KR200438569Y1 - apparatus for adhering polarized film - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a polarizing film attachment apparatus for attaching a polarizing film to a substrate module for a flat panel display panel.

Such a polarizing film attaching apparatus has a work table, a rotating table positioned on the work table and receiving power from a driving source and rotating about a center thereof, and a loading surface for loading a flat panel panel substrate module in a flat state. A plurality of loading plates positioned on a table, a first remover for removing foreign substances while being separated from the rotating table, and scraping one side of the flat panel display panel substrate module with a removal blade, and having an adhesive force on an outer surface A second remover for removing the remaining foreign matters of the substrate module for the flat panel display panel with a removal roller, a moving plate having a fixed surface of a predetermined size and movably positioned in an upright position on the work table; Installed on the fixed surface of the moving plate and the polarizing film is fixed The film attachment device having an attachment head for attaching to a substrate module for a flat panel display panel while pressing with a pressing roller, and the attachment with the protective film removed while transferring the polarizing film with a transfer tape wound between the rolls on the fixed surface. A film feeder for supplying the head, and a positioner for aligning the adsorption position and attitude of the polarizing film in the attachment head while pushing the edge of the polarizing film with two push plates.

Substrate module for flat panel display panel, polarizing film, rotating table, loading plate, end face attachment work, reduction of working area and space, holding time, device size, improvement of work efficiency and productivity.

Description

Apparatus for adhering polarized film}

1 is a view for explaining the overall structure of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view for explaining the structure of the loading plate of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a view for explaining the structure and operation of the first remover of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining the structure and operation of the second remover of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6 are views for explaining the main structure of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a view for explaining the operation of the film attaching device of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8 and 9 are views for explaining the structure and operation of the positioner of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an apparatus for attaching a polarizing film, and more particularly, is used for attaching a polarizing film to a substrate module for a flat panel display panel, and in particular, the attaching operation of the polarizing film can be easily performed with a significantly reduced work area. It relates to a polarizing film attachment device.

Generally, a polarizing layer, that is, a polarizing film, is attached to a substrate of a flat panel display panel so that only light having a wavelength oscillating in a specific direction can pass therethrough.

As a device for attaching the polarizing film, a polarizing film attachment device of Korean Utility Model Registration No. 20-0429891 is disclosed.

The polarizing film attachment device of Utility Model No. 20-0429891 includes a substrate module (substrate cell) loaded on one of the two rotating tables installed on a work table, and a polarizing film loaded on the opposite rotating table. It is structured to attach while pressing the polarizing film to move to the substrate module side.

However, the polarizing film attachment device of the Utility Model Registration No. 20-0429891 has a disadvantage that the size of the device is large because two rotary tables are disposed apart on the work table.

In particular, since the components (film feeder, protective film remover, and position aligner) positioned to correspond to either of the rotary tables are disposed at different points on the work table apart from each other, the structure is not only complicated, but the respective components are It is difficult to realize miniaturization of the device by occupying an excessive area and space in the workbench.

Moreover, when each component is individually operated in a state where they are installed at different points as described above, excessive holding time may occur between the respective work processes, which may be a factor that lowers work efficiency and productivity.

In addition, since the polarizing film attachment device of Utility Model Registration No. 20-0429891 has a structure in which the substrate module is loaded upright, the loading posture or the position of the substrate module is changed due to contact pressure, vibration, impact, etc. transmitted during the removal and attachment of foreign matter. Can be easily changed.

In addition, as described above, the structure in which the substrate module is loaded upright has a workability due to the flow of the flexible circuit board when the substrate module in the state in which the flexible circuit board is connected while being loaded through a normal film on glass (FOG) process. Can be degraded.

For example, the flexible circuit board may be bent or sag downward while the substrate module is loaded, thereby covering the whole or part of the surface of the substrate module.

The present invention is devised to solve the conventional problems as described above, the object of the present invention is to significantly reduce the size of the occupied area of each component for attaching the polarizing film to reduce the size of the device, the polarizing film It is to provide a polarizing film attachment device that can reduce the holding time generated during the attachment operation.

In order to realize the object of the present invention as described above,

bench;

A rotary table positioned on the work table to receive power from a driving source and rotate about a center;

A plurality of loading plates positioned on the rotary table, the loading surfaces having a loading surface for loading the substrate module for a flat panel display in a flat state;

A first remover positioned apart from the rotating table and removing foreign matter by scraping one side of the flat panel panel substrate module with a removal blade;

A second remover for removing residual foreign matter from the substrate module for a flat panel display with a removal roller having an adhesive force on an outer surface thereof;

A movable plate having a fixed surface of a predetermined size and movably positioned in a state where the fixed surface is erected from the worktable;

A film attachment device installed on a fixed surface of the movable plate and having an attachment head for attaching to a substrate module for a flat panel display panel while pressing with a pressing roller in a state in which a polarizing film is adsorbed and fixed;

A film feeder for feeding the polarizing film to the attachment head while separating the protective film while transferring the polarizing film to the transfer tape wound between the rolls on the fixed surface;

Positioner for aligning the adsorption position and posture of the polarizing film in the attachment head while pushing the edge of the polarizing film with two push plates;

It provides a polarizing film attachment device comprising a.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Embodiments of the present invention are described to those skilled in the art within the scope of implementation of the present invention.

