KR200454004Y1 - apparatus for cleaning panel - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for removing static electricity and foreign matters, the main body having a partitioned first space and a second space and an insertion groove connected to the first space, a charging bar located in the insertion groove, and a predetermined position located in the first space. And a driving device disposed in the second space and connected to the removal device, wherein the charging bar discharges a high voltage to generate ions.

Static electricity, foreign substance, panel, charging bar, ion, brush

Description

Static and debris removal device {apparatus for cleaning panel}

The present invention relates to an electrostatic and foreign material removal device.

In general, static electricity is electricity in which an electrostatic charge generated by friction or contact is instantaneously discharged. Static electricity has a high voltage of hundreds to thousands of volts, but the amount of charge is so small that it does not give a big shock to humans. However, such static electricity adversely affects precision circuits and precision components.

Meanwhile, when manufacturing a liquid crystal display device or a film, static electricity or dust is generated on the surface thereof. In the case of the liquid crystal display device, pixels, which are the smallest unit constituting the screen, are affected. As a result, the pixels were damaged by static electricity, dust, and the like, and thus the normal function of the device could not be obtained, and the surface of the film was not uniform.

In order to prevent this problem, there is a demand for a technology capable of removing static electricity and foreign substances.

The present invention is to provide a static electricity and foreign matter removal device that can remove the static electricity and foreign substances generated on the surface at the same time.

Electrostatic and foreign material removing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is a main body having a partitioned first space and the second space and the insertion groove connected to the first space, the charging bar located in the insertion groove, the first space It includes a removal device that rotates in a predetermined direction to send foreign matter to the outside of the main body, and a driving device located in the second space and connected to the removal device, the charge bar discharges a high voltage to generate ions.

The electrostatic and debris removing device further includes a nozzle having a fluid passage and connected to the fluid passage and sending a fluid to the first space, wherein the ions are removed by the fluid injected through the nozzle. To flow to the bottom of the device.

The removal device includes a shaft located in the first space, a brush coupled to the shaft and at least a portion protruding out of the body, a fixing member disposed at both ends of the brush and fixed to the shaft, and one side of the shaft. It may include a first pulley coupled to the end.

Both ends of the brush are formed in a sawtooth shape, a fixing member facing both ends of the brush is also formed in a shape corresponding to the sawtooth shape to secure the brush to the shaft with the fixing member, the fixing member The position where the coupling to the shaft may vary depending on the width of the brush.

The driving device may include a motor located in the second space and a second pulley connected to the motor and connected to the first pulley.

The first pulley and the second pulley may be timing gears and may be located outside the main body and connected to each other by a timing belt.

The electrostatic and debris removing device may further include a side member which is separated from the first pulley and the second pulley and connected to the main body, and a pulley cover connected to the main body and the side member.

The charging bar may include a charging body positioned in the insertion groove and a tip member connected to the charging body and positioned in the first space.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, when the static electricity generated in the panel by the ions generated in the charge bar is removed, the brush is used to remove the foreign substances while using the panel to remove the static electricity and foreign substances at the same time. As a result, product defects and panel manufacturing can be easily performed.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

Then, the electrostatic and foreign matter removing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the static electricity and foreign matter removing apparatus according to the present invention is installed, Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the static electricity and foreign material removing apparatus shown in Figure 1, Figure 3 is a static electricity shown in Figure 2 And an exploded perspective view of the foreign matter removing device, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the static electricity and foreign matter removing device taken along the line IV-IV shown in FIG. 2.

1 to 4, the electrostatic and debris removing device 100 according to the present embodiment includes a main body 110, a charging bar 160, a nozzle 120, a removing device 130, and a driving device 140. ). The side member 170 and the pulley cover 180 may be further included.

At least one mounting groove 117 is formed along the longitudinal direction of the outer circumference of the main body 110. However, the mounting groove 117 may be omitted. The mounting groove 117 may be coupled to a fixing device (not shown) for fixing the static electricity and foreign matter removal device 100. However, the fixing device may not be fixed to the mounting groove 117.

