KR20200000077U - Kit and loading method of optical film - Google Patents

Abstract

The stacking kit of the optical film according to the present invention includes a stacking guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction and an inclined surface in contact with at least a portion of the support and the area; And a storage box including a bottom surface and a top coupled with the bottom surface.

Description

KIT AND LOADING METHOD OF OPTICAL FILM}

The present invention relates to a stacking kit of an optical film and a stacking method using the same, which can suppress the occurrence of processing defects caused by worker's physical force or product handling.

As the demand for an image display device continues to increase, the demand for optical films such as polarizing plates, prisms, and diffusion plates required for manufacturing the image display device also increases.

Optical film is manufactured through a manufacturing process such as tension, extrusion, surface coating, lamination, cutting, etc. to impart functionality to the resin film, such an optical film is a product is usually made through a number of processes of overlapping the film by characteristics. . For example, in the case of a polarizing plate, when the work is completed in the unit process, it is loaded and transported separately for the inter-process movement or sale, and leads to the subsequent process or sales office.

Conventionally, the manufactured optical film, for example, the manufactured polarizing plate was packaged by 20-30 sheet units using wrapping paper, and then moved out or out for sale between processes. There was a problem in that the processing defects caused by the handling of the product, such as wrinkles of the worker, as well as foreign matter flows between the product and the product.

In addition, the management of foreign matter and moisture is required because it may cause defects due to the influence of foreign matter or moisture during the manufacturing process, and in particular, polarizers are very sensitive to moisture, thus minimizing the exposure of moisture during the process to prevent storage or movement. need.

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 2000-0047304 relates to a plate glass packaging method and apparatus, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for packaging a medium and small plate glass in a semi-hermetic wooden box to protect it from external impact. However, the packaging method is unfavorable in terms of process as well as cost since a separate mechanical device for packaging is required and a pre-packaging step must be included.

Therefore, there is a need for an optical film stacking method capable of improving a work process for an operator as well as improving processing defects due to handling and reducing process costs.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2000-0047304 (2000.07.25.)

The present invention is to solve the above problems, by increasing the number of sheets that can be loaded at one time, it is possible to improve the work process for the operator, and to improve the processing defects by handling or to reduce the process cost of the optical film And it aims to provide a loading method using the same.

The present invention is a loading guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction, and the inclined surface in contact with at least a portion of the support and the area; And a storage box including a bottom surface and a top coupled with the bottom surface.

More specifically, the present invention includes a storage box including a bottom plate for supporting an object, and a top cover in which an accommodation space is formed and configured to couple the bottom plate and the top cover to each other; And a loading guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction and at least one inclined member in which at least a portion of the area is in contact with the support. The loading guide may load a plurality of optical films at one time. To provide a loading kit for an optical film.

In addition, the present invention comprises the steps of arranging the loading guide so that at least a portion of the loading guide on one side of the bottom surface of the holder; Disposing at least a portion of at least one optical film on the loading guide; Moving the optical film off the loading guide to load at least a portion of the optical film onto the bottom surface of the holder; And recovering the stacking guide from the bottom surface of the holder, wherein the stacking guide has an inclined surface for guiding movement of the optical film onto the bottom surface of the holder. I would like to.

More specifically, the present invention includes a storage box including a bottom plate for supporting an object and an upper cover in which an accommodation space is formed and configured to couple the bottom plate and the upper cover to each other; And a stacking guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction and at least a portion of an area of the at least one inclined member in contact with the support, and preparing a stacking kit for an optical film. An object of the present invention is to provide a method for loading an optical film, the method including loading two optical films at once.

The stacking kit of the optical film and the stacking method of the optical film using the same according to the present invention can be easily loaded in a large amount of optical film through the inclined surface to increase the convenience of the operator, the warpage or inflow of foreign matter between the product and the product Since it is possible to prevent the processing defects due to the handling can be improved, there is no need to use a separate packaging material, there is an advantage that can prevent the increase of the process cost due to the packaging material.

1 is a diagram illustrating a stacking kit of an optical film according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a loading guide according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view illustrating a bottom surface of the storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail.

In the present invention, when a member is located "on" another member, this includes not only when one member is in contact with another member but also when another member exists between the two members.

In the present invention, when a part "contains" a certain component, this means that the component may further include other components, without excluding other components unless specifically stated otherwise.

