KR101255497B1 - System for manufacturing optical display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The unwinding part 1 · 11 which winds up the polarizing film 10 * 20 whose surface was protected by the protective film, the knife edge which peels a protective film from the polarizing film 10, and the liquid crystal panel 2 nip It is provided with the conveyance mechanism 12 conveyed to a roll, the nip roll which bonds the liquid crystal panel 2 and the polarizing film 10 with which the protective film peeled off, and the winding part which winds the protective film peeled from the said polarizing film, The unwinding portions 11 and 11 are movable horizontally with respect to the winding direction of the polarizing film 10 and 20, and are arranged in parallel.

Description

Manufacturing system of optical display device {SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE}

The present invention relates to a manufacturing system of an optical display device and a manufacturing method of the optical display device.

Conventionally, optical display panels having a polarizing film bonded to a liquid crystal panel have been widely manufactured. When bonding a liquid crystal panel and a polarizing film, the manufacturing system which rolls up a long roll polarizing film and bonds with the sheet | leaf form liquid crystal panel is proposed.

For example, Patent Literature 1 and Patent Literature 2 disclose an apparatus for bonding an optical film. According to these devices, the optical film can be bonded with good work efficiency.

In addition, Patent Document 3 discloses a laminating machine for splicing a plurality of disc rolls by a turret.

[Patent Document 1] Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2004-361741 (published December 24, 2004) [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2009-61498 (published March 26, 2009) [Patent Document 3] Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 8-208083 (published August 13, 1996)

However, the above conventional manufacturing system has a problem that the production efficiency of the optical display panel is insufficient.

When it demonstrates concretely, in the manufacturing system disclosed by patent document 1 and patent document 2, the unwinding part which fixes the disc roll of a polarizing film is provided in one place. Therefore, when replacing the used disk roll, the operator first stops the line of the manufacturing system. Next, the unwinding portion is moved horizontally in the winding direction of the disc roll. Thereafter, the operator performs the replacement work by joining the used disc roll and the new disc roll at the film end portion in the unwinding portion that is horizontally moved.

That is, since it is necessary to carry out the replacement operation of the disc roll after horizontally moving the unwinding portion in the winding direction of the disc roll, a large amount of time is required for the exchange operation. As a result, the production time per optical display panel is required for a long time, resulting in a decrease in production efficiency.

Moreover, in the lamination processing machine of patent document 3, a disc roll is joined by a turret. When such a method is employed in the manufacturing system of the optical display panel, a wide installation place is required for installing the turret. For this reason, in the case of joining, it is necessary to secure a space for the turret to rotate, and the manufacturing system is enlarged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a manufacturing system of an optical display device which can shorten the manufacturing time of an optical display device and can be miniaturized.

In order to solve the said subject, the manufacturing system of the optical display apparatus of this invention is a manufacturing system which manufactures an optical display apparatus by bonding a polarizing film to a liquid crystal panel, The winding which winds up the polarizing film whose surface was protected by the protective film. A peeling part for peeling the exit portion, the protective film from the polarizing film, a conveying mechanism for conveying the liquid crystal panel to the bonding part, a bonding part for bonding the polarizing film from which the liquid crystal panel and the protective film were peeled off, and a peeling from the polarizing film A winding-up part which winds a protective film is provided, The said unwinding part is movable horizontally with respect to the winding direction of a polarizing film, The 1st unwinding part and the 2nd unwinding part which are the said unwinding parts are provided in parallel.

In the said manufacturing system, two unwinding parts of a 1st unwinding part and a 2nd unwinding part are provided, and the polarizing film of a 1st unwinding part and a 2nd unwinding part is polarized immediately, without replacing the roll of a polarizing film with a new roll. The films can be connected to each other, and the polarized film exchanged quickly can be wound up. Therefore, since the time required for the replacement work of the roll of the unwinding part can be reduced, it is possible to shorten the manufacturing time of the optical display device.

In addition, the unwinding portion may be moved horizontally with respect to the winding direction of the polarizing film. For this reason, when replacing a polarizing film, the roll of a new polarizing film can be provided in the unwinding part moved to the said horizontal direction. Therefore, unlike a laminating machine having a turret, the unwinding portion does not move upward. For this reason, the moving range of a unwinding part can be made small, and a miniaturized manufacturing system can be provided.

