TWI806710B - Lcd transfer box - Google Patents

Abstract

A LCD transfer box has a rectangular structure, including an upper plate; a bottom plate; a plurality of detachable ribs are arranged below two sides and a back edge of the upper plate and above two sides and a back edge of the bottom plate to form two sides and a back; a back plate is arranged on the back of the rectangular structure; and three removable side plates, which can form a closed structure with the upper plate, the bottom plate and the back plate; wherein, the upper plate, bottom plate, back plate and a plurality of removable ribs form an inner wall surface, the removable ribs on the inner wall surface are provided with a plurality of support blocks, and the support blocks on the removable ribs further jointly define a plurality of LCD holding slots.

Description

LCD panel delivery box

The present invention relates to a structure of a liquid crystal panel conveying box, in particular to a structure of a conveying box used for storing or conveying liquid crystal panels during the manufacturing process of liquid crystal panels.

The existing transfer box 1 is used for the storage of masks and wafers in the semiconductor chip manufacturing process, as shown in FIG. 1 . In order to avoid air oxidation or contamination during manufacturing or storage, the transfer boxes 1 used for masks and wafers are closed on three sides, and only the front door 20 of the transfer box can be opened.

With the improvement of the LCD panel manufacturing process, it has entered the 10.5th generation factory or the manufacturing process of 8K LCD TVs, making the requirements for the manufacturing environment of LCD panels more and more strict. Therefore, it is necessary to place the large-sized LCD panels that have been cut. Into an airtight delivery box, so that the liquid crystal panel can be configured in the delivery box when it is manufactured, transported or stored.

In addition, in the large-size liquid crystal panel manufacturing process, it is necessary to conduct an electrical test on the liquid crystal panel in the delivery box. Therefore, in addition to the need to open the door of the delivery box used in the liquid crystal panel, it is also necessary to let the two sides of the delivery box The side panels on the screen can be disassembled to meet the LCD panel manufacturing process.

In order to solve the above-mentioned needs, one of the main purposes of the present invention is to provide a liquid crystal panel transfer box, which can protect the liquid crystal panel from being polluted by particles from environmental sources, and isolate the liquid crystal panel in the process from the outside air, avoiding the liquid crystal panel oxidation reaction on the surface.

According to the above-mentioned main purpose is: the present invention provides a kind of liquid crystal panel conveying box, has a rectangular structure, comprises: an upper plate, is rectangular structure, all disposes guide groove on the front side and both sides and on both sides and rear side A plurality of embedding holes are arranged on the three sides; a bottom plate is a rectangular structure, and a plurality of embedding holes are arranged on the three sides of the two sides and the rear side, and a third embedding hole is arranged on the front side. A guide groove and a second guide groove are arranged between the embedding holes on both sides, wherein each embedding hole of the upper plate and the bottom plate is arranged oppositely; a plurality of detachable ribs are arranged on the upper plate and the bottom plate Each embedded hole on the top, the upper plate and the bottom plate are connected as a whole through these detachable ribs, and a plurality of detachable ribs on two sides and a rear side form a coplanar; a back The plate is used to close the co-planar on the rear side, and is locked on the rear side of the upper plate and the bottom plate; two detachable side plates are of rectangular structure, and the lower edges of the two detachable side plates are embedded in the The second guide groove is used to close the coplanar surface on the two sides, and is combined with the upper plate through a plurality of pressing tower buckles arranged on the upper edge of the two detachable side plates; A front plate, which is a rectangular structure, the lower edge of which is embedded in the first guide groove of the bottom plate, and is combined with the upper plate through a plurality of pressing tower buckles arranged on the upper edge of the front plate to form a closed structure; Among them, elastic valves are arranged near the four corners of the bottom plate; a plurality of support blocks are arranged equidistantly and at intervals on the plurality of detachable ribs, and a plurality of liquid crystal panel accommodation grooves are jointly defined by these support blocks.

It is characterized in that four detachable ribs are arranged on both sides of the liquid crystal panel delivery box.

It is characterized in that two detachable ribs are arranged on the rear side of the liquid crystal panel delivery box.

It is characterized in that the material of the detachable ribs is a wear-resistant and antistatic material.

It is characterized in that the wear-resistant and antistatic material is polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or polyetherimide (PEI).

