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.

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.

A glass cutting line includes automatic remnant storage and retrieval including cutting table with integrated squaring stop and y-break breaking bar facilitating sub-plate cutting. The cutting table is configured for sub-plate cutting mode which provides the ability to cut portions of a stock sheet and release the cut portion in the form of a remnant and or individual workpieces to breakout before the entire sheet is finished scoring without the sub-plate leaving the cutting table.

A glass cutting line includes automatic remnant storage and retrieval including cutting table with integrated squaring stop and y-break breaking bar facilitating sub-plate cutting. The cutting table is configured for sub-plate cutting mode which provides the ability to cut portions of a stock sheet and release the cut portion in the form of a remnant and or individual workpieces to breakout before the entire sheet is finished scoring without the sub-plate leaving the cutting table.

The present application provides a residual material removing device, method and system, in which the residual material removing device includes: a loading platform configured to support a material to be cut; a fixing plate abutting against an upper surface of the material to be cut is configured to fix the material to be cut, and one end of the fixing plate is in contact with a residual material in the material to be cut; a first pressing portion in contact with one end of the fixing plate is configured to apply pressing force to one end of the fixing plate to separate the residual material from the material to be cut under the action of the pressing force.

The present application provides a residual material removing device, method and system, in which the residual material removing device includes: a loading platform configured to support a material to be cut; a fixing plate abutting against an upper surface of the material to be cut is configured to fix the material to be cut, and one end of the fixing plate is in contact with a residual material in the material to be cut; a first pressing portion in contact with one end of the fixing plate is configured to apply pressing force to one end of the fixing plate to separate the residual material from the material to be cut under the action of the pressing force.

A method of manufacturing a glass sheet includes a start point forming step of forming a scribe line on a preset cutting portion of a glass sheet, a setting step of causing, through use of a support member having a groove-shaped recess, the support member to support the glass sheet having the scribe line formed thereon from one surface side so that the preset cutting portion is arranged on the recess, and a cutting step of generating a negative pressure in the recess to bend the preset cutting portion on the recess so that the one surface side protrudes, to thereby cut the glass sheet along the preset cutting portion with the scribe line as the start point. At the time of performing the cutting step, the entire recess is covered with a cover member from another surface side of the glass sheet through intermediation of the glass sheet.

A method of separating a transparent mother sheet includes contacting a first surface of the transparent mother sheet with an open ended pressure assembly including a pressure vessel shell, thereby forming a shell cavity defined by the first surface of the transparent mother sheet and the pressure vessel shell, where the transparent mother sheet comprises a damage path. The method also includes removing gas from the shell cavity through a fluid removal outlet extending through the pressure vessel shell to reduce a cavity pressure in the shell cavity, thereby applying stress to the damage path to separate a portion of the transparent mother sheet along the damage path.

A method of separating a transparent mother sheet includes contacting a first surface of the transparent mother sheet with an open ended pressure assembly including a pressure vessel shell, thereby forming a shell cavity defined by the first surface of the transparent mother sheet and the pressure vessel shell, where the transparent mother sheet comprises a damage path. The method also includes removing gas from the shell cavity through a fluid removal outlet extending through the pressure vessel shell to reduce a cavity pressure in the shell cavity, thereby applying stress to the damage path to separate a portion of the transparent mother sheet along the damage path.

A method of separating a glass web includes the steps of placing the glass web in tension by applying an in-plane tension to the glass web in a tensile direction and producing a region of increased tension on a first major surface of the glass web by imparting a curvature in the glass web. The method further includes separating the glass web along a separation path parallel to an axis of the curvature and transverse to the tensile direction by applying a defect to a portion of the first major surface in the region of increased tension.