of the plate glass G from a direction orthogonal to the electric cylinder 160 provided in the driving device 159. The driving devices 159 are provided on the upper and lower portions of the dividing bar 158, respectively.

  In the processing apparatus 130 of the third embodiment configured as described above, processing of the glass sheet G is performed as follows. First, according to the size of the carrying-in plate glass G decided beforehand, the position of both the division | segmentation units 131 and 132 is adjusted to the position (conveyance direction division | segmentation position) of the plate glass G divided | segmented by both the division | segmentation units 131 and 132. FIG. This position is performed by adjusting the distance from the center of the plate material conversion apparatus 110 to both the dividing units 131 and 132 by the unit traversing drive unit 137. This adjustment is performed before processing by the processing device 130.

  As described above, after the positions of the dividing units 131 and 132 with respect to the plate material conversion device 110 are adjusted, the plate glass G is carried into the belt conveyor 138 of the processing device 130 from the conveyor on the conveyance line L. At this time, the plate glass G is supported in a non-contact state by the fluid guide 113 provided on the rotary table 111 of the plate material conversion device 110. The plate glass G is carried in by the belt conveyor 138, and is stopped at a predetermined position in the processing apparatus 130 in a state in which the positioning sensors 144 and 145 provided in the dividing units 131 and 132 are positioned in the conveying direction.

  When the plate glass G is stopped at a predetermined position, the plate glass G is adsorbed by the adsorption member 112 provided on the rotary table 111 of the plate material conversion device 110, and the plate glass G is held and fixed on the rotary table 111.

  Next, the front end side and the rear end side of the plate glass G are fixed by the pressing bar 151 provided on the clamp 146 of the dividing units 131 and 132. Then, a marking line is formed at a predetermined position by the marking blade 153 provided in the marking line forming machine 149. When this marking line is formed, the cutting bar 158 provided in the cutting machine 148 is pushed out, and the part on the opposite side (outside) from the part gripped by the clamp 146 across the marking line is marked with the marking line. Disconnected from the line. At the time of the division, the front end side and the rear end side of the plate glass G are fixed by the pressing bar 151 and both outer sides thereof are divided, so that the plate glass G can be divided without causing bending or the like.

  When the division of the front edge and the rear edge of the glass sheet G is completed in this way, the rotary table 111 of the plate material conversion device 110 is raised and the glass sheet G is moved to a predetermined height position, where the rotary table 111 rotates. Thus, the plate glass G is rotated by 90 °. In the glass sheet G rotated by 90 °, the front end side or the rear end side divided first is the lower side or the upper side. Further, since the plate glass G is fixed to the rotation center of the turntable 111, by rotating 90 °, the front end side and the rear end side divided at the tip of the plate glass G become the upper end side and the lower end side to be horizontal. It becomes the state of.

  Next, the front end side and the rear end side of the glass sheet G after 90 ° rotation are fixed by the pressing bar 151 provided on the clamp 146 of the dividing units 131 and 132. When the fixing of the glass sheet G by the clamp 146 is completed, the formation of the marking line by the marking line forming machine 149 and the cutting from the marking line by the dividing machine 148 are performed. Since the front end side and the rear end side of the plate glass G are fixed by the pressing bar 151 and the both outsides are divided, this division can be performed without causing the plate glass G to bend.

  As mentioned above, according to the processing apparatus 130 of this 3rd Embodiment, since the front end side and rear end side of the plate glass G are processed simultaneously, the state which carried in the plate glass G, and the state rotated 90 degrees Machining of all sides is completed with two divisions. The processed glass sheet G is placed on the belt conveyor 138 and conveyed to the downstream side of the processing apparatus 130.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 15, the processing device 130 according to the third embodiment is arranged side by side on the frame base 21 together with the plate material conversion device 110 including the cutting units 131 and 132, and the plate material is moved by the movement of the frame base 21. Since the plate material conveyor 7 that moves together with the conversion device 110 is provided, the processing of the plate glass G and the conveyance of another plate glass G can be performed in parallel with the processing devices 1 and 110 of the first and second embodiments. it can.

