JP2015141413A - panel mounting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a panel mounting device capable of quickly mounting a plurality of panels constituting a panel product.SOLUTION: A panel carrying machine 11 includes: a rotary support table 12 in which a plurality of panel carrying jigs 13 seated in such a manner that a first panel directs its one surface toward a lower part is arranged so as to be separate from each other; and a rotary support table rotating device 21 for making a plurality of panel carrying jigs move along a horizontal rotation path horizontal to a ground by making the rotary support table 12 intermittently rotate with a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground as a rotation center. A panel cohesion unit 28 of the panel mounting machine 25 includes: a movable frame; a panel pressing plate which is pivotally coupled with the movable frame by a pivot shaft; a pressure roller arranged at one end of the panel pressure plate; a pusher pressing the panel pressing plate to the upper part and making the panel pressing plate rotate with the pivot shaft as a center; and a movable frame moving device for moving the movable frame.

Description

  The present invention relates to a panel mounting apparatus. Specifically, the present invention relates to a panel mounting apparatus that can automatically and quickly mount a plurality of panels constituting a panel product.

  Recently, various digital devices such as mobile phones, smart phones, digital TVs, PCs, notebook computers, PDAs, PMPs, and navigations have been released, and demand for panel products such as flat panel displays and touch panels is increasing.

  Examples of the flat panel display include a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), and an organic light emitting diode (OLED). In the case of a liquid crystal display device, it is widely used in display devices of various digital devices due to features such as light weight, thinness, low power drive, full color, and high resolution.

  The liquid crystal display device is manufactured by attaching a polarizing plate and a backlight unit to a liquid crystal display panel that controls light transmittance. The plasma display device is manufactured by arranging electrodes crossing each other on two mutually opposed panels. Various flat panel display devices including such liquid crystal display devices and plasma display devices are manufactured by attaching panels having various functions such as a transparent protective plate to the flat panel display panel.

  The touch panel is an input device which is provided on the display surface of various flat panel display devices and used to select information desired by the user while viewing the display device. The touch panel includes a resistive film type, a capacitive type, an electric magnetic field type (EM, Electro-Magnetic Type), a saw type, and an infrared type. . Such a touch panel is manufactured by attaching a transparent conductive electrode panel to a window panel made of a transparent material.

  As a method of attaching a panel constituting a panel product such as a flat panel display or a touch panel, there are a method using a transparent adhesive film and a method using an ultraviolet curable solvent (hereinafter referred to as 'ultraviolet curing agent'). For example, Korean Patent No. 1219122 (2012.1231 registration), Korean Patent No. 1218351 (2012.12.27 registration), Korean Patent No. 1072588 (2011.110.05 registration), Korean Patent No. Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 1004774 (registered in 2012.12.22) discloses a panel mounting apparatus in which an ultraviolet curing agent is applied between a pair of panels, and the two panels are attached by irradiating ultraviolet rays thereon.

  As described above, there have been proposed various types of panel mounting devices that can automatically mount two or more panels constituting a panel product in addition to the panel mounting device. Various attempts have been made to develop panel mounting devices that further improve workability and productivity.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to improve the panel mounting workability and the productivity of panel products and reduce the occurrence of defects. An attachment device is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, a panel mounting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a panel transporter and a panel mounting machine. The panel carrier includes: a rotary support base disposed so that a plurality of panel carrying jigs are seated so that a first panel is placed so that one surface thereof faces downward; and the first panel is attached to the panel. A panel fixing mechanism provided in the panel carrying jig for fixing to the carrying jig, and the rotation support base is intermittently rotated about a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground, thereby allowing the plurality of panel carrying jigs to be grounded. And a rotary support table rotating device that is moved along a horizontal horizontal rotation path. The panel attachment machine is provided with a panel attachment unit that is provided in a panel attachment zone in the horizontal rotation path, and that attaches a second panel by pressure bonding to the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig. Have. The panel attachment unit includes a moving frame provided in the panel mounting zone so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the ground, and the second panel is seated so that one surface thereof faces upward and pivots to the moving frame. A panel pressure plate pivotally connected by a shaft; a pressure roller disposed at one end of the panel pressure plate to press the second panel toward the first panel; and The panel crimping plate is pushed upward to rotate the panel crimping plate about the pivot axis so that the panel is in close contact with the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig located in the panel mounting zone. The pusher to be moved, and the pressure roller moves in a state in which the second panel partially pressurizes the first panel. From one end to the other end thereof including a mobile frame moving device for moving the mobile frame so as to progressively close contact with the first panel.

  In order to achieve the above object, a panel mounting apparatus according to an aspect of the present invention includes a first panel transporter, a first panel mounter, a second panel transporter, and a second panel mounter. . The first panel carrier has a first rotary support base arranged such that a plurality of first panel carrier jigs, the first panel being seated so that one surface thereof faces downward, are separated from each other. A panel fixing mechanism provided in the first panel carrying jig for fixing the first panel to the first panel carrying jig, and the upper and lower surfaces of the first panel carrying jig are inverted. And a plurality of reversing devices coupled to the rotation support base, and the first rotation support base is intermittently rotated about a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground as a rotation center, thereby moving the plurality of first panel carrying jigs to the ground. And a rotary support table rotating device for transferring along a first horizontal rotation path that is horizontal to the horizontal axis. The first panel mounting machine is provided in a panel mounting zone prepared in the first horizontal rotation path, and a second panel is mounted on the first panel seated on the first panel carrying jig. The first panel attachment unit for attaching by pressure bonding. In the second panel transporter, a plurality of first panels are seated so that a panel assembly to which the first panel and the second panel are attached faces the other surface of the first panel downward. A second rotary support base disposed so that the two panel carrying jigs are spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of lifts coupled to the second rotary support base to move the second panel carrying jig up and down A plurality of second panel carrying jigs in a second horizontal rotation path horizontal to the ground by intermittently rotating the apparatus and the second rotation support base about a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground as a rotation center; A rotation support base rotating device that is transported along the second horizontal rotation path, and the first panel carrying jig is positioned at a position where the first panel carrying jig and the second panel carrying jig face each other. The panel assembly thus worn is connected to the second panel. Having a panel fixing mechanism provided in said second panel strokes jig for fixing to carry jigs. The second panel carrying attachment machine is provided in a panel attachment zone prepared in the second horizontal rotation path, and is attached to the other surface of the first panel seated on the second panel carrying jig. A second panel attaching unit for attaching the third panel by pressure bonding is provided.

  The panel mounting apparatus according to the present invention performs a cleaning operation on the first panel while moving the first panel along the first horizontal rotation path using the first panel transporter, and then cleaning the first panel. One panel is transported to the panel mounting zone in the first horizontal rotation path. Then, after the second panel is transferred along the first vertical rotation path using the first panel mounting machine, the protective film peeling operation and the cleaning operation are performed on the second panel, and then the second cleaned. The panel is carried to the panel mounting zone in the first horizontal rotation path, and the second panel is mounted on one surface of the first panel in the panel mounting zone. Thereafter, the panel assembly to which the first panel and the second panel were attached was cleaned along the second horizontal rotation path using the second panel transporter while cleaning the panel assembly. Later, the cleaned panel assembly is transported to the panel mounting zone in the second horizontal rotation path. Then, after the third panel is transferred along the second vertical rotation path by using the second panel attaching machine, the protective film peeling operation and the cleaning operation are performed on the third panel, and then the third cleaned. The panel is transported to the panel mounting zone in the second horizontal rotation path, and the third panel is mounted on the other surface of the first panel in the panel mounting zone. Therefore, a plurality of panels can be quickly and effectively attached.

  In addition, the panel mounting apparatus according to the present invention adopts a structure in which the panel crimping plate on which the panels of the first panel mounting machine and the second panel mounting machine can be moved can be moved, so that various types on the vertical rotation path can be obtained. The position of the panel crimping plate can be adjusted in various working zones, and the working time in each working zone can be shortened. In addition, the work time for panel mounting can be reduced through this.

