WO2022239841A1 - 塗布装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a coating device, and more particularly to a coating device capable of coating a film-forming liquid on the outer peripheral end faces of workpieces having various shapes, such as non-circular lenses.
- the lenses used in the optical equipment come in various sizes and shapes, it is not easy to automate the sanitizing process.
- the sanitizing process requires high coating accuracy.
- workers apply by hand using tools such as writing brushes, and there was a problem that it was difficult to improve work efficiency.
- a coating device for improving the efficiency of the coating process is disclosed in, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2 below.
- the coating device described in Patent Document 1 applies a coating material such as ink to the outer peripheral surface of a disk-shaped roll, transfers the coating material applied to the roll to the outer peripheral surface of a disk-shaped transfer roll, and The coating material transferred to the transfer roll is applied to the outer peripheral surface of the lens.
- the coating device of the roll transfer method described in Patent Document 1 has a problem that the coating material cannot be applied to the entire circumference of an optical element having a non-circular shape such as an oval lens in one step. there were.
- a cam having the same shape as the outer diameter of the oval lens is fixed to a suction cylinder that holds the oval lens.
- An applicator tip made of a porous material is provided at the outer peripheral position of and a cam follower is provided at a position that abuts on the cam.
- the cam follower is attached to a lower slide table pressed by a lower spring via a cam base, and an upper slide table pressed by an upper spring is provided on the lower slide table.
- the coating tip is attached to the top via a tip holder.
- the cam, the cam follower, the lower slide table, and the lower spring adjust the distance from the coating tip to the lens coating surface in synchronization with the rotation of the oval lens. It is possible to adjust and automate the application to the outer peripheral surface of the non-circular oval lens.
- the coating device described in Patent Document 2 uses the porous material to form the light shielding material.
- the coating tip is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the thin lens to apply the light shielding material.
- the coating device described in Patent Document 2 since the coating tip made of a porous material is pressed against the outer peripheral surface of the thin lens, not only the outer peripheral end face of the thin lens but also the outer peripheral edge portion is coated with the coating tip.
- the light shielding material Since the light shielding material is applied, there is a problem that the light shielding material cannot be applied accurately only on the outer peripheral end face of the thin lens, in other words, the light shielding material cannot be applied with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the lens.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a coating device capable of coating a forming liquid with high accuracy.
- the coating device (1) comprises: a rotation mechanism that rotates the workpiece; A coating device comprising a coating mechanism for coating a film-forming liquid on the outer peripheral end face of the workpiece rotated by the rotation mechanism,
- the rotation mechanism is wherein the work and a copying die having substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the work are synchronously rotatable about the same rotation axis;
- the coating mechanism unit a pressing roller rotatable together with the copying die in a state of being pressed against an outer peripheral end surface of the copying die; an application unit including an application roller that applies the film-forming liquid to the outer peripheral end surface of the work while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the work and rotating together with the work; It is characterized by comprising a rotation transmission mechanism for synchronously rotating the pressing roller and the application roller, which have substantially the same outer diameter.
- the work and the copying die having substantially the same outer shape are synchronously rotatable about the same rotation axis by the rotation mechanism. Further, the pressing roller and the pressing roller having substantially the same outer diameter are pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the copying die and the applying roller is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the work by the application mechanism unit.
- the application roller can be synchronously rotated by the rotation transmission mechanism. Therefore, the rotation of the copying die and the pressing roller can be synchronized with the rotation of the workpiece and the application roller.
- the film-forming liquid can be accurately applied from the application roller to the outer peripheral end face of the work in a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work.
- the pressing force of the application roller against the outer peripheral end surface of the work is limited. Damage to the workpiece can also be prevented.
- the coating device (2) according to the present invention is the coating device (1) described above,
- the coating mechanism unit The pressing roller follows the outer peripheral end face of the copying die while synchronizing with the change in the distance from the rotation center of the copying die to the point of contact between the copying die and the pressing roller accompanying the rotation of the copying die. It is characterized by having a scanning position adjusting mechanism that can adjust the position of the scanning position.
- the distance is set so that the pressing roller rotates while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the copying die by the copying position adjusting mechanism.
- the position of the pressing roller is accurately adjusted.
- the position of the application roller is also accurately adjusted in synchronization with the change in the distance so that the application roller rotates while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface of the work. It will happen. Therefore, even if the work is not only circular but also non-circular, the film-forming liquid is applied with good precision to the outer peripheral end surface of the work in a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work. can be applied.
- the coating device (3) according to the present invention is the coating device (2) described above
- the copying position adjusting mechanism is The mounting member to which the pressing roller, the application section, and the rotation transmission mechanism are operably mounted is moved in a first direction along a straight line connecting the rotation center of the copying die and the rotation center of the pressing roller. a moving mechanism capable of moving to and a pressure adjusting portion that can press and adjust the mounting member attached to the moving mechanism in the first direction.
- the mounting member is configured to be movable in the first direction by the moving mechanism, and the mounting member attached to the moving mechanism is moved by the pressing adjustment section.
- the press is configured to be adjustable in the first direction. Therefore, in a state in which the pressing roller, the application section, and the rotation transmission mechanism are integrated, and in a state in which the pressing roller is pressed against the copying die so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the copying die, , the mounting member can be moved in the first direction.
- the rotation shafts of the pressing roller and the application roller from being displaced during the application operation, and the accuracy of the operation of pressing the application roller against the work so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the work. can be further enhanced.
- the coating device (4) is any one of the coating devices (1) to (3),
- the application mechanism section is characterized by comprising an application roller pressing section for adjusting a force for pressing the application roller against the outer peripheral end face of the work.
- the force with which the coating roller presses the outer peripheral end face of the work is appropriately adjusted by the coating roller pressing portion, so that the film forming liquid is applied to the outer peripheral end face of the work. It can be applied with a constant pressing force.
- the coating device (5) according to the present invention is the coating device (4)
- the application roller pressing portion is It is characterized in that it includes an elastic member that is arranged with a variable biasing force in a second direction along a straight line connecting the rotation center of the work and the rotation center of the application roller.
- the elastic member can be used to adjust the pressing force of the coating roller against the workpiece to be smaller than the pressing force of the pressing roller against the copying mold. Therefore, it is possible to accurately apply the film-forming liquid to the outer peripheral end face of the work in a desired coating width and coating thickness while the application roller is lightly pressed against the outer peripheral end face of the work. In addition, the effect of preventing damage to the work can be enhanced.
- the coating device (6) is any one of the coating devices (1) to (5),
- the rotation transmission mechanism is a first transmission mechanism that transmits the rotation of the pressing roller; a second transmission mechanism that transmits rotation from the first transmission mechanism; a third transmission mechanism that transmits rotation from the second transmission mechanism to the application roller;
- the first transmission mechanism is including a first rotation transmission unit that rotates together with the rotation shaft of the pressing roller;
- the second transmission mechanism is A first rotation transmission shaft having a second rotation transmission portion that rotates synchronously with the first rotation transmission portion attached to one end side and a third rotation transmission portion that rotates synchronously with the second rotation transmission portion attached to the other end side.
- the third transmission mechanism is a fourth rotation transmission unit attached to the rotation shaft of the application roller and rotating synchronously with the third rotation transmission unit; It is characterized by including a rocking arm portion that supports the rotation shaft of the coating roller in such a manner that the coating roller can be rocked about the first rotation transmission shaft.
- the rotation of the pressing roller is transmitted through the first rotation transmission section, the second rotation transmission section, the first rotation transmission shaft, the third rotation transmission section, and the fourth rotation transmission section.
- the coating device (7) is any one of the coating devices (1) to (6),
- the application part is a liquid supply unit that supplies the film-forming liquid to the outer peripheral end face of the application roller; It is characterized by comprising a coating groove for forming a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work, and a liquid scraping portion disposed so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral end surface of the coating roller.
- the film-forming liquid is supplied from the liquid supply section to the outer peripheral end surface of the coating roller, and as the coating roller rotates, the liquid scraping section wipes the coating groove.
- the film-forming liquid in the removed portion is scraped off, and the linear film-forming liquid in the shape of the coating groove is precisely coated on the outer peripheral end surface of the coating roller. Therefore, by rotating the work and the application roller in a co-rotating direction in a state in which the portion of the outer peripheral end face of the application roller coated with the linear film-forming liquid is pressed against the outer peripheral end face of the work, , the linear film-forming liquid is transferred to the outer peripheral end face of the work. Since the coating groove has a shape that forms a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work, the film-forming liquid can be accurately coated on the outer peripheral end face of the work with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work.
- the coating device (8) according to the present invention is any one of the coating devices (1) to (7),
- the rotation mechanism is a holding portion that holds the workpiece; and a copying die mounting portion to which the copying die is detachably mounted.
- the coating device (8) the workpiece is held by the holding portion, and the copying die is detachably attached to the copying die mounting portion. Accordingly, the work can be easily replaced, and the copying die having substantially the same outer shape as the work can be attached according to the type of the work. Therefore, it is possible to repeatedly coat the outer peripheral end surfaces of many kinds of works having different shapes with a single device, and it is possible to realize a highly versatile device.
- the coating device (9) is the coating device (8),
- the rotation mechanism is a first rotating shaft that connects the holding portion and the copying die mounting portion; a second rotating shaft that is coaxially connected to the first rotating shaft and configured to be rotatable by a rotational driving force from the driving unit;
- the holding portion, the first rotating shaft, and the second rotating shaft are each provided with a suction path for causing the holding portion to suck and hold the workpiece.
- the above-described rotation mechanism can be connected to the copying die attachment section.
- the copying die can be easily attached and detached, and since the suction path is formed, the workpiece can be held by suction on the holding portion, and the workpiece can be easily attached and detached.
- the coating device (10) according to the present invention is characterized in that, in any one of the coating devices (1) to (9), the outer peripheral length of the pressing roller is longer than the outer peripheral length of the copying die.
- the coating device (10) since the outer peripheral length of the pressing roller is longer than the outer peripheral length of the copying die, even if the copying die rotates once, the pressing roller rotates once. less than Therefore, while the pressing roller makes one rotation, in other words, while the applying roller makes one rotation, the film-forming liquid can be applied to the entire circumference of the outer peripheral end face of the work.
- the rotation transmission mechanism comprises: a fourth transmission mechanism comprising a fifth rotation transmission section having substantially the same outer diameter as that of the coating roller, and capable of synchronously rotating the fifth rotation transmission section and the coating roller about the same rotation axis; It is characterized by comprising a fifth transmission mechanism capable of synchronously rotating the pressing roller and the fifth rotation transmission section.
- the pressing roller and the fifth rotation transmission section are synchronously rotated by the fifth transmission mechanism, and the rotation of the fifth rotation transmission section is transmitted through the fourth transmission mechanism. is transmitted synchronously to the coating roller. Therefore, the pressing roller and the application roller can be reliably rotated synchronously by the fifth transmission mechanism and the fourth transmission mechanism. Therefore, it is possible to synchronize the rotational movement of the copying die that rotates together with the pressing roller and the rotational movement of the workpiece that rotates together with the application roller.
- the coating device (12) is the coating device (11),
- the fifth transmission mechanism is a sixth rotation transmission unit rotatable together with the pressing roller; a seventh rotation transmission portion having substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth rotation transmission portion and rotatable together with the fifth rotation transmission portion; It is characterized by comprising a second rotation transmission shaft that allows the sixth rotation transmission portion and the seventh rotation transmission portion to rotate synchronously.
- the sixth rotation transmission portion and the seventh rotation transmission portion are synchronously rotated via the second rotation transmission shaft, thereby causing the pressing roller and the fifth rotation transmission. synchronously rotates, and the rotation of the fifth rotation transmitting portion is synchronously transmitted to the application roller by the fourth transmission mechanism. Therefore, the pressing roller and the application roller can be synchronously rotated with high accuracy with a simple structure.
- the coating device (13) according to the present invention is the coating device (12), It is characterized in that the second rotation transmission shaft includes a flexible shaft or includes a universal joint.
- the second rotation transmission shaft includes a flexible shaft or includes a universal joint. Even if there is some deviation (eccentricity) in the rotation axis direction with the application roller, it is possible to synchronously rotate the pressing roller and the application roller with high accuracy while absorbing the deviation. .
- the coating device (14) is the coating device (12) or (13),
- the rotation transmission mechanism is an eighth rotation transmission section rotatable together with the sixth rotation transmission section; and a drive section for rotationally driving the eighth rotation transmission section.
- the drive section rotationally drives the eighth rotation transmission section, so that the rotational force of the eighth rotation transmission section is transferred to the pressing portion via the sixth rotation transmission section. transmitted to the rollers. Further, the rotational force of the eighth rotation transmission portion is transmitted to the fifth rotation transmission portion via the sixth rotation transmission portion, the second rotation transmission shaft, and the seventh rotation transmission portion. It is transmitted from the 5-rotation transmission section to the application roller via the fourth transmission mechanism. Therefore, the rotational driving force of the driving section is transmitted to the pressing roller and the application roller, and the pressing roller and the application roller can be rotated in synchronization with high accuracy.
- the coating device (15) according to the present invention is the coating device (14), A tooth profile that can be meshed is formed on each outer peripheral surface of the copying die, the pressing roller, the fifth rotation transmission section, the sixth rotation transmission section, the seventh rotation transmission section, and the eighth rotation transmission section. It is characterized by being
- each outer circumference of the copying die, the pressing roller, the fifth rotation transmission section, the sixth rotation transmission section, the seventh rotation transmission section, and the eighth rotation transmission section Since a meshable tooth profile is formed on the surface, it is possible to reduce synchronization timing deviations and improve synchronization accuracy.
