JP5197089B2 - Method and apparatus for manufacturing flat display device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a flat display device including a step of attaching a protective plate made of glass, transparent resin, or the like to an image display surface side of a display panel, and a manufacturing apparatus therefor.

  In recent years, liquid crystal display devices and other flat display devices have been widely used in computer displays, televisions, car navigation devices, personal digital assistants, mobile phones, and the like.

  In a portable device such as a mobile phone or a portable information terminal, a vehicle-mounted device such as a car navigation device, and some computers, a transparent protective plate is installed on the image display surface of the display panel. The protective plate prevents the image display surface of the display panel from being scratched and makes it difficult to see the display, and prevents the display panel from being damaged even when dropped or subjected to a strong impact.

  It has been proposed to directly attach a protective plate to an image display surface of a liquid crystal display panel (Patent Documents 1 to 4). This is intended to address the problem of reflection on the glass surface due to the presence of an air layer between the protective plate and the display panel, and to reduce the manufacturing cost. Note that the protective plate is usually assembled to the casing of the electronic device when the electronic device is assembled, and therefore there is a gap between the protective plate and the display panel (for example, Patent Document 5).

  In patent document 1, the following contents are disclosed about the manufacturing method of the flat display apparatus including the adhesion process of a protective plate. First, an ultraviolet (UV) curable resin is applied to a predetermined area of the protective plate or the display panel. Thereafter, the display panel or the protective plate is bonded together in a reduced pressure chamber that has been reduced to an absolute pressure of 50 kPa or less to perform clamping. Next, after releasing the pressure reduction, “temporary fixing” is performed by irradiating the peripheral non-display area of the display panel with ultraviolet rays. If mixed dust is detected by inspection, the protective plate is peeled off and the pasting operation is performed again. In the manufacturing method disclosed in Patent Literature 1, the pressing is performed under reduced pressure in order to prevent bubbles from being generated in the adhesive layer.

  On the other hand, in the liquid crystal display device of Patent Document 2, when the adhesive is filled between the display panel and the protective plate and attached, the peripheral layer non-display area is formed so that the thickness of the adhesive layer is uniform. A spacer made of an acrylic resin chip is interposed. In addition, in the liquid crystal display device of Patent Document 3, it is disclosed that bubbles in the adhesive can be easily removed along the groove by providing a corrugated uneven pattern in cross section on the inner surface of the protective plate. Yes.

On the other hand, in Patent Document 3, a resin sheet having buffering properties and adhesiveness (adhesiveness) is disposed between a display panel and a protective plate in place of a normal adhesive layer in an in-vehicle liquid crystal display device. Is disclosed.
JP 2004-325788 A JP-A-2005-055641 JP 2007-047621 A JP-A-9-133912 JP-A-9-8690

  In the manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 (particularly, FIGS. 2 to 3), since the pressurization driving unit is arranged in the decompression chamber, the size of the decompression chamber is considerably larger than the size of the display panel. It gets bigger. In addition, after applying the UV curable resin to the protective plate or the display panel, it is necessary to carry out an operation of transferring the UV curable resin into the decompression chamber, positioning it at a predetermined position of the pressure platen, and attaching it.

  On the other hand, if the structure is disclosed in Patent Document 2 or Patent Document 3, the cost of the member or the cost of assembly increases.

  On the other hand, when a resin sheet (pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet) having adhesiveness (pressure-sensitive adhesive property) as in Patent Document 4 is used, a production method capable of efficiently attaching while preventing generation of bubbles. It is required to establish.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and a method for manufacturing a flat display device including a step of attaching a protective plate made of glass, transparent resin, or the like to the image display surface side of the display panel, and for this purpose To provide a manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus capable of preventing air bubbles from entering an adhesive layer in a manufacturing apparatus, reducing manufacturing costs and improving manufacturing efficiency, and reducing the installation space of the manufacturing apparatus. It is what.

