Abstract:
A workpiece dividing method comprising applying a laser beam from one surface side of a workpiece permeable to the laser beam. The laser beam applied from the one surface side of the workpiece is focused onto the other surface of the workpiece or its vicinity to deteriorate a region ranging from the other surface of the workpiece to a predetermined depth. The deterioration of the workpiece is substantially melting and resolidification.
Abstract:
On a carriage of a device for dividing glass sheets into patterns, there are a cutting tool to which a pivoting drive is assigned, and a stripping tool for removing a coating from a glass sheet with a stripping disk. The stripping tool is mounted on the carriage and pivots around an axis perpendicular to the glass sheet. When the tool is being used to strip a glass sheet along the division outline, therefore in the area on either side of scoring lines which have been or are to be produced in a glass sheet, the stripping disk is placed on the surface of the glass sheet and the tool is pivoted around the axis which is normal to the glass sheet using the pivoting drive for the cutting tool in order to correctly align the stripping disk.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cutting a sheet of material into single supports where each of the single supports has an array area to which is bound an array of chemical compounds. The sheet comprises a plurality of score lines. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor, an output conveyor, a driver for moving the sheet from the input conveyor to the output conveyor and a breaking mechanism for breaking the sheet into single supports. The input conveyor, the output conveyor and the driver are each adapted to move the sheet without contacting the array area and an area on a surface of the support opposite the array area. Likewise, the breaking mechanism breaks the sheet into the single supports along the score lines without contacting the array area and an area on a surface of the support opposite the array area.
Abstract:
There are provided a scribing step of performing scribing in a state in which a protective material is applied on at least one surface of a brittle material substrate, and a first scribing device that performs this scribing step. Accordingly, it is possible to form a vertical crack that reaches deep inside of the substrate, while effectively removing cullets produced at the time of severing the substrate, thus performing precise severing along a scribe line.
Abstract:
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for cutting a sheet of material into single supports where each of the single supports has an array area to which is bound an array of chemical compounds. The sheet comprises a plurality of score lines. The apparatus comprises an input conveyor, an output conveyor, a driver for moving the sheet from the input conveyor to the output conveyor and a breaking mechanism for breaking the sheet into single supports. The input conveyor, the output conveyor and the driver are each adapted to move the sheet without contacting the array area and an area on a surface of the support opposite the array area. Likewise, the breaking mechanism breaks the sheet into the single supports along the score lines without contacting the array area and an area on a surface of the support opposite the array area.
Abstract:
An apparatus for removing a film layer on a glass plate includes: a supporting base for supporting a glass plate; a pair of removing devices for removing a film layer on the glass plate; a transporting device for transporting the glass plate; and a control unit for defining in a divided manner a region of a film layer to be removed by the pair of removing devices and for causing the pair of removing devices to concurrently effect removal of the film layer on the glass plate in an apportioned manner with respect to divided regions defined in the divided manner.
Abstract:
The invention concerns a manufacturing method for electro-optical or electrochemical photovoltaic cells (10), each cell (10) including front (1) and back (2) substrates bonded to each other by a sealing frame in which an active medium is confined, each frame (12) having, for this purpose, a filling aperture (14), the cell (10) further including contact pads (8) for establishing the electric connection between the electrodes (4, 6) of said cell (10) and an electric supply or control circuit, a method wherein the cells (10) are separated individually by means of a water jet and the rectilinear edges (24) scribed on one of the substrates (1, 2) in order to allow the contact pads (8) of the cells (10) to appear are situated in a location not opposite the filling aperture (14) thereof.
Abstract:
A method for dividing a composite material 10 in which a brittle material layer 1 and a resin layer 2 are laminated, the method including: a brittle material removing step in which irradiation is performed from a brittle material layer side with a laser beam L1, which is oscillated from an ultrashort pulse laser light source 20, along a scheduled dividing line DL of the composite material to form a scribe groove 11; and a resin removing step in which the resin layer is irradiated with a laser beam L2, which is oscillated from a laser light source 30, along the scheduled dividing line to remove a resin forming the resin layer.
Abstract:
A plate-like glass element includes a pair of opposite side faces and an opening having a transverse dimension of at least 200 μm. The opening is delimited by an edge. The edge has a plurality of rounded, substantially hemispherical depressions that adjoin one another. The plurality of rounded, substantially hemispherical depressions having abutting concave roundings which form ridges.
Abstract:
Provided is a glass substrate heat chamfering method. An edge of a glass substrate (100) is chamfered by applying thermal shock to the edge of the glass substrate (100), thereby peeling a strip (100a) off from the edge of the glass substrate (100). The strip is cut at a predetermined point thereon before being broken due to the weight thereof. The strip (100a) is cut by applying at least one of heat and a laser beam to the predetermined point or by applying a flame (300a) of a torch (300) to the predetermined point. The application of the thermal shock includes brining a heating element (210) into contact with the edge of the glass substrate (100). In the chamfering, the heating element (210) is relatively moved along the edge of the glass substrate (100) while being brought into contact with the edge of the glass substrate (100).