KR101803967B1 - Cutting wheel for liquid crystal display panel, method of cutting liquid crystal display panel and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device - Google Patents

Cutting wheel for liquid crystal display panel, method of cutting liquid crystal display panel and method of fabricating liquid crystal display device Download PDF

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KR101803967B1
KR101803967B1 KR1020100108376A KR20100108376A KR101803967B1 KR 101803967 B1 KR101803967 B1 KR 101803967B1 KR 1020100108376 A KR1020100108376 A KR 1020100108376A KR 20100108376 A KR20100108376 A KR 20100108376A KR 101803967 B1 KR101803967 B1 KR 101803967B1
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A cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel of the present invention, a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device incorporate an edge scribe technique to implement a narrow bezel of a panel. While the panel is cut by applying a double-edged wheel.
The present invention provides the effect of shortening the processing time and reducing the failure failure and securing the yield.

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TECHNICAL FIELD [0001] The present invention relates to a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel, a method for cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel, a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display panel, and more particularly to a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel A cutting method of a liquid crystal display panel, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a liquid crystal display device is provided with a display device (not shown) which can display a desired image by individually supplying data signals according to image information to liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix form and adjusting the light transmittance of the liquid crystal cells. to be.

To this end, the liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel in which pixels are arranged in a matrix form, and a driving circuit for driving the pixels.

The liquid crystal display panel may have a structure in which thin film transistor array substrates are formed on a mother substrate having a large area, color filter substrates are formed on a separate mother substrate, A plurality of liquid crystal display panels are formed at the same time to improve the yield. Therefore, a step of cutting the unit liquid crystal display panel is required.

In general, the cutting of the unit liquid crystal display panel includes a step of forming a groove having a predetermined depth on the surface of the mother substrate by using a cutting wheel and a step of cutting the liquid crystal display panel by propagating a crack from the groove through an external impact Lt; / RTI > The cutting process of the unit liquid crystal display panel will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is an exemplary view showing a schematic planar structure of a unit liquid crystal display panel in which a thin film transistor array substrate and a color filter substrate are opposed to each other.

1, a liquid crystal display panel includes an image display unit 11 in which liquid crystal cells are arranged in a matrix form, a gate pad unit 13 connected to the gate lines 16 of the image display unit 11, And a data pad unit 12 connected to the data buses 17 and 17.

The gate pad portion 13 and the data pad portion 12 are formed in the edge region of the thin film transistor array substrate 10 which is not overlapped with the color filter substrate 5, Supplies a scanning signal supplied from an integrated circuit (not shown) to the gate lines 16 of the image display unit 11 and the data pad unit 12 supplies image information supplied from a data driver integrated circuit And supplies them to the data lines 17 of the display unit 11. [

Although data lines 17 to which image information is applied and gate lines 16 to which a scan signal is applied are formed in a vertical crossing direction in the thin film transistor array substrate 10 of the image display unit 11, And a pixel electrode (not shown) connected to the thin film transistor for driving the liquid crystal cell and the like are provided at the intersection.

The color filter substrate 5 of the image display unit 11 is provided with color filters (not shown) separately applied to the cell regions by a black matrix (not shown) and pixels (not shown) formed on the thin film transistor array substrate 10 (Not shown) which is a counter electrode of the electrode.

A cell gap is provided so that the thin film transistor array substrate 10 and the color filter substrate 5 thus formed are spaced apart from each other in a uniform manner and the color filter substrate 5 is formed by the seal pattern 60 formed on the outer periphery of the image display section 11 And a liquid crystal layer (not shown) is formed in a space between the thin film transistor array substrate 10 and the color filter substrate 5.

FIG. 2 is a view illustrating a cross-sectional structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

Referring to FIG. 2, the unit liquid crystal display panels are formed such that one side of the thin film transistor array substrate 10 protrudes from the color filter substrates 5. This is because the gate pad portion 13 and the data pad portion 12 are formed on the edges of the TFT array substrate 10 that do not overlap with the color filter substrates 5 as described with reference to FIG.

The color filter substrates 5 formed on the first mother substrate 30 are formed in a dummy region corresponding to the area where the thin film transistor array substrates 10 formed on the second mother substrate 40 protrude 31).

