WO2016009746A1 - Method for applying optical film to optical display cell - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a method for attaching an optical film sheet to an optical display cell such as an organic EL display cell or a liquid crystal display cell.
- an optical display cell such as an organic EL display cell or a liquid crystal display cell.
- the present invention relates to a method for sequentially bonding optical film sheets to a plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion including electrical terminals for electrical connection formed on one side.
- An optical film including a polarizer formed in a long continuous web shape with a predetermined width is cut into a predetermined length while being fed out from the roll of the optical film, and the cut sheet of the optical film is placed at a bonding position.
- a roll-to-panel (RTP) type laminating system and method comprising sequentially laminating liquid crystal display cells sent in sequence is known from, for example, International Publication WO2009 / 128241A1 (Patent Document 1). is there.
- This known method is suitable for use in an optical display cell having a relatively large size and rigidity, such as a liquid crystal display cell for a television or a liquid crystal display cell for a personal computer.
- an optical display cell having a relatively large size and rigidity such as a liquid crystal display cell for a television or a liquid crystal display cell for a personal computer.
- this method is inconvenient when applied to optical film bonding to a relatively small size optical display panel such as a smartphone or a small tablet, and there remains room for improvement in practice.
- the method described in Patent Document 1 above is adopted for the flexibility of the optical film. Bonding is difficult and impractical.
- the organic EL display cell is of a relatively small size, such as for a smartphone or a small tablet, the optical film sheet is bonded by applying the method described in Patent Document 1 above. It's not easy.
- Patent Document 2 Korean Patent Application Publication No. 10-1174834 (Patent Document 2) as a document describing a method for industrially manufacturing an organic EL display cell having a relatively small screen size.
- a resin film is formed on a glass substrate, and the resin film is used as a base material for forming a film display cell.
- a large number of display cells arranged in a plurality of rows and columns are formed on the substrate, the entire surface thereof is covered with a process film, and then the substrate on which the display cells are formed is peeled from the glass substrate.
- the individual film-shaped display cells are divided so that the terminal portions including the electrical terminals for electrical connection formed on one side of the individual film-shaped display cells are exposed.
- Each film-like display cell is formed by peeling off the process film at a location corresponding to the terminal portion.
- this patent document 2 discloses a method for manufacturing a rectangular film-shaped optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side, the optical film to the optical display cell is disclosed.
- laminating for example laminating optical films containing polarizers.
- it is indispensable to bond an optical film containing a polarizer to the cell for image display, and also in the case of an organic EL display cell, in order to suppress internal reflection. It is necessary to attach a circularly polarizing plate in which a retardation film is laminated on a polarizer to a cell.
- the present invention solves the problem of providing a method that can be easily applied to optical film bonding to a relatively small size optical display panel such as a smartphone or a small tablet, and that enables highly efficient bonding. It should be a challenge.
- Another object of the present invention is to enable easy lamination of an optical film sheet by a roll-to-panel (RTP) method even if the optical display cell has a flexible flexible sheet structure. Is to provide a method.
- the present invention includes an electrical terminal for electrical connection in order to bond an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell having a terminal portion having electrical terminals for electrical connection formed on one side.
- a plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion formed on one side are arranged in a row at least in the vertical direction with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward.
- the method includes a step of sequentially sending a plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a laminating position, a step of feeding an optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll to the laminating position, and a fed optical film lamination In the longitudinal direction corresponding to the longitudinal dimension in the arrangement state of the optical display cells arranged in a longitudinal row on the cell assembly motherboard with respect to the optical film and the adhesive layer of the body in the transverse direction
- the step of forming a plurality of optical film sheets supported on the carrier film through the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and in a state where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remains on the optical film side at the bonding position The optical film sheet is peeled off from the carrier film, and the peeled optical film sheet is arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard that moves in the feeding direction.
- the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the lateral direction and azimuth angle.
- the leading edge of each optical film sheet is aligned with the leading edge of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard.
- the optical film is peeled off from the carrier film in a state where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remains on the optical film side at the bonding position.
- a plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly mother board on which the optical film is continuously bonded are separated into individual cells, and at the same time, at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells, the optical cells are bonded to the individual cells. Cut the optical film.
- a plurality of vertical columns of the plurality of optical display cells are arranged in parallel on the cell assembly motherboard, and an optical film is formed with respect to the optical display cells included in each column. Sheets can be bonded together. In this case, the bonding of the optical film sheet to the optical display cells included in each column arranged in parallel can be sequentially performed for each column.
- the plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly mother board are arranged in a vertical row composed of a plurality of optical display cells. Are arranged in parallel in a plurality of rows, and the optical film sheet is bonded to the first optical display cell in the feed direction in the first column on the right or left end in the feed direction as viewed in the feed direction. Then, the cell assembly motherboard is moved laterally and backward, and the leading edge of the first optical display cell in the feeding direction of the second vertical row adjacent to the first vertical row is sent to the bonding position.
- the optical film sheet is aligned with the tip of the optical film sheet, the optical film sheet is bonded to the optical display cell, the same bonding is sequentially performed, and the tips of all the rows are aligned.
- the cell assembly mother board is advanced in the feed direction, and the optical film sheet for the optical display cell located in the second row of each column is operated by the same operation. Bonding is performed, and the same operation is sequentially repeated to bond the optical film sheet to all the optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard.
- the base material can be flexible, and in this case, the base material is preferably formed of a heat-resistant resin material.
- the substrate can be a flexible ceramic sheet or a flexible glass sheet.
- the base material can be prevented from being damaged by high heat during the production of the optical display cell.
- the display cell can be an organic EL display cell or a liquid crystal display cell.
- the optical film can be composed of a polarizer and a retardation film bonded to the polarizer.
- the optical film is configured such that the retardation film is positioned on the side facing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the retardation film is bonded to the optical display surface of the optical display cell.
- the absorption axis of the polarizer may be arranged in parallel to the length direction of the optical film, and the slow axis of the retardation film may be arranged obliquely with respect to the length direction of the optical film.
- the retardation film can be a reverse dispersion film in which the phase difference with respect to the short wavelength light is smaller than the phase difference with respect to the long wavelength light.
- an optical film sheet is bonded to an optical display cell having a rectangular flexible flexible sheet structure in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side.
- An optical film laminate in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded to an optical film including at least a child layer via an adhesive layer is rolled. How to use the Lumpur, it is provided.
- the method includes a step of sequentially sending a plurality of cell motherboards to a laminating position, a step of feeding an optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll to a laminating position, and a step of feeding the optical film laminate
- incisions are sequentially formed in the transverse direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the vertical dimension in the arrangement state of the optical display cells on the cell motherboard.
- forming the optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via the optical film sheet and peeling off the optical film sheet from the carrier film with the adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side at the bonding position.
- the horizontal position and the azimuth angle of the cell motherboard with respect to the feeding direction are adjusted, and the optical display cell is positioned at the bonding position.
- the optical film is bonded in the horizontal direction instead of in the vertical direction of the display cell.
- a method of attaching an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side, the terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection A plurality of rectangular optical display cells formed on one side, arranged in rows at least in the vertical direction, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward
- a cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged above, and a polarizer layer having a width corresponding to a vertical dimension of a row of the plurality of optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard
- An optical film laminate roll in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded to an optical film containing at least a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer in a roll shape is used. That.
- the method includes a step of sequentially sending a plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a laminating position, a step of feeding an optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll to a laminating position, and a fed optical film laminate.
- the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are formed by sequentially forming incisions in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell. During the incision, forming the optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via the adhesive layer, and at the bonding position, the optical film sheet is removed from the carrier film with the adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side.
- the terminal portion of the column of the optical display cell in which the peeled and peeled optical film sheet is arranged in the column of the vertical direction on the cell assembly motherboard that moves in the horizontal direction A step of continuously bonding to the area of the optical display surface excluding a plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard to which the optical film sheet is bonded, and simultaneously separating the vertical ends of the optical display cells; Cutting an optical film bonded to each cell.
- the optical film sheet is attached to the first optical display cell in the horizontal direction of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard.
- the vertical position and the azimuth angle of the cell assembly motherboard are adjusted so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the bonding position with respect to the vertical direction and the azimuth angle.
- the tips of the individual optical film sheets and the tips of the optical surface areas of the corresponding optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard And are aligned.
- longitudinal cutting is performed after a plurality of optical films are bonded to an optical display cell.
- a step of sequentially sending a plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a laminating position a step of feeding an optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position, and an optical film in the laminating position
- the optical film is peeled off from the carrier film with the adhesive layer remaining on the side, and the peeled optical film is moved in the feed direction.
- the optical film is attached to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portion of the row of the optical display surface and the horizontal end of the row of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard on which the optical film is attached.
- Cutting to form an optical film sheet, and a plurality of optical elements on the cell assembly motherboard on which the optical film sheet is continuously bonded Disconnect the shown cell in each cell, at the same time, in the longitudinal ends of the optical display cell, comprising the steps of cutting the optical film bonded to the individual cells, the.
- the terminal portion is located on the side of the optical film on the side of the destination.
- a plurality of optical film laminates are used.
- the aspect is a plurality of optical film laminate rolls each having a width corresponding to a longitudinal dimension of a plurality of sub-rows of an optical display cell, which constitutes a row of a plurality of optical display cells, and comprising a polarizer layer
- a plurality of optical film laminate rolls are used in which a plurality of continuous web-shaped optical film laminates obtained by laminating a carrier film to an optical film containing at least an adhesive layer via a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are wound.
- the aspect includes a step of sequentially feeding a plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a laminating position, a step of feeding a plurality of optical film laminates from the plurality of optical film laminate rolls, and feeding them to a laminating position.
- the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the plurality of optical film laminates are sequentially formed in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell.