Therefore, since the embodiments of the present invention can be modified in many different forms, the utility model registration claims of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described below.

1 is a view for explaining the overall structure of the polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention, 2 denotes a work table.

The work table 2 is a work surface S for proceeding to attach the polarizing film (F, hereinafter referred to as "film") to a flat panel display panel substrate module (G, hereinafter referred to as "module"). Is provided.

The working surface S is formed to provide a flat working area on the work table 2.

On the working surface S, a rotary table 4 for transferring the module G to the working space is located.

The rotary table 4 is installed on the working surface S so that the rotary table 4 can be rotated with respect to the center by receiving power from a driving source M1 such as a normal servo motor.

In addition, a plurality of loading plates 6 for loading the module G in a lying state are positioned on the rotary table 4, and each loading plate 6 has a loading surface L for loading the module G. ) Is provided.

As shown in FIG. 2, the loading surface L has a size capable of supporting any one surface of both surfaces of the module G in a contact state, and suction vacuum holes H1 are formed.

The loading plate 6 is fixedly installed in a state in which the loading surfaces L face upward at a plurality of points equally spaced along the circumference of the rotary table 4 (see FIG. 2).

Although the suction vacuum holes H1 are not shown in the drawing, the suction holes are connected to a conventional vacuum pump so that the module G is fixed to the loading surface L by a suction fixing method driven by the vacuum pump.

In addition, the loading plate 6 may be provided with a guide plate (L1) on the edges of the two places perpendicular to the loading surface (L).

The guide plate (L1) is fixed in a protruding state than the loading surface (L) and serves to guide the loading position or posture while contacting the edge of the module (G) when the module (G) is loaded.

The structure of loading the module G in a lying state as shown in the loading plate 6 can prevent the phenomenon that the loading posture or the position is changed by external force during the attachment operation of the film F to the maximum.

In addition, the module G is directly loaded or unloaded by hand by the operator at one side of the work table (2) by hand.

As described above, the structure of manually loading or unloading the module G in the state where the guide plate L is installed on the loading plate 6 can easily load or unload the module G having various sizes. It is suitable for small quantity production line.

The polarizing film attachment device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first remover (8) and the second remover (10) positioned on the work table (2) apart from the rotary table (4).

The first and second removers 8 and 10 are used to remove various foreign substances adhering to the module G twice.

The first remover 8 uses a removal blade B1 having an edge formed at an end thereof, and the second remover 10 uses a removal roller B2 having an adhesive force on an outer surface thereof.

The removal blades B1 and the removal rollers B2 are connected to the piston rods of the cylinders C1 and C2 installed on the working surface S, respectively, and are separated from the rotary table 4, as shown in FIG. 1. It is located in the working surface (S).

The removal blades B1 and the removal rollers B2 are reciprocated between the opposite edges of either side of the module G by the forward and backward movement of the piston rods of the cylinders C1 and C2.

Thus, the first remover 8 can remove the foreign matter adhering to the module G by scraping off the end of the blade B1 by pushing or pulling the removal blade B1 with the piston rod of the cylinder C1. .

In addition, the second remover 10 may remove the remaining foreign matter of the module G by the adhesive force of the outer surface while pushing or pulling the removal roller B2 with the piston rod of the cylinder C2. have.

The first and second eliminators 8 and 10 may be operated by power in a conventional manner by the forward and reverse rotation of the screw connected to the motor shaft in addition to the cylinders C1 and C2.

Although not shown in the figure corresponding to the removal roller (B2) on the working surface (S) may be further provided with a collecting roller for collecting foreign matter.

The collection roller is such that foreign matter stuck to the outer surface of the removal roller (B2) can be collected while clinging to the outer surface while being transferred by the adhesive force.

On the other hand, the movable plate 12 is located on the work table 2, as shown in FIG.

The movable plate 12 is to provide a fixed area to be installed in a state capable of reducing the area occupied by the components for supplying, aligning and attaching the film F.