  In the panel mounting apparatus according to the present invention, the first panel transporter transports the first panel along a first horizontal rotation path arranged horizontally with the ground, and the first panel mounting machine is the second. The second panel is attached to one surface of the first panel while being transported along a first vertical rotation path that is arranged perpendicular to the ground and intersects the first horizontal rotation path. Then, the second panel transporter is arranged along the second horizontal rotation path where the panel assembly to which the first panel and the second panel are attached is arranged horizontally with the ground and matches the first horizontal rotation path. And the second panel mounting machine moves the third panel along the second vertical rotation path which is arranged perpendicular to the ground and intersects the second horizontal rotation path. Attach to the other side of panel 1. Therefore, a compact structure is possible without taking up much installation space.

It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st panel carrier of the panel attachment apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and the 2nd panel carrier. It is a side view which shows the 1st panel mounting jig of the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 1st panel transporting machine. It is a side view which shows the 1st panel mounting jig of the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 1st panel transporting machine. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention. It is drawing which shows the attachment process of the 1st panel carrier by the 1st panel carrier of the panel attachment apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 1st panel attachment machine, and a 2nd panel. It is drawing which shows the attachment process of the 1st panel carrier by the 1st panel carrier of the panel attachment apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 1st panel attachment machine, and a 2nd panel. It is a side view which shows the partial structure of the 1st panel transporter jig of the 1st panel transporter by the 1st Example of this invention, and the 2nd panel transporter. It is a front view which shows the partial structure of the 2nd panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 2nd panel transporter. It is drawing which shows the attachment process of the 1st panel and 3rd panel by the 2nd panel carrier of the panel attachment apparatus by the 1st Example of this invention, and a 2nd panel attachment machine. It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 4th Example of this invention. It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 5th Example of this invention. It is a side view which shows the 1st panel carrying jig of the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 5th Example of this invention, and a 1st panel carrying machine. It is a side view which shows the partial structure of the 2nd panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 5th Example of this invention, and a 2nd panel transporter. It is a top view which shows the panel attachment apparatus by the 6th Example of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 6th Example of this invention. It is a side view which shows the 1st panel mounting machine of the 1st panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 6th Example of this invention, and a 1st panel transporting machine. It is a side view which shows the 2nd panel carrying jig of the 2nd panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus by the 6th Example of this invention, and a 2nd panel carrying machine.

  Hereinafter, a panel mounting apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  In describing the present invention, the size and shape of the components illustrated in the drawings can be exaggerated or simplified for the sake of clarity and convenience. In addition, terms specifically defined in view of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary according to the user's, operator's intention or custom. Such terms should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the entire contents of this specification.

  FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a first panel carrier and a second panel mounting apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a panel carrier, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing a first panel attachment machine of the panel attachment device according to the first embodiment of the present invention and a first panel carriage jig of the first panel carrier. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention carries the first panel P1 with the first panel P1 fixed with its one side facing downward. And the first panel mounting machine 25 for mounting the second panel P2 on one surface of the first panel P1 carried by the first panel transporter 11, and the second panel P2 in the state where the second panel P2 is mounted. A second panel transporter 58 that transports the first panel P1 transported by the first panel transporter 11 with the other surface thereof facing downward, and a first panel transported by the second panel transporter 58. A second panel attachment machine 72 for attaching the third panel P3 to the other surface of P1 is included. Such a panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the present invention transports the first panel P1 to the first panel transporter 11, and the second panel P2 on one surface of the first panel P1 by the first panel mounting machine 25. The panel assembly in which the first panel P 1 and the second panel P 2 are attached to the second panel transporter 58 is attached to the second panel transporter 58 while being transported to the second panel transporter 58. The third panel P3 is attached to the other surface of the first panel P1. Therefore, the second panel P2 and the third panel P3 can be quickly and effectively attached to both surfaces of the first panel P1. Here, the panel which is the work target of the panel mounting apparatus 10 is a panel element constituting various flat panel displays, a panel element constituting a touch screen, and various panels constituting various panel products. Can do.

  The first panel transporter 11 includes a first rotation support base 12, a plurality of first panel transport jigs 13 supported by the first rotation support base 12, and a first panel transport jig 13 thereon. A reversing device 19 for rotating the lower surface so as to be reversed and a first rotating support table rotating device 21 for rotating the first rotating support table 12 are included. The plurality of first panel carrying jigs 13 are spaced apart from each other at a constant angle and supported by the first rotation support base 12. The first rotation support base rotation device 21 is configured to place the first rotation support base 12 on the ground. The plurality of first panel carrying jigs 13 are moved along a first horizontal rotation path C1 which is horizontal with respect to the ground by intermittently rotating the vertical rotation shaft 22 by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 °) about the rotation axis 22 as a rotation center. Are transferred sequentially.

  In the first horizontal rotation path C1, a loading zone Z1, a cleaning zone Z2, a panel mounting zone Z3, and a panel moving zone Z4 where the first panel carrying jig 13 stops are sequentially arranged. A loading device (not shown) for loading the first panel P1 onto the first panel carrying jig 13 is provided in the loading zone Z1, and the first panel carrying jig 13 is seated in the cleaning zone Z2. A cleaning device 23 for cleaning one surface of the first panel P1 is provided. The cleaning device 23 has various cleaning mechanisms that can clean the surface of the first panel P1, such as an air injection nozzle that injects air, a cleaning roller, and a plasma processor.

  In the drawing, four first panel carrying jigs 13 are supported on the first rotation support base 12 at 90 ° intervals, and the first rotation support base rotating device 21 holds the first rotation support base 12 by 90 °. Although the case where four work zones are prepared in the first horizontal rotation path C1 by intermittent rotation is shown, the configuration of the first panel transporter 11 is not limited to this. That is, the number of the first panel carrying jigs 13 supported by the first rotation support base 12 can be changed to a number other than four, and the first rotation support base rotating device 21 can be changed to the first rotation support base. The angle at which 12 is rotated can also be variously changed. In addition, the number of work zones arranged in the first horizontal rotation path C1 and the types of work zones can be changed in various ways, and the work zone where the first panel carrying jig 13 is stopped includes the work zone. Various devices necessary for the work in are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a flat panel seating surface 14 on which the first panel P <b> 1 is seated is prepared on one surface of the first panel carrying jig 13. Are provided with a plurality of inlets 15 for fixing the first panel P1 placed here. The first panel carrying jig 13 is provided with a suction channel 16 connected to a plurality of suction ports 15, and the suction channel 16 is connected to a vacuum tube 17 connected to a vacuum pressure generator (not shown). Are concatenated. The vacuum pressure generated from the vacuum pressure generating device is transmitted to the first panel P1 that is in contact with the panel seating surface 14 through the vacuum tube 17, the suction flow path 16, and the plurality of suction ports 15, thereby the first panel P1. Is fixed to the panel seating surface 14. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the vacuum tube 17 can be coupled to the first panel carrying jig 13 with a coupling structure that prevents the first panel carrying jig 13 from being twisted by rotation or reversal.

  The arrangement structure of the suction ports 15 and the vacuum pressure supply structure for the plurality of suction ports 15 in the first panel carrying jig 13 are not limited to those shown here and can be variously changed. The panel fixing device for fixing the first panel P1 to the panel seating surface 14 of the first panel carrying jig 13 is configured to adsorb the first panel P1 through the plurality of suction ports 15 as shown here. In addition, the structure can be changed to a structure for mechanically clamping the first panel P1 or a panel fixing device having another structure for fixing the first panel P1 using vacuum pressure.

  The rotating shaft 20 of the reversing device 19 is coupled to one end of the first panel carrying jig 13. The reversing device 19 is coupled to the first rotation support base 12 and rotates the first panel carrying jig 13 by 180 ° so that the upper and lower surfaces thereof are reversed. In the loading zone Z1, the first panel carrying jig 13 can be loaded with the first panel P1 on the panel seating surface 14 with the panel seating surface 14 facing upward. In the cleaning zone Z2, the first panel carrying jig 13 performs a cleaning operation on the first panel P1 seated here with the panel seating surface 14 facing upward or downward. In the panel attachment zone Z3, the second panel P2 is attached to the first panel P1 coupled to the first panel carrying jig 13 in a state where the first panel carrying jig 13 is inverted so that the panel seating surface 14 faces downward. In the panel movement zone Z4, the first panel carrying jig 13 has the panel seating surface 14 facing upward, and the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 seated here are the second panel carrying jigs. Move to machine 58. The specific structure of the inverting device 19 is not limited to the one shown here, and can be changed in various ways. The rotation angle of the first panel P1 by the inverting device 19 can also be changed in various ways.

