KR20030069479A - A liquid crystal dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for dispensing a liquid crystal display is provided to prevent inferiority of liquid crystal dropping due to transformation of a liquid crystal container by making the liquid crystal container with a metal such as stainless steel. CONSTITUTION: A liquid crystal container(124) is formed of a metal and is filled with liquid crystal. Gas is applied to an upper part of the liquid crystal container to give pressure to the liquid crystal. A needle sheet(143) is mounted at a lower part of the liquid crystal container and has an exhaust hole(144) exhausting liquid crystal of the liquid crystal container. A needle(136) is inserted into the liquid crystal container to be moved up and down. A spring(128) is installed at one end part of the needle. The other end part of the needle contacts with the exhaust hole of the needle sheet, so that the exhaust hole of the needle sheet is opened and shut by the movement of the needle. A solenoid coil(130) and a magnetic stick(132) are mounted at an upper part of the needle for generating magnetic force according to applied power source to move the needle upward. A nozzle(145) is mounted at a lower part of the liquid crystal container for dropping the liquid crystal of the liquid crystal container on a substrate.

Description

Liquid crystal dropping device {A LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPENSING APPARATUS}

The present invention relates to a liquid crystal dropping device (Liquid Crystal Dispensing Apparatus), in particular, by forming a liquid crystal filled liquid crystal container with a metal coated with a fluorine resin film therein, the structure is simple and liquid crystal capable of dropping the liquid at the exact position of the substrate It is about a dripping apparatus.

Recently, with the development of various portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and notebook computers, there is a growing demand for flat panel display devices for light and thin applications. Such flat panel displays are being actively researched, such as LCD (Liquid Crystal Display), PDP (Plasma Display Panel), FED (Field Emission Display), VFD (Vacuum Fluorescent Display), but mass production technology, ease of driving means, Liquid crystal display devices (LCDs) are in the spotlight for reasons of implementation.

LCD is a device for displaying information on the screen using the refractive anisotropy of the liquid crystal. As shown in FIG. 1, the LCD 1 is composed of a lower substrate 5 and an upper substrate 3 and a liquid crystal layer 7 formed between the lower substrate 5 and the upper substrate 3. The lower substrate 5 is a drive element array substrate. Although not shown in the drawing, a plurality of pixels are formed on the lower substrate 5, and a driving element such as a thin film transistor is formed in each pixel. The upper substrate 3 is a color filter substrate, and a color filter layer for real color is formed. In addition, a pixel electrode and a common electrode are formed on the lower substrate 5 and the upper substrate 3, respectively, and an alignment film for aligning liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer 7 is coated.

The lower substrate 5 and the upper substrate 3 are bonded by a sealing material 9, and a liquid crystal layer 7 is formed therebetween, and is driven by a driving element formed on the lower substrate 5. Information is displayed by controlling the amount of light passing through the liquid crystal layer by driving the liquid crystal molecules.

The manufacturing process of the liquid crystal display device can be largely divided into a driving element array substrate process of forming a driving element on the lower substrate 5, a color filter substrate process of forming a color filter on the upper substrate 3, and a cell process. However, the process of the liquid crystal display will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

First, a plurality of gate lines and data lines arranged on the lower substrate 5 to define a pixel region are formed by a driving element array process, and the gate line and the data are formed in each of the pixel regions. A thin film transistor which is a driving element connected to the line is formed (S101). In addition, the pixel electrode is connected to the thin film transistor through the driving element array process to drive the liquid crystal layer as a signal is applied through the thin film transistor.

In addition, the upper substrate 3 is formed with a color filter layer and a common electrode of R, G, B to implement the color by the color filter process (S104).

Subsequently, an alignment layer is applied to the upper substrate 3 and the lower substrate 5, respectively, and then the alignment control force or surface fixing force (ie, the liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer formed between the upper substrate 3 and the lower substrate 5). In order to provide a pretilt angle and an orientation direction, the alignment layer is rubbed (S102 and S105). Subsequently, a spacer is disposed on the lower substrate 5 to maintain a constant cell gap, and a sealing material is applied to an outer portion of the upper substrate 3. Then, the lower substrate 5 and the upper substrate are dispersed. Pressure is applied to (3), and it adheres (S103, S106, S107).