That is, the movable plate 12 has a fixed surface P, and one end of the fixed surface P is erected to face the rotary table 4, and is positioned on the working surface S. (Fig. 5 and FIG. 6)

Then, the movable plate 12 is installed to be movable on the work table 2 in the direction as shown in Figure 5 by receiving the power from the drive source M2 for transfer.

The transfer drive source M2 uses a normal pneumatic transfer cylinder or, in addition, the movement of the movable plate 12 by forward and reverse rotation of a screw connected to a cylinder or a motor shaft provided with a piston rod. It can transmit power.

If the fixed surface (P) of the movable plate 12 is installed in the standing state on the working surface (S) as described above, the space or area occupied by the components for attaching the film (F) described later in the work table (2) Can be greatly reduced.

The moving plate 12 is positioned with a film attacher 14 for attaching the film F to the module G loaded on the loading plate 6.

The film attaching machine 14 uses an attaching head W having a pressing surface W1, which is attached to a fixed block 16 provided on the movable plate 12, as shown in FIG. It is fixed and arranged to be positioned on the loading plate 6 of the rotary table (4).

The attachment head (W) is connected to the piston rod of the cylinder (C3) installed in the fixed block 16 is fixed to enable the up / down movement. Thus, the pressing surface W1 can be moved close to or opposite to the loading surface L of the loading plate 6 located at any point of the rotary table 4.

One side of the pressing surface (W1), the pressing roller (E2) is rotatably fixed relative to the center. The pressing roller W2 is fixed to protrude upward from one side of the pressing surface W1 so as to press and hold the film F positioned on the pressing surface W1.

The fixed block 16 is made of a conventional pneumatic transfer cylinder can be fixed so as to be able to adjust the position of the attachment head (W) to the left, right in the movable plate 12 when based on FIG. . That is, the position of the attachment head W can be appropriately corrected so as to correspond to the loading plate 6 installed on the rotary table 4.

Although the attachment head W is not shown in the drawing when installed in the fixing block 16, the attachment head W may be installed in a slightly inclined state so that the portion in which the push roller W2 is installed is directed downward (see FIG. 7).

In addition, a plurality of adsorption vacuum holes (H2) are formed in the pressing surface (W1), and the adsorption vacuum holes (H2) are connected to a conventional vacuum pump although not shown in the drawing, and are adsorbed by driving of the vacuum pump. The film F is placed in the adsorption state on the pressing surface W1 in a fixed manner.

When the moving plate 12 is moved, the attachment head W may attach the film F adsorbed on the pressing surface W1 with the pressing roller W2 as shown in FIG. 7. .

That is, when the push roller W2 moves to the other side while being in contact with one side of the module G with the film F therebetween, the outer surface of the press roller W2 is moved. As it is pressed on, it is gradually attached in surface contact.

In addition, a film feeder 18 for feeding a film to the film attaching machine 14 is located on the movable plate 12.

The film feeder 18 is composed of two reels R, to which a transfer tape T is connected, and a film storage cassette R1, as shown in FIG. P) is installed.

Although not shown in the drawings, the two reels R are fixedly rotatably installed on the fixed surface P by receiving power from the motor shaft.

The transfer tape T may use a conventional adhesive tape having an adhesive surface T1 formed on one side thereof.

The film storing cassette R1 is positioned as shown in FIG. 6 to correspond to one side of the connection section of the transfer tape T, and a plurality of films F are stored therein and may be drawn out through the opening. It is made of a normal structure.

That is, the films F stored in the film storage cassette R1 are drawn out one by one on the adhesive surface T1 when the transport tape T is wound on one reel R. And, it is moved along the transfer tape (T) to the point that can be adsorbed on the attachment head (W) side (see Figure 6).

In addition, ordinary protective films F1 are attached to both sides of the film F accommodated in the film storage cassette R1, and the protective film F1 stuck to either side is attached before the film F is attached. Remove

One side of the fixed surface P of the movable plate 12 is provided with a guide tool R2 for separating the protective film F1 stuck to the film F.

One end of the guide sphere (R2) is made in the shape of a wedge, while one side of the connection section of the transfer adhesive tape (T) connected between the two reels (R) while passing through the end of the guide sphere (R2) It is set to be wound.

That is, the transfer tape (T) is moved toward the attachment head (W) as shown in Figure 6 is connected to proceed in the opposite direction while passing through the end of the guide sphere (R2).

Thus, as the film F passes through the end of the guide sphere R2 along the transfer tape T, the protective film F1 can be separated from the film F as shown in FIG. 6. have.

Accordingly, the film feeder 18 may be supplied to the attachment head W in a state in which the protective film F1 stuck on one side of the film F to be attached to the module G is separated. have.

The protective film F1 separated from the film F is wound around the reel R side in a state in which the protective film F1 is stuck to the adhesive surface T1 of the transfer tape T as it is.