In addition, each of the unit liquid crystal display panels is appropriately disposed so as to utilize the first and second mother boards 30 and 40 as much as possible. Generally, the unit liquid crystal display panels are spaced apart from each other by the dummy area 32, 1 and the dummy area 41 for the process margin is formed at the edge of the second mother substrate 30, 40 as well.

After the first mother substrate 30 on which the color filter substrates 5 are formed and the second mother substrate 40 on which the thin film transistor array substrates 10 are formed are bonded together, the liquid crystal display panels are individually cut. The dummy area 31 formed in the region where the color filter substrates 5 of the first mother substrate 30 are spaced apart from the dummy area 32 separating the unit liquid crystal display panels and the first and second mother substrate plates 30 and 40 The dummy area 41 formed at the edge of the dummy area 41 is simultaneously removed.

3 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a general liquid crystal display panel cutting method.

As shown in the drawing, a liquid crystal display panel in which a color filter substrate 5 and a thin film transistor array substrate 10 are bonded together is generally cut at a point approximately 0.3 mm away from the edge of the pixel portion where the seal pattern 60 is formed . ≪ / RTI >

At this time, the color filter substrate 5 includes a color filter 6 composed of a plurality of sub-color filters implementing colors of red (R), green (G) and blue (B) A black matrix 7 for separating the sub-color filters from each other and blocking light transmitted through the liquid crystal layer (not shown), and an overcoat layer 7 formed on the color filter 6 and the black matrix 7, layer (9).

The thin film transistor array substrate 10 includes a plurality of gate lines (not shown) and data lines (not shown) arranged vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions, and switching elements formed at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines A thin film transistor, and a pixel electrode (not shown) formed on the pixel region.

The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode 21 constituting a part of the gate line, a source electrode 22 connected to the data line, and a drain electrode 23 electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The thin film transistor includes an active layer 24 which forms a conduction channel between the source electrode 22 and the drain electrode 23 by a gate voltage supplied to the gate electrode 21.

Reference numerals 15a, 15b and 50 denote a gate insulating film, a protective film and a column spacer, respectively.

As described above, a general liquid crystal display panel having such a structure has a problem in implementing a narrow bezel of a liquid crystal display panel as a result of cutting at a position spaced a considerable distance from an actual pattern.

In addition, there is a problem that a tact time is long when a single wheel is cut as in the present case.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel in which a narrow bezel of a liquid crystal display panel is implemented by adopting an edge scribe technique, And a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel, a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device by cutting a liquid crystal display panel by applying a double-edged wheel, .

Other objects and features of the present invention will be described in the following description of the invention and claims.

In order to achieve the above object, a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention includes a through hole provided at a central portion for receiving a support shaft, and a plurality of through holes provided on both sides of the support shaft, And spacing adjusting means provided between the first blade and the second blade for adjusting the gap corresponding to the gap between the adjacent patterns of the neighboring cells, .
In this case, the gap adjusting means may include a plurality of gap adjusting means having a predetermined thickness.

At this time, the cutting wheel and the gap adjusting means are integrally formed by sintering.

The cutting wheel is manufactured by inserting a first blade and a second blade into the support shaft.

And the shape of the cutting wheel is formed into a double-edged shape of the first blade and the second blade and inserted into the support shaft.

A method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention comprises the steps of forming a predetermined dummy pattern on edge surfaces of a panel region of a first mother substrate and a second mother substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are arranged, Forming a seal pattern between the predetermined dummy patterns of the second mother substrate, and then attaching the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate to each other to form a plurality of liquid crystal display panels in the panel region .
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, comprising: forming a first blade and a second blade on an upper portion of a mother board of the first and second mother boards, A step of disposing a cutting wheel, adjusting an interval between the first blade and the second blade in correspondence with an interval between the actual patterns of the liquid crystal display panels adjacent to each other, And separating the outer edge of the seal pattern of each of the neighboring liquid crystal display panels into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels using the second blade.
At this time, in the method of cutting the liquid crystal display panel according to the present invention, the irregularities by the predetermined dummy pattern are formed on the surfaces of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate which are in contact with the seal pattern, And the combined force between the mother board and the second mother board increases.