  The method for manufacturing a flat display device according to the first aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a flat display device including a step of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate. In the attaching process, the protective plate or the display panel is positioned on the first suction plate and sucked and held, and in such a state of being sucked and held, a photocurable resin is placed on the upper surface of the protective plate or the display panel. On the other hand, the display panel or the protective plate is positioned and sucked and held on the upper surface of the second suction plate, and after the coating, the protective plate or the display panel is sucked and held. By turning over the first suction plate and bringing it closer to the second suction plate, the protection plate and the display panel are aligned in the horizontal direction with each other and arranged in parallel with each other at an interval. And a sealing container portion that has an opening in the upper side and accommodates the second suction plate and the first suction plate as a lid that closes the opening of the container portion so as to sandwich the seal member. In combination, a closed space is formed, and the inside of the closed space is brought into a reduced pressure state by vacuum suction. Under this reduced pressure state, the second suction plate is raised and the display panel is pressed against the protection plate. The resin is locally irradiated by irradiating the photocurable resin with ultraviolet light or visible light through a plurality of openings penetrating the first adsorption plate in the thickness direction under reduced pressure and pressure. After that, the decompression state is released and the pressurization by the second suction plate is released, and one of the suction holding by the second suction plate and the suction holding by the first suction plate is performed. And then the first Wherein the reversing to its original position by pulling away the Chakuban from the housing.

  The method for manufacturing a flat display device according to the second aspect of the present invention is a method for manufacturing a flat display device including a step of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate, The plate or the display panel is positioned and held on one of the first and second suction plates by suction, the adhesive sheet, or the protective plate to which the adhesive sheet is attached or the Positioning and holding the display panel on the other suction plate, holding the first suction plate upside down and approaching the second suction plate, the protective plate or the display panel and the adhesive sheet are A container part for sealing, which is horizontally aligned with each other and arranged at intervals in parallel to each other, has an opening above and houses the second suction plate, and an opening of the container part Occlude The first suction plate as a lid is combined with a seal member so as to form a closed space, and the closed space is reduced to a reduced pressure state by vacuum suction. The suction plate is raised and the protective plate or the display panel is pressed against the adhesive sheet, and thus pressure is applied to sandwich the adhesive sheet. Thereafter, the decompression state is released and the second Release of pressurization by the suction plate, release of suction holding by the second suction plate and suction holding by the first suction plate, and subsequently, the first suction plate is moved to the container It is characterized by being separated from the part and reversed to the original position.

  The flat panel display manufacturing apparatus of the present invention is a flat panel display manufacturing apparatus used in a process of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate, the protective plate or the display panel. Upside down to enable the suction chuck part to hold the suction chuck on one side and to take the first position / posture of the suction chuck part upward and the second position / posture of the lower part A first suction plate having a mechanism, and on the protection plate or the display panel sucked by the first suction plate when the first suction plate is in the first position / posture; An adhesive arrangement mechanism that applies an adhesive liquid or arranges a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet having pressure-sensitive adhesion; and a suction chuck portion that can hold the display panel or the protective plate by suction. Adsorption plate and has an opening above The container portion for sealing that stores the second suction plate, a seal member disposed along the opening of the container portion, and the second position and so as to close and open the opening of the container portion. In the state where the first vertical movement mechanism for moving the first suction plate in the posture up and down relative to the container portion, and the opening of the container portion is closed by the suction plate of the first suction plate, A vacuum suction mechanism for reducing the space in the container part to a reduced pressure state, and moving the second suction plate up and down relative to the container part in a state where the space in the container part is reduced in pressure. And a second vertical movement mechanism for pressing and releasing the protective plate and the display panel with respect to the suction plate.

  Air bubbles can be prevented from biting into the adhesive layer, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the manufacturing efficiency can be improved, and the installation space for the manufacturing apparatus can be reduced.

