CN213368228U

CN213368228U - Thin film processing system

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Publication number: CN213368228U
Application number: CN202020973700.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏国军; 卢国; 周杨; 周小红; 范广飞; 魏玉宽; 毛立华; 陈林森
Original assignee: SVG Tech Group Co Ltd
Current assignee: SVG Tech Group Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-06-01
Filing date: 2020-06-01
Publication date: 2021-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2030-06-01

Abstract

The utility model provides a film processing system. The thin film processing system includes: the film strip entering the first driving roller comprises first patterns which are repeatedly arranged along the length direction of the film strip, wherein the first patterns comprise first alignment marks; a glue applicator configured to form a glue layer on the film tape; the roll surface of the second driving roll is stamped on the adhesive layer of the film belt to form second patterns which are repeatedly arranged on the adhesive layer of the film belt, wherein the second patterns comprise second alignment marks; the alignment detection device detects the alignment deviation of a first alignment mark of a first pattern and a second alignment mark of a second pattern on the film strip; and the controller is configured to regulate and control the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the obtained alignment deviation so as to enable the alignment deviation to be converged in a preset deviation threshold range.

Description

Thin film processing system

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a film processing field especially relates to a film processing system.

Background

Roll-to-roll embossing devices of the prior art are typically used for single layer structure embossing. For a multilayer Flexible Printed Circuit (FPC), including a touch module, the conventional scheme is to prepare the FPC piece by piece (exposure, etching, alignment and attachment), the process efficiency is low, the folding property is poor, the line width of a large-sized Circuit is about 10 micrometers, and the problem of pollution also exists.

Another problem that is difficult to overcome also exists in the application of roll-to-roll imprinting devices to flexible printed circuits. Because the flexible printed circuit has flexibility, it is difficult to precisely control the tension or stretching degree of the flexible printed circuit, and thus it is difficult to perform alignment in the subsequent processes of exposure, etching, alignment, and attachment. In the prior art, a tension roller is usually adopted to detect the tension or the stretching degree of the flexible printed circuit, however, the existing tension roller has the problems of insufficient detection precision and the like, and the control on the tension or the stretching degree of the flexible printed circuit cannot meet the requirements of normal industrial production.

In addition, when the film is subjected to further processing, such as alignment stamping and other steps, the required alignment accuracy is relatively high, and the current roll-to-roll stamping equipment generally has the problem that the alignment accuracy cannot meet the requirement when the roll-to-roll stamping equipment is applied to the further processing of the flexible film.

There is therefore a need for an improved thin film processing scheme.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

An object of the utility model is to provide a film processing system, it can realize accurate counterpoint when handling the film area.

To achieve the object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a film processing system comprising a first drive roll configured for controllable rotation, a film strip being advanced via a forward feed of the first drive roll into a film strip of the first drive roll comprising a first pattern repeatedly arranged along a length direction of the film strip, wherein the first pattern comprises a first alignment mark; a glue applicator configured to form a glue layer on the film strip from the first drive roll direction; the second driving roller is configured to rotate controllably, the film belt formed with the adhesive layer is conveyed forwards by the driving of the second driving roller, the second driving roller is provided with an embossing structure on the roller surface, the roller surface of the second driving roller is embossed on the adhesive layer of the film belt so as to form second patterns which are repeatedly arranged on the adhesive layer of the film belt, and the second patterns comprise second alignment marks; the alignment detection device detects the alignment deviation of a first alignment mark of a first pattern and a second alignment mark of a second pattern on the film belt which is transmitted from the second driving roller; and the controller is configured to regulate and control the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the alignment deviation obtained by the alignment detection device, so that the alignment deviation is converged in a preset deviation threshold range.

Compared with the prior art, the utility model discloses film processing system is through the rotational speed of the first drive roll of regulation and control and second drive roll for the counterpoint deviation of the second counterpoint sign of second pattern and the first counterpoint sign of first pattern converges in predetermined deviation threshold value scope, thereby has realized the accurate counterpoint of first pattern and second pattern.

Drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a thin film processing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a plurality of first patterns on a film strip in accordance with the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic diagram illustrating a forming process of a touch film according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein fig. 3(a) is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an initial film formed at an initial stage of forming the touch film; FIG. 3(b) is a schematic structural diagram of a glue layer formed on the basis of FIG. 3 (a); FIG. 3(c) is a schematic diagram of a structure for forming a groove on the basis of FIG. 3 (b); fig. 3(d) is a schematic structural view of filling a second conductive layer to form a touch film on the basis of fig. 3 (c);

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a forming process of a touch film according to another embodiment of the present invention, wherein fig. 4(a) is a schematic diagram illustrating a structure of an initial film formed at an initial stage of forming the touch film; FIG. 4(b) is a schematic structural diagram of a glue layer formed on the basis of FIG. 4 (a); FIG. 4(c) is a schematic diagram of a structure for forming a groove on the basis of FIG. 4 (b); FIG. 4(d) is a schematic structural diagram of a touch film further formed on the basis of FIG. 4 (c);