The present invention is a loading guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction, and the inclined surface in contact with at least a portion of the support and the area; And a storage box including a bottom surface and a top coupled with the bottom surface.

In addition, the present invention relates to a method for loading an optical film using the above-described mounting kit of the optical film. Specifically, the present invention, the step of placing the loading guide so that at least a portion of the loading guide on one side of the bottom surface of the storage box; Disposing at least a portion of at least one optical film on the loading guide; Moving the optical film off the loading guide to load at least a portion of the optical film onto the bottom surface of the holder; And recovering the stacking guide from the bottom surface of the holder, wherein the stacking guide includes an inclined surface for guiding movement of the optical film onto the bottom surface of the holder. will be.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in more detail with respect to the stacking kit 100 and the stacking method of the optical film of the present invention.

1 is a diagram illustrating a stacking kit 100 of an optical film according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the stacking kit 100 of the optical film according to the present invention may include a stacking guide 110 and a bottom surface 120 of the storage box for loading the optical film. It may include an upper end (ie, the top cover) of the holder coupled to the bottom surface (120).

The term "optical film" in the present invention may refer to a film having optical properties, such as a polarizer, a transparent protective film, a polarizing plate having a protective film attached to at least one surface of the polarizer, a retardation film, and the like, but are not limited thereto. Do not.

The stacking guide 110 according to the present invention includes an inclined surface 111 and a support 112, and may further include an inclination adjusting unit 113. Referring to Figure 2, the stacking guide 110 according to the present invention is provided in the lower portion of the support 112 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support 112 and the support 112 extending in the longitudinal direction of the An inclination to perform the function of supporting the support 112 from the bottom, and at the same time can extend the length in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the support 112 to adjust the inclination of the inclined surface 111 The adjusting means 113 and the inclined surface 111 in contact with at least a portion of the support 112 and the area may be provided.

Specifically, the inclined surface 111 may be provided such that the lower end surface close to one side of the short side is in contact with the support 112.

Specifically, the stacking guide 110 is disposed at least a portion of the optical film to be loaded and then moved along the inclined surface 111 to the inside of the holder, more specifically on the bottom surface 120 of the holder. It may be provided with an inclined surface 111 to guide the movement.

The loading guide 110 may be to adjust the inclination by the inclination adjusting means 113. A lower portion of one side of the loading guide 110, that is, the inclined surface 111 of the loading guide 110 may be provided with a support 112 along one side of the inclined surface 111 perpendicular to the direction in which the optical film is moved. In some embodiments, the inclination adjusting means 113 may be provided perpendicularly to the support 112. Specifically, the inclination adjusting means 113 may include a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder. 2 illustrates the case of the inclination adjusting means 113, specifically, a pneumatic cylinder, but the specific form of the inclination adjusting means 113 is not particularly limited in the present invention.

The inclination adjusting unit 113 is not limited thereto, but two or more may be included to stably support the support 112 and the inclined surface 111 at a lower portion thereof.

Referring to FIG. 2, the loading guide 110 has a support for adjusting the inclination of the inclined surface 111 as the role and height of the support 112 and the inclined surface 111 are adjusted from below ( 113) may be provided at both sides, but is not limited thereto. However, when two or more inclination adjusting means 113 are provided, it is preferable that the height of the inclination adjusting means 113 is the same. Specifically, the stacking guide 110 according to FIG. 2 includes five inclined surfaces 111 and two inclination adjusting means 113 are provided. In this case, it is preferable that the inclinations formed by the respective inclined surfaces 111 from the bottom surface 120 have the same height as the two inclination adjusting means 113 are all the same.

In the present invention, the inclination of the stacking guide 110 is not particularly limited. In other words, the inclination of the stacking guide 110 may be appropriately adjusted and used by the user according to the shape of the optical film for loading, the number of sheets, or the shape of the holder.

The stacking guide 110 may include two or more inclined surfaces 111. The stacking guide 110 may include two or more inclined surfaces 111. In other words, the loading guide 110 may be provided in the form of one inclined surface 111, or two or more inclined surfaces 111 may be provided adjacent to each other. When there are two or more inclined surfaces 111, the outer sides of the adjacent inclined surfaces 111 may be in contact with each other, and may be separated from each other. However, when two or more inclined surfaces 111 are two or more inclined surfaces 111, they are connected by the support 112. Can be.