It is characterized in that the two ends of the detachable ribs are equipped with positioning pieces.

It is characterized in that the supporting blocks have an inclined surface.

It is characterized in that, near the four corners of the bottom plate, a reinforcement pad is further arranged respectively, and the elastic valve is penetrated into the reinforcement pad.

It is characterized in that the reinforcing pads on the bottom plate are made of stainless steel.

It is characterized in that the part of the elastic valve exposed under the bottom plate is equipped with a spring rebound sealing mechanism.

It is characterized in that the four elastic valves are configured by two inlet valves and two outlet valves.

It is characterized in that the material of the upper board, the bottom board, the back board, the two side boards and the front board is a kind of engineering plastic.

It is characterized in that the material of the upper board, the bottom board, the back board, the two side boards and the front board is a kind of metal.

10: LCD panel delivery box

11: upper board

111: Embedding hole

12: Detachable front panel

13: Detachable right side panel

131: Locking piece (screw hole)

14: Detachable left side panel

114: Embedding hole

141: Locking piece (screw hole)

15: Backplane

17: Bottom plate

171: Embedding hole

173: The first guide groove

175: Second guide groove

19: Compression tower buckle

20: Front door body

21: Detachable ribs

211: Positioning piece

212: support block

213: upper end

214: lower end

215: screw hole

24: Elastic valve

241: O-ring

242: Spring rebound sealing mechanism

25: Reinforcing pad

30: LCD panel

Aspects of the invention are best understood from the following detailed description when read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in accordance with the standard practice in the industry, various features are not drawn to scale. In fact, the dimensions of the various features may be arbitrarily increased or reduced for clarity of discussion.

FIG. 1 is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of a transfer box in the prior art.

FIG. 2 is an exploded schematic diagram of the liquid crystal panel delivery box disclosed in the present invention.

3A-3D are partially enlarged schematic diagrams of the liquid crystal panel delivery box disclosed in FIG. 2 according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of ribs disclosed according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective schematic view of the liquid crystal panel delivery box disclosed according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a transfer box configured with a liquid crystal panel according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic elevational view of another side of the delivery box for liquid crystal panels disclosed in the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a schematic bottom elevation view of the liquid crystal panel delivery box disclosed in the present invention.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings of the present invention. However, the accompanying drawings are provided for reference and illustration only, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

First, please refer to FIG. 2 , which is an exploded view of the liquid crystal panel delivery box of the present invention. As shown in Figure 2, liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 is a kind of rectangular structure, is made of upper plate 11, detachable front plate 12, back plate 15, base plate 17 that are all rectangular structures, and with upper plate 11, front plate 12 , backboard 15, base plate 17 adjacent detachable right side panel 13 and detachable left side panel 14 are formed. Among them, on the three sides of the back plate 15 adjacent to the upper plate 11, the detachable right side plate 13 and the detachable left side plate 14, a plurality of embedding holes 111 are respectively configured, and the adjacent back plate of the bottom plate 17 15. On the three sides of the detachable right side plate 13 and the detachable left side plate 14, a plurality of insertion holes 171 are arranged respectively. In a preferred embodiment, on the two sides of the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 adjacent to the detachable right side plate 13 and the detachable left side plate 14, there are four embedding holes, and each of them is configured on the upper plate. The four embedding holes 111 on 11 are opposite to the four embedding holes 171 on the bottom plate 17 . In addition, on one side of the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 adjacent to the back plate 15, two embedding holes are arranged, and each of the two embedding holes 111 configured on the upper plate 11 and each of the two embedding holes 111 configured on the bottom plate 17 The two insertion holes 171 on the top are oppositely arranged. In addition, the upper panel 11 , the front panel 12 , the back panel 15 , the bottom panel 17 , the detachable right side panel 13 and the detachable left side panel 14 of the present invention can be made of metal or engineering plastic.

Next, a plurality of detachable ribs 21 have an upper end 213 and a lower end 214, wherein the partial enlarged view of the upper end 213 is as shown in FIG. 3A, and the partial enlarged view of the lower end 214 is as shown in FIG. 3B . Each rib 21 is inserted into the embedding hole 111 of the upper plate 11 and the embedding hole 171 of the bottom plate 17 through the upper end portion 213 and the lower end portion 214 respectively. At the same time, each rib 21 can pass through the screw on the upper end 213 and the lower end 214 The thread holes 215 are locked on the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 with screws. Obviously, the present invention can be precisely designed and manufactured so that a plurality of ribs 21 spaced apart on each side form a coplanar inner wall.