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a thin film processing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention, wherein fig. 5(a) is a schematic structural diagram of the thin film processing system according to the second embodiment; FIG. 5(b) is a schematic cross-sectional view of the output film strip from the film processing system of FIG. 5 (a);

FIG. 6 is a schematic view of various forms of the film strip during processing of the present invention, and FIG. 6(a) is a schematic view of one form of the film strip during processing; FIG. 6(b) is a schematic illustration of another configuration of a film strip during processing; FIG. 6(c) is a schematic illustration of yet another configuration of a film strip during processing; FIG. 6(d) is a schematic illustration of yet another aspect of the film strip during processing;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of a loading assembly of the thin film processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a receiving assembly of the film processing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

To further illustrate the technical means and effects of the present invention adopted to achieve the predetermined objects, the following detailed description of the embodiments, structures, features and effects according to the present invention will be given with reference to the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments.

First embodiment of thin film processing scheme

According to an aspect of the utility model, the utility model provides a film processing system, through the rotational speed of regulating and controlling two drive rolls in this film processing system, come the tensile degree that accurate adjustment is located the film area between two drive rolls.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a thin film processing system according to an embodiment 100 of the present invention. As shown in fig. 1, the film processing system 100 includes a first driving roll 110, a second driving roll 120, a tension detecting device 130, and a controller 140.

The first drive roll 110 may be rotated under the control of the controller 140, and fig. 1 exemplarily shows a rotation direction R1 of the first drive roll 110, and the rotation of the first drive roll 110 may drive the film strip 200 to be conveyed forward in the direction of an arrow F1. The controller 140 may control the rotational speed and/or rotational direction of the first drive roll 110.

The second drive roll 120 may also be rotated under the control of the controller 140, and fig. 1 schematically illustrates a rotation direction R2 of the second drive roll 120, and the rotation of the second drive roll 120 may drive the film strip 200 from the first drive roll 110 to be conveyed forward in the direction of arrow F2. The controller 140 may control the rotational speed and/or the rotational direction of the second drive roll 120.

The stretch detecting device 130 is configured to detect a distance value between the positioning marks on the film strip 200 between the first drive roll 110 and the second drive roll 120. In one embodiment, the stretch detector 130 may include a photoelectric sensor that recognizes the location mark on the film strip 200 and determines the distance between the two location marks based thereon. In another embodiment, the stretch detecting device 130 may include an image capturing device, which may take a picture of the film strip 200, identify the positioning marks on the film strip 200 according to the taken picture, and determine the distance value between the positioning marks according to the identification.

The film strip 200 may be a continuous length of film, the film strip 200 having a degree of elasticity. In one embodiment, the film strip 200 may be a touch film or a raw film made of the touch film, and may also be other types of films. In one embodiment, the film strip 200 includes a first pattern thereon that is repeated along a length of the film strip. Fig. 2 is a schematic view of a plurality of first patterns on a film strip 200 according to the present invention, wherein three first patterns, 210a, 210b and 210c, are shown by way of example, and each first pattern has a positioning mark 211, which is a line segment. Of course, in other embodiments, the positioning mark may be a circle mark, a cross mark or other marks. The first pattern may be any pattern, and the present invention is not limited thereto. It can be seen that the distance D1 between two positioning marks 211 between two adjacent first patterns can very directly reflect the stretching degree of the film strip 200.

The controller 140 is electrically connected to the stretching detection device 130, so that the controller 140 can receive a detection signal from the stretching detection device 130, that is, a distance value detected by the stretching detection device. The controller 140 is electrically connected to the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120, so that the controller 140 can send control signals to the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120 to regulate and control the rotation speed and/or the rotation direction of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120. The controller 140 obtains the distance value D based on the detection of the stretching detection device 130_realThe rotation speeds of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120 are controlled so that the distance value D is obtained_realConvergence to a predetermined distance threshold range D_rangeth。

In the specific implementation, the distance value D is obtained in the detection_realGreater than the preThreshold range of fixed distance D_rangethAt this time, the controller 140 may regulate the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120, so that the speed of the film strip 200 transmitted from the first driving roller 110 is greater than the speed of the film strip 200 transmitted from the second driving roller 120, so that the stretching degree of the film strip 200 is reduced, and thus the detected distance value D may be obtained_realDecrease; at the detected distance value D_realLess than the predetermined distance threshold range D_rangethAt this time, the controller 140 may regulate the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120, so that the speed of the film strip 200 transmitted from the first driving roller 110 is lower than the speed of the film strip 200 transmitted from the second driving roller 120, so that the stretching degree of the film strip 200 is increased, and thus the detected distance value D may be obtained_realAnd is increased. Through the continuous regulation and control of the controller 140, the distance value D can be finally enabled_realConvergence to a predetermined distance threshold range D_rangeth。

In this way, by regulating and controlling the rotation speed of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120, the distance value D between the positioning marks 211 on the film strip 200 between the first driving roller and the second driving roller is enabled to be_realConvergence to a predetermined distance threshold range D_rangethThereby realizing the accurate regulation and control of the stretching degree of the film strip. Specifically, the stretching precision of the film strip 200 can be controlled within a 0.2mm error range, such as a predetermined distance threshold range D_rangethMay be 348 cm. + -. 0.01 mm.