The manufacturing system of the optical display device of the present invention is a manufacturing system for manufacturing an optical display device by bonding a polarizing film to a liquid crystal panel as described above, wherein the unwinding part winds up the polarizing film whose surface is protected by the protective film; The peeling part which peels a protective film from a polarizing film, the conveying mechanism which conveys a liquid crystal panel to a bonding part, the bonding part which bonds the polarizing film with which the said liquid crystal panel and the protective film peeled off, and the protective film peeled from the said polarizing film The winding-up part is provided, The said unwinding part is movable horizontally with respect to the winding direction of a polarizing film, and the 1st unwinding part and the 2nd unwinding part which are the said unwinding parts are provided in parallel.

Therefore, even if the roll of a polarizing film is not replaced with a new roll, the polarizing films can be connected instantly using the polarizing film of a 1st unwinding part and a 2nd unwinding part, and can quickly wind the polarizing film which replaced. Therefore, since the time required for the replacement work of the master roll of the unwinding part can be reduced, the manufacturing time of the optical display device can be shortened. In addition, the unwinding portion may be moved horizontally with respect to the winding direction of the polarizing film. For this reason, when replacing a polarizing film, the roll of a new polarizing film can be provided in the unwinding part moved to the said horizontal direction. Therefore, unlike a laminating machine having a turret, the unwinding portion does not move upward. For this reason, the moving range of a unwinding part can be made small, and the effect that it can provide a miniaturized manufacturing system is exhibited.

Other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will be fully understood from the description below. Further advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing system of an optical display device according to the present invention.
2 is a cross-sectional view showing a structure near a nip roll in the manufacturing system.
3 is a perspective view illustrating the film connection unit and the cutting machine.
4 is a perspective view illustrating the cut joint.
5 is a flowchart showing a connection process by the manufacturing system according to the present embodiment.

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION When one Embodiment of this invention is described based on FIGS. 1-5, it is as follows.

[Configuration of Manufacturing System of Optical Display Device]

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a manufacturing system 30 of an optical display device according to the present invention. The manufacturing system 30 bonds the polarizing film 10 or 20 and the liquid crystal panel 2 together. As the liquid crystal panel 2, a well-known liquid crystal panel may be used, and the well-known liquid crystal panel which arrange | positioned the alignment film between the board | substrates, such as a glass substrate, and a liquid crystal layer is mentioned.

As shown in FIG. 1, as each structure of the manufacturing system 30, the unwinding part (1st unwinding part) 1, the unwinding part (2nd unwinding part) 11, the film connection part (1st film connection part) ( 3), a film connecting portion (second film connecting portion) 13 and a conveyance mechanism 12 are provided. Moreover, as shown in FIG. 2, the knife edge (peeling part) 23 and the nip roll 22 * 22a ("..." means "and" in this specification) are provided.

The unwinding part 1 and the unwinding part 11 are apparatuses which hold the roll of the polarizing film 10 * 20, respectively, and are the structure which can adjust the tension applied to the polarizing film 10 * 20. The polarizing film 10 wound up from the unwinding part 1 is sent to the line side through each guide roll. The same applies to the polarizing film 20 wound from the unwinding portion 11.

The unwinding part 1 and the unwinding part 11 are provided in parallel. Moreover, the unwinding part 1 and the unwinding part 11 have a structure which can move to the direction horizontal to the direction of the winding core 1a * 11a of the polarizing film 10 * 20, respectively. In other words, the unwinding part 1 is movable in the width direction of the polarizing film 10, and the unwinding part 11 is configured to be movable in the width direction of the polarizing film 20. More specifically, as shown to the left of FIG. 1, it has a structure which can move to at least one of both directions along the core 1a * 11a (inward direction (x mark in the middle of drawing), and drawing Can be moved to at least one of the forward directions (the ● mark in the middle). For this reason, when the residual amount of the polarizing film 10 or 20 becomes small, the unwinding part 1 or unwinding part 11 is moved horizontally in the said winding direction by an operator, and the roll of a polarizing film is replaced with a new roll.

Because of the above configuration, when replacing the polarizing film, a roll of a new polarizing film can be provided in the unwinding portion moved in the horizontal direction. Therefore, unlike the laminating machine having a turret, the unwinding portion 1 · 11 does not move upward. For this reason, the moving range of a unwinding part can be made small, and a miniaturized manufacturing system can be provided.

In particular, since the unwinding portion 1 · 11 moves in the horizontal direction, there is no need for a space for the unwinding portion 1 · 11 to move between the unwinding portion 1 · 11 and the transport mechanism 12. . As a result, the space between the unwinding part 1 · 11 and the conveyance mechanism 12 can be made small, and the manufacturing system 30 can be miniaturized. The present invention differs greatly from the conventional manufacturing system having a turret in that such miniaturization can be achieved.

