Embodiment
Substrate detection apparatus in the existing automated production equipment erroneous judgement often occurs disconnected, judges that namely whether to have glass substrate on plummer inaccurate, causes like this automated production equipment often to be shut down, and has seriously influenced the production efficiency of liquid crystal panel.
In view of this; the utility model provides a kind of substrate detection apparatus; by being used in conjunction with of sensor, signal-processing board and control system; can improve the performance of substrate detection apparatus; reduce shutdown number of times and time that automated production equipment causes because of the error detection of substrate detection apparatus, thereby improve the production efficiency of liquid crystal panel.
In order to make those skilled in the art better understand the technical solution of the utility model, below in conjunction with Figure of description the utility model embodiment is described in detail.
As shown in Figure 1, the utility model embodiment provides a kind of substrate detection apparatus that is applied in the automated production equipment, comprise: the plummer 10 that is used for bearing substrate, the upside of plummer 10 and downside wherein are provided with the sensor 20 that comprises signal transmitting terminal and signal receiving end on the side, be provided with the signal-processing board 30 relative with sensor 20 positions on the opposite side in the upside of plummer 10 and the downside, and the control system (not shown in FIG.) that is connected with sensor 20 signals; Wherein, the signal transmitting terminal of sensor 20 and signal receiving end are on same end face, and be and parallel to each other with the end face of signal-processing board 30.
Need to prove, whether detection remains treatment substrate on plummer 10 exists, the light signal of the signal transmitting terminal emission of sensor 20 is the edges that are radiated at pending substrate, can judge whether the position of pending substrate on plummer 10 has skew so simultaneously, namely detect pending substrate whether in the predeterminable area on plummer 10.
Control system judges whether there is pending substrate on plummer 10 according to the signal condition of the signal receiving end of default and sensor 20, and is specific as follows:
Specific embodiment one, as shown in Figure 2, the utility model specific embodiment one provides a kind of substrate detection apparatus that is applied in the automated production equipment, comprise: the plummer 100 that is used for bearing substrate, be positioned at the upside of plummer 100 and photoelectric sensor 110 and the signal-processing board 120 of downside, and the control system (not shown in FIG.) that is connected with photoelectric sensor 110 signals; Wherein, the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 110 and signal receiving end are on same end face, and be and parallel to each other with the end face of signal-processing board 120.
Particularly, the aforesaid substrate pick-up unit is positioned at the process chamber 1 of automated production equipment, and wherein, plummer 100 is arranged in process chamber 1, and the upper surface of plummer 100 is parallel with surface level; Photoelectric sensor 110 is arranged on the inwall end face of process chamber 1 at plummer 100 upsides; Signal-processing board 120 is the baffle of the signal that is used for absorbing photoelectric sensor 110 and launches; Signal-processing board 120 is at plummer 100 downsides, be arranged on the inwall bottom surface of process chamber 1, and photoelectric sensor 110 is relative with signal-processing board 120 positions, and the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 110 is parallel with surface level with the end face at signal receiving end place, the end face of signal-processing board 120 is also parallel with surface level, and namely the end face at the signal transmitting terminal of the end face of signal-processing board 120 and photoelectric sensor 110 and signal receiving end place is relative and parallel.Certainly, aforesaid substrate pick-up unit, signal-processing board 120 also can be arranged on the inwall end face of process chamber 1, and corresponding photoelectric sensor 110 is arranged on the inwall bottom surface of process chamber 1.
Control system is connected with photoelectric sensor 110 signals, is used on the one hand the signal transmitting terminal emission of light signal of control photoelectric sensor 110; Be used on the other hand judging according to the signal condition of the signal receiving end of default and photoelectric sensor 110 whether automated production equipment exists glass substrate.
As shown in Figure 2, when the signal receiving end of photoelectric sensor 110 does not receive the reflection ray signal, that is to say, the light signal of the signal transmitting terminal emission of photoelectric sensor 110 is absorbed by signal-processing board 120, signal receiving end does not receive the reflection ray signal, at this moment, the control system that is connected with photoelectric sensor 110 signals determines do not have glass substrate on the plummer 100 according to the signal condition of default and photoelectric sensor 110 signal receiving ends.
As shown in Figure 3, when the signal receiving end of photoelectric sensor 110 receives the reflection ray signal, that is to say, the light signal of the signal transmitting terminal emission of photoelectric sensor 110 reflexes to signal receiving end through object and connects, at this moment, control system determines to have on the plummer 100 glass substrate 130 to exist according to the signal condition of default and photoelectric sensor 110 signal receiving ends.