- the coating device (16) is the coating device (11),
- the fifth transmission mechanism is a sixth rotation transmission unit rotatable together with the pressing roller; a seventh rotation transmission portion having substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth rotation transmission portion and rotatable together with the fifth rotation transmission portion; a first drive section that rotationally drives the sixth rotation transmission section; and a second drive section for rotationally driving the seventh rotation transmission section.
- the rotational driving force of the first driving section is transmitted to the pressing roller via the sixth rotation transmitting section, and the rotational driving force of the second driving section is transmitted to the seventh rotation transmission section.
- the rotation is transmitted to the fifth rotation transmission section through the rotation transmission section, and the rotation of the fifth rotation transmission section is transmitted to the coating roller in synchronization with the fourth transmission mechanism. Therefore, the pressing roller and the coating roller can be synchronously rotated with high precision by the configuration for synchronizing the rotational driving of the first driving section and the second driving section.
- the coating device (17) according to the present invention is the coating device (16),
- the copying die, the pressing roller, the fifth rotation transmission section, the sixth rotation transmission section, and the seventh rotation transmission section are each formed with a tooth profile that can be meshed with each other on their outer peripheral surfaces.
- each outer peripheral surface of the copying die, the pressing roller, the fifth rotation transmission section, the sixth rotation transmission section, and the seventh rotation transmission section can be meshed with each other. Since the tooth profile is formed, it is possible to reduce the synchronization timing deviation and improve the synchronization accuracy.
- the coating device (18) is the coating device (11),
- the fifth transmission mechanism is a sixth rotation transmission unit rotatable together with the pressing roller; a seventh rotation transmission portion having substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth rotation transmission portion and rotatable together with the fifth rotation transmission portion; an eighth rotation transmission section rotatable together with the sixth rotation transmission section; a first drive section that rotationally drives the eighth rotation transmission section; a ninth rotation transmission section rotatable together with the seventh rotation transmission section; and a second drive section for rotationally driving the ninth rotation transmission section.
- the rotational driving force of the first drive section is transmitted to the pressing roller via the eighth rotation transmission section and the sixth rotation transmission section, and the second drive section A rotational driving force is transmitted to the fifth rotation transmission section through the ninth rotation transmission section and the seventh rotation transmission section, and the rotation of the fifth rotation transmission section is transmitted to the application roller by the fourth transmission mechanism. transmitted synchronously. Therefore, the pressing roller and the coating roller can be synchronously rotated with high precision by the configuration for synchronizing the rotational driving of the first driving section and the second driving section.
- the coating device (19) according to the present invention is the coating device (18), On each outer peripheral surface of the copying die, the pressing roller, the fifth rotation transmission section, the sixth rotation transmission section, the seventh rotation transmission section, the eighth rotation transmission section, and the ninth rotation transmission section, It is characterized by forming a tooth profile that can be meshed.
- each outer peripheral surface of the 9-rotation transmission portion is formed with a tooth profile that can be meshed with each other, it is possible to reduce deviations in synchronization timing and improve synchronization accuracy.
- the coating device (20) according to the present invention is any one of the coating devices (1) to (5),
- the rotation transmission mechanism is a first driving unit that rotationally drives the pressing roller; and a second driving section for rotationally driving the application roller.
- the rotational driving force of the first driving section is transmitted to the pressing roller, and the rotational driving force of the second driving section is transmitted to the coating roller. Therefore, by synchronizing the rotational driving of the first driving section and the second driving section, the pressing roller and the application roller can be reliably rotated in synchronization. Therefore, it is possible to synchronize the rotational movement of the copying die that rotates together with the pressing roller and the rotational movement of the workpiece that rotates together with the application roller.
- the copying mold has a shape having a curved portion on the outer periphery, A radius of the pressing roller is set to be equal to or less than a minimum radius of curvature of the curved portion of the copying die.
- the radius of the pressing roller is set to be equal to or less than the minimum radius of curvature of the curved portion of the copying die, so that the copying die has a plurality of different degrees of curvature. Even with the shape having the curved portion, the pressing roller can be accurately copied while being pressed against all the curved portions of the copying die. Therefore, with the application roller having approximately the same outer diameter as the pressing roller, the film is formed on the outer peripheral end face of the work having approximately the same shape as the copying die (that is, having a plurality of curved portions with different degrees of curvature). The forming liquid can be applied with high precision.
- the coating device (22) according to the present invention is the coating device (21), A pressing roller guide part is attached to the copying die, The pressing roller guide portion is configured to be able to guide the pressing roller along the curved portion of the copying die.
- the coating device (22) even if the curved portion of the copying die has a shape with a large degree of curvature, by providing the pressing roller guide portion, along the curved portion of the copying die, The pressing roller can be reliably guided while being pressed against the curved portion. As a result, even if the work has a curved portion with a large degree of curvature, the coating roller can apply the film-forming liquid to the outer peripheral end surface of the work with high accuracy.
- the coating device (23) is any one of the coating devices (11) to (22), wherein the rotating mechanism unit comprises: a holding portion that holds the workpiece; a third rotary shaft having a holding portion mounting portion on one end side to which the holding portion can be mounted and a copying die mounting portion on the other end side to which the copying die can be mounted; a support that rotatably supports the third rotating shaft, A suction path is formed between the holding portion and the third rotating shaft for causing the holding portion to hold the workpiece by suction.
- the third rotating shaft is rotatably supported by the supporting portion, the holding portion attaching portion is provided on one end side of the third rotating shaft, and the copying die attaching portion is provided on the other end side of the third rotating shaft. is provided, the attachment and detachment of the holding portion and the copying die can be easily performed. Further, since the suction path is formed, the work can be held by suction on the holding portion, and the work can be easily attached and detached.
- the thickness of the outer peripheral end face of the coating roller is equal to or less than the thickness of the outer peripheral end face of the work
- the application part is a liquid supply unit that supplies the film forming liquid to the outer peripheral end face of the application roller; a liquid spreading portion disposed so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral end surface of the application roller; a liquid scraping portion disposed so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral edge portion of the application roller; It is characterized by having
- the coating device (24) by including the liquid supply portion, the liquid spreading portion, and the liquid scraping portion, the film-forming liquid does not protrude from the outer peripheral end surface of the application roller, and the outer peripheral end surface is It is possible to adhere the film-forming liquid only to the surface while spreading it. Further, since the thickness of the outer peripheral end face of the application roller is equal to or less than the thickness of the outer peripheral end face of the work, the outer peripheral end face of the application roller can be applied while being perfectly transferred to the outer peripheral end face of the work.
- the coating device (25) according to the present invention is the coating device (24),
- the liquid spreading portion is characterized by having a plurality of fine grooves formed in a rotating direction of the applying roller on a contact surface with an outer peripheral end surface of the applying roller.
- the liquid spreading portion since the liquid spreading portion has the plurality of minute grooves on the contact surface with the outer peripheral end face of the coating roller, the film is formed on the outer peripheral end face of the coating roller. It can be adhered while spreading the liquid thinly and evenly. The application to the outer peripheral end surface of the work can also be performed more neatly.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of main parts taken along line II-II in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line III-III in FIG. 1;
- 1A is a plan view and
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb in FIG. 1A.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a copying die, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in (a).
- FIG. 4(a) to 4(c) are schematic diagrams for explaining the motions of the copying die and the pressing roller during the coating operation of the coating device according to the embodiment (1).
- FIG. 4(a) to 4(d) are schematic diagrams for explaining the motion between the work and the coating roller during the coating operation by the coating device according to the embodiment (1).
- FIG. It is a top view which shows the principal part structure of the coating device which concerns on Embodiment (2).
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line IX-IX in FIG. 8;
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of main parts taken along line IX-IX during a coating operation;
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line XI-XI in FIG.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along line XII-XII in FIG. 10;
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of the essential part taken along line XIII-XIII in FIG. 10; 1A is a plan view and
- FIG. 1B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb in FIG. 1A.
- FIG. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a copying die, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in (a). (a) to (c) are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the copying die and the pressing roller during the coating operation of the coating device according to the embodiment (2).
- (a) to (e) are schematic diagrams for explaining the motion of the work and the coating roller during the coating operation by the coating device according to the embodiment (2). It is a sectional view showing the important section composition of the coating device concerning another embodiment. It is a sectional view showing the important section composition of the coating device concerning another embodiment.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view showing the main configuration of a coating device according to Embodiment (1) of the present invention.
- 2 is a cross-sectional view of essential parts schematically showing a cross-section taken along the line II--II in FIG. 1
- FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of the essential parts schematically showing a cross-section taken along the line III--III in FIG.
- hatching indicating a cross section is omitted for convenience of illustration.
- the coating device 10 is a device that enables the film-forming liquid 3 to be applied to the outer peripheral end surface 2a (FIG. 2) of the workpiece 2 with high accuracy only on the outer peripheral end surface 2a.
- the coating device 10 includes a rotation mechanism section 20 that rotates the workpiece 2 and a coating mechanism section 30 that applies the film forming liquid 3 to the outer peripheral end surface 2 a of the workpiece 2 rotated by the rotation mechanism section 20 .
- the rotation mechanism section 20 and the coating mechanism section 30 are arranged on the support base 11 .
- the workpiece 2 to be coated is a non-circular thin lens for smart glasses, but the type, shape, size, etc. of the workpiece 2 are limited to this. not to be
- the work 2 to be applied may include various thin-plate-shaped members such as glass, lenses, mirrors, films, resins such as plastics, metals, and electronic circuit boards, regardless of whether they are circular or non-circular.
- the rotation mechanism section 20 includes a holding section 21 that holds the work 2 and a copying die attachment section 23 to which a copying die 22 having the same shape as the outer shape of the work 2 is attached.
- the copying die 22 attached to the copying die attachment portion 23 is configured to be synchronously rotatable about the same rotation axis (A axis).
- the rotation mechanism portion 20 is connected to a first rotation shaft 24 that connects the holding portion 21 and the copying die attachment portion 23, and is coaxially (A-axis) with the first rotation shaft 24, and receives rotational driving force from the drive portion 27. and a second rotating shaft 25 configured to be rotatable by.
- the drive unit 27 is configured by, for example, a high-precision rotary motor such as a servomotor, and is configured such that the rotational driving force of the drive unit 27 is transmitted to the second rotating shaft 25 via the belt pulley mechanism 27a.
- the second rotating shaft 25 is attached to a bearing such as a ball bearing, for example.
- the rotation control of the second rotating shaft 25 by the drive unit 27 may be performed at a constant rotation speed, or may be performed by changing the rotation speed according to the shape of the copying die 22. good.
- a suction path 26 is formed in the holding portion 21, the first rotating shaft 24, and the second rotating shaft 25 to allow the holding portion 21 to hold the workpiece 2 by suction.
- a vacuum device such as a vacuum pump and an ejector, and the suction operation is enabled by the vacuum device. Therefore, the holding part 21 functions as a table that holds the workpiece 2 by suction.
- an industrial robot such as a handling robot (not shown) is used to precisely position and arrange the workpiece 2 on the upper surface of the holding part 21 in a direction overlapping the copying die 22 in plan view.
- the copying die 22 is configured to be detachable from the copying die mounting portion 23 , and in the present embodiment, the second rotating shaft 25 is inserted into the center of rotation of the copying die 22 .
- the copying die 22 is made of metal, for example, and is molded in the same shape as the outer shape of the work 2 .
- the application mechanism unit 30 includes a pressing roller 31 (FIGS. 2 and 3), an application unit 32 including an application roller 33, a rotation transmission mechanism 40 (FIGS. 2 and 3), a copying position adjustment mechanism 50, and an application unit 32. It is configured including a roller pressing portion 60 .
- the pressing roller 31 is supported on the pressing roller rotating shaft 41a so as to rotate about the B-axis as the copying die 22 is rotated by the rotation mechanism 20 while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22.
- the pressing roller 31 is made of metal, for example, has a predetermined hardness, and has a predetermined surface roughness on the outer peripheral surface so that it can be rotated together with the copying die 22 .
- the coating roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2, and rotates the coating roller so as to apply the film forming liquid 3 with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work 2 while rotating about the D axis. It is supported by the shaft 43a.
- the application roller 33 is made of metal, for example, but may be made of other hard members.
- the pressing roller 31 and the applying roller 33 are circular in plan view and have the same outer diameter.
- the outer diameter size of the pressing roller 31 is preferably designed such that the outer peripheral length thereof is longer than the outer peripheral length of the copying die 22 . According to such a configuration, the application roller 33 having the same outer diameter as the pressing roller 31 can apply the film forming liquid 3 to the entire circumference of the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 while making one rotation.
- the application section 32 includes a liquid supply section 34 arranged near the outer peripheral surface of the application roller 33, a liquid scraping section 35, and a liquid receiving section 36 (FIGS. 2 and 3).
- the liquid supply unit 34 includes a mechanism for supplying the film forming liquid 3 to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33, such as a nozzle unit for discharging the film forming liquid 3 supplied from a liquid holding unit (not shown) onto the outer peripheral end surface 33a. It consists of a mechanism that includes
- the liquid scraping part 35 has a coating groove 35a (FIG. 3) for forming a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work 2, and has a scraping plate (see FIG. scraper), etc.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 40 has a mechanism for transmitting the rotation of the pressing roller 31 to the coating roller 33 in synchronization.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 40 preferably includes a first transmission mechanism 41 (FIGS. 2 and 3) that transmits rotation of the pressing roller 31, a second transmission mechanism 42 that transmits rotation from the first transmission mechanism 41, and a second transmission mechanism 42 that transmits rotation from the first transmission mechanism 41. and a third transmission mechanism 43 for transmitting the rotation from the second transmission mechanism 42 to the application roller 33 .
