KR20130090579A - Apparatus and method for attaching panels - Google Patents
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a panel bonding apparatus and method, and in particular, a touch panel and a display panel of a touch screen device used as data input / output means of various electronic devices can be easily bonded together without using an air layer by using an optical adhesive (OCA). It relates to a panel bonding apparatus and method that is implemented to be.
In general, various electronic devices include input devices for inputting data and output devices for outputting data. The input device may be classified into a key button device and the like, and the output device may be classified into a display device including an LCD module.
Recently, a touch screen device capable of performing data input and output at the same position has been released to significantly reduce the volume of the electronic device and to diversify its functions. In the touch screen device, a transparent touch panel is disposed on an upper portion of a display panel (generally an LCD module), and thus input and output are simultaneously performed. Such a touch panel includes a resistive touch panel, a capacitive touch panel, The touch panel is classified into various types of touch panels, such as a capacitive touch panel, an ultrasonic touch panel, an optical (infrared) sensor touch panel, and an electromagnetic inductive touch panel.
In addition, the touch panel and the display panel are applied with an optical adhesive and a liquid adhesive to remove the air layer between the touch panel and the display panel while eliminating the reflectance generated in the air layer, so as to enjoy an optically enhanced transmittance. The panel is manufactured by bonding.
1 is a cross-sectional view of main parts showing the configuration of a general touch screen device, (a) is a state where the touch panel and the display panel are bonded together using double-sided tape, and (b) the optical panel is an optical adhesive ( Bonded using OCA (Optical Clear Adhesive).
As shown in (a), the
However, in this method, an
Therefore, recently, an optical adhesive (OCA) 202 made of a transparent material that is applied over the entire surface of the
FIG. 2 shows light on the
A product of the type shown in FIG. 2 is called an inner type
In order to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to apply the optical adhesive while excluding the air layer in order to improve the light visibility of the inner type touch screen device, to minimize the bubble generation and product quality and production yield To provide a panel bonding apparatus and method that can improve the.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a panel bonding apparatus and method which can be easily bonded without damaging the touch panel and the display panel of the inner type touch screen device.
In order to solve the above object, the present invention provides a bonding apparatus for bonding the touch panel and the display panel, the lower stage for supporting the display panel, the upper stage for supporting the touch panel, the touch First and second transfer robots which move the upper and lower stages to move the panel and the display panel from the initial position to the combined position, respectively, and finally align the mutual positions of the touch panel and the display panel at the combined position. Plasma spraying and cleaning of the alignment unit and the engaging surface of the touch panel with the display panel of the touch panel while the touch panel is transferred from the initial position to the combined position, and controlling the movement trajectories of the first and second transfer robots. And control the alignment unit and the plasma cleaning unit. And the effective laminating operation, characterized in that a control unit for implementing.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the alignment unit may include an upper camera installed at an upper portion of the lower stage and correcting an engagement position of the display panel, and a lower camera installed at a lower portion of the upper stage to correct an engagement position of the touch panel. It is characterized in that the alignment of each panel alignment correction by the vision camera method.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, the bonding apparatus further includes a pressure roller unit for a line contact method when the touch panel is attached to the display panel, wherein the pressure roller unit is provided with a pressure roller body movably installed on one side of the upper stage; By the control unit including a transfer cylinder for moving the pressure roller body, a servo motor for moving the transfer cylinder to adjust the thrust and a load cell installed to control the pressing force pressed by the pressure roller body at a predetermined pressure A movement trajectory of the first and second transfer robots is controlled and at the same time the pressure of the load cell is controlled.
Furthermore, according to the present invention, when the touch panel and the display panel are bonded, the load cell further includes an indicator so as to transmit a predetermined pressure to the pressure roller body, and recognizes the pressure pressurized by the pressure roller body in the load cell The indicator is displayed on the indicator, and the pressure measurement value is maintained by the control unit so as to maintain a predetermined range of pressure values.
In addition, according to the present invention, the pressing force of the pressing roller unit to press the touch panel is set in the range of 5 to 100 Kgf, in particular, to maintain the air layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the touch panel of the inner type touch screen device and breakage of the glass layer. In order to prevent the pressing force of the pressure roller body is characterized in that it is set in the range of 10 ~ 30Kgf.
