| 摘要 |
<p>A method and apparatus for laminating glass sheets in which a first glass sheet is passed onto a laminating conveyor and raised by a lift mechanism to a distance off the conveyor. The lift mechanism is held stationary and a second glass sheet is placed under the first one. A plastic film is drawn to cover the second glass sheet and the first glass sheet is lowered by the lift mechanism on top of the second glass sheet and the plastic film. This lowering process involves performing an alignment of the glass sheets by manipulating a carrier rack at a distal end of the lift mechanism's pickup arm relative to the pickup arm. Three-sheet lamination can be performed by displacing two superimposed glass sheets, with a plastic film therebetween, by the laminating conveyor from below the lift mechanism. A third glass sheet is passed onto the laminating conveyor to below the lift mechanism and raised by the lift mechanism to a distance off the conveyor. A plastic film is drawn to cover the top surface of the two superimposed glass sheets and this bundle is returned to below the third glass sheet. Finally, the third glass sheet is lowered by the lift mechanism. This arrangement is capable of providing a shorter-than-conventional laminating room, which is beneficial for the reason that the laminating room must be an air-conditioned clean space.</p> |