- the optical film sheet is peeled off from the carrier film, and the plurality of peeled optical film sheets are moved in the vertical direction on the cell assembly motherboard.
- the bonding positions of at least some of the plurality of optical film laminate rolls are different in the horizontal direction, and the bonding positions of the plurality of optical film laminate rolls adjacent in the vertical direction are in the horizontal direction. More preferably it is different.
- the optical film laminate roll having a width corresponding to the vertical dimension of the partial row is used to sequentially bond each partial row.
- the embodiment is characterized in that an optical film including at least a polarizer layer having a width corresponding to one longitudinal dimension in a plurality of sub-rows of the plurality of optical display cells constituting a row of the plurality of optical display cells is adhered to the optical film.
- An optical film laminate roll is used in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded via an agent layer is wound into a roll.
- the aspect includes a step of sequentially sending a plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a laminating position, a step of feeding an optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll to a laminating position, and a fed optical film laminate.
- the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer are cut in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell, and two notches adjacent in the vertical direction are formed.
- the optical film sheet is peeled off from the carrier film with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side, Optics excluding the terminal portions of the optical display cells in which the peeled optical film sheet is arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard moving in the horizontal direction
- a step of bonding to the area of the display surface the step of sequentially bonding each of the sub-rows by changing the vertical relative position of the optical film sheet and the cell assembly motherboard, and the optical film sheet is bonded Separating the plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard into individual cells, and simultaneously cutting the optical film bonded to the individual cells at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells.
- the optical film and the cell assembly motherboard may be moved relatively in the vertical direction by moving the cell assembly motherboard, or the optical film sheet and the cell may be moved by moving the optical film sheet.
- the aggregate motherboard may be moved relatively in the vertical direction.
- an optical film including a polarizer is sequentially or sequentially provided to a plurality of optical display cells arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction on a substrate. Since continuous bonding can be performed, it is possible to perform efficient bonding by applying a roll-to-panel (RTP) method even to an optical display cell having a relatively small size. Further, since the alignment of the cell and the optical film sheet is performed by adjusting the cell assembly motherboard, the position adjustment becomes easier and the adjustment accuracy is improved as compared with the case where the cell position is individually adjusted.
- the optical display cell is arranged on a hard resin substrate, and the position of the substrate is adjusted.
- the alignment between the optical display cell and the optical film can be performed, and the bonding can be performed with high accuracy.
- the optical display cell since the optical display cell is sent to the bonding position with its terminal portion being in a state of being transverse to the feeding direction, the optical film can be pasted while avoiding the terminal portion. For this reason, as described in FIG. 7 of Patent Document 2, after the optical film is bonded, an operation of peeling the film at a portion covering the terminal portion becomes unnecessary.
- FIG. 1 It is a top view which shows the reference
- (A) (b) is a figure which shows the transfer operation
- (A) (b) (c) (d) is a figure which shows each step of surface protection film peeling operation
- (A) (b) (c) (d) (e) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by one Embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 1 It is a perspective view which shows an example of the cutting device used in a cutting station.
- disconnected display cell is shown schematically.
- (A) (b) (c) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by other embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows an example of bonding of the optical film in embodiment by which the display cell is arrange
- (A) (b) (c) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by embodiment shown by FIG. It is the schematic of the optical film bonding apparatus in other embodiment of this invention.
- (A) (b) (c) (d) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by embodiment shown by FIG. It is the schematic of the optical film bonding apparatus in other embodiment of this invention.
- (A) (b) (c) (d) (e) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by embodiment shown by FIG. It is the schematic of the optical film bonding apparatus in other embodiment of this invention.
- (A) (b) (c) (d) (e) is the schematic which shows the bonding order of the optical film in the cell assembly motherboard by embodiment shown by FIG.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an overall configuration of an optical film laminating system according to an embodiment for carrying out an optical film laminating method according to the present invention.
- the optical film laminating system according to this embodiment includes a position adjusting station I, a surface protective film peeling station II, a first surface inspection station III, a polarizer laminate laminating station IV, and a second surface inspection station V. And a cutting station VI in this order.
- the optical display cell 1 is sequentially sent to each station from the station I to the station VI by a guide having a self-running function that runs along the guide rail.
- FIG. 2 shows an example of an optical display cell 1 that can be used in the method of an embodiment of the present invention.
- the optical display cell 1 has a rectangular shape having a short side 1a and a long side 1b in plan view, and a terminal portion 1c having a predetermined width is formed along one short side 1a.
- a number of electrical terminals 2 for electrical connection are arranged on the terminal portion 1c.
- a region excluding the terminal portion 2 of the optical display cell 1 is a display region 1d.
- the display area 1d has a width W in the horizontal direction and a length L in the vertical direction.
- the optical display cell 1 is preferably an organic EL display cell.
- the terminal portion is formed only on one side of the rectangular shape, the optical display cell 1 is a liquid crystal display cell.
- the method of the present invention can be applied.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing an example of a manufacturing process of an organic EL display cell.
- a glass substrate 3 is first prepared, and a heat-resistant resin material, preferably, is formed on the glass substrate 3.
- the resin base material 4 is formed by applying a polyimide resin to a predetermined thickness and drying.
- a heat resistant resin material polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyethylene naphthalate (PEN), polycarbonate (PC), etc. can be used in addition to polyimide resin.
- a flexible ceramic sheet as described in JP 2007-157501 A (Patent Document 3), or JP 2013-63892 A (Patent Document 4)
- flexible glass as described in JP 2010-13250 A (Patent Document 5) and JP 2013-35158 A (Patent Document 6).
- a flexible ceramic sheet or flexible glass is used as the substrate, it is not necessary to use the glass substrate 3.
- the surface protective film 5 is bonded so as to cover the organic EL display cell 1 formed on the resin substrate 4.
- the glass substrate 3 is peeled off from the resin base material 4 by a known method such as laser irradiation.
- a technique for peeling a glass substrate from a resin base material by laser irradiation is described in, for example, International Publication No. WO2009 / 104371 (Patent Document 7).
- the back surface protective film 6 is bonded to the resin base material 4 after the glass substrate 3 is peeled off.
- the term cell assembly motherboard B refers to a laminated structure including the resin base material 4, the display cell 1 formed thereon, and the back surface protective film 6 excluding the surface protective film. Used as.
- FIG. 4 (a) is a plan view showing the cell assembly mother board B where the surface protective film 5 is not bonded
- FIG. 4 (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb of FIG.
- the cell aggregate mother board B in a state where the surface protective film 5 is bonded is shown.
- the plurality of optical display cells 1 constitute vertical columns and horizontal rows in a state where the terminal portions 1a are oriented in the horizontal direction.
- the cell aggregate motherboard B has a rectangular shape having a short side B-1 and a long side B-2, and the mother board B is located near both ends of the short side B-1.
- a reference mark m serving as a reference point is attached by printing, engraving, or other appropriate technique.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a mother board position adjusting stage before bonding in the position adjusting station I.
- the cell assembly mother board B shown in FIG. 4 (a) is placed on the mother board carrier 7 with the surface protective film 5 attached, and is sent in the feeding direction shown by the arrow A. Reach lower position.
- the motherboard position adjusting panel 8 has a plurality of suction holes (not shown) on the lower surface, and is configured as a vacuum suction board connected to a vacuum suction device (not shown), and moves in the vertical direction. This is a possible configuration.
- the mother board position adjusting panel 8 is supported so as to be movable in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction with respect to the feeding direction, and is capable of adjusting the position in the rotational position, that is, the azimuth direction.
- the mother board position adjustment board 8 rises upward from the mother board carrier 7 and is sent to the mother board position detection unit shown in FIG.
- An optical reading device 9 for reading the reference mark m on the motherboard B is arranged in the motherboard position detection unit, and this device 9 reads the reference mark m on the motherboard B to determine the position of the motherboard B.
- FIG. 5C is a schematic diagram exemplarily showing the read position AP of the cell assembly motherboard B and the reference position RP of the motherboard B.
- the horizontal displacements d1 and d2 and the vertical displacements d3 and d4 at the positions of the left and right reference signs m are calculated, and the calculated displacements are stored in the storage means ( (Not shown).
- the mother board position adjusting board 8 is sent to the transfer position where the laminating suction holding board 10 stands by.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the operation at the transfer position.
- the mother board position adjusting panel 8 operates in the vertical and horizontal directions of the mother board position adjusting board 8 so that the displacement amounts become zero based on the calculated displacement amounts d1, d2, d3, and d4 stored in the storage means. Adjust position and rotation direction.
- the laminating suction holding disk 10 has a rectangular shape having a short side 10a and a long side 10b, and is used for indicating a reference point in the vicinity of both ends of one short side.
- a pair of reference marks n is formed by printing, engraving, or other suitable means.
- An optical reading device 11 that reads the reference mark n of the bonding suction holding disk 10 and detects the position of the bonding suction holding disk 10 is disposed at the transfer position.
- a large number of suction holes 10 a are formed in a vertical and horizontal matrix on the upper surface of the bonding suction holding disk 10, and these suction holes 10 a are formed on the bonding suction holding disk 10.
- a vacuum suction device (not shown) is connected through the internal cavity.
- a broken line 12 indicates a reference position of the cell assembly motherboard B on the bonding suction holding board 10. Similar to the mother board position adjusting board 8, the laminating suction holding board 1 and the laminating suction holding board 10 are also supported so that the position adjustment in the horizontal direction and the vertical direction and the azimuth angle adjustment in the rotation direction are possible.
- the position of the reference marker n is read by the optical reader 11 in the bonding suction holding disk 10 and the same as described in connection with the position adjustment of the cell assembly motherboard B.
- the position is adjusted to the reference position.
- the cell assembly mother board B adjusted to the reference position at the transfer position is in a state of being aligned upward with respect to the broken line 12 of the bonding suction holding board 10 adjusted to the reference position.