In order to achieve a good regulation effect, the length of the film strip 200 between the first drive roll 110 and the second drive roll 120 may be set within a suitable length range. In one embodiment, the length of the film strip 200 between the first drive roll 110 and the second drive roll 120 is related to the modulus of elasticity of the film strip, the film tension, the film cross-sectional area, and the required amount of adjustment deformation, such as may satisfy the following conditions: Δ L is 1/E × L × T/S, where Δ L is a deformation amount, L is a length, T is a film tension, S is a film cross-sectional area, and E is an elastic modulus of the film. The appropriate length of the film strip 200 between the first drive roll 110 and the second drive roll 120 may allow the controller 140 to adjust the amount of deflection with sufficient precision.

In one embodiment, to set the length of the film strip 200 between the first and

second drive rollers

110 and 120, the film processing system 100 may further include a roller set 160 between the first and

second drive rollers

120 and 130 on the transport path of the film strip 200. The roller set 160 may include one or more transfer rollers 161, through which the film strip from the first driving roller 110 is transferred to the second driving roller 120, and the film strip passing through the one or more transfer rollers may be formed in 1 or more V-shapes. As shown in fig. 1, only one transfer roll 161 is shown, and the film web passing through the one transfer roll 161 may form 1V-shape. It should be explained here that the V-shape is a broad concept, and it is not necessary that both sides are the same inclination angle, nor that the vertex is a point, but it may be a line, i.e. a shape including many types of V-shapes. Of course, in another embodiment, the conducting roller 161 may not be provided according to the requirement, and the film strip 200 between the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120 may be in a straight line shape.

In one embodiment, the thin film processing system 100 may further include: a tension roller 150 between the first drive roller 110 and the second drive roller 120 on the transport path of the film strip 200. The tension roller 150 is configured to detect a tension value of the film strip 200. The controller 140 may also be electrically connected to the tension roller 150 to receive a detection signal from the tension roller 150, i.e., a detected tension value. The controller 140 may further regulate and control the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 110 and the second driving roller 120 based on the tension value detected by the tension roller 150, so that the tension value converges to a predetermined tension threshold range. The tension roller 150 may be arranged to increase the convergence speed of the feedback system.

Adopted the utility model provides a film processing system, adjustment that can be accurate is located the tensile degree in the film area between two drive rolls, can be for like this carry out the accuracy in handling such as exposing, sculpture or alignment laminating on the film area and counterpoint, satisfy normal industrial production's requirement.

According to another aspect of the present invention, the above-mentioned thin film processing system can also be realized as a thin film processing method. The thin film processing method comprises the following steps: the film belt is conveyed forwards sequentially through a first driving roller and a second driving roller which are driven, wherein the first driving roller and the second driving roller are configured to rotate controllably; detecting a distance value between positioning marks on a film belt between a first driving roller and a second driving roller; and regulating and controlling the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the detected distance value, so that the distance value is converged in a preset distance threshold range.

The thin film processing method further comprises the following steps: detecting a tension value of the film belt by using a tension roller positioned between the first driving roller and the second driving roller; and regulating and controlling the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the tension value detected by the tension roller, so that the tension value is converged in a preset tension threshold range.

Other technical contents regarding the thin film processing method can be referred to the above-mentioned description of the thin film processing system 100, and are not repeated here.

Second embodiment of thin film processing scheme

As mentioned in the background, roll-to-roll film embossing apparatus are commonly used for single layer structure embossing. For multilayer flexible circuits including touch modules, the conventional scheme is to prepare the flexible circuits one by one (exposure, etching and alignment lamination), the process efficiency is low, the folding property is poor, the line width of a large-size circuit is about 10 microns, and the efficiency is low. In a second embodiment of the present invention, a roll-to-roll process can be applied to a manufacturing process of a film tape including a touch module and the like.

Fig. 3(d) illustrates an embodiment of a touch film. The touch film includes a base layer 311, a first holding layer 313 on the base layer, a first conductive layer 313 formed in the first holding layer 313, a second holding layer 325 on the first holding layer 313, and a second conductive layer 330 formed in the second holding layer 325, wherein the base layer 311, the first holding layer 313, and the first conductive layer 313 together constitute an initial film 310. The first retaining layer 313 may be stamped from a layer of glue and may therefore also be referred to as a glue layer. In the process of forming the touch control film, as shown in fig. 3(a), an initial film 310 may be obtained first, then as shown in fig. 3(b), a glue layer 325 'may be formed by coating on the initial film 310, then as shown in fig. 3(c), a groove 326 may be formed by imprinting on the glue layer 325', the imprinted glue layer 325 may also be referred to as a second holding layer, and finally, as shown in fig. 3(d), a second conductive layer 330 may be filled in the groove 326, so as to finally obtain the touch control film.