Further, according to the present invention, the speed at which the pressure roller is conveyed is set in the range of 1 to 50 mm / sec, and in particular, to maintain the air layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the touch panel of the inner type touch screen device and to prevent breakage of the glass layer. In order to convey the speed of the pressure roller body may be set in the range of 5 ~ 25mm / sec. In addition, the pressure roller body of the pressure roller may be formed to have a hardness in the range of 40 ~ 90.
Apparatus and method for bonding the touch panel and the display panel of the inner type touch screen device according to the present invention can improve the light visibility by excluding the air layer, and because it is bonded while pressing under a controlled constant pressure and a constant speed By minimizing the influence on the air layer inside the inner type touch screen device, it is possible to reduce damage to each panel, thereby improving product productivity and ensuring reliability.
In addition, the panel bonding apparatus and method according to the present invention cleans the bonding surface of the Tuffy panel and the display panel using plasma, thereby improving the bonding efficiency and minimizing bubble generation, thereby improving product quality and increasing yield.
In addition, the panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention can provide a pressing force in a sequential line contact method by a pressure roller in addition to the surface contact method by the upper stage body can be selectively used as needed.
1 is a sectional view showing the main parts of a general touch screen device;
2 is a sectional view showing the main parts of a structure of an inner type touch screen device;
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a panel bonding apparatus bonding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
4 is an enlarged view of a configuration of an upper stage of the panel bonding apparatus of FIG. 3 according to the present invention; And
FIG. 5 is an operation diagram illustrating a state in which the touch panel and the display panel of the panel bonding apparatus of FIG. 3 are bonded together according to the present invention; FIG.
Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, if it is determined that the gist of the present invention may be unnecessarily blurred, detailed description thereof will be omitted.
The panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention may be applied to various electronic devices including a touch screen device as data input / output means. For example, an electronic device according to the present invention is a portable terminal, a mobile phone, a mobile pad, a media player, a tablet computer, a handheld computer. The concept includes various electronic devices including a touch screen device such as a computer and a personal digital assistant (PDA).
In FIG. 1, the general
More preferably, the
2 is a configuration of a resistive
In the inner type
In this case, the
3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the panel bonding apparatus bonding apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is an enlarged view showing the configuration of the upper stage of the panel bonding apparatus of FIG. to be.
3 and 4, the panel bonding apparatus 1 according to the present invention includes a
The
The lower stage
The
The
The
In the panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention, the
As shown in FIG. 3, the
The above-described
The
The
The
On the other hand, the
The alignment unit 600 aligns the positions of the display panel D and the touch panel T adsorbed on the
The positions of the touch panel T and the display panel D are aligned based on the images photographed by the
When the
When the plasma is sprayed, as the bonding surface of the touch panel T exposed and exposed to the air is reduced, the surface is clean and the bonding force is increased. Experimental results show that the adhesion increases about 5 times on average compared to before plasma injection.
5 is an operation diagram illustrating a state in which the touch panel and the display panel of the panel bonding apparatus of FIG. 3 according to the present invention are bonded.
A bonding process of the touch panel T and the display panel D will be described below with reference to FIG. 5.
First, as shown in (a), the display panel D is mounted on the
Thereafter, when the position of the touch panel T is fixed to the
Thereafter, as shown in (c), the
Thereafter, the
Thereafter, when the position correction by the alignment unit 600 is completed as shown in (e), the position is additionally corrected by the
Then, as shown in (f), when the position correction of the
At this time, the
On the other hand, as shown in (g) and (h), the
The above-described constant pressing force is applied to the
The moving speed of the
In general, in the panel bonding apparatus of the present invention, the condition of bonding the touch panel T and the display panel D is that the thin glass of the
As a result, the panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention cleans the bonding surface by using plasma, thereby improving the bonding efficiency, thereby improving product quality and increasing yield.
In addition, the panel bonding apparatus according to the present invention can provide a pressing force also in the line contact method by the pressure roller in addition to the surface contact method by the pressing unit can be selectively used as necessary. In addition, it is possible to apply the product by applying the surface contact method and line contact method at the same time.
