KR101326142B1 - Autoclave and treating apparatus for panel assembly using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an autoclave and an apparatus for treating a panel assembly using the same that allows panel devices to put a laminated panel assembly in a chamber to heat and pressure the panel assembly in the chamber. The autoclave according to the present invention includes a sealing housing having a chamber installed on a table for supporting the panel assembly, a door support member installed to move up and down and separated from one open surface of the sealing housing, a door installed to move front and back to the door support member to seal the chamber and touching one open surface of the sealing housing, a door operation device moving the door support member up and down and installed on the outside of the sealing housing, a door pressuring unit installed in front of the door to pressure the open surface of the sealing housing while the door moves together, a gas supply device supplying gas to the chamber and connected to the sealing chamber, and a heater combined with the sealing housing to heat the gas supplied from the chamber.

Description

Autoclave and treating apparatus for panel assembly using the same}

The present invention relates to an autoclave, and more particularly, to an autoclave for receiving a laminated panel assembly in which a plurality of panel elements are laminated in a chamber, and to heat and pressurize the panel assembly accommodated in the chamber, and an apparatus for treating the panel assembly using the same. will be.

Recently, as various digital devices such as smartphones, digital TVs, tablet PCs, notebooks, PMPs, and navigation devices are released, demand for display panels used in flat panel displays and touch screens is increasing.

The flat panel display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display (PDP), an organic light emitting diode (OLED), and the like. The liquid crystal display is widely used as a display device of various digital devices due to features such as light weight, thinness, low power driving, full color, and high resolution.

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

The touch screen is an input device installed on the display surfaces of various flat panel display devices and used to allow a user to select desired information while viewing the display device. The touch screen includes a resistive type, a capacitive type, an electro-magnetic type, a saw type and an infrared type. The touch screen is manufactured by attaching a transparent electrode panel to a window panel made of a transparent material.

As described above, a display panel used for a panel type display such as a flat panel display or a touch screen is manufactured by attaching a plurality of panel elements. As a method of attaching the plurality of panel elements constituting the display panel, there is a method in which a double-sided tape is attached around one side of any one panel element and the other panel elements are bonded thereto to attach two panel elements. In addition, a method of bonding the entire opposite surface between two panel elements with an adhesive film such as OCA or a method of applying a curable solvent between the two panel elements to be bonded and curing them to bond the plurality of panel elements together It is used to manufacture a display panel.

Typically, in the manufacture of panels for displays, the panel elements are attached via an automated device, and the display panels configured to which the panel elements are attached are heated through the autoclave to remove bubbles between the panel elements and to improve adhesion between the panel elements. Pressurized. The display panel, which is heated and pressurized, is shipped after the inspection process by the inspection apparatus.

The autoclave includes a hermetic housing opened and closed by a door, a heater for applying heat to the chamber inside the hermetic housing in which the display panel is accommodated, and a gas supply device for supplying gas into the chamber of the hermetic housing. Such autoclave is disclosed in Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2004-0079595 (published Sep. 16, 2004), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 0600413 (published March 29, 2006), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 084616 (2007. 12. 28 publication), Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 082119 (registered on November 28, 2007) and the like are disclosed in a variety of structures.

As described above, autoclaves of various structures are currently disclosed, but research and development are continuously made to improve workability, such as improving the sealing efficiency of a chamber in which various panel assemblies such as a display panel are accommodated, or reducing the working time. have.

The present invention has been made in view of this point, and an object of the present invention is a simple structure and excellent sealing efficiency of the chamber in which the panel assembly is accommodated, and the loading and unloading operation of the panel assembly can be performed smoothly. To provide a clave.

Another object of the present invention is a panel assembly using an autoclave that can be connected to the front and rear process equipment and the transfer line to continuously and rapidly perform the heat press treatment of the panel assembly in connection with the front and rear process equipment, thereby improving the productivity of the product. It is to provide a processing device of.

Autoclave according to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the door is installed to be spaced up and down spaced apart from an open surface of the sealed housing having a chamber is installed, the shelf for holding the panel assembly, the closed housing A door that is in close contact with the support member, an open surface of the sealed housing to be retractable to the door support member to seal the chamber, and a door that is provided outside the sealed housing to vertically move the door support member An actuating device, a door pressing mechanism installed in front of the door to press the door to an open side of the sealed housing while moving up and down with the door, and connected to the sealed housing to supply gas to the chamber; A gas supply device and the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber. And a heater to be coupled.

The autoclave according to an aspect of the present invention may further include a door return mechanism coupled to the door support member and applying a force in a direction spaced apart from an open surface of the sealed housing with respect to the door.

The door operating device may include an elevating member coupled to the door supporting member to move up and down together with the door supporting member, and an elevating member moving device installed on an outer side of the sealed housing to vertically move the elevating member. have.

The elevating member moving device may be coupled to an outer surface of the hermetic housing.

The door pressing mechanism includes a first pressing member coupled to an outer surface of the door and having a first inclined pressing surface, a second inclined pressing surface corresponding to the first inclined pressing surface, and the second inclined pressing surface being It may include a second pressing member disposed to face the first inclined pressing surface, and a drive shaft coupled to the second pressing member and rotatably coupled to the door support member.

The door pressing mechanism may further include a lever coupled to the drive shaft.

The door pressing mechanism may further include a driver coupled to the door support member to rotate the drive shaft.

The autoclave according to one aspect of the present invention may further include a packing disposed between the sealed housing and the door to seal a gap between the open one surface of the sealed housing and the door.

