KR20170010491A

KR20170010491A - A Laminating Apparatus for A Touch Screen Panel in a Small Size

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Publication number: KR20170010491A
Application number: KR1020150102192A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 주상연; 이유정
Original assignee: 이유정
Priority date: 2015-07-20
Filing date: 2015-07-20
Publication date: 2017-02-01
Also published as: KR101742595B1

Abstract

The present invention relates to a laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel, and more specifically to an adhesive apparatus for a touch screen panel of a small portable apparatus such as an electronic watch or an electronic eyeglass. The laminating device of the small touch screen panel includes a lower jig module (11) installed to be movable in one direction along an alignment guide (112), in which one layer of the touch screen is disposed in the arrangement unit (111); an upper jig module (12) configured to be able to move up and down along a guide frame (GF) and to fix another layer of the touch screen to the fixed unit 122 formed in a rotation unit 121 capable of reversing upper and lower positions; and a detection module (13) for detecting the positions of the one layer and the other layer, When the other layer is fixed to the fixing unit (122), the rotation unit (121) rotates the fixing unit (122) to move the fixing unit (122) in the direction of the lower jig module (11) such that the fixing unit (122) makes contact with the arrangement unit (111). Accordingly, the one layer and the other layer are bonded to each other.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel,

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel, and more particularly to an adhesive apparatus for a touch screen panel of a small portable apparatus such as an electronic watch or an electronic eyeglass.

A touch screen panel is being applied to various electronic devices including a tablet computer or a portable electronic device. Generally, the touch screen panel may be composed of a display panel, a transparent electrode layer, an optical adhesive film (OCA), a transparent electrode layer, two optical adhesive films, and a protective film. One transparent electrode layer, one optical adhesive film and two transparent electrode layers form a touch sensor, and the printed circuit board can be connected to one optical adhesive film (OCA). In a touch screen panel having such a structure, one or two optical adhesive films can bond different layers.

Patent Registration No. 0903529 discloses a structure in which a guide rail is provided on an upper surface thereof; A support frame installed above the body; Rotating means installed on one side of the support frame; A rotating rod installed at one end of the rotating means and rotated by the rotating means; A plurality of suction holes formed on a lower surface of the rotating rod and rotating together with rotation of the rotating rod, and a film member is seated on a lower surface by a suction force provided from the rotating member; A conveying unit installed at one side of the main body and connected to the seating plate at one side to provide a feeding force to the seating plate so that the seating plate is moved along the guide rail; A pressing roller installed at a rear end of the suction plate of the support frame and pressing the film member so that the film member is pressed onto the window member; And a conveying unit which is installed at one side of the main body and in which the film member adsorbed on the lower surface of the adsorption plate in a state in which the adsorption plate is rotated is brought into close contact with the window member seated on the seating plate by the pressure roller, And a control unit for controlling the touch screen laminating apparatus.

Patent Registration No. 1378870 discloses a mounting table in which a sensor member is seated and fixed at a predetermined position on an upper side; A seating table driving motor for conveying the seating table to be positioned at the center of the rotary pressing roller; A pair of rotary pressure rollers rotatably engaged with each other between the seating tables, and between which a sensor X-layer and a sensor Y-layer are opposed to each other to perform laminating; A rotary pressure roller driving motor for driving the pair of rotary pressure rollers to rotate in a meshed state; A folding guider for moving the sensor member between the pair of rotary pressing rollers so that the sensor member is pulled in between the pair of rotary pressing rollers to press the center of the sensor member between the pair of rotary pressing rollers; A folding guider drive motor for rotationally driving the folding guider to move; Position sensing means for sensing a position of a sensor member introduced into the rotary pressure roller by driving the polyguyer; And a controller for outputting a control signal to the rotary pressing roller driving motor according to the detection result of the position sensing means to control the driving of the rotary pressing roller.

The laminating apparatus disclosed in the prior art can be applied to a mobile device such as a smart phone, but has a problem that it is difficult to apply to a small touch screen panel such as a smart watch or a smart glass.

The present invention has been made to solve the problems of the prior art and has the following purpose.

