KR20120069856A - Device for attaching of touch panel - Google Patents
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a touch panel vacuum bonding apparatus, and more particularly, to eliminate bubble generation that may occur when bonding in a standby state by bonding the touch panel cell and the window for protecting the touch panel cell in a vacuum state. The present invention relates to a touch panel vacuum bonding device capable of improving adhesion.
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The present invention relates to a touch panel vacuum bonding device, and more particularly, by combining the touch panel cell and the window for protecting the touch panel cell in a vacuum state, thereby suppressing bubble generation that may occur when bonding in an atmospheric pressure state. The present invention relates to a touch panel vacuum bonding device capable of improving adhesion.
The touch panel is actively applied to all display devices due to its convenience as an input means for inputting predetermined information corresponding to the display by pressing a display displayed on the panel.
In general, the touch panel extracts coordinates of a portion pressed on the touch panel by capacitive type, resistive film type, surface ultrasonic type, infrared type, and inputs information.
Since the touch panel is a method of recognizing coordinates by touching a hand or an electronic pen on the panel, panel damage is likely to occur, and thus a window for protecting the touch panel is bonded to the touch panel.
Conventional touch panel and window bonding method is using an optical adhesive (OCA tape) or UV curable resin.
In the method using the optical adhesive, the overall thickness of the panel is increased due to the thickness of the adhesive itself, and there is a problem in that the adhesive strength is lowered.
However, in the conventional bonding method using the UV curable resin, air bubbles are generated through the reaction in the air by bonding the touch panel cell and the window in the atmospheric pressure, so that the tight bonding is difficult and the defective rate increases, thereby decreasing the process efficiency.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a touch panel bonding apparatus which can increase the yield by suppressing bubble generation by bonding a touch panel cell and a window in a vacuum state.
In order to achieve the above object, the touch panel bonding device according to the present invention is a vacuum bonding device for bonding a touch panel cell and a window, and the vacuum holding means and the touch panel cell and the UV resin are applied to maintain the interior in a vacuum state. And fixing means for loading the loaded window, bonding means for bonding the loaded touch panel cells and the window in a vacuum state, and temporary curing means for temporarily curing the bonded touch panel cell and the window.
The vacuum holding means is a vacuum pump, characterized in that for maintaining the pressure in the chamber in the range of 10 -4 ~ 10 -5 torr in a high vacuum state.
The fixing means may include a substrate chuck fixing the window at a lower end thereof and an adhesive pad fixing the rear surface of the touch panel cell so that the upper surface of the touch panel cell faces downward.
The bonding means is configured to move up and down the adhesive pad to which the touch panel cell is attached, and when the touch panel cell is attached to the adhesive pad, moves to the upper part of the chamber, and adheres to the upper part of the chamber after the window is loaded. The pad is moved downward so as to contact the window, and is bonded.
The adhesive force of the adhesive pad is characterized in that 400 ~ 5000 g f / cm 2 .
And an alignment means for aligning the positions of the loaded touch panel cells and the window to be bonded.
The alignment means may include a vision system for visually confirming an accurate position at which the touch panel cell and the window are to be bonded, and a window alignment unit for performing centering by fixing left and right sides of the substrate chuck loaded with the window. And a touch panel aligning unit which moves the attached adhesive pad by 4 axes of X, Y, Z and θ axes so that the window and the touch panel cell are aligned at the correct position of the align image.
The window alignment unit may include a fixing pin that fixes and centers both ends of the window loaded on the first substrate chuck, and a fixing pin driver that provides a driving force for horizontal movement of the fixing pin.
The touch panel cell alignment unit moves by X, Y, Z, and θ angles of the touch panel cells loaded on the adhesive pad to perform alignment and a movement guide driver to control driving of the movement guide. Characterized in that it comprises a.
In addition, the temporary curing means is characterized in that the temporary hardening so that the adhesive force of the touch panel cell and the window is greater than the adhesive force of the adhesive pad.