- the mother board position adjusting board 8 that holds the cell assembly motherboard B is moved downward until the lower surface of the cell assembly motherboard B contacts the upper surface of the suction holding board 10 for bonding.
- the vacuum suction device connected to the bonding suction holding plate 10 is activated, and at the same time, the operation of the vacuum suction device connected to the mother board position adjustment plate 8 is stopped.
- the cell assembly mother board B is positioned at the reference position indicated by the broken line 12 on the bonding suction holding board 10 and is brought into a state of being vacuum sucked and held on the bonding suction holding board 10.
- the cell assembly mother board B is transferred from the mother board position adjusting board 8 to the bonding suction holding board 10.
- the mother board position adjusting board 8 that has released the cell assembly mother board B moves away from the bonding suction holding board 10 and repeats the same operation.
- FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a configuration of a peeling apparatus in the surface protective film peeling station II.
- the bonding suction holding disk 10 is supported by a support mechanism 13 so that the horizontal and vertical positions and the rotation direction can be adjusted, and the support mechanism 13 is supported by the bonding suction holding disk 10.
- An elevating mechanism (not shown) is provided so that can be moved up and down.
- the support mechanism 13 is supported by a guide 15 that travels along the guide rail 14, and the guide 15 can be configured as a self-propelled device having a linear motor (not shown).
- the peeling adhesive tape driving device 16 is disposed above the guide rail 14.
- the peeling adhesive tape drive device 16 includes a tape feeding roll 16a, a tape take-up roll 16b, and a pair of pressing rolls 16c. In these rolls, the peeling adhesive tape 16d is fed from the tape feeding roll 16a. In the state where the adhesive surface is faced downward, it is arranged so as to reach the take-up roll 16b through the lower side of the pair of pressing rolls 16c.
- the pair of pressing rolls 16c are arranged at a predetermined height below the feeding roll 16a and the take-up roll 16b with a gap in the direction in which the guide rail 14 extends, that is, the feeding direction of the cell assembly motherboard B.
- these pressing rolls 16 are preferably urged downward by an elastic means such as a spring.
- the cell assembly mother board B on the suction holding board 10 for bonding supported by the guide 15 and the support mechanism 13 is sent to the surface protective film peeling position at the position shown in FIG. It is raised to a predetermined height by the lifting mechanism at the position shown.
- This predetermined height is a height at which the upper surface of the surface protective film 5 of the cell assembly mother board B can contact the adhesive tape 16d positioned between the pair of pressing rolls 16c with a predetermined contact pressure.
- the cell assembly mother board B raised to the predetermined height by the elevating mechanism is sent to the position below the peeling adhesive tape driving device 16 as it is.
- the upper surface of the surface protection film 5 of the mother board B contacts the adhesive surface of the adhesive tape 16d in a pressed state between the pair of pressing rolls 16c.
- the adhesive force of the adhesive tape 16d to the surface protective film 5 is larger than the adhesive force of the surface protective film 5 to the optical display cell 1, so that the surface protective film 5 adheres to the adhesive tape 16d and is on the resin substrate 4. It peels from the optical display cell 1 arrange
- the peeled surface protective film 5 is taken up together with the adhesive tape 16d by a take-up roll 16b.
- the mother board B from which the surface protective film 5 has been peeled is lowered to the height at the time of feeding at the position shown in FIG. 9A by the lifting mechanism at the position shown in FIG.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a specific configuration of the peeling adhesive tape drive device 16, and two sets of the tape drive devices 16 shown in side view in FIG. 9 are arranged in parallel.
- the peeling of the surface protective film 5 is not limited to the type using the peeling adhesive tape as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, and for example, the front corner in the feeding direction of the surface protective film is peeled off a little with, for example, an adhesive roll. It is also possible to adopt other peeling mechanisms such as peeling by pulling the corners diagonally rearward with a clamp interposed between them.
- the process following the surface protective film peeling process is a surface inspection process.
- the cell assembly mother board B on the bonding suction holding board 10 sent out from the surface protective film peeling station II is sent to the first surface inspection station III by the guide 15 that runs along the guide rail 14.
- the cell assembly motherboard B at this time is in a state where the display cells 1 formed on the resin base material 4 are exposed.
- An optical surface inspection is performed on the display cell 1.
- the first surface inspection station III includes a light source 17 that irradiates light for surface inspection, and a light receiving element 18 that receives light reflected by the display cell 1 that is an inspection object. Is provided.
- the cell assembly mother board B that has been inspected is sent to the polarizer laminate laminating station IV for the next process while being supported on the laminating suction holding board 10.
- FIG. 11 shows an example of the bonding station IV.
- the laminating suction holding disk 10 on which the assembly mother board B is placed is sent from the first surface inspection station III to the laminating station IV by a guide 15 that travels along the guide rail 14.
- the lamination station IV, the mother board position detector 19 is provided, the motherboard position detector 19, the motherboard B reads the reference marks m n motherboard B fed into the lamination station IV optically Generate location information.
- This position information is stored in a storage unit of a control device not shown in FIG.
- the suction holding board 10 for laminating on which the assembly motherboard B is placed is moved to the laminating position and raised to a predetermined laminating height by the lifting mechanism of the support mechanism 13.
- the control device controls the operation of the indication mechanism 13 and the guide 15 of the suction holding board 10 for bonding.
- a laminating mechanism 20 is provided in the laminating station IV.
- the laminating mechanism 20 includes an optical film roll 22 obtained by winding a long optical film 21 in a roll shape.
- the optical film 21 is fed out from the optical film roll 22 at a constant speed by a pair of drive rolls 23.
- the optical film 21 is bonded to the polarizing film via a long web-shaped polarizing film in which a protective film 21b such as a TAC film is bonded to both sides of the polarizer 21a and an adhesive layer 21d.
- a protective film 21b such as a TAC film
- It is a laminated constitution consisting of a long web-like quarter wavelength ( ⁇ ) retardation film 21c.
- a carrier film 21e is bonded to the outside of the retardation film 21c via another pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 21d.
- the polarizer 21a and the retardation film 21c are arranged so that the absorption axis of the polarizer 21a and the slow axis or fast axis of the retardation film 21c intersect at an angle in the range of 45 ° ⁇ 5 °.
- the optical film 21 has a long continuous web shape, and the width thereof corresponds to the lateral width W of each display cell arranged on the mother board B.
- the absorption axis of the polarizer 21a is parallel to the length direction of the polarizer 21a, and the slow axis of the retardation film 21c is 45 ° with respect to the length direction of the retardation film 21c.
- the structure is oriented obliquely by an angle in the range of ⁇ 5 °.
- this oblique stretching there are detailed descriptions in Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-070787 (Patent Document 8) and Japanese Patent Application No. 2013-070789 (Patent Document 9), and the phase difference stretched by the methods described in these documents.
- a film can be used.
- the retardation film 21c a film having a reverse dispersion characteristic in which the retardation becomes smaller toward the shorter wavelength side according to the wavelength can be used.
- Retardation films having reverse dispersion characteristics are described in Japanese Patent No. 5204200 (Patent Document 10), Japanese Patent No. 5448264 (Patent Document 11), and the like, and are described in these patent applications in the method of this embodiment.
- a retardation film having reverse dispersion characteristics can be used.
- the optical film 21 fed out from the optical film roll 22 by the pair of drive rolls 23 is cut through a guide roll 24, a dancer roll 25, a guide roll 26 and a guide roll 27 that are movable in the vertical direction.
- the cut forming mechanism 28 includes a cutting blade 29 and a pair of drive rolls 30 for feeding.
- the notch forming mechanism 28 stops the drive roll 30 at the notch forming position and operates the cutting blade 29 in a state where the feeding of the optical film 21 is stopped, leaving the carrier film 21e only on the optical film 21. Cuts 28a are formed in the width direction.
- the interval between the notches 28a is a distance corresponding to the length L in the vertical direction of each display cell 1 on the mother board B.
- the optical film is cut in the width direction by the cuts 28a to become the optical film sheet 21f having the horizontal width W and the vertical method length L of the display cell.
- a plurality of optical film sheets 21a are continuously formed on the carrier film 21e, and these optical film sheets 21a are supported by the carrier film 21e and sent to the bonding position.
- the dancer roll 25 is elastically biased upward, and a pair of drive rolls 23 that continuously drive the optical film 21 in the feeding direction, and the feeding of the optical film 21 is stopped at the time of cutting. It is an adjustment roll that acts to adjust the film feed between a pair of drive rolls 30 that are driven by a distance. That is, during the stop period of the drive roll 30, the dancer roll 25 moves upward so as to absorb the feed of the drive roll 23 by the urging force, and when the drive roll 30 starts operating, The tensile force applied to the optical film 21 by 30 moves downward against the urging force.
- a series of optical film sheets 21f formed by the cuts 28a is supported by the carrier film 21e, passes through the guide roll 31 and the guide roll 32, passes through the dancer roll 33 having the same configuration as the dancer roll 25, and guides. Guided by rolls 34, 35, 36, 37 and sent to the bonding position.
- a laminating roll 38 and a carrier film peeling mechanism 39 are provided at the laminating position.
- the laminating roll 38 is movably disposed between the upper drawing position and the lower pressing position, and among the continuous optical film sheets 21f supported by the carrier film 21e, the leading end of the leading optical film sheet 21f.
- the position is aligned with the tip of the display cell 1 to be bonded, it is lowered from the upper position to the lower pressing position, and the optical film sheet 21f is pressed against the display cell 1 on the mother board B and bonded. I do.
- the carrier film peeling mechanism 39 includes a peeling blade that acts to fold the carrier film 21e at an acute angle and peel the leading optical film sheet 21f from the carrier film 21e at the bonding position.
- a carrier film take-up roll 40 is arranged to take up the carrier film 21e folded back at an acute angle. The carrier film 21e peeled off from the optical film sheet 21f is sent to the take-up roll 40 through the guide roll 41 and the pair of take-up drive rolls 42, and is taken up by the take-up roll 40.