But; in specific embodiment one; when the thinner thickness of glass substrate 130 (when normally the thickness of glass substrate is less than 0.6T; have deformation to occur at the edge of glass substrate) or hardness when low; the edge be prone to distortion; this moment, the signal receiving end of photoelectric sensor 110 did not receive the reflection ray signal; as shown in Figure 4; glass substrate 131 be equipped with distortion at margin location; the light signal of the signal transmitting terminal emission of photoelectric sensor 110 is radiated at the deformed region of glass substrate 131; according to the reflection of light rule; the light signal of incident will be reflected to other places; can not reflex to the signal receiving end of photoelectric sensor 110; the signal receiving end that is photoelectric sensor 110 does not receive the reflection ray signal; at this moment; control system determines not have on the plummer 100 glass substrate 131 to exist according to the signal condition of default and photoelectric sensor 110 signal receiving ends; the information that causes control system to confirm does not square with the fact; control system will start the self-protection program; automatically automated production equipment is out of service; particularly (thickness is less than the 0.6T glass substrate at the conversion different-thickness; marginal position at glass substrate is prone to distortion) glass substrate is than in the situation more frequently; cause automated production equipment often to stop, reducing the production efficiency of liquid crystal panel.Therefore provide a kind of improvement technical scheme based on specific embodiment one below.
Specific embodiment two, as shown in Figure 5, the utility model specific embodiment two provides a kind of substrate detection apparatus that is applied in the automated production equipment, comprise: the plummer 200 that is used for bearing substrate, be positioned at the upside of plummer 200 and photoelectric sensor 210 and the signal-processing board 220 of downside, and the control system (not shown in FIG.) that is connected with photoelectric sensor 210 signals; Wherein, the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 210 and signal receiving end are on same end face, and be and parallel to each other with the end face of signal-processing board 220, and photoelectric sensor 210 and signal-processing board 220 upside that is arranged on plummer 200 and the downside that tilt.
Particularly, the aforesaid substrate pick-up unit is positioned at the process chamber 1 of automated production equipment, and wherein, plummer 200 is arranged in process chamber 1, and the upper surface of plummer 200 is parallel with surface level.Photoelectric sensor 210 comprises signal transmitting terminal and signal receiving end, and the end face of the end face of signal transmitting terminal and signal receiving end is in same plane; Photoelectric sensor 210 is above plummer 200, be installed on the inwall end face of process chamber 1, and angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal plane greater than 0 ° less than 90 °, be the end face pitch angle with respect to the horizontal plane at the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 210 and signal receiving end place greater than 0 ° less than 90 °, preferably, described pitch angle is 45 °.Signal-processing board 220 is for the reflecting plate of the signal receiving end of the signal reflex light echo electric transducer 210 that photoelectric sensor 210 is launched, and comprises mirror surface; Signal-processing board 220 is installed on the inwall side of process chamber 1 below plummer 200, and the mirror surface of signal-processing board 220 is parallel with the end face of the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 210; That is to say, signal-processing board 220 angle of inclination with respect to the horizontal plane greater than 0 ° less than 90 °, the light signal of the signal transmitting terminal emission of photoelectric sensor 210 shines on the mirror surface of reflecting plate, the light signal of reflection can be received by the signal transmitting terminal, and namely described mirror surface can reflex to signal receiving end to the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission.
Control system is connected with photoelectric sensor 210 signals, is used on the one hand the signal transmitting terminal emission of light signal of control photoelectric sensor 210; Be used on the other hand judging whether there is glass substrate on the plummer 200 according to the signal condition of the signal receiving end of default and photoelectric sensor 210.
Detection mode is: when signal receiving end receives the reflection ray signal, that is to say, the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission shines directly on the mirror surface, reflexive property according to light, the incident ray signal is reflected mirror-reflection to signal receiving end, at this moment, control system thinks do not have the glass substrate existence on the plummer 200 according to the signal condition of default and signal receiving end.When signal receiving end does not receive the reflection ray signal, that is to say, the edge that shines glass substrate to be detected that the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission tilts, reflexive property according to light, the incident ray signal is reflexed to except the signal receiving end place outside by glass substrate to be detected, signal receiving end does not receive the reflection ray signal, and at this moment, control system determines to have on the plummer 200 glass substrate to exist according to the signal condition of the signal receiving end of photoelectric sensor 210.
In order to prevent the interference that other reflection causes and the judgement precision that improves apparatus control system, according to when plummer 200 does not have glass substrate, the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission directly is reflected mirror-reflection to signal receiving end, at this moment, the reflection ray signal intensity that signal receiving end receives is the strongest, the light signal intensity that signal receiving end can receive during by the direct reflection ray signal of statistics Multi reflection minute surface, the minimum value of the light signal intensity that signal receiving end can receive in the time of can obtaining the direct reflection ray signal of mirror surface according to statistics.
Whether therefore, the light signal intensity size that receives according to signal receiving end of apparatus control system is judged has glass substrate to be detected to exist on the plummer 200.When signal receiving end received the light signal minimum of intensity that light signal intensity can receive less than the direct reflex time signal receiving end of mirror surface, apparatus control system determined that glass substrate to be detected is arranged on the plummer 200; Otherwise when signal receiving end received the light signal minimum of intensity that light signal intensity can receive more than or equal to the direct reflex time signal receiving end of mirror surface, control system determined there is not glass substrate to be detected on the plummer 200.
