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JP3570433B2 - Bending furnace temperature control method and apparatus - Google Patents
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JP3570433B2
JP3570433B2 JP19728093A JP19728093A JP3570433B2 JP 3570433 B2 JP3570433 B2 JP 3570433B2 JP 19728093 A JP19728093 A JP 19728093A JP 19728093 A JP19728093 A JP 19728093A JP 3570433 B2 JP3570433 B2 JP 3570433B2
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Description

【0001】
【産業上の利用分野】
本発明は自動車のフロントガラス等の最大曲深さを調整する曲炉の温度制御方法及び装置に関するものである。
【0002】
【従来の技術】
湾曲状に曲げ成形されている自動車のフロントガラス等の曲げ成形には曲炉が使用される。すなわち、曲炉の前工程で切断された平板状ガラスを台車の枠体に載置して、台車の枠体で平板状ガラスの周縁を支持する。この状態で平板状ガラスを曲炉内に搬入して平板状ガラスを加熱すると、台車の枠体で支持されていない平板状ガラスの周縁以外の部分が自重で垂れ下がる。これにより、平板状ガラスがフロントガラスに曲げ成形される。そして、曲げ成形されたフロントガラスが良品であるか、不良品であるかはフロントガラスの最大曲深さ(以下、W値と称す)が許容範囲内に入っているか否かで判断される。
【0003】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
このフロントガラスのW値に影響を与える要因として特に空焼が知られている。空焼とは板ガラスが載置されない台車、すなわち空の台車が曲炉内に搬送された状態をいう。通常加熱ゾーンに設けられたヒータの熱エネルギは、加熱ゾーン内に搬送された板ガラス等で吸収されて雰囲気温度の上昇が抑制されている。しかしながら、空焼の場合加熱ゾーン内に板ガラスが搬送されないのでヒータの熱エネルギを板ガラスで吸収することができず、加熱ゾーン内の雰囲気温度が上昇する。従って、空焼後の加熱ゾーンに板ガラスが搬送されると、搬送された板ガラスのW値が大きくなりすぎて目標値の許容範囲内に入らないという問題がある。
【0004】
本発明はこのような事情に鑑みてなされたもので、空焼後の板ガラスのW値を目標値の許容範囲内に入るように炉内温度を自動的に制御して生産性の向上を図ることができる曲炉の温度制御方法及び装置を提供することを目的とする。
【0005】
【課題を解決するための手段】
本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御方法によれば、複数の加熱ゾーンが直列状態に設けられると共に前記加熱ゾーン毎にヒータユニットを設け、該夫々のヒータユニットで前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の夫々を加熱すると共に台車を前記複数の加熱ゾーンに沿って搬送して、台車に載置された板状材を曲げ成形する曲炉の温度制御方法において、(1)前記複数の加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを作成する工程と、(2)前記複数の加熱ゾーン内に新たに搬入される台車に板状材が載置されているか否かを入口側で検知する工程と、(3)前記検知する工程で得られた板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて前記最初のテーブルを変更し、該変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとする工程と、(4)前記最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、前記板状材が無しから有りに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を板有り温度条件に切り換え、前記板状材が有りから無しに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を空焼き温度条件に切り換えることにより、前記板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を一定に維持するように前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する工程と、から成り、前記次回のテーブルを最初のテーブルとして前記(1)〜(4)の工程を繰返し行うことを特徴とする。
また、本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御装置によれば、複数の加熱ゾーンが直列状態に設けられると共に前記加熱ゾーン毎にヒータユニットを設け、該夫々のヒータユニットで前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の夫々を加熱すると共に台車を前記複数の加熱ゾーンに沿って搬送して、台車に載置された板状材を曲げ成形する曲炉の温度制御装置において、前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を個別に制御するために、前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する温度制御部と、前記複数の加熱ゾーン内に新たに搬入される台車に板状材が載置されているか否かを入口側で検知する検出手段と、該検出手段から入力された前記板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて、予め設定された加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを変更すると共に該変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとし、前記最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、前記板状材が無しから有りに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を板有り温度条件に切り換え、前記板状材が有りから無しに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を空焼き温度条件に切り換えることにより、前記板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件が一定に維持されるように前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する信号を前記温度制御部に出力し、前記次回のテーブルを最初のテーブルとして以下繰返し前記作動を行うコンピュータと、を備えたことを特徴とする。
【0006】
【作用】