The chamber is open at both ends to the outside through one side and the other side of the sealed housing, the door support member is installed so that the pair is spaced apart from the open one side and the other open side of the sealed housing, the door is A pair is respectively installed on the pair of door support members to seal the opened one side and the other opened side of the sealed housing, and the door operating device and the door pressing mechanism can operate the pair of doors. A plurality may be installed respectively.

On the other hand, an autoclave according to another aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is provided with a sealed housing having a chamber provided with a shelf for holding the panel assembly, and a guide groove extending in the vertical direction and coupled to the sealed housing A door guide coupled to the open guide of the door, the door coupled to the door guide to slide along the guide groove to seal the chamber, and the door to the open door of the sealed housing. A door pressurizing mechanism coupled to the door guide for pressurizing and having a pressurizing rod penetrating through the door guide and having an end thereof in contact with the door, a gas supply device connected to the hermetic housing to supply gas to the chamber, and Coupled to the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber Including the emitter.

On the other hand, the apparatus for processing a panel assembly according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a first panel assembly conveying apparatus for conveying a panel assembly with a plurality of panel elements, and the first panel assembly conveying apparatus An airtight housing having a chamber installed in the conveyance path of the panel assembly and having both ends open to the outside and a shelf installed in the chamber to support the panel assembly, respectively, on an open side and another open side of the sealed housing; A pair of doors installed on an outer side of the sealed housing to be in close contact with the chamber, a plurality of door operating devices for moving the pair of doors, and pressing the pair of doors toward the sealed housing A plurality of door pressing mechanisms respectively installed in front of the pair of doors and connected to the sealed housing to A gas supply for supplying gas to the burr, a heater coupled to the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber, and the panel assembly conveyed by the first panel assembly conveying device to open the hermetic housing. A loading device installed during the conveying path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly conveying device for loading the chamber through one surface thereof, and the panel assembly heated and pressurized in the chamber to another opening of the sealed housing. An unloading device installed outside of the hermetic housing for unloading from the chamber through one surface and an outside of the hermetic housing for conveying the panel assembly unloaded from the chamber by the unloading device; And a second panel assembly conveyer.

The loading device includes a gripping mechanism for gripping and transporting the panel assembly conveyed by the first panel assembly conveying device to the shelf, a lifting device for elevating the gripping mechanism, and advancing the gripping mechanism toward the chamber. A first moving device to move or retract from the chamber, and a second moving device to move the gripping mechanism along the conveying path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly conveying device, wherein the gripping mechanism is moved up and down. The device and the first moving device and the second moving device can move up, down, front, rear, left and right.

The unloading device includes a gripping mechanism for gripping the panel assembly loaded in the chamber and transporting it to the second panel assembly conveying device, a lifting device for elevating the gripping mechanism, and advancing the gripping mechanism toward the chamber. A first moving device to move or retract from the chamber, and a second moving device to move the gripping mechanism along the conveying path of the panel assembly by the second panel assembly conveying device, wherein the gripping mechanism is moved up and down. The device and the first moving device and the second moving device can move up, down, front, rear, left and right.

The autoclave according to the present invention is simple in structure and has a structure in which a plurality of panel assemblies can be easily loaded into or unloaded from the chamber. And the autoclave according to the present invention has a structure capable of easily and stably sealing the open surface of the sealed housing with the door.

Meanwhile, the apparatus for treating a panel assembly according to the present invention sequentially loads a panel assembly carried in a pre-processing apparatus such as an attachment apparatus for producing the panel assembly into an autoclave using a first panel assembly conveying apparatus and a loading apparatus. The heat treatment can be carried out continuously by an autoclave. In addition, the panel assembly subjected to the heat and pressure treatment in the autoclave may be sequentially transported to an inspection apparatus and the like after using the unloading device and the second panel assembly conveying device. Therefore, the heat press treatment for the panel assembly can be continuously and quickly performed in association with the front and rear process equipment such as the attachment device or the inspection device, and the productivity of the product can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing a processing apparatus of a panel assembly using an autoclave according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the autoclave shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the main configuration of the autoclave shown in FIG. 1. FIG.
4 is a perspective view showing the door pressing mechanism of the autoclave shown in FIG.
FIG. 5 shows a state in which the door of the autoclave shown in FIG. 1 is in close contact with the sealed housing.
FIG. 6 shows a modification of the door pressing mechanism of the autoclave shown in FIG. 1.
7 is a front view showing a modification of the autoclave according to the present invention.
8 is a side view showing a modification of the autoclave according to the present invention.
FIG. 9 shows a state in which the door of the autoclave shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 is in close contact with the sealed housing.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in detail with respect to the autoclave and the apparatus for processing the panel assembly using the same according to the present invention.

In describing the present invention, the sizes and shapes of the components shown in the drawings may be exaggerated or simplified for clarity and convenience of explanation. In addition, terms that are specifically defined in consideration of the configuration and operation of the present invention may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or operator. These terms are to be construed in accordance with the meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention based on the contents throughout the present specification.

