CN108364995A - Display panel shifting apparatus - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention discloses a kind of display panel shifting apparatus, including driving unit and absorbing unit, driving unit provides displacing force and adsorption to absorbing unit, absorbing unit includes the first connecting pipe, the second connecting pipe and sucker, the first end of first connecting pipe is connected to driving unit, the first end of the second end of first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe seals against each other ground nested encryptions and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe relative telescopic, sucker is enable to be connected to the second end of the second connecting pipe.The present invention solves display panel shifting apparatus when adsorbing panel, because the lower pressure of driving unit excessively leads to panel crushing or the problem of panel surface forms impression.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates in display fabrication techniques field complementary generation equipment more particularly to a kind of display panel move
It carries and sets.
Background technology
Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED:Organic Light Emitting Diode) it is a kind of emerging display skill
Art has many advantages, such as self-luminous, wide viewing angle, high contrast, low power consumption.But because technology is immature, lead to product
Yield it is relatively low, cost is higher, therefore in price, temporarily can not be with thin-film transistor LCD device (Thin Film
Transistor-LCD effective competition) is formed.
Process conditions and the correlation of OLED yields are very big in production process, the yield of the changes of process conditions for OLED
It influences also very big.In addition to process conditions influence OLED yields, the equipment mechanism in production process also has yield certain influence,
Probability of happening highest is weighed wounded caused by the lower pressure of middle transfer equipment is excessive.As shown in Figure 1, current display panel shifting apparatus
Including driving unit 100 and absorbing unit 200, wherein absorbing unit 200 includes connecting pipe 201 and sucker 202, connecting pipe
201 one end is connected to driving unit 100, and the other end is equipped with sucker 202.The driving unit 100 is to the absorbing unit 200
Displacing force and adsorption are provided, to adsorb and move oled panel 300.
Refering to fig. 1, current connecting pipe 201 is a whole pipeline, when driving unit 100 drives absorbing unit
200 decline and when obtaining oled panel 300, the lower pressure of driving unit 100 can be transferred directly to OLED by absorbing unit 200
On panel 300.When the lower pressure of driving unit 100 is more than normal range (NR), formation impression leads to the face on oled panel 300
Plate is weighed wounded, and the yield of product is reduced, and improves the production cost of panel.
Invention content
In view of the shortcomings of the prior art, the present invention provides a kind of display panel shifting apparatus, to solve because of driving
Unit is excessive to the lower pressure of absorbing unit and the problem of causing panel to weigh damage wounded.
In order to achieve the above purpose, present invention employs the following technical solutions:
A kind of display panel shifting apparatus, including driving unit and absorbing unit, the driving unit are single to the absorption
Member provides displacing force and adsorption, and the absorbing unit includes the first connecting pipe, the second connecting pipe and sucker,
The first end of first connecting pipe is connected to the driving unit, the second end of first connecting pipe and described second
The first end of connecting pipe seals against each other ground nested encryptions and enables first connecting pipe and second connecting pipe
Relative telescopic, the sucker are connected to the second end of second connecting pipe.
Preferably, the outer diameter of second connecting pipe is less than the internal diameter of first connecting pipe, second connection
The first end of pipeline is embedded at the second end of first connecting pipe, and the second end of first connecting pipe is provided with first
The first end of spacing ring, second connecting pipe is provided with the second spacing ring, and first spacing ring is closely sheathed on institute
The outer wall of the second connecting pipe is stated, second spacing ring is closely embedded at the inner wall of first connecting pipe.
Preferably, the edge of second spacing ring is provided with rubber pad, and second spacing ring passes through the rubber pad
It is either closely coupled to the inner wall of first connecting pipe.
Preferably, it is provided with vacuum level detector in the driving unit.
Preferably, being provided with relatively above positioned at the first end of second connecting pipe in first connecting pipe
Limiting plate, the limiting plate are connected to the inner wall of first connecting pipe by support arm, and the limiting plate is described second
Second connecting pipe is at least completely covered in projection on the first end end face of connecting pipe, is provided in the limiting plate logical
Hole.
Preferably, the diameter range of the through-hole is 0.15mm~2.5mm, the gross area of all through-holes and the limiting plate
Area ratio ranging from 1:10~1:20.