本発明によれば、温度制御部はヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御して、複数の加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を個別に制御し、検出手段は複数の加熱ゾーン内に新たに搬入される台車に板状材が載置されているか否かを検知する。また、コンピュータは検出手段から入力された板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて、予め設定された加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを変更し、この変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとして設定する。さらに、コンピュータは最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を一定に維持するようにヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する信号を温度制御部に出力する。
【0007】
このように、板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を一定に維持することができるので、加熱ゾーン内で板状材の有無が変化した場合でも板状材の最大曲深さを目標値の許容範囲内に入れることができる。
【0008】
【実施例】
以下添付図面に従って本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御方法及び装置について詳説する。図1に示す曲炉10は炉内に加熱ゾーンZ、Z…Z15(図3参照)が搬送方向と平行に設けられていて、加熱ゾーンZ、Z…Z15には夫々加熱用のヒータユニットH、H…H15が取り付けられている。そして、例えばヒータユニットHは図2に示すようにヒータ部H1−1 、H1−2 、H1−3 、H1−4 、H1−5 から成り、ヒータ部H1−1 、H1−2 、H1−4 、H1−5 は加熱ゾーンZの4角に配設されていて、ヒータ部H1−3 は加熱ゾーンの中央に配設されている。
【0009】
そして、ヒータ部H1−1 、H1−2 、H1−3 、H1−4 、H1−5 の発熱状態を制御して加熱ゾーンZ内の雰囲気温度を調整する。このように、複数のヒータ部H1−1 、H1−2 、H1−3 、H1−4 、H1−5 で加熱ゾーンZの雰囲気温度を調整するので、製品品種毎に対応した雰囲気温度に調整することができる。また、曲炉10には搬送コンベア(図示せず)が設けられていて、搬送コンベアが作動すると台車12及び板ガラス14が発進して搬入口から炉内に搬入して、搬出口から搬出する。
【0010】
図1には本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御装置30の概略図が示されている。曲炉の温度制御装置30は温度制御部32、コンピュータ34及び検出センサ36等を備えていて、温度制御部32はヒータユニットH、H…H15を後述するコンピュータ34からの信号に基づいて制御する。検出センサ36は曲炉10の搬入口の近傍に設けられていて、台車発進毎に搬入口に搬送されてきた台車12に板ガラス14が載置されているか否かを検知する。そして、検知したデータを後述するコンピュータ34に出力する。
【0011】
コンピュータ34には予め夫々の加熱ゾーン毎に板ガラス14の有無の状態が表示されたテーブルが設定されている。そして、コンピュータ34は検出センサ36から入力されたデータに基づいて予め設定されているテーブルをシフトして、シフト前のテーブルとシフト後のテーブルとを比較して板ガラスの有無の状態が変化した加熱ゾーンの温度条件を変更する。この温度条件は夫々の加熱ゾーン毎に板有り温度条件と空焼き温度条件が設定されていて、シフト前後で加熱ゾーンの板ガラスの有無が変化した場合夫々の温度条件を切り換える。
【0012】
以下温度条件の切換えについて図3に基づいて説明する。図3において(A)はシフト前のテーブルを示し、(B)はシフト後のテーブルを示している。また、●は板ガラス14が加熱ゾーン内に有る場合を示し、○は板ガラス14が加熱ゾーン内に無い場合(空焼の場合)を示している。(A)のシフト前のテーブルと(B)のシフト後のテーブルを比較すると、加熱ゾーンZが板有り条件から空焼き条件に変更され、加熱ゾーンZが空焼き条件から板有り条件に変更されている。この場合コンピュータ34は、加熱ゾーンZを板有り温度条件から空焼き温度条件に切り換えて、加熱ゾーンZを空焼き温度条件から板有り温度条件に切り換える信号を温度制御部32に出力する。
【0013】
すなわち、ヒータユニットH、H…H15は夫々板有り温度条件と、空焼き温度条件に切り換え可能に構成されている。そして、シフト前後のテーブルを比較した際に、板有り条件から空焼き条件に変更された加熱ゾーンのヒータユニットの温度条件を板有り温度条件から空焼き温度条件に切り換える。また、空焼き条件から板有り条件に変更された加熱ゾーンのヒータユニットの温度条件を空焼き温度条件から板有り温度条件に切り換える。これにより、炉内雰囲気温度を一定に保つことができる。尚、炉内雰囲気温度を一定に保つためには板有り温度条件と空焼き温度条件との差をどのくらいつけるかが重要であるが、これは曲炉の特性や製品の種類によって異なる。そして、コンピュータ34は夫々の温度条件を製品品種毎に設定することができる。
【0014】
ここで、曲炉のヒータ温度及び搬送速度等の曲げ加工条件とフロントガラスの品質(W値)との相関関係について説明する。本件出願人はフロントガラスのW値に影響を与える要因として、▲1▼台車の癖、▲2▼曲炉内のガラス温度、▲3▼搬送速度、▲4▼空焼等があることをデータの分析結果から得た。すなわち、
▲1▼のフロントガラスのW値ばらつきは、台車毎に明らかに癖をもっている。例えば、台車重量の差異が熱吸収量の差異となり、フロントガラスのW値にばらつきが生じる。
【0015】
また、▲2▼のW値は曲炉内のガラス温度に左右される。すなわち、曲炉内のガラス温度が高くなるとフロントガラスのW値が大きくなり、曲炉内のガラス温度が低くなるとフロントガラスのW値が小さくなる。
さらに、▲3▼のW値は曲炉の搬送速度に左右される。すなわち、曲炉の搬送速度が速くなるとフロントガラスのW値が小さくなり、曲炉の搬送速度が遅くなるとフロントガラスのW値が大きくなる。
【0016】
そして、▲4▼の板ガラスが載置されない状態の台車が曲炉内に搬送された場合に生じる空焼により、曲炉内温度が上昇して空焼後のガラス温度が上昇してフロントガラスのW値が大きくなる。
上述したフロントガラスのW値に影響を与える要因のうち、▲2▼の曲炉内のガラス温度は曲炉内の雰囲気温度に影響され、曲炉内の雰囲気温度は外乱や▲4▼の空焼の発生等に影響される。ここで、外乱とは外気温の変動や工場のドアの開閉等の平常時に起こりうるトラブル以外の変動であり、空焼とは上述したように板ガラスが載置されない台車、すなわち空の台車が曲炉内に搬送された状態をいい、この状態はトラブル等で発生する。従って、フロントガラスのW値を調整するためには、外乱や空焼を考慮した条件設定が必要になり、特に、空焼の場合W値のバラツキに与える影響が大きい。
【0017】
すなわち、加熱ゾーンに設けられたヒータの熱エネルギは、通常加熱ゾーン内に搬送された板ガラス等で吸収されて雰囲気温度の上昇が抑制されている。しかしながら、上述したように空焼の場合加熱ゾーン内に板ガラスが搬送されないのでヒータの熱エネルギを板ガラスで吸収することができず、加熱ゾーン内の雰囲気温度が上昇する。この空焼後の加熱ゾーンに板ガラスが搬送されると、搬送された板ガラスのW値が大きくなりすぎて目標値の許容範囲内に入らないという問題がある。このため、空焼の場合に加熱ゾーンの雰囲気温度が上昇しないように制御することは、空焼前後のW値のバラツキを抑制する上で重要である。
