TWI274217B - Liquid crystal injection apparatus and method of injecting liquid crystal - Google Patents

Abstract

Liquid crystal injection apparatus and method of injecting liquid crystal. The liquid crystal injection apparatus at least includes a liquid crystal panel cassette, a liquid crystal container, and a support. The liquid crystal panel cassette is for loading and separating liquid crystal panels. The liquid crystal container is under the liquid crystal panel cassette for loading liquid crystal. The support is set under the liquid crystal panel cassette and has a supporting surface between the liquid crystal panel cassette and the liquid crystal container, wherein the liquid crystal panel cassette is suitable for putting the liquid crystal panels on the supporting surface of the support in order to keep the liquid crystal panels horizontal. Thus, it can perform injection of liquid crystal successfully when the liquid crystal panel cassette tilts without leakiness.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention This invention relates to a liquid crystal injection device for filling liquid crystals, and more particularly to a liquid crystal panel card. A liquid crystal injection device in which a cassette is uneven and causes leakage of a liquid crystal, and a method of injecting a liquid crystal. [Prior Art] Since the liquid crystal display is one of the currently flourishing flat-panel displays, the process and production equipment have also attracted attention. Among them, the liquid crystal injection method of the liquid crystal panel of the liquid crystal display has been improved and innovated many times, and the liquid crystal injection device is also improved at the same time. The apparatus used for liquid crystal injection is generally as shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a conventional liquid crystal injection device. Referring to Fig. 1, a liquid crystal injection device 100 includes a liquid crystal panel card i i 0 and a liquid crystal cell 1 Ο 2 . The liquid crystal panel card holder 1 1 〇 usually consists of two fixed side plates 1 1 2, two cylindrical stoppers 114 which are parallel to the fixed side plate 1 12 and located at the bottom, and a frame 1 which connects the fixed side plates 112 and the cylindrical pin 114 The structure of the sixteen, wherein the fixed side plate 1 1 2 has a plurality of protruding portions 1 1 8 disposed inwardly for fixing the liquid crystal panel 104, and the cylindrical plug 1 14 is disposed on the inner side of the bottom of the outer frame 106 And on the fixed side panel 11 〇. The liquid crystal lary 〇 2 is placed under the liquid crystal panel holder 1 0 2 and is located between the two cylinders 1 1 4 of the liquid crystal panel holder 1 1 。. To perform liquid crystal injection, simply move the liquid-filled liquid aa dish 1 1 0 upward until the liquid crystal panel 1 Q 4 is in contact with the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal dish 102, and the liquid crystal will be discharged from the liquid crystal dish 1 2 is injected through the liquid crystal injection port 106 of the liquid crystal panel 104.

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12200twf.ptd Page 6 1274217 V. INSTRUCTION DESCRIPTION (2) However, the above-described apparatus often causes the liquid crystal panel to have a problem as shown in Fig. 2 when liquid crystal is injected. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing a problem in the liquid crystal injection device shown in Fig. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, when the liquid crystal panel holder 1 10 is slightly tilted due to various factors such as collision with other devices during the movement, the liquid crystal panel holder 1 1 0 will be inclined to the horizontal plane as shown in the figure. 2 0 0. When the liquid crystal panel 104 placed in the uneven liquid crystal panel deck 110 is in contact with the liquid crystal cell 102, since the liquid crystal panel 104 is inclined as the liquid crystal panel card 1 10, The liquid crystal 20 will generate a siphon phenomenon from the lower part of the liquid crystal panel 104, and will flow out, causing the liquid crystal 20 2 to leak out of the liquid crystal dish, which will not only pollute the entire device, but also It will increase the cost due to the extra consumption of liquid crystal. In particular, in the production line, it is often necessary to use a plurality of liquid crystal panel holders at the same time to perform liquid crystal injection on a large number of liquid crystal panels, so that the worker cannot at all take into consideration the level of each liquid crystal panel deck, and the above problems are more likely to occur. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal injection device which can maintain a level of a liquid crystal panel when injecting a liquid crystal, and prevent the liquid crystal panel from leaking out of the liquid crystal panel due to tilting of the liquid crystal panel. It is still another object of the present invention to provide a method of injecting a liquid crystal to prevent the liquid crystal panel from leaking out of the liquid crystal due to the tilt of the liquid crystal panel card. The present invention provides a liquid crystal injection apparatus adapted to inject liquid crystal into a plurality of liquid crystal panels. The liquid crystal injection device includes at least one liquid crystal panel card