As the polarizing film 10 · 20, a known polarizing film may be used. As the polarizing film of the present invention, a long polarizing film is usually used. Specifically, a TAC (triacetylcellulose) film or the like is bonded to both surfaces of the polarizer film, and a protective film is laminated on one or both TAC films through an adhesive. It is. As a polarizer film located in the center among the polarizing films 10, the polyvinyl alcohol film is dyed with iodine etc., and the film in which the protective film, such as TAC, was bonded to the stretched film etc. is mentioned. In addition to the polyvinyl alcohol film, dehydration products of polyvinyl alcohol, such as hydrophilic polymer films such as partially formalized polyvinyl alcohol-based films, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymerized partial saponified films, and cellulose-based films Polyene orientation films, such as the dehydrochloric acid treated material of polyvinyl chloride, etc. can also be used.

Although the total thickness including the polarizing film 10 and the protective film is not specifically limited, It can be 100 micrometers or more and 500 micrometers or less. In addition, the thickness of the polarizer film of the polarizing film 10 is 10 micrometers or more and 50 micrometers or less generally. In addition, in the practical use of the polarizing film 10, you may include another layer other than the said three layers in the range without a problem.

Although not shown in FIG. 1, the polarizing film has a surface thereof protected by a protective film. An adhesive layer exists between the polarizing film 10 and the protective film, and after the protective film is peeled off, the polarizing film 10 and the liquid crystal panel 2 are bonded through the adhesive layer. Although the said protective film is made into the structure provided in the one surface of the polarizing film 10, you may be provided in both surfaces.

As the protective film, a polyester film, a polyethylene terephthalate film, or the like can be used. The thickness and width of the protective film are not particularly limited, but from the viewpoint of use as the protective film of the polarizing film, for example, 5 µm or more, 50 µm or less, 200 mm or more, 1500 mm or less A protective film of width can be preferably used.

The conveyance mechanism 12 conveys the liquid crystal panel 2 to the nip roll (bonding part) 22 * 22a which becomes the bonding with the polarizing film 10 (or 20). The conveyance mechanism 12 is arrange | positioned toward the flow direction of the polarizing film 10, and is arrange | positioned above the polarizing film 10. FIG. Thus, the conveyance mechanism 12 and the nip roll 22 * 22a are arrange | positioned at the upper end of the unwinding part 1 * 11 of the lower end, the film connection part 3 * 13, and the knife edge 23. As shown in FIG. Thus, since each member is arrange | positioned along the upper and lower ends, the manufacturing system 30 is a space saving structure.

Although the conveyance mechanism 12 in the manufacturing system 30 has a roller-shaped structure, the conveyance mechanism 12 should just be able to carry a liquid crystal panel, and is not limited to a roller shape. The liquid crystal panel 2 is conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 12 from the left side to the right side (nip roll 22 * 22a side) in a figure. In addition, the film connection part 3 * 13 and the cutter which is not shown in FIG. 1 are mentioned later.

Next, the bonding of the polarizing film 10 and the liquid crystal panel 2 is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 2: is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the manufacturing system 30 of the nip roll 22 * 22a vicinity. As shown in FIG. 2, the polarizing film 10 is cut | disconnected, and is affixed on a protective film through an adhesive layer. That is, the polarizing film 10 is cut | disconnected to the size suitable for bonding with the liquid crystal panel 2 by the half cutter which is not shown in the front end layer which reaches the nip roll 22 * 22a. On the other hand, the protective film 10a is not cut.

Moreover, the knife edge 23 is arrange | positioned along the protective film 10a. The knife edge 23 has a triangular shape as the shape of the side surface, and the bottom surface of the knife edge 23 is arrange | positioned along the winding direction of the protective film 10a. The knife edge 23 has a small frictional force between the knife edge 23 and the protective film 10a, and the protective film 10a can be easily peeled from the adhesive layer, for example, diamond like carbon. It is composed of a member whose surface is processed by). Thereby, the protective film 10a peels and removes from the polarizing film 10 by following and moving to the knife edge 23, and is wound up by the winding part which is not shown in figure. As a material of such a knife edge 23, SUS304, SUS420, etc. are mentioned, for example.

The winding unit is a device for winding the protective film (10a), the basic structure is the same as the unwinding unit (1 or 11). Moreover, two winding parts are provided and it can also be set as the structure which connects the protective film 10a by two film connection parts so that a polarizing film may be connected by two film connection parts so that it may mention later.

The nip rolls 22 and 22a press and bond the liquid crystal panel 2 and the polarizing film 10 conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 12. What is necessary is just to adjust the pressure at the time of joining in the nip roll 22 * 22a suitably.

