Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine 1 includes: a flexible endless belt 3; a supporting member 4 for supporting the endless belt 3; two glass plate receiving devices 7 and 7a respectively having glass plate receiving surfaces 6 and 6a; moving devices 8 and 8a for respectively moving the glass plate receiving devices 7 and 7a in an X direction and a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction; two press-breaking devices 9 and 9a; and moving devices 10 and 10a for respectively moving the press-breaking devices 9 and 9a in the X direction and the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction.

Abstract: A processing apparatus for brittle plate includes a table which holds a brittle plate, a processing head having a processing wheel for processing an outer peripheral edge of the brittle plate held by the table, a measuring portion which measures a positional shift amount ? in an axis direction of the processing wheel with respect to the brittle plate, and a control portion which corrects a positional shift in a Z-axis direction of the processing wheel on the basis of a positional shift amount ? in the axis direction of the processing wheel measured by the measuring portion and causes the processing wheel whose positional shift was corrected to process the outer peripheral edge of the brittle plate. The processing apparatus and its method can reduce time and labor of manually positioning of a processing wheel to the brittle plate after processing wheel replacement.

Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine for a glass plate includes a supporting mechanism by which a glass plate with a predetermined bend-breaking line as a cut line formed on an upper surface, i.e., one surface, thereof is supported at a lower surface, i.e., another surface, of the glass plate; and press-breaking devices and for press-breaking the glass plate along the predetermined bend-breaking line. Each of the press-breaking devices has a pressing body for simultaneously pressing a plurality of parts and along the predetermined bend-breaking line on the upper surface of the glass plate at the time of press-breaking the glass plate along the predetermined bend-breaking line at each of press-breaking positions on the glass plate.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes a cutting section 2 serving as a processing position for forming cut lines on a glass plate 5, a grinding section 3 serving as a processing position for grinding peripheral edges of the glass plate 5, a bend-breaking section 4 serving as a processing position between the cutting section 2 and the grinding section 3, and a glass-plate transporting section 6 for transporting the glass plates 5, and further includes a feed conveyor 7 disposed on the side of carrying in to the cutting section 2 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-in section, as well as a discharge conveyor 8 disposed on the side of carrying out from the grinding section 3 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-out section.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 is comprised of a working head 7 for working an end face in a region R1 of an end face 6 of a glass plate 2; a moving means 10 for moving the working head 7 in an X direction along the end face in the region R1 of the glass plate 2; a working head 11 for working an end face in regions R2 and R3 of the end face 6 of the glass plate 2; and a moving means 12 for moving the working head 11 in the X direction along the end face in the regions R2 and R3 of the glass plate 2.

Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine for a glass plate is comprised of: a supporting mechanism by which a glass plate with a predetermined bend-breaking line as a cut line formed on an upper surface, i.e., one surface, thereof is supported at a lower surface, i.e., another surface, of the glass plate; and press-breaking devices and for press-breaking the glass plate along the predetermined bend-breaking line, wherein each of the press-breaking devices and has a pressing body for simultaneously pressing a plurality of parts and along the predetermined bend-breaking line on the upper surface of the glass plate at the time of press-breaking the glass plate along the predetermined bend-breaking line at each of press-breaking positions P1, P2, P3, P4 and P5 on the glass plate.

Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine includes a flexible endless belt on which a glass plate is placed; a supporting mechanism for supporting the glass plate through the endless belt; a glass plate receiving device disposed below the endless belt and having a glass plate receiving surface for receiving the glass plate through the endless belt and a recess surrounded by the glass plate receiving surface; a moving device for moving the glass plate receiving surface of the glass plate receiving device; a press-breaking device disposed above the endless belt and having a pressing surface for press-breaking the glass plate; and a moving device for moving the pressing surface of the press-breaking device.

Abstract: A dressing apparatus 1 includes a regulating body 13 which has a ridge portion 12 with a surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of a grinding surface 6 of a grinding wheel 5, the surface being brought into face-to-face contact, over a required length, with the grinding surface 6 of the grinding wheel 5 which rotates; a jetting abrasive grain generating device 11 serving as a device for generating a pressure fluid with abrasive grains mixed therein; and a jetting port 15 for jetting abrasive grain-mixed compressed air, the jetting port 15 serving as a jetting device for jetting the mixed compressed air as a pressure fluid with the abrasive grains mixed therein from the jetting abrasive grain generating device 11 into a space between the grinding surface 6 and the surface of the ridge portion 12 of the regulating body 13 which are brought into face-to-face contact with each other.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes: a scribe line forming device 5, glass-plate bend-breaking devices 15A and 15B, glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B, and a glass-plate transporting device 20 for carrying in and carrying out two glass plates 2 at a time with respect to each of the scribe line forming device 5, the glass-plate bend-breaking devices 15A and 15B, and the glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B, and X-Y coordinate system controlled movement of the glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B in simultaneous grinding of peripheral edges of the glass plates 2 is adapted to be effected independently of each other.

Abstract: A bend-breaking apparatus 1A includes a supporting device 7 for supporting a glass plate 2 planarly on an upper surface thereof; a pair of bend-breaking heads 5 which are moved in an X-axis direction and a Y-axis direction within a horizontal plane with respect to the supporting device 7 by being NC controlled above the supporting device 7; a pair of moving devices 27 for respectively moving the pair of bend-breaking heads 5 in the X-axis direction and the Y-axis direction within the horizontal plane; a transporting device 45 for transporting the glass plate 2; a base 14; and a mount 28 which is provided above the base 14.