Prior Art 1: Patent Registration No. 0903529 (published by Jae Young Lee, June 23, 2009) Touch screen laminating apparatus Prior Art 2: Patent Registration No. 1378870 (Solensys Corporation, published on November 21, 2011) Folding laminating device for touch screen sensor production

It is an object of the present invention to provide a laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel that can be applied to a process of adhering a touch screen panel of a small wearable device.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel comprises: a lower jig module which is installed to be movable in one direction along an alignment guide, and in which one layer of the touch screen is disposed in the arrangement unit; An upper jig module configured to be movable up and down along the guide frame and configured to fix another layer of the touch screen to a fixed unit formed in a rotation unit capable of inverting a vertical position; And

And when the other layer is fixed to the fixed unit, the rotating unit rotates the fixed unit to move the fixed unit in the direction of the lower jig module, The one layer and the other layer are adhered to each other.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said one layer or another layer is fixed to a batch unit or a fixed unit by a vacuum adsorption method.

According to still another preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a component placement apparatus comprising: a placement stage formed in a placement unit; a coupling groove formed in the placement stage; and a component placement tray formed in the coupling groove.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the upper jig module comprises a rotary shaft connected to the rotary unit, a rotary motor for driving the rotary shaft, and a moving slider for movement along the plane direction of the rotary unit, And a fixed stage arranged so as to be movable up and down with respect to the rotating unit while being fixed.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the placement stage is formed in a protruding structure and is coupled to a fixed stage formed to be recessed in the fixed unit.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, one layer or another layer is circular or polygonal.

According to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the detection module comprises a camera unit and a lighting unit movable along the movement guide.

The laminating apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to a laminating process of a touch screen panel of a small wearable device such as a smart watch. The laminating apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to the shape of the panel, such as a rectangular panel, a circular panel or other polygonal panel. Further, the laminating apparatus according to the present invention allows the film layer to be stably fixed by the vacuum adsorption method, and the adhesive pressure can be appropriately adjusted.

1A and 1B show an embodiment of a laminating apparatus according to the present invention.
2 shows an embodiment of a joining structure of a jig module applied to a laminating apparatus according to the present invention.
3 shows an embodiment of a lower jig module applied to the laminating apparatus according to the present invention.
4A and 4B illustrate an embodiment of the upper jig module applied to the laminating apparatus according to the present invention.
5 shows an embodiment of a detection module applied to a laminating apparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the following description, components having the same reference numerals in different drawings have similar functions, so that they will not be described repeatedly unless necessary for an understanding of the invention, and the known components will be briefly described or omitted. However, It should not be understood as being excluded from the embodiment of Fig.

The laminating apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to adhesion of a film layer or a substrate forming a touch screen panel of a wafer-like device such as a smart watch. The film layer or the substrate may have various shapes, for example, a circular or polygonal plate shape. The adhesive layer of the film layer or the substrate is preliminarily given an adhesive such as a synthetic resin adhesive in the form of a film or a coating, and the different layers can be adhered by pressure or heating while being adhered to each other. The laminating apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to adhesion of various layers and can be applied to various kinds of touch screen panel bonding.

1A and 1B illustrate an embodiment of a laminating apparatus 10 according to the present invention.

1A and 1B, a laminating apparatus 10 according to the present invention is installed to be movable in one direction along an alignment guide 112, and one layer of a touch screen is disposed in an arrangement unit 111 A lower jig module 11; An upper jig module 12 configured to fix another layer of the touch screen to the fixed unit 122 formed in the rotation unit 121 capable of moving up and down along the guide frame GF and capable of reversing the upper and lower positions; And a detection module (13) for detecting the position of the one layer and the other layer. When the other layer is fixed to the fixing unit (122), the rotation unit (121) rotates the fixing unit The fixed unit 122 is moved in the direction of the jig module 11 to come in contact with the placement unit 111 to adhere the one layer to the other layer.

The lower jig module 11 functions to arrange one layer of the touch screen at a predetermined position.

