Background of invention
In general, pure flat display panel (FPDs) is thinner, lighter than other telltale, and the visibility of identification is higher, therefore is used as main display equipment and uses.LCD panel (LCDs), plasma display panel (PDPs) etc. have been used as representative type FPDs and have used widely.
FPD mainly uses a pure flat glass as substrate, and is provided with a plurality of very thin thin layers, such as an insulating barrier on the substrate surface, a color layer and a polarization layer.When by different operations, when preparing substrate as a kind of chemical fluid spraying process, a kind of rinsing process and a kind of drying process, substrate is on the substrate belt conveyor and moves in the above.
Therefore, substrate is one of factor to FPD quality influence maximum.
In general, a plurality of Fabrication procedurees of substrate finish on the substrate belt conveyor of a substrate of a transmission.Therefore, allowing substrate keep a transmission and an accurate position control at the uniform velocity also is very important concerning the conveyor belts operation of substrate.
Especially, a large-sized FPDs makes that the area of substrate is also very big, even so small mistake takes place in the substrate belt conveyor problem that substrate quality descends also can occur.
Therefore, be installed in the conveyor shaft that is used for supporting and transmit substrate on the substrate belt conveyor and in a single day deform, will obviously reduce the quality of substrate.
Fig. 1 is a kind of legend of traditional conveyor shaft.This conveyor shaft comprises the circular swivel 1 of a hollow and is separately positioned on the adaptor union 5 at described swivel 1 two ends.
As shown in Figure 6, a plurality of transmission shafts have been installed in arrangement on the substrate belt conveyor.A plurality of backing rolls 105 link to each other with swivel 1.The adaptor union 5 at two ends all is connected rotationally with supporting construction 100 and is rotated.Substrate 110 just transmits towards a predetermined direction like this.
But sagging and trickle distortion takes place in the conveyor shaft middle part.
Therefore, in order to prevent sagging distortion, in the prior art, a kind of synthetic material be used insert be used for preventing in the conveyor shaft sagging.
But the conveyor shaft of said structure also has following shortcoming.
At first, large-sized substrate will increase the length of conveyor shaft.Therefore, a sagging distortion will take place in the conveyor shaft middle part, and the result causes the damaged or distortion of substrate.
Secondly, sagging distortion will reduce the frank of conveyor shaft.Therefore, in case conveyor shaft rotates, relevant parts will be damaged because of the vibration of self as a bearing.In addition, also can significantly reduce the accuracy rate of operation, thereby increase the error rate of substrate.
The 3rd, if use synthetic material to prevent that conveyor shaft is sagging, the expense of synthetic material will be very high so, and can increase the weight of conveyor shaft.
Summary of the invention
An aspect of preference of the present invention is also to provide above-mentioned advantage at least at those problems and/or shortcoming at least.Therefore, an aspect of preference of the present invention be in a conveyor shaft, install an one metal wire prevent sagging, thereby prevent the sagging of conveyor shaft middle part, and prevent that substrate from taking place damaged or be out of shape in transmission.
Another aspect of preference of the present invention is the vibration of the sagging conveyor shaft that causes that takes place when preventing to rotate, and prevents associated components, as the breakage of a bearing, thereby increases the stability of substrate belt conveyor.
The further aspect of preference of the present invention is to make the transmission at the uniform velocity of substrate quilt, thereby makes the error rate in the process minimum, improves accuracy rate.
Preference of the present invention also has an aspect to provide a kind of conveyor shaft of sag-resistant, reduces manufacturing expense by the structure of simplifying conveyor shaft, and the conventional conveyor axle of installing in its shape and the existing substrate belt conveyor is identical, so can optionally use.
As described in an aspect of preference of the present invention, provide a kind of conveyor shaft of sag-resistant.This conveyor shaft comprises a swivel, an one metal wire and a Pressure Control Unit.Described swivel hollow and both ends open.Described metal filament is interspersed in and is used for supporting rotator in the swivel.The end that described Pressure Control Unit is installed in swivel is used for providing pressure to metal filament.
Metal filament can have a plurality of sag-resistant parts to be inserted in by pressure to be used for supporting rotator in the swivel.
Pressure Control Unit also can be mounted respectively the two ends in swivel.