When the stacking guide 110 includes two or more inclined surfaces 111, each inclined surface 111 has a length, that is, a length and inclination of the optical film guided and moved on the bottom surface 120. If the length and the inclination are the same, the width may be different.

For example, the stacking guide 110 according to FIG. 2 includes five inclined surfaces 111 having different widths from each other, but is not limited thereto.

In the present invention, the term “adjacent” may refer to a state in which another inclined surface 111 is not provided between two inclined surfaces 111.

However, when two or more inclined surfaces 111 are provided, the outer sides of the adjacent inclined surfaces 111 do not contact each other, and when the support 112 is exposed, the loading guide 110 may be recovered later. When the support 112 can serve as a handle is preferable in terms of ease of use of the operator. In addition, there is an advantage that the distance between the adjacent inclined surfaces 111 can be adjusted according to the size of the optical film for loading.

Although not shown, the stacking guide 110 may further include one or more transfer rollers provided under the stacking guide 110. The loading guide 110, in particular, the lower surface of the inclined surface 111 of the loading guide 110 includes the conveying roller according to the direction in which the optical film is moved, so that the loading guide 110 is bottom surface of the holder. There is an advantage that the convenience of the operator can be increased when recovering from the (120). The conveying roller may be in the form of a wheel or a conveyor belt, but is not limited thereto as long as it can facilitate the recovery of the stacking guide 110.

The support 112 in the present invention, does not limit the form, material and the like. For example, the support 112 included in the loading guide 110 may have a cylindrical shape in terms of convenience, and a part of one side of the inclined surface 111 is in contact with the longitudinal direction of the support 112. Can be.

3 is a diagram illustrating a bottom surface 120 of the storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The bottom surface 120 of the holder is preferably a flat rectangular shape to prevent wrinkles or curling of the loaded optical film.

Referring to FIG. 1, a stacking guide 110 is disposed at one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder, and at least a portion of the stacking guide 110 is located at one side of the bottom surface 120. In FIG. 1, the inclination adjusting means 113 of the loading guide 110 is located outside the bottom surface 120, but may be located inside the bottom surface 120. It can be selected and applied by those skilled in the art according to the type, number of sheets, size, etc. Although not shown, the other side of the bottom surface 120 of the storage box in which the stacking guide 110 is not disposed may further include an edge portion formed by forming a fence from the edge of the bottom surface 120 of the storage box. It is not limited to this. For example, when the bottom surface 120 of the holder is combined with the upper end of the holder to be described later, the shape is not limited as long as it is a structure capable of sealing the loaded optical film.

An edge of the bottom surface 120 of the holder may be provided with a groove or a protrusion 123 detachable from the top of the holder according to the shape of the top of the holder, but the shape thereof is not limited.

The shape of the upper end of the storage box is not limited to this if it is coupled to the bottom surface 120 of the storage box to be sealed to securely store or move the loaded optical film.

For example, FIG. 3 illustrates a form in which protrusions 123 are provided near four corners of the bottom surface 120 so as to be detachable from the top of the holder, but is not limited thereto. In this case, the top of the holder is A groove portion detachable from the protrusion 123 of the bottom surface 120 may be provided.

However, one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder is preferably not included in the rim so that the loading guide 110 is located. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, one side of the bottom surface 120 on which the stacking guide 110 is located may not include an edge portion. When one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder includes an edge portion, the edge portion is provided with a cushioning material between the edge portion and the loading guide 110 to alleviate the impact when the loading guide 110 is provided. It may be provided additionally, but is not limited thereto. The cushioning material may be further provided in the stopper 121 to be described later in addition to the edge portion and the loading side, but is not limited thereto. For example, a buffer may be provided between the stopper 121 and the stacking guide 110, and the buffer may be removed after the loading of the optical film is completed. In the present invention, if the buffering effect can be performed, the shape, material, etc. of the shock absorbing material are not limited.

In the present invention, one side or the other side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder may be a relative term, and the opposite side of one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder may be the other side.

The bottom surface 120 of the present invention is movable along the guide rail portion 122 according to the guide rail portion 122 and the size of the optical film loaded in the holder with a locking step to restrain the optical film It may further include a stopper 121 fixed in position.

In detail, the lower portion of the guide rail portion 122 having a groove shape having a locking step may be formed, but is not limited thereto.