Abstract: A scribing apparatus includes a horizontal table on which a glass plate is placed and fixed under vacuum suction; a feed screw and a Y-axis control motor 6 for moving the table along a pair of guide rails under scribe numerical control; a guide rail device body installed above the table along an X-axis direction; a carriage mounted on the guide rail device body so as to move in the X-axis direction while being guided; a feed screw and an X-axis control motor for moving the carriage in the X-axis direction under numerical control; and a scribe head installed on the carriage.

Abstract: A cut-out glass plate positioning apparatus includes: a cut line forming device 4 provided in a cut line forming position 4a; a bend-breaking and separating device 6 for cutting out unworked plate glasses 5 from an unworked plate glass 2 along the cut lines 3; a pair of position and angle correcting devices 8 for effecting correction of the position and angle with respect to the unworked plate glass 5; a pair of sucking and transporting devices 9 for suckingly lifting and transporting the unworked plate glass 5 to each position and angle correcting device 8; and two CCD cameras 10 respectively installed above the position and angle correcting devices 8.

Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine includes a flexible endless belt on which a glass plate is placed; a supporting mechanism for supporting the glass plate through the endless belt; a glass plate receiving device disposed below the endless belt and having a glass plate receiving surface for receiving the glass plate through the endless belt and a recess surrounded by the glass plate receiving surface; a moving device for moving the glass plate receiving surface of the glass plate receiving device; a press-breaking device disposed above the endless belt and having a pressing surface for press-breaking the glass plate; and a moving device for moving the pressing surface of the press-breaking device.

Abstract: A glass plate bend-breaking machine 1 includes: a flexible endless belt 3; a supporting member 4 for supporting the endless belt 3; two glass plate receiving devices 7 and 7a respectively having glass plate receiving surfaces 6 and 6a; moving devices 8 and 8a for respectively moving the glass plate receiving devices 7 and 7a in an X direction and a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction; two press-breaking devices 9 and 9a; and moving devices 10 and 10a for respectively moving the press-breaking devices 9 and 9a in the X direction and the Y direction perpendicular to the X direction.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes: two grinding worktables 17A and 17B which undergo NC controlled movement or angularly controlled rotation independently of each other and a grinding head 18 which undergoes NC controlled movement in correspondence with the grinding worktables 17A and 17B, wherein the grinding worktables 17A and 17B are adapted to alternately move in a planar coordinate system in cooperation with the grinding head 18 and alternately repeat operation in which while one of the grinding worktables 17A and 17B, while holding a glass plate 2, is effecting the grinding of the glass plate 2 by the grinding head 18, the other one of the grinding worktables 17A and 17B effects an operation of discharging the glass plate 2 and receiving a next glass plate 2, to thereby allow the grinding head 18 to proceed with grinding on a continual basis.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes a cutting section 2 serving as a processing position for forming cut lines on a glass plate 5, a grinding section 3 serving as a processing position for grinding peripheral edges of the glass plate 5, a bend-breaking section 4 serving as a processing position between the cutting section 2 and the grinding section 3, and a glass-plate transporting section 6 for transporting the glass plates 5, and further includes a feed conveyor 7 disposed on the side of carrying in to the cutting section 2 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-in section, as well as a discharge conveyor 8 disposed on the side of carrying out from the grinding section 3 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-out section.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes a feeding section 7, a scribing and bend-breaking section 8, a grinding section 9, and a discharging section 10. The feeding section 7, the scribing and bend-breaking section 8, the grinding section 9, and the discharging section 10 are provided by being arranged from a right end R side toward a left end L side, and the scribing and bend-breaking section 8 is adapted to effect the formation of a scribe line on a glass plate 2 and the bend-breaking and separation of the glass plate 2 along the scribe line in a state in which the glass plate 2 is fixed as it is at the same position.

Abstract: A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes: a scribe line forming device 5, glass-plate bend-breaking devices 15A and 15B, glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B, and a glass-plate transporting device 20 for carrying in and carrying out two glass plates 2 at a time with respect to each of the scribe line forming device 5, the glass-plate bend-breaking devices 15A and 15B, and the glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B, and X-Y coordinate system controlled movement of the glass-plate peripheral edge grinding devices 19A and 19B in simultaneous grinding of peripheral edges of the glass plates 2 is adapted to be effected independently of each other.

Abstract: A dressing apparatus 1 includes a regulating body 13 which has a ridge portion 12 with a surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of a grinding surface 6 of a grinding wheel 5, the surface being brought into face-to-face contact, over a required length, with the grinding surface 6 of the grinding wheel 5 which rotates; a jetting abrasive grain generating device 11 serving as a device for generating a pressure fluid with abrasive grains mixed therein; and a jetting port 15 for jetting abrasive grain-mixed compressed air, the jetting port 15 serving as a jetting device for jetting the mixed compressed air as a pressure fluid with the abrasive grains mixed therein from the jetting abrasive grain generating device 11 into a space between the grinding surface 6 and the surface of the ridge portion 12 of the regulating body 13 which are brought into face-to-face contact with each other.

Abstract: A cut-out glass plate positioning apparatus includes: a cut line forming device 4 provided in a cut line forming position 4a; a bend-breaking and separating device 6 for cutting out unworked plate glasses 5 from an unworked plate glass 2 along the cut lines 3; a pair of position and angle correcting devices 8 for effecting correction of the position and angle with respect to the unworked plate glass 5; a pair of sucking and transporting devices 9 for suckingly lifting and transporting the unworked plate glass 5 to each position and angle correcting device 8; and two CCD cameras 10 respectively installed above the position and angle correcting devices 8.