1 is a perspective view showing a processing apparatus of a panel assembly using an autoclave according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing the main configuration of the autoclave shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is the auto shown in Figure 1 It is a top view which shows the main structure of a clave.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus 10 for processing a panel assembly using an autoclave according to the present invention includes an attachment device 2 and a panel assembly P for attaching a plurality of panel elements to form a panel assembly P. FIG. It is disposed between the inspection device (4) for inspecting the, to apply the heat and pressure to the panel assembly (P) made in the attachment device 2 to remove bubbles between the panel elements constituting the panel assembly (P), the panel element Improve liver adhesion. The processing apparatus 10 of such a panel assembly includes a first panel assembly conveying apparatus 12 for conveying the panel assembly P made by the attaching apparatus 2 and a panel assembly P heated and pressurized. 4) a second panel assembly transporter 15 for transporting to the first panel assembly, and a first panel assembly transporter 12 and a second panel assembly for receiving a plurality of panel assemblies P therein to apply heat and pressure thereto. And a plurality of autoclaves 35 sequentially installed during the conveyance path of the panel assembly P by the conveying device 15, and a control device 75 for controlling the overall operation of the device. The panel assembly P transported by the first panel assembly transporter 12 is chamber 40 of the plurality of autoclaves 35 by a loading device 17 installed outside the first panel assembly transporter 12. Is loaded into the. And the panel assembly P processed by the some autoclave 35 is conveyed to the 2nd panel assembly conveyance apparatus 15 by the unloading apparatus 33 provided in the outer side of the 2nd panel assembly conveyance apparatus 15. As shown in FIG.

The panel assembly P to be processed by the processing apparatus 10 of the panel assembly according to the present invention may be of various kinds in which a plurality of panel elements such as a display panel and an optical panel are laminated. The processing device 10 of such a panel assembly is connected to the attachment device 2 and the inspection device 4 or other various pre- and post-processing apparatuses by a transfer line to heat and pressurize the panel assembly P in association with the post-processing apparatus. The process can be carried out continuously and quickly. The panel assembly P made in the attachment device 2 can be continuously conveyed by the conveying device 6 to the first panel assembly conveying device 12 and conveyed by the second panel assembly conveying device 15. The panel assembly P to be fed can be continuously supplied to the inspection device 4 by another conveying device 6.

The first panel assembly feeder 12 and the second panel assembly feeder 15 are disposed parallel to both sides of the sealed housing 36 with the sealed housing 36 of the autoclave 35 interposed therebetween. The sealed housing 36 is open at both sides, the first panel assembly feeder 12 is disposed on the open side of the sealed housing 36, and the second panel assembly feeder 15 is the sealed housing 36. On the other open side of the side. The first panel assembly conveying apparatus 12 and the second panel assembly conveying apparatus 15 include a conveying belt 13 for mounting the panel assembly P to convey the panel assembly P in a straight path. Of course, the first panel assembly transporter 12 and the second panel assembly transporter 15 may be modified in a variety of other structures capable of transporting the panel assembly P.

The panel assembly P, which is conveyed by the first panel assembly conveyance device 12, is conveyed by the loading device 17 installed in the conveyance path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly conveyance device 12. It is loaded into the sealed housing 36 through one open surface. The panel assembly P treated at high temperature and high pressure in the sealed housing 36 of the autoclave 35 is transferred to the unloading device 33 installed during the conveyance path of the panel assembly by the second panel assembly conveying device 15. It is unloaded from the hermetic housing 36 through the other open side of the hermetic housing 36 and conveyed to the second panel assembly conveyer 15.

As shown in FIG. 1, the loading device 17 and the unloading device 33 have the same structure. The loading device 17 includes a gripping mechanism 18 for gripping the panel assembly P, a lifting device 22 for lifting the gripping mechanism 18, and a gripping mechanism 18 toward the sealed housing 36. A first mover 24 for advancing or retracting from the hermetic housing 36 and a second mover 26 for moving the gripping mechanism 18 along the transport path of the panel assembly.

The holding mechanism 18 includes an adsorption plate 19 capable of adsorbing the panel assembly P, and is coupled to a support arm 21 coupled to the elevating device 22. Although not shown in detail in the drawings, the suction plate 19 is provided with a plurality of suction holes for generating suction force, the suction plate 19 is connected to the vacuum tube 20 for providing a vacuum pressure. Of course, in the present invention, the specific structure of the gripping mechanism 18 is not limited to that shown, it can be changed to various other structures that can hold and carry the panel assembly (P).

 The elevating device 22 can move the holding mechanism 18 up and down by elevating the supporting arm 21. The elevating device 22 is coupled to the first moving member 23, and the first moving member 23 linearly moves by the first moving device 24. The first moving member 23 is coupled to the second moving member 25, and the second moving member 25 is linearly moved by the second moving device 26. The second moving member 25 is provided with a first guide rail 29 in parallel with the moving direction of the holding mechanism 18 by the first moving device 24, and the first moving member 23 moves first. The device 24 makes linear movement along the first guide rail 29. The first moving device 24 is coupled to the second moving member 25 and moves together with the second moving member 25. The second moving member 25 is slidably movable on the second guide rail 30 which is arranged in parallel with the moving direction of the holding mechanism 18 by the second moving device 26 on the pedestal 31 placed on the bottom surface. Coupled to each other, the second moving device 26 moves linearly along the second guide rail 30.

The second moving device 26 includes a screw shaft 27 screwed with the second moving member 25, and a motor 28 for rotating the screw shaft 27. Of course, the second moving device 26 may be changed to one of various other structures capable of linearly moving the second moving member 25 in addition to the illustrated structure. The first moving device 24 may also be changed to various other structures capable of linearly moving the first moving member 23 in addition to the illustrated structure.

As described above, the holding mechanism 18 can move up, down, front, back, left, and right by the elevating device 22, the first moving device 24, and the second moving device 26. Accordingly, the loading device 17 grips the panel assembly P conveyed by the first panel assembly transporter 12 with the gripping mechanism 18, thereby providing a plurality of shelves 41 provided in the plurality of hermetic housings 36. The panel assembly P can be loaded in turn.