The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display of the present invention includes the steps of: advancing a color filter process on a first mother substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are arranged, and performing an array process on a second mother substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are arranged; Forming a predetermined dummy pattern on edge surfaces of the panel region of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate when the filter process and the array process are performed, A step of forming an alignment film on the surface of the second mother substrate, a step of rubbing the alignment film, a step of forming a seal between the predetermined dummy patterns of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate, And forming a plurality of liquid crystal display panels in the panel region by laminating the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate after forming the pattern.
At this time, in the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention, a cutting wheel composed of a first blade and a second blade is disposed on the upper part of one of the first and second mother boards, And cutting the outer edge of the seal pattern of each of the neighboring liquid crystal display panels using a second blade so as to separate the plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels, And the unevenness of the predetermined dummy pattern is formed on the surface of the second mother substrate to increase the combined force between the seal pattern and the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate.

At this time, the liquid crystal is dripped onto any one of the first and second mother board, and the seal pattern is formed on the other mother board.

At this time, the mother board on which the liquid crystal is dropped and the mother board on which the thread pattern is formed are attached.

And disposing an alignment key on an opposite liquid crystal display panel on which the cutting wheel is not located.

The cutting edges of the seal patterns of the neighboring liquid crystal display panels are simultaneously cut at the upper and lower sides by applying all of the cutting wheels to the upper and lower sides of the liquid crystal display panels.

And forming a dummy pattern on the color filter substrate and the array substrate located above and below the seal pattern.

At this time, curvatures are formed on the surface of the color filter substrate and the array substrate which are in contact with the seal pattern, so that the combined force between the seal pattern and the liquid crystal display panel is increased.

As described above, the cutting wheel of the liquid crystal display panel, the method of cutting the liquid crystal display panel, and the method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention are effective in reducing the defective failure occurring in application of the yarn- Lt; / RTI >

The cutting wheel of the liquid crystal display panel, the method of cutting the liquid crystal display panel, and the method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device according to the present invention can reduce the margin outside the yarn pattern by introducing the edge-scribe technique, do.

A cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel, a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention provide an effect of reducing a processing time by cutting a liquid crystal display panel by applying a double-

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an exemplary view showing a schematic planar structure of a unit liquid crystal display panel in which a thin film transistor array substrate and a color filter substrate are opposed to each other.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a cross-sectional structure of a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG.
3 is a sectional view for explaining a general liquid crystal display panel cutting method.
Figures 4A and 4B are cross-sectional views illustrating edge scribe techniques.
5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a structure of a cutting wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a cutting wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a cutting wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 6; FIG.
8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a flow chart sequentially showing a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of a cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel, a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel, and a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

On the other hand, when a seal on scribe technique is used in order to realize a narrow bezel having a bezel width of 1 mm or less in a thread pattern, a thread pattern is positioned under the scribe line The breakage of the liquid crystal display panel may fail due to a poor cutting. In addition, when a penett wheel is applied for cutting, the rigidity of the liquid crystal display panel is weakened and a problem occurs in the product. Therefore, it is difficult to use a wheel that is easily cut like the penet wheel.

On the contrary, in the present invention, the process time is maintained as usual using a double-edged wheel, and the cutting process is performed by applying an edge scribe technique other than the seal-on-scribe to secure the rigidity of the liquid crystal display panel While it is possible to reduce the failure failure rate.

4A and 4B are cross-sectional views illustrating an edge scribe technique.

4A and 4B, in the edge-scribing technique of the present invention, the edge of the pixel portion shown by an arrow, that is, the outer edge of the seal pattern 160 is cut by using a cutting wheel so that the liquid crystal display Thereby implementing the narrow bezel of the panel.

In this case, the liquid crystal display panel according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed by attaching the color filter substrate 105 and the thin film transistor array substrate 110 together.