【0018】
前記の如く構成された本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御装置の作用について図4のフローチャートに基づいて説明する。
先ず、コンピュータ34に予め夫々の加熱ゾーン毎に板ガラスの有無の状態が表示されたテーブルを設定して、次にコンピュータ34をEVENT 発生待ちの状態に設定する(ステップ50)。この状態で、搬送コンベアが作動して台車が発進すると割り込みがかけられる(ステップ52)。この場合、検出センサ36は台車発進毎に搬入口に搬送されてきた台車に板ガラス24が載置されているか否かを検知する。そして、検知したデータをコンピュータ34に出力する。
【0019】
コンピュータ34は検出センサ36から入力されたデータに基づいて予め設定されているテーブルをシフトする(ステップ54)。次に、コンピュータ34は、シフト前のテーブルとシフト後のテーブルとを比較する(ステップ56)。そして、板ガラスの有無の状態が変化した加熱ゾーンの温度条件を切り換える。この温度条件は夫々の加熱ゾーン毎に板有り温度条件と空焼き温度条件が、コンピュータ34に予め設定されていて、シフト前後で加熱ゾーンの板ガラスの有無が変化した場合、コンピュータ34は夫々の温度条件を切り換える信号を温度制御部32に送信する(ステップ58)。
【0020】
ここで、図3のシフト前後の場合について説明すると、加熱ゾーンZが板有り条件から空焼き条件に変更になり、加熱ゾーンZが空焼き条件から板有り条件に変更になる。この場合コンピュータ34は、加熱ゾーンZを板有り温度条件から空焼き温度条件に切り換えて、加熱ゾーンZを空焼き温度条件から板有り温度条件に切り換える信号を温度制御部32に出力する。この場合、コンピュータ34からヒータユニットまでの通信系のスピードは、通常の台車搬送速度に十分に対応することができるように設定されている。
【0021】
次に、温度制御部32はコンピュータ34から送信された切換え信号に基づいて、ヒータユニットHのヒータ部H1−1 、H1−2 、H1−3 、H1−4 、H1−5 を板有り温度条件から空焼き温度条件に切り換えて、Hのヒータ部(図示せず)を空焼き温度条件から板有り温度条件に切り換える。このように、温度条件を切り換えることにより炉内雰囲気温度を一定に保つことができるので、図5に示すようにフロントガラス14AのW値のバラツキを抑制することができる。
【0022】
図5において縦軸はフロントガラス14AのW値を示し、横軸は空焼後の1台目からの台車数を示している。そして、△は空焼制御をした場合のデータであり、■は空焼制御をしない場合のデータである。図から明らかなように、空焼制御をしない場合のW値は空焼後の1、2台目のバラツキが大きく、空焼制御をした場合のW値は空焼後の1台目からバラツキが少ない。従って、フロントガラス14Aの空焼後の曲率規格外不良を無くすことができる。次いで、次回判定のためにシフト後のテーブルをコンピュータ34に保存する(ステップ60)。
【0023】
前記実施例では本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御装置を使用して、自動車用のフロントガラスの品質を管理する場合について説明したが、これに限らず、フロントガラス以外のガラスや、合成樹脂等のその他の材質の板状材に使用してもよい。
【0024】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御方法及び装置によれば、コンピュータは、検出手段から入力された板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて、予め設定された加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを変更し、この変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとして設定する。そして、コンピュータは、予め設定された最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を一定に維持するようにヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する。
【0025】
このように、板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件をコンピュータで自動的に一定に維持することができるので、加熱ゾーン内で板状材の有無が変化した場合でも板状材の最大曲深さを目標値の許容範囲内に入れることができ、これにより生産性の向上を図ることができる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図1】本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御装置の概略図
【図2】曲炉の加熱ゾーンに取り付けられたヒータユニットを説明する説明図
【図3】図3(A)及び(B)はそれぞれ変更前のテーブル及び変更後のテーブルを説明する説明図
【図4】本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御方法を説明するフローチャート
【図5】本発明に係る曲炉の温度制御方法を実施した場合と実施しない場合のW値を比較したグラフ
【符号の説明】
10…曲炉
12…台車
14…板ガラス(板状材)
14A…フロントガラス
30…曲炉の温度制御装置
32…温度制御部
34…コンピュータ
36…検出センサ(検出手段)
〜H15…ヒータユニット
〜Z15…加熱ゾーン
[0001]
[Industrial applications]
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling the temperature of a bending furnace for adjusting the maximum bending depth of an automobile windshield or the like.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A bending furnace is used for bending a windshield of an automobile which is bent in a curved shape. That is, the flat glass cut in the previous process of the bending furnace is placed on the frame of the cart, and the frame of the cart supports the periphery of the flat glass. In this state, when the flat glass is carried into the bending furnace and the flat glass is heated, portions other than the peripheral edge of the flat glass that are not supported by the frame of the carriage hang down under their own weight. Thereby, the flat glass is bent into a windshield. Whether the bent windshield is a good product or a defective product is determined based on whether or not a maximum bending depth (hereinafter, referred to as a W value) of the windshield is within an allowable range.