US 7,891,066 B2 · Plate material vertical processing line

Abstract

A plate material vertical processing line that is capable of subjecting large-sized and thinned glass plates to scribing, venting, etc without degrading their quality, comprises a plurality of processing devices each having a modular structure; wherein each of the processing devices includes a platform; a belt conveyor that is mounted on the platform and is configured to convey a glass plate placed in a substantially upright position while supporting a lower end of the glass plate; and a fluid guide that is mounted on the platform and is configured to apply a fluid pressure to a surface of the glass plate to support the glass plate in the substantially upright position and in a non-contact state; and wherein the processing devices include a combination of at least two processing devices selected from a scribing device, a venting device, a chamfering device, a cleaning agent washing device, a water washing device, a high-pressure water spray device, and a glass plate turn device.

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Dependent claims

A plate material vertical processing line comprising:

a plurality of processing devices each having a modular structure;
wherein each of the processing devices includes a platform;
a conveyance means that is mounted on the platform and is configured to convey a plate material placed in a substantially upright position while supporting a lower end of the plate material;
and a fluid guide that is mounted on the platform and is configured to apply a fluid pressure to a surface of the plate material to support the plate material in the substantially upright position and in a non-contact state;
and
wherein the plurality of processing devices includes a combination of at least one processing apparatus selected from a scribing device, a venting device for trimming the plate material, and a chamfering device, and at least one processing apparatus selected from a cleaning agent washing device, a water washing device, a high-pressure water spray device, and a plate material turn device.

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A plate material vertical processing line comprising:

processing units of a plate material;
and
a plurality of conveyance devices each having a modular structure;
wherein each of the conveyance devices includes:
a platform;
a conveyance means that is mounted on the platform and is configured to convey the plate material placed in a substantially upright position while supporting a lower end of the plate material;
a fluid guide that is mounted on the platform and is configured to apply a fluid pressure to a surface of the plate material to support the plate material in the substantially upright position and in a non-contact state;
and a mounting element that is mounted on the platform to mount each of the processing units;
wherein the processing units include a combination of at least one processing unit selected from a scribing unit, a venting unit for trimming the plate material, and a chamfering unit, and at least one processing unit selected from a cleaning agent washing unit, a water washing unit, a high-pressure water spray unit, and a plate material turn unit.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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