1253432 五、發明說明（1) 本發明依據20 0 3年4月1日申請之美國第1 0/ 40 5, 66 7號 專利申請案主張優先權，該專利之說明在此加入作為參 考。 / 一、發明所屬技術領域 本發明係關於包装薄玻璃片，特別是液晶顯示玻璃基 板0 二、 發明背景 大的薄玻璃片例如液晶顯示器（LCD )基板為柔洞的。 LCD基板通常面積為}平方米以及厚度為小於〇· 8min。朝向 較大以及較薄LCD基板之趨勢已產生面積超過1平方米以及 ;度】、於0.7mm之LCD基板。目前，LCD基板通常垂直地包裝 於赉’包塑膠製之箱子中。每一基板週邊邊緣保持於箱子中 2邊壁板上垂直溝槽中。當薄玻璃片例如LC])板之長度及 寬度增加以及厚度減小時，基板變為更容易彎曲，以及X箱子 中被玻璃間隔必需增加以避免在運送過程中過度振历而導 致玻璃受損以及破裂。基於這些限制，需要改良之包裝薄 玻璃片方法以及儲存以及運送之器具，其提供充份的^妒 密度以及避免破損。 、 三、 發明内容 本發明特定實施例係關於包裝玻璃片於具 壁^ Ϊ器中之方法及器具。玻璃片放置於容器中，其相對 於容器壁板呈一個角度。玻璃片靠在主要支撐構件上以 及保持玻璃片為分隔之關係。在特定實施例中，每一分 器支撐玻璃片四個角，以及在一個特定實施例中分隔器為</ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; </ RTI> <RTIgt; BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to packaging thin glass sheets, particularly liquid crystal display glass substrates. 2. Background of the Invention Large thin glass sheets such as liquid crystal display (LCD) substrates are flexible. The LCD substrate typically has an area of {square meters and a thickness of less than 〇·8 min. The trend towards larger and thinner LCD substrates has produced LCD substrates with an area of more than 1 square meter and a thickness of 0.7 mm. Currently, LCD substrates are typically packaged vertically in a box made of plastic. The peripheral edge of each substrate is held in a vertical groove in the side wall of the box. When the length and width of the thin glass sheet, such as the LC]) sheet, increase and the thickness decreases, the substrate becomes more susceptible to bending, and the spacing of the glass in the X box must be increased to avoid excessive vibration during shipping and damage to the glass and rupture. Based on these limitations, there is a need for improved packaging thin glass methods and apparatus for storage and transportation that provide sufficient density and avoid breakage. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A particular embodiment of the invention relates to a method and apparatus for packaging a glass sheet in a walled device. The glass piece is placed in a container at an angle relative to the container wall. The glass sheet rests on the primary support member and maintains the glass sheet in a spaced relationship. In a particular embodiment, each divider supports four corners of the glass sheet, and in one particular embodiment the divider is
第5頁 1253432 五、發明說明（2) 構架形狀。在特定實施例中，在裝载及卸除過種 傾斜的，因而在裝載及卸除過程中玻璃片傾 在先前一般說明以及下列詳細說明為範^^ 在於如供更進一步說明申請專利範圍。 四、實施方式 並不ί::本發明數個範例性實施例前，人們了解本發明 夠巧他實施例以及能夠以各種方式實施或進行。月- 之分ΓΓ月：=施例係關於薄玻璃片特別是LCI)玻璃片 ..>考圖1及2，其中顯示分隔器包含構架形狀之 =2護塾14於構件表面上與玻璃接觸。本發明分隔 = 個角落。支樓玻璃片於四個角落二 裝運送過程相：二有剛性一以防止玻璃片在包 連續性，其延伸於主要禮衣加。在圖1所示貫施例中，護墊14為 依據本發明特定奋,構木形狀構件12之整個週邊。不過 段於構架形狀構；：：，、:蔓塾能夠分離地放置以及分離區 mm之玻璃片適告 f。具有尺寸為985_xl300mmx0. 7 形狀構件。構；开籌：：乾例為由壓克力材料製造出之構架 _與50_之間/以^承構件厚度t約為“m以及寬度” w"在】〇 架形狀構件之敕個^更優先地在10匪與20_之間。選擇構 。構架寬度” 度及長度尺寸大約與玻璃片尺寸相同 邊部份接觸。在、一；使得護墊1 4只與欲丟棄之玻璃片週 具有至少一個# :項特別優先實施例中，構架形狀構件12 ’其中構架寬度為’’ wπ，其小於構架形Page 5 1253432 V. Description of the invention (2) Frame shape. In a particular embodiment, the loading and unloading of the tilting, and thus the loading and unloading of the glass sheet during the loading and unloading process is described in the foregoing general description and the following detailed description is intended to provide a further description of the scope of the application. The present invention is not limited to the embodiments of the present invention. