KR20060055578A - Panel manufacturing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a panel manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a processing unit for manufacturing a panel; A first stage for transferring the panel to supply the panel to the processing unit, a second stage for transferring the panel to discharge the panel from the processing unit, and a stage for movably supporting the first stage and the second stage It characterized in that it comprises a transfer unit having a guide. As a result, it is possible to provide a panel manufacturing apparatus capable of simultaneously supplying and discharging panels and improving productivity.

Description

Panel Manufacturing Equipment {PANEL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS}

1 is a front view of a panel manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a plan view of a panel manufacturing apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

3 to 6 are operation plan views of the panel manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention,

7 is a front view of a panel manufacturing apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

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1 panel manufacturing apparatus 5 panel

10: process unit 11: process plate

15: workbench 16: panel support

21: Stage 1 23: Stage guide

31: second stage 41: position control unit

43: detector 51: first handler

61: second handler 70: base

The present invention relates to a panel manufacturing apparatus, and more particularly to a panel manufacturing apparatus having an improved structure to improve the productivity of the panel.

In general, a panel is a general term for a display panel which is mounted on a flat panel display such as a plasma display panel (PDP), thin film transformer (liquid crystal display), and an organic ELD (ELECTRO LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY) to form an image. The display panel is manufactured by a panel manufacturing apparatus provided with a manufacturing process such as attaching various electronic components to a glass substrate.

Such a conventional panel manufacturing apparatus includes a process unit provided to manufacture a panel, and a transfer unit for transferring the panel to the process unit.

The transfer unit includes a stage for transferring the panel to the process unit, and a base for supporting the process unit and the stage.

This stage supports the panel and supplies it to the process unit in the manufacturing process, and transports the process unit to discharge the finished panel. That is, the stage is provided as one to continuously support the input panel until the manufacturing process is performed and discharged.

Thus, the conventional panel manufacturing apparatus is provided with one stage, there is a problem that the productivity is low because the next panel can not be added until one panel completes the process unit and is completely discharged.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a panel manufacturing apparatus capable of improving productivity.

According to the present invention, there is provided a panel manufacturing apparatus, comprising: a process unit for manufacturing a panel; A first stage for transferring the panel to supply the panel to the processing unit, a second stage for transferring the panel to discharge the panel from the processing unit, and a stage for movably supporting the first stage and the second stage It is achieved by a panel manufacturing apparatus comprising a transfer unit having a guide.

The transfer unit may include a first handler provided at one side of the stage guide and seating the panel on the first stage, and a second handler provided at the other side of the stage guide and discharging the panel seated on the second stage. It may further include.

The transfer unit may further include a handler guide for movably supporting the first handler and the second handler.

The first stage is provided to move the seated panel in a multi-axial direction,

The transfer unit is a control unit for detecting the position information of the panel seated on the first stage and the control unit for controlling the first stage to align the panel seated on the first stage by using the position information detected from the detection unit It may further include a position control unit having a.

The detection unit may include at least one camera to photograph the panel seated on the first stage.

A panel provided between the first stage and the second stage receives the panel transferred by the first stage to support the process unit in a liftable manner, and transfers the panel completed by the process unit to the second stage. The worktable may be further provided.

The process unit may be provided in plural, and the transfer unit may further include a third stage provided between the process units to receive a panel from the front process unit and to supply the process unit to the post process unit.

The panel is provided between the first stage and the second stage to receive the panel conveyed by one of the first stage and the third stage to support the lifting and lowering for each of the process units, the process is completed by each process unit The apparatus may further include a plurality of worktables provided to be able to transfer the panel to one of the third stage and the second stage.

The first stage and the third stage is provided to move the seated panel in the multi-axial direction, the transfer unit is a detection unit for detecting the position information of the panel seated on the first stage and the third stage, respectively, The apparatus may further include a plurality of position control units having a control unit for controlling the first stage and the third stage to align the panels seated on the first stage and the third stage by using the position information detected by the detector. have.

Prior to the description, in various embodiments, components having the same configuration will be representatively described in the first embodiment using the same reference numerals, and in other embodiments, only the configuration different from the first embodiment will be described. Do.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First embodiment

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 6, the panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a process unit 10 provided to manufacture the panel 5, and a panel (with a process unit 10). And 5) a transfer unit for supplying and discharging. The panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention further includes a process unit 10 and a base 70 supporting the transfer unit.

