KR101187281B1 - Device and Method of Controlling Negative Pressure, and Ink-jet Printing Apparatus Having the Same - Google Patents
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The present invention discloses a sound pressure control device and method, and an inkjet printing device having the same.
The negative pressure control device according to the present invention comprises a pump for generating a positive pressure (positive pressure); A regulator connected to the pump and regulating the positive pressure generated from the pump; An ejector having an input connected to the regulator and generating a positive pressure through an output when the positive pressure is input through the input; And a sound pressure sensor provided between the output unit and the object to sense and measure the sound pressure.
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The present invention relates to a sound pressure control apparatus and method, and an inkjet printing apparatus having the same.
More specifically, the present invention compared to the prior art by using an ejector that converts a large supply pressure into a fine pressure negative pressure to precisely control the discharge pressure of an object such as an inkjet head used in an inkjet printing apparatus. A negative pressure control device and method capable of finely controlling the negative pressure applied to the object and the discharge pressure of the object, and by precisely adjusting the amount of ink discharged from the object, can significantly improve the quality of the final product, and An inkjet printing apparatus.
Generally, in order to manufacture an electronic circuit component or a flat panel display (FPD) such as a plasma display panel (PDP) or a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), for example, a photoresist (PR) liquid or Using metal pastes such as copper (Cu), silver (Ag), aluminum (Al), etc., electrodes or dots (such as electrodes or dots) on a glass surface or a printed object such as a printed circuit board (PCB) are used. Certain patterns, such as dots, must be formed.
As a method for forming the above-described constant pattern, for example, a method of directly patterning a constant pattern on a printing object using an inkjet head that ejects ink droplets is used.
1A is a view showing a perspective view of an inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art.
Referring to FIG. 1A, an
Referring again to FIG. 1A, in an
In the above-described
FIG. 1B is a view for explaining in detail a thermal ink-jet head and an operation used in the inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art shown in FIG.
Referring to FIG. 1B, the
FIG. 1C is a view for explaining in detail a piezo ink-jet head and an operation used in the inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art shown in FIG. 1A.
Referring to FIG. 1C, the
As described above, the ink used for the plurality of
The internal pressure of the
In order to solve the above-described ink leakage problem, in the prior art, a sound pressure adjusting device for adjusting the inside of the inkjet head to a negative pressure state has been used. Here, the negative pressure generally means a pressure lower than atmospheric pressure. In this case, the intensity of the negative pressure formed inside the
1D is a view schematically illustrating a sound pressure adjusting device for adjusting the sound pressure of the inkjet head according to the prior art.
Referring to FIG. 1D, a sound
In addition, in the prior art, since it is difficult to finely adjust the sound pressure, it is difficult for ink to be ejected from the inkjet head into a spherical droplet shape having a constant size, resulting in lowered quality of the final product or higher possibility of defects.
In addition, the problems of sound pressure control as described above are a barrier to the formation of patterns such as electrodes or dots, which require high precision fine line width.
Therefore, a new method for solving the above-mentioned problems is required.
The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an ejector (ejector) for converting a large supply pressure to a fine pressure of the negative pressure in order to precisely control the discharge pressure of the object, such as the inkjet head used in the inkjet printing apparatus Compared to the prior art, it is possible to finely control the sound pressure applied to the object and the ejection pressure of the object, and to precisely control the amount of ink ejected from the object, so that the quality of the final product can be significantly improved. And a method, and an inkjet printing apparatus having the same.
A negative pressure regulating device according to the first aspect of the present invention includes a pump for generating a positive pressure; A regulator connected to the pump and regulating the positive pressure generated from the pump; An ejector having an input connected to the regulator and generating a positive pressure through an output when the positive pressure is input through the input; And a sound pressure sensor provided between the output unit and the object and detecting and measuring the sound pressure.
An inkjet printing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention comprises: one or more inkjet heads for supplying ink to form a plurality of patterns on a printing object; A gantry mounted with the at least one inkjet head and movable on the printing object; A plurality of inspection devices mounted to the rear of the gantry and configured to inspect a state of the plurality of patterns formed on the printing object; An ink storage device each connected to the one or more inkjet heads for providing ink; And one or more sound pressure regulating devices connected to each of the one or more ink jet heads, respectively, for adjusting the sound pressure of the one or more ink jet heads, wherein the one or more sound pressure regulating devices each include a pump for generating a positive pressure; A regulator connected to the pump and regulating the positive pressure generated from the pump; An ejector having an input connected to the regulator and generating a positive pressure through an output when the positive pressure is input through the input; And a sound pressure sensor provided between the output unit and each of the one or more inkjet heads to detect and measure the sound pressure.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a negative pressure control method comprising: a) generating a positive pressure using a pump; b) generating a vacuum by inputting the generated positive pressure into an ejector; And c) providing a sound pressure generated by the vacuum to the object to maintain the inside of the object at a constant value of vacuum or sound pressure.
The following advantages are achieved by using the sound pressure regulating device and method of the present invention, and an inkjet printing device having the same.
1. Sound pressure is easier to control than the prior art.
2. By using the ejector, it is possible to generate sound pressure with the accuracy of about 1/10 of the supply pressure, so that the fine sound pressure of the object can be controlled.
3. Since fine sound pressure adjustment is possible, the ink discharged from the inkjet head can maintain the shape of a spherical droplet having a constant size. Thus, the quality of the final product and the possibility of defects are significantly lowered.
4. In particular, it is possible to form patterns such as electrodes or dots that require high precision line width.
5. Since the present invention can be applied to a technical field requiring fine control of vacuum pressure in addition to the inkjet head, the scope of application of the present invention is wide.
Further advantages of the present invention can be clearly understood from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which like or similar reference numerals denote like elements.