  A liquid crystal display device manufacturing method and a manufacturing apparatus therefor according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The liquid crystal display device according to the present embodiment is a small-sized device used for mobile phones and other mobile devices. For example, a 3-inch diagonal WVGA (5: 3 aspect ratio, 800 × 480 pixels) image display surface is provided. Eggplant. As shown in FIG. 8, along one side of the rectangular display panel 1, the array substrate protrudes from the counter substrate to form a shelf-shaped peripheral connection portion 51, and the peripheral connection portion 51 includes One drive IC chip 52 and one flexible wiring board (FPC) 53 are mounted using an anisotropic conductive film (ACF). In addition, polarizing plates 54 are attached to both surfaces of the display panel 5.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the protective plate pasting device 10 of the present embodiment enables the first suction plate 1 and the second suction plate 2 and the first suction plate 1 arranged horizontally to be turned upside down. A first support drive mechanism 3 for supporting and moving up and down (driving in the XX direction shown in the figure) and a pair of left and right ejector mechanisms 35 for pushing up and reversing the end of the first suction plate 1 (shown in the figure) Is shown on the right side), a second support drive mechanism 4 that supports the second suction plate 2 and moves up and down, and a fixed support cylinder 42 of the second support drive mechanism 4 An upward cup-shaped container portion 45 for storing the second suction plate 2, and a pressure reducing pipe 46 for reducing the pressure in the state where the second suction plate 2 is inverted and the opening of the container portion 45 is closed, And an adhesive liquid application nozzle 8. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, a UV irradiation device 9 is provided.

  One rectangular suction chuck surface in which the region other than the peripheral portion on the upper surface of the first suction plate 1 and the central portion of the upper surface in the initial state of the second suction plate 2 are substantially the same in size. 12 is done. A plurality of suction ports 13 are arranged in a matrix on the suction chuck surfaces 12 of the first and second suction plates 1 and 2, and are not shown through a suction pipe 14 provided in the suction plates 1 and 2. Vacuum suction is performed by the suction device. The suction chuck surface 12 is provided with a sealing lining layer 15 made of rubber, elastomer resin or elastic foamed resin body.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the first suction plate 1 is provided with four circular openings 11 in the vicinity of the four corners of the suction chuck surface 12. However, due to the sealing lining layer 15 provided over the entire suction chuck surface 12, a sufficient suction action is performed at locations other than the openings 11. The first suction plate 1 having a rectangular shape as a whole is connected to one vertical vertical movement support wall 32A through a hinge portion 33 provided along one side of the rectangle so that the first suction plate 1 can be rotated by 180 degrees. It is supported. The vertical movement support wall 32A is supported from the machine base 101 of the protective plate affixing device 10 or the fixed support wall 32B fixed to the floor through the vertical movement guide mechanism 32C and the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 31 therebetween. ing. In the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 31, a plurality of cylinder rods 31A protruding downward from the lower surface of the vertical movement support wall 32A are fitted into a cylinder outer cylinder portion 31B provided in the fixed support wall 32B, and hydraulic pressure is controlled by a hydraulic control mechanism (not shown). This is realized by supplying the medium oil to the cylinder chamber 31C and discharging the medium oil from the cylinder chamber 31C. Therefore, the first suction plate 1 is supported from the machine base 101 or the floor surface of the protective plate pasting device 10 via the hinge portion 33 and the vertically extendable vertical support wall 32.

  An ejector mechanism 35 for reversing the first suction plate 1 up and down around the hinge 33 has an ejector pin 36 with a hemispherical tip attached to the tip of an air cylinder 37, and compressed air (not shown). A pipe, an electromagnetic valve, and its control mechanism are provided. In the example shown in the figure, the ejector pin 36 and the air cylinder 37 are inclined by 30 ° with respect to the vertical axis, whereby the first suction plate 1 is efficiently reversed. FIG. 1 shows only the first ejector mechanism 35 for reversing from the initial state in which the chucking chuck surface 12 faces upward to the state for the pasting operation facing downward. In one specific example, FIG. The second ejector mechanism for performing the reverse reversal is also provided with the same configuration as the first ejector mechanism 35. The first and second ejector mechanisms 35 are positioned symmetrically about the support wall 32. In place of such an ejector mechanism 35, for example, a reverse rotation drive can be performed by providing the hinge unit 33 with a rotation mechanism by a servo motor.

  On the other hand, the second suction plate 2 is always arranged horizontally so that the suction chuck surface 12 faces upward, and is supported from a fixed support cylinder 42 through a hydraulic cylinder mechanism 41. The support cylinder 42 is firmly fixed to the machine base 101 or the floor surface of the protective plate attaching device 10 in the same manner as the support wall 32 for the first suction plate 1. The hydraulic cylinder mechanism 41 for moving the second suction plate 2 up and down is a cylinder in which a cylinder rod 41A connected to the center of the lower surface of the second suction plate 2 is provided along the central axis of the support column 4 This is realized by being fitted into the outer cylinder portion 41B and supplying hydraulic medium oil to the cylinder chamber 41C and discharging it from the cylinder chamber 41C by a hydraulic control mechanism (not shown). The position of the second suction plate 2 when viewed in a plan view is such that when the first suction plate 1 is reversed from the initial state of FIG. It is set so as to come to the same position as the suction chuck surface 12 of one suction plate 1.