The base 70 is provided in the lower region to support the process unit 10 and the transfer unit, and cassettes 7 are provided at both sides thereof to supply and discharge the panel 5 from the outside.

The panel 5 collectively refers to a display panel that is mounted on a flat panel display such as a plasma display panel (PDP), thin film transformer (liquid crystal display), and an organic ELD (ELECTRO LUMINESCENCE DISPLAY) to form an image. Electronic components such as ICs and printed circuit boards are attached to a glass substrate having a shape.

The process unit 10 is a device provided for manufacturing the panel 5, and is a device for attaching electronic components such as an IC and a printed circuit board on the panel 5. The process unit 10 may be provided in one or a plurality according to the type of the panel 5 to be manufactured. The process unit 10 is provided with a process plate 11 for joining electronic components to the panel 5 which is lifted and lowered by the work table 15 to be described later, and a unit support 13 for supporting the process plate 11. . On the lower side of the process unit 10 is provided a work table 15 for supporting and lifting the panel 5.

The unit support 13 is erected with respect to the base 70 so as to support the process plate 11.

The work table 15 is provided between the first stage 21 and the second stage 31 to be described later to receive the panel 5 transferred by the first stage 21 to be able to lift and lower the process unit 10. It is provided to support the panel 5, the process is completed by the process unit 10 to the second stage (31). The work table 15 is provided with a panel support 16 to support the panel 5 conveyed by the first stage 21. The work platform 15 is provided with a work platform lifting unit 18 for supporting the work platform 15 to be able to lift up and down.

The panel support 16 contacts and supports the lower surface of the panel 5. The panel support 16 is provided in pairs in the front and rear directions of the work table 15 to support the front and rear lower edges of the panel 5. The panel support 16 may be provided with a plurality of adsorption holes 17 to adsorb the lower surface of the panel 5 by vacuum.

The work platform lifting unit 18 is provided in the lower region of the work bench 15 to elevate the work bench 15. The work table lifting unit 18 may be provided in a cylindrical shape, but may be provided in various shapes to elevate the work table 15 without being limited to the cylinder shape. The platform lifting unit 18 is coupled to and supported by the base 70.

The transfer unit transfers the first stage 21 for transferring the panel 5 to supply the panel 5 to the process unit 10, and the panel 5 for discharging the panel 5 from the process unit 10. And a second stage 31, and a stage guide 23 for movably supporting the first stage 21 and the second stage 31. The transfer unit is provided on one side of the stage guide 23 to seat the panel on the first stage 21 and the second stage 31 provided on the other side of the stage guide 23. It further comprises a second handler 61 for discharging the panel. The transfer unit further includes a handler guide 53 for movably supporting the first handler 51 and the second handler 61. The transfer unit further includes a position control unit 41 for detecting position information of the panel 5 seated on the first stage 21 and aligning the panel 5.

An upper part of the first stage 21 is provided in a plate shape to seat the panel 5, and a lower part thereof is provided to be slidable along the stage guide 23. The first stage 21 is slidably reciprocated from one side of the stage guide 23 to the work table 15 provided with the process unit 10. The upper part of the first stage 21 is provided somewhat smaller than the size of the panel 5. The first stage 21 is provided to move the seated panel 5 in the multi-axial direction. That is, the first stage 21 has a horizontal direction (X) in the longitudinal direction of the stage guide 23, a front-rear direction Y in the vertical direction in the left-right direction, and an up-down direction with respect to the plate surface of the first stage 21. (Z) and the direction (θ) which rotates about a vertical direction are provided so that a movement is possible (refer FIG. 1 and FIG. 2). However, the first stage 21 is not limited thereto and may move the panel 5 in a different direction so as to be aligned. Accordingly, the first stage 21 receives the panel 5 from the cassette 7 by the first handler 51 and moves the panel 5 by the control unit of the position control unit 41 to move the panel 5. Can be aligned to the reference position. In addition, the first stage 21 moves downward along the stage guide 23 and moves downwards, and the panel 5 may be seated on the panel support 16 of the work bench 15.