12200twf.ptd Page 7 1274217, invention description (3) Seat, and is used to support the liquid method in which the number of rings on the surface is in the liquid tank, and then the liquid is introduced into the surface to cause the liquid crystal to be installed. The liquid crystal loading liquid of the dish and the liquid crystal loading liquid have a liquid crystal surface, so that the crystal panel according to the present invention and the separation of the package is used for the crystal implantation of the present invention, and the liquid crystal liquid crystal liquid crystal of the present invention is externally disposed. Panel crystal. Located in the board liquid crystal invention in the periliquid part configuration. The liquid crystals of the prisms supporting the liquid crystal panel are proposed to be liquid to the liquid crystal panel. Because the board is missing from the problem, in order to allow the present invention to be carried on the facet panel of the wafer deck, the liquid crystal is used to tilt the liquid crystal and the upper building member. LCD panel card The LCD dish is installed on the LCD panel. The component is placed between the LCD panel card holder and the LCD panel. The LCD panel is placed in the tube to maintain the level. In the preferred embodiment, the above-mentioned branch or U-shaped surrounds the outside of the liquid crystal dish. Further, the support member can also be out, and the adjacent two projection panels. The method of injecting the liquid crystal is adapted to place a liquid crystal panel on a support between the support card holder and the liquid crystal dish under a liquid crystal panel holder in a liquid crystal panel card holder at a relative position of the support and the support member. A supporting member for a supporting member under the lower seat of the card seat; or, comprising a plurality of components, a liquid crystal panel middle member's supporting surface. When the member is held by the liquid f supporting member so that the liquid crystal panel is kept inclined, the liquid crystal can be smoothly injected outside the container. Therefore, it can be avoided that the conventional pollutant can also save the description and other purposes, features, and advantages because the liquid crystal does not leak out, and the support can be supported by the supporter. The structure of the crystal pushes the crystal, but the crystal is not more clearly

!274217 * V. INSTRUCTIONS (4) It is easy to understand. The following is a detailed description of the preferred embodiment, and is described in detail below with reference to the drawings. [Embodiment] Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a liquid crystal injection apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which liquid crystal injection has not been performed. Referring to FIG. 3, the liquid crystal injection device 300 of the present invention includes at least a & Hquid crystal panel deck 310, a liquid crystal dish 302, and a support member 34, wherein the liquid crystal dish 3 〇2 can be moved up and down, and the support member 340 can also move up and down. The liquid crystal panel card holder 3 is used to carry and separate the liquid crystal panel 300, and the liquid crystal injection port 3 0 6 of the liquid crystal panel 300 can be turned downward. The liquid crystal dish 3 0 2 is disposed under the liquid crystal panel holder 310 to load the liquid crystal. The support member 340 is disposed under the liquid crystal panel holder 310, and the support member 340 has a support surface 344 between the liquid crystal panel holder 310 and the liquid crystal dish 320, wherein the liquid crystal The panel card holder 310 is adapted to place the liquid crystal panel 304 on the support surface 344 of the support member 34 0 . The support member 340, for example, is U-shaped around the outside of the liquid crystal m3 0 2 as shown in the figure. Further, the support member 340 may include a plurality of projections 34 2 disposed toward the liquid crystal panel 300 to partition the liquid crystal panel 300. Referring to FIG. 3, the liquid crystal panel holder 3 10 usually has a plurality of fixing portions, such as a fixed side plate 3 1 2 and a cylindrical plug 314 parallel to the fixed side plate 3 1 2 , wherein the portion is fixed. For example, the fixed side plate 3 1 2 further includes a plurality of protrusions 3 1 8 , and is disposed toward the liquid crystal panel 3 0 4 to fix the liquid crystal panel 340 . In addition, the liquid crystal panel holder 310 may further include an outer frame 316 that connects the fixed side plate 312 with the cylindrical inspection 314. Wherein the 'liquid crystal panel card holder 310