- the operation of the drive roll 30 and the cutting blade 29 is controlled by the above-described control device not shown in FIG. That is, the claimed device stores information on the dimensions and positions of the display cells 1 on the mother board B, and the control device drives and disconnects the drive roll 30 based on the information on the longitudinal length L of the display cells 1.
- the control device drives and disconnects the drive roll 30 based on the information on the longitudinal length L of the display cells 1.
- cuts 28 a are formed in the optical film 21 at intervals in the longitudinal direction corresponding to the longitudinal length L of the display cell 1.
- a film detection device 43 for detecting the leading end of the optical film sheet 21f is provided on the upstream side of the laminating position, and information on the leading end position of the optical film sheet 21f sent to the laminating position is sent to the control device.
- the optical film sheet leading edge position information is stored in a control device, and the control device, based on the optical film sheet leading edge position information and the position information of the mother board B acquired from the suction holding board 10 for bonding,
- the operation of the winding drive roll 42 is controlled in accordance with the movement of the laminating suction holding board 10, and the tip of the optical film sheet 21f peeled off from the carrier film 21e is on the mother board B at the laminating position. Adjustment is made so as to align with the tip of the display cell 1 to be bonded.
- the optical film sheet 21f and the mother board B are sent at a synchronized speed.
- the laminating roll 38 descends to the lower pressing position, and presses the optical film sheet 21 f against the display surface of the display cell 1. In this manner, the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display cell 1.
- FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the order in which the optical film sheet 21f is sequentially bonded to the display cells 1 arranged in a matrix form on the mother board B.
- the laminating mechanism 20 has a fixed lateral position with respect to the feeding direction, and the laminating suction holding disk 10 that holds the motherboard B can be moved laterally on the support mechanism 13. It is attached.
- the position of the mother board B is controlled so that the first display cell 1 in the leftmost display cell column is first positioned at the bonding position. In this state, as described above with reference to FIG. 11, the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display portion 1d of the display cell 1 at the head of the left end column.
- the mother board B is displaced in the left horizontal direction with respect to the feeding direction by a distance corresponding to the horizontal interval of the display cell rows.
- the first display cell 1 in the second column from the left is positioned at the bonding position.
- the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display portion 1d of the display cell 1 by the same operation as described above.
- the motherboard B is displaced in the left lateral direction by the same operation, and the optical film sheet 21f is bonded.
- the bonding of the optical film sheet 21f to the top display cell is completed. This state is shown in FIG.
- the bonding suction holding disk 10 is driven in the feeding direction by a distance corresponding to the interval between the display cells 1 in each column, and the second display cell 1 from the top of the rightmost column is positioned at the bonding position.
- the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display portion 1d of the cell 1.
- the mother board B is driven in the feeding direction, and the optical film sheet 21f is bonded by the same operation.
- the mother board B is sent to the second surface inspection station V while being held on the bonding suction holding board 10.
- the configuration of the second surface inspection station V is the same as that of the first surface inspection station III, and includes a light source 44 for inspection and a light receiving element 45 for receiving reflected light.
- the mother board B subjected to the surface inspection at the second surface inspection station V is sent from the second surface inspection station V to the cutting station VI.
- FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing an example of a cutting device used in the cutting station VI.
- the cutting device includes a vacuum suction table 46 that is connected to a vacuum suction source 49 and a cutting template 47 that is detachably attached on the vacuum suction table 46.
- Cutting grooves 47a formed at intervals corresponding to the dimensions of the display cells 1 and the arrangement intervals of the display cells 1 on the mother board B are provided.
- the cutting template 47 has a large number of vacuum suction holes 47b in the same manner as the suction holding board 10 for bonding.
- a cutting blade 48 for cutting an object placed on the cutting template 47 into a predetermined length and width by moving along the cutting grooves 47a is provided.
- a plurality of cutting templates 47 suitable for the dimensions of the display cell 1 are prepared, and appropriate ones are selected according to the dimensions of the display cells to be cut out and attached to the vacuum suction table 45 for use. Can do.
- the mother board B transferred to the cutting station VI is transferred from the bonding suction holding board 10 onto the cutting template 47a on the vacuum suction table 45. This transfer can be performed in the same manner as the transfer described above with reference to the position adjustment station I.
- the mother board B which is positioned on the cutting template 47 and held in vacuum, is moved to a dimension corresponding to each display cell 1 by moving the cutting blade 48 along the cutting groove 47a of the cutting template 47. Disconnected. Thus, a display cell in which the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display unit 1d is obtained.
- the cutting is not limited to the cutting with the cutting blade 48 as shown in FIG. 14, and for example, the cutting is performed by the laser cutting mechanism 50 illustrated in the cutting station VI of FIG. 1 or the punching mechanism 51 having a number of cutting blades. May be.
- Each cut display cell 1 can be transported to the next process by a vacuum suction type transport mechanism 52 as shown in FIG. 15, for example.
- the laminated optical film supported by the carrier film 21e is cut into a predetermined length by the cutting mechanism 28 in advance to form the optical film sheet 21f, and then displayed on the motherboard B.
- the optical film is passed to the entire display cell in the column in the form of a continuous strip film without being cut in advance on the sheet. Pasted together.
- the cut forming mechanism 28 in the bonding mechanism 20 shown in FIG. 11 is not necessary.
- the lamination according to this embodiment is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 16A, in the mother board B, the leading end of the first display cell 1 in the leftmost row in the feed direction is positioned at a predetermined position in the bonding position.
- the carrier film 21 e is peeled off from the optical film 21, and the optical film is continuously bonded to the display cell 1 in the left end row.
- the mother board B is moved to the left side and rearward so that the display cell 1 at the head of the second row is aligned with the bonding position as shown in FIG.
- the mother board B is moved leftward and rearward, and the same bonding is performed with the display cell 1 at the head of the right end column aligned with the bonding position as shown in FIG.
- the mother board B thus bonded is cut by the cutting mechanism shown in FIG. 14 to obtain individual display cells 1.
- the optical film 21 bonded continuously is cut to a size corresponding to the size of the display surface 1d of the display cell.
- the method of the present invention can also be applied to the bonding of an optical film to the display cells 1 arranged in a vertical row on the mother board B.
- An example is shown in FIG.
- the display cell 1 is arranged on the mother board B so that the terminal portion 1c is lateral to the column direction.
- the pasting can be performed by pasting the optical film sheet 21f cut in advance from the top of the column to the display portion 1d of the display cell 1 by the same operation as described with reference to FIG. .
- the optical film 21 may be bonded to the display portion 1d over the entire display cell 1 in a row, and an excess portion of the optical film 21 may be cut off in a subsequent cutting step.
- FIGS. 18 and 19 show an embodiment in which the method of the present invention is applied to bonding of an optical film to a display cell having a relatively large flexible sheet structure.
- the display cell is an organic EL cell
- the cell itself can have a thin flexible sheet structure.
- RTP roll-to-panel
- an optical film can be bonded to an optical display cell having a flexible sheet structure having a relatively large size using the method described above.
- an optical display cell 60 having a flexible sheet structure has a rectangular shape having a short side 60a and a long side 60b, a terminal portion 60c positioned along the short side 60a, and a length L in the vertical direction. And a display portion 60d having a lateral width W.
- the display cell 60 is formed on a substrate 61 made of a heat-resistant resin material such as polyimide at the manufacturing stage.
- the manufacturing process is the same as the process described with reference to FIG. 3, the resin base material 61 is formed in a film shape on a glass substrate, and the optical display cell 60 such as an organic EL display cell is formed thereon. .
- the difference from the case of FIG. 3 is that one display cell is formed on the substrate 61 in the present embodiment.
- a surface protective film is bonded to the upper surface of the display cell 60, and then the substrate 61 is made of glass. It is peeled from the substrate. Thereafter, a protective film is also bonded to the back surface of the substrate 61 to form the cell motherboard B.
- the cell mother board B is held by the laminating suction holding plate 10 through the same steps as those described in relation to FIGS. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. And sent to the bonding station IV.
- the optical film 21 fed out from the optical film roll 22 has a width corresponding to the width W of the display cell 60 shown in FIG.
- the structure of the bonding part is shown schematically. The operation at the bonding portion is the same as that described above with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 20 shows a schematic view of bonding according to this embodiment.
- the display cells are arranged in a matrix so that the terminal portions are positioned in the feed direction 72. That is, in this embodiment, the feed direction 72 is the horizontal direction of the display cell, and the direction perpendicular to the feed direction 72 is the vertical direction of the display cell.
- the optical film sheet 21f is bonded in the horizontal direction to the entire column 70 of the display cells arranged in the vertical direction, so that the width of the optical film 21 is set in the display cell arranged in the vertical direction.
- “corresponding” to the vertical dimension of the display cell column 70 does not mean that the display cell column 70 exactly matches, but may include the vertical dimension of the display cell column 70 and substantially match.
- the width of the optical film may be determined based on the vertical dimension.
- the optical film 21 is cut by the notch forming mechanism 28 leaving the carrier film 21e to form the optical film sheet 21f. The interval of cutting corresponds to the lateral width W of the display surface 1 d of the display cell 1.
- the optical film 21 is cut in the width direction by the cuts 28 a, and the length of the side corresponding to the horizontal width W of the display surface 1 d of the display cell 1 and the entire vertical length of the column 70 of the display cell 1.
- the optical film sheet 21f having
- FIG. 21 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a bonding order related to the aspect illustrated in FIG.
- the tip of the display surface 1d of the display cell in the first row is positioned at the bonding position, which is the tip of the optical film sheet 21f, by moving the suction holding substrate 10 for bonding.
- the carrier film 21e is peeled from the optical film sheet 21f so that the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 21d remains on the optical film sheet 21f side, and the optical film sheet 21f is continuously laterally applied to the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 in the first row.