The color filter substrate 105 includes a color filter 106 composed of a plurality of sub-color filters for realizing the colors of red, green and blue, and a color filter 106 for separating the sub- And an overcoat layer 109 formed on the color filter 106 and the black matrix 107. The overcoat layer 109 is formed on the black matrix 107,

The thin film transistor array substrate 110 includes a plurality of gate lines (not shown) and data lines (not shown) arranged vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions, and switching elements formed at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines And a pixel electrode (not shown) formed on the pixel region.

The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode 121, a source electrode 122 connected to the data line, and a drain electrode 123 electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The thin film transistor includes an active layer 124 which forms a conduction channel between the source electrode 122 and the drain electrode 123 by a gate voltage supplied to the gate electrode 121.

Reference numerals 115a, 115b and 150 denote a gate insulating film, a protective film and a column spacer, respectively.

As described above, according to the liquid crystal display panel according to the embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, when the edge of the seal pattern 160 is cut, the inner bezel of the liquid crystal display panel can be realized and the edge- The breakage rate of the liquid crystal display panel is reduced as compared with the seal-on-scribe technique. Further, since cutting is performed in a state where the yarn pattern 160 is not located at the bottom, process stability can be ensured.

In this case, after the seal pattern 160 is formed up to the end of the glass substrate, an alignment key (not shown) is disposed under the liquid crystal display panel to perform the above-described edge-scribing.

At this time, in the case of the present invention, since the double-edged wheel is used instead of the single wheel, the tact time can be reduced, and a yarn-on-scribe process is also possible. Therefore, even if the yarn is twisted The cutting can be performed normally. Hereinafter, the cutting wheel according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing the structure of a cutting wheel according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a structure of a cutting wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is an enlarged perspective view of a cutting wheel according to another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG.

In this case, the cutting wheel of FIG. 6 is substantially the same as the structure of the cutting wheel of FIG. 5 except that a gap adjusting means is inserted between the two blades.

5 to 7, the cutting wheel 170 of the coin type according to the embodiment of the present invention has a through hole 176 formed at its center portion to receive a support shaft (not shown) The left and right sides are polished to form a first blade 175a and a second blade 175b protruding from the center of the cutting wheel 170 by a predetermined distance.

It is preferable that the cutting wheel 170 according to the embodiment of the present invention is made of diamond having a hardness higher than that of tungsten carbide which is conventionally used in order to extend the service life.

In this case, as described above, a predetermined gap adjusting means 177 may be inserted between the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b. In this case, The distance between the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b can be adjusted. For example, spacing means (not shown) having a thickness of L between the first edge 175a and the second edge 175b and a thickness T of each of the first edge 175a and the second edge 175b 177 are inserted, the interval between the scribe lines formed by the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b becomes T + 5L.

In this way, if scribing lines neighboring each other due to design or process reasons need to be distanced from each other, adjustment can be made by inserting a gap adjusting means 177 between the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b.

At this time, if necessary, the cutting wheel 170 and the gap adjusting means 177 may be integrally formed by sintering

The cutting wheel 170 may be manufactured by inserting two blades 175a and 175b into the support shaft or by inserting the cutter wheel 170 into the shape of a double blade 175a or 175b. In this case, when the two blades 175a and 175b are inserted, a gap adjusting means 177 for adjusting the gap between the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b is inserted, In the case of forming the shape of the wheel 170 to be a double-edged shape (175a, 175b), the spacing between the double-edged heads (175a, 175b) is made to be different from the spacing between neighboring cells of the liquid crystal display panel.

At this time, if necessary, a servo motor may be installed to adjust the interval between the first blade 175a and the second blade 175b.

Although not shown in the drawing, the fixing of the two blades 175a and 175b and the support shaft can be made by a pin, and the pin can be inserted into the support shaft center groove and the cut groove of the cut wheel 170, respectively.

The cutting wheel 170 is closely contacted with a liquid crystal display panel made of glass at a constant pressure and forms a groove having a predetermined depth. After the grooves are formed in the liquid crystal display panel, the cracks are propagated downward through the external impact to cut the liquid crystal display panel.

The cutting wheel 170 to be used can be of any type (conventional wheel, penet wheel, APIO wheel).

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the process time by applying the double-edged wheel and to reduce the failure failure occurring in the seal-on-scribing process by cutting the outer edge of the seal pattern, And the defective rate can be reduced.

