Background technology
LCD is a flat-panel monitor commonly used at present, and wherein Thin Film Transistor-LCD (Thin Film Transistor Liquid Crystal Display is called for short TFT-LCD) is the main product in the LCD.
The TFT-LCD manufacture process probably can be divided into three phases.
First stage is matrix (Array) technology, and this technology forms some independently TFT pixel array circuit on a bigger glass substrate, the corresponding LCDs (panel) of each pixel array region.
Second stage is unit (cell) technology, and this technology is coating of liquid crystalline on the TFT substrate, covers colored filter, pieces together the LCD panel and cuts into independently LCDs.
Three phases is that LCDs is installed backlight, and polarizer and peripheral circuit form complete TFT-LCD display module.
In matrix technology, most equipment are provided with the bracing or strutting arrangement that can move up and down, and also are provided with the positioner that is used for calibrating glass substrate and board relative position.
In the prior art, bracing or strutting arrangement comprises that lifting piston reaches the bracing frame by described lifting piston control lifting, and bracing frame is made of a plurality of support bars, and these support bars are fixed on the same lifting platform, and they can rise or descend simultaneously.Lifting piston is positioned at board below, and the equal correspondence of each support bar is located in each support bar passage circular hole on the board.Positioner is positioned at the board edge.
As shown in Figure 1, when glass substrate was delivered in the equipment by manipulator 10, the lifting piston of bracing or strutting arrangement control bracing frame 2 was raised up to from the support bar passage circular hole 81 of board 8 and props up glass substrate 9.When treating that manipulator 10 moves out equipment, lifting piston descends, and drives bracing frame 2 and falls, until glass substrate 9 is placed on the board 8.Then, positioner to adjust the relative position of glass substrate and board, finally is convenient to the position that equipment is determined glass substrate, i.e. contraposition by promoting glass substrate.After adjustment finishes, board 8 will be opened the vacuum suction function, and glass substrate 9 is adsorbed on the board.
Existing bracing or strutting arrangement only has elevating function, can't adjust the relative position of glass substrate and board, and existing array base palte manufacturing or checkout equipment utilize devices such as motor, cylinder that glass substrate is carried out screens, positioner constantly contacts with glass substrate, easily cause the damage even the fracture of glass substrate, and the periphery at the equipment board can only be provided with limited positioner, difference between each positioner causes moment unbalance, make between glass substrate and the board and produce corner, will have a strong impact on the aligning accuracy of equipment when corner is excessive.
The utility model content
The utility model provides a kind of device of adjusting the glass substrate position, to realize glass substrate contraposition process safe.
The utility model provides a kind of device of adjusting the glass substrate position, comprises lifting piston, bracing frame, wherein, also comprises:
Electric rotating machine is positioned at the below of described lifting piston and bracing frame, and rotor links to each other with support frame as described above by described lifting piston;
First base station is positioned at the below of described electric rotating machine, and the base of described electric rotating machine is fixed on the upper surface of described first base station;
First linear electric motors are positioned at the below of described first base station, and mover is fixed in the lower surface of described first base station;
Second base station is positioned at the below of described first linear electric motors, and the base of described first linear electric motors is fixed on the upper surface of described second base station;
Second linear electric motors are positioned at the below of described second base station, and mover is fixed in the lower surface of described second base station, and the moving direction of mover is vertical with the mover moving direction of described first linear electric motors;
The 3rd base station is positioned at the below of described second linear electric motors, and the base of described second linear electric motors is fixed on the upper surface of described the 3rd base station.
As further improvement of the utility model, the device of aforesaid adjustment glass substrate position also can comprise:
Infrared correlation device, comprise infrared emittance and infrared remote receiver, described infrared emittance is positioned at the board upper surface that is used to place glass substrate to be adjusted, and planar dimension is greater than the planar dimension of described glass substrate to be adjusted, and described infrared remote receiver is positioned at the top of described infrared emittance;
Be used for control assembly according to the Signal Regulation glass substrate position of described infrared remote receiver reception, the input of described control assembly links to each other with described infrared remote receiver, and output links to each other with the signal input end of described electric rotating machine, first linear electric motors and second linear electric motors.