Preferably, the inner wall of first connecting pipe is equipped with shrinkage pool, and one end of the support arm is connected to the limit
Plate, the other end are inserted in the shrinkage pool.
Preferably, the support arm end is equipped with elastic telescopic head, and the holder support arm passes through the elastic telescopic head
It is inserted in the shrinkage pool.
Preferably, it is provided between the second end of first connecting pipe and the first end of second connecting pipe multiple
Position spring, one end of the resetting spring are connected to first spacing ring, and the other end is connected to second spacing ring.
Compared with prior art, in display panel shifting apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention, absorbing unit packet therein
The first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are included, and the first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe are closely, telescopically
Connection, the structure of the absorbing unit when adsorb panel, when occur driving unit lower pressure it is excessive when, the first connecting pipe with
It can mutually be shunk between second connecting pipe, play cushioning effect, it is possible thereby to avoid because of the excessive pushing of driving unit
The problem of impression being formed caused by power on panel crushing or panel.
Description of the drawings
Fig. 1 is a kind of structural schematic diagram of display panel shifting apparatus in the prior art;
Fig. 2 is the structural schematic diagram of the display panel shifting apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention 1;
Fig. 3 is the enlarged drawing of dashed region A in Fig. 2;
Fig. 4 is the structural schematic diagram of the display panel shifting apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention 2;
Fig. 5 is the structural schematic diagram of the display panel shifting apparatus in the embodiment of the present invention 3;
Fig. 6 is the structural schematic diagram of the limiting plate in the embodiment of the present invention 3;
Fig. 7 is the enlarged drawing of dashed region B in Fig. 5.
Specific implementation mode
To make the object, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings to the specific reality of the present invention
The mode of applying is described in detail.The example of these preferred embodiments is illustrated in the accompanying drawings.Shown in attached drawing and according to
The embodiments of the present invention of attached drawing description are only exemplary, and the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
Here, it should also be noted that, in order to avoid having obscured the present invention because of unnecessary details, in the accompanying drawings only
It shows the structure and/or processing step closely related with scheme according to the present invention, and is omitted little with relationship of the present invention
Other details.
Embodiment 1
A kind of display panel shifting apparatus is present embodiments provided, referring to Fig.2, the display panel shifting apparatus includes driving
Moving cell 1 and absorbing unit 2, the driving unit 1 provide displacing force and adsorption to the absorbing unit 2, with
The absorbing unit 2 is set to adsorb display panel and mobile display panel.
Wherein, as shown in Fig. 2, the absorbing unit 2 includes the first connecting pipe 21, the second connecting pipe 22 and sucker
23, the first end of first connecting pipe 21 is connected to the driving unit 1, the second end of first connecting pipe 21 with
The first end of second connecting pipe 22 seals against each other ground nested encryptions and makes first connecting pipe 21 and described second
Connecting pipe 22 can relative telescopic, the sucker 23 is connected to the second end of second connecting pipe 22.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Fig. 2, the outer diameter of second connecting pipe 22 is less than first connecting pipe 21
Internal diameter, the first end of second connecting pipe 22 is embedded at the second end of first connecting pipe 21, and described first connects
The second end in take over road 21 is provided with the first spacing ring 21a, and the first end of second connecting pipe 22 is provided with the second limit
Ring 22a, the first spacing ring 21a are closely sheathed on the outer wall of second connecting pipe 22, the second spacing ring 22a
Closely it is embedded at the inner wall of first connecting pipe 21.Wherein, the first spacing ring 21a and second spacing ring
22a can be the individual components being fabricated separately, and can also be to make first connecting pipe 21 and second connecting pipe
The integral structure formed when 22.By the way that the first spacing ring 21a and the second spacing ring 22a is arranged, in first connecting pipe 21
When extension opposite with second connecting pipe 22, the first spacing ring 21a and the second spacing ring 22a are mutually blocked,
Second connecting pipe 22 is prevented to be detached from first connecting pipe 21.
Herein it should be noted that in some other embodiments, the internal diameter of second connecting pipe 22 also may be used
To be arranged to the outer diameter more than first connecting pipe 21, at this point, the first end of second connecting pipe 22 is sheathed on
The second end of first connecting pipe 21.