The arrangement structure of the elevating device 22 and the first moving device 24 and the second moving device 26 for moving the holding mechanism 18 up, down, front, back, left and right can be changed. . That is, in the drawing, the holding mechanism 18 is coupled to the elevating device 22, the elevating device 22 is coupled to the first moving device 24, and the first moving device 24 is the second moving device 26. Although it is shown to be coupled to), the arrangement order of the elevating device 22 and the first moving device 24 and the second moving device 26 are sequentially coupled to the holding mechanism 18 may be variously changed. For example, the gripping mechanism 18 may be first coupled with the first moving device 24, or the gripping mechanism 18 may be first coupled with the second moving device 26. And the loading apparatus 17 has the holding mechanism 18 for holding the panel assembly P, and the moving apparatus of the other structure which can move the holding mechanism 18 to up, down, front, back, left, and right. It may be changed to another structure.

The specific structure of the unloading device 33 is the same as the loading device 17. The unloading device 33 grips a plurality of panel assemblies P treated at high temperature and high pressure inside the sealed housing 36 of the autoclave 35 with the gripping mechanism 18, thereby sequentially transferring the second panel assembly conveying device 15. ) To carry. The specific structure of the unloading device 33 is not limited to that shown, and the holding mechanism 18 for holding the panel assembly P and the holding mechanism 18 are moved up, down, front, back, left, and right. It can be changed to another structure having a movable device.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the autoclave 35 has a plurality of shelves 41 installed in the chamber 40 to support the chamber 40 and the panel assembly P, both ends of which are open to the outside. ), A gas supply device 37 for supplying gas to the chamber 40 of the sealed housing 36, and a sealed housing 36 for heating the gas supplied to the chamber 40. And a heater 39 coupled to it. The gas supply device 37 supplies gas to the chamber 40 through a supply tube 38 coupled to the hermetic housing 36 so as to be connected to the chamber 40. In the drawing, one gas supply device 37 is provided to supply gas to a plurality of hermetic housings 36, but a plurality of gas supply devices 37 may be installed so as to be connected one-to-one with the hermetic housing 36. have. In addition to the structure of the heater 39 coupled to the outer surface of the hermetic housing 36 as illustrated, the heater 39 is installed in the hermetic housing 36 in various coupling structures in a variety of structures capable of supplying heat to the chamber 40. Can be.

The chamber 40 is provided to be opened to the outside through one surface of the sealed housing 36 and the other surface facing the inside of the sealed housing 36. In the drawing, two chambers 40 are provided in one hermetic housing 36, and a plurality of shelves 41 are spaced up and down at regular intervals in each chamber 40, but the chamber 40 is installed. The number, the number of installation of the shelf 41, the arrangement or the like can be variously changed. The panel assembly P is sequentially loaded into the plurality of shelves 41 installed in the chamber 40 by the loading device 17. The panel assembly P which is fed under the shelf 41 disposed at the bottom of the chamber 40 is placed on the bottom surface 44 of the chamber 40.

The middle part of the shelf 41 is provided with an opening 42 for connecting the upper space and the lower space partitioned by the shelf 41. The opening 42 provided in the middle of the shelf 41 is used when the holding mechanism 18 of the loading device 17 or the holding mechanism 18 of the unloading device 33 enters the chamber 40. It is for preventing 18 from hitting or interfering with the shelf 41. Closed to prevent the gripping mechanism 18 entering the chamber 40 from being caught inside the hermetic housing 36 for gripping the panel assembly P placed on the shelf 41 disposed on the top of the chamber 40. An accommodating space 43 is provided on the shelf 41 disposed at the top of the housing 36 to accommodate the protruding portion of the gripping mechanism 18. In order to prevent the holding mechanism 18 from interfering with the interior of the housing 36 when the holding mechanism 18 having a structure different from that shown enters directly above the bottom surface 44 of the chamber 40. An accommodation space may also be provided on the bottom surface 44.

Packing surfaces 45 are provided on both open surfaces of the sealed housing 36. The packing 45 is for sealing between the sealed housing 36 and the door 49 covering it. The packing 45 may be various kinds of known materials such as rubber or silicone. In some cases, the packing 45 may be provided on the inner surface of the door 49.

The hermetic housing 36 is provided with a pair of chamber hermetic devices 47 and 48 for hermetically sealing the chambers 40 which are open to both sides. The first chamber sealer 47 seals one open side of the hermetic housing 36, and the second chamber sealer 48 seals the other open side of the hermetic housing 36. That is, the first chamber sealing device 47 is disposed on the open side of the sealing housing 36 in which the loading device 17 is disposed, and the second chamber sealing device 48 is sealed in which the unloading device 33 is disposed. It is arranged on the other open face side of the housing 36. The specific structure of the 1st chamber sealing apparatus 47 and the 2nd chamber sealing apparatus 48 is the same, The 1st chamber sealing apparatus 47 seals one open surface of the sealing housing 36, and the 2nd Heat and pressure are applied to the chamber 40 with the chamber closure device 48 sealing the other open surface of the hermetic housing 36. Here, the open surface of the hermetic housing 36 is the surface on which the chamber 40 is opened to the outside and the packing 45 is disposed.

As shown in Figures 2 to 4, the first chamber sealing device 47 is in close contact with the open surface of the sealed housing 36, the door 49 for sealing the opening of the chamber 40, the door 49 Door operating device (50) for vertically moving the door, and a door pressing mechanism (65) for pressing the door (49) toward the sealed housing (36). The door 49 is wide enough to cover a pair of chambers 40 at a time.