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of other embodiments and can be implemented or carried out in various ways. Month - Months: = Example for thin glass sheets, especially LCI) glass sheets.. > Test Figures 1 and 2, which show that the separator contains the shape of the frame = 2 shins 14 on the surface of the member and the glass contact. The invention separates = corners. The glass piece of the branch is installed in four corners. The transport phase is two: one has rigidity to prevent the glass sheet from being continuous in the package, and it extends over the main gift coat. In the embodiment illustrated in Figure 1, the pad 14 is the entire perimeter of the wood-shaped member 12 in accordance with the present invention. However, the segment is in the shape of the frame;::,:: the vine can be placed separately and the separation zone mm glass is suitable for f. It has a shape of 985_xl300mmx0. 7 shape member. Construction; start-up:: The dry case is made of acrylic material _ and 50_ between / the thickness of the bearing member t is about "m and width" w" in the truss shape member ^ ^ More preferentially between 10匪 and 20_. Choose structure. The frame width and the length dimension are approximately in contact with the same portion of the size of the glass sheet. In the first step, the pad 14 has only at least one of the circumferences of the glass sheet to be discarded. 12 'where the frame width is ''wπ, which is smaller than the frame shape
第6頁 咖432 五、發明說明（3) 狀構件其他三個端部之。 =狀構件之端部寬度，，W”盘\墊材°料ΐ 一項實施例中構架 轭例中構架形狀構之、°材枓見度相同。在優先實 ^^^^^Μο 度在〇.2mm與2mm之間以及 墊材枓包含橡膠帶，其厚 夠使用任何柔軟材料作約為〇.5mm或更小。能 ，以及發泡塑膠帶例如聚乙包性之橡 相當堅硬之材料亦 坪:二。在特定實施例中， 玻璃片於容器中，而不需 #件將以一個角度支撐 上。採用該尺寸構架以及護塾，於構架形狀構件 與10mm之間，以及優先地在3賴與4_之；片二隔:2_ 由相當剛性及強度之材料製造出以支樓堆二璃:應二 泡塑膠。圖2顯不一組多個 汉知 1所示分隔器堆疊。 ，/、使用一組多個如圖 二薄广隔件為需要的以達成較高玻璃片包裝密户 ，容器運不會彼此碰觸。因 璃片 玻璃片之尺寸及厚度以及底下將說明n ==堅硬以在分隔器垂直地堆疊於容器中時保；= 參考圖3,其顯示運送薄破璃片21之容器。容㈣包含 第7頁 1253432 五、發明說明（4) 至夕▲個貝貝上為垂直之壁板22，底板24及覆蓋26。容器 20應該由具有相當強度材料製造出以容納包裝之玻璃片。 如在此所使用，貫質上垂直係指壁板2 2通常垂直於容器2 〇 之底板„。主要支撐構件2 8相對放置於容器中壁板2 2傾斜角 f為^、。主要支撐構件28優先地為L-形狀以及包含上側 口伤以及底部部份30。上側部份29靠在容器20之壁板22 Ϊ哭=件28應該提供充份強度以容納玻璃片及分 = :置，以及符合包伽玻璃片淨空之規格。依Page 6 Coffee 432 V. Invention Description (3) The other three ends of the member. = width of the end of the member, W" disk \ mat material ΐ In one embodiment, the frame shape of the frame yoke is the same as the structure of the material. The priority is the same ^^^^^Μο Between 2mm and 2mm and the mat 枓 contains a rubber band, which is thick enough to use any soft material for about 55mm or less. Energy, and foamed plastic tape such as polyethylene-like rubber is quite hard material宜坪: 2. In a particular embodiment, the glass piece is placed in the container without the need to support it at an angle. The size frame and the shin guard are used between the frame shape member and 10 mm, and preferentially 3 Lai and 4_; 2 Separation: 2_ Made of material of considerable rigidity and strength, with a pile of two glass: two plastics. Figure 2 shows a stack of multiple separators as shown in Han. /,, using a set of multiple thin and wide spacers as shown in Figure 2 to achieve a higher glass package, the container will not touch each other. The size and thickness of the glass piece will be explained below. == Hard to protect when the separator is stacked vertically in the container; = Refer to Figure 3, which shows the transport of thin glass Container No. 21. Capacitance (4) contains page 12, 135,343. V. Invention Description (4) Up to ▲ Babe is a vertical wall 22, bottom plate 24 and