  The container portion 45 that houses the second suction plate 2 has a cup shape having an opening 451 at the upper side, and a vacuum suction pipe 46 is fitted into a hole 452 that penetrates the cup-shaped peripheral wall. A groove 453 extending around the opening 451 is provided on an end surface forming the edge of the opening 451 in the container portion 45, and a sealing O-ring 47 is fitted in the groove 453. If the first suction plate 1 is reversed and the suction chuck surface 12 is directed downward, the first suction plate 1 is slightly separated above the container portion 45 that houses the second suction plate 2. Or abut against the O-ring 47 of the container part 45. In this state, if the hydraulic cylinder 31 of the support wall 32 that supports the first suction plate 1 is operated to lower the first suction plate 1 slightly, the opening 451 of the container portion 45 is sealed. The closed space 48 formed in this way can be decompressed by suction exhaust through the vacuum suction pipe 46. Further, by operating the hydraulic cylinder mechanism 41 that supports the second suction plate 2 in a state where the closed space 48 in the container portion 45 is decompressed in this way, the first and second suction plates 1, 2 are operated. It is possible to perform a pressing action between the two. In one specific example, the peripheral wall of the container part 45 has a rectangular shape with rounded corners, thereby minimizing the volume of the closed space 48 and reducing the burden of the vacuum suction operation.

  In the illustrated example, the adhesive liquid application nozzle 8 is a dispenser nozzle, and is held by a robot arm (not shown) to perform a predetermined application operation. The adhesive reservoir above the adhesive liquid application nozzle 8 is maintained at a predetermined temperature, and the discharge of the adhesive 81 from the adhesive liquid application nozzle 8 is performed when the robot arm is lowered, that is, applied. Performed in close proximity to the surface. The adhesive 81 used here is curable by UV light.

  The UV irradiation device 9 shown in FIG. 6 has an opening 11 of the first suction plate 1 after the first suction plate 1 is reversed to the second suction plate 2 side and combined with the container portion 45. And four UV lamps 91 for irradiating the four openings 11 of the first suction plate 1 respectively. Each UV lamp 91 includes a reflector that guides UV light to the lower opening 11. If an adhesive that cures by irradiation with visible light is used, a visible light lamp such as a halogen lamp can be used instead of the UV lamp 91. A glass plate can be fitted in the opening 11 of the first suction plate 1. When using near-ultraviolet UV light, as such a glass plate, “Near-UV High-Transmission Glass NIGS5960” from Daiko Seisakusho Co., Ltd. or “UV-Transmission Glass: 201 (UVD-3)” from Japan Radio Glass Co., Ltd. Can be used.

  Below, the flow of the sticking process of the protective plate 6 in this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. 1 and 2-7.

  In the “operation 1” step shown in FIG. 1, the first suction plate 1 is on the right side of the support wall 32 and the suction chuck surface 12 faces upward. In this state, the first suction plate 1 The protective glass plate 6 is positioned and fixed to the suction chuck surface 12. Next, an adhesive 81 is applied to a predetermined area on the protective glass plate 6 from the adhesive liquid application nozzle 8. On the other hand, the display panel 5 shown in FIG. 8 is positioned and fixed to the suction chuck surface 12 that forms the upper surface of the second suction plate 2. The operation of carrying the protective glass plate 6 and the display panel 5 to the predetermined suction chuck surface 12 and positioning them can be performed by a robot arm or by an operator. For positioning, alignment marks can be provided on the protective glass plate 6 and the display panel 5 and the suction chuck surface 12 in advance. Or, for example, a member that forms a positioning abutment rib is detachably attached to the chucking chuck surface 12, and simple positioning is performed by abutting the two end surfaces surrounding one corner with the abutment rib. You can also.