Fig. 4 schematically shows a forming process of the touch film in another embodiment. As shown in fig. 4(a), 4(b), 4(c) and 4(d), the formation process of the touch film in fig. 3 is substantially the same as that of the touch film in fig. 4, except that: in fig. 3, the second holding layer 325 and the second conductive layer 330 are formed on one side of the first conductive layer 312, and in fig. 4, the second holding layer 325 and the second conductive layer 330 are formed on the other side of the base layer 311, that is, the second holding layer 325 and the second conductive layer 330 are located on different sides of the base layer 311 from the first holding layer 313 and the first conductive layer 312.

In performing the groove forming step shown in fig. 3(b) and 3(c) or the groove forming step shown in fig. 4(b) and 4(c), it is necessary to consider the alignment of the pattern region on the second conductive layer 330 and the pattern region on the first conductive layer 312. The pattern of the second conductive layer 330 is determined by the pattern of the recess 326, which recess forming step may also be referred to as a patterning step. However, when performing the patterning step on the initial film 310 by the roll-to-roll process, the stretching of the film strip formed on the initial film 310 is very critical, since it directly determines whether the pattern region formed on the film strip later is aligned with the original pattern region (the pattern formed by the first conductive layer 312).

Additionally, although fig. 3 and 4 illustrate two embodiments of touch films, other embodiments of touch films will occur to those of ordinary skill in the art in light of the present disclosure. In addition, the film strip mentioned herein may be a film strip formed by the initial film 310, and may also be a film strip formed by films of other structures.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a thin film processing system 400 according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in fig. 5(a), the film processing system 400 includes a first driving roll 410, a second driving roll 420, a tension detecting device 430, a controller 440, a roll set 460, and a tension roll 450. The operation and action of the first driving roll 410, the second driving roll 420, the tension detecting device 430, the controller 440, the roll set 460, and the tension roll 450 in fig. 5(a) are substantially the same as those of the first driving roll 110, the second driving roll 120, the tension detecting device 130, the controller 140, the roll set 160, and the tension roll 150 in fig. 1. To avoid repetition, this is not repeated here, and differences between the thin film processing system 400 of fig. 5(a) and the thin film processing system 100 of fig. 1 will be mainly described here.

The film processing system 400 in fig. 5(a) can not only precisely adjust the stretching degree of the film strip 510 between the two driving

rollers

410 and 420, but also form an embossed layer 520 (which may also be referred to as an embossed glue layer) on the film strip 510, thereby obtaining a film strip 500 forming the embossed layer 520, wherein the cross-sectional structure of the film strip 500 outputted by the film processing system 400 is as shown in fig. 5(b), and the embossed layer 520 is formed on the original film strip 510. At times, the film strip 510 may also be referred to as a pre-treatment film strip and the film strip 500 may also be referred to as a post-treatment film strip.

As shown in connection with fig. 5 and 6, the film strip 510 is driven forward by the first drive roller 410. The strip of film 510 entering the first drive roll 410 includes a first pattern thereon that is repeated along the length of the strip of film, wherein the first pattern includes a first registration mark. As shown in fig. 6a, which shows a schematic top view of a film strip 510, two first patterns 518 are shown. Each of the first patterns 518 includes first alignment marks 512 located at four corners, a visible region 513, a bezel region 514, and a lead region 515. Of course, each first pattern 510 further includes a stretch locator mark 511, and it should be noted that, in the first embodiment described in fig. 1, the stretch locator mark 511 is referred to as a locator mark, and in the second embodiment, for distinguishing from the first alignment mark 512, it is referred to as a stretch locator mark 511. Of course, fig. 6(a) is only an example, in other examples, the first alignment marks 512 of each first pattern 510 may also be 3, 2 or more, the positions of the first alignment marks 512 may also be set as required, and the visible area 513, the frame area 514 and the lead area 515 of each first pattern 510 may also be set as required. The shape of the first alignment mark 512 is a circle with a cross, but may be other shapes. In one embodiment, the film strip 510 may be a film strip formed from the initial film 310 shown in fig. 3 and 4, wherein the pattern formed on the first conductive layer 312 is a first pattern on the first film strip 510.

As shown in fig. 5(a), the film processing system 400 further includes a glue applicator 472 and an alignment detector 490. The glue applicator 472 is used to form a glue layer on the film strip 510 from the direction of the first drive roll 410. In one embodiment, the applicator 472 may include a dispensing head that reciprocates to dispense the adhesive onto the film strip 510. In another embodiment, the glue applicator 472 may comprise an anilox roller which is rotated to apply glue to the film strip 510. In yet another embodiment, the glue applicator 472 includes one or more dispensing heads, each dispensing head including at least one automatic dispensing head and at least one manual dispensing head, the automatic dispensing heads being slidable to dispense glue automatically on the film strip 510; the manual dispensing head can slide to perform manual dispensing on the film strip 510.

The second driving roller 420 is provided with an embossing structure on a roller surface, and the roller surface of the second driving roller 420 is embossed on the adhesive layer of the film strip 510 to form an embossed adhesive layer, i.e., an embossed layer 520. The imprinted structures may be micro-scale structures or nano-scale structures. The second drive roll 420 may also be referred to as a plate roll.