As shown in Figure 6, glass substrate 230 is arranged on plummer 200, and when the edge of glass substrate 230 is not out of shape, the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission shines glass substrate 230 with certain pitch angle, reflexive property according to light, the incident ray signal is reflected to except the signal receiving end place outside, and both made the part light signal see through the mirror surface of glass substrate 230 arriving signal disposable plates 220 because of refraction, change because of incident angle, mirror surface can reflex to signal receiving end to the light signal that sees through, it is very weak that signal receiving end receives light signal intensity, that is to say, signal receiving end receives the light signal minimum of intensity that light signal intensity can receive less than the direct reflex time signal receiving end of mirror surface, at this moment, the light signal intensity size that receives according to signal receiving end of control system determines to have on the plummer 200 glass substrate 230 to exist.
As shown in Figure 7, glass substrate 231 is arranged on plummer 200, and when there is distortion at the edge of glass substrate 231, at this moment, the light signal of signal transmitting terminal emission shines the crushed element of glass substrate 231 with certain pitch angle, reflexive property according to light, the incident ray signal is reflected to except the signal receiving end place outside, signal receiving end does not receive the reflection ray signal, or the reflection ray signal intensity that the receives light signal minimum of intensity that can receive less than the direct reflex time signal receiving end of mirror surface, the light signal intensity size that control system receives according to signal receiving end determines to have on the plummer 200 glass substrate 231 to exist.
From above-mentioned specific embodiment two as can be known; by changing the mounting means of photoelectric sensor 210; even between the end face of the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 210 and the surface level certain pitch angle is arranged; the light of the signal transmitting terminal emission of photoelectric sensing 210 devices can be reflexed to by the mirror surface of signal-processing board 220 the signal transmitting terminal of photoelectric sensor 210; but there is the pending substrate of distortion in photoelectric sensor 210 Edge detecteds; can improve like this control system and judge on plummer 200, whether to remain the precision for the treatment of substrate; effectively reduce the unnecessary stop time of automated production equipment, thereby improved the production efficiency of liquid crystal panel.
Specific embodiment three, as shown in Figure 8, the utility model specific embodiment three provides a kind of substrate detection apparatus that is applied in the automated production equipment, comprising: apparatus control system (not shown in FIG.), plummer 300, range sensor 310 and signal-processing board; Wherein, range sensor 310 comprises: signal transmitting terminal and signal receiving end; Range sensor 310 is installed on the inwall end face of process chamber 1 at the upside of plummer 300, and the inwall bottom reflection that the light of signal transmitting terminal emission can processed chamber 1 is to signal receiving end.Signal-processing board is reflecting plate, baffle or other barrier, and signal-processing board is the inwall bottom surface of process chamber 1 in the present embodiment.Control system is connected with range sensor 310 signals, is used for judging whether there is glass substrate on the plummer 300.
Usually range sensor 310 be utilize the principle of " time-of-flight method " (flying time) realize range finding from, with a kind of sensor of the distance of inspected object." time-of-flight method " is by the short especially light pulse of emission, and measures this light pulse from being transmitted into the time that is reflected by the object, by survey that the time interval calculates and object between distance.Therefore, the detection mode of range sensor 310 is: the signal transmitting terminal utilizing emitted light pulse of range sensor 310, measure described light pulse from being transmitted into the time that is reflected by the object, calculate distance between range sensor 310 and the object by surveying the time interval, when described distance during less than or equal to the pending substrate of setting and the maximum distance between the range sensor 310, control system determines to exist on the plummer 300 pending substrate according to the distance signal of described range sensor 310 feedbacks; Otherwise, when described distance greater than the pending substrate of setting during with the maximum distance between the range sensor 310, the distance signal that control system is fed back according to described range sensor 310, determining does not have pending glass substrate on the plummer 300.Wherein, described maximum distance is: when pending glass substrate contacted fully with the bottom surface of process chamber 1 inwall, range sensor 310 was to the distance of pending glass substrate; In other words, range sensor 310 deducts the distance that pending thickness of glass substrate obtains to the bottom surface distance of process chamber 1 inwall.
As shown in Figure 9, pending glass substrate (whether the edge that is not limited to pending glass substrate exists distortion) is arranged when existing on plummer 300, range sensor that range sensor 310 detects 310 detect and object between distance during less than or equal to the pending substrate of setting and the maximum distance between the range sensor 310, control system determines to exist on the plummer 300 pending glass substrate according to the distance signal of described range sensor 310 feedbacks.
As seen, in the specific embodiment three, by changing the type of sensor, namely adopt range sensor 310; But there is the pending substrate of distortion in Edge detected; significantly improved control system and judged on plummer 300, whether to remain the precision for the treatment of substrate; effectively reduce the unnecessary stop time of automated production equipment, thereby improved the production efficiency of liquid crystal panel.
In above-mentioned three specific embodiments, the sensor of substrate detection apparatus and signal-processing board are positioned at the upper and lower of plummer, be on 1 inwall of alignment processing chamber, but be not limited to this, sensor and signal-processing board also can be arranged on by other mounting means the up and down both sides of plummer, as, adopt rack form, the upside of sensor setting at plummer, signal-processing board is arranged on the downside of plummer.
Obviously, those skilled in the art can carry out various changes and modification to the utility model and not break away from spirit and scope of the present utility model.Like this, if of the present utility model these are revised and modification belongs within the scope of the utility model claim and equivalent technologies thereof, then the utility model also is intended to comprise these changes and modification interior.