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Baking is particularly known as a factor affecting the W value of the windshield. The air-burning refers to a carriage on which no glass sheet is placed, that is, a state in which an empty carriage is transported into a curved furnace. The thermal energy of the heater provided in the normal heating zone is absorbed by the sheet glass or the like conveyed into the heating zone, and the rise in the ambient temperature is suppressed. However, in the case of baking, since the sheet glass is not transported into the heating zone, the heat energy of the heater cannot be absorbed by the sheet glass, and the ambient temperature in the heating zone rises. Therefore, when the sheet glass is conveyed to the heating zone after the baking, there is a problem that the W value of the conveyed sheet glass becomes too large and does not fall within the allowable range of the target value.
[0004]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and aims to improve productivity by automatically controlling the furnace temperature so that the W value of the sheet glass after the air-baking falls within an allowable range of a target value. It is an object of the present invention to provide a method and an apparatus for controlling the temperature of a curved furnace which can be performed.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
According to the method of controlling the temperature of the bending furnace according to the present invention, a plurality of heating zones are provided in series and a heater unit is provided for each of the heating zones, and each of the plurality of heating zones is provided in each of the plurality of heating zones. A method for controlling the temperature of a bending furnace for heating and transporting a trolley along the plurality of heating zones to bend and form a plate-shaped material placed on the trolley. Creating a first table indicating the presence or absence of a material; and (2) detecting, at the entrance side, whether or not a plate-like material is placed on a carriage newly loaded into the plurality of heating zones. (3) changing the first table based on the detection data on the presence or absence of the plate-like material obtained in the detecting step, and setting the changed table as the next table; First table and next table By comparing the bull heating in the heating zone has changed there from without the plate-like member is the switching temperature conditions there plate temperature conditions of the heater unit in the zone was changed without color the plate-like member is available In the zone, by switching the temperature condition of the heater unit in the zone to the baking temperature condition, the amount of heat generated by the heater unit is controlled so as to maintain the temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate-shaped material has changed. Controlling, and the steps (1) to (4) are repeated with the next table as the first table.