That is, in the conventional cutting process, when the cutting is performed twice using a single wheel, the tack time becomes longer and the number of breaks increases. In contrast, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the number of times of scribing and the number of braking by disposing two blades and cutting the neighboring cells at a time. As a result, the tack time can be reduced and stable fairness can be ensured.

8 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross-sectional structure of a second mother substrate on which array substrates are formed and a first mother substrate on which color filter substrates are formed to form a plurality of liquid crystal display panels. In particular, B cell) shown in FIG.

As shown in the drawing, the liquid crystal display panel according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed by attaching a color filter substrate 205 and a thin film transistor array substrate 210 together.

The color filter substrate 205 includes a color filter 206 composed of a plurality of sub-color filters for realizing colors of red, green, and blue, and a color filter 206 for separating the sub- And an overcoat layer 209 formed on the color filter 206 and the black matrix 207. The black matrix 207 is formed of a black matrix 207,

The thin film transistor array substrate 210 includes a plurality of gate lines (not shown) and data lines (not shown) arranged vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions, and switching elements formed at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines And a pixel electrode (not shown) formed on the pixel region.

The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode 221 constituting a part of the gate line, a source electrode 222 connected to the data line, and a drain electrode 223 electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The thin film transistor includes an active layer 224 forming a conduction channel between the source electrode 222 and the drain electrode 223 by a gate voltage supplied to the gate electrode 221.

Reference numerals 215a, 215b and 250 denote a gate insulating film, a protective film and a column spacer, respectively.

In order to separate the liquid crystal display panels thus constructed into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels, the above-described double-edged wheel according to the present invention is used. At this time, the edges of the pixel portions shown by arrows, 260 are cut using the first and second blades of a cutting wheel (not shown), respectively, thereby realizing the narrow bezel of the liquid crystal display panel and effectively reducing the process time.

At this time, the alignment key 290 is disposed below the liquid crystal display panel, and the above-described edge-scribing process is performed.

In addition, both the top and bottom surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel may be simultaneously cut by applying the double-edged wheel to both the top and bottom of the liquid crystal display panel at the time of cutting using the double-edged wheel.

If the upper and lower surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel in contact with the thread pattern are bent, the joint force between the thread pattern and the liquid crystal display panel can be increased. This will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

9 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, a liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention is formed by attaching a color filter substrate 305 and a thin film transistor array substrate 310 together.

The color filter substrate 305 includes a color filter 306 composed of a plurality of sub-color filters for realizing colors of red, green, and blue, and a color filter 306 for separating the sub- And an overcoat layer 309 formed on the color filter 306 and the black matrix 307. The overcoat layer 309 is formed on the black matrix 307,

The thin film transistor array substrate 310 includes a plurality of gate lines (not shown) and data lines (not shown) arranged vertically and horizontally to define a plurality of pixel regions, and switching elements formed at intersections of the gate lines and the data lines And a pixel electrode (not shown) formed on the pixel region.

The thin film transistor includes a gate electrode 321 constituting a part of the gate line, a source electrode 322 connected to the data line, and a drain electrode 323 electrically connected to the pixel electrode. The thin film transistor includes an active layer 324 which forms a conduction channel between the source electrode 322 and the drain electrode 323 by a gate voltage supplied to the gate electrode 321.

Reference numerals 315a, 315b and 350 denote a gate insulating film, a protective film and a column spacer, respectively.

The liquid crystal display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention having the above-described structure may include a color filter substrate 305 and a thin film transistor array 305 disposed above and below the seal pattern 360 to increase the adhesion force with the seal pattern 360. [ And a predetermined dummy pattern (380, 385) is formed on the substrate (310). As a result, bending is generated on the surface of the color filter substrate 305 and the thin film transistor array substrate 310 which are in contact with the seal pattern 360, so that the combined force between the seal pattern 360 and the liquid crystal display panel is increased.