  That is, the plate glass G is carried into the processing apparatus 1 from the upstream side of the transport line L, the plate glass G is held by the rotary table 111, and the rotary table 111 is moved by the drive motor 19 to move the plate glass G to the processing line ML. In this state, since the plate material conveyance machine 7 is located on the conveyance line L, conveyance of the sheet glass G to the downstream side is performed. Therefore, while conveying the plate glass G on the conveyance line L, it can be processed on the processing line ML, and the processing operation can be performed efficiently.

  Also in the case of using this processing device 130, as in the processing equipment shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a plurality of processing devices 130 are provided in tandem or in parallel, so that a plurality of processing devices 130 sequentially form a plate glass. G can be processed efficiently. That is, efficient processing with a shortened time tact is possible.

  In addition, although embodiment which performs the chamfering process of each edge | side of plate glass G and the cutting process of an edge side was shown above, this invention is not limited to the process mentioned above in particular, but processes each edge | side of a board | plate material. It is widely applicable to processing equipment in general, and in either case, it is possible to process with a short line length by supporting the plate glass G in a non-contact state by a plate material conversion device and rotating the plate glass G at that position. The above-mentioned effect of becoming is achieved.

  Moreover, in the said 1st-3rd embodiment, although plate glass G was illustrated as a board | plate material, the board | plate material which the processing apparatus of this invention processes is not limited to the plate glass G, For example, the rare metal, the board | plate material which consists of silicon, etc. Various plate materials can be processed.

  Furthermore, it goes without saying that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

The front view which shows the processing apparatus of the board | plate material by 1st Embodiment of this invention. Side view of the plate material processing apparatus shown in FIG. The schematic diagram which shows the support apparatus and fluid guide in the processing apparatus shown in FIG. The front view which shows the board | plate material conveyance machine part of the processing apparatus of the board | plate material shown in FIG. Plan view of the plate material processing apparatus shown in FIG. The front view of the processing machine in the processing apparatus shown in FIG. Side view of the processing machine in the processing apparatus shown in FIG. The flowchart which shows the operation procedure of the said board | plate material processing apparatus. Schematic view in plan view showing an example of processing equipment provided with a plurality of plate material processing apparatuses shown in FIG. Schematic diagram of the front view of the processing equipment shown in FIG. Schematic diagram in plan view showing another example when a plurality of processing devices of the present invention are arranged The front view which shows the processing apparatus of the board | plate material by 2nd Embodiment of this invention. Side view of the plate material processing apparatus shown in FIG. The front view which shows the processing apparatus of the board | plate material by 3rd Embodiment of this invention. Side view on the XV-XV plane of the plate material processing apparatus shown in FIG. Sectional drawing in the XVI-XVI plane of the board | plate material processing apparatus shown in FIG. Schematic diagram of a front view showing an example of a conventional plate processing apparatus

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Processing equipment
3, 4 ... Mount
5 ... Frame
6. Plate material conversion device
7 ... Plate material conveyor
8 ... Processing machine
9 ... Belt conveyor
10 ... Notch passage
13 ... evacuation jack
14 ... belt conveyor
18 ... Guide rail
19 ... Drive motor
20 ... Drive shaft
21 ... Frame body
22 ... Leg member
23 ... Support frame
24 ... Rotary table
25 ... Driver
26 ... Pusher
27, 28 ... Fluid guide
37 ... Front fluid guide
39 ... Fluid guide
40 ... Plate material support machine
41 ... engaging member
49 ... engaging part
60 ... Driver
65 ... Abrasive tool
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 66 ... Adsorption pad 105 ... Control apparatus 106 ... Processing equipment 107 ... Traversing apparatus 110 ... Plate material conversion apparatus 111 ... Rotary table 112 ... Adsorption member 113 ... Fluid guide 114 ... Frame member 115 ... Fluid outflow hole 116 ... Leg member 117 ... Support member DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 119 ... Drive shaft 120 ... Drive part 121 ... Drive motor 123 ... Belt conveyor 125 ... Processing apparatus 126 ... Drive machine 130 ... Processing apparatus 131,132 ... Dividing unit 133 ... Fluid guide 134 ... Fluid outflow member 137 ... Unit transverse drive machine 138 ... belt conveyor 141 ... pulley assembly 142 ... upper end gap 144, 145 ... positioning sensor 146 ... clamp 147 ... marking line forming machine 148 ... cutting machine 149 ... support pad 150 ... clamp member 151 ... pressing bar 152 ... cylinder 153 ... Postcard blade 15 ... support body 155 ... blade holder 156 ... linear guide mechanism 157 ... drive cylinder 158 ... cutting bar 159 ... driving device
G ... Plate glass
L ... Conveying line
ML ... Processing line