12200twf.ptd Page 9 1274217 V Description of invention (5) Location. The position of the other 8 is convex 3 - 5 of the convex portion 342 of the support member 340. Λ V: 1 8 :::::: i3!〇^4; ^ ^ " State or 疋-box replaces the present The outer frame opening 312 shown in the figure is fixed to the round pin 314. Bu busy 316 will be able to fix the side panel 1 2 : although the pivot member 340 in FIG. 3 is slightly ϋ 35, but - Γ, ϊ ϊ LCD panel 3 04 ' and can make the liquid crystal panel 3. 4 keep water, limited to this The lower shape of the second = the position can be changed, rather than the sputum in the 4A, 4B or 4C. Preferably, according to FIG. 4A, FIG. 4B and FIG. 4C, which are respectively a top view of the support of the dish of the invention, the support of the column, and the deformation of the member, wherein the liquid crystal ritual 4 η is also illustrated. n to facilitate describing the position of the support member. The support member 40〇a in Fig. 4A is annular and surrounds the liquid crystal dish 4〇2. The two pieces of WOb in Fig. 4B are similar to those in Fig. 3, and are surrounded by the outer side of the liquid crystal dish 4〇2. The support member 4〇〇c in Fig. 4C is composed of two separate portions 4〇〇c and distributed on both sides of the liquid crystal dish 4 〇 2 . Further, the protrusion 3 4 2 (see Fig. 3) of the support member 340 of the present invention may have other modifications, as shown in Fig. 5, which is a three-dimensional stomach diagram of the support member. Referring to FIG. 5, the protruding portion 5〇2 of the supporting member 5 can be a convex portion 5〇2 having a curved surface, and the curved surface 5〇4 is facing the liquid crystal panel to facilitate the smooth operation of the liquid crystal panel. Slide into the slot formed between the projections 5 〇2. For the process performed by the liquid crystal injection device of the present invention, reference is made to Fig. 6, which is a flow chart of the injection liquid crystal according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to

U2〇〇t\vf .ptd Page 10 1274217 V. Invention Description (6) According to Figure 6, in step 600, a support member is provided under the liquid crystal panel deck, and the support member has a liquid crystal panel deck A supporting surface between the liquid crystal dish and the liquid crystal dish, wherein the supporting members can be referred to the aforementioned FIGS. 3 to 5. Thereafter, in step 610, the liquid crystal panel on the liquid crystal panel deck is placed on the support surface of the support member. Then, step 6200 can be optionally performed to change the relative position of the liquid crystal m and the support member to inject the liquid crystal into the liquid crystal panel. Step 6 20 may include a horizontal rising liquid crystal 以 to bring the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal dish into contact with the liquid crystal panel. Moreover, the step of evacuating may be performed before the liquid crystal dish is raised horizontally. Alternatively, step 650 may also be to lower the support member horizontally to bring the liquid crystal panel into contact with the liquid crystal in the liquid crystal. Moreover, the step of evacuating may be performed before the support member is lowered horizontally. In addition, when step 6 20 is to select the horizontal lowering support member, the previous step 6 1 0 needs to lower the liquid crystal panel deck by an appropriate distance to avoid the bottom edge of the liquid crystal panel contacting the liquid crystal panel when the support member is lowered horizontally. Card holder. In summary, the present invention is characterized in that the liquid crystal panel can be kept horizontal by the supporting member, so that when the liquid crystal panel card is tilted, the liquid crystal can be smoothly injected without causing the liquid crystal to leak out of the liquid crystal dish. In this way, not only the pollution caused by the leakage of the liquid crystal can be avoided, but also the manufacturing cost can be saved. While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