The positioner 20 is positioned on the fixed surface P of the movable plate 12.

As shown in FIG. 8, the positioner 20 may be aligned with posture and position while pushing two edges in the state where the film F is adsorbed on the attachment head W side.

The positioner 20 is composed of a first push plate Y1 and a second push plate Y2 and connected to the piston rods of the cylinders C4 and C5, respectively, to each other from the edges of the film F. It is positioned to push two edges which are perpendicular to each other.

That is, the first push plate (Y1), as shown in Figure 9, is hinged to one side of the attachment head (W) in a conventional manner, while being rotated based on the hinge point during the driving of the cylinder (C4) film ( It is installed to push one edge of F).

And, the second push plate (Y2) is moved by the piston rod of the cylinder (C5) installed on one side of the fixed surface (P) of the movable plate 12 to form a right angle with the first push plate (Y1). It is installed to push the other edge of the film (F) in the state.

Thus, the two push plates (Y1, Y2) to easily move the suction position and posture in a manner that pushes the two edges at a right angle of the edge of the film (F) adsorbed on the attachment head (W) side Can be sorted (see Figure 8).

As described above, the present invention loads the module for the flat panel display panel in a lying state on one rotating table installed on the work table, and transfers the flat panel to the work space (two foreign material removal points and the polarizing film attachment point). The polarizing film can be easily attached to one side (upper surface) of the module for the application.

In particular, since the film attacher, the film feeder, and the positioner are installed together on the fixed surface of the movable plate, which is positioned at the attaching point of the polarizing film of the workbench, the device is miniaturized by reducing the area and space occupied by the components on the workbench. Can be realized.

Moreover, this structure is a holding that can occur between each operation as compared to the method of attaching, feeding, and aligning the film with each other located at different points in the working plane before, after, or left and right. Time can be eliminated or drastically shortened.

In addition, as described above, the structure in which the substrate module for flat panel display is laid down, for example, when the flexible circuit board is bent or sagging when attaching the polarizing film to the substrate module side subjected to the normal film on glass (FOG) operation The phenomenon that workability falls can be prevented.

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bench; A rotary table positioned on the work table to receive power from a driving source and rotate about a center; A plurality of loading plates positioned on the rotary table, the loading surfaces having a loading surface for loading the substrate module for a flat panel display in a flat state; A first remover positioned apart from the rotating table and removing foreign matter by scraping one side of the flat panel panel substrate module with a removal blade; A second remover for removing residual foreign matter from the substrate module for a flat panel display with a removal roller having an adhesive force on an outer surface thereof; A movable plate having a fixed surface of a predetermined size and movably positioned in a state where the fixed surface is erected from the worktable; A film attachment device installed on a fixed surface of the movable plate and having an attachment head for attaching to a substrate module for a flat panel display panel while pressing with a pressing roller in a state in which a polarizing film is adsorbed and fixed; A film feeder for feeding the polarizing film to the attachment head while separating the protective film while transferring the polarizing film to the transfer tape wound between the rolls on the fixed surface; Positioner for aligning the adsorption position and posture of the polarizing film in the attachment head while pushing the edge of the polarizing film with two push plates; Polarizing film attachment device comprising a. The method according to claim 1, The loading plate, Adsorption vacuum holes are formed in the loading surface, Polarizing film attachment device is installed with the loading surface facing upward at a plurality of points equally divided along the circumference of the rotary table. The method according to claim 1, The first eliminator, And the removal blade receives power from a cylinder or a motor and reciprocates between opposite edges of either side of the substrate module for flat panel display. The method according to claim 1, The second eliminator is And a removal roller receives power from a cylinder or a motor and reciprocates between opposite edges of either side of the flat panel display panel module. The method according to claim 1, The moving plate, Receives power from the drive source for transport in the workbench and is reciprocated in either direction, The transfer drive source is a polarizing film attachment device made of any one of a screw connected to a pneumatic transfer cylinder or a motor. The method according to claim 1, The film attaching machine, When the press roller is moved along the moving plate while being in contact with the substrate module for the flat panel display with the polarizing film interposed therebetween, the film is pressed on the outer surface of the press roller and is pressed on one side of the substrate module. Polarizing film attachment device to be attached in a state that the surface contact gradually progress toward the side. The method according to claim 1, The positioner is, The two push plates are powered by a driving source, the polarizing film attachment device so that the position and posture is aligned while pushing the two edges that are perpendicular to each other among the edges of the polarizing film. The method according to claim 1, The film feeder, When the transfer tape is wound in any one direction, the polarizing film is attached to the adhesive head of the transfer tape while the polarizing film is attached to the adhesive head so that the protective film on either side is separated and supplied to the attachment head side. Device.

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