1A is a view showing a perspective view of an inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art.
FIG. 1B is a view for explaining in detail a thermal ink-jet head and an operation used in the inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art shown in FIG.
FIG. 1C is a view for explaining in detail a piezo ink-jet head and an operation used in the inkjet printing apparatus according to the prior art shown in FIG. 1A.
1D is a view schematically illustrating a sound pressure adjusting device for adjusting the sound pressure of the inkjet head according to the prior art.
Figure 2a is a diagram schematically showing a sound pressure control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2B is a graph showing data of measuring a change in sound pressure generated according to a change in supply pressure using a sound pressure adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2A.
3 is a flowchart illustrating a sound pressure adjusting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to embodiments and drawings of the present invention.
Figure 2a is a diagram schematically showing a sound pressure control device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 2A, the negative
The sound
The
Hereinafter, the specific configuration and operation of the sound pressure control device according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
Referring back to Figure 2a, in the negative
On the other hand, the positive pressure adjusted by the
In the sound
FIG. 2B is a graph showing data of measuring a change in sound pressure generated according to a change in supply pressure using a sound pressure adjusting device according to an embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 2A.
Referring to FIG. 2B, two sound pressure measurement results indicate that the sound pressure measurement 1 and the sound pressure measurement 2 have substantially the same linearity between the sound pressures generated by the change in the supply pressure, although there is a difference in the degree due to the error due to the resolution of these measurement equipment. It is shown that it has. According to this substantially identical linearity, a negative pressure of approximately 0.5 KPa occurs for a change in supply pressure of 5 KPa. Therefore, it can be seen that using the sound
On the other hand, the inkjet printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a sound pressure adjusting device for adjusting the sound pressure of the
Referring to FIG. 2A together with FIG. 1A, an inkjet printing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include one or more inkjet heads 220 for supplying ink to form a plurality of
In the sound
3 is a flowchart illustrating a sound pressure adjusting method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Referring to FIG. 3 together with FIG. 2A, a sound
In addition, the sound
In addition, the sound
Various modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the following claims. It is not. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should not be limited by the above-described exemplary embodiments, but should be determined only in accordance with the following claims and their equivalents.
100: inkjet printing apparatus 110: printing object 112: stage 114: pattern
120: inkjet head 121: piezoelectric element 122: heater 123: piezoelectric drive device 124: chamber
125: meniscus 126: nozzle 128: droplet form 130: gantry 150: ink storage device
152: ink supply
154: pressurized
160: frame 170,270: sound pressure regulating device 172: vacuum pump
174,274 Regulator 178,278 Sound pressure sensor
179,279: Sound pressure monitor 220: Object 272: Pump
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A pump for generating positive pressure;
A regulator connected to the pump and regulating the positive pressure generated from the pump;
An ejector having an input connected to the regulator and generating a positive pressure through an output when the positive pressure is input through the input; And
A sound pressure sensor provided between the output unit and the object and detecting and measuring the sound pressure
Sound pressure control device comprising a.
The sound pressure regulating device further includes a sound pressure monitor connected to the sound pressure sensor and displaying the sound pressure measured by the sound pressure sensor.
The sound pressure control device
A positive pressure sensor provided between the regulator and the ejector to sense and measure the positive pressure; And
Positive pressure monitor connected to the positive pressure sensor and displaying the positive pressure measured by the positive pressure sensor
Sound pressure control device further comprising.
The sound pressure control device
A positive pressure sensor provided between the regulator and the ejector to sense and measure the positive pressure; And
Positive pressure monitor connected to the positive pressure sensor and displaying the positive pressure measured by the positive pressure sensor
Sound pressure control device further comprising.
Sound pressure control device wherein the object is an inkjet head.
One or more inkjet heads for supplying ink to form a plurality of patterns on a printing object;
A gantry mounted with the at least one inkjet head and movable on the printing object;
A plurality of inspection devices mounted to the rear of the gantry and configured to inspect a state of the plurality of patterns formed on the printing object;
An ink storage device each connected to the one or more inkjet heads for providing ink; And
One or more sound pressure regulating devices connected to each of the one or more inkjet heads, respectively, for adjusting sound pressure of the one or more inkjet heads.
Including,
Each of the one or more sound pressure control device
A pump for generating positive pressure;
A regulator connected to the pump and regulating the positive pressure generated from the pump;
An ejector having an input connected to the regulator and generating a positive pressure through an output when the positive pressure is input through the input; And
A sound pressure sensor provided between the output unit and each of the one or more inkjet heads, the sound pressure sensor sensing and measuring the sound pressure
Containing
Inkjet printing device.
The sound pressure control device is connected to the sound pressure sensor, the inkjet printing device further comprises a sound pressure monitor for displaying the sound pressure measured by the sound pressure sensor.
The sound pressure control device
A positive pressure sensor provided between the regulator and the ejector to sense and measure the positive pressure; And
Positive pressure monitor connected to the positive pressure sensor and displaying the positive pressure measured by the positive pressure sensor
Inkjet printing device further comprising.
a) generating a positive pressure using a pump;
b) generating a vacuum by inputting the generated positive pressure into an ejector; And
c) providing a negative pressure generated by the vacuum to the object to maintain the interior of the object at a constant value of vacuum or sound pressure
Sound pressure adjustment method comprising a.
The sound pressure control method is between the step b) and the c)
b1) detecting and measuring the sound pressure; And
b2) displaying the measured sound pressure
Sound pressure control method further comprising.
The sound pressure control method is between the step a) and the b)
a1) detecting and measuring the positive pressure; And
a2) displaying the measured positive pressure
Sound pressure control method further comprising.
Sound pressure control method wherein the object is an inkjet head.
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