3 is a perspective view illustrating the film connection part 3 and the cutter 7. As shown in FIG. 3, the film connection part 3 is equipped with the adsorption | suction part 4 * 4a and the cutting | disconnection joining part 5. As shown in FIG.

The adsorption | suction part 4 * 4a is a member for adsorption | suction and fixing a polarizing film. The adsorption | suction part 4 * 4a has a flat plate shape, and is provided with the some adsorption mechanism 9 on the surface. The adsorption mechanism 9 is not particularly limited as long as it can adsorb the polarizing film, and a structure may be adopted in which air is sucked by the pump to adsorb the polarizing film.

The cut joint 5 is rotatable and has a plurality of surfaces. Specifically, the cut joint 5 has a polygonal shape. Moreover, it is arrange | positioned rotatably. Moreover, as a preferable aspect, it can move to the perpendicular direction with respect to the polarizing film 10. As shown in FIG. By being movable in the vertical direction with respect to the polarizing film 10, when the cutting joint part 5 rotates, the cutting joint part 5 is perpendicular to the polarizing film 10 and moves away from the polarizing film 10. Can then be rotated. Thereafter, the cut joint 5 may move in a direction perpendicular to the polarizing film 10 and close to the polarizing film 10 to return to its original position. Thereby, it is possible to reliably avoid contacting each part of the cut-and-joint part 5 with the polarizing film 10, and it is very preferable.

Further, the cut joints 5 have a polygonal shape, and as shown in Fig. 4, the cut surfaces 5a and the joined surfaces 5b and 5c are provided on the three surfaces, but the cut sheet surface and / or the joined surface are shown. You may further be provided. For example, the structure which has a cutting paper surface in one surface, the joint surface in three or four surfaces, and the structure in which the cutting paper surface is provided in two surfaces, and the joint surface in three or four surfaces is mentioned. have. In addition, as in the cut-and-join part 5 of FIG. 3, when each part is chamfered, it is preferable from a viewpoint which can avoid contact with a polarizing film. The size of the cut joint 5 may be appropriately determined by the width of the polarizing film 10, and is not particularly limited, but is, for example, 200 mm or more, 2000 mm or less, 10 mm or more, or 300 mm or less. You can do it with width.

4 is a perspective view illustrating the cut joint 5. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the cut joint 5 of FIG. 3 is rotated 1/3 turn clockwise. As shown in FIG. 4, the cut joint portion 5 covers the cut line of the cut paper surface 5a supporting the polarized film 10 along the width direction of the polarized film 10 and the cut line of the cut polarized film 10. 2 or more cutting paper surface 5a and the bonding surface 5b provided with the adsorption mechanism 9 which adsorb | sucks the connection material which connects the polarizing films 10 * 20 so that it may be.

A groove-shaped opening 6 is formed in the cutting paper surface 5a, and a portion of the blade of the cutter 7 provided in the cutting joint 5 shown in FIG. 3 can pass. Since the opening 6 is formed, passage of the cutter 7 can be reliably performed along the width direction of the polarizing film 10, and the polarizing film 10 · 20 can be connected more accurately.

Since the cutter 7 can employ | adopt a well-known cutter and can cut | disconnect the polarizing film 10 easily, it is preferable that it is a ring shape. In addition, the cutting machine 7 is supported by the pedestal part 8 which can be driven in the width direction of the polarizing film 10.

The joining surfaces 5b and 5c have the same configuration and are provided with a plurality of adsorption mechanisms 9 similarly to the adsorption sections 4 · 4a. Moreover, one side adhesive tape (connection material) 5d is arrange | positioned at the joining surface 5b * 5c, The non-adhesive surface of the one side adhesive tape 5d is hold | maintained by the adsorption mechanism 9, and the adhesive surface is It is arrange | positioned so that it may become a surface opposite to the joining surface 5b * 5c.

The said one side adhesive tape 5d should just be able to bond polarizing films, and a well-known one side adhesive tape can be used. For example, as the film material of the tape, polyethylene terephthalate film (PET film), cellulose, paper, aluminum, nonwoven fabric, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyvinyl chloride, polyvinylidene chloride, polycarbonate, polyurethane, ABS resin, Polyester, polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyacetal resin, polylactic acid, polyimide, polyamide, and the like. Examples of the pressure-sensitive adhesive used in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer include acrylic, epoxy, polyurethane, synthetic rubber, Adhesives such as EVA-based, silicone-based, vinyl chloride-based, chloroprene rubber-based, cyanoacrylate-based, isocyanate-based, polyvinyl alcohol-based and melamine resin-based.

