JP2011237785A5

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Publication number: JP2011237785A5
Application number: JP2011086997A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2011-04-11
Publication date: 2012-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 2031-04-11

Claims

A first substrate transport mechanism for transporting a rectangular substrate with a long side or a short side along the transport direction;
A first bonding unit for bonding a polarizing film to the lower surface of the substrate in the first substrate transport mechanism;
A reversing mechanism for inverting the substrate transported by the first substrate transporting mechanism and placing it on the second substrate transporting mechanism;
A second substrate transport mechanism for transporting the substrate in a state where the short side or the long side is along the transport direction;
A polarizing film laminating apparatus including a second laminating unit for laminating a polarizing film on the lower surface of the substrate in the second substrate transport mechanism,
The first substrate transport mechanism and the second substrate transport mechanism are arranged in the same direction,
The reversing mechanism includes a suction portion that sucks the substrate;
A substrate reversing unit that is connected to the suction unit and reverses the substrate, and the substrate reversing unit is configured to (2) invert the substrate in the first substrate transport mechanism so as to draw a curve (1) (3) Polarization characterized by being arranged in the second substrate transport mechanism so that the long side or the short side along the transport direction of the first substrate transport mechanism is along the direction orthogonal to the transport direction. Film bonding device.

A first substrate transport mechanism for transporting a rectangular substrate with a long side or a short side along the transport direction;
A first bonding unit for bonding a polarizing film to the lower surface of the substrate in the first substrate transport mechanism;
A substrate support device comprising a substrate support unit for supporting the substrate transported by the first substrate transport mechanism;
A reversing mechanism provided with a substrate reversing unit that is connected to the substrate supporting unit and arranged to reverse the substrate supported by the substrate supporting unit;
A second substrate transport mechanism that transports the substrate that is reversed by the reversing mechanism and that has the short side or the long side disposed along the transport direction;
A polarizing film laminating apparatus including a second laminating unit for laminating a polarizing film on the lower surface of the substrate in the second substrate transport mechanism,
The first substrate transport mechanism and the second substrate transport mechanism are arranged in the same direction,
The reversing mechanism is transported by the second substrate transport mechanism from a reversing axis that reverses the substrate reversing unit so that the front surface of the substrate is the back surface and the arrangement direction of the substrate transported by the first substrate transport mechanism. The substrate transported in the first substrate transport mechanism is reversed by drawing an arc locus by rotating the substrate in the layout direction by a fixed angle range around the placement change axis changed by the placement changing unit in the placement direction of the substrate. A polarizing film bonding apparatus, wherein the arrangement is changed so as to be along the substrate conveyance direction in the second substrate conveyance mechanism and arranged with respect to the second substrate conveyance mechanism.

In claim 2,
The reversing mechanism is configured such that the substrate reversing unit is connected to a reversing shaft unit including the reversing shaft rotatably disposed on the arrangement changing unit, and is rotated by a rotation driving source. The polarizing film bonding apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

In claim 2,
The reversing mechanism is configured such that the arrangement changing unit is disposed so as to be relatively rotatable on the substrate reversing unit connected to the reversing shaft unit including the reversing shaft and is driven to rotate by a rotation driving source. A polarizing film laminating apparatus.

In any one of Claims 2 thru | or 4,
The substrate support unit of the substrate support apparatus is configured by a plurality of support members that sandwich and support both surfaces of the substrate transported by the first substrate transport mechanism. Bonding device.

In any one of Claims 2 thru | or 4,
The polarizing film pasting, wherein the substrate supporting part of the substrate supporting device is constituted by an adsorbing member having an adsorbing part that adsorbs the surface of the substrate conveyed by the first substrate conveying mechanism. Combined device.

In claim 3 or claim 4,
The substrate supporting device is disposed on a member connected to a substrate reversing unit that performs the reversing operation of the substrate, and a first supporting member and a first supporting member that enter the end portions of the first substrate transporting mechanism and the second substrate transporting mechanism. And by supporting the substrate transported from the first substrate transport mechanism between the first support member and the second support member by sandwiching the substrate by relative movement with the second support member, Supported by being sandwiched between the first support member and the second support member reversed by the substrate reversing part by the relative movement of the first support member and the second support member. The polarizing film laminating apparatus is configured to release the support by clamping and place the substrate on the end portion of the second substrate transport mechanism.

In claim 3 or claim 4,
The end portions of the first substrate transport mechanism are divided into a plurality of portions in the width direction, and a plurality of first and second comb-like members that constitute the first and second support members between adjacent portions. A plurality of gaps into which the protrusions of the first substrate and the second substrate transport mechanism enter, and an end portion of the second substrate transport mechanism is divided into a plurality of portions in the transport direction and inverted between adjacent portions. A polarizing film laminating apparatus, wherein a plurality of gaps into which a plurality of protrusions of the first and second comb-shaped members constituting the two supporting members enter are formed.