On the other hand, the lower substrate 5 and the upper substrate 3 is made of a large area glass substrate. In other words, a plurality of panel regions are formed on a large area glass substrate, and a TFT and a color filter layer, which are driving elements, are formed in each of the panel regions. Must be processed (S108). Thereafter, the liquid crystal is injected into the liquid crystal panel processed as described above through the liquid crystal inlet, and the liquid crystal inlet is encapsulated to form a liquid crystal layer. .

The liquid crystal is injected through the liquid crystal inlet formed in the panel. At this time, the injection of the liquid crystal is made by the pressure difference. 3 shows an apparatus for injecting liquid crystal into the liquid crystal panel. As shown in FIG. 3, a container 12 filled with liquid crystal is provided in a vacuum chamber 10, and a liquid crystal panel 1 is positioned on an upper portion thereof. The vacuum chamber 10 is connected to a vacuum pump to maintain a set vacuum state. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, an apparatus for moving the liquid crystal panel is installed in the vacuum chamber 10 to move the liquid crystal panel 1 from the upper part of the container 12 to the container, and thus the injection hole 16 formed in the liquid crystal panel 1. ) Is brought into contact with the liquid crystal 14 (this method is referred to as a liquid crystal dipping injection method).

As described above, when nitrogen (N ₂ ) gas is supplied into the vacuum chamber 10 while the injection port 16 of the liquid crystal panel 1 is in contact with the liquid crystal 14, the vacuum degree of the chamber 10 is reduced. The liquid crystal 14 is injected into the panel 1 through the injection hole 16 by the pressure difference between the pressure inside the liquid crystal panel 1 and the vacuum chamber 10 and the liquid crystal is completely filled in the panel 1. The liquid crystal layer is formed by sealing the injection hole 16 with a sealing material (this method is called vacuum injection of liquid crystal).

However, the method of forming the liquid crystal layer by injecting liquid crystal through the injection hole 16 of the liquid crystal panel 1 in the vacuum chamber 10 as described above has the following problems.

First, the liquid crystal injection time to the panel 1 is long. In general, the distance between the driving element array substrate and the color filter substrate of the liquid crystal panel is very narrow, such as several μm, so that only a very small amount of liquid crystal is injected into the liquid crystal panel per unit time. For example, when a liquid crystal panel of about 15 inches is manufactured, it takes about 8 hours to completely inject the liquid crystal, and the liquid crystal panel manufacturing process is lengthened by the long-term liquid crystal injection, thereby lowering the manufacturing efficiency.

Second, the liquid crystal consumption rate is high in the liquid crystal injection method as described above. Of the liquid crystals 14 filled in the container 12, the amount injected into the liquid crystal panel 10 is a very small amount. On the other hand, when the liquid crystal is exposed to the atmosphere or a specific gas, it reacts with the gas and deteriorates. Therefore, even when the liquid crystal 14 filled in the container 12 is injected into the plurality of liquid crystal panels 10, the liquid crystal 14 remaining after the injection must be discarded. This leads to an increase in manufacturing cost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the foregoing, and an object thereof is to provide a liquid crystal dropping apparatus for directly dropping liquid crystal onto a large-area glass substrate including at least one liquid crystal panel.

Another object of the present invention is to form a liquid crystal container filled with liquid crystal made of stainless steel having pressure resistance and deformation resistance, which is simple to manufacture and the cost is reduced, and it is possible to prevent the liquid crystal drop failure due to the deformation of the liquid crystal container. It is to provide a liquid crystal dropping device.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal dropping device which can prevent contamination of liquid crystal by coating a fluorine resin film inside the liquid crystal container.

In order to achieve the above object, the liquid crystal dropping device according to the present invention is a liquid crystal container made of a metal filled with a liquid crystal and supplied with a gas to apply pressure to the liquid crystal, and mounted on the lower portion of the liquid crystal container, A needle sheet having a discharge hole for discharging liquid crystal is inserted into the liquid crystal container so as to be able to move up and down, and a spring is installed at one end and the other end is moved upward and downward in contact with the discharge hole of the needle sheet. At least one panel for closing the needle, a solenoid coil and a magnetic rod mounted on the needle to generate magnetic force and moving the needle to the upper portion when the power is applied, and a liquid crystal of the liquid crystal container mounted under the liquid crystal container. It consists of a nozzle dripping on the board | substrate containing.

Since the liquid crystal container is mainly made of a metal such as stainless steel, no deformation is caused by external force, and a fluorine resin film is coated inside the liquid crystal container to prevent the liquid crystal from being contaminated.

1 is a cross-sectional view of a general liquid crystal display device.

2 is a flowchart showing a conventional method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device.