In a preferred embodiment, in order to quickly and accurately arrange the rib 21 in the insertion hole 111 and the insertion hole 171, the present invention further configures There is a positioning piece 211 , so when the rib 21 is disposed in the embedding hole 111 and the embedding hole 171 , the upper and lower positioning pieces 211 of the rib 21 just touch the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 .

Next, please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic diagram of the ribs in the delivery box of the present invention in various directions. As shown in Figure 4, the rib 21 of the present invention is formed by injection molding, and its material can be a wear-resistant and antistatic material, such as polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or polyetherimide (PEI )wait. In addition, along the direction in which the ribs 21 extend toward the interior of the delivery box, a plurality of support blocks 212 are arranged at equal intervals, and these support blocks 212 can define accommodating spaces for a plurality of liquid crystal panels. The structure of the support block 212 of the present invention is that the root connected to the rib 21 has a larger diameter, and the diameter of the opposite open end at the root is smaller than the diameter of the root, so that the support block 212 forms a slope structure, so when the liquid crystal panel is placed on Between the ribs 21, only a small part near the edge of the liquid crystal panel will be in contact with the root of the ribs 21, which can keep the minimum contact area of the liquid crystal panel. In the embodiment of the present invention, the length of each support block 212 on the rib 21 can be designed between 17mm and 18mm, and in a preferred embodiment, the length of each support block 212 on the rib 21 can be 17.5 mm. mm. And the diameter of the root of each supporting block 212 connected with the rib 21 can be designed between 8 mm and 9 mm. The interval between each adjacent supporting block 212 can be designed to be between 8mm and 9mm and between 20mm and 25mm.

Next, the first embodiment of the liquid crystal panel transport box forming a closed space of the present invention will be described. An upper board 11 is provided, which is a rectangular structure, and a plurality of insertion holes 111/171 are arranged on the two sides and the three sides of the rear side of the upper board 11 . A bottom plate 17 is also a moment Shaped structure, a guide groove 173 is configured on the front side, and a plurality of embedded holes 111/117 are all configured on the two sides and the three sides of the rear side of the bottom plate 17, wherein the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 Each embedding hole 111/171 is arranged oppositely. A plurality of detachable ribs 21 are arranged in each embedded hole 111/171 on the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17, and the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 are connected into one body through these detachable ribs 21, so that the The plate 11 forms a coplanar surface with a plurality of detachable ribs 21 on both sides and a rear side of the base plate 17 . Three side panels, including a detachable left side panel 13, a detachable right side panel 14 and a back panel 15, are used to close the coplanar surfaces on the three sides, and are secured by locking members 131/141 (shown in FIG. 6 ) It is locked on both sides and the rear side of the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 . A detachable front panel 12 is a rectangular structure, its lower edge is inserted into the guide groove 173 on the bottom panel 17, and is combined with the upper panel 11 through a plurality of pressing tower buckles 19 arranged on the upper edge of the front panel 12 , to form a closed structure, as shown in FIG. 5 , wherein FIG. 5 is a schematic elevation view of the liquid crystal panel transfer box of the present invention. In addition, elastic valves 24 are arranged near the four corners of the bottom plate 17 . Wherein, a plurality of supporting blocks 212 are equidistantly and spaced on the plurality of detachable ribs 21 , and a plurality of liquid crystal panel accommodating grooves are jointly defined by these supporting blocks 212 .