The upper stage of the second stage 31 is provided in a plate shape to seat the panel 5, and the lower stage of the second stage 31 is slidable along the stage guide 23. The upper part of the first stage 21 is provided somewhat smaller than the size of the panel 5. The second stage 31 is provided to reciprocally slide on the other side of the stage guide 23 on the work table 15 provided with the process unit 10. The second stage 31 is provided to be capable of lifting up and down in a direction Z with respect to the plate surface of the second stage 31. Accordingly, the second stage 31 may move to the lower side of the panel 5 supported by the work table 15 and ascend to the other side of the stage guide 23 by seating the panel 5.

The stage guide 23 is elongated in the left and right directions to guide the first and second stages 21 and 31. The stage guide 23 is provided as one to guide the first and second stages 21 and 31 at the same time, but may be provided in pairs to guide the first and second stages 21 and 31, respectively, and arranged in the longitudinal direction. have.

The first handler 51 is provided to seat the panel 5 on the first stage 21 located on one side of the stage guide 23 from the cassette 7 provided near one side of the stage guide 23. . The first handler 51 is in contact with the upper surface of the panel 5 to be adsorbed in a vacuum to move the panel (5).

The second handler 61 moves the panel 5 seated on the second stage 31 positioned on the other side of the stage guide 23 from the cassette 7 provided near the other side of the stage guide 23. Prepared. The second handler 61 is in contact with the upper surface of the panel 5 to be sucked in a vacuum to move the panel (5).

The handler guide 53 is formed long in the longitudinal direction of the stage guide 23 so that the first and second handlers 51 and 61 are movable. A handler slider 55 is provided between the handler guide 53 and the first and second handlers 51 and 61 to slidably connect the first and second handlers 51 and 61 with respect to the handler guide 53. do.

The position control unit 41 detects the position information of the panel 5 seated on the first stage 21, and the first stage 21 using the position information detected by the detection unit 43. It includes a control unit for controlling the first stage 21 to align the panel seated on the. The position control unit 41 further includes a detection unit support 45 provided at one side of the stage guide 23 to support the detection unit 43.

The detector 43 is provided with at least one camera to photograph the panel 5 seated on the first stage 21. The detector 43 is provided on one side of the stage guide 23 as an example of the present invention so as to photograph an alignment mark (not shown) of the panel 5 seated on the first stage 21. The detector 43 is provided to be positioned below the panel 5 so that the alignment mark (not shown) of the panel 5 mounted on the first stage 21 can be photographed from the lower side to the upper side. The detectors 43 are provided in pairs spaced apart from each other, but may be provided to be movable as one so that at least two points of the panel 5 can be photographed.

With this configuration, the manufacturing process of the panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is as follows.

First, the panel 5 is placed in a cassette 7 proximate to one side of the stage guide 23. The first stage 21 receives the panel 5 from the cassette 7 by the first handler 51 in a state located at one side of the stage guide 23 (see FIG. 3). Then, the first stage 21 moves the panel 5 by the control unit of the position control unit 41 to align the panel 5 to the reference position. Thereafter, the first stage 21 moves upwardly along the stage guide 23 along the stage guide 23 (see FIG. 4). Then, the first stage 21 is lowered to seat the panel 5 on the panel support 16 of the work table 15, and then moves to one side of the stage guide 23 again to rise to an initial state (FIG. 5). Reference). Then, the work bench 15 lifts and lowers the panel 5 supported by the process unit 10 to perform the process work, and lowers the panel 5 on which the process work is completed. Then, the second stage 31 moves to the work bench 15 to complete the process work by the process unit 10 to seat the panel 5 supported on the work bench 15 (see FIG. 5). At this time, the second stage 31 moves to the lower side of the panel 5 of the work table 15, and ascends to seat the panel 5. Then, the second stage 31 is transferred to the other side of the stage support (), and the panel 5 seated on the second stage 31 by the second handler 61 is discharged to the cassette 7. (See Figure 6). Then, when the second stage 31 transfers the panel 5 to the other side of the stage supporter and discharges, the other panel 5 is processed by the first handler 51 and the first stage 21. 10 can be supplied.

As such, the panel manufacturing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a process unit for manufacturing a panel; A transport having a first stage for transporting the panel to supply the panel to the processing unit, a second stage for transporting the panel to eject the panel from the processing unit, and a stage guide for movably supporting the first stage and the second stage The unit can be provided to simultaneously supply and discharge the panel, improving productivity.