12200twf.ptd Page 11 1274217 · Brief description of the drawings Fig. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a conventional liquid crystal injection device. Fig. 2 is a side elevational view showing a problem in the liquid crystal injection device shown in Fig. 1. Figure 3 is a perspective view of a liquid crystal injection apparatus in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. 4A, 4B, and 4C are respectively modified top views of the support member of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 5 is a perspective view of another support member of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a diagram showing the steps of injecting liquid crystal in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. [Illustration description] 100 Λ 3 0 0 : : Liquid crystal injection device 102 3 0 2, '402 • Liquid crystal 104 104 Liquid crystal panel 106 306 Liquid crystal injection port 110 310 Liquid crystal panel holder 1 14 314 314 Cylindrical plug 116 > 316 outer frame 118 Ν 318 , • 342 , 5 0 2 : projection 200 inclination angle 20 2 liquid crystal 204 portion 340 > 4 0 0 a , 4 0 0 b, 4 0 0 c, 5 0 0 : support member 344 : Support surface

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Claims (1)

c:f ^"T ^ L VI. Patent application scope 1. A liquid crystal injection device suitable for injecting liquid crystal into a plurality of liquid crystal panels, the liquid crystal injection device comprising at least: a liquid crystal panel card holder for carrying and separating The liquid crystal panel is disposed under the liquid crystal panel card for loading the liquid crystal, and a supporting member is disposed under the liquid crystal panel card seat, the supporting member having the liquid crystal panel card seat and the liquid crystal A supporting surface between the crucibles, wherein the liquid crystal panel holder is adapted to place the liquid crystal panels on the supporting surface of the supporting member. 2. The liquid crystal injection device of claim 1, wherein the support member is annular and surrounds the liquid crystal. 3. The liquid crystal injection device of claim 1, wherein the support member is composed of a plurality of separate portions. 4. The liquid crystal injection device of claim 1, wherein the support member is U-shaped and surrounds the outside of the liquid crystal m. The liquid crystal injection device of any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the support member further includes a plurality of first protrusions disposed toward the liquid crystal panels, and adjacent to the plurality of liquid crystal panels The first projections form a slot. The liquid crystal injection device of claim 5, wherein each of the first protrusions of the support member has a curved surface, and the curved surface faces the liquid crystal panels. 7. The liquid crystal injection device of claim 5, wherein the liquid crystal panel card holder comprises a plurality of fixing portions, and some of the fixing portions have 12200twf.ptd Page 14 1274217 VI. Scope of Patent Application A plurality of second projections face the liquid helium. 8 · The 曰曰 panel configuration as described in item 7 of the patent application. The positions of the second projections correspond to the liquid crystal injection device of the present invention, wherein a method of injecting the liquid crystal, and the position of the projections. The method for injecting liquid crystal into a liquid crystal panel card into a liquid crystal panel into the liquid crystal panel comprises: in a plurality of liquid crystal panels, the liquid crystal panel is provided below the liquid crystal panel card holder and provided with the liquid crystal panel card holder The night support member 'the support member connects a support surface between the G 2 and the second on the liquid crystal panel card holder; the support surface of the member; and the next day 曰 panel is placed on the support structure Changing the liquid crystal dish and the support into the liquid crystal panels. The relative position of the liquid crystal 10 is changed as in the ninth application of the patent scope, the liquid crystal dish and the supporting member: the liquid crystal method, the liquid crystal dish, so that the a 4 mesh f position in the liquid crystal dish is included The level rises the 11 · As in the patent application section 丨〇9, the liquid crystal panels are in contact. The method of injecting liquid crystal into the liquid crystal dish is raised horizontally. 12. The vacuum is applied as in the patent application. The method of injecting the liquid crystal according to the branch of the liquid crystal panel is changed, and the supporting structure is two pieces, so that the liquid crystals are lowered to the level 13. The patent application board item, the far liquid day The liquid crystal contact in the Japanese phoenix. Wherein the method of injecting/injecting liquid crystal into the surface of the 0-side is placed on the supporting structure 12200twf.ptd Page 15 1274217 * The steps of the support surface of the patent application range further include lowering the liquid crystal panel deck by an appropriate distance so that when the support member is lowered horizontally, each of the liquid crystal panels The bottom edge is not in contact with the liquid crystal panel card holder. 12200twf.ptd第16页