The one layer may be a layer having an optical adhesive film (OCA) adhered on one side thereof while forming a touch screen panel. The lower jig module 11 may be composed of a placement unit 111 in which the one layer is disposed and a balance unit 111a in which the placement unit 111 is fixed. The placement unit 111 may have a plate structure capable of keeping one layer in a planar state and the balance unit 111a may be used to fix the placement unit 111 in a predetermined position while at the same time positioning the placement unit 111 ) Of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer. In addition, the balance unit 111a may have a function of moving along the alignment guide 112 in one direction, for example, in the X-axis direction.

The alignment guide 112 may be composed of one or more guide members extending in parallel with each other in the X-axis direction, and the arrangement unit 111 may be moved in one direction along the alignment guide 112 in a sliding manner . And the positioning unit 111 can be located at a predetermined position and the position of the positioning unit 111 can be detected by the detection module 13. [

The upper jig module 12 includes a rotation unit 121 and a rotation unit 121 which are disposed to be movable up and down along the guide frame GF and are capable of reversing the upper and lower positions, And a fixed unit 122.

The fixing unit 122 may have a plate shape corresponding to the arrangement unit 111 and another layer of the touch screen panel adhered to one layer disposed in the arrangement unit 111 may be fixed. Although the fixing unit 122 is shown as being positioned at the bottom in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1B, when fixing another layer to the fixing unit 122, the fixing unit 122 is positioned above the rotation unit 121 . And the face on which the other layer is fixed faces the upper face. In this state, another layer may be fixed to the fixed unit 122. The other layers can be fixed, for example, by a vacuum adsorption method or by other suitable fixing methods. When another layer is fixed to the fixed unit 122, the rotating unit 121 is rotated with respect to the base unit 123 by the rotation of the rotating motor 124, so that the position of the fixed unit 122 is reversed, Lt; / RTI > The upper jig module 12 moves downward along the guide frame GF and contacts the lower jig module 11 to bond one layer and another layer to each other.

The detection module 13 can be disposed above the upper jig module 12 so as to be movable along the movement guide 133 along two directions, for example, a Y-axis direction. The detection module 13 is disposed below the camera unit 131 and the camera unit 131 for detecting the placement state of one layer in the placement unit 111 and the placement state of another layer in the fixed unit 122, And an illumination unit 132 for providing brightness required for image acquisition by the unit 131. [ The detection module 13 may comprise various detection units for detecting the placement or fixed status of one layer and another layer.

The laminating apparatus 10 according to the present invention may include a lower housing LH, an adjusting plate BP disposed on the upper surface of the lower housing LH and an upper housing UH, Such as a power supply, a control unit, or a cable unit. The regulating plate BP may be, but is not limited to, a stone quarry made, for example, of granite with high resistance to external environment without being affected by vibrations. A component or module for operating the lower jig module 11, the upper jig module 12, the detection module 13 and the respective modules can be disposed in the upper housing UH and the lower housing LH) or at least one door (D1, D2) in the upper housing UH. Further, an adjusting unit (AC) for circulating air or adjusting the temperature inside the upper housing UH may be disposed above the upper housing UH or at another suitable position.

The lower jig module 11 is moved in one direction as in the X axis direction and the upper jig module 12 is moved in the laminating apparatus 10 according to the present invention while the fixing unit 122 is rotatable, ) Are arranged to be movable in two directions or three directions such as a Y-axis or a Z-axis direction. And the detection module 13 may be arranged to move in two directions such as a Y-axis direction. One layer and the other layer of the touch screen panel that are adhered to each other must be placed or fixed before being bonded. According to the present invention, the detection module 13 may include two camera units 131, and each camera unit 131 may be disposed at a different position in the X-axis direction. One camera unit 131 detects one layer disposed on the lower jig module 11 and the other camera unit 131 can detect another layer disposed on the upper jig module 12. [

The lower jig module 11, the upper jig module 12, or the detection module 13 may have various arrangements or moving structures, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

2 shows an embodiment of a joining structure of a jig module applied to a laminating apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, the guide frame GF may be composed of four vertical frame members arranged to form a quadrangle so as to be parallel to each other. And a fixing bracket unit FF for firmly fixing the guide frame GF can be coupled to the guide frame GF. The balance unit 111a may be fixed to the slider 114 which is arranged to be movable along the alignment guide 112. [ The entire operation of the laminating apparatus can be controlled by a control unit including a microprocessor, and the movement position of the balance unit 111a in the alignment guide 112 can be predetermined. The balance unit 111a can detect the placement position of one layer at one position of the alignment guide 112 and then move to a predetermined bonding position.