In conjunction with fig. 5 and 6, the film tape 500 formed with the imprinting layer 520 is conveyed forward by being driven via the second driving roller 420. The imprinting layer 520 includes a second pattern that is repeated along a length of the film strip, wherein the second pattern includes a second registration mark. As shown in fig. 6(b), which shows a top view of an imprinting layer 520 formed on the thin-film strip 510. Two second patterns 528 are shown. Each of the second patterns 528 includes second alignment marks 522, a visible region 523, a rim region 524, and lead regions 525 located at four corners. Of course, fig. 6(b) is only an example, the second alignment markers 522 of each second pattern 528 may be 3, 2 or more, the positions of the second alignment markers 522 may be set according to needs, and the visible region 523, the border region 524 and the lead region 525 of each second pattern 520 may also be set according to needs. The shape of the second alignment mark 522 is a dot, but may be other shapes. In one embodiment, the imprinting layer 520 may be the second retaining layer 325, i.e., the imprinted glue layer, formed on the initial film 310 as shown in fig. 3 and 4, and the pattern formed on the second retaining layer 525 is the second pattern 528 formed on the imprinting layer 520.

The alignment detection device 490 is used to detect the alignment deviation between the first alignment mark of the first pattern and the second alignment mark of the second pattern on the film strip 510 coming out from the second driving roll 420. As shown in fig. 6(c), the first alignment mark 512 of the first pattern 518a and the second alignment mark 522 of the second pattern 528a are substantially completely aligned with an alignment offset of 0, and as shown in fig. 6(D), the first alignment mark 512 of the first pattern 518a and the second alignment mark 522 of the second pattern 528a are not aligned with an alignment offset of D2. The alignment detection device 490 may include a photo sensor, which can identify a first alignment mark of the first pattern and a second alignment mark of the second pattern, and determine an alignment deviation between the alignment marks according to the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark. In another embodiment, the alignment detection device 490 may include an image capturing device, and the image capturing device may photograph the first pattern and the second pattern, and may recognize a first alignment mark of the first pattern and a second alignment mark of the second pattern according to the photographed photographs, and determine an alignment deviation between the alignment marks according to the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark.

The controller 440 is further electrically connected to the alignment detection device 490 and receives a detection signal of the alignment detection device 490. The controller 440 may regulate the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 410 and the second driving roller 420 based on the alignment deviation obtained by the alignment detection device 490, so that the alignment deviation converges to a predetermined deviation threshold range. In a specific implementation, the alignment detection device 490 continuously detects the alignment deviation of each set of the corresponding first pattern and the corresponding second pattern, and when the current alignment deviation detected by the alignment detection device 490 exceeds a predetermined deviation threshold range, the controller 440 regulates and controls the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 410 and the second driving roller 420, and further regulates the stretching degree of the film strip 510 between the first driving roller 410 and the second driving roller 420, so as to make the alignment deviation detected subsequently closer to the predetermined deviation threshold range, and the alignment deviation converges to the predetermined deviation threshold range through one or more times of regulation and control. For example, the predetermined deviation threshold range may be 0.01mm, such that the second pattern in the imprinting layer 520 and the first pattern in the thin-film strip 510 may be aligned very precisely.

As shown in fig. 6, the first alignment marks of the first pattern include a plurality of, for example, 4, the second alignment marks of the second pattern include a plurality of, for example, 4, and the plurality of first alignment marks and the plurality of second alignment marks respectively correspond to each other. The alignment detection device 490 detects a plurality of alignment deviations of the corresponding first alignment marks and second alignment marks for a group of corresponding first patterns and second patterns, and the controller 440 regulates and controls the rotation speeds of the first driving roller 410 and the second driving roller 420, so that each alignment deviation detected for each group of corresponding first patterns and second patterns converges to a predetermined deviation threshold range.

As shown in fig. 6(c), the resulting film strip 500, with first pattern 518 and second pattern 528 aligned with one another, may form a continuous film product unit, each of which may be seen in cross-section in fig. 3(c) and 4 (c). After the conductive layer is filled on the film product unit, as shown in fig. 3(d) and 4(d), a touch film unit is formed, and finally, the touch film unit is cut from the film tape.

In the second embodiment, the controller 140 may have three feedback signals, which are the alignment deviation of the first pattern and the second pattern obtained by the alignment detection device 490, the distance value between the stretching positioning marks obtained by the stretching detection device 430, and the tension value obtained by the tension roller 450, and the controller 140 adjusts and controls the rotation speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller in combination with the three feedback signals, so that the three feedback signals respectively converge in the predetermined distance threshold range, the predetermined tension threshold range, and the predetermined deviation threshold range. The controller 140 may control the priority of each feedback signal being controlled in the regulation process as required, as long as the final goal can be achieved, that is, the detected alignment deviation control is converged within the predetermined deviation threshold range, and the detected distance value control is converged within the predetermined distance threshold range, and the detected tension value control is converged within the predetermined tension threshold range.