In claim 8,
The first and second comb-like members having a plurality of protrusions constituting the first and second support members are configured to swing within a certain angle range with a part as a fulcrum. A polarizing film laminating apparatus.

In claim 9,
The first and second comb-like members having a plurality of protrusions constituting the first and second support members are configured to be driven to swing by a swing drive mechanism. A polarizing film laminating apparatus.

In claim 10,
The swing drive mechanism includes a first swing drive mechanism that swings and drives the first comb-like member having a plurality of protrusions that constitute the first support member, and a second support member. A polarizing film laminating apparatus comprising: a second swing driving mechanism that swings and drives the second comb-shaped member having a plurality of projecting portions.

In claim 8,
The first and second comb-like members having a plurality of projecting portions constituting the first and second support members are reciprocated so that the facing distance is changed by relatively approaching or separating in one direction. A polarizing film laminating apparatus, which is configured to be movable.

In claim 12,
The first and second comb-like members having a plurality of projecting portions constituting the first and second support members are driven by a linear drive mechanism and configured to reciprocate. A polarizing film laminating apparatus.

In claim 1 or claim 2,
The first substrate transport mechanism and the second substrate transport mechanism are arranged on a straight line,
At the end of the first substrate transport mechanism on the second substrate transport mechanism side, two pairs of substrate placement portions and the above reversing mechanisms are provided along both directions parallel to the transport direction of the first substrate transport mechanism,
The end portion is provided with a transport means for transporting the substrate from the end portion to the substrate mounting portion.
The inverted mechanism laminating apparatus of the polarizing film you characterized in that arranged on the second substrate transport mechanism by reversing the substrate transferred to each of said substrate platform.

In any of claim 1, claim 2 or claim 14,
A first film transport mechanism and a second film transport mechanism for transporting the polarizing film;
The first film transport mechanism includes a plurality of unwinding sections for unwinding the polarizing film protected by the release film, a cutting section for cutting the polarizing film, and a removing section for removing the peeling film from the polarizing film. And a plurality of winding sections for winding the release film,
The second film transport mechanism includes a plurality of unwinding sections for unwinding the polarizing film protected by the release film, a cutting section for cutting the polarizing film, and a removing section for removing the peeling film from the polarizing film. And a plurality of winding sections for winding the release film,
The first substrate transport mechanism and the second substrate transport mechanism are provided above the first film transport mechanism and the second film transport mechanism,
The first bonding portion for bonding the polarizing film from which the release film has been removed to the substrate is between the first film transport mechanism and the first substrate transport mechanism, and the polarizing film from which the release film has been removed is the substrate. A polarizing film laminating apparatus, wherein a second laminating unit for laminating is provided between the second film conveying mechanism and the second substrate conveying mechanism.

In any of claim 1, claim 2, claim 14 or claim 15,
Before the polarizing film is bonded to the lower surface of the substrate by the first bonding unit, a cleaning unit for cleaning the substrate is provided,
The said 1st board | substrate conveyance mechanism conveys a board | substrate in the state in which the short side of the board | substrate followed the conveyance direction, The bonding apparatus of the polarizing film characterized by the above-mentioned.

In claim 15,
In the first film transport mechanism and the second film transport mechanism, a defect detection unit that detects a defect display attached to the polarizing film unwound from the first unwinding unit;
A bonding avoidance unit that determines the defect display and stops the conveyance of the substrate,
A polarizing film laminating apparatus comprising: a collecting unit that collects a polarizing film from which pasting with a substrate is avoided.

A polarizing film laminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 14 to 17,
The manufacturing system of the liquid crystal display device provided with the sticking deviation test | inspection apparatus which test | inspects the sticking deviation in the board | substrate with which the polarizing film was bonded by the said 2nd bonding part.

In claim 18,
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a sorting and conveying device that determines the presence or absence of pasting deviation based on an inspection result by the pasting deviation inspection device and sorts a substrate on which a polarizing film is bonded based on the determination result. Manufacturing system.

A polarizing film laminating apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 2, and 14 to 17,
A manufacturing system for a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a bonded foreign matter automatic inspection device that inspects foreign matter on a substrate on which a polarizing film has been bonded by the second bonding portion in the bonding device.

In claim 20,
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a sorting and conveying device that determines the presence or absence of foreign matter based on an inspection result by the bonded foreign matter automatic inspection device and sorts a substrate on which a polarizing film is bonded based on the determination result Manufacturing system.

In claim 18,
It is equipped with a bonded foreign matter automatic inspection device that inspects foreign matters on the substrate on which the polarizing film has been bonded by the second bonding portion,
Based on the inspection result by the pasting inspection device and the inspection result by the pasting foreign matter automatic inspection device, the presence or absence of pasting and foreign matter is determined, and the substrate on which the polarizing film is pasted is determined based on the determination result. A system for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising: a sorting and conveying device that performs the above.