  In the step of “Operation 2” shown in FIG. 3, the ejector mechanism 35 is operated and the first suction plate 1 is inverted. Then, by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 31 of the support wall 32, the first suction plate 1 is lowered, and the container part 45 is sealed while the O-ring 47 is sandwiched to form a closed space 48. In the illustrated example, since the first suction plate 1 is separated above the container portion 45 when reversed, the O-ring is lowered after the first suction plate 1 comes into contact with the O-ring 47. An operation of sandwiching and pressing 47 is performed.

  In the step of “Operation 3” shown in FIG. 4, vacuum exhaust through the vacuum suction pipe 46 is performed, and the closed space 48 in the container portion 45 is in a decompressed state. For example, the pressure is reduced to an absolute pressure of 20 to 60 kPa, particularly 40 to 50 kPa.

  In the “operation 4” step shown in FIG. 5, the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 41 provided in the second suction plate 2 raises the second suction plate 2 and presses the display panel 5 against the protective glass plate 6. Tightening is done. For example, the clamping pressure is gradually increased until it reaches 100 to 200 kPa, and this state is maintained for a while.

  In the step of “Operation 5” shown in FIG. 6, UV light irradiation through the opening 11 is performed from the UV lamp 91 of the UV irradiation device 9 while maintaining the above-described reduced pressure and pressure-tight state. As a result, the adhesive 81 is cured in a spot shape only at the location of the opening 11.

  In the step of “operation 6” shown in FIG. 7, the suction on the suction chuck surface 12 of the second suction plate 2 is released and the decompression of the closed space 48 inside the container portion 45 is released. For example, an electromagnetic valve for releasing reduced pressure exhaust is operated. Thereafter, the first suction plate 1 is raised by the operation of the hydraulic cylinder 31 and the reversing operation around the hinge portion 33 by the operation of the ejector mechanism 35 (not shown). And the adsorption | suction of the 1st adsorption | suction board 1 is cancelled | released and the display panel 5 in which the protective glass board 6 was affixed is collect | recovered.

  Thereafter, the display panel 5 with the protective glass plate 6 is sent into a heating chamber or onto a heating conveyor, and heating and curing for completely curing the adhesive 81 are performed. In this way, the curing of the adhesive 81 other than the spot corresponding to the opening 11 progresses and is completed, and the curing reaction is also completed at the spot corresponding to the opening 11.

  Next, a method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As the protective plate affixing device 10, the same one as in the previous embodiment described with reference to FIGS. However, instead of using the adhesive application nozzle 8, a robot arm to which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is attached is used, or a positioning and positioning operation is performed by an operator. Further, the UV irradiation device 9 is not used. Here, the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is a double-sided adhesive sheet made of a pressure-sensitive adhesive, and is highly transparent. Examples of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 include Nitto Denko's “Transparent double-sided adhesive tape CS9621” (baseless) and “Double-sided adhesive tape with excellent transparency HJ-3160W / HJ-9150W” (HJ -3160W can be a polyester film substrate, and HJ-9150W can be a substrate-less). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet is generally made of an acrylic adhesive.

  In the first stage shown in FIG. 9, a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is attached to the protective glass plate 6.

  First, the protective glass plate 6 is positioned and sucked on the first suction plate 1, and the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is positioned and sucked on the second suction plate 2. At this time, a “double-sided adhesive tape” product wound around a core material such as a paper tube is previously punched or cut into a predetermined size and shape, and the rectangular pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 thus obtained is cut. The release sheet is peeled off from one side. And it sets on the 2nd adsorption | suction board 2 with the surface which peeled the peeling sheet 86 up.

  Next, an operation of attaching the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 and the protective glass plate 6 is performed in the same process as “Operation 2” and “Operation 3” described with reference to FIGS. Thereafter, the protective glass plate 6 to which the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is attached is collected by the same process as the “operation 6” described with reference to FIG.

  In the second stage shown in FIG. 10, the protective glass plate 6 with the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is attached to the display panel 5.

  First, the protective glass plate 6 with the pressure sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is positioned and sucked on the suction chuck surface 12 of the first suction plate 1 and the display panel 5 is placed on the suction chuck surface 12 of the second suction plate 2. Position and adsorb. Then, the release sheet 86 on the outer (upper) surface of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is peeled off from the protective glass plate 6 with the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 adsorbed on the first suction plate 1.