The door operating device 50 is coupled to the door support member 51 and the door support member 51 which is spaced apart from the open one surface of the sealed housing 36 so as to be movable up and down, and both sides of the sealed housing 36. A pair of elevating member 52 is installed on the side so as to be movable up and down, and a pair of elevating member moving device 53 for moving the pair of elevating member 52 up and down. The door 49 is disposed between the hermetic housing 36 and the door support member 51 to be retractably coupled to the door support member 51. A pair of guide bars 54 are spaced apart from each other in the door 49, and a pair of insertion holes 55 into which the pair of guide bars 54 are slidably inserted into the door support member 51. Is provided. As the pair of guide bars 54 slide in the insertion hole 55 of the door support member 51, the door 49 moves forward toward the sealed housing 36 while keeping the door 49 coupled to the door support member 51. Or retract from the hermetic housing 36.

Springs 56 are coupled to the pair of guide bars 54, respectively. The spring 56 serves as a door return mechanism for returning the door 49 advanced by the door press mechanism 65 toward the sealed housing 36 to the original position spaced apart from the sealed housing 36. One end of the spring 56 is coupled to the door 49 and the other end thereof is coupled to the door support member 51 to exert an elastic force away from the sealed housing 36 with respect to the door 49. When the chamber 40 is closed by the door 49 and the heat press process to the panel assembly P is completed and the door 49 is moved to the original position, the door 49 is brought into contact with the packing 45. If so, movement of the door 49 may be disturbed. Accordingly, when the pressing force on the door 49 of the door pressing mechanism 65 is removed, the door 49 is pulled away from the packing 45 by pulling the door 49 with the spring 56 in a direction away from the sealed housing 36. In this case, the door 49 can be smoothly moved. As the door return mechanism for returning the door 49 to its original position, various structures capable of applying a force in a direction away from the sealed housing 36 against the door 49 such as a cylinder in addition to the spring 56 may be used. Can be.

The door supporting member 51 is coupled to the pair of lifting members 52 through the pair of connecting arms 57. The pair of lifting members 52 are coupled to the sealed housing 36 so that the pair of lifting members 52 can slide along the pair of guide grooves 58 provided in the vertical direction on both sides of the sealed housing 36. The elevating member 52 has a guide protrusion 59 inserted into the guide groove 58 of the hermetic housing 36. The pair of lifting members 52 are vertically moved by a pair of lifting member moving devices 53 provided on the outer surface of the sealed housing 36.

The elevating member moving device 53 includes a screw shaft 60 that is screwed with the elevating member 52, and a motor 61 for rotating the screw shaft 60. One end of the screw shaft 60 is coupled to the motor 61, and the other end of the screw shaft 60 is rotatably coupled to the bracket 62 fixed to the outside of the hermetic housing 36. The motor 61 is coupled to a bracket 63 fixed to the outside of the hermetic housing 36. The screw shaft 60 is screwed into a screw hole provided in the elevating member 52, and when the screw shaft 60 rotates by the rotation of the motor 61, the screw shaft 60 is connected to the screw movement of the screw shaft 60 and the elevating member 52. As a result, the elevating member 52 is moved up and down. The elevating member 52 has a guide protrusion 59 provided therein and is inserted into the guide groove 58 provided in the hermetic housing 36 so that the rotation is suppressed even when the screw shaft 60 rotates and the screw shaft 60 with the screw shaft 60. It can only move linearly in the vertical direction by the screw movement.

When the pair of lifting members 52 are moved up and down by the action of the pair of lifting member moving devices 53, the door support member 51 and the door 49 coupled thereto are also moved up and down. Therefore, the door 49 opens and closes the open surface of the sealed housing 36 by the action of the elevating member moving device 53. Although the door 49 descends and covers the open surface of the sealed housing 36, there is a gap between the door 49 and the sealed housing 36. The gap between the sealed housing 36 and the door 49 can be sealed by pressing the door 49 toward the sealed housing 36 through the door pressing mechanism 65.

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the door pressing mechanism 65 is coupled to the outer surface of the door 49 and has a first pressing member 66 having a first inclined pressing surface 67 and a first inclined pressing. A second pressing member 69 having a second inclined pressing surface 70 corresponding to the surface 67, and a driving shaft coupled to the second pressing member 69 and rotatably coupled to the door supporting member 51; 72). The drive shaft 72 penetrates through the bearing 73 and the door support member 51 coupled to the middle of the door support member 51, and its end protrudes slightly toward the front of the door support member 51. The drive shaft 72 is rotatably coupled to the bearing 73 and does not move in the front-rear direction. At the end of the drive shaft 72, a lever 74 for user operation is coupled.

The second pressing member 69 is coupled to the end of the drive shaft 72 so that the second inclined pressing surface 70 provided thereto faces the first inclined pressing surface 67 of the first pressing member 66. . The first inclined pressing surface 67 is formed in a ring shape in which the protruding height from the door 49 gradually increases along the circumferential direction, and a coupling groove 68 is provided at the center of the first inclined pressing surface 67. do. The second inclined pressing surface 70 has a ring shape in which the height of the protrusion from the door supporting member 51 gradually increases along the circumferential direction, and the first pressing member is located at the center of the second inclined pressing surface 70. Coupling projection 71 is inserted into the coupling groove 68 of the 66 is provided.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the user turns the lever 74 while the door 49 descends to cover the open surface of the sealed housing 36, the second pressing member 69 engages the engaging protrusion 71. Is rotated to the rotation center the engaging projection 71 in the state inserted into the coupling groove 68 of the first pressing member (66). At this time, the second inclined pressing surface 70 of the second pressing member 69 slides along the first inclined pressing surface 67 of the first pressing member 66 to close the first pressing member 66. Pressurizing gradually toward (36). Thus, the door 49 is fully sealed by advancing toward the sealed housing 36 while compressing the packing 45. When the door 49 is advanced toward the sealed housing 36 in this way, the spring 56 between the door 49 and the door supporting member 51 is extended.