Described control assembly can comprise:
The signal that is used for sending according to described infrared remote receiver generates the signal processing apparatus of regulating control signal, and input is connected with described infrared remote receiver, comprises the output of output adjusting control signal;
Be used for generating the motor driver of the pulse signal of control motor operation according to described adjusting control signal, input links to each other with the output that control signal is regulated in described output, and output links to each other with the signal input end of described electric rotating machine, first linear electric motors and second linear electric motors.
Described signal processing apparatus can be: computer or microprocessor, the communication mode of described computer or microprocessor and described infrared remote receiver are RS232.
The device of aforesaid adjustment glass substrate position also can comprise:
Support the first planar support bar, first track-type facilities or first roller of described first base station, be arranged between described first base station and second base station;
The described first planar support bar is provided with blowning installation with the end that described second base station contacts.
Support the second planar support bar, second track-type facilities or second roller of described second base station, be arranged between described the 3rd base station and second base station.
The described second planar support bar can be provided with blowning installation with the end that described the 3rd base station contacts.
The device of the adjustment glass substrate position that the utility model provides, by parts such as electric rotating machine and linear electric motors, make bracing frame to rotate and in horizontal plane, move, solved prior art and regulated the problems such as glass substrate breakage that glass substrate brings, improved glass substrate contraposition process safe by positioner.Further, by infrared correlation device and control assembly, make device just that infrared correlation device is set on board, just can make bracing frame calibrate the relative position of glass substrate and board automatically, thereby the glass of avoiding being caused by positioner in the prior art damages, and can reduce the corner between substrate and the board effectively, improve the aligning accuracy of equipment.
Embodiment
For the purpose, technical scheme and the advantage that make the utility model embodiment clearer, below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing among the utility model embodiment, technical scheme among the utility model embodiment is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is the utility model part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Based on the embodiment in the utility model, those of ordinary skills are not making the every other embodiment that is obtained under the creative work prerequisite, all belong to the scope of the utility model protection.
The utility model first embodiment as shown in Figure 2, the device of adjusting the glass substrate position comprises lifting piston 1, bracing frame 2, electric rotating machine 3, first base station 41, first linear electric motors 51, second base station 42, second linear electric motors 52 and the 3rd base station 43.
Electric rotating machine 3 is positioned at the below of lifting piston 1 and bracing frame 2, and rotor links to each other with bracing frame 2 by lifting piston 1, can make bracing frame 2 realize rotating.
Have difference in height between first base station 41, second base station 42, the 3rd base station 43, the 3rd base station 43 is minimum, and first base station 41 is the highest.First base station 41 is positioned at the below of electric rotating machine 3, and the base of electric rotating machine 3 is fixed on the upper surface of first base station 41.Fixing bracing frame 2 on first base station 41, bracing frame 2 just can move freely in horizontal plane like this.
First linear electric motors 51 are positioned at the below of first base station 41, and mover is fixed in the lower surface of first base station 41.
Second base station 42 is positioned at the below of first linear electric motors 51, and the base of first linear electric motors 51 is fixed on the upper surface of second base station 42.Promptly first linear electric motors 51 are fixed on second base station 42, can drive first base station 41 and move along direction X in the 3rd base station 43.
Second linear electric motors 52 are positioned at the below of second base station 42, and mover is fixed in the lower surface of second base station 42, and the moving direction of mover is vertical with the mover moving direction of first linear electric motors 51.
The 3rd base station 43 is positioned at the below of second linear electric motors 52, and the base of second linear electric motors 52 is fixed on the upper surface of the 3rd base station 43.
In the present embodiment, the device of adjusting the glass substrate position also can comprise planar support bar, track-type facilities or the roller (not shown) that supports first base station, second base station.First base station 41 is supported on second base station 42, to move at second base station, 42 upper edge direction Y under the drive of first linear electric motors 51 by the first planar support bar, first track-type facilities or the first roller (not shown).When first base station 41 was supported on second base station 42 by the first planar support bar, the first planar support bar also can be provided with blowning installation with the end that second base station 42 contacts, when moving to reduce first base station because resistance that gravity was produced.