Claims (13)

A support device for supporting the plate material conveyed along the conveyance line in a standing state from the lower end side thereof;
A fluid guide that supports the plate material in a non-contact state while standing by causing fluid pressure to act on both surfaces of the plate material supported by the support device;
A plate material conversion device that holds the plate material supported by the fluid guide and rotates the plate material in its plane;
A processing machine that fixes the plate material held by the plate material conversion device and processes the end of the plate material,
The drive of the plate material changing device is controlled to rotate the plate material after the processing is performed by a predetermined angle, and the support device is controlled to release the support of the plate material prior to the drive of the plate material changing device. A plate material processing apparatus comprising a control device.   The plate material conversion device fixes the fluid guide, and positions the fluid guide to be able to support the plate material in the transfer line, and the processing for arranging the plate material supported by the fluid guide at a position off the transfer line. The plate material processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plate material processing device is configured to be movable between positions and to rotate the plate material at the processing position.   A part of the plate material conveying machine for conveying the plate material in the conveyance line is formed to be movable in synchronization with the movement of the plate material converting device, and is located in the conveying line when the plate material converting device is at the processing position. The plate material processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the plate material is transportable.   The said board | plate material conversion apparatus is comprised so that this board | plate material may be hold | maintained by the holding member which receives the end surface over at least 2 sides of a board | plate material, when rotating the said board | plate material. The board | plate material processing apparatus of description.   The said board | plate material conversion apparatus is comprised so that this board | plate material may be hold | maintained by the means to adsorb-hold one surface of this board | plate material, when rotating the said board | plate material. Plate material processing equipment.   The plate material conversion device has an engagement member that supports the lower end of the plate material, and is configured to support the lower end of the plate material by the engagement member and move the plate material to a rotatable position. The board | plate material processing apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 5 characterized by these.   The said processing machine is equipped with the alignment member which sets the lower end of the board | plate material which the said board | plate material conversion apparatus supported to predetermined height, The board | plate material processing apparatus of any one of Claim 1 to 6 characterized by the above-mentioned.   The processing machine has an adsorber that fixes the lower end surface of the plate material to a predetermined position, and is configured to move the plate material fixed to the adsorber to a predetermined position and chamfer the lower end of the plate material. The plate material processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.   The processing machine includes a corner chamfering tool for cutting off the lower end corner of the plate material, a grinding tool for grinding the lower end corner of the plate material, and a polishing tool for finishing the lower end processed by the grinding machine for the plate material. The plate material processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the plate material processing device is configured to be moved along the entire lower end length of the plate material to process the plate material.   The above-mentioned processing machine moves along the surface of the plate material, thereby forming a marking line for forming a marking line on the plate material, and a movement track of the marking blade on the plate material. A clamp that grips a portion of the adjacent plate material, and a cutting machine that has a pressing member that presses a portion on the opposite side in the surface direction of the grip portion by the clamp against a marking line formed on the plate material. The plate material processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the plate material processing unit is provided.   A pair of the dividing units are provided on both the left and right sides of the plate material conversion device, and the right and left sides of one plate material supported by the plate material conversion device are simultaneously divided by the dividing units on the left and right sides. The plate material processing apparatus according to claim 10.   A plate material comprising a plurality of the processing devices according to any one of claims 1 to 11 on a conveyance line of a plate material, and the plate materials flowing on the conveyance line can be individually processed by the plurality of processing devices. Processing equipment. After branching in parallel from one upstream transport line, it has a plurality of sub transport lines that gather in one downstream transport line,
13. The plate material processing facility according to claim 12, wherein the processing device is installed for each of the sub-conveyance lines.

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