As gas and heat are supplied into the chamber 40 while the door 49 is completely enclosed with the chamber 40, the panel assembly P loaded in the chamber 40 receives heat and pressure. After the heating pressurizing process for the panel assembly P in the chamber 40 is completed, when the operator turns the lever 74 in the opposite direction, the second inclined pressing surface 70 of the second pressing member 69 becomes the first. The pressing force on the first pressing member 66 is released while the slide member moves in the opposite direction along the first inclined pressing surface 67 of the pressing member 66. At this time, the door 49 is retracted from the sealed housing 36 by the elastic force of the spring 56. In this state, when the lifting member moving device 53 is operated to raise the door 49, the chamber 40 is opened, and after the chamber 40 is opened, the panel assembly P of the panel assembly P using the unloading device 33 is opened. The unloading operation or the loading operation of the panel assembly P using the loading device 17 can be performed.

As such, the autoclave 35 according to the present invention is simple in structure and can easily load a plurality of panel assemblies P into the chamber 40 or easily unload the panel assembly P from the chamber 40. It can have a structure. In addition, the autoclave 35 according to the present invention has a structure capable of easily and stably sealing the open surface of the sealed housing 36 with the door 49.

In the present invention, the specific structure of the elevating member moving device 53 is not limited to that shown, but may be changed to various other structures capable of moving the elevating member 52 up and down. And the specific structure of the elevating member 52, the coupling structure of the elevating member moving device 53 and the elevating member 52, the slide moving structure of the elevating member 52 and the hermetic housing 36 may also be changed to various other structures. Can be. For example, the elevating member 52 or the elevating member moving device 53 may be installed in a structure that is separately installed outside the sealed housing 36. In addition, although the two lifting member moving devices 53 move up and down the door 49 in the drawing, the number of the lifting member moving devices 53 for moving the door 49 up and down may also be variously changed. have. In addition, the door 49 of the first chamber sealing device 47 and the door 49 of the second chamber sealing device 48 may be simultaneously moved by the same lifting member moving device. That is, one lifting member moving device installed outside the housing 36 may move both the door 49 of the first chamber sealing device 47 and the door 49 of the second chamber sealing device 48 up and down. have.

In addition, the structure of the door pressing mechanism 65 for pressing the door 49 toward the hermetic housing 36 is not limited to that shown and may be variously changed. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the second pressing member 69 coupled to the door supporting member 51 for pressing the first pressing member 66 coupled to the door 49 is the door supporting member 51. It can be operated automatically by the driver 76 is coupled to). As another example, the door 49 may be pressurized by using a pressure member having a structure that is screwed to the door support member 51 and retreats by a screw movement with the door support member 51. In addition, a door pressing mechanism having a cylinder structure having a pressure rod capable of pressing the door 49 may be installed on the door supporting member 51 to press the door 49, or the pressing member having a cam structure may be pressed by the door supporting member 51. It can also be installed in the door 49 to pressurize.

The overall operation of the processing apparatus 10 of the panel assembly according to the present invention as described above is controlled by the controller 75. That is, the controller 75 controls the operation of the first panel assembly conveying apparatus 12, the loading apparatus 17, and the plurality of autoclaves 35, thereby making the panel assembly made from the attaching apparatus 2 ( While continuously conveying P) through the first panel assembly conveying apparatus 12, it may be sequentially loaded into the sealed housing 36 of the autoclave 35 to be heated and pressurized. In addition, the control device 75 controls the operation of the autoclave 35, the unloading device 33, and the second panel assembly conveying device 15, whereby the panel assembly heat-pressurized by the autoclave 35 ( P) may be unloaded continuously to the second panel assembly conveying device 15 through the unloading device 33 and then conveyed to the inspection device 4 through the second panel assembly conveying device 15. Therefore, the heat pressurization treatment for the panel assembly P can be continuously and quickly performed in association with the front and rear process apparatus such as the attachment device 2 and the inspection device 4, and the productivity of the product can be improved.

On the other hand, Figure 7 is a front view showing a modification of the autoclave according to the present invention, Figure 8 is a side view showing a modification of the autoclave according to the present invention, Figure 9 is a door of the autoclave shown in Figures 7 and 8 Shows the state in close contact with the sealed housing.

The autoclave 78 shown in FIGS. 7-9 has a hermetic housing 79 having a chamber 40 open to the outside and a plurality of shelves 41 installed in the chamber 40 to support the panel assembly P. FIG. ), A gas supply device 37 (see FIG. 1) for supplying gas to the chamber 40 of the sealed housing 79, and a sealed housing 79 for heating the gas supplied to the chamber 40. Including a heater, the connection structure of the gas supply apparatus 37, the gas supply apparatus 37, and the hermetic housing 79 is as having mentioned above. Although not shown in detail in the drawing, the heater is coupled to the sealed housing 79 to apply heat to the gas introduced into the chamber 40.