And the window is characterized in that the glass or tempered glass.
As described above, the touch panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention performs the bonding process in a vacuum state when the touch panel cell and the window for protecting the touch panel cell are bonded, thereby suppressing the generation of bubbles, thereby enabling a firm bonding and a defective rate. An excellent effect occurs to minimize yield and improve yield.
FIG. 1 is a layout view schematically illustrating a touch panel bonding stage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a bonding method according to the arrangement of FIG. 1.
3 is an internal cross-sectional view of a process chamber which is a remnant air incorporation device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
4 schematically illustrates the process of bonding the touch panel cell and the window in the process chamber.
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a layout view schematically illustrating a touch panel bonding stage according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a flowchart schematically illustrating a bonding method according to the arrangement of FIG. 1.
1 and 2 will be described with respect to the touch panel bonding method according to the present invention.
Here, each part of the stage shown in FIG. 1 may be connected through a conveyor belt, a method of being transferred through a conveying robot, or a method in which the conveyor belt and the robot arm are combined.
First, when the touch panel cell is loaded on the stage, when the protective film is attached on the touch panel cell, the protective
Here, since the protective film is coupled by a low adhesive force as a means for protecting the window surface, it is possible to remove the protective film by applying a force greater than the adhesive force. In addition, the protective film can be removed by manual labor by the attraction.
Subsequently, the adhesion is increased by increasing the adhesion surface area, and plasma treatment is performed through the
The plasma treatment may be performed in an atmosphere of oxygen (O 2 ), nitrogen (N 2 ), and specific conditions may vary depending on specifications, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The plasma treated touch panel cell is transferred to the first
The
The touch panel cell should be located at the top when the bonding and the touch panel top surface is disposed downward, but the touch panel cell initially loaded in the protective
The first
Meanwhile, when the window is loaded on the stage, the protective film is removed from the window through the filler in the protective
Subsequently, a plasma treatment is performed through the
After the plasma treatment, the resin is transferred to the
If the window is transported in a state where the UV resin is not cured, the UV resin may flow to the surroundings and affect the uniformity of the UV resin. It is preferable to precure to about 30%.
When the UV resin is applied on the window is transferred to the second
The second
When the touch panel cell and the window are transferred to the chamber unit 30 through the above process, the transfer robot of the
Similarly, the transfer robot of the
The transfer robot mounted on the
Here, the pressure of the conveying chamber can be controlled by pumping to be in the range of several torr to 10 -2 torr, and the pressure of the process chamber where the coalescence proceeds is in the range of 10 -4 to 10 -5 torr in a high vacuum state. Can be controlled by
As described above, when the pressure in the load lock chamber, the transfer chamber, and the process chamber is set to decrease gradually, the process time can be shortened because the pumping time can be shortened to maintain the pressure when the gate is opened to be transferred to each chamber. You can.
When the touch panel cell and the window are mounted in the process chamber which is the vacuum bonding apparatus according to the present invention, the touch panel cell and the window are aligned at the correct position by the alignment means, and the touch panel cell and the window are bonded in the vacuum state.
The
Referring to FIG. 3, the
The vacuum pump is responsible for pumping the inside of the process chamber to maintain a high vacuum of 10 -4 to 10 -5 torr in a high vacuum state when the touch panel cell and the window are loaded after the process chamber is opened. do.
The fixing means includes a
In addition, the aligning means may fix the centering and aligning the
Here, the
The touch
The
Here, the
The temporary curing means may include a
4 and 5 schematically show a process of bonding the touch panel cell and the window in the process chamber according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 shows that the touch panel cell is loaded and aligned in the process chamber 5 shows that the window is loaded and aligned with the touch panel cell after alignment.
4 and 5, when the touch panel cell is loaded on the substrate chuck 331 (FIG. 4A) in the
Subsequently, after moving the
Then, the touch panel cell is moved upward to prevent interference with the window ((d) of FIG. 4).