  A first panel attachment machine 25 is provided in the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1. Referring to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 5, the first panel mounting machine 25 has a second panel P <b> 2 on one surface of the first panel P <b> 1 carried by the first panel transporter 11 in the panel mounting zone Z <b> 3. A support frame 26, a plurality of first panel attachment units 28 coupled to the support frame 26, and a support frame rotating device 52 that rotates the support frame 26. A plurality of support surfaces 27 are prepared on the support frame 26, and a first panel attachment unit 28 is provided on each of the plurality of support surfaces 27.

  The support frame rotating device 52 rotates the support frame 26 intermittently by a fixed angle (for example, 90 °) about a rotation shaft 53 that is parallel to the ground, thereby rotating the plurality of first panel attachment units 28 to the ground. Are sequentially transferred along the first vertical rotation path C2 perpendicular to the first vertical rotation path C2. In the first vertical rotation path C2, a loading zone Z5, a protective film peeling zone Z6, a cleaning zone Z7, and a panel mounting zone Z3 in which the first panel attachment unit 28 stops are sequentially arranged. The panel attachment zone Z3 in the first vertical rotation path C2 and the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1 are the same, and the first vertical rotation path C2 and the first horizontal rotation path C1 are the same. Cross at the panel mounting zone Z3.

  The loading zone Z5 is provided with a loading device (not shown) for loading the second panel P2 onto the first panel fitting unit 28, and the protective film peeling zone Z6 is attached to the second panel P2. A protective film peeling device 55 for peeling the protective film F from the second panel P2 is provided. In the cleaning zone Z7, a cleaning device 56 for cleaning one surface of the second panel P2 loaded in the first panel fitting unit 28 is provided. The cleaning device 56 has various cleaning mechanisms that can clean the surface of the second panel P2, such as an air injection nozzle that injects air, a cleaning roller, and a plasma processor.

  In the drawing, four first panel attachment units 28 are coupled to the support frame 26 at intervals of 90 ° along the rotation direction of the support frame 26, and the support frame rotating device 52 intermittently rotates the support frame 26 by 90 °. Although four work zones are prepared in the first vertical rotation path C2, the configuration of the first panel mounting machine 25 is not limited to this. That is, the number of the first panel attachment units 28 coupled to the support frame 26 can be changed to other numbers than four, and the angle at which the support frame rotating device 52 rotates the support frame 26 can be variously changed. Can do. In addition, by this, the number of work zones arranged in the first vertical rotation path C2 and the types of work zones can be changed in various ways, and the work zone in which the first panel attachment unit 28 is stopped is concerned. Various devices necessary for work in the zone are provided.

  Even when the number or type of work zones arranged in the first vertical rotation path C2 changes, the protective film F attached to the second panel P2 is peeled off from the second panel P2 when the protective film F is removed. Z6 is preferably disposed below the support frame 26 or on the side of the support frame. When the protective film F is peeled from the second panel P2, foreign matter on the surface of the protective film F may fall, but the second panel P2 may be in a state where the surface to which the protective film F is attached is turned over. If the protective film F is peeled off while standing on the ground, it is possible to reduce the problem that foreign matter separated from the protective film F falls on the second panel P2. As the protective film peeling device 55 provided in the protective film peeling zone Z6, various known devices can be used. Of course, the protective film peeling device 55 can be omitted, and in this case, the protective film F can be manually peeled off from the second panel P2 by an operator in the protective film peeling zone Z6.

  The first panel fitting unit 28 includes a moving frame 29 that is movable in a direction parallel to the ground, a moving frame moving device 32 that moves the moving frame 29, and a panel crimping plate 37 that is pivotally coupled to the moving frame 29. And a pressure roller 43 provided at one end of the panel pressure plate 37, and a pusher 45 that pushes the panel pressure plate 37 away from the moving frame 29. The first panel joining unit 28 as described above has the first panel P1 seated on the first panel carrying jig 13 with the second panel P2 seated on the panel crimping plate 37 in the panel attachment zone Z3. Attach to.

  The moving frame 29 is slidably coupled to a pair of guide bars 30 arranged in parallel to the length direction on the support surface 27 of the support frame 26. Both ends of the guide bar 30 are fixed to a pair of fixing bases 31 fixed to the support surface 27. The moving frame 29 is reciprocated along the guide bar 30 by the moving frame moving device 32. The moving frame moving device 32 includes a screw shaft 34 that is screwed to a nut member 33 that is connected to the moving frame 29, and a motor 35 that rotates the screw shaft 34. One end of the screw shaft 34 is coupled to the fixed base 31. A motor 35 for rotating the screw shaft 34 is coupled to the fixed base 31 on one side.

  When the motor 35 rotates the screw shaft 34, the moving frame 29 slides along the guide bar 30 by the screw motion between the screw shaft 34 and the nut member 33 coupled to the moving frame 29. The moving frame 29 can reciprocate between the pair of fixed bases 31 by forward and reverse rotation of the motor 35. Of course, the specific structure of the moving frame moving device 32 for reciprocating the moving frame 29 along the guide bar 30 is not limited to that shown here, and can be variously changed.

  A pair of brackets 36 are provided on the upper surface of the moving frame 29, and a panel crimping plate 37 is pivotally coupled to the pair of brackets 36. A flat panel seating surface 38 on which the second panel P2 is seated is prepared on one surface of the panel crimping plate 37, and the second panel P2 placed thereon is fixed to the panel seating surface 38. A plurality of suction ports 39 are provided. The panel crimping plate 37 is provided with a suction channel 40 connected to a plurality of suction ports 39, and a vacuum tube 41 connected to a vacuum pressure generator (not shown) is connected to the suction channel 40. The The vacuum pressure generated from the vacuum pressure generator is transmitted to the second panel P2 that is in contact with the panel seating surface 38 through the vacuum tube 41, the suction flow path 40, and the plurality of suction ports 39, whereby the second panel P2 is It is fixed to the panel seating surface 38. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the vacuum tube 41 can be coupled to the panel crimping plate 37 with a coupling structure that prevents twisting due to rotation of the first panel coupling unit 28.

  The arrangement structure of the suction port 39 and the vacuum pressure supply structure for the plurality of suction ports 39 on the panel crimping plate 37 are not limited to those shown here and can be variously changed. And the panel fixing device for fixing the 2nd panel P2 to the panel seating surface 38 of the panel crimping plate 37 has the structure which adsorb | sucks the 2nd panel P2 through the some inlet 39 as shown here, The structure may be changed to a structure for clamping the second panel P2 mechanically or a panel fixing device having another structure for fixing the second panel P2 using vacuum pressure.

  A pair of brackets 42 are provided at the other end of the panel pressure plate 37, and a pressure roller 43 is rotatably coupled to the brackets 42. The pressure roller 43 presses the second panel P2 seated on the panel pressure plate 37 to the first panel P1 side seated on the first panel carrying jig 13 to press the second panel P2 into the first panel P1. It plays the role of crimping to the panel P1.