- the mother board B is moved forward so that the display cells 1 in the second row are aligned with the bonding position as shown in FIG.
- the mother board B is moved forward so that the display cells 1 in the third row are aligned with the bonding position as shown in FIG.
- the mother board B thus bonded is cut by the cutting mechanism shown in FIG. 14 to obtain individual display cells 1.
- the optical film sheet 21f bonded continuously is cut into a dimension corresponding to the dimension of the display surface 1d of the display cell.
- the motherboard B only moves forward, and there is no need to move the motherboard B back and forth. Therefore, a large number of display cells arranged in a matrix on the motherboard can be bonded together in a short time. it can. It is possible to bond to all the display cells on the motherboard only by moving forward by using a large number of bonding mechanisms that bond the optical film in the vertical direction.
- FIG. 21 is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 11 except for the bonding method.
- the optical film 21 is cut into the lateral width of the display surface 1d to form the optical film sheet 21f before the bonding is performed.
- the optical film 21 is cut to form the optical film sheet 21f.
- the optical film 21 may be cut so as to coincide with the lateral rear end of the display cell 1, an excess portion of the optical film sheet 21f can be cut off in a subsequent cutting process at the cutting station VI. Therefore, you may cut
- the terminal portion 1c is present at the rear in the lateral direction, the optical film 21 is cut on the terminal portion 1c, and the terminal portion 1c is easily damaged. Therefore, the terminal portion 1c is positioned at the distal end side in the lateral direction. It is desirable to arrange.
- the optical film sheet is the same as the embodiment shown in FIG. 20 in that the optical film sheet is bonded in the lateral direction of the display cell, but a plurality of optical film rolls are used. Different.
- FIG. 22 the schematic of the bonding by this aspect is shown.
- the widths of the two optical film rolls 22-1 and 22-2 correspond to the vertical dimensions of the two partial columns 70-1 and 70-2 of the display cell constituting the display cell column 70, respectively.
- the overall width of the two optical film rolls 22-1 and 22-2 corresponds to the vertical dimension of the display cell column 70.
- the optical films 21-1 and 21-2 are cut by the cut forming mechanism 28, leaving the carrier films 21e-1 and 21e-2, thereby forming the optical film sheets 21f-1 and 21f-2.
- the interval of cutting corresponds to the lateral width W of the display surface 1 d of the display cell 1. Therefore, the optical films 21-1 and 21-2 are cut to correspond to the horizontal width W of the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 and the vertical length of the partial row 70-1 (70-2) of the display cell 1.
- the optical film sheets 21f-1 and 21f-2 are formed.
- two identical optical film rolls are used, but other numbers of film rolls such as three may be used, or optical film rolls having different widths may be used.
- FIG. 23 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of a bonding order related to the aspect illustrated in FIG. Bonding is performed by the same bonding method as that of the embodiment shown in FIG. That is, the mother board B is moved forward (lateral direction), and the tip of the optical film sheet 28-1 is aligned with the tip of the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 in the first row as shown in FIG. Thus, the display cells 1 belonging to the partial row 70-1 are bonded to each other.
- the carrier film 21e-1 is peeled off from the optical film sheet 21f-1, and the optical film sheet 21f-1 is displayed in the first column of the partial column 70-1.
- the cell 1 is continuously bonded to the display surface 1d in the horizontal direction.
- the bonding position of the optical film sheet 28-2 is positioned on the destination side of the optical film sheet 28-1 by two columns in the horizontal direction (feeding direction), and therefore the display cell 1 belonging to the partial column 70-2.
- the optical film sheet 21f-2 is not bonded.
- the mother board B is moved forward, and as shown in FIG. 23B, the display cell 1 of the second partial row 70-1 is aligned with the bonding position of the optical film sheet 28-1. Then, the same bonding is performed. Further, the mother board B is moved forward so that the display cells 1 in the third row are aligned with the bonding position as shown in FIG.
- the leading edge of the optical film sheet 28-2 is aligned with the leading edge of the display surface 1d of the first display cell in the partial row 70-2.
- the display cell and the display cell in the first column of the partial column 70-2 are bonded at the same time.
- the mother board B is moved forward, and as shown in FIG. 23 (d), the display cell 1 of the fourth partial row 70-1 is aligned with the bonding position of the optical film sheet 28-1, The same bonding is performed with the display cell 1 of the second partial column 70-2 aligned with the bonding position of the optical film sheet 28-2.
- the mother board B on which the optical film sheet is bonded to all the display cells in this way is cut by the cutting mechanism shown in FIG. 14 to obtain individual display cells 1.
- the laminating mechanism may be arranged at the same position in the lateral direction.
- the laminating mechanism may be arranged at the same position in the lateral direction.
- the bonding mechanism having a peeling means, a supporting member for a bonding roll, and the like around the actual bonding position. Therefore, it becomes easy to ensure the arrangement
- the adjacent laminating mechanism is a problem for securing the arrangement space, it is preferable that only the laminating positions corresponding to the adjacent optical film rolls are different in the lateral direction.
- the bonding positions of the optical film rolls 22-1 and 22-2 are different by two rows in the horizontal direction, but the present invention is not limited to this. May be different.
- an optical film roll having a width corresponding to a partial row of display cells is used, but the optical film sheet is relatively moved in the vertical direction by moving the bonding position of the optical film sheet and the mother board.
- the optical film sheet is bonded to one row of display cells by sequentially performing sheet bonding for each partial column. That is, after the optical film sheet is bonded to the display cell partial row, the display cell (motherboard) and the optical film sheet are relatively moved in the vertical direction by a distance corresponding to the display cell partial row.
- the tip of the display surface of the display cell constituting the partial row where the optical film sheet is not bonded is aligned with the bonding position of the optical film sheet.
- the optical film roll 22 corresponds to the longitudinal dimension of the partial row 70-1 (70-2).
- the optical film 21 is cut by the cut forming mechanism 28 while leaving the carrier film 21e to form the optical film sheet 21f.
- the interval of cutting corresponds to the lateral width W of the display surface 1 d of the display cell 1. Therefore, the optical film 21 is cut in the width direction by the cuts 28a, and has the side corresponding to the horizontal width W and the vertical length of the partial row 70-1 (70-2) of the display cell 1. 21f.
- FIG. 25 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bonding order related to the aspect shown in FIG.
- the suction holding board 10 for bonding by moving the suction holding board 10 for bonding, the mother board B is moved, and the display cells in the first row arranged in a matrix on the mother board B are displayed on the optical film sheet. Align to the bonding position of 21f.
- the left partial row 70-1 as viewed from the feeding direction of the first row of display cells is aligned with the bonding position of the optical film sheet 21f. That is, the front end of the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 belonging to the partial row 70-1 is aligned with the front end of the optical film sheet 28f.
- the optical film sheet 28f is continuously pasted in the horizontal direction on the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 belonging to the partial row 70-1.
- the mother board B is moved in the vertical direction (the left side in the feed direction) by the vertical dimension of the partial row, and viewed from the feed direction in the first row as shown in FIG.
- the display cells belonging to the right partial column 70-2 are aligned with the optical film sheet bonding position. Since the mother board B is moved in the horizontal direction for bonding, the mother board B is not only in the vertical direction, but also in the rear direction (opposite to the bonding direction) by the horizontal width W of the display surface 1d. Will move.
- the optical film sheet 21f is bonded to the display cells 1 belonging to the partial row 70-2.
- the mother board B in FIG. 25 (d) is moved in the vertical direction (right side in the feed direction) and forward to belong to the second partial row 70-1.
- the display cell 1 is aligned with the bonding position, and an optical film is bonded to the display cell 1 belonging to the second partial row 70-1.
- the mother board B is moved, and the optical film sheet 28f is bonded to the display cells belonging to the second column 70-2 as shown in FIG.
- the mother board B in which the optical film sheet 28f is bonded to all the display cells 1 in this way is cut by the cutting mechanism shown in FIG. It is the same.
- FIG. 26 shows an embodiment in which the relative movement in the vertical direction is performed by moving the optical film sheet.
- the laminating mechanism 20 is designed to be movable in the vertical direction, and the laminating mechanism 20 is moved in the vertical direction, so that the laminating position of the optical film is set to the tip of the display cell to be bonded. Except for matching to the position on the side, the embodiment is the same as the embodiment described in FIGS.
- FIG. 27 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a bonding order related to the aspect shown in FIG.
- the mother board B is moved, and the tip of the display surface 1d of the display cell 1 in the first row of the display cells 1 arranged in a matrix on the mother board B and the optical film sheet 28f.
- the bonding position which is the tip is aligned with respect to the lateral direction.
- the optical film sheet 28f is moved in the vertical direction so that the front end of the optical film sheet is moved to the first partial row 70-1. In the vertical direction. That is, the display surfaces 1d of the display cells belonging to the partial row 70-1 are aligned with the tip of the optical film sheet 28f.
- the optical film sheet is continuously bonded in the horizontal direction to the partial row 70-1 located on the left side in the first row in the feeding direction.
- the optical film sheet 21f is moved in the vertical direction (right side in the feed direction) by the vertical dimension of the partial row by the movement of the bonding mechanism 20, and as shown in FIG.
- the pasting position is aligned with the display cell 1 belonging to the partial row 70-2 on the right side of the first row in the feed direction. Since the mother board B moves in the horizontal direction for bonding, the mother board B moves backward (in the opposite direction to the bonding direction) by the horizontal width W of the display surface 1d.
- the optical film sheet 28f is bonded to the display cells 1 belonging to the partial row 70-2.
- the bonding mechanism 20 is moved in the vertical direction (left side in the feeding direction), and the mother board B is moved forward, as shown in FIG.
- the second partial column 70-1 is aligned with the bonding position, and the optical film is bonded to the display cells belonging to the second partial column 70-1.
- the mother board B is moved, and as shown in FIG. 27E, the optical film sheet 28f is bonded to the display cell 1 belonging to the second partial row 70-2.