3 is a view showing liquid crystal injection of a conventional liquid crystal display device.

4 is a view showing a liquid crystal display device manufactured by the liquid crystal dropping method according to the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by the liquid crystal dropping method.

6 is a view showing a basic concept of the liquid crystal dropping method.

7 is a view showing the structure of a liquid crystal dropping apparatus according to the present invention.

8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 7;

9 is a view showing a liquid crystal dropping apparatus of the present invention in which a fluorine resin film is applied inside a liquid crystal container.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

101: liquid crystal panel 103, 105: substrate

107: liquid crystal 120: liquid crystal dropping device

124: liquid crystal container 125: fluorine resin film

128: spring 130: solenoid coil

132: magnetic rod 134: gap adjustment unit

136: needle 141,142: coupling portion

143: needle seat 144: discharge hole

145: nozzle 146: outlet

In order to overcome the shortcomings of the conventional liquid crystal injection method such as the liquid crystal dipping method or the liquid crystal vacuum injection method, a method proposed in recent years is a liquid crystal layer forming method by the liquid crystal dropping method. The liquid crystal dropping method does not inject the liquid crystal by the pressure difference between the inside and the outside of the panel, but directly drops and dispenses the liquid crystal onto the substrate, and uniformly spreads the liquid crystal dropped by the bonding pressure of the panel. The liquid crystal layer is formed by distribution. Since the liquid crystal dropping method directly drops the liquid crystal onto the substrate for a short time, the liquid crystal layer formation of the large area liquid crystal display device can be performed very quickly, and only the required amount of liquid crystal is directly dropped onto the substrate. Since it is possible to minimize the consumption of the liquid crystal display device has the advantage that can significantly reduce the manufacturing cost.

4 is a view showing a basic concept of the liquid crystal dropping method. As shown in the figure, in the liquid crystal dropping method, before the lower substrate 105 and the upper substrate 103 on which the driving element and the color filter are formed, respectively, the liquid crystal 107 is droplet-shaped on the lower substrate 105. Dropping The liquid crystal 107 may be dropped on the substrate 103 on which the color filter is formed. In other words, the substrate to be the liquid crystal dropping method in the liquid crystal dropping method can be either a TFT substrate or a CF substrate. However, when the substrates are bonded, the substrate on which the liquid crystal is dropped must be placed at the bottom.

In this case, a sealing material 109 is applied to the outer region of the upper substrate 103 to apply pressure to the upper substrate 103 and the lower substrate 105 so that the upper substrate 103 and the lower substrate 105 are bonded together. At the same time, droplets of the liquid crystal 107 are spread out by the pressure to form a liquid crystal layer having a uniform thickness between the upper substrate 103 and the lower substrate 105. In other words, the biggest feature of the liquid crystal dropping method is that the liquid crystal 107 is previously dropped on the lower substrate before the panel 101 is bonded, and then the panel is bonded by the sealing material 109.

The liquid crystal display device manufacturing method to which the above liquid crystal dropping method is applied is shown in FIG. 5. As shown in the figure, TFT and color filter layers, which are driving elements, are formed on the upper substrate and the lower substrate, respectively, through the TFT array process and the color filter process (S201 and S204). The TFT array process and the color filter process are the same as those of the conventional manufacturing method shown in FIG. 2 and are collectively performed on a large-area glass substrate on which a plurality of panel regions are formed. In particular, since the liquid crystal dropping method is applied in the manufacturing method, it can be usefully used in a larger glass substrate, for example, a large area glass substrate having an area of 1000 × 1200 mm ² or more, compared with the conventional manufacturing method.

Subsequently, after the alignment layer is applied to the lower substrate on which the TFT is formed and the upper substrate on which the color filter layer is formed, rubbing is performed (S202 and S205), liquid crystal is dropped on the liquid crystal panel region of the lower substrate, and the liquid crystal panel is surrounded by the upper substrate. Sealing material is applied to the subregions (S203, S206).

Thereafter, pressure is applied while the upper substrate and the lower substrate are aligned to bond the lower substrate and the upper substrate with a sealing material, and at the same time, the liquid crystal dropped by the application of pressure is uniformly spread throughout the panel (S207). ). Through this process, a plurality of liquid crystal panels having a liquid crystal layer are formed on glass substrates (lower substrates and upper substrates) having a large area. The glass substrates are processed and cut and separated into a plurality of liquid crystal panels. By inspecting, a liquid crystal display device is produced.