  A pusher 45 is coupled to the lower surface of the panel crimping plate 37. The pusher 45 includes an operating rod 46 that is pivotally connected to a bracket 48 that is connected to the lower surface of the panel crimping plate 37, and an actuator 47 that pushes and pulls the operating rod 46. The actuator 47 accommodates a storage chamber 49 prepared in the moving frame 29, and its end is pivotally coupled to a bracket 50 prepared in the storage chamber 49. When the pusher 45 pushes the panel crimping plate 37, the panel crimping plate 37 rotates at a constant angle so that one side end provided with the pressure roller 43 rises, and the pusher 45 pulls the panel crimping plate 37. Then, the panel crimping plate 37 is restored to the original state.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the first panel P1 fixed to the first panel carrying jig 13 of the first panel mounting machine 25 and the panel crimping plate 37 are seated in the panel mounting zone Z3 (see FIG. 1). When the pusher 45 pushes the panel crimping plate 37 in a state where the second panel P2 is opposed to each other, the panel crimping plate 37 is rotated at a certain angle, and one side end provided with the pressure roller 43 is provided. Will rise. At this time, the pressure roller 43 brings one end of the second panel P2 into close contact with the first panel P1. In this state, as shown in FIG. 7, when the moving frame moving device 32 moves the moving frame 29, the pressure roller 43 gradually moves the second panel P2 from one end to the other end. The second panel P2 is stably attached to the first panel P1. In this way, if the second panel P2 is gradually brought into close contact with the first panel P1 from one end to the other end using the pressure roller 43, the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are connected. Air bubbles can be prevented from flowing in between.

  In the state where the first panel P1 to which the second panel P2 is attached in the panel attachment zone Z3 is fixed to the first panel carrying jig 13, the panel is carried to the zone Z4. Then, the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are attached in the panel movement zone Z4 moves to the second panel transporter 58.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, and 8, the second panel transporter 58 includes a second rotation support base 59 and a plurality of second panel transport jigs 60 supported by the second rotation support base 59. And a lifting / lowering device 66 that moves the second panel carrying jig 60 up and down, and a second rotation support table rotating device 68 that rotates the second rotation support table 59. The plurality of second panel carrying jigs 60 are spaced apart from each other at a certain angle and supported by the second rotation support base 59, and the second rotation support base rotation device 68 holds the second rotation support base 59 perpendicular to the ground. The plurality of second panel carrying jigs 60 are moved along a second horizontal rotation path C3 that is horizontal with respect to the ground by intermittently rotating the rotary shaft 69 about a certain angle (for example, 90 °) about the rotation axis 69. Transport sequentially. In the second horizontal rotation path C3, a panel movement zone Z4 where the second panel carrying jig 60 stops, a cleaning zone Z8, a panel attachment zone Z9 and an unloading zone Z10 are sequentially arranged. The panel movement zone Z4 in the second horizontal rotation path C3 is the same as the panel movement zone Z4 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, and the second horizontal rotation path C3 and the first horizontal rotation path C1 are the panels. Fit in moving zone Z4.

  In the cleaning zone Z8, a cleaning device 70 for cleaning one surface of the first panel P1 seated on the second panel carrying jig 60 is provided. The cleaning device 70 has various cleaning mechanisms that can clean the surface of the first panel P1, such as an air injection nozzle that injects air, a cleaning roller, and a plasma processing device. The panel attachment zone Z9 is provided with a second panel attachment machine 72 for attaching the third panel P3 to the panel assembly in which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are combined. In the unloading zone Z10, an unloading device (unloaded) for unloading the panel assembly in which the second panel P2 and the third panel P3 are attached to the first panel P1 from the second panel transporter 58 is provided. Is provided).

  In the drawing, four second panel carrying jigs 60 are supported by the second rotation support base 59 at intervals of 90 °, and the second rotation support base rotation device 68 intermittently rotates the second rotation support base 59 by 90 °. Although the four working zones are prepared in the second horizontal rotation path C3 by rotating, the configuration of the second panel transporter 58 is not limited to this. That is, the number of the second panel carrying jigs 60 supported by the second rotation support base 59 can be changed to a number other than four, and the second rotation support base rotating device 68 can be changed to the second rotation support base. The angle at which 59 is rotated can be variously changed. In addition, the number of work zones arranged in the second horizontal rotation path C3 and the types of work zones can be changed in various ways, and the work zone where the second panel carrying jig 60 is stopped includes the work zone. Various devices necessary for the work in are provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, a flat panel seating surface 61 on which the first panel P1 to which the second panel P2 is attached is seated on one surface of the second panel carrying jig 60 is prepared. The panel seating surface 61 is provided with a plurality of suction ports 62 for fixing the first panel P1 placed here. The second panel carrying jig 60 is provided with a suction channel 63 connected to a plurality of suction ports 62, and the suction channel 63 is connected to a vacuum tube 64 connected to a vacuum pressure generator (not shown). Are concatenated. The vacuum pressure generated from the vacuum pressure generator is transmitted to the first panel P1 in contact with the panel seating surface 61 through the vacuum tube 64, the suction flow path 63, and the plurality of suction ports 62, whereby the first panel P1 is transmitted to the first panel P1. It is fixed to the panel seating surface 61. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the vacuum tube 64 can be coupled to the second panel carrying jig 60 with a coupling structure that prevents twisting due to rotation of the second panel carrying jig 60.

  The arrangement structure of the suction ports 62 and the vacuum pressure supply structure for the plurality of suction ports 62 in the second panel carrying jig 60 are not limited to those shown here and can be variously changed. A panel fixing device for fixing the first panel P1 to which the second panel P2 is attached to the panel seating surface 61 of the second panel carrying jig 60 passes through a plurality of inlets 62 as shown here. In addition to the structure that adsorbs the panel assembly of the first panel P1 and the second panel P2, the first panel P1 is fixed using a structure that mechanically clamps the first panel P1 or vacuum pressure. It can be changed to a panel fixing device of another structure.

  A guide bar 65 and an operating rod 67 of the lifting device 66 are coupled to the upper surface of the second panel carrying jig 60. The guide bar 65 is slidably coupled to the second rotation support base 59, and the second panel carrying jig 60 is moved up and down by the lifting device 66. Of course, a lifting device 66 for lifting and lowering the second panel carrying jig 60, a coupling structure of the second panel carrying jig 60 and the second rotation support base 59, and a vertically moving structure of the second panel carrying jig 60. Are not limited to those shown here and can be variously changed.

  In the panel movement zone Z4, the second panel carrying jig 60 faces the combined body of the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 seated on the first panel carrying jig 13 by the lifting device 66. The second panel carrying jig 60 is moved down, and the panel combination seated on the first panel carrying jig 13 moves to the second panel carrying jig 60. The second panel carrying jig 60 carries the panel combined body to the cleaning zone Z8 in a state where the other surface of the first panel P1 is fixed to face downward. In the cleaning zone Z8, the other surface of the first panel P1 is cleaned by the cleaning device 70, and the panel assembly that has passed through the cleaning zone Z8 is carried to the panel mounting zone Z9. The third panel P3 is attached to the other surface of the first panel P1 by the second panel attachment machine 72 in the panel attachment zone Z9.

  The second panel attachment machine 72 is for attaching the third panel P3 to the other surface of the first panel P1 carried by the second panel carrier 58 in the panel attachment zone Z9. A plurality of second panel attachment units 73 coupled to the support frame 26 and a support frame rotating device 52 that rotates the support frame 26 are included. A plurality of support surfaces 27 are prepared in the support frame 26, and a second panel attaching unit 73 is provided on each of the plurality of support surfaces 27.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the support frame rotating device 52 rotates the support frame 26 intermittently by a predetermined angle (for example, 90 °) about a rotation shaft 53 that is parallel to the ground, thereby causing a plurality of second panels. The coalescing unit 73 is sequentially transferred along the second vertical rotation path C4 perpendicular to the ground. In the second vertical rotation path C4, a loading zone Z11 where the second panel attachment unit 73 stops, a protective film peeling zone Z12, a cleaning zone Z13, and a panel attachment zone Z9 are sequentially arranged. The panel mounting zone Z9 in the second vertical rotation path C4 and the panel mounting zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3 are the same, and the second vertical rotation path C4 and the second horizontal rotation path C3 are panel mounting. Cross at zone Z9.

  The loading zone Z11 is provided with a loading device (not shown) for loading the third panel P3 onto the second panel fitting unit 73, and the protective film peeling zone Z12 is attached to the second panel P2. A protective film peeling device 55 for peeling the protective film F (see FIG. 3) from the second panel P2 is provided. In the cleaning zone Z13, a cleaning device 56 for cleaning one surface of the third panel P3 loaded in the second panel attachment unit 73 is provided. The cleaning device 56 has various cleaning mechanisms that can clean the surface of the third panel P3 such as an air injection nozzle that injects air, a cleaning roller, and a plasma processing device.