- the mother board B since the mother board B is not moved in the vertical direction, the size in the vertical direction of the bonding station IV can be reduced, so that space can be saved.
- each column is bonded from the display cell 1 belonging to the partial column 70-1, but the bonding may be performed in a different order depending on the column. For example, by bonding the second row from the display cells belonging to the partial row 70-2, the mother board B or the optical film sheet is moved in the vertical direction when the row is moved from the first row to the second row. There is no need. That is, when performing the alignment between the optical display film and the display cell between the columns, the alignment in the vertical direction can be omitted.
- display for one column is performed by pasting the three display cells 1 twice with respect to the column composed of six display cells 1 per column.
- the bonding to the two display cells may be performed three times. Further, the bonding to one display cell may be performed six times. When there is no excess optical film remaining outside the display surface 1d, it is not necessary to cut the optical film at the cutting station VI.
- the number of display cells per column is not limited to six as long as it is plural.
- Polarizer 21c ... 1/4 wavelength retardation film 21e ... carrier film 21f ... optical film sheet 22 ... optical film roll 28 ... notch forming mechanism 28a ... notch 29 ... cutting blade 38 ... Lamination rolls 9 ... carrier film peeling mechanism 46 ... vacuum suction table 47 ... cutting template 47a ... cutting grooves 47b ... vacuum ports 48 ... cutting blades 49 ... vacuum source
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II・・・表面保護フィルム剥離ステーション
III・・・第1表面検査ステーション
IV・・・偏光子積層体貼合せステーション
V・・・第2表面検査ステーション
VI・・・切断ステーション
W・・・横方向の幅
L・・・縦方向の長さ
B・・・セル集合体マザーボード
1・・・光学表示セル
1a・・・短辺
1b・・・長辺
1c・・・端子部分
1d・・・表示部分
3・・・ガラス基板
4・・・基材
5・・・表面保護フィルム
6・・・裏面保護フィルム
7・・・マザーボード搬送台
8・・・マザーボード位置調節盤
10・・・貼合せ用吸引保持盤
10a・・・吸引用孔
12・・・セル集合体マザーボードの基準位置
20・・・貼合せ機構
21・・・光学フィルム
21a・・・偏光子
21c・・・1/4波長位相差フィルム
21e・・・キャリアフィルム
21f・・・光学フィルムシート
22・・・光学フィルムロール
28・・・切り込み形成機構
28a・・・切り込み
29・・・切断刃
38・・・貼合せロール
39・・・キャリアフィルム剥離機構
46・・・真空吸引台
47・・・切断用型板
47a・・・切断用溝
47b・・・真空吸引孔
48・・・切断刃
49・・・真空吸引源 I ... Position adjustment station
II ... Surface protection film peeling station
III ・ ・ ・ First surface inspection station
IV ... Polarizer laminate bonding station
V ... Second surface inspection station
VI ... cutting station W ... lateral width L ... longitudinal length B ...
Claims (34)
- 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上に縦方向の列状に配列された前記光学表示セルの、配列状態における、前記端子部分を除く横方向幅に対応する幅を有する偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに、粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
繰り出された前記光学フィルム積層体の該光学フィルムと該粘着剤層に対し、前記セル集合体マザーボード上に縦方向の列状に配列された前記光学表示セルの配列状態における縦方向寸法に対応する長さ方向の間隔で、横方向に切り込みを順次に形成して、縦方向に隣接する2つの切り込みの間に、粘着剤層を介して前記キャリアフィルム上に支持された光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムシートを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムシートを、前記縦方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された個々の光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に順次に貼り合わせる段階と、
を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、縦方向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、送り方向に対する前記セル集合体マザーボードの横方向位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し横方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの先端とが位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
An optical film including at least a layer of a polarizer having a width corresponding to a width in a horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard. An optical film laminate roll in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded via an adhesive layer is wound into a roll,
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
Corresponding to the vertical dimension in the arrangement state of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard with respect to the optical film and the adhesive layer of the optical film laminate that has been fed out. Cuts are sequentially formed in the horizontal direction at intervals in the length direction, and an optical film sheet supported on the carrier film is formed between two cuts adjacent in the vertical direction via an adhesive layer. Stages,
The cell assembly motherboard in which the optical film sheet is peeled off from the carrier film with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side at the laminating position, and the peeled optical film sheet is moved in the longitudinal direction. Sequentially pasting to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portions of the individual optical display cells arranged in a vertical row above,
Including
The cells in the feeding direction before the optical film sheet is bonded to the first optical display cell in the vertical direction of the optical display cells arranged in the vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard. Adjusting the lateral position and azimuth angle of the assembly mother board so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the lateral direction and azimuth angle; By adjusting the feeding of the assembly motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet, the leading edge of each optical film sheet is aligned with the leading edge of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard. A method characterized by: - 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上に縦方向の列状に配列された前記光学表示セルの、配列状態における、前記端子部分を除く横方向幅に対応する幅を有する偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに、粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムを、送り方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された複数の光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に連続的に貼り合わせる段階と、
前記光学フィルムが連続的に貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数の光学表示セルを個々のセルに切り離し、同時に、該光学表示セルの縦方向端部において、個々のセルに貼り合わされた前記光学フィルムを切断する段階と、
を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、縦向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、送り方向に対する前記セル集合体マザーボードの横方向位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し横方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの先端と、が位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
An optical film including at least a layer of a polarizer having a width corresponding to a width in a horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard. An optical film laminate roll in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded via an adhesive layer is wound into a roll,
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
In the bonding position, the optical film is peeled off from the carrier film in a state where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remains on the optical film side, and the peeled optical film is moved vertically in the cell assembly motherboard that moves in the feeding direction. Continuously pasting to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portion of a plurality of optical display cells arranged in a row of directions;
A plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly mother board on which the optical film is continuously bonded are separated into individual cells, and at the same time, at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells, the optical display cells are bonded to the individual cells. Cutting the optical film;
Including
The cells in the feeding direction before the optical film sheet is bonded to the first optical display cell in the vertical direction of the optical display cells arranged in the vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard. Adjusting the lateral position and azimuth angle of the assembly mother board so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the lateral direction and azimuth angle; The leading edge of each optical film sheet and the leading edge of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell aggregate motherboard are aligned by adjusting the feeding of the assembly motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet. A method characterized by. - 請求項1又は請求項2に記載した方法であって、前記セル集合体マザーボード上には、複数個の前記光学表示セルからなる縦方向の列が複数個、並列に配列され、それぞれの列に含まれる前記光学表示セルに対して光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われることを特徴とする方法。 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of vertical columns of the plurality of optical display cells are arranged in parallel on the cell assembly motherboard, and each column is arranged in parallel. An optical film sheet is bonded to the optical display cell included.
- 請求項3に記載した方法であって、並列に配置されたそれぞれの列に含まれる前記光学表示セルに対する光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせは、列ごとに順次的に行われることを特徴とする方法。 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the bonding of the optical film sheet to the optical display cell included in each column arranged in parallel is sequentially performed for each column.
- 請求項1に記載した方法であって、前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数個の光学表示セルは、複数個の前記光学表示セルからなる縦方向の列が複数個の行に並列に配列された行列配置とされており、送り方向にみて右又は左端に位置する縦方向の第1の列における送り方向先頭の光学表示セルに対する前記光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われた後に、前記セル集合体マザーボードを横方向及び後方に移動させ、前記縦方向の第1の列に隣接する縦方向の第2の列の送り方向先頭の光学表示セルの先端を貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートの先端に位置合わせして、光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせを行い、順次同様な貼り合わせを行って、すべての列の先頭の行の光学表示セルに対する光学フィルムシートの貼合せが終わると、前記セル集合体マザーボードを送り方向に前進させて同様な操作により各列の2行目に位置する光学表示セルに対する光学フィルムシートの貼合を行い、同様な操作を順次繰り返して前記セル集合体マザーボード上のすべての光学表示セルに対する光学フィルムシートの貼合を行うことを特徴とする方法。 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly mother board have a plurality of columns arranged in parallel in a vertical direction. After the optical film sheet is bonded to the first optical display cell in the feed direction in the first column in the vertical direction located at the right or left end when viewed in the feed direction, the cell assembly The optical film sheet of the optical film sheet is moved to the laminating position by moving the mother board in the horizontal direction and rearward, and the leading edge of the optical display cell in the feed direction of the second vertical row adjacent to the first vertical row. The optical film sheet is bonded to the optical display cell in alignment with the leading edge, and the same bonding is sequentially performed, so that the optical film for the optical display cell in the first row of all the columns is aligned. After the sheet sheet is laminated, the cell assembly mother board is advanced in the feed direction, and the optical film sheet is bonded to the optical display cell located in the second row of each column by the same operation. The method comprising: sequentially repeating and laminating optical film sheets to all optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard.
- 請求項1から請求項5までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記基材は、可撓性であることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the substrate is flexible.
- 請求項6に記載した方法であって、前記基材は耐熱性樹脂材料により形成されたものであることを特徴とする方法。 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the substrate is formed of a heat resistant resin material.
- 請求項6に記載した方法であって、前記基材は、可撓性セラミックシート又は可撓性ガラスシートであることを特徴とする方法。 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the substrate is a flexible ceramic sheet or a flexible glass sheet.
- 請求項1から請求項8までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学表示セルは有機EL表示セルであることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the optical display cell is an organic EL display cell.
- 請求項1から請求項8までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学表示セルは液晶表示セルであることを特徴とする方法。 9. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the optical display cell is a liquid crystal display cell.
- 請求項1から請求項10までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学フィルムは、偏光子と該偏光子に貼り合わされた位相差フィルムとからなり、前記光学フィルムは、前記位相差フィルムが前記粘着剤層に面する側に位置する構成であり、該位相差フィルムが前記光学表示セルの前記光学表示面に貼り合わされることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the optical film includes a polarizer and a retardation film bonded to the polarizer, and the optical film has the position. A method wherein the retardation film is positioned on the side facing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the retardation film is bonded to the optical display surface of the optical display cell.