The film connection part 3 is disposed to face the polarizing film 10. For this reason, in FIG. 1, since the polarizing film 10 is arrange | positioned perpendicularly, the film connection part 3 is also arrange | positioned perpendicularly with respect to the polarizing film 10. FIG. On the other hand, when the polarizing film 10 is disposed, for example, in an inclined direction (or horizontal direction), the film connecting portion 3 may be arranged in an inclined direction (or horizontal direction or the like).

The film connection part 13 has the same structure as the film connection part 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the film connection parts 3 and 13 are arrange | positioned so that the adsorption mechanism 9 of the adsorption part 4 (adsorption part 4a) with which the film connection parts 3 and 13 may oppose. . Moreover, the film connection part 3 * 13 is arrange | positioned through the passing position of the polarizing film 10 and the polarizing film 20. In addition, the manufacturing system 30 provided with the film connection part 3 * 13 is a preferable form in this embodiment, and it can also be set as the form which does not provide the film connection part 3 * 13.

[Operation of Manufacturing System of Optical Display Device]

The operation of the manufacturing system 30 according to the present embodiment will be described below. In addition, the description regarding the said operation also serves as description of the manufacturing method of an optical display apparatus.

First, as shown in FIG. 1, the polarizing film 10 is wound up from the unwinding part 1 (unwinding process). Then, as shown in FIG. 2, only the polarizing film 10 is half-cut by the half cutter which is not shown in figure, and the protective film 10a is peeled off by the knife edge 23 (peeling process). Moreover, the polarizing film 10 in which the liquid crystal panel 2 and the protective film 10a were peeled off is joined by crimping | bonding by the nip roll 22 * 22a (bonding process). In addition, the peeling protective film 10a is wound up and collect | recovered by the winding part which is not shown in figure. By the above series of steps, the liquid crystal panel 2 and the polarizing film 10 are bonded to each other to obtain an optical display device.

As the polarizing film 10 is wound in the series of steps, the remaining amount of the roll of the polarizing film 10 held in the unwinding unit 1 decreases. Below, the connection process which connects polarizing films is demonstrated.

The connecting step cuts the polarizing film of the first unwinding part and the polarizing film of the second unwinding part, and among the polarizing films 10 of the unwinding part 1 and the polarizing film 20 of the unwinding part 11, the unwinding part 1 ) Or the polarizing film 10 or 20 on the line side of the unwinding part 11 and the polarizing film 20 or 10 on the unwinding part side of the unwinding part 11 or unwinding part 1. In other words, the "line side" refers to a direction in which the polarizing film is wound. As said connection process, the method using (1) operator and the method using (2) film connection part 3 * 13 are mentioned.

First, the method by the operator of (1) is demonstrated concretely. When connecting polarizing films by an operator, after setting the conveyance speed of the polarizing film 10 to 0 m / min. (After stopping the polarizing film 10), an operator cut | disconnects the polarizing film 10. FIG. . Next, after winding the polarizing film 20 from the unwinding part 11 and cutting an edge part, the method of connecting using the above-mentioned one side adhesive tape 5d is mentioned, for example.

As described above, in the manufacturing system 30 according to the present invention, two unwinding portions of the unwinding portions 1 and 11 are provided, and the polarizing film 10 · 20 is used without replacing the roll of the polarizing film with a new roll. By connecting the film on the fly, it is possible to quickly wind the polarizing film (20). Therefore, unlike the manufacturing system in which only one unwinding part is provided in the related art, the work of the disc roll can be performed in the unwinding part on the empty side during operation, so that the time required for the replacement work can be reduced. As a result, it is possible to shorten the manufacturing time of the optical display device. In the manufacturing system 30, after the connection of the polarizing film 10 * 20 is complete | finished, while rolling up the polarizing film 20, the roll of the polarizing film 10 of the unwinding part 1 is replaced with a new roll. When the remaining amount of the polarizing film 20 is reduced, it is of course also possible to connect the polarizing film 20 and the polarizing film 10 as well.

Next, the case where the film connection part 3 * 13 is used is demonstrated concretely using FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating a connection process by the manufacturing system 30. When the residual amount of the polarizing film 10 decreases, as shown in FIG. 5A of the polarizing film 10, after setting the conveyance speed of the polarizing film 10 to 0 m / min., The adsorption part 4 * 4a) and the cut joint part 5 (film connection part 3) are moved in the perpendicular direction with respect to the polarizing film 10. FIG. Next, the polarizing film 10 is adsorbed and fixed by the adsorption mechanism 9 of the adsorption part 4 占 (adsorption process).