cover 26. Container 20 should be made of a material of considerable strength to accommodate Packaged glass sheet. As used herein, the vertical vertical means that the wall panel 2 2 is generally perpendicular to the bottom panel of the container 2 . The main support member 28 is placed opposite to the wall 2 2 in the container at an inclination angle f of ^. The primary support member 28 is preferably L-shaped and includes an upper side injury and a bottom portion 30. The upper portion 29 rests against the wall panel 22 of the container 20. The crying member 28 should provide sufficient strength to accommodate the glass sheet and the sub-set, and conform to the specifications of the baggage glass sheet clearance. according to
構架加強。在優弁每渝彻击^ 兄刀槪I仏出亚以鋼 以及所需要ϊ 容器20容納20至10〇片玻璃片 乂及所而要數目之分隔器。選 置於上側部份與靠在主要φ J “支&板（亚未顯不）可放 ^ 在要支撑構件28第一片玻璁。 瘤然主要支標構件2 §上側邻 — 可為·彎曲的，如圖“_41)所干側；不為直的，上側部份 的數字表示以及加上，符號·以^“中，類似組件以相同 同的數字表示以及加上”符"，在圖4b中’類似組件以相 28,包含f曲上側部份，釣f4a所示，主要支撐構件 件2 8"為直的以及能夠使用彎曲支Ξ=例中，主要支撐構 裝密度之玻璃片包裝於容器20” ^待板31而能夠使較高包 參考圖3,玻璃片21主要壁 側部份，玻璃片21邊緣由主要支 要支撐構件28之上 分隔器10保持破璃片21於運分隔牙、8之底部30支撐。 於玻璃片外部週邊。堆疊玻璃：ϋ = f只與破璃片接觸 第二切構件32 第8頁 1253432 五 發明說明（5) — 固—定’其包圍著容器20中堆疊玻璃片。主 弟一支撐構件32固定在一起時將形 要支冓件以及 部包裝。 疋任起日令將形成放置於容器20中之内 依據本發明一項實施例豆接 及構架形狀分隔器交替地堆疊/以及以—種方法六將^玻璃片以 ^ 一個角度1' a”放置靠在支樓構件上。A垂直壁板 璃片，每-玻璃片沿著四邊力“ :由:方式包装玻 央部份受到重力而下垂。下 二乂及玻璃片未支撐中 以控制。最佳下垂程声At釣 > 认里猎由調整傾斜角度而加 彈性變形以及為直的二選：最二”璃片應變為 外力例如運送過程中之振動動為：玻璃片對 發明-項實施例在裝接觸、。參考圖3,依據本 對於容器所靠之夺面倆 P ,，示玻璃片過程中，容器2 0相 璃片過程中玻璃片"相斟^角度’’ b”，使得在裝載以及卸除玻 。通常容器所靠之表面為水：：罪表面之傾斜角度將減小 斜使玻璃片裝載以及卸除 ，以，^該情況下箱子傾 所靠之表面傾斜角V:b運=儲存過程中，容器相對於容器 撐表面上為平垣的Γ 將減小使得箱子底部表面位於支 進行測試以決定φ曰 之間距。厚度約為0 7取 斜角度以及在容器中玻璃片 裝置於圖3所示去#·j及尺寸為985mmxl 30 0mm玻璃片 #籌件中，其具有3 mm厚度壓克力構架形The structure is strengthened. In each of the 渝 兄 ^ 兄 兄 兄 仏 仏 仏 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 以及 容器 容器 容器 容器It is placed on the upper part and is placed on the main φ J "branch & plate (sub-not shown) can be placed on the first piece of glass to be supported member 28. The main main support member 2 § upper side - can be · Bent, as shown in the "_41" dry side; not straight, the upper part of the digital representation and plus, the symbol · ^ ", similar components are represented by the same number and plus "symbol" In Fig. 4b, 'similar components are in phase 28, including the upper part of the f curve, as shown by the fishing f4a, the main supporting member 2 8" is straight and can use the bending support = in the example, the main supporting structure density The glass sheet is packaged in the container 20" ^to the plate 31 so that the higher package can be referenced to Fig. 3, the main wall side portion of the glass piece 21, and the edge of the glass piece 21 is held by the separator 10 above the main support member 28 to maintain the broken piece 21 at the bottom of the septum, 8 at the bottom 30. Supported on the outer periphery of the glass sheet. Stacked glass: ϋ = f only in contact with the broken glass second cutting member 32 Page 8 1253432 Five inventions (5) — Solid-fixed' It surrounds the stacked glass sheets in the container 20. The younger brother will shape when the support members 32 are fixed together The support member and the partial package are disposed within the container 20 and are alternately stacked in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention and/or in a method 6 ^ An angle 1' a" is placed against the truss member. A vertical siding slab, each - glass piece along the