The edges of the pixel portions shown by the arrows in the same manner, that is, the outer edges of the seal patterns 360 of the A cell and the B cell are cut by using the first and second blades of the cutting wheel (not shown) It is possible to implement the narrow bezel of the panel and effectively reduce the process tack time. In addition, as the combined force between the seal pattern 360 and the liquid crystal display panel increases, process stability can be ensured even when the seal-on-scribe technique is applied instead of the edge-scribe.

At this time, the alignment key 390 is disposed below the liquid crystal display panel to perform the above-described edge-scribing.

In addition, both the top and bottom surfaces of the liquid crystal display panel may be simultaneously cut by applying the double-edged wheel to both the top and bottom of the liquid crystal display panel at the time of cutting using the double-edged wheel.

Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device using the above-described method of cutting a liquid crystal display panel will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating another manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10 shows a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in the case of forming a liquid crystal layer by a liquid crystal injection method, and FIG. 11 shows a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device in the case of forming a liquid crystal layer by a liquid dropping method.

The manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display device can be largely divided into a driving element array process for forming driving elements on the lower array substrate, a color filter process for forming a color filter on the upper color filter substrate, and a cell process.

First, a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged in an array substrate and defining pixel regions are formed by an array process, and thin film transistors, which are driving elements connected to the gate lines and the data lines, are formed in each of the pixel regions (S101 ). In addition, a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor through the array process and driving the liquid crystal layer as a signal is applied through the thin film transistor is formed.

In addition, a color filter layer composed of sub-color filters of red, green, and blue and a common electrode are formed on the color filter substrate by a color filter process (S103). At this time, when an in-plane switching (IPS) liquid crystal display device is manufactured, the common electrode is formed on the array substrate on which the pixel electrode is formed through the array process.

Then, after aligning films are printed on the color filter substrate and the array substrate, alignment control force or surface fixing force (that is, pretilt angle and orientation) is applied to the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer formed between the color filter substrate and the array substrate Direction) of the alignment film is provided (S102, S104).

After the rubbing process, the color filter substrate and the array substrate are inspected for defects of the alignment layer through an alignment film tester, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 (S105).

If the rubbing is not uniform, the degree of alignment of the liquid crystal molecules is not spatially constant and locally causes defects indicating different optical characteristics.

Such methods of inspecting the rubbing defect include a primary inspection for inspecting the surface of the applied alignment film after the alignment film is applied for the presence or absence of stains, streaks, or pin holes, and the like for checking the uniformity of the surface of the alignment film rubbed after rubbing, there is a secondary inspection to check for the presence of scratches or the like.

At this time, the steam tester can be used as the alignment film tester. Hereinafter, the steam tester will be described in detail.

The steam inspecting apparatus includes a steam generating device inside thereof. The steam generating device is exposed to a surface on which the orientation film of the mother substrate is formed, and then the steam is inspected. Then, the steam inspecting device displays irregularities such as color change, darkness difference, Is observed through the observation equipment to check the uniformity of the alignment layer. As described above, the steam tester can improve the process yield because the inspection process is simple and the inspected substrate is not damaged.

The alignment film inspection using the steam tester is performed in the following order.

First, the mother substrate on which the alignment film is formed is placed on the steam generator. At this time, the mother board is installed to be inclined at a predetermined angle, for example, about 40 to 50 degrees, so that the mother board and the observation thereof can be easily directed toward the steam generator.

The steam generator generates steam by heating the distilled water to a predetermined temperature, for example, about 80 to 100 ° C, thereby causing the orientation film of the mother substrate to be steadily smoothed.

The uniformity of the orientation film is confirmed by observing the unevenness such as the color change of the mother board, the darkness difference, or the formation of water droplets by observing the naked eye of the mother board on the opposite side using the naked eye or observation equipment, for example, a camera device.

In the above inspection, fine defects of the alignment film and contamination by impurities can be inspected. In the above, the inspection is performed after the rubbing process but the inspection may be performed before the rubbing process.

As shown in FIG. 10, a spacer for keeping the cell gap constant is formed on the array substrate after the alignment film inspection, and a sealing material is applied to the outer frame portion of the color filter substrate. (S106, S107, and S108). At this time, the spacer may be a ball spacer by a scattering method, or may be a column spacer by patterning.