More specifically, referring to FIG. 3, the bottom surface 120 includes a guide rail portion 122 having a groove shape to move the stopper 121, and the guide rail portion 122 includes the stopper 121. ) May include a moving section that can move, and a section that is wider than the moving section, but is not limited thereto. However, when the guide rail 122 is composed of the moving section and the section wider than the moving section, the stopper 121 may be easily inserted using the wide section.

Referring to FIG. 3, the locking jaw may be formed at the distal end of the wide section of the guide rail 122. Since the guide rail unit 122 according to the present invention includes the locking step, the stopper 121 may be stably fixed on the bottom surface 120, thereby stably restraining the optical film.

The bottom surface 120 of the holder according to the present invention may further include one or more stoppers 121 provided on the bottom surface 120 of the holder. The stopper 121 may be provided close to the other side of the counter side of one side of the holder in which the stacking guide 110 is disposed. Preferably, the stopper 121 may include the stacking guide as well as the other side of the holder. Except one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder in which the 110 is located may be provided close to the three places. When the stopper 121 is included, the optical film is moved from the stacking guide 110 to load at least a portion of the optical film on the bottom surface 120 of the holder, as well as the entire optical film. When the stacked on the bottom surface 120 of the holder there is an advantage that the stability is increased. The stopper 121 may be included in the position is appropriately adjusted according to the shape or size of the optical film to be loaded.

Specifically, since the stopper 121 is movable along the guide rail portion 122, the stopper 121 is fixed on the guide rail portion 122 in accordance with the shape of the optical film to be loaded, thereby restraining the optical film. . Therefore, the stacking kit 100 of the optical film according to the present invention has an advantage that the optical film can be stably moved regardless of the size of the loaded optical film.

The stopper 121 may include a moving table 121a and a clamping device 121b. The movable table 121a may serve to fix the optical film, and preferably have a flat surface without irregularities in order to stably restrain the optical film.

The clamping device 121b serves to fix the stopper 121 on the guide rail portion 122, and the present invention does not limit the shape of the clamping device 121b.

In the stacking method of the optical film according to the present invention, the stacking guide 110 is disposed on at least a portion of the stacking guide 110 on one side of the bottom surface 120 of the storage box, and one sheet on the stacking guide 110 is provided. After arranging at least a portion of the optical film, the optical film may be moved from the stacking guide 110 to load at least a portion of the optical film on the bottom surface 120 of the holder. .

The optical film is moved along the inclined surface 111 of the stacking guide 110 so that at least a part thereof contacts the bottom surface 120 of the holder, and the rest is on the inclined surface 111 of the stacking guide 110. It may be in contact.

In the present invention, when two or more optical films are present, at least a part of the optical film contacted on the loading guide 110 or the bottom surface 120 of the storage box may be based on the optical film at the bottom. For example, when loading hundreds of optical films, at least a part of the lowest optical film of the hundreds of optical films is disposed on the stacking guide 110, and the optical film is mounted on the stacking guide 110. At least a portion of the optical film positioned at the bottom by moving may be loaded on the bottom surface 120 of the holder.

Thereafter, the optical film is moved from the stacking guide 110 to load at least a portion of the optical film onto the bottom surface 120 of the holder, and then the stacking guide 110 is bottomed of the holder. Recovering from 120. The step of recovering the stacking guide 110 from the bottom surface 120 of the holder is specifically, in a direction opposite to the direction of moving the optical film from the stacking guide 110, the bottom surface 120 of the holder It may be a step of pulling so that the stacking guide 110 is not located on.

The entirety of the optical film may be loaded onto the bottom surface 120 of the holder by recovering the stacking guide 110 from the bottom surface 120 of the holder.

The method of loading the optical film according to the present invention comprises the steps of recovering the stacking guide 110 from one side of the bottom surface 120 of the holder; Thereafter, the method may further include combining the bottom surface 120 of the holder and the top of the holder.

Between loading the optical film and combining the bottom surface 120 of the holder and the top of the holder further comprises the step of performing in order to move or withdraw the optical film in the art as needed. It may be, but is not limited thereto. For example, the method may further include a visual defect inspection or cleaning step of the loaded optical film before combining the bottom surface 120 of the holder and the top of the holder.