- the first transmission mechanism 41 includes a pressing roller rotating shaft 41a that rotates together with the pressing roller 31, and a first gear 41b attached to the pressing roller rotating shaft 41a.
- the pressing roller rotating shaft 41a is attached to a bearing such as a ball bearing, for example.
- the second transmission mechanism 42 includes a rotation transmission shaft (first rotation transmission shaft) 42a arranged in the vertical direction, a second gear 42b attached to the lower end side (one end side) of the rotation transmission shaft 42a, and rotation transmission. It is attached to the upper end side (the other end side) of the shaft 42a and includes a third gear 42c.
- the second gear 42b is meshed with the first gear 41b so as to rotate synchronously (co-rotate) with the first gear 41b, and the third gear 42c rotates synchronously with the second gear 42b.
- the rotation transmission shaft 42a is attached to a bearing such as a ball bearing, for example.
- the third transmission mechanism 43 includes an application roller rotation shaft 43a that rotates together with the application roller 33, a fourth gear 43b attached to the application roller rotation shaft 43a, and a rotation transmission shaft 42a that can swing the application roller 33. and a swing arm portion 43c that supports the application roller rotating shaft 43a.
- the fourth gear 43b is meshed with the third gear 42c so as to rotate synchronously (co-rotate) with the third gear 42c.
- the application roller rotating shaft 43a is attached to a bearing such as a ball bearing, for example.
- the rotation shaft portion of the swing arm portion 43c is configured by another rotation shaft, and the rotation transmission shaft 42a is divided into two rotation shafts for coaxial rotation. It is good also as a structure which carries out.
- the first gear 41b and the second gear 42b are examples of the first rotation transmission section and the second rotation transmission section
- the third gear 42c and the fourth gear 43b are the third rotation transmission section. It is an example of a 4th rotation transmission part.
- the first gear 41b, the second gear 42b, the third gear 42c, and the fourth gear 43b are preferably gears having a gap between the tooth flanks when the gears are meshed, a so-called backlash, as small as possible. It is preferable to use gears without backlash from the viewpoint of increasing the accuracy of synchronous rotation.
- first gear 41b and the second gear 42b may be configured by a mechanism using a toothed pulley and a toothed belt.
- the third gear 42c and the fourth gear 43b may be A mechanism using a toothed pulley and a toothed belt may be used. In this case as well, it is preferable to use a toothed pulley and a toothed belt with as little backlash as possible, more preferably with no backlash.
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 synchronizes with the change in the distance AE from the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22 to the contact point E (FIG. 6) between the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 as the copying die 22 rotates. It is a mechanism that allows the position of the pressing roller 31 to be adjusted so as to follow the outer peripheral end surface 22 a of the copying die 22 while moving the pressing roller 31 .
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 includes a moving mechanism 51 and a mounting member pressing portion 52 .
- the moving mechanism 51 moves the mounting member 44 to which the pressing roller 31, the application unit 32, and the rotation transmission mechanism 40 are operably attached to the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22 and the rotation center of the pressing roller 31 ( B-axis) (FIGS. 2 and 3), which allows movement in a first direction D1 along a straight line AB (FIG. 6).
- the moving mechanism 51 includes two linear motion guide mechanisms arranged on the support table 11 with a predetermined interval therebetween.
- the two linear guide mechanisms that constitute the moving mechanism 51 each include a guide rail 51a arranged in the first direction D1 and a slider 51b that moves on the guide rail 51a. , the base portion of the mounting member 44 is mounted.
- the mounting member pressing portion 52 adjusts the pressing force so that the mounting member 44 attached to the moving mechanism 51 can reciprocate in the first direction D1.
- the mounting member pressing portion 52 includes an air cylinder arranged on the support base 11, and the piston rod 52a of the air cylinder is arranged in the first direction D1. , the tip portion of the piston rod 52a is attached to the base portion of the attachment member 44. As shown in FIG.
- the pressing roller 31 is caused to follow the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22 according to the change in the distance between the A axis and the B axis accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22.
- the configuration facilitates the relaxation or absorption of the pressing force, and the operation of pressing the pressing roller 31 so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the copying die 22 can be performed more smoothly.
- the application roller pressing portion 60 is configured to adjust the force with which the application roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2 a of the work 2 .
- the application roller pressing portion 60 is arranged on the side surface of the swing arm portion 43c opposite to the side on which the rotation mechanism portion 20 is arranged.
- the application roller pressing portion 60 is in a state in which the biasing force is variable in a second direction D2 (FIG. 2) along a straight line AD connecting the rotation center (A axis) of the work 2 and the rotation center (D axis) of the application roller 33.
- an attachment member 62 to which the elastic member 61 is attached.
- the attachment member 62 is attached to the upper portion of the attachment member 44 .
- the elastic member 61 is composed of a compression coil spring, but may be composed of various spring members such as a leaf spring, an air spring, or an elastic body such as rubber.
- FIGS. 4A and 4B are diagrams showing an example of the work 2, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb in (a).
- the workpiece 2 is a glass lens for smart glasses, and is composed of a non-circular lens having a width W of about 50 to 60 mm, a vertical width VW of about 30 to 50 mm, and a thickness t of about 0.5 mm to 1 mm.
- the shape of the work 2 is substantially elliptical here, it may be substantially inverted trapezoidal or substantially square.
- FIGS. 5A and 5B are diagrams showing an example of the copying die 22, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line bb in (a).
- the copying die 22 has the same shape as the outer shape of the workpiece 2 .
- An insertion hole 22b for inserting the second rotating shaft 25 of the rotation mechanism 20 is formed in the central portion of the copying die 22, and fixing tools such as bolts are provided around the insertion hole 22b. is formed, and the copying die 22 can be attached to and detached from the copying die mounting portion 23 using the fixture.
- the copying die 22 is prepared for each type (shape) of the workpiece 2 .
- the copying die 22 is preferably made of a metal member, and has a predetermined hardness so that it can rotate with the pressing roller 31 without positional deviation (slippage). , the outer peripheral surface has a predetermined surface roughness. It is preferable that the thickness of the copying die 22 is approximately the same as the thickness of the pressing roller 31 .
- the workpiece 2 is placed on the holding portion 21 of the coating device 10 .
- the work 2 is placed on the upper surface of the holding portion 21 by, for example, a handling robot or the like, and is held in a state of being attracted to the holding portion 21 .
- the rotation center of the workpiece 2 coincides with the rotation center of the copying die 22 (the rotation center (A axis) of the first rotating shaft 24 and the second rotating shaft 25), and the orientation of the workpiece 2 is set to the copying die.
- the work 2 is placed on the holding portion 21 so as to match the orientation of the work 22 (so that the entire outer peripheries of the work 2 and the copying die 22 overlap in plan view).
- FIGS. 1 to 3 show the state during the coating operation, but when the work 2 is attached and detached, the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 are separated from each other by a predetermined distance (for example, about 10 mm).
- a predetermined distance for example, about 10 mm.
- the moving mechanism 51 and the mounting member pressing portion 52 constituting the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 are driven to press the pressing roller 31 against the copying die 22 . is pressed against the mounting member 44.
- the driving portion 27 of the rotating mechanism portion 20 is driven, and the rotational driving force of the driving portion 27 rotates the second rotating shaft 25 and the first rotating shaft. 24 is driven to rotate at a predetermined speed, and the copying die 22 and the workpiece 2 begin to rotate synchronously.
- the pressing roller 31 pressed against the copying die 22 begins to rotate with respect to the copying die 22 .
- the rotation of the pressing roller 31 is transmitted through the rotation transmission mechanism 40 (that is, the pressing roller rotation shaft 41a, the first gear 41b, the second gear 42b, the rotation transmission shaft 42a, the third gear 42c, the fourth gear 43b, and the rotation transmission mechanism 40).
- This is transmitted to the coating roller 33 via the coating roller rotating shaft 43 a ), and the coating roller 33 begins to rotate synchronously with the pressing roller 31 .
- a predetermined amount of the film-forming liquid 3 starts to be supplied from the liquid supply section 34 of the coating section 32 to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33, and the supplied film-forming liquid 3 is discharged.
- the film-forming liquid 3 is scraped off by the scraping portion 35 and is applied to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33 in a line having the shape (application width and thickness) of the application groove 35a.
- the application roller 33 rotates, the outer peripheral end face 2a of the workpiece 2 is coated with the film forming liquid 3. As shown in FIG.
- FIG. 6A and 6B are schematic diagrams for explaining the operations of the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 during the coating operation of the coating device 10.
- FIG. 6A shows a state in which the pressing roller 31 is pressed against the copying die 22, the copying die 22 is rotated counterclockwise by the rotational power from the drive unit 27, and the pressing roller 31 rotates the copying die 22. It shows a scene in which it rotates (rotates to the right) according to the following.
- FIG. 6(b) shows the state when the copying die 22 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6(a).
- FIG. 6(c) shows the state when the copying die 22 is further rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 6(b).
- the direction of rotation indicated by the arrow is an example, and it is also possible to rotate in the direction opposite to the direction of the arrow shown.
- FIG. 7A and 7B are schematic diagrams for explaining the operation of the work 2 and the application roller 33 during the application operation by the application device 10.
- FIG. 7A shows a state in which the application roller 33 is pressed against the work 2, the work 2 is rotated counterclockwise by the rotational power from the drive unit 27, and the application roller 33 is transmitted through the rotation transmission mechanism 40.
- 2 shows a scene in which the film-forming liquid 3 is applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the workpiece 2 while rotating (rotating clockwise) in synchronism with the rotation of the pressing roller 31.
- FIG. FIG. 7(b) shows the state when the workpiece 2 is rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 7(a).
- FIG. 7(c) shows the state when the workpiece 2 is further rotated counterclockwise by 90 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 7(b).
- FIG. 7(d) shows the state of the side surface of the work 2 and the side surface of the application roller 33 as seen from the directions of the arrows X and Y shown in FIG. 7(c).
- FIG. 7(a) shows the state of the same timing as the state shown in FIG. 6(a), similarly, FIG. 7(b) shows the state of the same timing as the state shown in FIG. 6(b), FIG. 7(c) shows the state at the same timing as the state shown in FIG. 6(c).
- the copying die 22 and the workpiece 2 are synchronously rotated as the rotation mechanism 20 is driven to rotate.
- the copying die 22 is non-circular, as the copying die 22 rotates, points of contact E, E between the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 move from the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22.
- the distances AE, AE', AE'' to ', E'' change.
- the distance is AE', and the distance AE' is shorter than the distance AE in the state shown in FIG. 6(a). Then, the copying position is adjusted so that the position of the rotation center (B axis) of the pressing roller 31 moves from B to B' in synchronism with the change from the distance AE to the distance AE' accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22.
- a mechanism 50 adjusts the position of the mounting member 44 .
- the distance is AE'', and the distance AE'' is longer than the distance AE' in the state shown in FIG. 6(b). Then, in synchronism with the change from the distance AE' to the distance AE'' accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22, the position of the rotation center (B axis) of the pressing roller 31 moves from B' to B''. Then, the position of the mounting member 44 is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 .
- the pressing roller 31 is rotated in synchronism with the change in the distance AE from the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22 to the contact point E between the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 as the copying die 22 rotates.
- the position of the pressing roller 31 is adjusted by a copying position adjusting mechanism 50 so that the pressing roller 31 follows the outer peripheral end face 22 a of the copying die 22 .
- the copying die 22 and the workpiece 2 are arranged so that their rotation centers are coaxial (A axis) and their outer peripheries overlap each other in a plan view, and their positions are adjusted by a copying position adjusting mechanism 50.
- the pressing roller 31 and the application roller 33 are arranged coaxially (B axis, D axis) on the mounting member 44 .
- the operations of the workpiece 2 and the application roller 33 shown in FIG. 7 are basically synchronized with the operations of the copying die 22 and the pressing roller 31 shown in FIG. That is, the application roller 33 moves the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2 while synchronizing with the change in the distance AF from the rotation center (A axis) of the work 2 to the contact point F between the work 2 and the application roller 33 accompanying the rotation of the work 2.
- the position of the applying roller 33 (the position of the rotation center (D axis)) is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 so as to follow the .
- the force with which the application roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end face 2 a of the work 2 can be adjusted by the elastic member 61 of the application roller pressing portion 60 .
- the pressing roller 31 and the application roller 33 are basically arranged coaxially (B axis, D axis) on the mounting member 44, and the application roller 33 is rotated by the swinging arm portion 43c. It is pivotally supported so as to be able to swing around the transmission shaft 42a.
- the swing range (angle) of the application roller 33 is small. Limited to
- the application roller 33 Since the swinging arm portion 43c is pressed by the elastic member 61 in the second direction D2 (FIG. 2) with a variable biasing force, the application roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2.
- the elastic member 61 can relax or absorb the pressing force. Therefore, the film forming liquid 3 can be applied while the application roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2 with a force weaker than the force with which the pressing roller 31 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22. It becomes possible.
- the film-forming liquid 3 supplied to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33 is distributed by the liquid scraping section 35 except for the portions where the coating grooves 35a (FIG. 3) are formed. It is scraped off and applied in a linear shape having the shape (coating width, coating thickness) of the coating groove 35a.
- the coating width t1 of the film-forming liquid 3 applied linearly is configured to be equal to or less than the thickness t of the work 2, and the coating thickness of the film-forming liquid 3 is, for example, several tens of
- the size of the coating groove 35a is designed to be .mu.m or less.
- the shape of the coating groove 35a is set according to the type and thickness of the workpiece 2, the type of the film forming liquid 3, and the like.