Similarly, second base station 42 is supported on second base station 42, to move in the 3rd base station 43 upper edge Y directions under the drive of second linear electric motors 52 by the second planar support bar, second track-type facilities or the second roller (not shown).When second base station 42 was supported on the 3rd base station 43 by the second planar support bar, the second planar support bar also can be provided with blowning installation with the end that the 3rd base station 43 contacts, when moving to reduce second base station because resistance that gravity was produced.The 3rd base station 43 can be marble slab.
Because the bracing frame in the present embodiment can move in the horizontal direction, so the diameter of the support bar passage circular hole on the board big than the traditional approach design.But because the side-play amount of the relative board of glass substrate can be not big especially, design less deviation amount on the control program that therefore only needs install in the control appliance of board is rationally controlled side-play amount and to be got final product.
In the present embodiment, the device of adjusting the glass substrate position is by first linear electric motors, second linear electric motors and electric rotating machine, make bracing frame have also (directions X and Y direction) upward mobile, rotation in the horizontal direction on the liftable basis, bracing frame moves in horizontal plane, rotation thereby drive, the position adjustments of the glass substrate that realization is propped up bracing frame, and need not to be provided with in addition positioner, avoided glass substrate side and the damage that contacting of positioner causes, guaranteed that glass substrate is in the contraposition process safe.
The utility model second embodiment as shown in Figure 3, the device of adjusting the glass substrate position not only comprises lifting piston 1, bracing frame 2, electric rotating machine 3, first base station 41, first linear electric motors 51, second base station 42, second linear electric motors 52 and the 3rd base station 43, also comprises control assembly 7 and infrared correlation device.
Infrared correlation device is arranged on the board, is used for determining the relative position relation of glass substrate and board.Particularly, infrared correlation device comprises infrared emittance 61 and infrared remote receiver 62, described infrared emittance 61 is positioned at board 8 upper surfaces that are used to place glass substrate to be adjusted, planar dimension is greater than the planar dimension of described glass substrate to be adjusted, and described infrared remote receiver 62 is positioned at the top of described infrared emittance 61.
Control assembly 7 is used for the Signal Regulation glass substrate position according to described infrared remote receiver 62 receptions, the input of control assembly 7 links to each other with described infrared remote receiver 62, and output links to each other with the signal input end of described electric rotating machine 3, first linear electric motors 51 and second linear electric motors 52.
The principle of infrared correlation device is shown in Fig. 4 A-Fig. 4 C, and the infrared for convenience of explanation process to injection device perception glass substrate has been omitted support frame structure among Fig. 4 A-Fig. 4 C.
Shown in Fig. 4 A, infrared emittance 61 is arranged on the board 8, for the rectangular frame structure that is slightly larger than glass substrate 9 as 1100 * 1300 rectangular frame structure, its riding position is the periphery of glass substrate 9 tram on board 8, is equivalent to be provided with around glass substrate 9 infrared ray " light wall ".
Infrared remote receiver 62 be arranged on infrared emittance 61 directly over, can feed back the information of the position that does not receive infrared signal and give control assembly 7.When glass substrate was offset out " light wall ", infrared remote receiver 62 just can perceive the position that glass substrate 9 deflects away from.
Shown in Fig. 4 B, when the relative board of glass substrate produces corner, glass substrate will block infrared ray, make infrared remote receiver 62 obtain to be given control assembly 7 by the information of the position of glass substrate shield portions on the infrared emittance 61, control assembly 7 is by calculating the angle [alpha] that the corner that just can know glass substrate is the relative board skew of glass substrate among Fig. 4 B.Particularly, when glass generation corner, infrared remote receiver 62 feeds back to control assembly 7 with position and the length information of L1 and L2 among Fig. 4 B when L1 and L2 section all can't perceive glass.Control assembly 7 can be learnt the value of angle [alpha] by formula arctan (L2/L1).