On the other hand, the color filter substrate and the array substrate are composed of a large-sized mother substrate. In other words, since a plurality of panel regions are formed on a large-sized mother substrate, and thin film transistors and color filter layers, which are driving elements, are formed in each of the panel regions, in order to manufacture a single liquid crystal display panel, It is necessary to cut and process the mother substrate by using the mother substrate (S109).

Then, liquid crystal is injected through the liquid crystal injection port into each liquid crystal display panel processed as described above, the liquid crystal injection hole is sealed to form a liquid crystal layer, and each liquid crystal panel is inspected to produce a liquid crystal display device (S110, S111 ).

At this time, the liquid crystal is injected by a vacuum injection method using a pressure difference. In the vacuum injection method, the liquid crystal injection port of the unit liquid crystal display panel separated from the large-sized mother substrate is filled with liquid crystal in a chamber The liquid crystal is injected into the liquid crystal display panel by a pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the liquid crystal display panel. When the liquid crystal is filled in the liquid crystal display panel, Thereby forming a liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal display panel. Accordingly, when the liquid crystal layer is formed on the liquid crystal display panel through the vacuum injection method, a part of the seal pattern should be opened to have the function of the liquid crystal injection hole.

However, the vacuum injection method as described above has the following problems.

First, the time required to fill the liquid crystal display panel with the liquid crystal is very long. In general, since a bonded liquid crystal display panel has a gap of several micrometers on an area of several hundreds cm 2, the injection amount of liquid crystal per unit time is very small even if a vacuum injection method using a pressure difference is applied. For example, when a liquid crystal display panel of about 15 inches is manufactured, it takes about 8 hours to fill the liquid crystal, so that it takes a lot of time to manufacture the liquid crystal display panel, and productivity is lowered. Further, as the size of the liquid crystal display panel is increased, the time required for filling the liquid crystal becomes longer and the filling failure of the liquid crystal is generated. As a result, the liquid crystal display panel can not be increased in size.

Second, the consumption of liquid crystal is high. Generally, the amount of liquid crystal injected into a liquid crystal display panel is very small compared to the amount of liquid crystal filled in the container, and when the liquid crystal is exposed to the atmosphere or a specific gas, it reacts with the gas and deteriorates. Therefore, even if the liquid crystal filled in the container is filled in the plurality of liquid crystal display panels, a large amount of liquid crystal remaining after filling is discarded. As a result, expensive liquid crystal is discarded and the cost of the liquid crystal display panel is increased as a result This weakens the price competitiveness of the product.

In order to overcome the problem of the vacuum injection method as described above, a dropping method can be applied.

As shown in FIG. 11, after the alignment film inspection (S105) is completed, a seal pattern is formed on the color filter substrate and a liquid crystal layer is formed on the array substrate (S106 ', S107').

The dropping system dispenses liquid crystal on an image display area of a large-area first mother substrate on which a plurality of array substrates are arranged or a second mother substrate on which a plurality of color filter substrates are arranged by using a dispenser And the liquid crystal is uniformly distributed over the entire image display area by the pressure for attaching the first and second mother substrates to each other to form a liquid crystal layer.

Therefore, when the liquid crystal layer is formed on the liquid crystal display panel through the dropping method, the seal pattern should be formed in a closed pattern surrounding the periphery of the pixel region so as to prevent the liquid crystal from leaking out of the image display region.

The dropping method can drop the liquid crystal in a shorter time than the vacuum injection method, and even when the liquid crystal display panel is enlarged, the liquid crystal layer can be formed very quickly.

In addition, since only a necessary amount of liquid crystal is dropped onto the substrate, it is possible to prevent an increase in the price of the liquid crystal display panel due to the disposal of expensive liquid crystal such as a vacuum injection method, thereby enhancing the price competitiveness of the product.

Thereafter, the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate are bonded together by applying a pressure in a state in which the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate, to which the liquid crystal is dropped and the sealing material is coated, are aligned, The liquid crystal dropped by the application of the pressure is uniformly spread over the entire liquid crystal display panel (S108 '). By this process, a plurality of liquid crystal display panels having liquid crystal layers are formed on the first and second large-sized mother substrate, and the glass substrate is processed and cut by using the above-described cutting method and cutting wheel, The liquid crystal display device is manufactured by separating the liquid crystal display panel by the display panel and inspecting each liquid crystal display panel (S109 ', S110').