- FIG. 7D shows a configuration example in which the thickness of the application roller 33 is greater than the thickness t of the work 2. In another configuration example, the thickness of the application roller 33 is greater than the thickness t of the work 2
- the thickness of the coating width t1 may be equal to or less than the thickness t of .
- the outer peripheral end face 33a of the coating roller 33 coated with the linear film forming liquid 3 is pressed against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 while rotating, so that the coating roller 33 is applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2.
- the film forming liquid 3 is transferred and applied with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness t of the workpiece 2 and a predetermined coating thickness.
- the work 2 held by the holding section 21 and the copying die 22 attached to the copying die mounting section 23 are rotated by the rotation mechanism section 20 on the same rotation axis.
- A-axis can be synchronously rotated at the center.
- the applying mechanism 30 rotates the pressing roller 31 in accordance with the rotation of the copying mold 22 in a state where the pressing roller 31 is pressed against the copying mold 22 , and the rotation of the pressing roller 31 is transmitted to the application roller by the rotation transmission mechanism 40 . 33 synchronously.
- the application roller 33 rotates synchronously with the pressing roller 31 and is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2 rotating synchronously with the copying die 22, the work 2 is removed from the application roller 33.
- the film forming liquid 3 is applied to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2 in a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the workpiece 2. As shown in FIG.
- the position of the pressing roller 31 is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 in synchronism with the change in the distance AE so that the pressing roller 31 rotates while being pressed against the outer peripheral end face 22a of the copying die 22.
- the application roller pressing portion 60 adjusts the force with which the application roller 33 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2 a of the work 2 .
- the film forming liquid 3 is applied to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2 with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness t of the work 2. It can be applied with high accuracy.
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50 includes the moving mechanism 51 and the mounting member pressing portion 52, and the moving mechanism 51 allows the mounting member 44 to move in the first direction D1. Also, the mounting member 44 attached to the moving mechanism 51 can be pressed and adjusted in the first direction D1 by the mounting member pressing portion 52 . Therefore, in a state in which the pressing roller 31, the application unit 32, and the rotation transmission mechanism 40 are integrated, and in a state in which the pressing roller 31 is pressed against the copying die 22 so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the copying die 22, , the mounting member 44 can be moved in the first direction D1.
- the coating roller pressing portion 60 includes the elastic member 61 , so that the pressing force of the coating roller 33 against the workpiece 2 is reduced by the elastic member 61 . It can be adjusted (relaxed or absorbed the pressing force) to be smaller than the pressure. Therefore, the coating roller 33 is lightly pressed against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2, and the film forming liquid 3 can be applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 with a desired coating width and coating thickness with high accuracy.
- the rotation of the pressing roller 31 causes the first gear 41b, the second gear 42b, the rotation transmission shaft 42a, the third gear 42c, and the fourth gear 43b, which constitute the rotation transmission mechanism 40, to rotate.
- the application roller 33 is synchronously transmitted to the application roller 33 via the rotation transmission shaft 42a, and the application roller 33 is pivotally supported by the swing arm portion 43c so as to be swingable about the rotation transmission shaft 42a.
- the rotation of the pressing roller 31 is synchronously transmitted to the coating roller 33, and a configuration in which the pressing force of the coating roller 33 against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 can be easily adjusted.
- the coating section 32 includes the liquid supply section 34 and the liquid scraping section 35 .
- the liquid scraping portion 35 scrapes off the film forming liquid 3 except for the coating grooves 35a.
- the linear film-forming liquid 3 is applied and formed with high accuracy. Therefore, the work 2 and the application roller 33 are rotated in the corotating direction in a state in which the portion of the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33 coated with the linear film forming liquid 3 is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2.
- the linear film-forming liquid 3 is transferred from the application roller 33 to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2, and the film-forming liquid 3 is applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the work 2 with good accuracy. can be applied.
- the rotation mechanism section 20 is configured such that the first rotation shaft 24 and the second rotation shaft 25 are coaxially (A-axis) connected.
- the copying die 22 can be easily attached to the workpiece 22, and since the suction path 26 is formed, the workpiece 2 can be held by the holding part 21 by suction.
- the pressing roller 31 and the coating roller 33 have the same outer diameter shape, so that the rotation of the pressing roller 31 and the coating roller 33 accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22 and the workpiece 2 is reduced.
- the cycles can be synchronized, and the coating of the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2 by the coating roller 33 can be performed with high accuracy.
- the outer circumference of the pressing roller 31 is longer than the outer circumference of the copying die 22, so even if the copying die 22 rotates once, the rotation of the pressing roller 31 is less than one rotation. Therefore, the film forming liquid 3 can be applied to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2 while the pressing roller 31 makes one rotation.
- the copying die 22 is detachably attached to the copying die mounting portion 23, so that the copying die 22 having the same shape as the external shape of the work is attached for each type of work 2. be able to.
- a single device can coat the outer peripheral end faces of many types of works with different shapes, and a highly versatile device can be realized.
- the rotation transmission force of the driving portion 27 is transmitted to the second rotating shaft 25 via the belt pulley mechanism 27a.
- the rotation transmission force of the driving portion 27 may be transmitted to the rotation transmission shaft 42a of the rotation transmission mechanism 40 via a belt pulley mechanism or gears.
- the rotation shaft of the second gear 42b and the rotation shaft of the third gear 42c are synchronously rotated by separate drive units 27. It is good also as a structure which drive-controls so that it may carry out.
- FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the main configuration of a coating apparatus according to Embodiment (2).
- 9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8
- FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line IX-IX during the coating operation.
- FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of main parts taken along line XI-XI in FIG.
- FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of the main part along line XII-XII in FIG.
- FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of the main part taken along the line XIII--XIII in FIG. 9 to 13, hatching indicating a cross section is omitted for convenience of illustration. Also, in FIG. 8, description of the work is omitted.
- Components having the same functions as those of the coating apparatus 10 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted here.
- the coating device 10A is a device capable of precisely coating only the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B (FIGS. 9, 10, 12 and 13) with the film forming liquid 3 on the outer peripheral end surface 2a.
- the coating device 10A includes a rotation mechanism section 20A that rotates the workpiece 2B, and a coating mechanism section 30A that applies the film forming liquid 3 to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2 rotated by the rotation mechanism section 20A.
- the rotation mechanism 20A is configured such that a work 2B and a copying die 22A having substantially the same outer shape as the work 2B can be synchronously rotated about the same rotation axis (A axis). ing.
- the rotation mechanism portion 20A includes a holding portion 21A that holds the workpiece 2B, a third rotating shaft 28, and a housing portion 29.
- the housing portion 29 has ball bearings that rotatably support the third rotating shaft 28. bearings such as
- the application mechanism section 30A includes a pressing roller 31A, an application section 32A including an application roller 33A, and a rotation transmission mechanism .
- the application mechanism section 30A further includes a copying position adjustment mechanism 50A (FIGS. 8 and 9) and an application roller pressing section 60A (FIG. 8).
- a cantilever type bracket (supporting member) 12 is fixed on the support base 11A of the coating device 10A.
- a rotating mechanism portion 20A is attached to one end side (tip side) of the arm portion 12a of the bracket 12 .
- a coating mechanism portion 30A is attached to one side surface of the arm portion 12a of the bracket 12 via a first sliding portion 13 and a vertically long rectangular first mounting plate 14 .
- the first sliding portion 13 enables the application mechanism portion 30A to reciprocate in the extension direction (horizontal direction) of the arm portion 12a. It is configured.
- a first mounting plate 14 is attached to the slider 13b, and a coating mechanism portion 30A is attached to the first mounting plate 14. As shown in FIG.
- a second mounting plate 15 is attached to the other side surface of the arm portion 12 a of the bracket 12 , and an air cylinder 16 is attached to the second mounting plate 15 .
- a rod 16a of the air cylinder 16 can reciprocate horizontally toward the other end of the arm portion 12a.
- the pressure of the air cylinder 16 is adjusted by a control unit (not shown) to control the forward/backward movement of the rod 16a.
- the tip of the rod 16a of the air cylinder 16 is attached to one end of the L-shaped connector 18 via the joint 17.
- a floating joint that can absorb eccentricity and angle of deviation as the joint 17 .
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A is configured including the air cylinder 16 and the first sliding portion 13 .
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A synchronizes with the change from the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22A to the point of contact E (FIG. 16) between the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A as the copying die 22A rotates. It is a mechanism that allows the position of the application mechanism section 30A including the pressing roller 31A to be adjusted in the third direction D3 (FIG. 8) so as to follow the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22A.
- the first sliding portion 13 is an example of a moving mechanism, and the air cylinder 16 is an example of a pressing adjustment portion.
- the first sliding portion 13 aligns the pressing roller 31A, the applying portion 32A, and the first mounting plate 14 to which the rotation transmission mechanism 70 is operably mounted so that the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A are aligned.
- This is a mechanism that enables movement in a third direction D3 along a straight line connecting the center of rotation (B axis) (FIGS. 9 and 10).
- the pressure adjusting portion includes the air cylinder 16
- the pressing roller 31A is moved to the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22A according to the change in the distance between the A axis and the B axis as the copying die 22A rotates. It has a configuration in which the force when pressing to follow is easily relaxed or absorbed. This makes it possible to perform the operation of pressing the pressing roller 31A so as to follow the outer peripheral shape of the copying die 22A more smoothly.
- the third rotating shaft 28 constituting the rotation mechanism 20A has a holding portion mounting portion 28a on one end thereof to which the holding portion 21A can be mounted, and a copying die 22A on the other end thereof.
- a copying type mounting portion 28b is provided.
- a suction path 26 is formed between the holding portion 21A and the third rotating shaft 28 to allow the holding portion 21A to suck and hold the workpiece 2B.
- a vacuum device such as a vacuum pump or an ejector is connected to enable suction operation. Therefore, the holding part 21A functions as a table that sucks and holds the workpiece 2B, and suction grooves are radially formed on the upper surface thereof.
- an industrial robot such as a handling robot (not shown) is used to precisely position and arrange the work 2B on the upper surface of the holding part 21A in a direction overlapping the copying die 22A in a plan view.
- the copying die 22A is detachable from the copying die mounting portion 28b, and a hole into which the third rotating shaft 28 is inserted is formed in the center of rotation of the copying die 22A.
- the copying die 22A is made of a hard member such as a metal and is molded to have substantially the same outer shape as the workpiece 2B.
- the outer peripheral surface of the copying die 22A is formed with a fine tooth profile that meshes with a fine tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of a pressing roller 31A, which will be described later. It is designed to be the same shape as the outer shape.
- the copying die 22A is provided with a pressing roller guide portion 22d for guiding the pressing roller 31A along the curved portion of the outer periphery thereof.
- the pressing roller 31A that constitutes the application mechanism section 30A can rotate together with the copying mold 22A (rotatable in the co-rotating direction) while being pressed against the outer peripheral end face 22a of the copying mold 22A. ) and integrated with the roller shaft 31b so as to rotate about the B axis.
- the outer peripheral surface of the pressing roller 31A is formed with a fine tooth profile that meshes with the fine tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of the copying die 22A, and the pressing roller 31A functions as a small gear.
- the pressing roller 31A and the roller shaft 31b are made of metal, for example, but may be made of other hard materials.
- a housing portion 37 is attached to the lower end portion of the first mounting plate 14, and the roller shaft 31b is rotatably attached to a bearing provided in the housing portion 37.
- a small-diameter bearing 31c is attached to the upper end of the pressing roller 31A.
- the small-diameter bearing 31c is for passing the pressing roller guide portion 22d of the copying die 22A, and has an outer diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the pressing roller 31A.
- the application roller 33A is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B and rotates together with the work 2B in a co-rotating direction to apply the film forming liquid 3 onto the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B. It is for application, and has a structure integrated with the roller shaft 33b.
- the thickness of the outer peripheral end face 33a of the coating roller 33A is designed to be less than the thickness of the outer peripheral end face 2a of the workpiece 2B, more preferably less than the thickness of the outer peripheral end face 2a.
- the workpiece 2B has a thin shape, and the thickness of the outer peripheral end surface 2a thereof is, for example, 0.2 mm or more and 1 mm or less.
- the workpiece 2B may have a thickness of 1 mm or more.
- the application roller 33A and the roller shaft 33b are made of metal, for example, but may be made of other hard materials.
- the coating roller 33A and the pressing roller 31A have substantially the same outer diameter. More specifically, the pitch circles (reference circles) of the coating roller 33A and the pressing roller 31A have the same outer diameter. there is
- the radius of the pressing roller 31A is preferably set equal to or less than the minimum radius of curvature of the curved portion of the outer circumference of the copying die 22A. Since the pressing roller 31A and the coating roller 33A have substantially the same outer diameter, the radius of the coating roller 33A is also set to be equal to or less than the minimum radius of curvature of the curved portion of the outer periphery of the workpiece 2B. becomes.
- the pressing roller 31A can accurately follow the entire circumference of the outer peripheral end face 22a of the copying die 22A. becomes. Since the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A have substantially the same outer diameter, and the copying die 22A and the work 2B have substantially the same shape, the work 2B has a complicated curved portion with different degrees of bending. Regardless of the shape, the coating roller 33A can accurately apply the film forming liquid 3 over the entire circumference of the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2B.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 70 has a mechanism for synchronously rotating the pressing roller 31A and the coating roller 33A (in this case, rotating in the same direction at the same speed). be.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 70 includes a fourth transmission mechanism 71 and a fifth transmission mechanism 72 .
- the fourth transmission mechanism 71 includes a rotation transmission shaft 71a having the same rotation axis as the roller shaft 33b of the application roller 33A, and a fifth gear (fifth gear) integrally provided on the lower end side (one end side) of the rotation transmission shaft 71a.