Pressure Control Unit can comprise that also one is connected with an end of swivel, and by first supporting that metal filament interts, links to each other with an end wiry with one, and the pressure controller that is spirally connected of an end and described support.
Upholder can comprise that also one first end that is supported on it is crimped on swivel and one second and supports and be installed and connected in the other end of upholder and be rotationally connected at this end and pressure controller.
One end of pressure controller also can be provided with a cap, and the breach circle of its surface for ease of rotating.
First supports also and can link to each other with the lid of pressure controller with a covering second support.
Metal filament can pass and be welded in pressure controller.
Metal filament can be interspersed in the pressure controller, and an end wiry can link to each other with sealing cap, and metal filament just can be supported and can not come off from pressure controller like this.
Summary of the invention
The preferred embodiment of the invention has been described in the accompanying drawing.In following description, the known function relate to and the detailed description of structure will be omitted here.
Fig. 2 is the transparent view of the conveyor shaft of the sag-resistant described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.Fig. 3 is the exploded perspective illustration of Fig. 2.
As shown in Figure 2, the conveyor shaft of sag-resistant of the present invention comprises a swivel 10, one one metal wires 20 and Pressure Control Unit 50.
Being shaped as of swivel 10 has predetermined length, the pipe of hollow and both ends open.Swivel 10 supports and transmits a substrate 110 (as shown in Figure 6) towards predetermined direction.
Metal filament 20 is interspersed in and is used for preventing that swivel 10 middle parts are sagging in the swivel 10.Sag-resistant parts 25 are provided with being separated from each other and are arranged with fixing spacing and are installed on metal filament 20 middle parts.
Sag-resistant parts 25 are the cylindrical of predetermined thickness, are provided with a perforation in the middle of it.Sag-resistant parts 25 are captiveed joint with metal filament 20 by welding.The outside face of sag-resistant parts 25 is cylindrical, like this it can with the columniform swivel 10 of inside face farthest continuously every adhesion.
Therefore, sag-resistant parts 25 have formed one and the corresponding diameter of swivel 10 cylindrical form interior surfaces.Sag-resistant parts 25 are pressed to insert in to be fixed to have connected in the swivel 10 of metal filament 20.
Sag-resistant parts 25 can shape be a sphere, and be not limited only to cylindrical, and can be independent or a plurality ofly be provided with together.
Therefore, metal filament 20 is arranged at the centre of swivel 10 and comes supporting rotator 10 by sag-resistant parts 25.
Each Pressure Control Unit 50 all is installed on two of swivel 10 and brings in pressure to metal filament 20 is provided.
Support 30 and comprise that one first is supported 35 and one second supports 31.
The diameter of first support 35 is identical with swivel 10.Thereby there is a ladder to be press-fited in swivel 10 on the cylindrical outer surface of first support 35 at its end.First supports 35 has a perforation 36 to be used for inserting metal filament 20 in the middle of it.
Therefore, first support 35 quilts are fixed in swivel 10 as stopper (lid) two ends.
Second support 31 is cylindrical, is provided with a connecting bore 32 in the middle of it.The cylindrical form interior surface of connecting bore 32 is provided with screw thread.
Pressure controller 40 is bolted in second and supports 31.The cylindrical form interior surface of pressure controller 40 is provided with screw thread, and the one end is provided with cap 45 so that rotation also is provided with a perforation 41 and is used for inserting metal filament 20 in the middle of it.
The breach circle 46 of its surface of cap 45 for ease of rotating.
Sealing cap 26 is connected with the two ends of metal filament 20, so that metal filament 20 can not come off from pressure controller 40.
Sealing cap 26 can weld with metal filament 20.
Optionally, metal filament 20 also can weld with pressure controller 40 by the perforation 41 of inserting pressure controller 40, and is not connected with sealing cap 26.
Lid 60 and first supports 35 and is connected and covers second support 31 and the pressure controller 40.
In order to substitute and to connect a conveyor shaft that is installed on the existing substrate belt conveyor, the two ends shape of the shape of lid 60 and conventional conveyor axle shown in Figure 1 is the same.
Lid 60 shapes are a hollow, the cylinder that an end opens wide, and identical with the diameter of swivel 10.
One end of lid 60 is provided with the adaptor union 65 of a diameter less than main body highlightedly.