  Next, the operation of attaching the protective glass plate 6 with the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 and the display panel 5 is performed by the steps of “Operation 2” and “Operation 3” described with reference to FIGS. Thereafter, the display panel 5 to which the protective glass plate 6 is attached is collected by the step of “Operation 6” described with reference to FIG.

  When the protective glass plate 6 is attached using the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85, the heating / curing process associated with the thermosetting of the adhesive is unnecessary. Therefore, although the cost of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is high, the production process is simplified. Further, even when the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 85 is used for bonding, since pressure and pressure are pressed in a state where the pressure is sufficiently reduced, it is possible to prevent entrapment of bubbles in the adhesive layer.

  In place of the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet, a photo-curable adhesive sheet can also be used. In this case, through the opening 11 of the first suction plate 1 through the process of “operation 5” described with reference to FIG. Perform UV light curing. And about the adhesive bond layer hardened | cured only in the spot form in this way, thermosetting is completed by the process of a heating and curing.

  In the bonding method and the bonding apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention as described above, the first and second suction plates 1 and 2 also serve as a pressure head, and the first suction plate 1 After setting with the suction chuck surface 12 facing up, it can be easily and quickly reversed and brought into a position / posture where a pressing operation can be performed. In addition, since the first suction plate 1 also serves as a lid for the container part 45 for decompression, the closed space 48 for decompression can be formed quickly in combination with the container part 45 after the reversing operation. The man-hours and the process time can be minimized because of the pressure reducing operation and the subsequent pressure pressing operation. Furthermore, UV irradiation for curing in a spot shape and temporarily fixing is performed in a state where it is positioned and clamped, so the display panel with the protective glass plate attached is taken out from the bonding device and UV irradiation is performed. There is no need to put it in the furnace, and the display panel and the protective glass plate do not shift each other when the adhesive resin is cured.

  The method and apparatus for attaching the display panel and the protective plate as described above are not limited to the production of the liquid crystal display device, but also used in the production of organic EL display devices and other flat display devices. Can do.

It is a typical vertical direction sectional view of the protection board sticking device which becomes one embodiment of the present invention. A process of setting a protective glass plate and a display panel on an adsorption plate and applying an adhesive is shown. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a first suction plate provided with a reversing mechanism. It shows in the state where the protective glass plate was stuck. FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view similar to FIG. 1, and a protective glass plate and a second suction plate adsorbed on the first suction plate after applying the adhesive shown in FIG. 1 and reversing the first suction plate. The display panel adsorbed on the surface of the display panel faces each other with an interval in the vertical direction. FIG. 4 is a vertical sectional view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state in which the first adsorbing plate evacuates the inside after closing the opening of the container portion surrounding the second adsorbing plate from the state of FIG. 3. . FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state in which pressing for attachment is performed inside the container portion whose pressure has been reduced as shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state in which UV irradiation is performed through the opening of the first suction plate in a state of being pressed as shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 1, showing a state where the initial state has been restored after the UV irradiation of FIG. 6. It is a typical vertical direction sectional view of the protection board sticking apparatus similar to FIG. 1 for demonstrating the protection board sticking method which becomes other embodiment of this invention. It shows about the process for affixing a pressure sensitive adhesive sheet on a protective glass plate. FIG. 9 is a vertical cross-sectional view similar to FIG. 8, showing a process for attaching the pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet obtained in FIG. 8 to a protective glass plate. FIG. 9 is a vertical sectional view similar to FIG. 8, showing a process for attaching the protective glass plate with a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet obtained in FIG. 9 to the display panel.