Further, according to the temperature control device of the bending furnace according to the present invention, a plurality of heating zones are provided in series, and a heater unit is provided for each of the heating zones. In the temperature control device of a bending furnace that heats each of the carts and conveys the cart along the plurality of heating zones and bends and shapes the plate-shaped material placed on the carts, the temperature condition in the plurality of heating zones is determined. In order to individually control, a temperature control unit that controls the amount of heat generated by the heater unit, and whether or not a plate-shaped material is placed on a carriage newly loaded into the plurality of heating zones is determined on the entrance side. Detecting means for detecting, and based on the detection data of the presence or absence of the plate material input from the detection means, change the first table indicating the presence or absence of the plate material for each preset heating zone and The strange The table and the next table, the first table and by comparing the next table, the plate there temperature conditions temperature conditions of the heater unit in the zone in the heating zone has changed there from without the plate-like material In the heating zone in which the plate material has changed from being present to not having been present , the temperature in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate material has been changed by switching the temperature condition of the heater unit in that zone to the baking temperature condition. A computer that outputs a signal for controlling the amount of heat generated by the heater unit to the temperature control unit so that the condition is maintained constant, and performs the operation repeatedly below with the next table as the first table. It is characterized by.
[0006]
[Action]
According to the present invention, the temperature control unit controls the amount of heat generated by the heater unit to individually control the temperature conditions in the plurality of heating zones, and the detecting unit controls the carriage newly introduced into the plurality of heating zones. It is detected whether or not the plate material is placed. Further, the computer changes the first table indicating the presence or absence of the plate material for each preset heating zone based on the detection data of the presence or absence of the plate material input from the detection means, and changes the changed table. Is set as the next table. Further, the computer compares the first table with the next table, and controls the signal for controlling the amount of heat generated by the heater unit so as to maintain a constant temperature condition in the heating zone where the presence or absence of the plate material has changed. Output to the section.
[0007]
As described above, the temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate material has changed can be kept constant, so that even when the presence or absence of the plate material changes in the heating zone, the maximum bending depth of the plate material can be maintained. Can be set within the allowable range of the target value.
[0008]
【Example】
Hereinafter, a method and an apparatus for controlling the temperature of a curved furnace according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Songs furnace 10 shown in FIG. 1 (see FIG. 3) heating zones Z 1, Z 2 ... Z 15 in the furnace is provided in parallel with the conveying direction, each the heating zone Z 1, Z 2 ... Z 15 s heater unit H 1, H 2 ... H 15 for heating are installed. Then, for example, a heater unit H 1 is the heater unit H 1-1 as shown in FIG. 2, H 1-2, H 1-3, H 1-4, consists H 1-5, the heater unit H 1-1, H 1-2, H 1-4, H 1-5 is not disposed at the four corners of the heating zone Z 1, the heater unit H 1-3 is disposed in the center of the heating zone.
[0009]
Then, the heater unit H 1-1, H 1-2, H 1-3 , H 1-4, by controlling the heat generation state of the H 1-5 adjusting the ambient temperature in the heating zone Z 1. Thus, a plurality of heater H 1-1, H 1-2, H 1-3 , H 1-4, since adjusting the ambient temperature of the heating zones Z 1 in H 1-5, corresponding to each product varieties The ambient temperature can be adjusted. Further, a conveyor (not shown) is provided in the bent furnace 10, and when the conveyor is operated, the cart 12 and the plate glass 14 start, are carried into the furnace from the carry-in port, and are carried out from the carry-out port.
[0010]
FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a curved furnace temperature control device 30 according to the present invention. The curved furnace temperature control device 30 includes a temperature control unit 32, a computer 34, a detection sensor 36, and the like. The temperature control unit 32 controls the heater units H 1 , H 2 ... H 15 based on signals from a computer 34 described later. Control. The detection sensor 36 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the bending furnace 10 and detects whether or not the plate glass 14 is placed on the carriage 12 conveyed to the entrance each time the carriage starts. Then, the detected data is output to a computer 34 described later.