Apparently, there are many different ways to modify these embodiments while remaining within the scope of the claims. In other words, there may be many other ways in which the invention may be practiced without departing from the scope of the following claims.
1: panel fastening device 200: touch screen device
201: touch panel 202: optical adhesive
203: display panel 300: inner type touch screen device
301: polarizer 302: upper substrate
303: lower substrate 304: cell gap
305: air layer 400: lower stage
410: lower stage body 420: alignment correction unit
500: upper stage 510: upper stage body
520: rotary motor 530: pressure roller portion
531: roller body 532: transfer cylinder
533
600: alignment unit 610: upper camera
620: lower camera 710: first transport robot
720: second transfer robot 800: plasma cleaning unit
810: plasma cleaning body 820: plasma cleaning head
D: display panel T: touch panel
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A lower stage supporting the display panel;
An upper stage supporting the touch panel;
First and second transfer robots configured to move the upper and lower stages to move the touch panel and the display panel from an initial position to an engaged position, respectively;
An alignment unit for finally aligning mutual positions of the touch panel and the display panel at the coupling position;
A plasma cleaner for plasma-spraying and cleaning the mating surface of the touch panel with the display panel while the touch panel is transferred from the initial position to the mating position; And
And a control unit for controlling the movement trajectories of the first and second transfer robots, and controlling the alignment unit and the plasma cleaning unit to implement an efficient bonding operation of the panel.
The alignment unit,
An upper camera installed at an upper portion of the lower stage to correct a coupling position of the display panel; And
A lower camera installed under the upper stage to correct a coupling position of the touch panel;
Panel fitting apparatus characterized in that the alignment position of each panel is corrected by the vision camera method.
The bonding apparatus further includes a pressure roller unit for a line contact method when the touch panel is bonded to the display panel, wherein the pressure roller unit is
A pressure roller body movably installed on one side of the upper stage;
A transfer cylinder for moving the pressure roller body;
A servo motor for moving the transfer cylinder and adjusting thrust; And
Including a load cell is installed to control the pressing force pressed by the pressure roller body at a predetermined pressure,
The panel bonding apparatus, characterized in that the movement trajectory of the first and second transfer robot is controlled by the control unit and the pressure of the load cell is controlled at the same time.
When the touch panel and the display panel is bonded, the load cell further includes an indicator to transmit a predetermined pressure to the pressure roller body,
And a pressure indicating the pressure applied by the pressure roller body in the load cell and displaying the pressure on the indicator and maintaining the pressure measurement value within a predetermined range by the controller.
The pressing force of the pressing roller unit to press the touch panel is set in the range of 5 ~ 100kgf, the panel bonding apparatus characterized in that the cell gap is not broken when the touch panel and the display panel are bonded.
In order to prevent the breakage of the glass layer and the maintenance of the air layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the touch panel of the inner panel touch panel device, the pressing force of the pressing roller body is set in the range of 10 to 30 Kgf. Device.
Panel pressing apparatus characterized in that the speed of the pressure roller is transferred is set in the range of 1 ~ 50mm / sec.
The conveying speed of the pressing roller body is set in the range of 5 to 25 mm / sec in order to prevent the breakage of the glass layer and the maintenance of the air layer between the upper substrate and the lower substrate of the touch panel of the inner type touch screen device. Panel bonding device.
Panel pressing apparatus characterized in that the pressing roller body is formed to have a hardness in the range of 40 ~ 90.
Panel bonding apparatus characterized in that the touch panel has a pressing force in the range of 10 ~ 250Kgf when the touch panel is bonded after the alignment with the display panel.
Transferring the upper stage on which the touch panel is supported toward the lower stage on which the display panel is supported by a predetermined transfer robot;
Plasma cleaning the adhesive surface of the touch panel by a lower plasma cleaner while the touch panel is being transferred;
Aligning the positions by aligning and correcting the touch panel and the display panel at an adhesive position after plasma cleaning of the touch panel; And
And attaching the touch panel and the display panel.
And a step of pressing in a line contact manner from one side of the upper side of the touch panel to the other side by a predetermined pressure roller when the touch panel and the display panel are bonded together.
The pressing roller unit panel bonding method characterized in that to provide a predetermined pressing force to the touch panel in a feedback manner by a load cell for controlling the pressure.
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