Second embodiment

As shown in FIG. 7, unlike the first embodiment, the panel manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment of the present invention is provided with a plurality of process units 10 and 110, and the transfer units are each process unit 10 and 110. It is further provided between the third stage 131 to receive the panel 5 from the front process unit 10 is supplied to the process unit 110. The panel manufacturing apparatus 100 according to the second embodiment further includes a plurality of work benches 15 and 115 corresponding to the plurality of process units 10 and 110. In addition, the panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment includes a plurality of position control units 41 and 141 to align not only the first stage 21 but also the panel 5 seated on the third stage 131. do.

The process units 10 and 110 are provided in pairs according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and the third stage 131 is provided as one to be disposed between the pair of process units 10 and 110. However, three or more such processing units may be provided, and the third stage may be provided between two or more processing units. The third stage 131 is provided to move the panel 5 mounted like the first stage 21 described above in a multi-axial direction.

The work benches 15 and 115 are provided between the first stage 21 and the second stage 31 to receive the panel 5 transferred by one of the first stage 21 and the third stage 131 to each process unit. It is provided in a pair so as to be able to lift and lower the (10,110) and to transfer the panel 5, which has been completed by the process units 10 and 110, to one of the third stage 131 and the second stage 31. .

The position control units 41 and 141 detect the position information of the panel 5 mounted on the first stage 21 and the third stage 131, and the position information detected by the detection unit 43. It is provided in pairs to have a control unit for controlling the first stage 21 and the third stage 131 to align the panel 5 mounted on the first stage 21 and the third stage 131, respectively. .

The manufacturing process of the panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention having such a configuration is similar to that of the first embodiment described above, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted. However, the panel manufacturing apparatus 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention supplies the panel 5 to the processing units 10 and 110 by the first handler 51 and the first stage 21 at the same time. The panel 5 may be supplied to the process units 10 and 110 by the stage 131, and the panel 5 may be discharged to the cassette 7 by the second handler 61 and the second stage 31.

Thus, the panel manufacturing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention can proceed with the supply and discharge of the panel at the same time can improve the productivity.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a panel manufacturing apparatus capable of simultaneously supplying and discharging panels and improving productivity.

Claims (9)

In the panel manufacturing apparatus, A processing unit for manufacturing the panel; A first stage for transferring the panel to supply the panel to the processing unit, a second stage for transferring the panel to discharge the panel from the processing unit, and a stage for movably supporting the first stage and the second stage Panel manufacturing apparatus comprising a transfer unit having a guide. The method of claim 1, The transfer unit, A first handler provided on one side of the stage guide to seat the panel on the first stage, and a second handler provided on the other side of the stage guide to discharge the panel seated on the second stage; Panel manufacturing device. The method of claim 2, The transfer unit further comprises a handler guide for movably supporting the first handler and the second handler. The method of claim 1, The first stage is provided to move the seated panel in a multi-axial direction, The transfer unit is a control unit for detecting the position information of the panel seated on the first stage and the control unit for controlling the first stage to align the panel seated on the first stage by using the position information detected from the detection unit Panel manufacturing apparatus further comprises a position control unit having a. The method of claim 4, wherein And the detection unit comprises at least one camera to photograph the panel seated on the first stage. The method of claim 1, A panel provided between the first stage and the second stage receives the panel transferred by the first stage to support the process unit in a liftable manner, and transfers the panel completed by the process unit to the second stage. Panel manufacturing apparatus characterized in that it further comprises a worktable provided. The method of claim 1, The process unit is provided in plurality, And the transfer unit further comprises a third stage provided between the respective process units to receive the panel from the front process unit and to supply the panel to the after process unit. The method of claim 7, wherein The panel is provided between the first stage and the second stage to receive the panel conveyed by one of the first stage and the third stage to support the lifting and lowering for each of the process units, the process is completed by each process unit And a plurality of worktables provided to be capable of transferring the panel to one of the third stage and the second stage. The method of claim 7, wherein The first stage and the third stage is provided to move the seated panel in the multi-axial direction, The transfer unit may be mounted on the first stage and the third stage by using a detector for detecting position information of a panel seated on the first stage and the third stage, and the position information detected by the detector. And a plurality of position control units having a control unit for controlling the first stage and the third stage to align the panels.

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