Shown in Fig. 4 C, when glass substrate 9 not only skew had taken place but also corner is arranged with respect to board 8, suppose that the angle of corner still is α, because glass substrate is a rectangular configuration, each angle is the right angle, therefore, alpha+beta=90 are spent.Equate principle according to the diagonal angle again, so during glass substrate generation corner, compare with the normal position, the angle on each limit is α all, even there is the skew of horizontal plane, the angle of each limit of glass substrate and infrared generator all is α.Utilize the arc tangent formula can be equally in the hope of α.
During adjustment, eliminate corner earlier, after corner is eliminated, infrared correlation device has at least on one side to be responded to fully less than glass substrate, therefore 7 of control assemblies need control driven by motor bracing frame 2 to moving in the opposite direction with the side of induction less than glass substrate 9, till infrared correlation device is sensed glass substrate 9, but just in the elimination of level face glass substrate 9 with respect to the skew of board.
The device of the adjustment glass substrate position that present embodiment provides, determine the relativeness of glass substrate and board by infrared correlation device, and take this as a foundation by the control assembly control executing mechanism, the device that is the adjustment glass substrate position that provided of above-mentioned first embodiment moves in horizontal plane, rotation, make bracing frame according to the relative position relation of substrate and board and regulate substrate position automatically, reached the purpose of automatic adjusting glass substrate position, making does not have contacts side surfaces in the glass substrate contraposition process, the glass substrate of having avoided being caused by positioner in the prior art damages, and can effectively reduce the corner between substrate and the board, improve the aligning accuracy of equipment.
Wherein, control assembly 7 can comprise signal processing apparatus and motor driver (not shown).
Signal processing apparatus can be computer or microprocessor, and the signal that is used for sending according to infrared remote receiver generates regulates control signal, and input is connected with infrared remote receiver, is used to receive the signal that infrared remote receiver sends; Output links to each other with motor driver, is used for the adjusting control signal is exported to motor driver.
Motor driver is used for generating according to described adjusting control signal the pulse signal of control motor operation, input links to each other with the output that control signal is regulated in output, output links to each other with the signal input end of electric rotating machine, first linear electric motors and second linear electric motors, electric pulse is outputed to electric rotating machine, first linear electric motors or second linear electric motors, control its operation, to drive bracing frame translation or rotation, reach the position of regulating the glass substrate that is supported on the bracing frame, make the relative position between glass substrate and the board reach requirement.
The utility model the 3rd embodiment as shown in Figure 5, control assembly comprises computer 71 and motor driver 72, adopts the RS232 communication modes between computer 71 and the infrared remote receiver 62.
After glass substrate 9 access arrangements and supported 2 prop up, the position of infrared correlation device perception glass substrate 9, and its relative position information such as corner, displacements etc. with board 8 are passed through the RS232 communication modes, be sent to master control computer 71.Side-play amount such as corner and horizontal displacement etc. that master control computer 71 calculates glass substrate 9 are converted into these side-play amounts the amount that motor should rotate or move afterwards, and send motor driver 72 to.Motor driver 72 is directly controlled motor movement, realizes the corner of glass substrate 9 and the adjustment of horizontal displacement, and so circulation is satisfied the setting requirement until side-play amount, promptly finishes self-regulating process.Wherein, also can adopt other communication mode such as communication etc. to communicate between computer 71 and the infrared remote receiver 62.
The device of the adjustment glass substrate position that present embodiment provides, determine the relativeness of glass substrate and board by infrared correlation device, and take this as a foundation and move by master control computer and motor driver control motor, the glass substrate that bracing frame is supported carries out position adjustments, realized that bracing frame calibrates glass substrate automatically according to the relative position of glass substrate and board, the glass substrate of having avoided being caused by positioner in the prior art damages, and can effectively reduce the corner between substrate and the board, improve the aligning accuracy of equipment.
It should be noted that at last: above embodiment only in order to the explanation the technical solution of the utility model, is not intended to limit; Although the utility model is had been described in detail with reference to previous embodiment, those of ordinary skill in the art is to be understood that: it still can be made amendment to the technical scheme that aforementioned each embodiment put down in writing, and perhaps part technical characterictic wherein is equal to replacement; And these modifications or replacement do not make the essence of appropriate technical solution break away from the spirit and scope of each embodiment technical scheme of the utility model.