In the present embodiment, as shown in figure 3, the edge of the second spacing ring 22a is provided with rubber pad 22b, described second
Spacing ring 22a is either closely coupled to the inner wall of first connecting pipe 21 by the rubber pad 22b, further improves institute
State the air-tightness between the first connecting pipe 21 and second connecting pipe 22.The rubber pad 22b have pressure resistance, oil resistant,
The material of the performances such as acid and alkali-resistance, resistance to fever and chills, ageing-resistant is constituted, such as:The materials such as silicon rubber, nitrile rubber, fluorubber.
Further, vacuum level detector 11 is equipped in the driving unit 1, the vacuum level detector 11 is for detecting
Vacuum degree inside the absorbing unit 2, the vacuum level detector 11 connect (not shown) with warning system.Described
In the course of work of display panel shifting apparatus, when the vacuum level detector 11 detects 2 inner vacuum of the absorbing unit
When degree is less than required threshold value is worked normally, alarm will be sounded to inform that staff is abnormal.
In display panel shifting apparatus provided in this embodiment, shifting that the absorbing unit 2 is provided in the driving unit 1
Under dynamic deformation from motion, moved at the panel that is delivered to needs.After the absorbing unit 2 reaches the absorption position of panel, described
It is begun to decline under the driving of driving unit 1, make the sucker 23 and plate contact and panel is adsorbed by vacuum adsorption force.Work as institute
It states driving unit 1 and provides excessive lower pressure, when the dropping distance of the absorbing unit 2 being caused to be more than setting value, described the
Two connecting pipes 22 can play a kind of cushioning effect toward 21 internal contraction of the first connecting pipe, it is therefore prevented that the driving is single
The excessive lower pressure that member 1 provides, is transferred directly to panel, is solved with this and forms asking for impression on panel crushing or panel
Topic.
Embodiment 2
A kind of display panel shifting apparatus is present embodiments provided, refering to Fig. 4, as different from Example 1, the present embodiment
In, it is provided with resetting spring between the second end of first connecting pipe 21 and the first end of second connecting pipe 22
23, one end of the resetting spring 23 is connected to the first spacing ring 21a, and the other end is connected to the second spacing ring 22a,
The resetting spring 23 is tension spring.
In display panel shifting apparatus provided in this embodiment, by connecting in first connecting pipe 21 and described second
Resetting spring 23 is set between take over road 22, can be stuck in stroke after shrinking to avoid second connecting pipe 22
And the problem of initial position can not be returned to.
Embodiment 3
A kind of display panel shifting apparatus is present embodiments provided, refering to Fig. 5 and Fig. 6, as different from Example 2, this
In embodiment, the setting relatively above of the first end in first connecting pipe 21 positioned at second connecting pipe 22 is limited
Plate 21b, the limiting plate 21b are connected to the inner wall of first connecting pipe 21, the limiting plate by support arm 21c for position
Second connecting pipe 22, institute is at least completely covered in projections of the 21b on the first end end face of second connecting pipe 22
It states and is provided with through-hole 21d in limiting plate 21b.
Further, the diameter range of the through-hole 21d could be provided as 0.15mm~2.5mm, and all through-hole 21d's is total
The area ratio ranging from 1 of area and the limiting plate 21b:10~1:20.
In the present embodiment, as shown in Figure 6,7, the inner wall of first connecting pipe 21 is equipped with shrinkage pool 21e, the support arm
One end of 21c is connected to the limiting plate 21b, and the other end is inserted in the shrinkage pool 21e, wherein the ends the support arm 21c
Equipped with elastic telescopic head 21f, the holder support arm 21c is inserted in the shrinkage pool 21e by the elastic telescopic head 21f.
In display panel shifting apparatus provided in this embodiment, shifting that the absorbing unit 2 is provided in the driving unit 1
Under dynamic deformation from motion, moved at the panel that is delivered to needs.After the absorbing unit 2 reaches the absorption position of panel, described
It is begun to decline under the driving of driving unit 1, makes the sucker 23 and plate contact.When the driving unit 1 provide it is excessive
Lower pressure, when the dropping distance of the absorbing unit 2 being caused to be more than setting value, second connecting pipe 22 can be toward described first
21 internal contraction of connecting pipe, and contacted with the limiting plate 21b.Connect at this point, the limiting plate 21b is completely covered described second
Take over road 22.