At this time, in the cut joint portion 5, the cut paper surface 5a is in contact with the polarizing film 10. Thereafter, as shown in Fig. 5B, the cutter (not shown) is moved along the opening 6 to cut the polarizing film 10 (cutting step). After cutting, the cut joint 5 is perpendicular to the polarizing film 10 and moved away from the polarizing film 10 (left side in the drawing), rotates clockwise one-third of a turn, and the polarizing film ( It is perpendicular to 10) and moves in the direction approaching from the polarizing film 10 (right side of the figure). Thereby, as shown in FIG.5 (c), one surface of the bonding surface 5b so that the cutting line of the polarizing film 10 which opposes one surface adhesive tape 5d (not shown) may be covered. The adhesive tape 5d is bonded together (bonding step). The said cutting line shows the side which opposes the bonding surface 5b among the cut surfaces produced in the polarizing film 10 by the cutting process. In the bonding process, one side adhesive tape 5d is arrange | positioned so that the said cutting line may be covered, ie, the polarizing film 10 will be arrange | positioned also in the part in which the polarizing film 10 does not exist beyond the said cutting line.

Moreover, also about the polarizing film 20, one side adhesive tape 15d is adhere | attached on the cut paper surface 15a of the polarizing film 20 similarly to FIG.5 (d)-(e). The same name is attached | subjected to the member same as the member mentioned above, and the description is abbreviate | omitted.

First, the polarizing film 20 is wound up from the unwinding part 11, and the edge part of the polarizing film 20 is cut | disconnected similarly to FIG. 5 (a), and the cutter which is not shown in figure is cut off the paper surface 15a. The polarizing film 20 is cut by moving along the opening formed in the opening. After cutting, the cut joint 15 is perpendicular to the polarizing film 20 and moved away from the polarizing film 20 (right side in the drawing), rotated one-third of a turn counterclockwise, and polarized light. It moves in the direction (left side of the figure) perpendicular to the film 20 and approaching from the polarizing film 20. Thereby, as shown in FIG.5 (e), one side adhesive tape 15d so that the cutting line of the polarizing film 20 which opposes the one side adhesive tape 15d of the bonding surface 15b may be covered. Can be attached.

Next, as shown in Fig. 5 (f), the adsorption section 4 占 a and the cut joint 5 (film connecting device 3) are attached to the adsorption section 14 · 14a and the cut joint 15 ( Close to the film connecting portion 13, the cut surfaces of the polarizing film 10 and the polarizing film 20 are aligned with each other (proximity step). Thereby, in the one side adhesive tape 5d * 15d which covers the cutting line of the polarizing film 10 * 20, the part beyond the cutting line (the part which is not bonded to the polarizing film 10 * 20) is the other one. By bonding to the polarizing film 20 占, the polarizing film 10 占 is connected. In FIG. 5F, the film connection part 3 is brought close to the film connection part 13, but the film connection part 13 may be close to the film connection part 3, and the film connection parts 3 · 13 are close to each other. You can also do it.

After connecting the polarizing films 10 · 20, as shown in Fig. 5 (g) as a preparation step, the direction in which the cut joints 5 · 15 move away from each other as perpendicular to the polarizing films 10 · 20, respectively. To rotate, the cut joint 5 is rotated 1/3 turn counterclockwise, and the cut joint 15 is turned 1/3 turn clockwise. And the cut joints 5 * 15 are moved to the direction perpendicular | vertical to the polarizing film 10 * 20, respectively.

Finally, the adsorption | suction part 4 * 4a and the cut joint part 5 (film connection part 3) are returned to the position of FIG. 5 (a), and a series of process is complete | finished. In addition, since the one side adhesive tape 5d * 15d is provided in the state which the adhesive tape 5d * 15d adsorb | sucked in advance on the bonding surface 5c * 15c, after the roll of the new polarizing film 10 was installed in the unwinding part 1, the polarizing film The process of FIG. 5 (a)-(c) with respect to (20), and the process of (d)-(e) of FIG. 5 are performed with respect to the polarizing film 10, and FIG. Through the process of (h), the polarizing films 20 · 10 can be connected. Moreover, of course, it is also possible to connect a polarizing film continuously by replenishing the used one side adhesive tape 5d * 15d.

As described above, in the case of the connecting step using the film connecting part 3 · 13, the adsorption, cutting, and bonding of the polarizing film can be performed in a shorter time and more accurately than in the connecting step by the operator. It is preferable because of that.