While a great many are described in the foregoing description, it should be construed as an example of preferred embodiments rather than limiting the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention should not be construed as limited to the embodiments described, but should be determined by equivalents to the appended claims and the claims.

105 to 305: Color filter substrate 110 to 310:
160 to 360: yarn pattern 170: cutting wheel
175a, 175b: blade 177:
290,390: Align key 380,385: Dummy pattern

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A through hole provided at the center for receiving the support shaft;
A first blade and a second blade provided on both sides of the support shaft for simultaneously cutting outer edges of the thread patterns of neighboring cells; And
And interval adjusting means provided between the first blade and the second blade for adjusting a gap corresponding to a gap between the thread patterns of the neighboring cells,
Wherein the gap adjusting means is constituted by a plurality of gap adjusting means having a predetermined thickness.
The cutting wheel of the liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the cutting wheel and the gap adjusting means are integrally formed through sintering. The cutting wheel of a liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1, wherein the first blade and the second blade are inserted into both sides of the support shaft. delete Forming a predetermined dummy pattern on edge surfaces of the panel regions of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are disposed;
After forming a seal pattern between the predetermined dummy patterns of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate, the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate are bonded together to form a plurality of liquid crystal display panels ;
Disposing a cutting wheel made up of a first blade and a second blade on the upper portion of one of the first and second mother boards, wherein a gap adjusting means is provided between the first and second mother boards;
Adjusting an interval between the first blade and the second blade in correspondence with an interval between the actual patterns of the adjacent liquid crystal display panels; And
And cutting the outer edge of the seal pattern of each of the neighboring liquid crystal display panels using a first blade and a second blade of the cutting wheel into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels,
Wherein a surface of the first mother substrate and the surface of the second mother substrate which are in contact with the seal pattern is provided with concavities and convexities formed by the predetermined dummy pattern to define an unity between the seal pattern and the first mother substrate, And the number of the liquid crystal display panels is increased.
6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of disposing an alignment key under another mother substrate on which the cutting wheel is not disposed. The method of claim 5, further comprising disposing another cutting wheel having the same configuration as that of the cutting wheel below the other mother substrate on which the cutting wheel is not disposed, using the cutting wheel and the other cutting wheel, And cutting the outer edge of the yarn pattern of each of the panels simultaneously in the upper and lower directions. delete delete After forming a seal pattern between predetermined dummy patterns respectively formed on the edge surfaces of the panel regions of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are disposed, Forming a plurality of liquid crystal display panels on the panel region by adhering the panels; And
A cutting blade having a first blade and a second blade is disposed on one of the first and second mother glass plates, and the first blade and the second blade of the cutting wheel are used to move the adjacent liquid crystal display panel And dividing the outer edge of the seal pattern into a plurality of unit liquid crystal display panels,
Wherein a surface of the first mother substrate and the surface of the second mother substrate which are in contact with the seal pattern is provided with concavities and convexities formed by the predetermined dummy pattern to define an unity between the seal pattern and the first mother substrate, And the number of the liquid crystal display devices is increased.
The method according to claim 10, further comprising: forming an alignment film on the surface of the first mother substrate and the second mother substrate on which the dummy pattern is formed, and after rubbing the alignment film, 2 liquid crystal is dropped on one of the mother board and one of the mother board is formed on the other mother board. The manufacturing method of a liquid crystal display device according to claim 11, wherein the mother substrate to which the liquid crystal is dropped and the mother substrate on which the seal pattern is formed are attached. The method according to claim 10, further comprising the step of disposing an alignment key under another mother substrate on which the cutting wheel is not disposed. The method of claim 10, further comprising disposing another cutting wheel having the same configuration as that of the cutting wheel below another mother board on which the cutting wheel is not disposed, using the cutting wheel and the other cutting wheel, And cutting the outer edges of the yarn patterns of the respective panels at the top and the bottom simultaneously. delete delete
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