four-sided force ": by: the way the packaging of the glass part is subjected to gravity and drooping. The lower two cymbals and the glass piece are not supported for control. The best sag is sound At fishing > The hunter is adjusted by adjusting the tilt angle and adding elastic deformation and the second choice: the second slab strain is external force, for example, the vibration during the transportation is: glass sheet to the invention - the embodiment is in contact. Referring to FIG. 3, according to the two faces of the container for the face, the glass piece is in the process of the glass piece, and the glass piece is in the process of loading and unloading. Glass. Usually the surface on which the container rests is water: the angle of inclination of the sin surface will reduce the inclination to load and unload the glass sheet, so that the surface tilt angle of the box is V:b transport = storage process The Γ of the container relative to the surface of the container support will be reduced such that the bottom surface of the box is in the branch for testing to determine the distance between φ and 。. The thickness is about 0 7 and the angle of the glass is used in the container. Show off #·j and size 985mmxl 30 0mm glass sheet # in the preparation, it has a thickness of 3 mm acrylic frame
1253432 五、發明說明（β) 橡i;)=構與架玻:狀片八週 片以及6個分隔器；；其總厚度為4_。5片玻璃 置於容器中。在破中，以及亚無弟一支撐構件放 垂值。不同角 ^ :央使用卡尺或雷射量尺測量出下 第二月度之下垂值列於表1中。 以及支；構： = =:如圖3所示，以及第二支樓構件 破璃片被前後地搖動/方在^起。繫於支樓構件間之堆疊 角度觀察破璃剛度以及圖3箭頭4〇所示。在不同的 當主要支撑構件上侧部份愈y果^不於表1 ”。如表1所示， 璃片變為相當剛性。 ”反間之角度a為20度時玻 角度n a 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 表1 下垂（mm) 0 4 · 5 相當剛性，不會發出聲音 上述所說明方法已成功地應用於尺寸為丨5 〇 〇mm x 1 8 〇 〇 之LCD某柘。20片玻璃片以及21個分隔器交替地 經過搖動後觀測之剛度 可彎曲，容易發出聲音 可彎曲，容易發出聲音 剛度提南及降低聲音 剛度提高及降低聲音 接近剛性，不會發出聲音 相當剛性，不會發出聲音 當剛性，不會發出聲音 ㈣x〇.7mm之LCD基板。ζυ/ί敬峒乃以及個分隔器交管地 放置於傾斜5度箱子中。箱子以鋼構架加強之壓克力板製 造出。分隔器由3mm厚度壓克力材料製造出以及護蟄由厚1253432 V. Description of invention (β) Rubber i;) = structure and frame glass: eight-week piece and six separators; its total thickness is 4_. Five pieces of glass are placed in the container. In the middle of the break, and the support member of Ya's brother is placed down. Different angles ^ : The center uses a caliper or a laser gauge to measure the lower second month of the vertical value listed in Table 1. And the support; = =: as shown in Figure 3, and the second building member granules are shaken forward/backward. The stiffness of the glass is observed at the stacking angle between the members of the branch building and as shown by arrow 4 in Figure 3. In the case where the upper part of the main support member is different, the result is not as shown in Table 1. As shown in Table 1, the glass sheet becomes quite rigid. "The angle between the opposite direction a is 20 degrees and the glass angle is na 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Table 1 Droop (mm) 0 4 · 5 Very rigid, no sound. The method described above has been successfully applied to a certain LCD with a size of 丨5 〇〇mm x 1 8 〇〇. The 20 pieces of glass and 21 separators are alternately shaken to observe the rigidity of the bendable, easy to make the sound bendable, easy to sound the sound of the stiffness and improve the sound stiffness and reduce the sound close to the rigidity, without sounding quite rigid, Does not sound when rigid, does not emit sound (four) x 〇. 7mm LCD substrate. Ζυ/ί敬峒 and a divider are placed in a tilted 5 degree box. The box is made of acrylic sheet reinforced with steel frame. The separator is made of 3mm thick acrylic material and the shin guard is thick