The packing 45 is coupled to both open surfaces of the sealed housing 79, and both open surfaces of the sealed housing 79 are opened and closed by the first chamber sealing device 80 and the second chamber sealing device 81. . The specific structure of the 1st chamber sealing apparatus 80 and the 2nd chamber sealing apparatus 81 is the same. The first chamber sealing device 80 and the second chamber sealing device 81 include a door 83 for sealing the open surface of the sealing housing 79 and a door operating device 86 for moving the door 83 up and down. ). A pair of door guides 84 are provided on both sides of the open face of the hermetic housing 79 to slide the door 83 in a slidable manner. The door guide 84 is provided with guide grooves 85 into which both side ends of the door 83 are inserted, and the door 83 may move up and down along the guide groove 85.

The door operating device 86 includes a nut member 87 connected to the door 83, a screw shaft 88 screwed with the nut member 87, and a motor 89 for rotating the screw shaft 88. It includes. The nut member 87 is coupled to the connecting member 90 coupled to the door 83, and the motor 89 is fixed to the sealed housing 79. The connecting member 90 is provided with an installation groove 91, and the nut member 87 is elastically supported by the plurality of springs 92 in the installation groove 91. Therefore, the nut member 87 can move while elastically deforming the spring 92 in the installation groove (91).

The nut member 87 is provided with a screw hole into which the screw shaft 88 can be inserted, and the screw shaft 88 is screwed into the screw hole of the nut member 87. Accordingly, when the motor 89 is driven to rotate the screw shaft 88, the nut member 87 moves along the screw shaft 88 by a screw movement between the screw shaft 88 and the nut member 87. As a result, the door 83 may move in the vertical direction together with the nut member 87. The door 83 seals the open surface of the sealed housing 79 and then is pushed toward the sealed housing 79 by the plurality of door pressing mechanisms 93. In this case, since the door 83 and the nut member 87 are elastically connected, the door 83 may move in the front-rear direction of the sealed housing 79 while maintaining the state connected with the door operating device 86.

The door pressing mechanism 93 is installed in the door guide 84 and has a pressure rod 94 that contacts the front surface of the door 83 to press the door 83. The pressure rod 94 penetrates through the door guide 84 and its end abuts on the door 83. As shown in FIG. 9, after the door 83 seals the open surface of the sealed housing 79, the pressure rod 94 of the door pressing mechanism 93 causes the door 83 to close the front of the sealed housing 79. When pressed to the side, the door 83 is pressed against the packing 45 to seal the open surface of the hermetic housing 79. In this way, gas and heat are supplied into the sealed housing 79 while the door 83 seals the open surface of the sealed housing 79, and heat and pressurizes the panel assembly P loaded inside the sealed housing 79. The process takes place.

After the heating and pressing process for the panel assembly P loaded inside the hermetic housing 79 is completed, the pressing force applied to the door 83 is returned while the pressure rod 94 of the door pressing mechanism 93 returns to its original position. Removed. When the pressing force on the door 83 is removed, the door return mechanism 95 is installed in the sealed housing 79 to separate the door 83 from the packing 45.

As shown in Figs. 7 to 9, the door return mechanism 95 is a roller 97 which is installed to be retractable in the installation groove 96 provided in the sealed housing 79, and the installation groove for the roller 97 A spring 98 that exerts an elastic force in a direction away from 96. The roller 97 is rotatably coupled to the roller support member 99 accommodated in the installation groove 96, and the spring 98 exerts an elastic force on the roller 97 through the roller support member 99. The roller 97 also serves to smoothly open and close the door 83 by rolling in contact with the rear surface of the door 83 when the door 83 moves along the door guide 84.

The roller 97 protrudes from the installation groove 96 so as to be in contact with the door 83, and then the door 83 is pushed against the door 83 when the door 83 is pushed toward the sealed housing 79 by the door pressing mechanism 93. It is pushed toward the installation groove 96 by the spring 98 is retracted into the installation groove 96 while compressing. When the pressing force of the door 83 by the door pressing mechanism 93 is removed, the roller 97 returns to its original position by the elastic force of the spring 98 and presses the door 83 away from the packing 45. .

In the present embodiment, the specific structure of the door operating device 86, or the connection structure of the door 83 and the door operating device 86 is not limited to the illustrated and can be variously changed. In addition, the coupling structure of the door 83 and the hermetic housing 79 is not limited to the illustrated but may be variously changed. In the figure, the door 83 moves upward to open the sealed housing 79 to open and close the sealed housing 79. However, the door 83 moves downward to the closed housing 79 or is closed to the side. The housing 79 can also be opened and closed. In addition, the specific structure or installation structure of the door pressing mechanism 93 may be changed to various other structures other than those shown. In addition, the door 83 of the first chamber sealing device 80 and the door 83 of the second chamber sealing device 81 may be simultaneously moved by the same door operating device. That is, one door operating device installed outside the housing 79 may move both the door 83 of the first chamber sealing device 80 and the door 83 of the second chamber sealing device 81 up and down. .

The embodiments of the present invention described above and shown in the drawings should not be construed as limiting the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can improve and modify the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Accordingly, these modifications and variations are intended to fall within the scope of the present invention as long as it is obvious to those skilled in the art.