For example, the controller 140 may control the rotation speeds of the first and second driving rollers such that the detected alignment deviation converges to the predetermined deviation threshold range with a higher priority than the detected distance value converges to the predetermined distance threshold range. In other words, in order to make the alignment deviation converge within the predetermined deviation threshold range, it may be necessary to intentionally regulate the detected distance value to deviate from the predetermined distance threshold range in some periods of time so as to reduce the alignment deviation. Eventually, however, it is still necessary to regulate convergence of the detected distance value to a predetermined distance threshold range.

As shown in fig. 6(d), the first registration mark 512 is behind the second registration mark 522 (taking the film strip 500 moving from left to right as an example), and the stretching degree of the film strip 510 can be reduced by adjusting the rotation speed of the first driving roller and the second driving roller. Since the length of the second pattern 528 is equal to the circumference of the second drive roll 420, the length of the second pattern 528 is constant, the length of the first pattern 518 is shorter, and thus after a period of matching, such as after one or more overlapping alignments of the first pattern 518 and the second pattern 528, the first alignment mark 512 of the first pattern catches up with the second alignment mark 522 of the second pattern and is finally aligned. In this manner, the first few film product units on film strip 500 do not meet the top-bottom registration requirement, and as the control is completed, the film product units on film strip 500 meet the top-bottom registration requirement.

As shown in fig. 5, the thin film processing system 400 may further include: a glue roller 474 disposed behind the glue applicator 472 and adjacent to the second drive roller 420, a stripper roller 480 disposed behind the second drive roller 420 and adjacent to the second drive roller 420, and a curing device 476. The film tape forming the adhesive layer passes through the nip between the second drive roller 420 and the impression roller 474 after passing through the impression roller 474 and is conveyed to the second drive roller 420, and the film tape passes through the nip between the second drive roller 420 and the peeling roller 480 after passing through the second drive roller 420 and is conveyed to the peeling roller 480. The curing device 476 is used for curing the glue layer pressed by the second driving roller 420 on the film strip. The peeling roller 480 is used for peeling the embossed adhesive layer from the second driving roller 420, and the glue roller 474 is used for extruding the adhesive layer to make the adhesive layer more uniform. The curing device 476 may be a thermal curing device or a light curing device, such as a curing lamp, which may be a mercury lamp or an LED lamp.

It should be noted that various modifications can be made to the second embodiment of the present invention without departing from the basic concept of the second embodiment of the present invention. In an alternative embodiment, the thin film processing system 400 may not be provided with the pressure roller 450 and/or the stretch detecting device 430, and the controller 400 may control the first and

second driving rollers

410 and 420 based on the positioning deviation detected by the alignment detecting device 490, and may also achieve the effect that the positioning deviation converges to the predetermined deviation threshold range. In another modified embodiment, the first drive roll 410 is configured such that the strip of film passing into the first drive roll 410 and the strip of film passing out of the first drive roll 410 form an obtuse angle, which facilitates handling. In yet another alternative embodiment, the roller set 460 may not be provided, depending on the application. In another modified embodiment, the calender roll 474, the peeling roll 480, and the curing device 476 may not be provided, or the positions of the calender roll 474, the peeling roll 480, and the curing device 476 may be modified, as desired by the application.

As shown in fig. 7, in one embodiment, the film handling system 400 may further include a loading assembly 710, the loading assembly 710 configured to transport the film strip to the first drive roll 410. The feeding assembly 710 includes: a discharge roller 711, a film collecting roller 712, a dust adhering device 713 and a feeding tension roller 714.

The discharging roller 711 is used for placing a first composite film strip 550, and the first composite film strip 550 includes a film strip 510 and a first protective film 560 attached to the film strip. The take-up roll 712 is configured to receive the first protective film 560 separated from the first composite film strip 550. The dust adhering device 713 is used for performing dust adhering treatment on the film strip 510 separated from the first protective film strip. The dust adhering device 713 in fig. 7 can perform a double-sided lining process on the film strip 510. The film strip 510 passes through the dust adhering device 713 and the feeding tension roller 714 in sequence. And the feeding tension roller is used for controlling the unreeling tension.

The position of the take-up roll 712 may also be adjusted. Preferably, the take-up roll 712 may be placed before the glue applicator 472 and after the last contact with the first protective film side component of the first composite film strip 550. Such as shown in fig. 5, the take-up roll 712 may be positioned adjacent to a front of the pressure roll 450.

Of course, the feeding assembly 710 may further include other components, such as a deviation-correcting sensor and a deviation-correcting device, where the deviation-correcting sensor is used to detect whether the film strip has a deviation, and if the deviation-correcting sensor detects the deviation, the deviation-correcting device is controlled to correct the deviation, so as to adjust the deviation in the direction perpendicular to the conveying direction of the film strip.

As shown in fig. 8, the film handling system 400 may also include a take-up assembly 810, where the take-up assembly 810 may be configured to receive the film strip 500 from the second drive roll 420. The take-up assembly 810 may include a protective film roll 811, a compounding device 812, and a take-up roll 813. The protective film roller 811 serves to provide a second protective film. The laminating device 812 is configured to laminate the second protective film with the film strip 500 exiting the second drive roll to form a second composite film strip. The material receiving roller 813 is used for receiving the second composite film strip.