Further, when the driving unit 1 starts to vacuumize, because second connecting pipe 22 is by the limiting plate
21b is completely covered, the area very little of through-hole 21d therein, gas flow very little, therefore inside second connecting pipe 22
Vacuum degree be unable to reach threshold value, cause the sucker 23 that can not adsorb panel.In addition, since extraneous air can be by described
Through-hole 21d is continued into first connecting pipe 21, and 21 internal vacuum of the first connecting pipe is caused also can not
Reach threshold value, when the vacuum level detector 11 detects that 21 internal vacuum of the first connecting pipe is less than threshold value at this time,
Control stops the work of display panel shifting apparatus and initiates alarm.
In conclusion in display panel shifting apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present invention, it can by being arranged in absorbing unit
The first connecting pipe and the second connecting pipe of relative telescopic, it is possible thereby to avoid causing because of the excessive lower pressure of driving unit
Panel crushing or panel on formed impression the problem of.
It although an embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described, for the ordinary skill in the art, can be with
Understanding without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention can carry out these embodiments a variety of variations, modification, replace
And modification, the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended.
Claims (10)
1. a kind of display panel shifting apparatus, including driving unit (1) and absorbing unit (2), the driving unit (1) is to described
Absorbing unit (2) provides displacing force and adsorption, which is characterized in that the absorbing unit (2) includes the first connection
The first end of pipeline (21), the second connecting pipe (22) and sucker (23), first connecting pipe (21) is connected to the drive
Moving cell (1), the second end of first connecting pipe (21) and the first end of second connecting pipe (22) seal against each other
Ground nested encryptions and make first connecting pipe (21) and second connecting pipe (22) can relative telescopic, the sucker
(23) it is connected to the second end of second connecting pipe (22).
2. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 1, which is characterized in that outside second connecting pipe (22)
Diameter is less than the internal diameter of first connecting pipe (21), and the first end of second connecting pipe (22) is embedded at described first and connects
The second end in take over road (21), the second end of first connecting pipe (21) are provided with the first spacing ring (21a), and described second
The first end of connecting pipe (22) is provided with the second spacing ring (22a), and first spacing ring (21a) is closely sheathed on described
The outer wall of second connecting pipe (22), second spacing ring (22a) are closely embedded at first connecting pipe (21)
Inner wall.
3. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 2, which is characterized in that the side of second spacing ring (22a)
Edge is provided with rubber pad (22b), and second spacing ring (22a) is either closely coupled to described by the rubber pad (22b)
The inner wall of one connecting pipe (21).
4. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 2, which is characterized in that be provided in the driving unit (1)
Vacuum level detector (11).
5. according to any display panel shifting apparatus of claim 2-4, which is characterized in that first connecting pipe
(21) resetting spring (23), the resetting spring are provided between second end and the first end of second connecting pipe (22)
(23) one end is connected to first spacing ring (21a), and the other end is connected to second spacing ring (22a).
6. according to any display panel shifting apparatus of claim 2-4, which is characterized in that first connecting pipe
(21) it is provided with limiting plate (21b), the limiting plate relatively above positioned at the first end of second connecting pipe (22) in
(21b) is connected to the inner wall of first connecting pipe (21) by support arm (21c), and the limiting plate (21b) is described
Second connecting pipe (22), the limiting plate is at least completely covered in projection on the first end end face of two connecting pipes (22)
Through-hole (21d) is provided in (21b).
7. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 6, which is characterized in that the diameter range of the through-hole (21d)
For 0.15mm~2.5mm, the gross area of all through-holes (21d) and the area ratio ranging from 1 of the limiting plate (21b):10~
1:20。
8. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 6, which is characterized in that first connecting pipe (21) it is interior
Wall is equipped with shrinkage pool (21e), and one end of the support arm (21c) is connected to the limiting plate (21b), and the other end is inserted in described recessed
In hole (21e).
9. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 8, which is characterized in that support arm (21c) end is equipped with
Elastic telescopic head (21f), the holder support arm (21c) are inserted in the shrinkage pool by the elastic telescopic head (21f)
(21e)。
10. display panel shifting apparatus according to claim 6, which is characterized in that first connecting pipe (21)
Resetting spring (23) is provided between second end and the first end of second connecting pipe (22), the resetting spring (23)
One end is connected to first spacing ring (21a), and the other end is connected to second spacing ring (22a).
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