Next, when the window is loaded on the substrate chuck 331 (FIG. 5E), the
Subsequently, the touch
In more detail, the touch panel cell and the window may be aligned using a point alignment method. By aligning the cross mark, which is the alignment image of the touch panel cell, and the edge, which is the alignment image of the glass, the touch panel cell alignment unit is controlled through the vision system to accurately align the touch panel cell with the window. By visually identifying the position, the touch panel cell can be adjusted by 4 axes (X-axis, Y-axis, Z-axis, and θ angle) to align the panel cells and windows in the correct position.
When the alignment is completed as described above, a temporary curing process is performed to give a minimum holding force in the state where the touch panel cell and the window are laminated as described above (FIG. 5H).
To this end, a
As described above, when the touch panel cell and the window are temporarily cured through the temporary curing process, the adhesive pad is moved upwards to be separated.
Here, the window is fixed to the
When the touch panel cell and the window are bonded in the vacuum state through the
The
The
As described above, when the touch panel cell and the window are completely cured through the UV curing unit, the touch panel cell and the window are transferred to the
The inspection unit inspects whether the touch panel cell and the window are bonded to inspect whether the product is good or defective, and is transferred to the
While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.
110: protection film removal unit 120: plasma processing unit
130: rotation unit 210: protective film removal unit
220: plasma treatment unit 230: resin coating unit
30: chamber portion 311: first load lock chamber
312: second load lock chamber 313: third load lock chamber
320: transfer chamber 330: process chamber
410: UV curing unit 420: inspection unit
430: unloading unit
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Vacuum holding means for maintaining the interior in a vacuum state;
Fixing means for loading a window coated with the touch panel cell and the UV resin;
Bonding means for bonding the loaded touch panel cell and the window in a vacuum state;
And a temporary curing means for temporarily curing the bonded touch panel cell and the window.
The vacuum holding means
A vacuum pump, wherein the pressure inside the chamber is maintained at a high vacuum in the range of 10 −4 to 10 −5 torr.
The fixing means
A substrate chuck fixing the window at the bottom;
And a pressure-sensitive adhesive pad for fixing the back surface of the touch panel cell such that the top surface of the touch panel cell faces downward.
The bonding means is
Configured to move the adhesive pad to which the touch panel cell is attached up and down;
Moving the upper portion of the chamber when the touch panel cell is attached to the adhesive pad;
After the window is loaded touch panel vacuum bonding apparatus characterized in that the adhesive pad on the upper portion of the chamber by moving to the bottom to abut the window.
The adhesive force of the adhesive pad
Touch panel vacuum bonding device, characterized in that 400 ~ 5000 g f / cm 2 .
And a aligning means for aligning the positions of the loaded touch panel cells and the window to be bonded.
The alignment means
A vision system for visually confirming an accurate position at which the touch panel cell and the window are to be bonded;
A window alignment unit which performs centering by fixing left and right sides of the substrate chuck loaded with the window;
And a touch panel alignment unit which moves the adhesive pad to which the touch panel cells are attached by 4 axes of X, Y, Z and θ axes so that the window and the touch panel cells are aligned at the correct position of the alignment image. Touch panel vacuum bonding device.
The window alignment unit
A fixing pin for fixing and centering both ends of the window loaded on the first substrate chuck;
Touch panel vacuum bonding device comprising a fixed pin drive for providing a driving force for the left and right movement of the fixed pin.
The touch panel cell alignment unit
A movement guide for performing alignment by moving the touch panel cells loaded on the adhesive pad at X, Y, Z, and θ angles;
Touch panel vacuum bonding device comprising a movement guide drive for controlling the driving of the movement guide.
The temporary hardening means
And temporarily curing the adhesive force between the touch panel cell and the window to be greater than the adhesive force of the adhesive pad.
The window is
Touch panel vacuum bonding device, characterized in that the glass or tempered glass.
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