The stacking kit 100 of the optical film and the stacking method using the same according to the present invention do not need to pack hundreds of sheets of optical film by the operator by dividing the unit by 20-30 sheets, the stacking of the stacking kit 100 of the optical film Since the guide 110 can be loaded into the housing of several hundred sheets of optical film at a time, not only can it prevent a worker's physical burden, but also the overall process time and cost can be reduced, and the damage prevention effect of the product is excellent. There is an advantage.

100: Loading kit of optical film
110: loading guide
111: inclined surface (inclined member)
112: support
113: inclination adjustment means
120: bottom (bottom plate)
121: stopper
121a: mobile
121b: clamping device
122: guide rail portion
123: protrusion

Claims (18)

A storage box including a bottom plate supporting the object, and an upper cover in which an accommodation space is formed, and configured to couple the bottom plate and the upper cover to each other; And
A loading guide including a support extending in the longitudinal direction and at least one inclined member in which at least a portion of the area is in contact with the support;
Including,
Through the stacking guide can load a plurality of optical films at once
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
The inclined member is positioned to be inclined on the bottom plate to guide the plurality of optical films to be moved onto the bottom plate.
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 2,
The plurality of optical films are moved on the bottom plate by moving along the upper surface of the inclined member at one time
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
The holder is in the form of a cuboid,
The outer periphery of the bottom plate includes a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides facing each other, the outer periphery of the inclined member includes a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides facing each other,
The long side length of the inclined member is equal to or shorter than the short side length of the bottom plate.
Loading kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
While loading the plurality of optical films at once, the support in the loading guide is positioned on one side of the bottom plate such that its longitudinal direction is parallel to the long side direction of the bottom plate, and the support and the inclined member are The longitudinal direction of the support and the long side direction of the inclined member are in contact with each other perpendicularly
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
And the stacking guide is recovered from the bottom plate after the stacking of the plurality of optical films is completed.
The method of claim 6,
After the recovery of the stacking guide is completed, the bottom plate and the top cover are coupled to each other so that the plurality of optical films are accommodated as an object in the storage space.
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
The loading guide further includes at least one conveying roller or both of which are provided below the inclining member to adjust the inclination of the inclined member.
Stacking kit for optical film.
The method of claim 1,
On the bottom plate, and further comprising a guide rail portion, a stopper or both formed with a locking step,
The stopper is movable along the guide rail, such that the stopper is fixed at a position to restrain the plurality of optical films according to the sizes of the plurality of optical films.
Stacking kit for optical film.
A storage box including a bottom plate supporting the object and an upper cover in which an accommodation space is formed and configured to couple the bottom plate and the upper cover to each other; And a loading guide comprising a support extending in the longitudinal direction, and at least a portion of the area in contact with the support;
Loading a plurality of optical films at a time through the stacking guide
Loading method of the optical film comprising a.
The method of claim 10,
In the step of loading the plurality of optical films at one time, the inclined member is positioned to be inclined on the bottom plate to guide the plurality of optical films to be moved onto the bottom plate.
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 11,
The plurality of optical films are moved along the upper surface of the inclined member at one time and stacked on the bottom plate.
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 10,
The holder is in the form of a cuboid,
The outer periphery of the bottom plate includes a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides facing each other, the outer periphery of the inclined member includes a pair of long sides and a pair of short sides facing each other,
The long side length of the inclined member is equal to or shorter than the short side length of the bottom plate.
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 10,
In the step of loading the plurality of optical films at one time, the support in the loading guide is located on one side of the bottom plate so that its longitudinal direction is parallel to the long side direction of the bottom plate, the support and the inclined member is The longitudinal direction of the support and the long side direction of the inclined member are in contact with each other perpendicularly
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 10,
Recovering the stacking guide from the bottom plate after the stacking of the plurality of optical films is completed;
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 15,
And after the collection of the stacking guide is completed, combining the bottom plate and the upper cover in which the storage space is formed inward to each other so that the plurality of optical films are accommodated in the storage space as an object.
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 10,
The loading guide further includes inclination adjustment means for controlling the inclination of the inclination member, one or more transfer rollers provided below the inclination member, or both of them.
Loading method of optical film.
The method of claim 10,
On the bottom plate, and further comprising a guide rail portion, a stopper or both formed with a locking step,
The stopper is movable along the guide rail, such that the stopper is fixed at a position to restrain the plurality of optical films according to the sizes of the plurality of optical films.
Loading method of optical film.

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