The upper jig module 12 may include a base unit 123, a rotation unit 121 rotatably coupled to the base unit 123 and a rotation motor 124 for rotation of the rotation unit 121. The rotation motor 124 may be a motor rotatable in a clockwise direction and a counterclockwise direction and the rotation motor 124 may be connected to the rotation unit 121 and rotated by the rotation motor 124 to rotate the base unit 123, The rotation unit 121 can be rotated. Whereby the position of the fixed unit 122 can be reversed. The rotation unit 121 can be arranged so as to be positionally adjustable in the Y-axis direction, and the rotation unit 121 is moved along the Y-axis direction along the movement slider 125 composed of a pair of horizontal guide members .

The upper jig module 12 can be moved in the Z-axis direction along the guide frame GF, thereby making contact with the lower movement module 11. [

3 shows an embodiment of the lower jig module 11 applied to the laminating apparatus according to the present invention.

3, the lower jig module 11 includes a placement unit 111, a placement stage 311 formed in the placement unit 111, a coupling groove 313 formed in the placement stage 311, And a component fixing tray 312 formed on the component fixing tray 312.

The placement unit 111 may have a rectangular plate shape, and the placement stage 311 may be formed in a shape protruding upward in a central portion of the placement unit 111. The placement stage 311 may be circular and may be formed to have a step with the placement unit 111. [ A coupling groove 313 may be formed in the placement stage 311 and a part fixing tray 312 in which one layer of the touch screen panel is disposed in the coupling groove 313 may be disposed. And a connecting part fixing groove 314 may be formed to be connected to the coupling groove 313. The part fixing tray 312 may have a circular or polygonal arrangement plane according to the shape of one layer of the touch screen panel and the connecting part fixing groove 314 may be formed by a chip or a substrate Can be suitably formed.

The coupling groove 313 may have a rectangular cross section and may have a predetermined depth and the component fixing tray 312 may be formed at a lower height than the coupling groove 313. One layer can be disposed in the component fixing groove 314, for example, in a vacuum adsorption manner, and such a structure is advantageous for vacuum formation. The arrangement unit 111 may have various structures suitable for vacuum formation and maintenance, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

The placement unit 111 and the balance unit 111a may be connected by a height forming member 32 while the height forming member 32 may maintain the placement unit 111 in a planar form, And is transmitted to the balance unit 111a.

4A and 4B illustrate an embodiment of the upper jig module 12 applied to the laminating apparatus according to the present invention.

4A and 4B, the upper jig module 12 includes a rotary shaft 421 connected to the rotary unit 121, a rotary motor 124 for driving the rotary shaft 421, And the fixed unit 122 includes a fixed stage 431 arranged so as to be movable up and down relative to the rotary unit 121 while the other layer is fixed.

The base unit 123 may have a plate-like shape and may have a space where one side is open and a fixing unit 122 is disposed in the center. The fixed unit 122 can be firmly coupled to the rotating unit 121 and the rotating unit 121 connected to the rotating shaft 421 is rotated by the rotation of the rotating motor 124, Is rotatable by the open one side of the base unit (123).

The base unit 123 is movable along the Y-axis direction along the moving slider 125, so that the position of the fixing unit 122 can be precisely adjusted. The rotary motor 124 can be fixed to the base unit 123 by a fixing member 443 or fixed to another suitable frame.