Each lid 60 all links to each other with the two ends of conveyor shaft, and is rotatably connected (as shown in Figure 6) with supporting construction 100 that substrate transmits, thereby supports conveyor shaft.
Fig. 4 is the cutaway view of the conveyor shaft of the sag-resistant described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 4, an one metal wire 20 is mounted and passes 35 and pressure controllers 40 of 25, one first supports of sag-resistant parts.Sealing cap 26 is connected with two ends wiry respectively and by pressure controller 40 support fixation.
Sag-resistant parts 25 are welded in metal filament 20 and are mounted to press and insert in swivel 10 middle parts.
Second supports 31 pressure by metal filament 20 adheres to first support 35.
The Pressure Welding of lid 60 by the metal filament 20 controlled by pressure controller 40 is connected to first and supports 35.
A pressure control process of the present invention is as described below.
Fig. 5 is the cutaway view of conveyor shaft when operation of the sag-resistant described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in Figure 5, the conveyor shaft with large-size substrate 110 (as shown in Figure 6) has increased length, and therefore the middle part of transmission shaft shown in dotted line takes place sagging.
Finish pressure control by rotating a pressure controller 40 to the direction of outwarding winding as shown by arrows, at this moment a metal filament 20 is mounted and passes one first support 35 and pressure controller 40.
Therefore, if each pressure controller 40 all carries out rotation as shown by arrows at the two ends of swivel 10, pressure controller 40 will support 30 from second and outward winding.Therefore, a cap 45 of pressure controller 40 is exerted pressure to a sealing cap 26, and a pressure is provided for metal filament 20 on the direction that balances each other of outside face by sealing cap 26 as shown by arrows.
Metal filament 20 has kept a state that firmly stretches, and sag-resistant parts 25 supporting rotators 10, has therefore prevented the sagging of metal filament 20 middle parts that the weight of swivel 10 causes.
Because the friction force between pressure controller 40 and the sealing cap 26, metal filament 20 has been resisted an axial deformation.Yet this can support the slip that produces on the contact portion that reaches on 35 and second contact component that supports between 31 between sealing cap 26 and the pressure controller 40 by first and be restored to an initial state.
As mentioned above, the lid 60 and first support 35 are connected under a controlled pressure.
Fig. 6 is the perspective diagram of the conveyor shaft of the sag-resistant described in the preferred embodiment of the present invention when being installed in the substrate belt conveyor.
As shown in Figure 6, the two ends of conveyor shaft are connected rotationally with supporting construction 100, and are arranged installation with fixing interval.A plurality of backing rolls 105 are divided to be arranged to be installed on the rounded outer surface of swivel 10 at each interval, and such substrate 110 just can be supported and be transmitted towards predetermined direction.
One end of conveyor shaft links to each other with a drive motor 120 by a chain (not shown) or a belt (not shown), thereby conveyor shaft is rotated, and therefore transmits substrate 110.
Conveyor shaft is avoided sagging distortion or the breakage that prevents substrate 110 by metal filament 20.Thereby conveyor shaft also can improve the frank sagging vibration that causes of swivel that prevents, therefore can improve the durability of associated components such as bearing.Conveyor shaft also can transmit substrate 110 at the uniform velocity to control with accurate in locating, therefore the error rate in the process is minimized.
As mentioned above, at first, a preferred embodiment of the present invention has by preventing to be used for conveyor shaft middle part sagging of supporting substrate, the advantage of the damaged or distortion that substrate takes place in preventing to transmit.
Secondly, a preferred embodiment of the present invention has by improving the frank of conveyor shaft and preventing to rotate the vibration that self brings to it, prevents that associated components such as bearing from damaged advantage taking place.
The 3rd, a preferred embodiment of the present invention have with at the uniform velocity or accurate in locating control the advantage that transmits substrate, therefore reduced the error rate in the process, improved accuracy rate, and then improved the efficient of process.
The 4th, a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a conventional conveyor axle that is installed on the existing substrate belt conveyor by selecting to use, and reduces the manufacturing expense of conveyor shaft and the advantage of minimizing expense.
Though the present invention has openly described some preferred embodiment, be interpreted as if without prejudice to the principle and scope of the present invention that exceed the claim defined, the people who is skilled in technique can carry out various variations.