- 請求項11に記載した方法であって、前記偏光子の吸収軸と前記位相差フィルムの遅相軸とは、45°±5°の範囲内の角度で交差していることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to claim 11, wherein the absorption axis of the polarizer and the slow axis of the retardation film intersect at an angle in a range of 45 ° ± 5 °. .
- 請求項12に記載した方法であって、前記偏光子の吸収軸は前記光学フィルムの長さ方向に平行であり、前記位相差フィルムの遅相軸は前記光学フィルムの長さ方向に対して斜めに傾斜して配置されることを特徴とする方法。 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein an absorption axis of the polarizer is parallel to a length direction of the optical film, and a slow axis of the retardation film is oblique to the length direction of the optical film. The method is characterized in that it is arranged at an inclination.
- 請求項10から請求項13までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記位相差フィルムは、短波長光に対する位相差が長波長光に対する位相差より小さい逆分散フィルムであることを特徴とする方法。 14. The method according to claim 10, wherein the retardation film is a reverse dispersion film in which a retardation for short wavelength light is smaller than a retardation for long wavelength light. And how to.
- 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状で可撓性の柔軟シート構造の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状で可撓性の柔軟シート構造の光学表示セルを、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で樹脂基材上に配列した構成のセルマザーボードと、
前記セルマザーボード上に配列された前記光学表示セルの、配列状態における、前記端子部分を除く横方向幅に対応する幅を有する偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに、粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セルマザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
繰り出された前記光学フィルム積層体の該光学フィルムと該粘着剤層に対し、前記セルマザーボード上の前記光学表示セルの配列状態における縦方向寸法に対応する長さ方向の間隔で、横方向に切り込みを順次に形成して、粘着剤層を介して前記キャリアフィルム上に支持された光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムシートを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムシートを、送り方向に移動する前記セルマザーボード上の前記光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に貼り合わせる段階と、
を含み、
前記セルマザーボード上の前記光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、送り方向に対する前記セルマザーボードの横方向位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し横方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セルマザーボードの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セルマザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの先端と、が位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to an optical display cell having a flexible flexible sheet structure in a rectangular shape in which a terminal portion including an electric terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
An optical display cell having a rectangular flexible flexible sheet structure in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side, the side having the terminal portion is located in the horizontal direction, and the optical display surface is on the upper side A cell motherboard with a configuration arranged on a resin base material in a directed state;
The optical display cell arrayed on the cell motherboard has an optical film including at least a polarizer layer having a width corresponding to a width in a lateral direction excluding the terminal portion in an array state. An optical film laminate roll in which a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate bonded with a film is wound into a roll, and
Use
Sequentially sending a plurality of the cell motherboards to the bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
With respect to the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the optical film laminate that has been fed out, a cut is made in the horizontal direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the vertical dimension in the arrangement state of the optical display cells on the cell motherboard. Sequentially forming an optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via an adhesive layer;
In the bonding position, the optical film sheet is peeled off from the carrier film with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side, and the peeled optical film sheet is moved in the feeding direction on the cell motherboard. Bonding to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell;
Including
Before the optical film sheet is attached to the optical display cell on the cell motherboard, the lateral position and azimuth angle of the cell motherboard with respect to the feeding direction are adjusted, and the optical display cell is attached to the optical display cell. The optical film sheet sent to the alignment position is aligned with respect to the lateral direction and the azimuth angle, and by adjusting the feeding of the cell motherboard, the leading edge of each optical film sheet, A method characterized in that the tip of the corresponding optical display cell is aligned. - 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上に縦方向の列状に配列された前記複数個の前記光学表示セルの列の縦方向寸法に対応する幅を有する偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに、粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
繰り出された前記光学フィルム積層体の該光学フィルムと該粘着剤層に対し、前記光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く横方向に対応する長さ方向の間隔で、縦方向に切り込みを順次に形成して、横方向に隣接する2つの切り込みの間に、粘着剤層を介して前記キャリアフィルム上に支持された光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムシートを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムシートを、前記横方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された前記光学表示セルの列の前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に連続的に貼り合わせる段階と、
前記光学フィルムシートが貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数の光学表示セルを個々のセルに切り離し、同時に、該光学表示セルの縦方向端部において、個々のセルに貼り合わされた前記光学フィルムを切断する段階と、を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、横方向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、前記セル集合体マザーボードの前記縦方向の位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し縦方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの光学表面の区域の先端とが位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on an optical film including at least a polarizer layer having a width corresponding to the vertical dimension of the plurality of rows of the optical display cells arranged in a row in the vertical direction on the cell assembly motherboard. An optical film laminate roll obtained by winding a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded via a roll,
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
For the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the optical film laminate that has been fed out, incisions are sequentially formed in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell. Forming an optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via an adhesive layer between two laterally adjacent cuts;
The cell assembly mother board which peels off the optical film sheet from the carrier film with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side at the bonding position, and moves the peeled optical film sheet in the lateral direction. Continuously pasting to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portion of the row of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row above;
A plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard to which the optical film sheet is bonded are separated into individual cells, and at the same time, the optical film bonded to the individual cells at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells. Cutting the step, and
Before the optical film sheet on the cell assembly motherboard is bonded to the first optical display cell in the horizontal direction, the cell assembly motherboard is arranged. Adjusting the vertical position and azimuth angle of the optical display cell so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the vertical direction and azimuth angle. By adjusting the feeding of the main motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet, the leading edge of each optical film sheet and the leading edge of the optical surface area of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard are aligned. A method characterized by being made to be. - 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記複数個の前記光学表示セルの列の縦方向寸法に対応する幅を有する、偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムを、送り方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された前記複数個の光学表示セルの列の前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に連続的に貼り合わせる段階と、
前記光学フィルムが貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記光学表示セルの列の前記端子部分を除く横方向端部に対応させて、前記光学フィルムを切断して、光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記光学フィルムシートが連続的に貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数の光学表示セルを個々のセルに切り離し、同時に、該光学表示セルの縦方向端部において、個々のセルに貼り合わされた前記光学フィルムを切断する段階と、
を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、横方向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、前記セル集合体マザーボードの前記縦方向の位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し縦方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの先端と、が位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
Continuous web-shaped optical film lamination in which a carrier film is bonded to an optical film having at least a polarizer layer having a width corresponding to the vertical dimension of the plurality of rows of the optical display cells via an adhesive layer An optical film laminate roll in which the body is wound into a roll, and
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
In the bonding position, the optical film is peeled off from the carrier film in a state where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remains on the optical film side, and the peeled optical film is moved vertically in the cell assembly motherboard that moves in the feeding direction. Continuously pasting to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portion of the plurality of rows of optical display cells arranged in a row of directions;
A step of cutting the optical film to form an optical film sheet so as to correspond to a lateral end portion excluding the terminal portion of the row of the optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard on which the optical film is bonded. When,
A plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard on which the optical film sheet is continuously bonded are separated into individual cells, and at the same time, the optical display cells are bonded to the individual cells at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells. Cutting the optical film;
Including
Before the optical film sheet on the cell assembly motherboard is bonded to the first optical display cell in the horizontal direction, the cell assembly motherboard is arranged. Adjusting the vertical position and azimuth angle of the optical display cell so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the vertical direction and azimuth angle. By adjusting the feeding of the main motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet, the leading edge of each optical film sheet is aligned with the leading edge of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard. A method characterized by: - 請求項17に記載した方法であって、前記端子部分が、光学フィルムの前記横方向の送り先側に位置することを特徴とする方法。 The method according to claim 17, wherein the terminal portion is positioned on the side of the optical film on the side of the destination.
- 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記複数個の前記光学表示セルの列を構成する、光学表示セルの複数の部分列の縦方向寸法にそれぞれ対応する幅を有する複数の光学フィルム積層体ロールであって、偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の複数の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた複数の光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記複数の光学フィルム積層体を該複数の光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
繰り出された前記複数の光学フィルム積層体の該光学フィルムと該粘着剤層に対し、前記光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く横方向に対応する長さ方向の間隔で、縦方向に切り込みを順次に形成して、横方向に隣接する2つの切り込みの間に、粘着剤層を介して前記キャリアフィルム上に支持された光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記複数の光学フィルムシートを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記複数の光学フィルムシートをそれぞれ、前記横方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの前記複数の部分列の前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に連続的に貼り合わせる段階と、
前記光学フィルムシートが貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数の光学表示セルを個々のセルに切り離し、同時に、該光学表示セルの縦方向端部において、個々のセルに貼り合わされた前記光学フィルムを切断する段階と、を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、横方向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、前記セル集合体マザーボードの前記縦方向の位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し縦方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの光学表面の区域の先端とが位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
A plurality of optical film laminate rolls each having a width corresponding to a longitudinal dimension of a plurality of sub-rows of the optical display cell, constituting the plurality of optical display cell rows, wherein the polarizer layer is at least A plurality of optical film laminate rolls obtained by winding a plurality of optical film laminates in the form of a continuous web in which a carrier film is bonded to an optical film including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer;
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Feeding the plurality of optical film laminates from the plurality of optical film laminate rolls to the laminating position;
The optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the plurality of optical film laminates that have been fed out are sequentially cut in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell. Forming an optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via an adhesive layer between two laterally adjacent cuts; and
At the bonding position, the plurality of optical film sheets are peeled off from the carrier film in a state where the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remains on the optical film side, and each of the plurality of peeled optical film sheets is moved in the lateral direction. A step of continuously affixing to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portions of the plurality of partial rows of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row on the cell assembly motherboard;
A plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard to which the optical film sheet is bonded are separated into individual cells, and at the same time, the optical film bonded to the individual cells at the longitudinal ends of the optical display cells. Cutting the step, and
Before the optical film sheet on the cell assembly motherboard is bonded to the first optical display cell in the horizontal direction, the cell assembly motherboard is arranged. Adjusting the vertical position and azimuth angle of the optical display cell so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the vertical direction and azimuth angle. By adjusting the feeding of the main motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet, the leading edge of each optical film sheet and the leading edge of the optical surface area of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard are aligned. A method characterized by being made to be. - 請求項19に記載した方法であって、縦方向に隣接する前記複数の光学フィルム積層体の貼合せ位置が、前記横方向に異なることを特徴とする方法。 20. The method according to claim 19, wherein bonding positions of the plurality of optical film laminates adjacent in the vertical direction are different in the horizontal direction.