10: treatment device for panel assembly
12, 15: first and second panel assembly transfer device
17: loading device 18: gripping mechanism
19: adsorption plate 21: support arm
22: lifting device 23, 25: first, second moving member
24, 26: 1st, 2nd moving device 27, 60, 88: screw shaft
28, 61, 89: motor 29, 30: first, second guide rail
33: unloading device 35, 78: autoclave
36, 79: sealed housing 37: gas supply device
39: heater 40: chamber
41: shelf 42: opening
43: accommodating space 45: packing
47, 80: first chamber sealing device 48, 81: second chamber sealing device
49, 83: door 50, 86: door operating device
51 door support member 52 lifting member
53: lifting member moving device 54: guide bar
56, 92, 98: spring 57: connecting arm
58, 85: guide groove 59: guide projection
65, 93: door pressing mechanism 66, 69: first, second pressing member
67 and 70: first and second inclined pressing surface 73: bearing
74: lever 75: control device
76: driver 84: door guide
87: nut member 90: connecting member
94: pressure rod 95: door return mechanism
97: roller 99: roller support member

Claims (13)

A hermetic housing having a chamber provided with a shelf for holding the panel assembly;
A door support member spaced apart from one open surface of the sealed housing to be movable upward and downward;
A door in close contact with an open surface of the sealed housing, the door being retractably installed in the door support member to seal the chamber;
A door operating device installed outside the sealed housing to move the door support member up and down;
A door pressing mechanism installed in front of the door to press the door to an open side of the sealed housing while moving up and down with the door;
A gas supply device connected to the sealed housing to supply gas to the chamber; And
And a heater coupled to the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber.
The method of claim 1,
And a door return mechanism coupled to the door support member and exerting a force in a direction spaced apart from an open surface of the sealed housing with respect to the door.
The method of claim 1,
The door operating device,
An elevating member coupled to the door supporting member to move up and down together with the door supporting member;
And an elevating member moving device installed on an outer side of the sealed housing to move the elevating member up and down.
The method of claim 3, wherein
And the elevating member moving device is coupled to an outer surface of the hermetic housing.
The method of claim 1,
The door pressing mechanism,
A first pressing member coupled to an outer surface of the door and having a first inclined pressing surface;
A second pressing member having a second inclined pressing surface corresponding to the first inclined pressing surface, wherein the second inclined pressing surface is disposed to face the first inclined pressing surface;
And a driving shaft coupled to the second pressing member and rotatably coupled to the door supporting member.
The method of claim 5, wherein
The door pressing mechanism further comprises a lever coupled to the drive shaft.
The method of claim 5, wherein
The door pressing mechanism further comprises a driver coupled to the door support member for rotating the drive shaft.
The method of claim 1,
And a packing disposed between the sealed housing and the door to seal a gap between the open one side of the sealed housing and the door.
The method of claim 1,
The chamber is open at both ends to the outside through one side and the other side of the hermetic housing,
The door support member is installed so that the pair is spaced apart from the open one surface and the other open surface of the sealed housing,
The door is a pair is respectively installed on the pair of door support members for sealing the open one side and the other open one side of the sealed housing,
And the door operating device and the door pressing mechanism are provided in plural numbers so as to operate the pair of doors.
A hermetic housing having a chamber provided with a shelf for holding the panel assembly;
A door guide having a guide groove extending in a vertical direction and coupled to the sealed housing;
A door in close contact with an open surface of the sealed housing and coupled to the door guide to slide along the guide groove to seal the chamber;
A door pressing mechanism coupled to the door guide to press the door to an open side of the sealed housing, the door pressing mechanism having a pressure rod passing through the door guide and having an end thereof contacting the door;
A gas supply device connected to the sealed housing to supply gas to the chamber; And
And a heater coupled to the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber.
A first panel assembly conveying apparatus for conveying a panel assembly having a plurality of panel elements attached thereto;
A hermetic housing installed in the conveyance path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly conveying apparatus, the hermetically housing having a chamber open at both ends to the outside, and a shelf installed in the chamber to support the panel assembly;
A pair of doors disposed on an outer side of the sealed housing to be in close contact with the open one surface and the other open surface of the sealed housing to seal the chamber;
A plurality of door operating devices for moving the pair of doors;
A plurality of door pressing mechanisms respectively installed in front of the pair of doors to press the pair of doors toward the sealed housing;
A gas supply device connected to the sealed housing to supply gas to the chamber;
A heater coupled to the hermetic housing to heat the gas supplied to the chamber;
A loading device installed during a transport path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly transporter to load the panel assembly transported by the first panel assembly transporter into the chamber through an open one surface of the hermetic housing. ;
An unloading device installed outside of the hermetic housing for unloading the panel assembly heated and pressurized from the chamber from the chamber through the other open side of the hermetic housing; And
And a second panel assembly conveying apparatus which is installed outside of the hermetic housing to convey the panel assembly unloaded from the chamber by the unloading apparatus.
The method of claim 11,
The loading device,
A gripping mechanism for gripping and conveying the panel assembly conveyed by the first panel assembly conveying apparatus to the shelf;
An elevating device for elevating the holding mechanism;
A first moving device for advancing or holding the holding mechanism toward or away from the chamber;
A second moving device for moving the gripping mechanism along the conveying path of the panel assembly by the first panel assembly conveying device,
And the gripping mechanism is movable up, down, front, back, left, and right by the elevating device, the first moving device, and the second moving device.
The method of claim 11,
The unloading device,
A holding mechanism for holding and holding the panel assembly loaded in the chamber to the second panel assembly transporter;
An elevating device for elevating the holding mechanism;
A first moving device for advancing or holding the holding mechanism toward or away from the chamber;
A second moving device for moving the gripping mechanism along the conveying path of the panel assembly by the second panel assembly conveying device,
And the gripping mechanism is movable up, down, front, back, left, and right by the elevating device, the first moving device, and the second moving device.

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