A fixing stage 431 having a circular concave shape may be formed at a central portion of the fixing unit 122 and a component fixing portion 432 may be formed with a step at an inner side of the fixing stage 431. And an adhesive layer fixing tray 433 on which another layer of the touch screen panel is fixed may be formed at a central portion of the component fixing portion 432. [

The concave shape of the fixing stage 431 may be formed to accommodate the convex shape of the placement stage and the adhesive layer fixing tray 433 may be formed into various shapes such as circular or polygonal shapes depending on the shape of the other layers of the touch screen panel Can be. The part fixing part 432 can be made to be movable up and down by a vertical movement device formed in the rotation unit 121. As such, the upper jig module 12 may have a suitable structure in which one side can be bonded to the lower jig module, and the present invention is not limited to the illustrated embodiment.

FIG. 5 shows an embodiment of a detection module 13 applied to a laminating apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the detection module 13 may include one camera unit 131 and two camera units (not shown) disposed at different positions along the X-axis direction. The first and second camera units 131 can be arranged to be vertically adjustable in height and can be arranged to be movable in the Y-axis direction along the movement guides 133, 133a and 542, respectively. The first and second camera units 131 can be fixed by moving brackets 531a, 531a, and 541 movably coupled to the movement guides 133a, 133a, and 542, respectively. 1 camera unit 131 can detect the fixed position of another layer of the touch screen panel fixed to the upper jig module and the position of one layer fixed to the lower jig module by the two camera units can be detected have. Or vice versa, can be detected.

The illumination unit 132 may be arranged to be movable by movement brackets 531, 531a, and 541 movably coupled to the movement guides 133a, 133a, and 542.

The camera unit 131 or the illumination unit 132 may be arranged in various structures, and the present invention is not limited to the embodiments shown.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention . The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

10: laminating device 11: lower jig module
12: upper jig module 13: detection module
32: height forming member 111:
111a: balance unit 112: alignment guide
114: Slider 121: Rotation unit
122: fixed unit 123: base unit
124: rotation motor 125: moving slider
131: camera unit 132: illumination unit
133, 133a, 542: moving guide 311:
312: part fixing tray 313: engaging groove
314: Connecting part fixing groove 421:
431: Fixing stage 432: Component fixing part
433: Fixing tray 443: Fixing member
531, 531a, 541: Moving bracket AC: Control unit
BP: control plate D1, D2: door
FF: Fixed bracket unit GF: Guide frame
LH: Lower housing UH: Upper housing

Claims

A lower jig module 11 installed to be movable in one direction along the alignment guide 112 and in which one layer of the touch screen is disposed in the arrangement unit 111;
An upper jig module 12 configured to fix another layer of the touch screen to the fixed unit 122 formed in the rotation unit 121 capable of moving up and down along the guide frame GF and capable of reversing the upper and lower positions; And
And a detection module (13) for detecting the position of said one layer and another layer,
When the other layer is fixed to the fixed unit 122, the rotating unit 121 rotates the fixed unit 122 to move the fixed unit 122 in the direction of the lower jig module 11, And the one layer and the other layer are bonded to each other.

The laminating apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or other layer is fixed to the placement unit (111) or the fixed unit (122) by a vacuum adsorption method.

The image forming apparatus according to claim 1, characterized by comprising a placement stage (311) formed in the placement unit (111), a coupling groove (313) formed in the placement stage (311), and a component placement tray (312) formed in the coupling groove Laminating device of small touch screen panel.

The upper jig module 12 according to claim 1, wherein the upper jig module 12 includes a rotary shaft 421 connected to the rotary unit 121, a rotary motor 124 for driving the rotary shaft 421, And the fixed unit 122 includes a fixed stage 431 which is arranged to be movable up and down with respect to the rotary unit 121 while the other layer is fixed, .

4. The laminating apparatus of claim 3, wherein the positioning stage (311) is formed in a protruding structure and is engaged with a fixing stage (431) formed to be concave in the fixing unit (122).

The laminating apparatus of claim 1, wherein one layer or another layer is circular or polygonal.

The laminating apparatus for a small touch screen panel according to claim 1, wherein the detection module (13) comprises a camera unit (131) and a lighting unit (132) movable along the movement guides (133, 133a, 542).