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US 5,396,736 AGranted
Machine for working a glass plate
AssigneeBando Kiko Co., Ltd.
InventorShigeru Bando
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Abstract
A glass plate working machine includes table 20 on which glass plate 22 is placed, breaking unit 3 for forming a cutting line on glass plate 22 placed on table 20, and pressing the glass plate in the vicinity of a portion of the glass plate 22 formed with the cutting line to break that portion off; and moving unit 67 connected to the breaking unit 3 for moving same linearly along a surface of glass plate 22 placed on table 20. Breakage by breaking unit 3 and movement by moving unit 67 are controlled by a numerical control unit.
Claims5
A glass plate working machine comprising:
- a cutting unit for forming a cutting line on an unshaped glass plate to cut the glass plate along the cutting line;
- a breaking unit for automatically breaking the glass plate along the cutting line to form a cut glass plate;
- a grinding unit for grinding an edge of the cut glass plate;
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- control means connected to the cutting unit, the breaking unit, and the grinding unit for controlling numerically the cutting unit, the breaking unit, and grinding unit;
- the breaking unit comprising an end cutter for forming an auxiliary line and a press unit for performing a breaking operation, the end cutter and the press unit being provided on a combination member of X and Y axis guide and drive means, and being controlled in position in a plane coordinate system by a pre-stored program.
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