玻璃刮痕消除機之發展

Abstract

以一種創新的玻璃刮痕消除技術，利用熱源將玻璃表面加熱軟化至與刮痕深度相同，迫使玻璃表面薄層溶解至液體狀態，使玻璃表層呈現黏性狀態，再藉由冷卻玻璃的期間，玻璃會藉由表面張力的作用自行去填補刮痕，直到玻璃冷卻至室溫，玻璃則會回復到原本的光滑狀態，這個技術，將其稱作為controlled fire polishing。本文重點將針對玻璃特性的觀察與研究，整合資料，總結成設計功能上的需求，並以連續生產線的觀念，設計出可直接放置於中央工廠操作的第二代玻璃刮痕消除機，如此可更精確的掌握環境影響的因素，並且於機器增加更精密的控制功能，並預留拋光前後熱處理的空間以增加拋光過程成功率。

A new technique developed in removal of scratches on glasses utilizes flame to heat the surface of the glass and a thin layer, of the same depth of the glass scratches, will melt and appears obvious viscosity. Then, during quenching to the ambient temperature, the scratches will be “fixed” by the surface tension until they are removed and the surface of the glass turns out to be smooth, which is the technique we call “Controlled Fire Polishing”. The thesis integrates the data and information, stressed specifically on the observation and research of glass characteristics, to conclude out functional requirements of a new generation of scratch removal machine with more precise control unit, which can be adjusted to the environmental factors and capable of continuous production operating in the factory. There preserves space on both sides adjacent to the fire polishing area for heat treatment to yield more successful pieces under fire polishing.