[0011]
The computer 34 is set in advance with a table in which the presence or absence of the plate glass 14 is displayed for each heating zone. Then, the computer 34 shifts the preset table based on the data input from the detection sensor 36, compares the table before the shift with the table after the shift, and changes the state of the presence or absence of the sheet glass. Change the temperature condition of the zone. In this temperature condition, a temperature condition with a plate and a baking temperature condition are set for each heating zone, and when the presence or absence of a plate glass in the heating zone changes before and after the shift, each temperature condition is switched.
[0012]
Hereinafter, switching of the temperature condition will be described with reference to FIG. 3A shows a table before the shift, and FIG. 3B shows a table after the shift. In addition, ● indicates the case where the plate glass 14 is in the heating zone, and ○ indicates the case where the plate glass 14 is not in the heating zone (in the case of baking). Comparing the table after the shift of the pre-shift table (A) (B), the heating zone Z 1 is changed to bake condition from the plate there condition, the condition heating zone Z 7 is there plate from bakeout conditions has been edited. In this case the computer 34, the heating zone Z 1 is switched from the plate there temperature conditions baking temperature condition, and outputs the heating zone Z 7 a signal for switching to the plate there temperature conditions from baking temperature to the temperature controller 32.
[0013]
That is, the heater units H 1 , H 2, ..., H 15 are each configured to be switchable between a plate condition temperature condition and a baking temperature condition. When the tables before and after the shift are compared, the temperature condition of the heater unit in the heating zone changed from the plate presence condition to the baking condition is switched from the plate presence condition to the baking temperature condition. Further, the temperature condition of the heater unit in the heating zone changed from the empty baking condition to the plate presence condition is switched from the baking temperature condition to the plate presence condition. Thereby, the furnace atmosphere temperature can be kept constant. In order to keep the furnace atmosphere temperature constant, it is important to make a difference between the temperature condition with the plate and the baking temperature condition, but this depends on the characteristics of the bending furnace and the type of product. Then, the computer 34 can set each temperature condition for each product type.
[0014]
Here, the correlation between the bending conditions such as the heater temperature and the transfer speed of the bending furnace and the quality (W value) of the windshield will be described. The present applicant has reported that factors affecting the W value of the windshield include (1) habit of the bogie, (2) glass temperature in the bending furnace, (3) transport speed, (4) baking, and the like. Was obtained from the analysis results. That is,
The W value variation of the windshield of (1) clearly has a habit for each truck. For example, the difference in the weight of the bogie results in the difference in the amount of heat absorption, and the W value of the windshield varies.
[0015]
The W value of (2) depends on the glass temperature in the bending furnace. That is, the W value of the windshield increases as the temperature of the glass in the bent furnace increases, and the W value of the windshield decreases as the glass temperature in the bent furnace decreases.
Furthermore, the W value of (3) depends on the transfer speed of the bending furnace. In other words, the W value of the windshield decreases as the transfer speed of the bent furnace increases, and the W value of the windshield increases as the transfer speed of the bent furnace decreases.
[0016]
Then, due to the baking that occurs when the bogie on which the plate glass is not placed in (4) is transported into the bending furnace, the temperature in the bending furnace rises, the glass temperature after the baking increases, and the windshield increases. The W value increases.
Among the factors affecting the W value of the windshield described above, the glass temperature in the curved furnace in (2) is affected by the ambient temperature in the curved furnace, and the ambient temperature in the curved furnace is affected by disturbance and empty in (4). It is affected by the occurrence of burning. Here, the disturbance is a change other than a trouble that can occur in normal times such as a change in outside air temperature or opening and closing of a factory door, and baking is a bogie on which a sheet glass is not placed, that is, an empty bogie, as described above. It refers to the state of being transported into the furnace, and this state occurs due to trouble or the like. Therefore, in order to adjust the W value of the windshield, it is necessary to set conditions in consideration of disturbance and baking, and particularly in the case of baking, the influence on the W value variation is large.
[0017]
That is, the heat energy of the heater provided in the heating zone is absorbed by the sheet glass or the like conveyed into the normal heating zone, and the rise in the ambient temperature is suppressed. However, as described above, in the case of baking, the sheet glass is not transported into the heating zone, so that the heat energy of the heater cannot be absorbed by the sheet glass, and the ambient temperature in the heating zone rises. When the sheet glass is conveyed to the heating zone after this baking, there is a problem that the W value of the conveyed sheet glass becomes too large and does not fall within the allowable range of the target value. For this reason, it is important to control so that the atmospheric temperature of the heating zone does not rise in the case of the baking in order to suppress the variation of the W value before and after the baking.