- 5-rotation transmitting portion 71b which enables the fifth gear 71b and the application roller 33A to rotate synchronously about the same rotation axis.
- a housing portion 76 is attached to the upper end portion of the first mounting plate 14 via a second sliding portion 77 that is horizontally slidable.
- the rotation transmission shaft 71a is rotatably attached to a bearing provided in the housing portion 76, and has a structure in which the roller shaft 33b can be attached to its upper end side (the other end side).
- the fifth gear 71b has a minute tooth profile that meshes with a minute tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of a seventh gear 72b, which will be described later, and the fifth gear 71b functions as a small diameter gear.
- the fifth gear 71b has substantially the same outer diameter as the application roller 33A. More specifically, the application roller 33A and the pitch circle (reference circle) of the fifth gear 71b have the same outer diameter.
- the fifth transmission mechanism 72 is disposed between the housing portion 37 and the housing portion 76, and synchronously rotates the pressing roller 31A and the fifth gear 71b (in this case, rotates in the same rotational direction at the same rotational speed). It has a mechanism for The fifth transmission mechanism 72 includes a sixth gear (sixth rotation transmission portion) 72a, a seventh gear (seventh rotation transmission portion) 72b, and a rotation transmission shaft (second rotation transmission shaft) 72c. ing.
- the sixth gear 72a is arranged to be rotatable (rotatable in the co-rotating direction) together with the pressing roller 31A.
- the outer peripheral surface of the sixth gear 72a is formed with a minute tooth profile that meshes with the minute tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pressing roller 31A, and the sixth gear 72a functions as a large-diameter gear.
- the seventh gear 72b has substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth gear 72a, that is, the same pitch circle (reference circle) outer diameter, and is disposed rotatably (rotatably in the co-rotating direction) together with the fifth gear 71b. ing.
- a minute tooth profile is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the seventh gear 72b to mesh with the minute tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of the fifth gear 71b, and the seventh gear 72b functions as a large-diameter gear.
- the sixth gear 72a and the seventh gear 72b are synchronously rotatably connected by a rotation transmission shaft 72c.
- the rotation transmission shaft 72c includes a flexible shaft portion 72d for absorbing shaft eccentricity.
- a shaft portion including a universal joint also called a universal joint
- the lower end side (one end side) of the rotation transmission shaft 72c is rotatably attached to a bearing provided in the housing portion 37, and the upper end side (the other end side) is rotatably attached to a bearing provided in the housing portion 76. installed.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 70 includes an eighth gear (eighth rotation transmission section) 73 rotatable together with the sixth gear 72a (rotatable in a co-rotating direction), and a drive motor (driving section) for rotationally driving the eighth gear 73. ) 74.
- the drive motor 74 is attached to the motor mounting plate 75 , and the rotary shaft 74 a of the drive motor 74 is attached to the eighth gear 73 .
- the drive motor 74 is composed of, for example, a highly accurate rotary motor such as a servomotor.
- the outer peripheral surface of the eighth gear 73 is formed with a minute tooth profile that meshes with the minute tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of the sixth gear 72a.
- the minute tooth profiles formed on the outer peripheral surfaces of the eighth gear 73, the sixth gear 72a, the pressing roller 31A, the seventh gear 72b, and the fifth gear 71b have the same shape.
- the shape of these tooth profiles is, for example, full teeth
- the module is, for example, 0.1 to 0.8, preferably 0.2 to 0.4
- the pressure angle is, for example, 20 degrees. , but not limited to.
- the coating section 32A is disposed so as to be able to contact a liquid supply section 34A that supplies the film forming liquid 3 to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33A and the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33A. and a squeegee 35B disposed so as to come into contact with the outer peripheral edge portion 33c (FIG. 17) of the application roller 33A.
- the roller shaft 33b is provided with a liquid receiving portion 36A for receiving excess film forming liquid 3 dripping from the application roller 33A.
- the liquid supply portion 34A includes an application base portion 34a arranged on the housing portion 76, an application spacer 34b arranged on the application base portion 34a, and an application block arranged on the application spacer 34b. 34c.
- the application base portion 34a has a rounded rectangular liquid reservoir groove 34aa and a tapered portion 34ab on the upper surface.
- a tip portion of the tapered portion 34ab is formed in an arc shape substantially the same as the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A.
- the application spacer 34b is formed of a thin plate having a thickness smaller than that of the application roller 33A, and as shown in FIG. A tapered slit hole 34bb is formed.
- the tip of the slit hole 34bb is formed in an arc shape that can come into contact with the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A.
- the application block 34c has a cylindrical portion 34ca having the same shape as the liquid reservoir groove 34aa and a tapered portion 34cb at a substantially central portion.
- the tapered portion 34cb of the application block 34c and the tapered portion 34ab of the application base portion 34a have substantially the same shape, and the application spacer 34b is interposed between the application base portion 34a and the application block 34c.
- a liquid flow path 34d (FIGS. 10 and 13) is formed in the slit hole 34bb.
- a bar coater 35A is arranged at the tip opening of the liquid flow path 34d of the liquid supply section 34A.
- a plurality of fine grooves are formed along the rotation direction of the application roller 33A on the tip surface of the bar coater 35A, that is, the surface that contacts the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A.
- the groove interval of the micro grooves is designed to be, for example, 0.05 mm to 0.2 mm, more preferably around 0.1 mm.
- the bar coater 35A serves to spread the film-forming liquid 3 into a thin film while scraping off excess film-forming liquid 3 from the film-forming liquid 3 applied to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A.
- a squeegee 35B is provided at each end of the tapered portion 34ab of the application base portion 34a and the tapered portion 34cb of the application block 34c. As shown in FIG. 17, each squeegee 35B is formed in the same circular arc shape as the outer peripheral shape of the application roller 33A, and its tip portion is configured to be able to contact the outer peripheral edge portions 33c of the upper and lower surfaces of the application roller 33A. ing. In other words, the two squeegees 35B sandwich the outer peripheral edge of the application roller 33A. The squeegee 35B is for scraping and removing the film forming liquid 3 adhering to the outer peripheral edge portion 33c of the application roller 33A, and is an example of a liquid scraping portion.
- a second sliding portion 77 is arranged between the housing portion 76 to which the applying portion 32A is attached and the first mounting plate 14.
- An elastic member 61A and an attachment member 62A to which one end side of the elastic member 61A is attached are attached between the housing portion 76 and the first attachment plate 14 .
- the elastic member 61A is arranged with a variable biasing force in a fourth direction D4 (FIG. 8) along a straight line connecting the rotation center (A axis) of the work 2B and the rotation center (D axis) of the application roller 33A.
- a coating roller pressing portion 60A is configured including the elastic member 61A and the mounting member 62A.
- the application roller pressing portion 60A enables fine adjustment of the force with which the application roller 33A is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B.
- 14A and 14B are diagrams showing an example of the workpiece 2B, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in (a).
- the work 2B is, for example, a lens for smart glasses, and is a non-circular lens having a width and a length of about 40 to 60 mm and a thickness t of the outer peripheral end face 2a of about 0.2 to 1 mm.
- the shape of the workpiece 2B is a rounded triangular shape having curved portions (curved corner portions) with a large curvature.
- the shape of the workpiece 2B is not limited to this, and may be a rounded inverted trapezoidal shape, a rounded rectangular shape, a rounded convex shape, or other oval shapes.
- 15A and 15B are diagrams showing an example of the copying die 22A, where (a) is a plan view and (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line bb in (a).
- the copying die 22A has substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the work 2B.
- An insertion hole 22b for inserting the third rotating shaft 28 of the rotation mechanism part 20A is formed in the central portion of the copying die 22A, and fixing tools such as bolts are provided around the insertion hole 22b.
- a mounting hole 22c is formed, and the copying die 22A can be attached to and detached from the copying die mounting portion 28b using a fixture.
- a pressing roller guide portion 22d is attached to the round corner portion of the copying die 22A.
- the copying die 22A is prepared for each type (shape) of the workpiece 2B.
- the copying die 22A has a tooth profile formed on its outer peripheral surface so that it meshes with the tooth profile formed on the outer peripheral surface of the pressing roller 31A and rotates together.
- the shape of these tooth profiles is the same shape as the tooth profile formed on the pressing roller 31A, for example, full teeth, and the module is, for example, 0.1 to 0.8, preferably 0.2 to 0.4. Yes, and the pressure angle is, for example, 20 degrees, but is not limited to this.
- the copying die 22A is preferably made of a metal member, but may be made of another hard member.
- the workpiece 2B is placed on the holding portion 21A of the coating device 10A.
- the workpiece 2B is placed on the upper surface of the holding portion 21A by, for example, a handling robot or the like, and is held in a state of being attracted to the holding portion 21A.
- the rotation center of the workpiece 2B is aligned with the rotation center of the copying die 22A (the rotation center (A axis) of the third rotating shaft 28), and the orientation of the workpiece 2B is aligned with the orientation of the copying die 22A.
- the work 2B is placed on the holding portion 21A so that the work 2B and the copying die 22A are entirely overlapped with each other in plan view.
- the air cylinder 16 of the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A is driven so that the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A are separated from each other by a predetermined distance, as shown in FIG. , the coating mechanism portion 30A can be retracted to a predetermined position.
- the air cylinder 16 that constitutes the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A is driven to press the pressing roller 31A against the copying die 22A.
- the coating mechanism part 30A is moved so that
- the driving motor 74 of the coating mechanism 30A is driven, and the rotational driving force of the driving motor 74 causes the eighth gear 73 to rotate at a predetermined speed. start. Accordingly, the sixth gear 72a that meshes with the eighth gear 73 rotates in the accompanying rotation direction, and the pressing roller 31A that meshes with the sixth gear 72a also begins to rotate in the accompanying rotation direction.
- the seventh gear 72b which is connected to the sixth gear 72a via the rotation transmission shaft 72c, rotates in the same direction as the sixth gear 72a in synchronization with the rotation.
- the fifth gear 71b that meshes with the seventh gear 72b begins to rotate in the accompanying rotation direction.
- the application roller 33A which is connected to the fifth gear 71b via the rotation transmission shaft 71a, starts rotating in the same direction as the fifth gear 71b.
- the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A rotate synchronously. Then, when the pressing roller 31A and the applying roller 33A begin to rotate, the copying die 22A whose tooth profile is engaged with the pressing roller 31A begins to rotate in the direction of rotation.
- the workpiece 2B held by the holding portion 21A rotates via the third rotating shaft 28 .
- the film-forming liquid 3 begins to be supplied from the liquid supply portion 34A of the coating section 32A to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33A, and the supplied film-forming liquid 3 is removed by the bar coater 35A and the squeegee 35B.
- the film-forming liquid 3 is scraped off, and the film-forming liquid 3 is linearly applied (attached) only to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A.
- the film forming liquid 3 applied to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A is transferred to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B rotating in the co-rotating direction while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A. is applied.
- FIG. 16 is a schematic diagram for explaining operations of the copying die 22A, the pressing roller 31A, the sixth gear 72a, and the eighth gear 73 during the coating operation of the coating device 10A.
- FIG. 16A shows a state in which the pressing roller 31A is pressed against the copying die 22A, the eighth gear 73 is rotated clockwise by the rotational power from the drive motor 74, and the sixth gear 72a rotates the eighth gear 73.
- the pressing roller 31A rotates along with the rotation of the sixth gear 72a (right rotation), and the copying die 22A rotates along with the rotation of the pressing roller 31A (left rotation). ).
- FIG. 16(b) shows the state when the copying die 22A is rotated counterclockwise by about 60 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 16(a).
- the pressing roller guide portion 22d (FIG. 15) is positioned above the pressing roller 31A (on the small diameter bearing 31c (FIG. 10)).
- the position of the pressing roller 31A at the curved corner of the copying die 22A is regulated (prevented from being displaced).
- the adjusting mechanism 50A (FIGS. 8 and 9) moves the pressing roller 31A, the sixth gear 72a, and the eighth gear 73 (that is, the coating mechanism section 30A) leftward to adjust the copying position.
- FIG. 16(c) shows the state when the copying die 22A is further rotated counterclockwise by 60 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 16(b).
- the copying position adjustment mechanism 50A (FIGS. 8 and 9) moves the pressing roller 31A toward the copying die 22A in the right direction.
- the pressing roller 31A, the sixth gear 72a, and the eighth gear 73 (that is, the coating mechanism section 30A) move rightward, and the copying position is adjusted.
- the direction of rotation indicated by the arrow is an example, and it is also possible to rotate in the opposite direction to the direction of the illustrated arrow.
- FIG. 17 is a schematic diagram for explaining the operations of the workpiece 2B, the coating roller 33A, the fifth gear 71b, and the seventh gear 72b during the coating operation of the coating device 10A.
- FIG. 17(a) shows the state of the same timing as the state shown in FIG. 16(a)
- FIG. 17(b) shows the state of the same timing as the state shown in FIG.
- FIG. 17(c) shows the state at the same timing as the state shown in FIG. 16(c).
- FIG. 17(a) shows a scene in which the coating roller 33A is pressed against the work 2B and the film forming liquid 3 is being applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B. That is, the seventh gear 72b rotates (counterclockwise) in the same direction as the sixth gear 72a connected via the rotation transmission shaft 72c, and the fifth gear 71b rotates with the rotation of the seventh gear 72b (The application roller 33A, which is connected to the fifth gear 71b via the rotation transmission shaft 71a, rotates in the same direction as the fifth gear 71b (right rotation) to form a film on the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2B. Apply liquid 3.
- FIG. 17(b) shows the state when the workpiece 2B is rotated counterclockwise by 60 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 17(a).