As shown in FIG. 1, the main body 110 is positioned on the upper and lower surfaces of the panel P to which foreign matter is attached by the fixing device. However, it can only be located on one side. The outer circumference of the main body 110 is separated from the panel P at predetermined intervals. The panel P may be a film or a glass substrate.

The cover 116 is arrange | positioned at the both ends of the main body 110, respectively. The cover 116 may be separated and coupled to the body 110. The main body 110 has a first space 111 in which the removal device 130 is located and a second space 112 in which the driving device 140 is located. The first space 111 and the second space 112 are partitioned. The first space 111 may penetrate up and down, and may be divided into a first region 111a and a second region 111b. At least one connector 115 connected to the first region 111a is formed in the main body 110, and the connector 115 is connected to the suction device 10. The removal device 130 is positioned in the second region 111b, and the removal device 130 faces the panel P. As shown in FIG.

The fluid passage through which the fluid flows is connected to the insertion groove 113 and the air supply device (not shown) in which the charging bar 160 is connected to the high voltage device (not shown). 114 is formed.

The insertion groove 113 and the fluid passage 114 are partitioned from each other and connected to the second region 111b. The first coupling portion 113a is formed at the inner circumference of the insertion groove 113. The first coupling portion 113a may be a protrusion. The nozzle 120 connected to the fluid passage 114 is disposed in the second region 111b. Accordingly, air supplied from the air supply device may be supplied to the fluid passage 114 to be injected into the second region 111b through the nozzle 120.

The charging bar 160 includes a charging body 161 and a tip member 162.

The charging body 161 has a second coupling portion 161a to which the first coupling portion 113a is coupled to the outer circumference thereof. The second coupling portion 161a may be a groove. Accordingly, the charging body 161 is disposed in the insertion groove 113 by the combination of the first coupling portion 113a and the second coupling portion 161a. The charging body 161 is coupled to the tip member 162 for discharging the high voltage transmitted from the high voltage device. At least a portion of the tip member 162 is located in the second region 111b.

In the tip member 162, the high voltage transmitted to the high voltage device is contacted with the air injected from the nozzle 120 and discharged with the air ions, thereby repeatedly generating (+) ions and (-) ions. The generated ions approach the panel P overlapping the second region 111b along the air flow of the air injected from the nozzle 120 to neutralize the static electricity formed in the panel P, thereby forming the static electricity in which the panel P is formed. Remove it. When the static electricity is removed, foreign matter adhering to the panel P is easily dropped by the removal device 130.

Next, the removal apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the static electricity and foreign matter removal device taken along the line V-V shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a part of the removal device illustrated in FIG. 5.

Referring to FIG. 5, the removal device 130 includes a shaft 132, a brush 133, a fixing member 134, and a first pulley 131.

The shaft 132 is positioned in the second region 111b of the first space 111, and both ends thereof are supported by the main body 110 as bearings. One end of the shaft 132 is coupled to the first pulley 131 connected to the driving device 140. The first pulley 131 is located outside the main body 110. However, it may be located inside the main body 110. The shaft 132 is rotated in one direction at a predetermined speed by transmitting power of the driving device 140. The circumference of the shaft 132 is coupled to the brush 133 is rotated along the shaft 132. At least a portion of the brush 133 is exposed to the outside of the main body 110 to be in contact with the panel (P). The brush 133 may rotate to clean the panel P from which the static electricity is removed. At this time, foreign matters attached to the panel P may fall, and the foreign matters are dropped to the suction device 10 connected to the connector 115 by the rotational force of the brush 133 and the suction force of the suction device 10.

Referring to FIG. 6, the fixing members 134 are disposed at both ends of the brush 133, and portions where the brush 133 and the fixing member 134 face each other are formed in a sawtooth shape and are engaged with each other. The fixing member 134 may be separately coupled to the shaft 132 and its position may be changed according to the width of the brush 133.