Explanation of symbols

1 First suction plate 10 Protection plate pasting device 11 Opening of suction plate
12 Adsorption chuck surface 15 Sealing lining layer 2 Second adsorption plate
31 Hydraulic cylinder mechanism 32 Vertical support wall that expands and contracts 33 Hinge part
35 Ejector mechanism 41 Hydraulic cylinder mechanism 42 Support cylinder
45 Container section for decompression 46 Vacuum suction piping 47 O-ring
5 Display panel 6 Protective glass plate 8 Adhesive liquid application nozzle
81 Adhesive 85 Pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 9 UV irradiation device

Claims (4)

A method for manufacturing a flat display device, comprising a step of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate,
In the pasting step,
Positioning and holding the protective plate or the display panel on the first suction plate;
In this state of adsorption and holding, a photocurable resin is applied to the upper surface of the protective plate or the display panel,
On the other hand, the display panel or the protection plate is positioned on the upper surface of the second suction plate and sucked and held.
After the application, while the protective plate or the display panel is held by suction, the first suction plate is turned over and brought closer to the second suction plate, so that the protective plate and the display panel are in the horizontal direction. Are aligned and spaced apart in parallel to each other,
Combining a sealing container portion that has an opening above and houses the second suction plate, and the first suction plate as a lid that closes the opening of the container portion so as to sandwich a sealing member Form a closed space
The closed space is brought into a reduced pressure state by vacuum suction,
Under this reduced pressure state, the second suction plate is raised and the display panel is pressed against the protective plate,
By irradiating the photocurable resin with ultraviolet light or visible light through a plurality of openings penetrating the first suction plate in the thickness direction in a state where the pressure is reduced and pressurized in this manner, Cure the resin,
After this, releasing the reduced pressure state and releasing the pressure by the second suction plate, releasing either the suction holding by the second suction plate and the suction holding by the first suction plate, Then, the manufacturing method of a flat display device, wherein the first suction plate is separated from the container portion and inverted to the original position. A method for manufacturing a flat display device, comprising a step of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate,
In the pasting step,
The protective plate or the display panel is positioned and held on one of the first and second suction plates by suction, and the adhesive sheet or the protective plate to which the adhesive sheet is attached Alternatively, the display panel is positioned on the other suction plate and sucked and held,
By turning the first suction plate over and bringing it close to the second suction plate, the protective plate or the display panel and the adhesive sheet are aligned in the horizontal direction and spaced apart from each other in parallel. To be placed,
Combining a sealing container portion that has an opening above and houses the second suction plate, and the first suction plate as a lid that closes the opening of the container portion so as to sandwich a sealing member Form a closed space
The closed space is brought into a reduced pressure state by vacuum suction,
Under this reduced pressure state, the second suction plate is raised to press the protective plate or the display panel against the adhesive sheet, and thus pressurizing the adhesive sheet is performed.
After this, releasing the reduced pressure state and releasing the pressure by the second suction plate, releasing either the suction holding by the second suction plate and the suction holding by the first suction plate, Then, the manufacturing method of a flat display device, wherein the first suction plate is separated from the container portion and inverted to the original position. A flat panel display manufacturing apparatus used in a process of attaching a transparent protective plate to an image display surface of a display panel made of a transparent insulating plate,
A suction chuck portion capable of sucking and holding the protective plate or the display panel is provided on one surface, and the suction chuck portion takes a first position / posture where the suction chuck portion is upward and a second position / posture where the suction chuck portion is downward. A first suction plate with an upside down mechanism that enables
When the first suction plate is in the first position / posture, an adhesive liquid is applied on the protective plate or the display panel sucked by the first suction plate, or an adhesive is used. An adhesive placement mechanism for placing the sheet;
A second suction plate having a suction chuck portion on the upper surface capable of sucking and holding the display panel or the protection plate;
A container part for sealing which has an opening in the upper part and houses the second suction plate, and a seal member arranged along the opening of the container part;
A first vertical movement mechanism for moving the first suction plate in the second position / posture up and down relative to the container part so as to close and open the opening of the container part;
A vacuum suction mechanism for bringing the space in the container portion into a reduced pressure state in a state where the opening of the container portion is closed by the suction plate of the first suction plate;
In a state where the space in the container portion is decompressed, the second suction plate is moved up and down with respect to the container portion to press the protective plate and the display panel against the first suction plate. And a second vertical movement mechanism for releasing the same, a flat display device manufacturing apparatus. The adhesive arrangement mechanism is a coating apparatus that applies an adhesive liquid having photocurability,
A plurality of windows are provided on the first suction plate,
4. The flat display device according to claim 3 , further comprising a light irradiation mechanism for irradiating ultraviolet light or visible light through the window portion in a state where the space in the container portion is depressurized and the compression is performed. Manufacturing equipment.

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