Apparatus and methods for processing a glass sheet can include a coating chamber including a dispensing port to dispense a coating on a major surface of the glass sheet. In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a fog chamber including an enclosure, a fog generator to provide fog to the enclosure, and a passage in the enclosure from which fog can exit the enclosure to contact a major surface of the glass sheet. In some embodiments a method can include providing a glass sheet to a coating chamber, and dispensing a coating on a major surface of the glass sheet. In some embodiments, a method can include providing a glass sheet to a fog chamber, providing fog to an enclosure of the fog chamber, and contacting a major surface of the glass sheet with the fog by passing the fog from the enclosure through a passage in the enclosure.

The disclosed system for loading and unloading the substrate includes: a substrate rotation apparatus having a first rotation position and a second rotation position with a difference in rotation angle of 90 degrees, wherein the substrate rotation apparatus includes two layers of sucker assemblies, each of which includes a plate body, a plurality of support suction tubes arranged on the plate body, and first suckers connected with tops of respective support suction tubes respectively, and there are gaps, for inserting the substrate therein, between respective first suckers of a lower layer of sucker assembly, and a plate body of an upper layer of sucker assembly; and a mechanical hand including a plurality of mechanical fingers capable of holding two halves of the substrate, both of which are arranged in a length direction of the mechanical fingers, and joined together into an entire substrate.

A distorted substrate is positioned in a predetermined position and corrected, thereby improving the substrate transfer efficiency. A transport unit capable of transporting and positioning a substrate includes a transport mechanism for transporting the substrate to an unloading position, and a positioning mechanism for positioning the substrate in the unloading position. The positioning mechanism includes a regulating member including at least two pairs of regulating portions capable of abutting against the opposing end faces of the substrate, an abutment moving mechanism for moving one regulating portion toward the other regulating portion in each of the at least two pairs of regulating portions, and a regulation moving mechanism capable of moving the regulating member in a direction in which the substrate is pressed.

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.

This application discloses an apparatus for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel and a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel. The manufacturing apparatus includes a vacuum attaching station, a pneumatic transmission mechanism and a sealant curing station, the vacuum attaching station is configured to support the liquid crystal panel on which sealant coating and substrate attaching have been completed, the pneumatic transmission mechanism is disposed at the vacuum attaching station and between the vacuum attaching station and the sealant curing station, the pneumatic transmission mechanism is provided with a plurality of air holes, and an angle included between an air discharging direction of the air holes and the liquid crystal panel is an acute angle.

An adsorbing apparatus for a glass wafer includes an adsorbing head and a block structure mounted to the adsorbing head. The adsorbing head defines a cavity and an opening directly touching a glass wafer. The block structure defines a channel connected with the cavity. A plurality of supporting posts for supporting the glass wafer are densely arranged in the cavity. The adsorbing apparatus as a transfer tool for a glass wafer, which can transport unmolded wafer to the mold for molding, and can remove the glass wafer before fully executing cool down, thereby avoiding many adverse effects in the glass wafer forming process and shortening production time and improving production efficiency.

Apparatus and methods for processing a glass sheet are disclosed. A first plurality of fluid outlets are directed at a first major surface of a glass sheet and a second plurality of fluid nozzles are directed at a second major surface of the glass sheet. The first plurality of fluid nozzles and second plurality of fluid nozzles are spaced apart at an adjustable gap, and the gap can be increased or decreased during processing the glass sheet. The apparatus and methods can be used to reduce bow in a glass sheet.

The present invention relates to a vacuum plate (10) which may be used in a vacuum plate sheet material handling system (1) in which sheet material articles (4) are handled by the vacuum plate, for example by being lifted, held down, moved or deposited by the vacuum plate. The vacuum plate (10) comprises a first wall (22), a plurality of bores (24) in the first wall extending between opposite first and second sides (18, 57) of the first wall, and at least one air outlet (25) for connection to a source of vacuum pressure (16) for applying a vacuum pressure to the bores from the second side (57) of the first wall. The first wall (22) provides, in use, a vacuum lifting surface (20) for pulling and holding the sheet material article (4) to the vacuum surface when vacuum pressure is applied to the bores. Each bore comprises a flared opening (91) terminating at the vacuum surface (20) for admitting air (100) pulled through the bore by the applied vacuum pressure, and opposite this opening, an exit (99) for said air pulled through the bore, this exit being surrounded by a rim (96) that extends above a surrounding surface of the second side of the first wall.

A conveyor belt assembly (10) for transporting single sheets or stacks of a packaging material is described. It comprises at least one conveyor belt (12a) being arranged over at least two pulleys (20a-20d), wherein at least one of the pulleys (20a-20d) is adapted to drive the conveyor belt (12a) in a conveying direction (15). Furthermore, the conveyor belt assembly (10) comprises a conveying section (22) adapted for transporting the sheets or stacks and a return section (24) adapted to return the conveyor belt (12a) from an end (22b) of the conveying section (22) to a beginning (22a) of the conveying section (22). The conveying section (22) is equipped with a middle section (26), in which the conveyor belt (12a) is arranged in a substantially flat manner, and at least one transition section (28) arranged between the middle section (26) and the respective pulley (20a-20d), with the conveyor belt (12a) being arranged in the transition section (28) in a retracted position with respect to a plane (26a) defined by the middle section (26).

Glass separation systems for separating glass substrates from a continuous glass ribbon are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system may include an A-surface nosing bar positioned on a first side of a glass conveyance pathway. A long axis of the A-surface nosing bar may be substantially orthogonal to a conveyance direction of the glass conveyance pathway. The glass separation system may further comprise a B-surface nosing bar positioned on a second side of the glass conveyance pathway and opposite the A-surface nosing bar. A long axis of the B-surface nosing bar may be substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the glass conveyance pathway. The A-surface nosing bar and the B-surface nosing bar may be pivotable about axes of rotation parallel to the conveyance direction of the glass conveyance pathway.