  In the drawing, four second panel attachment units 73 are coupled to the support frame 26 at 90 ° intervals along the rotation direction of the support frame 26, and the support frame rotating device 52 intermittently rotates the support frame 26 by 90 °. Although four work zones are prepared in the second vertical rotation path C4, the configuration of the second panel mounting machine 72 is not limited to this. That is, the number of the second panel attachment units 73 coupled to the support frame 26 can be changed to other numbers than four, and the angle at which the support frame rotating device 52 rotates the support frame 26 can be variously changed. Can do. In addition, by this, the number of work zones arranged in the second vertical rotation path C4 and the types of work zones can be changed in various ways, and the work zone in which the second panel attachment unit 73 is stopped is concerned. Various devices necessary for work in the zone are provided.

  Even if the number or type of work zones arranged in the second vertical rotation path C4 changes, the protective film F (see FIG. 3) attached to the third panel P3 is peeled off from the third panel P3. The protective film peeling zone Z12 is preferably disposed below the support frame 26 or on the side surface of the support frame. When the protective film F is peeled from the third panel P3, foreign matter on the surface of the protective film F may fall, but the second panel P2 may be in a state where the surface to which the protective film F is attached is turned over. If the protective film F is peeled off while standing on the ground, it is possible to reduce the problem that foreign matter separated from the protective film F falls on the third panel P3. As the protective film peeling device 55 provided in the protective film peeling zone Z12, various known devices can be used. Of course, the protective film peeling device 55 can be omitted, and in this case, the protective film F can be manually peeled off from the third panel P3 by an operator in the protective film peeling zone Z12.

  The second panel attaching unit 73 of the second panel attaching machine 72 is the same as the first panel attaching unit 28 of the first panel attaching machine 25. The structure is the same as the first panel mounting machine 25 described above. Therefore, the description of the specific structure and operation of the second panel attachment unit 73 is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 10, the panel crimping plate 37 of the first panel P1 and the second panel fitting unit 73 fixed to the second panel carrying jig 60 of the second panel carrier 58 in the panel attachment zone Z9. When the pusher 45 of the second panel fitting unit 73 presses the panel crimping plate 37 in a state where the third panel P3 seated on the panel faces each other, the panel crimping plate 37 rotates at a certain angle and the panel The pressure roller 43 provided at one end of the pressure plate 37 rises. At this time, the pressure roller 43 brings one end of the third panel P3 into close contact with the other surface of the first panel P1. In this state, if the moving frame 29 is moved by the moving frame moving device 32 of the second panel attachment unit 73, the pressure roller 43 gradually moves the third panel P3 from one end to the other end. The third panel P3 is stably attached to the other surface of the first panel P1 so as to be in close contact with the other surface of P1. Thus, if the third panel P3 is gradually brought into close contact with the first panel P1 from one end to the other end using the pressure roller 43, the space between the first panel P1 and the third panel P3 is obtained. It is possible to prevent air bubbles from flowing in.

  The panel assembly formed by attaching the third panel P3 to the first panel P1 in the panel attachment zone Z9 is carried to the unloading zone Z11 while being fixed to the second panel carrying jig 60. The panel assembly in which the second panel P2 and the third panel P3 are attached to the first panel P1 in the unloading zone Z11 is unloaded from the second panel transporter 58.

  As described above, the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the present invention uses the first panel transporter 11 to clean the first panel P1 while transferring the first panel P1 along the first horizontal rotation path C1. Then, the cleaned first panel P1 is conveyed to the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1. Then, after the second panel P2 is transferred along the first vertical rotation path C2 using the first panel mounting machine 25, the protective film peeling operation and the cleaning operation are performed on the second panel P2, and then the cleaning is performed. The transported second panel P2 is carried to the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, and the second panel P2 is attached to one surface of the first panel P1 in the panel attachment zone Z3. Thereafter, the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are attached is moved along the second horizontal rotation path C3 by using the second panel transporter 58, and the panel assembly is cleaned. After performing the operation, the cleaned panel assembly is transported to the panel mounting zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3. Then, after the third panel P3 is transferred along the second vertical rotation path C4 using the second panel mounting machine 72, the protective film peeling operation and the cleaning operation are performed on the third panel P3, and then the cleaning is performed. The transferred third panel P3 is carried to the panel attachment zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3, and the third panel P3 is attached to the other surface of the first panel P1 in the panel attachment zone Z9. Therefore, the plurality of panels P1, P2, and P3 can be quickly and effectively attached.

  Moreover, the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the present invention has a structure in which the panel crimping plate 37 on which the panels of the first panel mounting machine 25 and the second panel mounting machine 72 are seated can move, so that The position of the panel crimping plate 37 can be adjusted in various ways in various work zones on the rotation paths C2 and C4, and through this, the work time in each work zone can be shortened. Moreover, the panel installation work time can also be reduced through this.

  FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

  The panel mounting apparatus 75 according to the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 11 is similar to the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, By including the panel attaching machine 25, the second panel carrying machine 58, and the second panel attaching machine 72, these respective components are as described above. The panel mounting device 75 according to the second embodiment of the present invention includes an arrangement structure of the first panel mounting machine 25 and the second panel mounting machine 72, the rotation direction of the first panel transporter 11, the first The order of the work zones arranged on the first horizontal rotation path C1 of the second panel transporter 11, the rotation direction of the second panel transporter 58, and the second horizontal rotation path C3 of the second panel transporter 58 This is different from the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment in the order of the work zones arranged in the first embodiment. On the second horizontal rotation path C3 of the second panel transporter 58, a loading zone Z15, a cleaning zone Z16, a panel mounting zone Z17, and a panel movement zone Z18 are sequentially arranged. A panel movement zone Z18, a cleaning zone Z19, a panel attachment zone Z20, and an unloading zone Z21 are sequentially arranged on one horizontal rotation path C1. The panel mounting process of the panel mounting apparatus 75 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

  First, in the loading zone Z15 of the second horizontal rotation path C3, one panel (for example, the first panel P1 described above) is loaded onto the second panel carrying jig 60 of the second panel carrying device 58. The first panel P1 loaded on the second panel carrying jig 60 in the loading zone Z15 is transferred to the cleaning zone Z16, cleaned in the cleaning zone Z16, and then transferred to the panel mounting zone Z17. Another panel (for example, the above-mentioned third panel P3) is mounted on the lower surface of the first panel P1 loaded on the second panel carrying jig 60 by the action of the second panel mounting machine 72 in the panel mounting zone Z17. It is done. The first panel P1 to which the third panel P3 is attached is transferred to the panel movement zone Z18 while being fixed to the second panel carrying jig 60, and the first panel carrier 11 of the first panel carrier 11 is transferred in the panel movement zone Z18. Move to 1 panel carrying jig 13. The assembly of the first panel P1 and the third panel P3 moved to the first panel carrying jig 13 is transferred to the cleaning zone Z19 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, and then cleaned. To the panel attachment zone Z20 in the horizontal rotation path C1. Then, another panel (for example, the above-described second panel P2) is mounted on the upper surface of the first panel P1 by the action of the first panel mounting machine 25 in the panel mounting zone Z20. Thus, the assembly in which the second panel P2 and the third panel P3 are attached to both sides of the first panel P1 is transferred to the unloading zone Z21 in the first horizontal rotation path C1 to be the first. Unloaded from the panel transporter 11.

  FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

  The panel mounting device 77 according to the third embodiment of the present invention includes one panel carrier 11 and one panel mounting machine 25. The panel transporter 11 is the same as the first panel transporter 11 of the panel mounting device 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above, and the panel mounter 25 is the same as the first embodiment of the present invention described above. This is the same as the first panel mounting machine 25 of the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the above, and the operation thereof is also as described above.