[0018]
The operation of the thus-configured temperature control device for a curved furnace according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
First, a table on which the presence or absence of a sheet glass is displayed is set in advance in the computer 34 for each heating zone, and then the computer 34 is set in a state of waiting for the occurrence of EVENT (step 50). In this state, when the transport conveyor operates and the cart starts moving, an interrupt is issued (step 52). In this case, the detection sensor 36 detects whether or not the plate glass 24 is placed on the carriage conveyed to the entrance every time the carriage starts. Then, the detected data is output to the computer 34.
[0019]
The computer 34 shifts a preset table based on the data input from the detection sensor 36 (step 54). Next, the computer 34 compares the table before the shift with the table after the shift (step 56). Then, the temperature condition of the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the sheet glass has changed is switched. In this temperature condition, the temperature condition with a plate and the baking temperature condition for each heating zone are preset in the computer 34. If the presence or absence of the plate glass in the heating zone changes before and after the shift, the computer 34 sets the respective temperature conditions. A signal for switching the condition is transmitted to the temperature control unit 32 (step 58).
[0020]
Here, explaining the case before and after the shift of FIG. 3, the heating zone Z 1 is changed to bake condition from the plate there condition, the heating zone Z 7 is changed to conditions there plate from bakeout conditions. In this case the computer 34, the heating zone Z 1 is switched from the plate there temperature conditions baking temperature condition, and outputs the heating zone Z 7 a signal for switching to the plate there temperature conditions from baking temperature to the temperature controller 32. In this case, the speed of the communication system from the computer 34 to the heater unit is set such that it can sufficiently cope with the normal carriage conveyance speed.
[0021]
Next, the temperature control unit 32 based on the switching signal transmitted from the computer 34, the heater unit H 1-1 of the heater unit H 1, H 1-2, H 1-3 , H 1-4, H 1- 5 is switched to the bake temperature from the plate there temperature, switching the heater portion of the H 7 (not shown) to the plate there temperature conditions from baking temperature conditions. As described above, since the furnace atmosphere temperature can be kept constant by switching the temperature condition, the variation of the W value of the windshield 14A can be suppressed as shown in FIG.
[0022]
In FIG. 5, the vertical axis indicates the W value of the windshield 14A, and the horizontal axis indicates the number of vehicles from the first vehicle after the air-burning. △ is data when the baking control is performed, and ■ is data when the baking control is not performed. As is apparent from the figure, the W value when the air-fired control is not performed has a large variation between the first and second units after the air-fired firing, and the W value when the air-fired control is performed varies from the first unit after the air-fired fire. Less is. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate the curvature non-standard defect of the windshield 14A after the baking. Next, the shifted table is stored in the computer 34 for the next determination (step 60).
[0023]
In the above embodiment, the case where the quality of the windshield for automobiles is controlled using the bending furnace temperature control device according to the present invention has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. May be used for plate materials of other materials.
[0024]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the method and the apparatus for controlling the temperature of the bending furnace according to the present invention, the computer performs, for each of the preset heating zones, based on the detection data of the presence or absence of the plate-like material input from the detection unit. The first table indicating the presence / absence of the plate material is changed, and the changed table is set as the next table. Then, the computer compares the preset first table with the next table, and controls the amount of heat generated by the heater unit so as to maintain a constant temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate-shaped material has changed. I do.