The receiving assembly 810 may further include a secondary curing device and a receiving tension roller. The secondary curing device is used for curing the embossed adhesive layer of the film tape again before the film tape 500 is combined with the second protective film. The material receiving tension roller is used for controlling winding tension.

According to another aspect of the second embodiment of the present invention, there is also provided a film processing method including forward conveying a film strip, which is driven via a first driving roller, wherein the film strip entering the first driving roller includes a first pattern repeatedly arranged in a length direction of the film strip, the first pattern including a first registration mark; the gluing device forms a glue layer on the film belt from the direction of the first driving roller; the film belt with the formed adhesive layer is conveyed forwards by the driving of a second driving roller, the second driving roller is provided with an embossing structure on the roller surface, the roller surface of the second driving roller is embossed on the adhesive layer of the film belt so as to form second patterns which are repeatedly distributed on the adhesive layer of the film belt, and the second patterns comprise second alignment marks; the alignment detection device detects the alignment deviation of a first alignment mark of a first pattern and a second alignment mark of a second pattern on the film belt transmitted from the second driving roller; the controller regulates and controls the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the alignment deviation obtained by the alignment detection device, so that the alignment deviation is converged within a preset deviation threshold range.

Other technical details regarding the thin film processing method can be found in the above-mentioned description of the thin film processing system 400, and will not be repeated here.

As used herein, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, including not only those elements listed, but also other elements not expressly listed.

In this document, the terms front, back, upper and lower are used to define the components in the drawings and the positions of the components relative to each other, and are used for clarity and convenience of the technical solution. It is to be understood that the use of the directional terms should not be taken to limit the scope of the claims.

The features of the embodiments and embodiments described herein above may be combined with each other without conflict.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention, and any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A thin film processing system, comprising:

the film strip feeding device comprises a first driving roller, a second driving roller and a feeding device, wherein the first driving roller is configured to rotate in a controlled manner, the film strip is conveyed forwards by the first driving roller in a driven manner, the film strip entering the first driving roller comprises first patterns which are repeatedly arranged along the length direction of the film strip, and the first patterns comprise first alignment marks;

a glue applicator configured to form a glue layer on the film strip from the first drive roll direction;

the second driving roller is configured to rotate controllably, the film belt formed with the adhesive layer is conveyed forwards by the driving of the second driving roller, the second driving roller is provided with an embossing structure on the roller surface, the roller surface of the second driving roller is embossed on the adhesive layer of the film belt so as to form second patterns which are repeatedly arranged on the adhesive layer of the film belt, and the second patterns comprise second alignment marks;

the alignment detection device detects the alignment deviation of a first alignment mark of a first pattern and a second alignment mark of a second pattern on the film belt which is transmitted from the second driving roller;

and the controller is configured to regulate and control the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the alignment deviation obtained by the alignment detection device, so that the alignment deviation is converged in a preset deviation threshold range.

2. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising:

the stretching detection device is configured to detect a distance value between two stretching positioning marks on the film strip between the first driving roller and the second driving roller;

the controller is also configured to regulate and control the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the distance value detected by the stretching detection device, so that the distance value is converged within a preset distance threshold range.

3. The film processing system according to claim 2, wherein each first pattern is provided with a stretch positioning mark, and the stretch detecting device detects a distance value between two stretch positioning marks on two adjacent first patterns on the film strip; or

Each first pattern is provided with a plurality of stretching positioning marks, and the detection device detects the distance value between any two stretching positioning marks on each first pattern on the film strip and/or the distance value between any two stretching positioning marks on adjacent first patterns; or

One or more of the first registration marks on the first pattern are used as stretch location marks.

4. The thin film processing system of claim 2,

when the detected distance value is larger than the preset distance threshold range, the controller regulates and controls the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller so that the speed of the film belt transmitted from the first driving roller is larger than the speed of the film belt transmitted from the second driving roller,

and when the detected distance value is smaller than the preset distance threshold range, the controller regulates and controls the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller, so that the speed of the film belt transmitted from the first driving roller is smaller than the speed of the film belt transmitted from the second driving roller.

5. The thin film processing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the controller controls the rotation speeds of the first and second driving rollers such that the priority of the detected deviation of the alignment position converging in the predetermined deviation threshold range is higher than the priority of the detected distance value converging in the predetermined distance threshold range.

6. The thin film processing system of claim 2,

the alignment detection device comprises a photoelectric sensor or an image acquisition device; or

The stretching detection device comprises a photoelectric sensor or an image acquisition device.

7. The thin film processing system of claim 1,

the alignment detection device continuously detects the alignment deviation of each group of corresponding first patterns and second patterns, when the current alignment deviation detected by the alignment detection device exceeds a preset deviation threshold range, the controller regulates and controls the rotating speed of the first driving roller and the second driving roller, and further regulates the stretching degree of the film belt between the first driving roller and the second driving roller, so that the alignment deviation obtained by subsequent detection is closer to the preset deviation threshold range, and the alignment deviation is converged in the preset deviation threshold range through one or more times of regulation and control.