Comparing the difference between the method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device to which the liquid crystal drop method shown in FIG. 5 is applied and the method of manufacturing the liquid crystal display device to which the conventional liquid crystal injection method shown in FIG. 2 is applied, the difference between the vacuum injection and the liquid crystal drop of the liquid crystal and In addition to the difference in the processing time of the large-area glass substrate it can be seen that there are other differences. That is, in the method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display device to which the liquid crystal injection method shown in FIG. 2 is applied, the injection hole must be sealed by an encapsulant after the liquid crystal is injected through the injection hole. This eliminates the need for sealing of these inlets. In addition, although not shown in FIG. 2, in the manufacturing method using the conventional liquid crystal injection method, since the substrate contacts the liquid crystal when the liquid crystal is injected, the outer surface of the panel is contaminated by the liquid crystal, thus requiring a process for cleaning the contaminated substrate. However, in the manufacturing method to which the liquid crystal dropping method is applied, since the liquid crystal is directly dropped on the substrate, the panel is not contaminated by the liquid crystal, and as a result, the cleaning process is unnecessary. As described above, the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device by the liquid crystal dropping method is a simple process compared to the manufacturing method by the conventional liquid crystal injection method, so that not only the manufacturing efficiency can be improved but also the yield can be improved.

In the manufacturing method of the liquid crystal display device in which the liquid crystal dropping method is introduced as described above, the most important factors for accurately forming the liquid crystal layer to a desired thickness are the position of the liquid crystal to be dropped and the amount of liquid crystal dropping. In particular, since the thickness of the liquid crystal layer has a close relationship with the cell gap of the liquid crystal panel, the accurate dropping position and the dropping amount of the liquid crystal are very important factors for preventing defects of the liquid crystal panel. Therefore, there is a need for a device for dropping the correct amount of liquid crystal at the correct position, the present invention provides such a liquid crystal dropping device.

6 is a view showing the basic concept of dropping the liquid crystal 107 on the substrate (large area glass substrate) 105 using the liquid crystal dropping apparatus 120 according to the present invention. As shown in the figure, the liquid crystal dropping device 120 is provided above the substrate 105. Although not shown in the figure, a liquid crystal is filled in the liquid crystal dropping device 120 to drop a predetermined amount onto the substrate.

Typically, the liquid crystal is dropped onto the substrate in the form of droplets. Since the substrate 105 moves at a set speed in the x and y directions, and the liquid crystal dropping device discharges the liquid crystal at a set time interval, the liquid crystal 107 dropped on the substrate 105 at regular intervals in the x and y directions. Is placed. Of course, the liquid crystal dropping substrate 105 may be fixed and the liquid crystal dropping apparatus 120 may move in the x and y directions to drop the liquid crystal at a predetermined interval. However, in this case, since the droplet-shaped liquid crystals are shaken by the movement of the liquid crystal dropping device 120, an error may occur in the dropping position and the dropping amount of the liquid crystal. Therefore, the liquid crystal dropping device 120 is fixed and the substrate 105 is moved. It is desirable to.

7 is a view showing a liquid crystal dropping apparatus according to the present invention, Figure 7 (a) is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal dropping, Figure 7 (b) is a cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal dropping, Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. Hereinafter, a liquid crystal dropping apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in the figure, in the liquid crystal dropping apparatus of the present invention, a liquid crystal is filled in a cylindrical liquid crystal container 124. The liquid crystal container 124 is made of a metal such as stainless steel, and although not shown in the drawing, a gas supply pipe connected to an external gas supply unit is formed at an upper portion thereof. A gas such as nitrogen is supplied from an external gas supply unit through the gas supply pipe to fill a region in which the liquid crystal is not filled in the liquid crystal container 124 to apply pressure to the liquid crystal, thereby dropping the liquid crystal.

In the conventional liquid crystal dropping apparatus used in the prior art, the liquid crystal container 124 is made of polyethylene. The polyethylene has the advantage of being able to easily form a container having a desired shape because of its good formability, but has a disadvantage in that it is easily deformed by a weak external impact because of its weak strength. Accordingly, in order to use a liquid crystal container made of polyethylene, a case having a high strength must be separately prepared and the liquid crystal container must be stored in a case for use. However, in this case, there is a problem that the structure of the liquid crystal dropping device becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases.

