METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING EDGE OF GLASS BY USING HIGH FREQUENCY INDUCTION HEATER

• Main Authors: KWON KYUNG TAE, PARK SEONG BAE, KIM PYO EON
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 17.09.2015
• Subjects: CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS; CONVEYING; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GLASS; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL; MANUFACTURE, SHAPING, OR SUPPLEMENTARY PROCESSES; METALLURGY; MINERAL OR SLAG WOOL; PACKING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS; SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS; STORING; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE; TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING ORTIPPING; TRANSPORTING; WORKING CEMENT, CLAY, OR STONE; WORKING STONE OR STONE-LIKE MATERIALS

Method and apparatus for heat treating and processing an edge of a large thin glass sheet used for a liquid crystal TV or the like. The method for processing an edge of a glass substrate according to the present invention is characterized by cutting an edge of a glass substrate by bringing a heated member into contact with the edge of the glass substrate that is cooled, and then moving the heated member. According to the present invention, provided is a new method of removing the edge of glass in a strip shape without producing dust. Also, according to the method of the present invention, since it is unnecessary to heat the glass at a high temperature, a large furnace is not necessary. Further, since a post-processing operation such as preheating or annealing is unnecessary, the manufacturing process is highly simplified.