  The panel transporter 11 moves the first panel P1 along the horizontal rotation path C1. The horizontal rotation path C1 is the same as the first horizontal rotation path C1 by the first panel transporter 11 described above. However, in the horizontal rotation path C1 of the panel mounting machine 25, an unloading zone is used instead of the panel movement zone. There is a difference in that Z23 is prepared. In the unloading zone Z23, an unloading device (not shown) for unloading the panel assembly formed by mounting the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 in the panel mounting zone Z3 from the panel carrying jig 13. Is provided.

  The panel mounting device 77 according to the third embodiment of the present invention performs a cleaning operation on the first panel P1 while transferring the first panel P1 along the horizontal rotation path C1 using the panel transporter 11. After that, the cleaned first panel P1 is transported to the panel mounting zone Z3 in the horizontal rotation path C1. Then, the second panel P2 is transferred along the vertical rotation path (similar to the first vertical rotation path C2 described above) using the panel mounting machine 25, and the protective film peeling work and the cleaning work for the second panel P2 are performed. Then, the cleaned second panel P2 is transported to the panel attachment zone Z3 in the horizontal rotation path C1, and the second panel P2 is attached to one surface of the first panel P1 in the panel attachment zone Z3. Then, the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are attached is unloaded from the panel transporter 11 in the unloading zone Z23 in the horizontal rotation path C1. Therefore, the pair of panels P1 and P2 can be quickly and effectively attached.

  FIG. 13 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

  The panel mounting device 78 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention includes one panel carrier 58 and one panel mounting machine 72. The panel transporter 58 is the same as the second panel transporter 58 of the panel mounting apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above. The panel mounter 72 is the panel according to the first embodiment of the present invention described above. This is the same as the second panel mounting machine 72 of the mounting apparatus 10, and these operations are also as described above.

  The panel transporter 58 moves the first panel P1 along the horizontal rotation path C3. The horizontal rotation path C3 is the same as the second horizontal rotation path C3 by the second panel transporter 58 described above, except that in the horizontal rotation path C3 of the panel mounting machine 72, a loading zone is used instead of the panel movement zone. There is a difference in that Z25 is prepared. The loading zone Z25 is provided with a loading device (not shown) for loading one panel (for example, the first panel P1 described above) onto the panel carrying jig 60 of the panel carrier 58.

  The panel mounting apparatus 78 according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention performs a cleaning operation on the first panel P1 while transferring the first panel P1 along the horizontal rotation path C3 using the panel transporter 58. After that, the cleaned first panel P1 is conveyed to the panel attachment zone Z9 in the horizontal rotation path C3. Then, the third panel is transferred using the panel attaching machine 72 while transferring another panel (for example, the above-described third panel P3) along the vertical rotation path (similar to the above-described second vertical rotation path C4). After performing the protective film peeling operation and the cleaning operation for P3, the cleaned third panel P3 is carried to the panel mounting zone Z9 in the horizontal rotation path C3, and the third panel P3 is moved to the first panel in the panel mounting zone Z9. Attach to one side of panel P1. Then, the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the third panel P3 are attached is unloaded from the panel transporter 58 in the unloading zone Z10 in the horizontal rotation path C3. Therefore, the pair of panels P1P3 can be quickly and effectively attached.

  FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 15 shows a first panel mounting machine and a panel mounting apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a side view showing a first panel carrying jig of one panel carrying machine, and FIG. 16 shows a second panel attaching machine and a second panel carrying machine of a panel attaching apparatus according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention. It is a side view which shows a partial structure.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the panel mounting apparatus 80 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention carries the first panel P <b> 1 with the first panel P <b> 1 fixed so that one surface faces downward. And the first panel mounting machine 81 for mounting the second panel P2 on one surface of the first panel P1 carried by the first panel transporter 11, and the second panel P2 in the state where the second panel P2 is mounted. A second panel transporter 58 that transports the first panel P1 transported by the first panel transporter 11 with the other surface thereof facing downward, and a first panel transported by the second panel transporter 58. And a second panel attaching machine 83 for attaching the third panel P3 to the other surface of P1. Here, the first panel transporter 11 and the second panel transporter 58 are the same as described above, and the first panel transporter 11 moves the first panel P1 along the first horizontal rotation path C1. The second panel transporter 58 moves the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are attached along the second horizontal rotation path C3. The first panel attachment machine 81 is provided in the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, and the second panel attachment machine 83 is provided in the panel attachment zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3.

  The specific structures of the first panel mounting machine 81 and the second panel mounting machine 83 are the same. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the first panel mounting machine 81 and the second panel mounting machine 83 are each composed of a support frame 82 fixedly installed on the ground or the like, and one panel assembly coupled to the support frame 82. Landing unit 28. The panel fitting unit 28 is provided with a moving frame 29 movably provided in a direction parallel to the ground, a moving frame moving device 32 for moving the moving frame 29, a panel crimping plate 37 pivotally coupled to the moving frame 29, and panel crimping. A pressure roller 43 provided at one end of the plate 37 and a pusher 45 that pushes the panel crimping plate 37 away from the moving frame 29 are included. Such a panel attachment unit 28 is the same as the first panel attachment unit 28 or the second panel attachment unit 28 described above, and the operation thereof is also the same.

  FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a panel mounting apparatus according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 18 shows a first panel mounting machine of the panel mounting apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 19 is a side view showing a first panel carrying jig of the first panel attaching machine and the first panel carrying machine of the panel attaching apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 20 is a side view showing a second panel carrying jig of the second panel attaching machine and the second panel carrying machine of the panel attaching apparatus according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 17, the panel mounting apparatus 85 according to the sixth embodiment of the present invention includes a first panel transporter 11 that transports the first panel P1 with its one surface facing downward, The first panel mounting machine 88 for mounting the second panel P2 on one surface of the first panel P1 carried by the first panel transporter 11, and the first panel with the second panel P2 mounted The second panel transporter 58 that transports the first panel P1 transported by the transporter 11 with the other surface facing downward, and the other of the first panel P1 transported by the second panel transporter 58. And a second panel attachment machine 89 for attaching the third panel P3 to the surface. Here, the first panel transporter 11 and the second panel transporter 58 are the same as described above, and the first panel transporter 11 moves the first panel P1 along the first horizontal rotation path C1. The second panel transporter 58 moves the panel assembly to which the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 are attached along the second horizontal rotation path C3.

  In the cleaning zone Z2 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, the first panel carrying jig is photographed by photographing the first panel P1 seated on the first panel carrying jig 13 of the first panel carrying machine 11. A vision device 86 for detecting the posture of the first panel P1 seated on the camera 13 is provided. Further, the first panel P1 and the second panel P2 that are seated on the second panel carrying jig 60 of the second panel carrier 58 are attached to the cleaning zone Z2 in the second horizontal rotation path C3. A vision device 87 for detecting the posture of the panel assembly seated on the second panel carrying jig 60 by photographing the panel assembly is provided.

  The first panel attachment machine 88 is provided in the panel attachment zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1, and the second panel attachment machine 89 is provided in the panel attachment zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3. The specific structures of the first panel mounting machine 88 and the second panel mounting machine 89 are the same. Hereinafter, the specific structure and operation of the first panel mounting machine 88 will be described in detail, and the specific structure and operation of the second panel mounting machine 89 will be described in detail. Change to explanation.

  The first panel attaching machine 88 includes a support frame 26, a plurality of panel attachment units 90 coupled to the support frame 26, and a support frame rotating device 52 that rotates the support frame 26. A plurality of support surfaces 27 are prepared in the support frame 26, and a panel attachment unit 90 is provided on each of the plurality of support surfaces 27.

  The panel attachment unit 90 is arranged on the upper part of the moving frame 29 so as to move together with the moving frame 29 provided to move in a direction parallel to the ground, the moving frame moving device 32 that moves the moving frame 29, and the moving frame 29. The panel pressure plate 37, the pressure roller 43 provided at one end of the panel pressure plate 37, the pusher 45 that pushes the panel pressure plate 37 away from the moving frame 29, the moving frame 29, and the panel pressure plate 37. And a posture adjusting mechanism 91 for moving the panel crimping plate 37. Here, the moving frame 29, the moving frame moving device 32, the panel pressure plate 37, the pressure roller 43, and the pusher 45 are the same as described above.