Specifically, in the manufacturing system 30, in the case of the connection step by the operator, about 10 minutes was required, but when the film connection part 3 · 13 was used, it could be 1 minute or less.

In addition, in the manufacturing system 30, when only the unwinding part 1 is used, the unwinding part 11 is not used, and the film connection part 3 * 13 is not used, an operator unwinds the unwinding part 1, too. Since it is necessary to replace the polarizing film 10 after replacing a new polarizing film, about 30 minutes are needed for a connection process. For this reason, it is clear that the manufacturing system 30 which concerns on this embodiment is advantageous.

In addition, this invention is not limited to each above-mentioned embodiment, Various changes are possible in the range shown to the claim, and also about embodiment obtained by combining suitably the technical means respectively disclosed in other embodiment, the technical of this invention is described. It is included in a range. For example, the number of guide rolls in the manufacturing system, the arrangement of the unwinding portion, the winding-up portion, the film connecting portion, the conveying mechanism, and the like are not limited to the illustrated arrangement.

Moreover, the following forms are also included in this invention.

In the manufacturing system of the optical display device of the present invention, the first film connecting portion and the second film connecting portion connecting the polarizing film wound from the first unwinding portion and the polarizing film wound from the second unwinding portion are the The first film connecting portion is disposed to face the polarizing film wound from the first unwinding portion, and the second film connecting portion is disposed to face the polarizing film wound from the second unwinding portion via the passing position. The first film connection part and the second film connection part are disposed between two adsorption parts having an adsorption mechanism capable of adsorbing the polarizing film and the two adsorption parts, and are rotatably disposed along the width direction of the polarizing film. And a cut joint, wherein the cut joint includes a cutter for cutting the polarizing film, and the plurality of surfaces of the cut joint are along the width direction of the polarizing film. At least two bonding surfaces, each having a cutting paper surface for supporting an optical film and an adsorption mechanism for adsorbing and holding a connection material connecting the polarizing films, wherein the first film connection portion and the second film connection portion It is desirable to be as close as possible.

Thereby, a polarizing film is adsorbed by the said adsorption part, and it can cut | disconnect with a cutter in the state which supported the adsorbed polarizing film by the cutting paper surface. Thereafter, the cut joint is rotated, and the connecting member on the bonding surface can be bonded to the cut polarizing film. In addition, the first film connecting portion and the second film connecting portion may be adjacent to each other, and the two polarizing films to which the connecting material is bonded may be easily contacted.

In the manufacturing system of the optical display device of the present invention, it is preferable that an opening through which the cutter can pass is formed in the cutting paper surface along the width direction of the polarizing film.

Thereby, passing of a cutter can be reliably performed along the width direction of a polarizing film, and later connection of polarizing films can be performed more correctly.

In the manufacturing system of the optical display device of the present invention, it is preferable that the cutting machine has a ring shape.

Thereby, it becomes possible to cut | disconnect a polarizing film more easily.

Moreover, in the manufacturing system of the optical display device of the present invention, it is preferable that the cut joint portion is movable in the vertical direction with respect to the polarizing film adsorbed by the adsorption portion.

As a result, when the cut joint rotates, the cut joint is perpendicular to the polarizing film, and can move in a direction away from the polarizing film, and then rotates. Thereby, it can reliably avoid contacting a polarizing film when a cut joint part rotates.

In addition, the manufacturing method of the optical display device of the present invention is a manufacturing method of an optical display device for bonding a polarizing film to a liquid crystal panel using the manufacturing system of the optical display device, the polarizing film whose surface is protected by a protective film. A unwinding step wound by the unwinding part, a peeling step of peeling the protective film from the polarizing film by the peeling part, a bonding step of bonding the polarizing film peeled off of the liquid crystal panel and the protective film conveyed by the conveying mechanism, A winding-up step of winding the protective film peeled off from the polarizing film by a winding-up part, cutting the polarizing film of the first unwinding part and the polarizing film of the second unwinding part, and cutting the polarizing film of the first unwinding part from the line side Or a connecting step of connecting the polarizing film on the line side of the second unwinding part to the unwinding part side of the second unwinding part or the unwinding part side of the first unwinding part. A method of hereinafter.

According to the above manufacturing method, it is possible to connect the polarizing film in the connecting step by using a manufacturing system provided with two unwinding portions of the first unwinding portion and the second unwinding portion. Thereby, the polarizing films can be instantaneously connected using the polarizing films of the 1st unwinding part and the 2nd unwinding part, even if the roll of a polarizing film is not replaced with a new roll, and can quickly wind the polarizing film exchanged. have. Therefore, since the time required for the replacement work of the roll of the unwinding part can be reduced, it is possible to provide a manufacturing method for shortening the manufacturing time of the optical display device.