Next, the second embodiment of the liquid crystal panel delivery box forming a closed space of the present invention will be described. An upper board 11 is provided, which is a rectangular structure, and a plurality of insertion holes 111/171 are arranged on the two sides and the three sides of the rear side of the upper board 11 . A bottom plate 17 is a rectangular structure, and on the three sides of the two sides and the rear side of the bottom plate 17, a plurality of insertion holes 111/171 are all configured, and the first guide groove 173 is configured on the front side and on both sides. A second guide groove 175 is disposed between the embedding holes, wherein each embedding hole 111/171 of the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 is disposed opposite to each other. A plurality of detachable ribs 21 are arranged on the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 Each is embedded in the hole 111/171, and the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 are connected into one body through these detachable ribs 21, and the two sides and one rear side of the upper plate 11 and the bottom plate 17 are configured. The detachable ribs 21 form a coplanar surface. A backboard 15 is used to close the coplanar rear side, and is locked on the upper rear side of the upper board 11 and the bottom board 17 by a locking member. Two detachable side plates, including a detachable left side plate 13 and a detachable right side plate 14, are rectangular structures, and the lower edges of these two detachable side plates are embedded in the second guide groove 175 to close the two Coplanar on the side, and combined with the upper board 11 through a plurality of pressing tower buckles 19 arranged on the upper edge of the two detachable side boards of the left side board 13 and the right side board 14 . A detachable front panel 12 is a rectangular structure, and its lower edge is inserted into the first guide groove 173 of the bottom panel 17, and is connected to the upper panel 11 through a plurality of pressing tower buckles 19 arranged on the upper edge of the front panel 12. combined to form a closed structure, as shown in Figure 5. Among them, elastic valves 24 are arranged near the four corners of the bottom plate 17, and a plurality of support blocks 212 are arranged at equal distances and intervals on a plurality of detachable ribs 21, and a plurality of liquid crystal panel volumes are jointly defined by these support blocks 212. slot.

In addition, the present invention is equipped with O-rings (not shown) on the near edge of the side facing the closed space of the above-mentioned upper plate 11, front plate 12, back plate 15, bottom plate 17, right side plate 13 and left side plate 14. shown in the figure), therefore, when the upper plate 11, the front plate 12, the back plate 15, the bottom plate 17, the detachable right side plate 13 and the detachable left side plate 14 are locked or buckled, you can use these The O-ring forms an airtight enclosure.

Next, please refer to FIG. 6 , which is a schematic diagram of a delivery box equipped with a liquid crystal panel according to the present invention. As shown in Figure 6, in the liquid crystal panel conveying box 10, a plurality of liquid crystal panels 30 can be placed, for example: can place 25 large-sized liquid crystal panels (600mm * 700mm) in the conveying box 10, simultaneously, about 2 kilograms in each liquid crystal panel . Therefore, when the delivery box 10 is filled with the liquid crystal panel 30, its total weight exceeds 50 kilograms, which is more than the average The range that the staff can easily carry. Next, please refer to FIG. 7 , which is a schematic perspective view of the liquid crystal panel delivery box of the present invention. As shown in Figure 7, four elastic valves 24 are disposed near the four corners of the bottom plate 17. One end of the elastic valve 24 is disposed in the inner space of the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10, and the other end protrudes and is exposed on the The bottom surface of the bottom plate 17 is shown in FIG. 7 , wherein FIG. 8 is a schematic elevation view of the transfer box 10 from another angle.

Among the four elastic valves 24 of the liquid crystal panel delivery box of the present invention, are configured as 2 intake valves and 2 exhaust valves, therefore, when the liquid crystal panel delivery box is stored, it needs to be placed on an inflatable platform (not shown) in the figure), and through these four elastic valves 24 are engaged with the inflation platform. Obviously, when the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 is filled and placed on the inflatable platform, the weight of the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 exceeding 50 kg is concentrated on the four elastic valves 24 . In order to avoid the deformation of the liquid crystal panel transfer box 10 and affect the life of the liquid crystal panel transfer box 10, the present invention further configures a reinforcement pad 25 at the positions of the four elastic valves 24, and configures the four elastic valves 24 on the reinforcement pad 25. At the same time, each elastic valve 24 is equipped with an O-ring 241 , and the O-ring 241 can keep the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 airtight. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the material of the reinforcing pad 25 may be a metal, such as stainless steel. And the size of each reinforcing pad 25 can be 60mm to 100mm, and then the thickness can be 8mm.

Next, please refer to FIG. 8 , which is a schematic diagram of the bottom elevation of the liquid crystal panel transfer box of the present invention. As shown in Figure 8, on the elastic valve 24 exposed to the outside of the bottom plate 17, a spring rebound sealing mechanism 242 is further configured, so that the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 can pass through the four spring rebound sealing mechanisms 252 and the air-filling machine. The inflation valve (not shown in the figure) is connected, and can reduce the impact force when the liquid crystal panel transfer box 10 is engaged with the inflation machine platform through the design of the spring.