第10頁 I253432 五、發明說明（7) 度為〇. 5mm或更小之發泡聚乙 y刀隔器牢固地結合在_ ^ &出。堆疊玻璃片以及 :當角度增加時，玻璃更容易受：匕度至30度之角度舉起 =振動為更穩定。最佳傾斜角度能力夠下垂而， 運：？程中預期外部振動之試驗而測定： 本务明各種貫施例特別地 1平方米之LCD玻璃基板。如先 锐子及運送面積大於 通常小於〇.8_，一些破璃片些玻璃片厚度 發明已成功地印證於尺寸為15^ ‘、、、 或荨於0.5mm。本 板。玻璃片前面及後面主要表：X 〇:mX〇. 7mm之⑽基 ，週邊部份，該部份將=== 隔畢 理^需Ϊ = Ϊ面塗膜以避免刮損，及減少玻璃片處 J用。玻璃片處理加以減化及運送容器之 間早的以及並不需要特別的設備。依 ς = 當玻璃片以一個角度加以包裝時，包裝於容器月中特玻二 到重靖為：直的。剛性將減少玻璃片彎曲以及減： 於運达過程中欠到外部振動而使玻璃片破損之機會。 熟知此技術者本發明能夠作各種變化及改變而不备 離本發明之精神與範圍。因而本發明各種變化及改變 蓋於下列申請專利範圍内。 3Page 10 I253432 V. INSTRUCTIONS (7) Degrees are 〇. 5mm or less foamed polyethylene y knife is firmly bonded in _ ^ & Stacking glass sheets and: When the angle is increased, the glass is more susceptible to: lifting at an angle of 30 degrees = vibration is more stable. The best tilt angle ability is enough to droop, and: In the process of measuring the external vibration, it is determined: This is a specific example of an LCD glass substrate of 1 square meter. If the sharpness and the transport area are larger than usually less than 〇.8_, some glass sheets are thinner. The invention has been successfully confirmed to have a size of 15^ ‘, , or 荨 0.5mm. This board. The front and back of the glass sheet are mainly: X 〇: mX〇. 7mm (10) base, the peripheral part, this part will be === 隔 理 Ϊ Ϊ = Ϊ 涂 涂 涂 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 以避免 , , , , , , Used by J. The glass sheet treatment is used to reduce and transport the containers early and does not require special equipment.依 ς = When the glass piece is packaged at an angle, it is packaged in the container in the middle of the month. Rigidity will reduce the bending and reduction of the glass sheet: the chance of damage to the glass sheet due to external vibration during the delivery process. It is apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention is capable of various modifications and changes. Thus, various changes and modifications of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the appended claims. 3
第11頁 1253432 圖式簡單說明 五、附圖簡單說明 第一圖為依據本發明一些實施例所使用之分隔器的透 視。 第二圖為顯示於圖1分隔器所分隔之玻璃片堆疊側視 圖。 第三圖為依據本發明一項實施例包裝於容器中之玻璃 片側視圖。 第四圖A及B依據本發明另一項實施例包裝於容器中之 玻璃片侧視圖。 附圖元件符號說明： 分隔器1 0 ;構架形狀之構件1 2 ;護墊1 4 ;構件端部 1 5 ;玻璃片 1 6 ;容器 2 0，2 0 ’，2 Οπ ;玻璃片 2 1，2 1 ’，2 1π ;壁 板 22,22’，22”；底板 24,24’，24”；覆蓋 2 6,2 6，，26π;主要 支撐構件28, 28’，28” ；上侧部份29, 29’，29”；底部部份 3 0 ;第二支撐構件3 2 ;方向4 0。Page 11 1253432 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS V. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The first figure is a perspective view of a divider used in accordance with some embodiments of the present invention. The second figure is a side view of the stack of glass sheets separated by the separator shown in Fig. 1. The third figure is a side view of a glass sheet packaged in a container in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention. Fourth Panels A and B are side views of a glass sheet packaged in a container in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention. DESCRIPTION OF REFERENCE NUMERALS: separator 10; member of frame shape 1 2; pad 1 4; member end 1 5; glass piece 16; container 2 0, 2 0 ', 2 Ο π; glass piece 2 1, 2 1 ', 2 1π ; siding 22, 22', 22"; bottom plate 24, 24', 24"; covering 2 6, 2 6, 26 π; main support members 28, 28', 28"; upper side 29, 29', 29"; bottom portion 3 0; second support member 3 2; direction 40.