Further, when the liquid crystal container made of polyethylene is stored in the case as described above, the liquid crystal container is deformed by an external force (for example, movement of the liquid crystal dropping device or application of uneven pressure by nitrogen) inside the case. In this case, there is a problem that the liquid crystal outlet (ie, the nozzle) connected to the liquid crystal container is also deformed so that the liquid crystal does not drop in the correct position through the deformed nozzle.

However, when the liquid crystal container 124 is formed of a metal as in the present invention, the structure thereof is simple and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the liquid crystal can be effectively prevented from being dropped at an incorrect position by an external force.

A protrusion 138 is formed at the lower end of the liquid crystal container 124 and is coupled to the first coupling part 141. As shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 138 is formed with a nut, and a bolt is formed at one side of the first coupling part 141, and the protrusion 138 and the first coupling part are formed by the nut and the bolt. 141 is fastened. In this case, a bolt is formed on the protrusion 138 and a nut is formed on the first coupling part 141 to fasten the protrusion 138 and the first coupling part 141. These bolts and nuts simply need to be formed on each of the objects to be combined as a coupling means for coupling the protrusion 138 and the first coupling portion 141, but the bolt or nut need not be formed on the specific coupling object. Accordingly, the protrusions and nuts described below are for joining parts, and it is not important that they are formed on any part, but only bolts and nuts are formed on the parts to be joined.

A nut is formed at the other end of the first coupling part 141, and a bolt is formed at one end of the second coupling part 142 to fasten the first coupling part 141 and the second coupling part 142. . In this case, a needle sheet 143 is positioned between the first coupling part 141 and the second coupling part 142. The needle seat 143 is inserted into the nut of the first coupling part 141 and the first coupling part 141 and the second coupling part 142 when the bolt of the second coupling part 142 is inserted and fastened. Are coupled between. A discharge hole 144 is formed in the needle sheet 143 so that the liquid crystal 107 filled in the liquid crystal container 124 is discharged through the discharge hole 144 via the coupling part 141.

In addition, the nozzle 145 is coupled to the second coupling portion 142. The nozzle 145 is for dropping a small amount of the liquid crystal 107 filled in the liquid crystal container 124, the second coupling portion 142 is fastened with a nut of one end of the second coupling portion (145) And a support 147 including a bolt to be coupled to the 142 and a discharge port 146 protruding from the support 147 to drop a small amount of liquid crystal onto the substrate in a drop shape.

A discharge pipe extending from the discharge hole 144 of the needle sheet 143 is formed in the support part 147, and the discharge pipe is connected to the discharge hole 146. Typically, the outlet 146 of the nozzle 145 has a very small diameter (to adjust the fine liquid crystal dropping amount) and protrudes from the support 147.

The needle 136 made of a metal such as stainless steel is inserted into the liquid crystal container 124 so that one end thereof contacts the needle sheet 143. In particular, since the end portion of the needle 136 in contact with the needle sheet 143 has a conical shape, the end portion is inserted into the discharge hole 144 of the needle sheet 143 to block the discharge hole 144. do.

In addition, a spring 128 is mounted at the other end of the needle 136 positioned in the upper case 126 of the liquid crystal dropping device 120, and a magnetic rod 132 having a gap adjusting unit 134 attached thereon. ) Is installed. The magnetic rod 132 is made of a ferromagnetic material or a soft magnetic material, the outside of the cylindrical solenoid coil 130 is installed. Although not shown in the drawing, the solenoid coil 130 is connected to a power supply means to supply power, and as the power is applied, a magnetic force is generated in the magnetic rod 132.

The needle 136 and the magnetic rod 132 are provided at regular intervals (x). When power is supplied to the solenoid coil 130 to generate a magnetic force on the magnetic rod 132, the needle 136 contacts the magnetic rod 132 by the magnetic force, and when the power supply is stopped, the needle 136 It is restored to its original position by the elasticity of the spring 128 installed at the end of the c). The discharge hole 144 formed in the needle sheet 143 is opened or closed by the vertical movement of the needle 136. The end of the needle 136 and the needle seat 143 is repeatedly contacted as power is supplied to the solenoid coil 130 and stopped. Due to such repeated contact, the end of the needle 136 and the needle seat 143 are exposed to a constant impact, so there is a possibility of breakage. Therefore, it is preferable that the end of the needle 136 and the needle sheet 143 is formed of a material resistant to impact, for example, cemented carbide, to prevent breakage due to impact.