[0025]
In this way, the temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate material has changed can be automatically kept constant by the computer, so that even if the presence or absence of the plate material changes in the heating zone, the plate material can be maintained. Can be set within the allowable range of the target value, whereby the productivity can be improved.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a temperature control apparatus for a curved furnace according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory view illustrating a heater unit attached to a heating zone of the curved furnace. FIG. 3 (A) and (B). FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a table before change and a table after change, respectively. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a temperature of a curved furnace according to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a method of controlling a temperature of a curved furnace according to the present invention. Graph comparing W values with and without processing [Explanation of symbols]
10 Bending furnace 12 Dolly 14 Sheet glass (sheet-like material)
14A: Windshield 30: Curved furnace temperature control device 32: Temperature control unit 34: Computer 36: Detection sensor (detection means)
H 1 ~H 15 ... heater unit Z 1 ~Z 15 ... heating zone

Claims (2)

複数の加熱ゾーンが直列状態に設けられると共に前記加熱ゾーン毎にヒータユニットを設け、該夫々のヒータユニットで前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の夫々を加熱すると共に台車を前記複数の加熱ゾーンに沿って搬送して、台車に載置された板状材を曲げ成形する曲炉の温度制御方法において、
(1)前記複数の加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを作成する工程と、
(2)前記複数の加熱ゾーン内に新たに搬入される台車に板状材が載置されているか否かを入口側で検知する工程と、
(3)前記検知する工程で得られた板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて前記最初のテーブルを変更し、該変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとする工程と、
(4)前記最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、前記板状材が無しから有りに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を板有り温度条件に切り換え、前記板状材が有りから無しに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を空焼き温度条件に切り換えることにより、前記板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を一定に維持するように前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する工程と、
から成り、前記次回のテーブルを最初のテーブルとして前記(1)〜(4)の工程を繰返し行うことを特徴とする曲炉の温度制御方法。
A plurality of heating zones are provided in series, and a heater unit is provided for each of the heating zones. Each of the heater units heats each of the plurality of heating zones and transports a truck along the plurality of heating zones. Then, in a temperature control method of a bending furnace for bending and forming a plate-shaped material placed on a cart,
(1) creating an initial table indicating the presence or absence of a plate-like material for each of the plurality of heating zones;
(2) detecting, at the entrance, whether or not a plate-shaped material is placed on a carriage newly carried into the plurality of heating zones;
(3) changing the first table based on the detection data of the presence or absence of the plate-like material obtained in the detecting step, and setting the changed table as the next table;
(4) comparing the first table and the next table , switching the temperature condition of the heater unit in the zone to the temperature condition with the plate in the heating zone in which the plate material is changed from absent to the presence; In the heating zone in which the shape material has changed from presence to absence , by switching the temperature condition of the heater unit in that zone to the baking temperature condition, the temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate material has changed is kept constant. Controlling the amount of heat generated by the heater unit so that
And wherein the steps (1) to (4) are repeated with the next table as the first table.
複数の加熱ゾーンが直列状態に設けられると共に前記加熱ゾーン毎にヒータユニットを設け、該夫々のヒータユニットで前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の夫々を加熱すると共に台車を前記複数の加熱ゾーンに沿って搬送して、台車に載置された板状材を曲げ成形する曲炉の温度制御装置において、
前記複数の加熱ゾーン内の温度条件を個別に制御するために、前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する温度制御部と、
前記複数の加熱ゾーン内に新たに搬入される台車に板状材が載置されているか否かを入口側で検知する検出手段と、
該検出手段から入力された前記板状材の有無の検知データに基づいて、予め設定された加熱ゾーン毎に板状材の有無が示された最初のテーブルを変更すると共に該変更したテーブルを次回のテーブルとし、前記最初のテーブルと次回のテーブルとを比較して、前記板状材が無しから有りに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を板有り温度条件に切り換え、前記板状材が有りから無しに変化した加熱ゾーンにおいてはそのゾーンにおけるヒータユニットの温度条件を空焼き温度条件に切り換えることにより、前記板状材の有無が変化した加熱ゾーン内の温度条件が一定に維持されるように前記ヒータユニットの発生熱量を制御する信号を前記温度制御部に出力し、前記次回のテーブルを最初のテーブルとして以下繰返し前記作動を行うコンピュータと、
を備えた曲炉の温度制御装置。
A plurality of heating zones are provided in series, and a heater unit is provided for each of the heating zones. Each of the heater units heats each of the plurality of heating zones and transports a truck along the plurality of heating zones. Then, in a temperature control device of a bending furnace for bending and forming a plate-shaped material placed on a cart,
In order to individually control the temperature conditions in the plurality of heating zones, a temperature control unit that controls the amount of heat generated by the heater unit,
Detection means for detecting at the entrance side whether or not a plate-shaped material is placed on a carriage newly carried into the plurality of heating zones,
Based on the detection data of the presence or absence of the plate-like material input from the detection means, the first table indicating the presence or absence of the plate-like material is changed for each preset heating zone, and the changed table is replaced with the next time. The first table and the next table are compared, and in the heating zone in which the plate-shaped material has changed from absent to present, the temperature condition of the heater unit in that zone is switched to the temperature condition with the plate, In the heating zone in which the plate material has changed from being present or not, by switching the temperature condition of the heater unit in that zone to the baking temperature condition, the temperature condition in the heating zone in which the presence or absence of the plate material has changed becomes constant. A signal for controlling the amount of heat generated by the heater unit is output to the temperature control unit so as to be maintained, and the next table is replaced with the first table. A computer for repeatedly said actuating below with,
A temperature control device for a curved furnace equipped with:
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