- a leftward pressing force acts on the application roller 33A from the work 2B
- the copying position adjustment mechanism 50A (Fig. 8 and 9) move the application roller 33A, the fifth gear 71b, and the seventh gear 72b (that is, the application mechanism section 30A) leftward to adjust the copying position.
- the application roller pressing portion 60A (FIG. 8) provided in the application portion 32A finely adjusts the pressing force of the application portion 32A including the application roller 33A against the workpiece 2B.
- FIG. 17(c) shows the state when the workpiece 2B is further rotated counterclockwise by 60 degrees from the state shown in FIG. 17(b).
- a rightward pressing force is applied from the application roller 33A to the work 2B by the copying position adjustment mechanism 50A (FIGS. 8 and 9).
- the coating roller 33A, the fifth gear 71b, and the seventh gear 72b that is, the coating mechanism section 30A
- the application roller pressing portion 60A (FIG. 8) provided in the application portion 32A finely adjusts the pressing force of the application portion 32A including the application roller 33A against the workpiece 2B.
- FIG. 17(d) shows the state of the side surface of the application roller 33A viewed from the direction of arrow X shown in FIG. 17(c), and FIG. The state of the side surface of the work 2B is shown in an enlarged manner.
- the film forming liquid 3 applied to the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A is applied only to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B.
- the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A rotate synchronously as the drive motor 74 provided in the application mechanism 30A rotates.
- the points of contact E, E between the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A move from the rotation center (A axis) of the copying die 22A.
- the distances AE, AE', AE'' to ', E'' change.
- the distance is AE', and the distance AE' is longer than the distance AE in the state shown in FIG. 16(a). Then, the copying position is adjusted so that the position of the rotation center (B axis) of the pressing roller 31A moves from B to B' in synchronism with the change from the distance AE to the distance AE' accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22A.
- the position of the coating mechanism section 30A is adjusted by the mechanism 50A (FIGS. 8 and 9).
- the distance is AE'', and the distance AE'' is shorter than the distance AE' in the state shown in FIG. 16(b). Then, the position of the rotation center (B axis) of the pressing roller 31A moves from B' to B'' in synchronism with the change from the distance AE' to the distance AE'' accompanying the rotation of the copying die 22A. Then, the position of the coating mechanism section 30A is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A.
- the pressing roller 31A is rotated in synchronism with the change in the distance AE from the center of rotation (A axis) of the copying die 22A to the contact point E between the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A.
- the position of the pressing roller 31A is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A so that the pressing roller 31A follows the shape of the outer peripheral end face 22a of the copying die 22A.
- the copying die 22A and the work 2B are arranged so that their centers of rotation are coaxial (axis A) and their outer peripheries overlap each other in plan view, and their positions are adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A.
- a pressing roller 31A and a coating roller 33A are coaxially arranged (B-axis, D-axis) in the coating mechanism section 30A.
- the operation of the workpiece 2B and the application roller 33A shown in FIG. 17 is basically synchronized with the operation of the copying die 22A and the pressing roller 31A shown in FIG. That is, while synchronizing with the change in the distance AF from the rotation center (A axis) of the work 2B to the contact point F between the work 2B and the application roller 33A accompanying the rotation of the work 2B, the outer peripheral end face 33a of the application roller 33A is followed.
- the position of the coating roller 33A (the position of the rotation center (D axis)) is adjusted by the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A.
- the force pressing the application roller 33A against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B can be adjusted by the elastic member 61A of the application roller pressing portion 60A (FIG. 8).
- the pressing roller 31A and the coating roller 33A are basically arranged on the same axis (B axis, D axis).
- 2 sliding portion 77 is disposed in a form slidable in the linear direction connecting the A-axis and the D-axis, and the rotation transmission shaft 72c is provided with a flexible shaft portion 72d (Figs. 9 and 10).
- the sliding range (distance) of the application roller 33A is limited to a very small range (several millimeters or less).
- the application roller 33A Since the application portion 32A is pressed in the fourth direction D4 (FIG. 8) by the elastic member 61A with a variable biasing force, the application roller 33A is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B.
- the pressing force can be relaxed or absorbed by the elastic member 61A. Therefore, the film forming liquid 3 can be applied while the application roller 33A is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2B with a force weaker than the force with which the pressing roller 31A is pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22A. It becomes possible.
- excess film forming liquid 3 is scraped off by bar coater 35A and squeegee 35B from film forming liquid 3 supplied to outer peripheral end surface 33a of application roller 33A, and outer peripheral end surface 33a is removed. It will be extended in the form of a thin film only on the surface. Since the thickness of the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the application roller 33A is equal to or less than the thickness t of the work 2B, the coating width t1 of the film forming liquid 3 is equal to or less than the thickness t of the work 2B. Further, the shape of the minute grooves of the bar coater 35A is designed so that the coating thickness of the film forming liquid 3 is, for example, several tens of ⁇ m or less in the case of a light shielding material.
- the outer peripheral end face 33a of the application roller 33A coated with the film forming liquid 3 is pressed against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B while rotating, so that the work 2B is transferred from the application roller 33A to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B.
- the film forming liquid 3 is transferred and applied with a coating width equal to or less than the thickness t and a predetermined coating thickness.
- the work 2B and the copying die 22A having substantially the same outer shape can be synchronously rotated about the same rotation axis (A axis) by the rotation mechanism 20A.
- the rotation transmission mechanism 70 rotates the pressing roller 31A.
- 31A and application roller 33A can be rotated synchronously. Therefore, the rotation of the copying die 22A rotating together with the pressing roller 31A can be synchronized with the rotation of the workpiece 2B rotating together with the application roller 33A.
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A rotates the pressing roller 31A while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 22a of the copying die 22A in synchronization with the change in the distance AE.
- the position is precisely adjusted.
- the position of the application roller 33A is also accurately adjusted in synchronization with the change in the distance AE so that the application roller 33A rotates while being pressed against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B. becomes.
- the copying die 22A having substantially the same shape as the outer shape of the work 2B, according to the shape of the work 2B (in other words, regardless of the shape of the work 2B), only the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B can be That is, the film-forming liquid 3 can be applied with high accuracy in a coating width equal to or less than the thickness of the workpiece 2B.
- the pressing force of the application roller 33A against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B is limited. Damage to the workpiece 2B can also be prevented.
- the copying position adjusting mechanism 50A includes the first sliding portion 13 and the air cylinder 16, and the coating mechanism portion 30A is attached by the first sliding portion 13.
- the first mounting plate 14 is configured to be movable in the third direction D3.
- the first mounting plate 14 attached to the first sliding portion 13 and the coating mechanism portion 30A are configured to be press-adjustable in the third direction D3 by the air cylinder 16. As shown in FIG.
- the first mounting plate 14 can be moved in the third direction D3. As a result, it is possible to prevent the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A from deviating from each other during the application operation, and the application roller 33A follows the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the workpiece 2B. The accuracy of the operation of pressing the coating roller 33A against the workpiece 2B can be improved.
- the coating roller pressing portion 60A since the coating roller pressing portion 60A includes the elastic member 61A and the second sliding portion 77, the elastic member 61A and the second sliding portion 77 move the coating roller. It is possible to appropriately adjust the force for pressing 33A against the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B. For example, it is possible to adjust (relax or absorb the pressing force) so that the pressing force of the application roller 33A against the workpiece 2B is smaller than the pressing force of the pressing roller 31A against the copying die 22A. Therefore, the film forming liquid 3 can be accurately applied to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B in a desired coating width and thickness while the coating roller 33A is lightly pressed against the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B. Also, the effect of preventing damage to the work 2B can be enhanced.
- the pressing roller 31A and the fifth gear 71b are synchronously rotated by the fifth transmission mechanism 72, and the rotation of the fifth gear 71b is synchronized with the coating roller 33A via the fourth transmission mechanism 71. is transmitted as Therefore, the fifth transmission mechanism 72 and the fourth transmission mechanism 71 can synchronously rotate the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of synchronization between the rotational movement of the copying die 22A that rotates together with the pressing roller 31A and the rotational movement of the workpiece 2B that rotates together with the application roller 33A. Further, the arrangement interval between the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A can be adjusted by the fifth transmission mechanism 72 and the fourth transmission mechanism 71. FIG.
- the sixth gear 72a and the seventh gear 72b are synchronously rotated via the rotation transmission shaft 72c, so that the pressing roller 31A and the seventh gear 72b meshing with the sixth gear 72a are rotated.
- the rotation of the fifth gear 71b is synchronously transmitted to the application roller 33A via the rotation transmission shaft 71a. Therefore, it is possible to synchronously rotate the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A with a simple structure.
- the rotation transmission shaft 72c includes the flexible shaft portion 72d having flexibility, so that the rotation center (B axis) of the pressing roller 31A and the coating roller 33A Even if there is some deviation (eccentricity) in the axial direction from the center of rotation (D axis), the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A can be synchronously rotated with high precision while absorbing the deviation. It becomes possible.
- the rotational force of the eighth gear 73 is transmitted to the pressing roller 31A via the sixth gear 72a. Also, the rotational force of the eighth gear 73 is transmitted to the fifth gear 71b via the sixth gear 72a, the rotation transmission shaft 72c, and the seventh gear 72b, and further from the fifth gear 71b via the rotation transmission shaft 71a. It is transmitted to the coating roller 33A. Therefore, the rotational driving force of the drive motor 74 is transmitted to the pressing roller 31A and the applying roller 33A, and the pressing roller 31A and the applying roller 33A can be synchronously rotated with high precision.
- each outer peripheral surface of the copying die 22A, the pressing roller 31A, the sixth gear 72a, the eighth gear 73, the seventh gear 72b, and the fifth gear 71b is provided with a micro Since the tooth profile is formed, it is possible to reduce the deviation of the synchronization timing of the rotation operation and improve the synchronization accuracy.
- the radius of the pressing roller 31A is set to be equal to or less than the minimum radius of curvature of the curved portion (rounded corner portion) of the copying mold 22A. Even if the shape has a plurality of different curved portions, the pressing roller 31A can be accurately copied while pressing against all the curved portions of the copying die 22A. Therefore, the applicator roller 33A having substantially the same outer diameter as the pressing roller 31A forms a film on the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B having substantially the same outer shape as the copying die 22A (that is, having a plurality of curved portions with different degrees of curvature). The liquid 3 can be applied with high accuracy.
- the profiling mold 22A is provided with the pressing roller guide portion 22d, so that the curved portion (such as the rounded corner portion) of the profiling mold 22A has a shape with a large degree of curvature (small radius of curvature). Even so, it is possible to reliably guide the pressing roller 31A along the curved portion of the copying die 22A while pressing the pressing roller 31A against the curved portion. As a result, even if the work 2B has a curved portion with a large degree of curvature, the coating roller 33A can apply the film forming liquid 3 to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the work 2B with high accuracy.
- the third rotating shaft 28 is rotatably supported by the housing portion 29, and the holding portion attaching portion 28a is provided on one end side of the third rotating shaft 28, and the copying die attaching portion 28b is provided on the other end side. Since it is provided, attachment and detachment of the holding portion 21A and the copying die 22A can be easily performed. Further, since the suction path 26 is formed between the third rotating shaft 28 and the holding portion 21A, the work 2B can be held by suction on the holding portion 21A, and the work 2B can be easily attached and detached.
- the film forming liquid 3 does not protrude from the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33A, and the film is applied only to the outer peripheral end surface 33a. It is possible to attach the forming liquid 3 while extending it. Since the thickness of the outer peripheral end face 33a of the application roller 33A is equal to or less than the thickness of the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B, the film forming liquid 3 is neatly spread from the outer peripheral end face 33a of the application roller 33A to the outer peripheral end face 2a of the work 2B. It can be applied while transferring.
- the bar coater 35A has a plurality of minute grooves on the contact surface with the outer peripheral end surface 33a of the coating roller 33A.
- the film forming liquid 3 can be applied while being thinly and uniformly spread, and the film forming liquid 3 can be uniformly applied from the coating roller 33A to the outer peripheral end surface 2a of the thin plate-shaped work 2B.
- FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view showing the main configuration of a coating device 10B according to another embodiment.
- the hatching which shows a cross section is abbreviate
- Components having the same functions as those of the coating apparatus 10A shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted here.
- a different configuration of the coating device 10B according to another embodiment from the coating device 10A described above is the configuration of the rotation transmission mechanism 70A that constitutes the coating mechanism section 30B.
- a fifth transmission mechanism 72A that constitutes the rotation transmission mechanism 70A has a sixth gear 72a rotatable together with the pressing roller 31A, has substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth gear 72a, and has a fifth gear 71b.
- a seventh gear 72b rotatable together, a first driving motor 74A for rotationally driving the sixth gear 72a, and a second driving motor 74B for rotationally driving the seventh gear 72b.
- the sixth gear 72a is attached to a sixth gear shaft 72e rotatably supported by the housing portion 37.
- the seventh gear 72b is attached to a seventh gear shaft 72f rotatably supported by the housing portion 76.
- Two upper and lower motor mounting plates 75 are attached to the first mounting plate 14, a first drive motor 74A is attached to the lower motor attachment plate 75, and a second drive motor 74B is attached to the upper motor attachment plate 75. As shown in FIG.
- the rotation transmission shaft 72c that connects the sixth gear 72a and the seventh gear 72b is not provided.
- the rotational speeds of the rotating shafts 74a of the first drive motor 74A and the second drive motor 74B are synchronously controlled to synchronize the rotation of the sixth gear 72a and the seventh gear 72b.
- the rotational driving force of the first driving motor 74A is transmitted to the pressing roller 31A via the sixth gear 72a, and the rotational driving force of the second driving motor 74B is transmitted via the seventh gear 72b to the pressing roller 31A.