  The posture adjusting mechanism 91 is provided on the moving frame 29 so as to be movable in a direction crossing the moving direction of the moving frame 29, a moving member moving device 94 for moving the moving member 92, And a rotating member rotating device 100 that rotates the rotating member 98. The panel crimping plate 37 is pivotally coupled to a bracket 36 provided on the rotating member 98. A housing chamber 99 is prepared for the rotating member 98, and a pusher 45 is provided in the housing chamber 99.

  The moving member 92 is slidably coupled to a guide rail 93 disposed on the upper surface of the moving frame 29 in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the moving frame 29. The moving member moving device 94 includes a screw shaft 96 that is screw-coupled to a nut member 95 provided in the moving member 92, and a motor 97 that rotates the screw shaft 96. When the screw shaft 96 is rotated by the rotation of the motor 97, the moving member 92 is moved along the guide rail 93 by the screw motion between the screw shaft 96 and the nut member 95. The rotating member rotating device 100 is provided on the moving member 92, and the rotating shaft 101 provided here is coupled to the rotating member 98. With the operation of the rotating member rotating device 100, the rotating member 98 rotates about the rotating shaft 101 perpendicular to the ground. By the operation of the posture adjusting mechanism 91, the panel crimping plate 37 and the panel seated thereon can move and rotate in the horizontal direction with respect to the ground, and thereby the posture of the panel seated on the panel crimping plate 37 can be rotated. Can be adjusted in various ways.

  In the present invention, the specific configuration of the posture adjustment mechanism 91 is not limited to that shown here, and can be variously changed. That is, the posture adjusting mechanism 91 moves the panel crimping plate 37 parallel to the ground in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the moving frame 29, and changes to various other structures that rotate about the rotation axis 101 perpendicular to the ground. Can be done. In the drawing, the rotating member 98, the rotating member rotating device 100, and the moving member 92 are sequentially arranged below the panel crimping plate 37. However, the arrangement order thereof can be variously changed. Can do.

  Referring to FIGS. 17 and 19, the vision device 86 provided in the first horizontal rotation path C <b> 1 of the first panel transporter 11 is secured to the first panel transport jig 13 of the first panel transporter 11. If the posture of the worn first panel P1 is detected, the first panel mounting machine 88 is a vision provided in the first vertical rotation path C2 (see FIG. 4) of the first panel mounting machine 88. After detecting the posture of the second panel P2 loaded on the panel crimping plate 37 by the device 103, the posture of the second panel P2 seated on the panel crimping plate 37 using the posture adjusting mechanism 91 is changed to the first posture. Adjust the panel P1 according to the posture. Then, the second panel P2 whose posture is adjusted in the panel attachment zone Z3 is attached to one surface of the first panel P1 seated on the first panel carrying jig 13. A specific method for attaching the second panel P2 to the first panel P1 by the pressure roller 43, the pusher 45, and the moving frame moving device 32 is the same as described above. The posture adjustment of the first panel P1 by the posture adjustment mechanism 91 is performed at various positions in the first vertical rotation path C2 (see FIG. 4) before attaching the first panel P1 and the second panel P2. It is. The installation position of the vision device 86 for detecting the posture of the first panel P1 seated on the first panel transporter 11 is between the loading zone Z1 and the panel mounting zone Z3 in the first horizontal rotation path C1. It can be changed to various positions in between, or the loading zone Z1 and the panel mounting zone Z3.

  The specific structure and operation of the second panel mounting machine 89 are the same as those of the first panel mounting machine 88 described above. Referring to FIGS. 17 and 20, the vision device 87 provided in the second horizontal rotation path C <b> 3 of the second panel transporter 58 is secured to the second panel transport jig 60 of the second panel transporter 58. If the posture of the worn first panel P1 is detected, the second panel mounting machine 89 is a vision provided in the second vertical rotation path C4 (see FIG. 9) of the second panel mounting machine 89. After the posture of the third panel P2 loaded on the panel crimping plate 37 is detected by the device 104, the posture of the third panel P3 seated on the panel crimping plate 37 using the posture adjusting mechanism 91 is changed to the second position. The first panel P1 seated on the panel carrying jig 60 is adjusted according to the posture. The third panel P3 whose posture is adjusted in the panel attachment zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3 of the second panel transporter 58 is seated on the second panel transport jig 60. It is attached to the other surface of the panel P1. The posture adjustment of the third panel P3 by the posture adjustment mechanism 91 is performed at various positions in the second vertical rotation path C4 (see FIG. 9) before the third panel P3 is attached to the first panel P1. . The installation position of the vision device 87 for detecting the posture of the first panel P1 seated on the second panel transporter 58 is the panel movement zone Z4 and the panel attachment zone Z9 in the second horizontal rotation path C3. Can be changed to various positions between the panel movement zone Z4 and the panel attachment zone Z9.

  Although not shown in the drawings, the feature of adjusting the posture of the panel seated on the panel crimping plate 37 of the panel mounting machine by including the posture adjusting mechanism 91 is the second to fifth embodiments of the present invention described above. It can also be applied to the panel mounting apparatus according to the embodiment.

  The embodiments of the present invention shown in the drawings together with the foregoing should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those having ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present invention can improve and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Can do. Accordingly, such improvements and modifications fall within the protection scope of the present invention as long as it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10, 75, 77, 78, 80, 85: Panel mounting device 11, 58: First and second panel transporters 12, 59: First and second rotary support bases 13, 60: First and second panel transporters Jig 19: reversing device 21, 68: first and second rotation support base rotating devices 23, 56, 70: cleaning devices 25, 81, 88: first panel mounting machine 26: support frame 28, 73: first, 2 panel attachment unit 29: moving frame 32: moving frame moving device 33, 95: nut member 34, 96: screw shaft 35, 97: motor 37: panel pressure plate 43: pressure roller 45: pusher
52: Support frame rotating device 66: Elevating devices 72, 83, 89: Second panel attaching machine 86, 87: Vision device 90: Panel fitting unit 91: Posture adjusting mechanism 92: Moving member 94: Moving member moving device 98 : Rotating member 100: Rotating member rotating device

Claims (17)