In the manufacturing method of the optical display device of the present invention, the polarizing film is bonded to a liquid crystal panel using the manufacturing system of the optical display device, and the optical display device is manufactured. The adsorbing step of adsorbing the adsorbent and the adsorbing polarizing film supported by the cutting paper surface and cutting by the cutting machine, and the cutting and joining part are rotated to join the connecting member and the polarizing film to cover the cutting line of the polarizing film. The polarizing film of the line side of a 1st unwinding part, or the line side of a 2nd unwinding part, and the winding of a 2nd unwinding part among the cut | disconnected polarizing film by making the said bonding process, and the said 1st film connection part and a 2nd film connection part proximate. It is preferable to include the proximity process of connecting the polarizing film of the output side or the unwinding part side of a 1st unwinding part.

Thereby, a polarizing film is adsorbed in the said adsorption process, and it can cut | disconnect with a cutter in the state which supported the polarizing film adsorbed at the cutting process by the cutting paper surface. In addition, in the bonding step, the cut joint is rotated, and the connecting member on the bonding surface can be bonded to the cut polarizing film. Finally, the first film connecting portion and the second film connecting portion in close proximity to each other, the polarizing film can be connected to each other in a shorter time and more accurately by contacting the two polarizing film bonded to the connecting material.

The specific embodiment made in the term of the detailed description of the present invention is only to clarify the technical contents of the present invention, and should not be construed in consultation with only such specific examples, and the spirit of the present invention and the following Various changes can be made within the scope of the claims.

According to the manufacturing system of the present invention, the polarizing film can be quickly connected at the time of manufacturing the optical display device, and the manufacturing time of the optical display device can be shortened. Therefore, the present invention can be used in the field of manufacturing an optical display device.

1 unwinding part (the first unwinding part) 1a, 11a core
2 LCD Panel 3,13 Film Connection
4, 4a, 14, 14a Adsorption Section 5, 15 Cutting Joint
5a, 15a cut sheet surface 5b, 5c, 15b, 15c
5d one side adhesive tape (connector) 6 opening
7/17 Cutter 9 Suction Mechanism
10-20 polarizing film 10a protective film
11 unwinding part (second unwinding part) 12 conveying mechanism
22 / 22a Nip Roll (Joint) 23 Knife Edge (Peeled)
30 Manufacturing System

Claims (1)

A manufacturing system for manufacturing an optical display device by bonding a polarizing film to a liquid crystal panel,
Unwinding part which winds up the polarizing film whose surface was protected by the protective film,
A peeling part for peeling the protective film from the polarizing film;
A transport mechanism for transporting the liquid crystal panel to the bonding portion;
Bonding unit for bonding the polarizing film peeled off the liquid crystal panel and the protective film,
It is provided with the winding-up part which winds up the protective film peeled from the said polarizing film,
The unwinding part is movable horizontally with respect to the winding direction of the polarizing film, and the unwinding part is provided with a first unwinding part and a second unwinding part,
The first film connecting portion and the second film connecting portion, which connect the polarizing film wound from the first unwinding part and the polarizing film wound from the second unwinding part, are interposed through the passing position of the above-mentioned positive polarizing film, and The first film connecting portion is disposed opposite the polarizing film wound from the first unwinding portion, and the second film connecting portion is disposed opposite the polarizing film wound from the second unwinding portion,
The first film connection part and the second film connection part are disposed between two adsorption parts having an adsorption mechanism capable of adsorbing the polarizing film and the two adsorption parts, and are rotatably disposed along the width direction of the polarizing film. And a cut joint,
The cut joints include a cutter for cutting the polarized film adsorbed by the adsorption part in a state of supporting the cut paper surface, and the plurality of surfaces of the cut joints support the polarized film along the width direction of the polarized film. At least two bonding surfaces, each of which has an adsorbing mechanism for adsorbing and retaining the cutting paper surface and a connecting material connecting the polarizing films,
The connecting member is bonded to the cut polarizing film beyond the cut line of the cut polarizing film, the first film connecting portion and the second film connecting portion can be close to each other,
The polarizing film on the line side of the first unwinding portion or the line side of the second unwinding portion adsorbed by the adsorption portion, by the adsorbing portion, among the polarizing films cut by bringing the first film connection portion and the second film connection portion close to each other. And a polarizing film on the unwinding side of the second unwinding portion or the unwinding side of the first unwinding portion adsorbed by a connecting member bonded over a cutting line of the polarizing film.

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