摘要 |
<p><P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve the detachment of portions of a glass rod to the extent that a very planar, uniform fracture surface is produced so that subsequent grinding and polishing are not required. <P>SOLUTION: An apparatus for detaching portions of glass rods comprises a device for the parallel holding and lateral fixing of a number of glass rods 3, a scoring wheel holder with a scoring wheel rotatably mounted with its axis of rotation parallel to the axis of the glass rods, at least one pressing spring for pressing the scoring wheel and the glass rods against one another, a device for guiding the glass rods and the scoring wheel past one another in a direction perpendicular to the axis of the glass rods, a holddown means for pressing against the glass rods, a breaking bar and a breaking beam, wherein the breaking bar is arranged on the opposite side of the glass rods to the holddown means and the breaking beam, and between the two. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT</p> |