8. The thin film processing system of claim 7,

the first alignment mark of the first pattern comprises a plurality of first alignment marks, the second alignment mark of the second pattern comprises a plurality of second alignment marks, the plurality of first alignment marks and the plurality of second alignment marks respectively correspond to each other,

the alignment detection device can detect a plurality of alignment deviations of a plurality of corresponding first alignment marks and second marks according to a group of corresponding first patterns and second patterns, and the controller regulates and controls the rotating speed of the first driving roller and the second driving roller, so that each alignment deviation detected according to each group of corresponding first patterns and second patterns is converged within a preset deviation threshold range.

9. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising:

and the roller group is positioned between the first driving roller and the second driving roller on the conveying path of the film belt and comprises a plurality of transmission rollers, and the film belt passing through the transmission rollers forms 1 or more V-shaped structures.

10. The thin film processing system of claim 1,

the length of the film strip between the first drive roll and the second drive roll is related to the modulus of elasticity of the film strip, the film tension, the cross-sectional area of the film and the amount of adjustment deformation required.

11. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising:

a first tension roller disposed between the first drive roller and the second drive roller on a transport path of the film strip, the first tension roller configured to detect a tension value of the film strip;

the controller is also configured to regulate and control the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller based on the tension value detected by the first tension roller, so that the tension value is converged within a preset tension threshold range.

12. The thin film processing system of claim 11,

when the detected tension value is larger than the preset tension threshold range, the controller regulates and controls the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller so that the speed of the film belt transmitted from the first driving roller is larger than the speed of the film belt transmitted from the second driving roller,

and when the detected tension value is smaller than the preset tension threshold range, the controller regulates and controls the rotating speeds of the first driving roller and the second driving roller, so that the speed of the film belt transmitted from the first driving roller is smaller than the speed of the film belt transmitted from the second driving roller.

13. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising:

the glue pressing roller is arranged behind the gluing device and is arranged close to the second driving roller, and the film belt forming the glue layer passes through the gap between the second driving roller and the glue pressing roller after passing through the glue pressing roller and is conveyed to the second driving roller;

the peeling roller is arranged behind the second driving roller and is close to the second driving roller, and the film belt passes through a gap between the second driving roller and the peeling roller after passing through the second driving roller and is conveyed to the peeling roller;

and the first curing device is used for curing the glue layer pressed by the second driving roller on the film belt.

14. The thin film processing system of claim 1,

the glue applying device comprises a glue dispensing head, and the glue dispensing head reciprocates to complete glue dispensing; or;

the gluing device comprises an anilox roller, and the anilox roller finishes gluing through rotation; or

The glue applying device comprises one or more groups of glue dispensing heads, each group of glue dispensing head comprises at least one automatic glue dispensing head and at least one manual glue dispensing head, and the automatic glue dispensing heads can slide to perform automatic glue dispensing on the film belts; the manual dispensing head can slide on the film belt for manual dispensing.

15. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising a loading assembly for delivering a strip of thin film to the first drive roll,

the material loading subassembly includes:

the device comprises a feeding roller, a first protective film and a second protective film, wherein the feeding roller is used for placing a first composite film strip, and the first composite film strip comprises a film strip and a first protective film attached to the film strip;

a film take-up roller for receiving the first protective film separated from the first composite thin film strip;

the dust adhering device is used for carrying out dust adhering treatment on the film tape separated from the first protective film tape;

the film belt sequentially passes through the dust sticking device and the feeding tension roller, and the feeding tension roller is used for controlling the unreeling tension.

16. The thin film processing system of claim 15, wherein the loading assembly further comprises a de-skew sensor and a de-skew device,

the deviation-rectifying sensor is used for detecting whether the film belt deviates or not, and if the deviation-rectifying sensor detects the deviation, the deviation-rectifying device is controlled to rectify the deviation and adjust the deviation in the direction vertical to the conveying direction of the film belt.

17. The thin film processing system of claim 15, wherein the take-up roll is positioned before the glue applicator and after the last contact with the component on the first protective film side of the first composite thin film strip.

18. The thin film processing system of claim 1, further comprising a take-up assembly for receiving the strip of thin film from the second drive roll, the take-up assembly comprising a protective film roll, a compounding device, and a take-up roll,

the protective film roller is used for providing a second protective film;

the compounding device is used for compounding the second protective film and the film belt delivered from the second driving roller together to form a second compound film belt;

the material receiving roller is used for recovering the second composite film strip.

19. The film handling system of claim 18, wherein the take-up assembly includes a second curing device for re-curing the imprinted bondline on the film strip prior to laminating the film strip with a second protective film,

the material receiving component also comprises a material receiving tension roller which is used for controlling the winding tension,

the first drive roll is configured such that the film strip passing into said first drive roll and the film strip passing out of the first drive roll form an obtuse angle.