The driving device 140 includes a motor 141 and a second pulley 142.

The motor 141 is disposed in the second region 111b and is connected to an external power source. At one end of the motor 141 is a second pulley 142 connected to the first pulley 131. The first pulley 131 and the second pulley 142 may be connected to the belt 150. The first pulley 131 and the second pulley 142 are timing gears, and the belt 150 is a timing belt. The first pulley 131, the second pulley 142, and the belt 150 may be variously changed.

The side member 170 and the pulley cover 180 outside the first pulley 131 and the second pulley 142 to protect the first pulley 131 and the second pulley 142 exposed to the outside of the main body 110. ) Is located.

The side member 170 is connected to the support 171 apart from the main body 110 at predetermined intervals. The pulley cover 180 has an edge coupled to the main body 110 and the pulley cover 180. The pulley cover 180 is divided into a first member 180a and a second member 180b. However, it may not be compartmentalized.

As such, the static electricity is removed from the panel P by the charging bar 160, and the brush 133 can easily remove the foreign matter attached to the panel P while the brush 133 writes the panel P while the static electricity is removed. As such, various production forms such as a film and a liquid crystal display may be used.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments or constructions. Of the right.

1 is a perspective view schematically showing a state in which the static electricity and foreign matter removing apparatus according to the present invention is installed.

Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the static electricity and foreign matter removing apparatus shown in FIG.

3 is an exploded perspective view showing the static electricity and foreign matter removing apparatus shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the static electricity and foreign matter removal device taken along the line IV-IV shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the static electricity and foreign matter removal device taken along the line V-V shown in FIG. 4. FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a part of the removal device shown in FIG. 5; FIG.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100: static electricity and foreign material removing device 110: main body

111: first space 111a: first region

111b: second region 112: second space

113: insertion groove 113a: first coupling portion

114: fluid passage 115: connector

116: cover 117: mounting groove

120: nozzle 130: removal device

131: first pulley 132: shaft

133: brush 134: fixed member

140: drive unit 141: motor

142: second pulley 150: belt

160: charging bar 161: charging body

161a: second engaging portion 162: tip member

170: side member 171: support

180: pulley cover

Claims (8)

A main body having a partitioned first space and a second space and an insertion groove connected to the first space, Daejeon bar located in the insertion groove, A removal device which is located in the first space and rotates in a predetermined direction and sends foreign substances out of the main body, and A drive device located in the second space and connected to the removal device; Including; The charging bar discharges a high voltage to generate ions Static and debris removal device. In claim 1, The body further has a fluid passageway, the nozzle further comprises a nozzle connected to the fluid passageway for sending a fluid to the first space, The ions flow down the removal device by the fluid injected through the nozzle Static and debris removal device. 3. The method of claim 2, The removal device is A shaft located in the first space, A brush coupled to the shaft and at least partially protruding out of the body, A fixing member disposed at both ends of the brush and fixed to the shaft, and A first pulley coupled to one end of the shaft Containing Static and debris removal device. 4. The method of claim 3, Both ends of the brush is formed in a sawtooth shape, Fixing members facing both ends of the brush are also formed in the same saw tooth shape as the sawtooth shape, the fixing member may be coupled to the shaft position depending on the width of the brush Static and debris removal device. In claim 4, The drive device A motor located in the second space; A second pulley connected to the motor and connected to the first pulley Containing Static and debris removal device. The method of claim 5, And the first pulley and the second pulley are timing gears, and are disposed outside the main body and connected to each other by a timing belt. In claim 6, A side member spaced apart from the first pulley and the second pulley and connected to the main body; Pulley cover connected to the main body and the side member Electrostatic and debris removal device further comprising. In claim 1, The charging bar is The charging body located in the insertion groove A tip member connected to the charging body and positioned in the first space Containing Static and debris removal device.

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