A plurality of panel carrying jigs that are seated so that the first panel faces one side downward, and a rotation support base arranged to be spaced apart from each other, and for fixing the first panel to the panel carrying jigs A plurality of panel carrying jigs horizontally with respect to the ground by intermittently rotating the rotation support base around a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground as a first panel fixing mechanism provided on the panel carrying jig; A rotation device for rotating along a horizontal rotation path; a panel carrier having a rotation support table rotation device; and a panel mounting zone in the horizontal rotation path, the first panel mounted on the panel carrying jig Including a panel attachment machine having a panel fitting unit for crimping and attaching the second panel;
The panel fitting unit is
A moving frame provided in the panel mounting zone so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the ground;
A panel crimping plate, the second panel being seated with its one side facing up and pivotally coupled to the moving frame by a pivot shaft;
A pressure roller disposed at one end of the panel crimping plate to press the second panel toward the first panel;
The panel pressure plate is pushed by pressing the panel pressure plate upward so that the pressure roller causes the second panel to be in close contact with the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig located in the panel attachment zone. A pusher that rotates about the pivot axis;
The pressure roller moves in a state in which the second panel is partially pressed against the first panel, so that the second panel is gradually brought into close contact with the first panel from one end to the other end thereof. And a moving frame moving device for moving the moving frame as described above. In the description of claim 1,
The panel carrying device further includes a plurality of reversing devices coupled to the rotation support base for reversing the panel carrying jig so that the upper and lower surfaces thereof are reversed. In the description of claim 1,
The panel carrying device further includes a plurality of lifting devices coupled to the rotary support base for moving the panel carrying jig in a vertical direction. In the description of claim 1,
The panel mounting machine is
A support frame having a plurality of support surfaces;
A support frame rotating device for transferring the plurality of support surfaces along a vertical rotation path perpendicular to the ground by intermittently rotating the support frame about a rotation axis parallel to the ground;
The panel attachment unit further includes a third panel fixing mechanism for fixing the second panel to the panel crimping plate, and a plurality of the panel attachment units are provided on the plurality of support surfaces, respectively.
The panel mounting device, wherein the vertical rotation path intersects the horizontal rotation path in the panel mounting zone. In the description of claim 4,
A panel further comprising a protective film peeling device provided in a protective film peeling zone positioned upstream of the panel mounting zone in the vertical rotation path and peeling the protective film attached to the second panel. Mounting device. In the description of claim 4,
A panel mounting further comprising a cleaning device provided in a cleaning zone located upstream of the panel mounting zone in the vertical rotation path and cleaning the second panel seated on the panel crimping plate. apparatus. In the description of claim 1,
The panel attachment unit further includes a posture adjusting mechanism that is provided between the moving frame and the panel pressure plate and moves the panel pressure plate.
The posture adjustment mechanism is
A moving member provided movably on the moving frame to move the panel crimping plate in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the moving frame;
A moving member moving device for moving the moving member;
A rotating member rotatably provided on the moving frame to rotate the panel crimping plate around a rotation axis perpendicular to the moving frame;
And a rotating device that rotates the rotating member. In the description of claim 7,
A vision device that detects the posture of the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig by photographing the first panel that is provided in the horizontal rotation path and seated on the panel carrying jig. In addition,
The operation of the posture adjustment mechanism is controlled by using a detection signal of the vision device as a control factor. In the description of claim 1,
The panel mounting machine is
A support frame having a plurality of support surfaces;
A support frame rotating device for transferring the plurality of support surfaces along a vertical rotation path perpendicular to the ground by intermittently rotating the support frame about a rotation axis parallel to the ground;
The panel fitting unit is
A third panel fixing mechanism for fixing the second panel to the panel crimping plate;
A posture adjusting mechanism that is provided between the moving frame and the panel crimping plate and moves the panel crimping plate;
The posture adjustment mechanism is
A moving member provided movably on the moving frame to move the panel crimping plate in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the moving frame;
A moving member moving device for moving the moving member;
A rotating member rotatably provided on the moving frame to rotate the panel crimping plate around a rotation axis perpendicular to the moving frame;
A rotating device for rotating the rotating member,
In the panel attachment unit, a plurality of the panel attachment units are provided on the plurality of support surfaces, respectively. In the description of claim 1,
A panel mounting further comprising a cleaning device provided in a cleaning zone located upstream of the panel mounting zone in the horizontal rotation path and cleaning the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig. apparatus. A plurality of first panel carrying jigs that are seated so that one surface of the first panel faces downward, and a first rotary support base disposed so as to be spaced apart from each other; A first panel fixing mechanism provided on the first panel carrying jig for fixing to the first panel carrying jig, and the first panel reversing the first panel carrying jig so that its upper and lower surfaces are reversed. And a plurality of reversing devices coupled to the rotation support table, and the first rotation support table is intermittently rotated about a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground as a rotation center, thereby moving the plurality of first panel carrying jigs with respect to the ground. A first panel carrier having a first rotating support rotator rotating along a first horizontal rotating path that is horizontal;
A first panel is provided in a panel mounting zone prepared in the first horizontal rotation path, and is attached to the first panel mounted on the first panel carrying jig by pressure bonding. A first panel mounting machine having a panel attachment unit;
A plurality of second panel carrying jigs are mounted so that a panel assembly to which the first panel and the second panel are attached is seated so that the other surface of the first panel faces downward. A second rotation support base arranged in this manner, a plurality of lifting devices coupled to the second rotation support base to move the second panel carrying jig in the vertical direction, and the second rotation support A second rotation support for transferring the plurality of second panel carrying jigs along a second horizontal rotation path horizontal to the ground by intermittently rotating the table about a rotation axis perpendicular to the ground. A table rotating device and the panel set seated on the first panel carrying jig at a position where the first panel carrying jig and the second panel carrying jig face each other in the second horizontal rotation path Fix the solid to the second panel carrying jig A second panel carrier having a second panel fixing mechanism provided in the second panel carrying jig; and a panel attachment zone prepared in the second horizontal rotation path, And a second panel attachment unit having a second panel attachment unit for crimping and attaching the third panel to the other surface of the first panel seated on the panel carrying jig. Panel mounting device to be used. In the description of claim 11,
The first panel attachment unit is:
A moving frame provided to be movable in a direction parallel to the ground in the panel mounting zone in the first horizontal rotation path;
A panel crimping plate, the second panel being seated with its one side facing up and pivotally coupled to the moving frame by a pivot shaft;
A pressure roller disposed at one end of the panel crimping plate to press the second panel toward the first panel;
The pressure roller pushes the panel pressure plate in the upper direction so that the second panel is brought into close contact with the first panel seated on the first panel carrying jig, thereby pushing the panel pressure plate to the pivot shaft. A pusher that rotates around the center,
The pressure roller moves in a state in which the second panel is partially pressed against the first panel, so that the second panel is gradually brought into close contact with the first panel from one end to the other end thereof. And a moving frame moving device for moving the moving frame as described above. In the description of claim 12,
The first panel mounting machine is:
A support frame having a plurality of support surfaces;
A support frame rotation device for transferring the plurality of support surfaces along a first vertical rotation path perpendicular to the ground by intermittently rotating the support frame about a rotation axis parallel to the ground; In addition,
The first panel attachment unit further includes a third panel fixing mechanism for fixing the second panel to the panel crimping plate, and a plurality of the first panel attachment units are the plurality of support surfaces. Provided respectively in
The panel mounting apparatus, wherein the first vertical rotation path intersects the first horizontal rotation path in a panel mounting zone in the first horizontal rotation path. In the description of claim 12,
The first panel attachment unit further includes a posture adjusting mechanism that is provided between the moving frame and the panel pressure plate and moves the panel pressure plate.
The posture adjustment mechanism is
A moving member provided movably on the moving frame to move the panel crimping plate in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the moving frame;
A moving member moving device for moving the moving member;
A rotating member rotatably provided on the moving frame to rotate the panel crimping plate around a rotation axis perpendicular to the moving frame;
A panel mounting device comprising a rotating device for rotating the rotating member. In the description of claim 11,
The second panel fitting unit is
A moving frame provided in the panel mounting zone in the second horizontal rotation path so as to be movable in a direction parallel to the ground;
A panel crimping plate, the third panel being seated with its one side facing up and pivotally connected to the moving frame by a pivot shaft;
A pressure roller disposed at one end of the panel crimping plate for pressing the third panel toward the first panel;
The pressure roller pushes the panel pressure plate upward to bring the third panel into close contact with the first panel seated on the second panel carrying jig, and the panel pressure plate is moved to the pivot shaft. A pusher that rotates around the center,
The pressure roller moves in a state in which the third panel is partially pressed against the first panel, thereby gradually bringing the third panel into close contact with the first panel from one end to the other end. And a moving frame moving device for moving the moving frame as described above. In the description of claim 15,
The second panel mounting machine is:
A support frame having a plurality of support surfaces;
A support frame rotation device for transferring the plurality of support surfaces along a second vertical rotation path perpendicular to the ground by intermittently rotating the support frame about a rotation axis parallel to the ground. In addition,
The second panel attachment unit further includes a fourth panel fixing mechanism for fixing the third panel to the panel crimping plate, wherein a plurality of the second panel attachment units are the plurality of support surfaces. Provided respectively in
The panel mounting apparatus characterized in that the second vertical rotation path intersects the first horizontal rotation path at a panel mounting zone in the second horizontal rotation path. In the description of claim 15,
The second panel attachment unit further includes a posture adjusting mechanism that is provided between the moving frame and the panel pressure plate and moves the panel pressure plate.
The posture adjustment mechanism is
A moving member provided movably on the moving frame to move the panel crimping plate in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the moving frame;
A moving member moving device for moving the moving member;
A rotating member rotatably provided on the moving frame to rotate the panel crimping plate around a rotation axis perpendicular to the moving frame;
And a rotating device that rotates the rotating member.

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