When power is supplied to the solenoid coil 130, as shown in FIG. 7B, the discharge hole 144 of the needle sheet 143 is opened by the raising of the needle 136 to the liquid crystal container 124. Nitrogen supplied pressurizes the liquid crystal, and the liquid crystal 107 starts to drop from the nozzle 145. At this time, the amount of the liquid crystal 107 is dropped depends on the time the discharge hole 144 is opened and the pressure applied to the liquid crystal, the open time is the interval (x) between the needle 136 and the magnetic rod 132 ), The magnetic force of the magnetic rod 132 generated by the solenoid coil 130 and the elastic force of the spring 128 installed on the needle 136. The magnetic force of the magnetic rod 132 may be adjusted according to the number of windings of the solenoid coil 130 installed around the magnetic rod 132 or the size of the power applied to the solenoid coil 130, and the needle 136 and the magnetic rod ( The interval x of the 132 can be adjusted by the gap adjusting unit 134 provided at the end of the magnetic rod 132.

In addition, although not shown in the drawing, the solenoid coil 130 may be installed around the needle 136 instead of the magnetic rod 132. In this case, since the needle 136 is made of a magnetic material, when power is applied to the solenoid coil 130, the needle 136 becomes magnetic, and as a result, the needle 136 is raised to raise the rod 132. (The rod 132 is fixed and the needle 136 can move up and down).

As described above, in the present invention, the liquid crystal container 124 is formed of a metal such as stainless steel, and then coupled to the nozzle 145 dropping the actual liquid crystal onto the substrate through the protrusion formed in the liquid crystal container 124. As such, since the liquid crystal container 124 is formed of metal, manufacturing is easy, cost is reduced, and inaccurate dropping of the liquid crystal can be effectively prevented. However, the liquid crystal container 124 made of metal may cause the following problems. That is, in general, when the liquid crystal comes into contact with the metal, the metal and the liquid crystal react chemically, and this chemical reaction contaminates the liquid crystal. As a result, when the liquid crystal display device is manufactured, an important cause of defects in the liquid crystal display device is do.

In the present invention, in order to prevent the liquid crystal from being contaminated as described above, as shown in FIG. 9, a fluorine resin is formed in the liquid crystal container 124 made of a metal by a dipping method or a spray method. A Teflon layer 125 was applied. In general, since the fluorine resin has characteristics such as wear resistance, heat resistance, and chemical resistance, it is possible to effectively prevent the liquid crystal from being contaminated by the application of the fluorine resin film 125.

As described above, the present invention provides a liquid crystal dropping device provided with a liquid crystal container made of a metal such as stainless steel. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the liquid crystal dropping apparatus having a specific structure but may be applied to all devices used for liquid crystal dropping up to now. In other words, in the detailed description of the present invention, the liquid crystal dropping device is limited to a specific structure, but the present invention is not limited to the liquid crystal dropping device having this specific structure, but the liquid crystal container particularly proposed by the present invention and the fluorine resin therein. It is used for all liquid crystal dropping apparatuses (including those currently used or those to be used in the future) of all structures coated with a film. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined not by the detailed description but by the appended claims.

As described above, in the present invention, since the liquid crystal container of the liquid crystal dropping device is made of a metal such as stainless steel having pressure resistance and deformation resistance, the structure is simple and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the liquid crystal dropping due to the deformation of the liquid crystal container can be achieved. Defects can be prevented.

In addition, in the present invention, since the chemically resistant fluorine resin film is coated inside the liquid crystal container, it is possible to prevent contamination of the liquid crystal due to the chemical reaction between the metal and the liquid crystal.

Claims (5)

A liquid crystal container filled with a liquid crystal and a gas supplied thereon to apply pressure to the liquid crystal; A needle sheet mounted below the liquid crystal container and having a discharge hole through which liquid crystal of the liquid crystal container is discharged; A needle inserted into the liquid crystal container so as to be movable up and down, and having a spring installed at one end thereof, and a discharge hole of the needle sheet opened and closed as the other end contacts the discharge hole of the needle sheet and moves up and down; A solenoid coil and a magnetic rod mounted on an upper portion of the needle to generate a magnetic force to move the needle to an upper portion when power is applied; And And a nozzle mounted below the liquid crystal container and dropping liquid crystal of the liquid crystal container onto a substrate including at least one panel. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal dropping device is installed under the liquid crystal container, and combines the liquid crystal container, the nozzle and the needle sheet, and further comprises a coupling means. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus of claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal container is made of stainless steel. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal container is coated with a fluorine resin film therein. The liquid crystal dropping apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the fluororesin film is applied by a dipping or spraying method.