- 電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルに対し、光学フィルムシートを貼り合わせる方法であって、
電気接続用の電気端子を備える端子部分が一辺に形成された長方形形状の光学表示セルの複数個を、前記端子部分を有する辺が横方向に位置し光学表示面が上に向けられた状態で、少なくとも縦方向に列状に並べて基材上に配列した構成のセル集合体マザーボードと、
前記複数個の前記光学表示セルの列を構成する、光学表示セルの複数の部分列の内の一つの縦方向寸法に対応する幅を有する偏光子の層を少なくとも含む光学フィルムに、粘着剤層を介してキャリアフィルムを貼り合わせた連続ウェブ形状の光学フィルム積層体をロール状に巻いた光学フィルム積層体ロールと、
を使用し、
複数の前記セル集合体マザーボードを順次、貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
前記光学フィルム積層体を該光学フィルム積層体ロールから繰り出して前記貼合せ位置に送る段階と、
繰り出された前記光学フィルム積層体の該光学フィルムと該粘着剤層に対し、前記光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く横方向に対応する長さ方向の間隔で、縦方向に切り込みを形成して、横方向に隣接する2つの切り込みの間に、粘着剤層を介して前記キャリアフィルム上に支持された光学フィルムシートを形成する段階と、
前記貼合せ位置において、前記光学フィルム側に前記粘着剤層が残る状態で前記光学フィルムシートを前記キャリアフィルムから剥がし、剥がされた前記光学フィルムシートを、前記横方向に移動する前記セル集合体マザーボード上の縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの前記端子部分を除く光学表示面の区域に貼り合わせる段階であって、前記光学フィルムシートと前記セル集合体マザーボードとが、縦方向に相対的に移動することによって前記光学フィルムシートを部分列ごとに順次に貼り合わせる段階と、
前記光学フィルムシートが貼り合わされた前記セル集合体マザーボード上の複数の光学表示セルを個々のセルに切り離し、余剰の前記光学フィルムが存在すれば、同時に、該光学表示セルの縦方向端部において、個々のセルに貼り合わされた前記光学フィルムを切断する段階と、
を含み、
前記セル集合体マザーボード上の前記縦方向の列状に配列された光学表示セルの、横方向にみて先頭の光学表示セルに対する該光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われる前に、前記セル集合体マザーボードの前記縦方向の位置及び方位角度の調節を行って、前記光学表示セルが、前記貼合せ位置に送られる前記光学フィルムシートに対し縦方向及び方位角度に関し位置整合させられるようにし、前記セル集合体マザーボードの送りと前記光学フィルムシートの送りを調節することにより、個々の光学フィルムのシートの先端と、該セル集合体マザーボード上の対応する光学表示セルの光学表面の区域の先端とが位置合わせされるようにする
ことを特徴とする方法。 It is a method of bonding an optical film sheet to a rectangular optical display cell in which a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection is formed on one side,
A plurality of rectangular optical display cells each having a terminal portion having an electrical terminal for electrical connection formed on one side, with the side having the terminal portion positioned laterally and the optical display surface facing upward A cell assembly mother board having a configuration arranged on a base material in a row in at least the vertical direction;
A pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on an optical film comprising at least a layer of a polarizer having a width corresponding to one longitudinal dimension among a plurality of sub-rows of the optical display cell, which constitutes the row of the plurality of optical display cells. An optical film laminate roll obtained by winding a continuous web-shaped optical film laminate in which a carrier film is bonded via a roll,
Use
Sequentially sending the plurality of cell assembly motherboards to a bonding position;
Unwinding the optical film laminate from the optical film laminate roll and sending it to the laminating position;
With respect to the optical film and the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the optical film laminate that has been fed, a cut is formed in the vertical direction at intervals in the length direction corresponding to the horizontal direction excluding the terminal portion of the optical display cell. Forming an optical film sheet supported on the carrier film via an adhesive layer between two laterally adjacent cuts;
The cell assembly mother board which peels off the optical film sheet from the carrier film with the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer remaining on the optical film side at the bonding position, and moves the peeled optical film sheet in the lateral direction. Bonding the optical display cells to the area of the optical display surface excluding the terminal portions of the optical display cells arranged in a vertical row, wherein the optical film sheet and the cell assembly motherboard are relative to each other in the vertical direction. Sequentially bonding the optical film sheet for each partial row by moving the
A plurality of optical display cells on the cell assembly motherboard to which the optical film sheet is bonded are separated into individual cells, and if there is an excess of the optical film, at the same time, at the longitudinal end of the optical display cell, Cutting the optical film bonded to individual cells;
Including
Before the optical film sheet on the cell assembly motherboard is bonded to the first optical display cell in the horizontal direction, the cell assembly motherboard is arranged. Adjusting the vertical position and azimuth angle of the optical display cell so that the optical display cell is aligned with respect to the optical film sheet sent to the laminating position with respect to the vertical direction and azimuth angle. By adjusting the feeding of the main motherboard and the feeding of the optical film sheet, the leading edge of each optical film sheet and the leading edge of the optical surface area of the corresponding optical display cell on the cell assembly motherboard are aligned. A method characterized by being made to be. - 請求項21に記載した方法であって、前記セル集合体マザーボードが移動することによって、前記光学フィルムシートと前記セル集合体マザーボードとが縦方向に相対的に移動することを特徴とする方法。 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the optical film sheet and the cell assembly motherboard are relatively moved in the vertical direction by moving the cell assembly motherboard.
- 請求項21に記載した方法であって、前記光学フィルムが移動することによって、前記光学フィルムシートと前記セル集合体マザーボードとが縦方向に相対的に移動することを特徴とする方法。 22. The method according to claim 21, wherein the optical film moves and the optical film sheet and the cell assembly motherboard relatively move in the vertical direction.
- 請求項16から請求項23までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記セル集合体マザーボード上には、複数個の前記光学表示セルからなる縦方向の列が複数個、並列に配列され、それぞれの列に含まれる前記光学表示セルに対して光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせが行われることを特徴とする方法。 24. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 23, wherein a plurality of vertical columns of the plurality of optical display cells are arranged in parallel on the cell assembly motherboard. And an optical film sheet is bonded to the optical display cells included in each column.
- 請求項24に記載した方法であって、並列に配置されたそれぞれの列に含まれる前記光学表示セルに対する光学フィルムシートの貼り合わせは、列ごとに順次的に行われることを特徴とする方法。 25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the optical film sheets are sequentially bonded to the optical display cells included in each of the columns arranged in parallel.
- 請求項16から請求項25までのいずれか1項までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記基材は、可撓性であることを特徴とする方法。 26. The method according to any one of claims 16 to 25, wherein the substrate is flexible.
- 請求項26に記載した方法であって、前記基材は耐熱性樹脂材料により形成されたものであることを特徴とする方法。 27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the substrate is formed of a heat resistant resin material.
- 請求項26に記載した方法であって、前記基材は、可撓性セラミックシート又は可撓性ガラスシートであることを特徴とする方法。 27. The method according to claim 26, wherein the substrate is a flexible ceramic sheet or a flexible glass sheet.
- 請求項16から請求項28までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学表示セルは有機EL表示セルであることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 16 to 28, wherein the optical display cell is an organic EL display cell.
- 請求項16から請求項28までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学表示セルは液晶表示セルであることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 16 to 28, wherein the optical display cell is a liquid crystal display cell.
- 請求項16から請求項30までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記光学フィルムは、偏光子と該偏光子に貼り合わされた位相差フィルムとからなり、前記光学フィルムは、前記位相差フィルムが前記粘着剤層に面する側に位置する構成であり、該位相差フィルムが前記光学表示セルの前記光学表示面に貼り合わされることを特徴とする方法。 The method according to any one of claims 16 to 30, wherein the optical film includes a polarizer and a retardation film bonded to the polarizer. A method wherein the retardation film is positioned on the side facing the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and the retardation film is bonded to the optical display surface of the optical display cell.
- 請求項31に記載した方法であって、前記偏光子の吸収軸と前記位相差フィルムの遅相軸とは、45°±5°の範囲内の角度で交差していることを特徴とする方法。 32. The method according to claim 31, wherein the absorption axis of the polarizer and the slow axis of the retardation film intersect at an angle within a range of 45 ° ± 5 °. .
- 請求項32に記載した方法であって、前記偏光子の吸収軸は前記光学フィルムの長さ方向に平行であり、前記位相差フィルムの遅相軸は前記光学フィルムの長さ方向に対して斜めに傾斜して配置されることを特徴とする方法。 33. The method according to claim 32, wherein an absorption axis of the polarizer is parallel to a length direction of the optical film, and a slow axis of the retardation film is oblique with respect to the length direction of the optical film. The method is characterized in that it is arranged at an inclination.
- 請求項30から請求項33までのいずれか1項に記載した方法であって、前記位相差フィルムは、短波長光に対する位相差が長波長光に対する位相差より小さい逆分散フィルムであることを特徴とする方法。 34. The method according to any one of claims 30 to 33, wherein the retardation film is a reverse dispersion film in which a phase difference for short wavelength light is smaller than a phase difference for long wavelength light. And how to.
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