According to the above description, in the liquid crystal panel transfer box 10 of the present invention, the front panel 12 can be detached by a worker or a robotic arm, so as to facilitate the pick-and-place of the liquid crystal panel 30 . In addition, the detachable right panel 13 and the detachable left panel 14 on the liquid crystal panel delivery box 10 of the present invention can also be detached based on the needs of special tests.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention. For example, all equivalent modifications or changes made according to the spirit of the present invention, and the liquid crystal panel delivery box proposed according to the same concept, should still fall within the scope of the present invention. In addition, it should be particularly noted that although the liquid crystal panel delivery box of the present invention is described with a liquid crystal panel as an example, it is not limited to various liquid crystal panels or substrates of different sizes, so it is used in liquid crystal panels As long as the transport box has the same structure as the scope of claims, it is within the scope of the present invention.

10: LCD panel transmission box

11: upper board

12: Front panel

13: Detachable right side panel

131: Locking piece

173: guide groove

19: Compression tower buckle

Claims (10)

A liquid crystal panel transfer box has a rectangular structure, including: an upper plate, which is a rectangular structure, guide grooves are arranged on the front side and two sides, and a plurality of Embedding holes; a bottom plate, which is a rectangular structure, is equipped with a plurality of embedding holes on the three sides of the two sides and the rear side, and configures the first guide groove on the front side and the embedding holes on both sides. A second guide groove is arranged between the holes, wherein the upper plate and each insertion hole of the bottom plate are arranged oppositely; a plurality of detachable ribs are arranged in each insertion hole of the upper plate and the bottom plate , the upper plate and the bottom plate are connected as a whole through the detachable ribs, and a plurality of detachable ribs on two sides and a rear side form a coplanar; a back plate for closing The coplanar on the rear side is locked on the upper side of the upper board and the rear side of the bottom board; the two detachable side boards are rectangular structures, and the lower edges of the two detachable side boards are embedded in the second a guide slot, used to close the coplanar surface on the two sides, and combined with the upper plate through a plurality of pressing tower buckles arranged on the upper edge of the two detachable side plates; and a front plate, which is rectangular structure, its lower edge is embedded into the first guide groove of the bottom plate, and is combined with the upper plate through a plurality of pressing tower buckles arranged on the upper edge of the front plate to form a closed structure; wherein, in the Elastic valves are arranged near the four corners of the bottom plate, wherein a reinforcing pad is arranged near the four corners of the bottom plate, and the elastic valve runs through the reinforcing pad; Each of these detachable ribs has an upper end and a lower end respectively embedded in the insertion hole of the upper plate and the insertion hole of the bottom plate and passes through the screw holes on the upper end and the lower end to screw Locked on the upper plate and the bottom plate; the detachable ribs are equipped with positioning pieces at both ends, and when the two ends of the detachable ribs are arranged in the insertion holes, the positioning pieces will contact to the upper plate and the bottom plate; on the plurality of detachable ribs, a plurality of support blocks are arranged equidistantly and at intervals, and a plurality of liquid crystal panel accommodating grooves are jointly defined by these support blocks; and the support blocks are in contact with the The root where the detachable ribs meet has a larger diameter, and the diameter at the opposite open end of the root is smaller than the diameter of the root so that the support block has a sloped configuration. In the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, four detachable ribs are arranged on each side of the rectangular structure. In the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, two detachable ribs are arranged on the rear side of the rectangular structure. According to the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the material of the detachable ribs is a wear-resistant and antistatic material. According to the liquid crystal panel conveying box described in item 4 of the scope of the patent application, the wear-resistant and antistatic material is one kind: polyetheretherketone (PEEK) or polyetherimide (PEI). According to the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the material of the reinforcing pads on the bottom plate is stainless steel. According to the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the part of the elastic valve exposed under the bottom plate is equipped with a spring rebound sealing mechanism. For the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the four elastic valves are configured with two air inlet valves and two air outlet valves. For the liquid crystal panel transfer box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the material of the upper plate, the bottom plate, the back plate, the two side plates and the front plate is a kind of engineering plastic. As for the liquid crystal panel delivery box described in item 1 of the scope of the patent application, the material of the upper plate, the bottom plate, the back plate, the two side plates and the front plate is a kind of metal.

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