- the rotation of the fifth gear 71b is transmitted to the application roller 33A by the fourth transmission mechanism 71 in synchronization with the rotation of the fifth gear 71b. Therefore, the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A can be synchronously rotated with high accuracy by the configuration in which the rotational driving of the first driving motor 74A and the second driving motor 74B are synchronized.
- FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view showing the main configuration of a coating device 10C according to still another embodiment.
- the hatching which shows a cross section is abbreviate
- Components having the same functions as those of the coating apparatus 10A shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and descriptions thereof are omitted here.
- a different configuration of the coating device 10C according to another embodiment from the above-described coating device 10A is the configuration of the rotation transmission mechanism 70B that constitutes the coating mechanism section 30C.
- a fifth transmission mechanism 72B that constitutes the rotation transmission mechanism 70B has a sixth gear 72a that is rotatable together with the pressing roller 31A, has substantially the same outer diameter as the sixth gear 72a, and has the fifth gear 71b.
- the sixth gear 72a is attached to a sixth gear shaft 72e rotatably supported by the housing portion 37.
- the seventh gear 72b is attached to a seventh gear shaft 72f rotatably supported by the housing portion 76.
- Two upper and lower motor mounting plates 75 are attached to the first mounting plate 14, a first drive motor 74A is attached to the lower motor attachment plate 75, and a second drive motor 74B is attached to the upper motor attachment plate 75. As shown in FIG.
- the rotation transmission shaft 72c that connects the sixth gear 72a and the seventh gear 72b is not provided.
- the rotational speeds of the rotating shaft 74a of the first driving motor 74A and the rotating shaft 74a of the second driving motor 74B are synchronously controlled to control the eighth gear 83 and the sixth gear 72a, the ninth gear 78 and the seventh gear. 72b to synchronize its rotation.
- the rotational driving force of the first driving motor 74A is transmitted to the pressing roller 31A via the eighth gear 73 and the sixth gear 72a, and the rotational driving force of the second driving motor 74B is transmitted to the ninth gear.
- 78 and the seventh gear 72b to the fifth gear 71b, and the fourth transmission mechanism 71 synchronously transmits the rotation of the fifth gear 71b to the coating roller 33A. Therefore, the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A can be synchronously rotated with high accuracy by the configuration in which the rotational driving of the first driving motor 74A and the second driving motor 74B are synchronized.
- the roller shaft 31b or the pressing roller 31A is rotationally driven by the first drive motor 74A, and the rotation transmission shaft 71a or the fifth gear 71b of the fourth transmission mechanism 71 is driven to rotate.
- the pressing roller 31A and the application roller 33A may be rotated synchronously by being rotationally driven by the two-driving motor 74B.
- the present invention deals with smart glasses, thin lenses used for AR or VR goggles, etc., thin displays used for personal digital assistants such as smartphones, smart watches, and other wearable terminals, cover lenses (cover glass), etc. It can be widely used in fields such as the electronic equipment industry.
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特許文献1記載の塗布装置は、墨などの塗布材料を円板状のロールの外周面に塗布し、該ロールに塗布された塗布材料を円板状の転写ロールの外周面に転写し、そして転写ロールに転写された塗布材料をレンズの外周面に塗布する構成となっている。
しかしながら、特許文献1記載のロール転写方式の塗布装置では、小判型レンズなどの円形でない形状をした光学素子に対しては、前記塗布材料を一工程で全周に塗布することができないという課題があった。
特許文献2記載の塗布装置によれば、前記カムと前記カムフォロアと前記下スライドテーブルと前記下ばねとにより、前記小判型レンズの回転に同期して、前記塗布チップからレンズ塗布面までの距離を調整することができ、円形でない前記小判型レンズの外周面に対する塗布を自動化することができるとしている。
近年、上記したカメラや顕微鏡などの光学レンズの他に、レンズ部分に様々な情報を表示する、所謂、スマートグラス(メガネ型のウェアラブルデバイス)などの非円形状をした薄形レンズの外周端面に遮光材を精度良く塗布することができる装置の開発が要望されている。
特許文献2記載の塗布装置を用いた場合、多孔質材料で形成された前記塗布チップが前記薄型レンズの外周面に押し付けられるため、前記薄形レンズの外周端面だけでなく外周縁部にまで前記遮光材が塗布されることとなり、前記薄型レンズの外周端面にだけ、換言すれば、レンズの厚さ以下の塗り幅で前記遮光材を精度良く塗布することができないという課題があった。
ワークを回転させる回転機構部と、
該回転機構部により回転される前記ワークの外周端面に膜形成液を塗布する塗布機構部とを備えた塗布装置であって、
前記回転機構部が、
前記ワークと、該ワークの外形と略同一形状をした倣い型とが同一の回転軸中心で同期回転可能に構成され、
前記塗布機構部が、
前記倣い型の外周端面に押し当てられた状態で、前記倣い型とともに回転可能な押当ローラと、
前記ワークの外周端面に押し当てられた状態で、前記ワークとともに回転しながら前記ワークの外周端面に前記膜形成液を塗布する塗布ローラを含む塗布部と、
略同一外径を有する前記押当ローラと前記塗布ローラとを同期回転させる回転伝達機構とを備えていることを特徴としている。
そして、前記倣い型を設けることによって、前記ワークの形状に応じて(換言すれば、前記ワークの形状を問わず)、前記ワークの外周端面に前記塗布ローラを回転させながら接触させることが可能となり、前記塗布ローラから前記ワークの外周端面に前記ワークの厚さ以下の塗り幅で前記膜形成液を精度良く塗布することができる。
また、前記ワークが薄型で、ひびや割れ等の損傷しやすいものであっても、前記倣い型を設けることによって、前記ワークの外周端面に対する前記塗布ローラの押し当て力が制限されるため、前記ワークの損傷も防止できる。
前記塗布機構部が、
前記倣い型の回転に伴う、前記倣い型の回転中心から前記倣い型と前記押当ローラとの接点までの距離の変化に同期させながら、前記倣い型の外周端面に倣うように前記押当ローラの位置を調整可能とする倣い位置調整機構を備えていることを特徴としている。
また、この動作に同期して、前記塗布ローラが前記ワークの外周端面に押し当てられた状態で回転するように、前記距離の変化に同期して、前記塗布ローラの位置も正確に調整されることとなる。
したがって、前記ワークが、円形状のものだけでなく、非円形状のものであっても、前記ワークの外周端面に対して、該ワークの厚さ以下の塗り幅で前記膜形成液を精度良く塗布することができる。
前記倣い位置調整機構が、
前記押当ローラ、前記塗布部、及び前記回転伝達機構が動作可能に取り付けられた取付部材を、前記倣い型の回転中心と前記押当ローラの回転中心とを結ぶ直線に沿った第1の方向に移動可能とする移動機構と、
該移動機構に取り付けられた前記取付部材を前記第1の方向に押圧調整可能とする押圧調整部とを含んで構成されていることを特徴としている。
したがって、前記押当ローラ、前記塗布部、及び前記回転伝達機構が一体化された状態で、かつ前記倣い型の外周形状に倣うように前記押当ローラが前記倣い型に押し当てられた状態で、前記取付部材を前記第1の方向に移動させることができる。これにより、塗布動作中に、前記押当ローラ及び前記塗布ローラの回転軸のずれが発生することを防止でき、前記塗布ローラを前記ワークの外周形状に倣うように前記ワークに押し当てる動作の精度を一層高めることができる。
前記塗布機構部が、前記塗布ローラを前記ワークの外周端面に押圧する力を調整する塗布ローラ押圧部を備えていることを特徴としている。
前記塗布ローラ押圧部が、
前記ワークの回転中心と前記塗布ローラの回転中心とを結ぶ直線に沿った第2の方向に付勢力可変な状態で配置される弾性部材を含んで構成されていることを特徴としている。
前記回転伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラの回転を伝達する第1伝達機構と、
該第1伝達機構からの回転を伝達する第2伝達機構と、
該第2伝達機構からの回転を前記塗布ローラに伝達する第3伝達機構とを含み、
前記第1伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラの回転軸とともに回転する第1回転伝達部を含み、
前記第2伝達機構が、
前記第1回転伝達部と同期回転する第2回転伝達部が一端側に、該第2回転伝達部と同期回転する第3回転伝達部が他端側に取り付けられた第1回転伝達軸を含み、
前記第3伝達機構が、
前記塗布ローラの回転軸に取り付けられ、前記第3回転伝達部と同期回転する第4回転伝達部と、
前記第1回転伝達軸を中心に前記塗布ローラを揺動可能な形態で、前記塗布ローラの回転軸を支持する揺動腕部とを含んで構成されていることを特徴としている。
係る構成により、前記押当ローラの回転が前記塗布ローラに同期して伝達される構成で、かつ前記ワークの外周端面に前記塗布ローラを押し当てる力の調整が容易な構成を実現できる。
前記塗布部が、
前記膜形成液を前記塗布ローラの外周端面に供給する液供給部と、
前記ワークの厚み以下の塗り幅を形成するための塗り溝を備え、前記塗布ローラの外周端面に当接可能に配設される液掻取部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
したがって、前記線状の膜形成液が塗布された前記塗布ローラの外周端面の部分を前記ワークの外周端面に押し当てた状態で、前記ワークと前記塗布ローラとを連れ回り方向に回転させることにより、前記ワークの外周端面に前記線状の膜形成液が転写される。
前記塗り溝が前記ワークの厚み以下の塗り幅を形成する形状であるので、前記ワークの外周端面に前記膜形成液を前記ワークの厚み以下の塗り幅で精度良く塗布することができる。
前記回転機構部が、
前記ワークを保持する保持部と、
前記倣い型が着脱可能に取り付けられる倣い型取付部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記回転機構部が、
前記保持部と前記倣い型取付部とを連結する第1回転軸と、
該第1回転軸と同軸上で連結され、駆動部からの回転駆動力により回転可能に構成された第2回転軸とを含み、
前記保持部と、前記第1回転軸と、前記第2回転軸とには、前記保持部に前記ワークを吸着保持させるための吸引路が形成されていることを特徴としている。
前記塗布ローラと略同一外径を有する第5回転伝達部を備え、該第5回転伝達部と前記塗布ローラとを同一回転軸中心で同期回転可能にする第4伝達機構と、
前記押当ローラと前記第5回転伝達部とを同期回転可能にする第5伝達機構とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
前記第6回転伝達部と前記第7回転伝達部とを同期回転可能とする第2回転伝達軸とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記第2回転伝達軸が、可撓性を有する軸を含んで構成されている、又は自在継手を含んで構成されていることを特徴としている。
前記回転伝達機構が、
前記第6回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第8回転伝達部と、
該第8回転伝達部を回転駆動させる駆動部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
したがって、前記駆動部の回転駆動力が、前記押当ローラと前記塗布ローラとに伝達されて、前記押当ローラと前記塗布ローラとを精度良く同期回転させることができる。
前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、前記第7回転伝達部、及び前記第8回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴としている。
前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
該第7回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、及び前記第7回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴としている。
前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
前記第6回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第8回転伝達部と、
該第8回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
前記第7回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第9回転伝達部と、
該第9回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、前記第7回転伝達部、前記第8回転伝達部、及び前記第9回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴としている。
前記回転伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラを回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
前記塗布ローラを回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴としている。
前記押当ローラの半径が、前記倣い型の前記曲線部のうちの最小の曲率半径以下に設定されていることを特徴としている。
前記倣い型に押当ローラ案内部が取り付けられ、
該押当ローラ案内部が、前記倣い型の前記曲線部に沿って前記押当ローラを案内可能に構成されていることを特徴としている。
前記ワークを保持する保持部と、
一端側に前記保持部を取付け可能な保持部取付部と、他端側に前記倣い型を取付け可能な倣い型取付部とを備えた第3回転軸と、
該第3回転軸を回転自在に支持する支持部とを含み、
前記保持部と前記第3回転軸とには、前記保持部に前記ワークを吸着保持させるための吸引路が形成されていることを特徴としている。
前記塗布部が、
前記塗布ローラの外周端面に前記膜形成液を供給する液供給部と、
前記塗布ローラの外周端面に当接可能に配設される液伸展部と、
前記塗布ローラの外周縁部に当接可能に配設される液掻取部と、
を備えていることを特徴としている。
前記液伸展部は、前記塗布ローラの外周端面との当接面に、前記塗布ローラの回転方向に形成された複数の微小溝を備えていることを特徴としている。
押当ローラ31は、倣い型22の外周端面22aに押し当てられた状態で、回転機構部20による倣い型22の回転に従ってB軸中心で回転するように、押当ローラ回転軸41aに軸支されている。押当ローラ31は、例えば、金属製であり、所定の硬度を有するとともに、倣い型22と連れ回りで回転させることが可能となるように、外周面は所定の表面粗さを備えている。
押当ローラ31と塗布ローラ33とは、平面視円形状に形成され、同一の外径形状を有している。また、押当ローラ31は、好ましくはその外周長さが倣い型22の外周長さよりも長くなるように、外径サイズが設計されている。係る構成によれば、押当ローラ31と同一外径の塗布ローラ33が、一回転する間にワーク2の外周端面2aの全周に膜形成液3を塗布することが可能となる。
液供給部34は、膜形成液3を塗布ローラ33の外周端面33aに供給する機構、例えば、図示しない液保持部から供給されてくる膜形成液3を外周端面33aに吐出するノズル部などを含む機構で構成されている。
液掻取部35は、ワーク2の厚み以下の塗り幅を形成するための塗り溝35a(図3)を備え、塗布ローラ33の外周端面33aに当接可能に配設される掻取板(スクレーパ)などを含む機構で構成されている。液掻取部35で掻き取られた余分な膜形成液3が、液受け部36に回収されるようになっている。なお、液供給部34から塗布ローラ33の外周端面33aに供給された膜形成液3が液掻取部35で掻き取られるように、塗布ローラ33の回転方向に応じて液供給部34と液掻取部35との配置順序が設計されている。
第2歯車42bは、第1歯車41bと同期回転(連れ回り回転)するように、第1歯車41bに噛合され、第3歯車42cは、第2歯車42bと同期回転するように回転伝達軸42aに取り付けられている。回転伝達軸42aは、例えば、ボールベアリングなどの軸受に取り付けられている。
移動機構51は、押当ローラ31、塗布部32、及び回転伝達機構40が動作可能に取り付けられた取付部材44を、倣い型22の回転中心(A軸)と押当ローラ31の回転中心(B軸)(図2、図3)とを結ぶ直線AB(図6)に沿った第1の方向D1に移動可能とする機構である。
移動機構51を構成する2つの直動案内機構は、第1の方向D1に配設されたガイドレール51aと、ガイドレール51a上を移動するスライダー51bとをそれぞれ備えており、スライダー51bの上に、取付部材44のベース部が取り付けられている。
本実施の形態において、塗布ローラ押圧部60は、揺動腕部43cの側面のうち、回転機構部20が配設された側とは反対側の側面に配設されている。塗布ローラ押圧部60は、ワーク2の回転中心(A軸)と塗布ローラ33の回転中心(D軸)とを結ぶ直線ADに沿った第2の方向D2(図2)に付勢力可変な状態で配置される弾性部材61と、弾性部材61が取り付けられる取付部材62とを含んで構成され、取付部材62が、取付部材44の上部に取り付けられている。弾性部材61は、圧縮コイルバネで構成されているが、板バネなどの各種のバネ部材の他、空気バネ、ゴムなどの弾性体で構成してもよい。
図4は、ワーク2の一例を示す図であり、(a)は平面図、(b)は(a)におけるb-b線断面図である。ワーク2は、スマートグラス用のガラスレンズであり、例えば、横幅Wが50~60mm程度、縦幅VWが30~50mm程度、厚さtが0.5mm~1mm程度の非円形レンズで構成されている。ワーク2の形状は、ここでは略楕円形状であるが、略逆台形形状、又は略スクエア形状などであってもよい。
倣い型22は、ワーク2の外形と同一形状を有している。倣い型22の中心部分には、回転機構部20の第2回転軸25に挿着するための挿着孔22bが形成され、また、挿着孔22bの周辺部には、ボルト等の固定具の取付穴22cが形成され、倣い型22は、前記固定具を用いて倣い型取付部23に着脱可能となっている。
倣い型22は、ワーク2の種類(形状)毎に用意されるものである。倣い型22は、好ましくは金属部材で成型されたものであり、倣い型22は、押当ローラ31を位置ずれ(滑り)が生じることなく連れ回り回転可能なように、所定の硬度を有し、外周面は所定の表面粗さを備えている。倣い型22の厚さは、押当ローラ31の厚さと同程度にすることが好ましい。
図6(a)は、倣い型22に押当ローラ31が押し当てられた状態で、倣い型22が駆動部27からの回転動力により左回転し、押当ローラ31が、倣い型22の回転に従って連れ回りで回転(右回転)している一場面を示している。
図6(b)は、倣い型22が、図6(a)の状態から90度左回転したときの状態を示している。
図6(c)は、倣い型22が、図6(b)の状態からさらに90度左回転したときの状態を示している。
なお、図6の平面図において、矢印で示した回転方向は一例であり、図示した矢印の方向とは逆方向に回転させるように構成することも可能である。
図7(a)は、ワーク2に塗布ローラ33が押し当てられた状態で、ワーク2が駆動部27からの回転動力により左回転し、塗布ローラ33が、回転伝達機構40を介して伝達された押当ローラ31の回転に同期して回転(右回転)しながら、ワーク2の外周端面2aに膜形成液3を塗布している一場面を示している。
図7(b)は、ワーク2が、図7(a)の状態から90度左回転したときの状態を示している。
図7(c)は、ワーク2が、図7(b)の状態からさらに90度左回転したときの状態を示している。
図7(d)は、図7(c)に示した矢印X、Y方向から見た、ワーク2の側面及び塗布ローラ33の側面の状態を示している。
図6に示すように、倣い型22が非円形であるため、倣い型22の回転に伴い、倣い型22の回転中心(A軸)から倣い型22と押当ローラ31との接点E、E’、E’’までの距離AE、AE’、AE’’が変化していく。
このように、倣い型22の回転に伴う、倣い型22の回転中心(A軸)から倣い型22と押当ローラ31との接点Eまでの距離AEの変化に同期させながら、押当ローラ31が倣い型22の外周端面22aに倣うように、押当ローラ31の位置が倣い位置調整機構50によって調整されるようになっている。
すなわち、ワーク2の回転に伴う、ワーク2の回転中心(A軸)からワーク2と塗布ローラ33との接点Fまでの距離AFの変化に同期させながら、塗布ローラ33がワーク2の外周端面2aに倣うように、塗布ローラ33の位置(回転中心(D軸)の位置)が倣い位置調整機構50によって調整されるようになっている。
したがって、押当ローラ31が倣い型22の外周端面22aに押し当てられる力よりも弱い力でワーク2の外周端面2aに塗布ローラ33が押し当てられた状態で膜形成液3を塗布することが可能となる。
線状に塗布された膜形成液3の塗り幅t1は、ワーク2の厚さt以下となるように構成され、また、膜形成液3の塗り厚は、例えば、遮光材であれば数十μm以下となるように、塗り溝35aのサイズが設計されている。塗り溝35aの形状は、ワーク2の種類や厚さ、膜形成液3の種類などに応じて設定される。なお、図7(d)では、塗布ローラ33の厚さが、ワーク2の厚さtよりも大きい構成例を示しているが、別の構成例では、塗布ローラ33の厚さが、ワーク2の厚さt以下の塗り幅t1の厚さで構成されてもよい。
したがって、ワーク2が、円形状のものだけでなく、非円形状のものであっても、ワーク2の外周端面2aに対して、ワーク2の厚さt以下の塗り幅で膜形成液3を精度良く塗布することができる。
したがって、押当ローラ31、塗布部32、及び回転伝達機構40が一体化された状態で、かつ倣い型22の外周形状に倣うように押当ローラ31が倣い型22に押し当てられた状態で、取付部材44を第1の方向D1に移動させることができる。これにより、塗布動作中に、押当ローラ31及び塗布ローラ33の回転軸(B軸とD軸)のずれが発生することを防止でき、塗布ローラ33をワーク2の外周端面2aに倣うようにワーク2に押し当てる動作の精度を一層高めることができる。
したがって、線状の膜形成液3が塗布された塗布ローラ33の外周端面33aの部分をワーク2の外周端面2aに押し当てた状態で、ワーク2と塗布ローラ33とを連れ回り方向に回転させることにより、塗布ローラ33からワーク2の外周端面2aに線状の膜形成液3が転写されていき、ワーク2の外周端面2aに膜形成液3をワーク2の厚み以下の塗り幅で精度良く塗布することができる。
別の実施の形態では、駆動部27の回転伝達力がベルトプーリー機構や歯車を介して回転伝達機構40の回転伝達軸42aに伝達される構成としてもよい。または、第2歯車42bと第3歯車42cとを回転伝達軸42aで連結せずに、第2歯車42bの回転軸と第3歯車42cの回転軸とを、それぞれ個別の駆動部27で同期回転するように駆動制御する構成としてもよい。
図9は、図8におけるIX-IX線要部断面図であり、図10は、塗布動作時におけるIX-IX線要部断面図である。図11は、図10におけるXI-XI線要部断面図である。図12は、図10におけるXII-XII線要部断面図である。図13は、図10におけるXIII-XIII線要部断面図である。なお、図9~図13においては、図示の便宜上、断面を示すハッチングは省略している。また、図8では、ワークの記載を省略している。また、図1~3に示した塗布装置10と同一機能を有する構成部品には、同一符号を付し、ここではその説明を省略する。
塗布装置10Aは、ワーク2Bを回転させる回転機構部20Aと、回転機構部20Aにより回転されるワーク2の外周端面2aに膜形成液3を塗布する塗布機構部30Aとを備えている。
回転機構部20Aは、ワーク2Bを保持する保持部21Aと、第3回転軸28と、ハウジング部29とを備え、ハウジング部29には、第3回転軸28を回転自在に軸支するボールベアリングなどの軸受が設けられている。
このように、実施の形態(2)に係る塗布装置10Aでは、エアシリンダ16、及び第1摺動部13を含んで、倣い位置調整機構50Aが構成されている。倣い位置調整機構50Aは、倣い型22Aの回転に伴う、倣い型22Aの回転中心(A軸)から倣い型22Aと押当ローラ31Aとの接点E(図16)までの変化に同期させながら、倣い型22Aの外周端面22aに倣うように押当ローラ31Aを含む塗布機構部30Aの位置を第3の方向D3(図8)に調整可能とする機構である。
第1摺動部13は、押当ローラ31A、塗布部32A、回転伝達機構70が動作可能に取り付けられた第1取付板14を、倣い型22Aの回転中心(A軸)と押当ローラ31Aの回転中心(B軸)(図9、図10)とを結ぶ直線に沿った第3の方向D3に移動可能とする機構である。
したがって、保持部21Aは、ワーク2Bを吸着保持するテーブルとして機能し、その上面には、吸着溝が放射状に形成されている。また、図示しないハンドリングロボットなどの産業用ロボットを使用して、ワーク2Bが保持部21Aの上面に、倣い型22Aと平面視で重なる向きに精度良く位置決め配置される構成となっている。
押当ローラ31Aの外周面には、倣い型22Aの外周面に形成された微小な歯形と噛み合う微小な歯形が形成されており、押当ローラ31Aは小径歯車として機能する。押当ローラ31A及びローラ軸31bは、例えば、金属製であるが、他の硬質材料で構成されてもよい。
塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aの厚さは、ワーク2Bの外周端面2aの厚さ以下、より好ましくは、外周端面2aの厚さ未満に設計されている。ワーク2Bは、薄型形状をしたものであり、その外周端面2aの厚さは、例えば、0.2mm以上1mm以下である。なお、ワーク2Bは、1mm以上の厚さを有するものであってもよい。塗布ローラ33A、ローラ軸33bは、例えば、金属製であるが、他の硬質材料で構成されてもよい。
押当ローラ31Aの半径は、好ましくは、倣い型22Aの外周の曲線部のうちの最小の曲率半径以下に設定されている。なお、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとは略同一外径を有しているので、塗布ローラ33Aの半径も、ワーク2Bの外周の曲線部のうちの最小の曲率半径以下に設定されることとなる。
そして、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとは略同一外径を有し、倣い型22Aとワーク2Bとは略同一形状をしているので、ワーク2Bが曲がり具合の異なる曲線部を有する複雑な形状であっても塗布ローラ33Aによりワーク2Bの外周端面2aの全周にわたって精度良く膜形成液3を塗布することが可能となる。
第5歯車71bは、後述する第7歯車72bの外周面に形成された微小な歯形と噛み合う微小な歯形が形成されており、第5歯車71bは小径歯車として機能する。
第5歯車71bは、塗布ローラ33Aと略同一外径を有しており、より具体的には、塗布ローラ33Aと第5歯車71bのピッチ円(基準円)とが同一外径を有している。
第5伝達機構72は、第6歯車(第6回転伝達部)72aと、第7歯車(第7回転伝達部)72bと、回転伝達軸(第2回転伝達軸)72cとを含んで構成されている。
駆動モータ74の回転軸74aが回転駆動すると、第8歯車73が回転し、その回転力が第6歯車72aを介して押当ローラ31Aに伝達されて、押当ローラ31Aが回転する。また、同時に第8歯車73の回転力が第6歯車72a、回転伝達軸72c、第7歯車72bを介して第5歯車71bに伝達されて、第5歯車71bと塗布ローラ33Aとが同期回転する。このように、回転伝達機構70は、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとを同期回転させる構成となっている。
塗布ベース部34aは、上面に角丸四角形の液溜溝34aaと、先細り形状部34abとを備えている。先細り形状部34abの先端部が、塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aと略同じ円弧状に形成されている。
塗布ブロック34cは、略中央部に液溜溝34aaと同形状をした筒状部34caと、先細り形状部34cbとを備えている。
前記微小溝の溝間隔は、例えば、0.05mm~0.2mm、より好ましくは0.1mm前後に設計されている。バーコータ35Aは、塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aに塗布された膜形成液3のうち余分な膜形成液3を掻き取りながら薄膜状に伸展させるためのものであり、液伸展部の一例である。
図14は、ワーク2Bの一例を示す図であり、(a)は平面図、(b)は(a)におけるb-b線断面図である。
ワーク2Bは、例えば、スマートグラス用のレンズであり、例えば、横幅と縦幅が40~60mm程度、外周端面2aの厚さtが0.2mm~1mm程度の非円形レンズである。ワーク2Bの形状は、この場合、曲率の大きい曲線部(曲線角部)を有する角丸三角形状である。なお、ワーク2Bの形状は、これに限定されることはなく、角丸逆台形形状、角丸矩形形状、角丸凸形状、その他のオーバル形状などであってもよい。
倣い型22Aは、ワーク2Bの外形と略同一形状を有している。倣い型22Aの中心部分には、回転機構部20Aの第3回転軸28に挿着するための挿着孔22bが形成され、また、挿着孔22bの周辺部には、ボルト等の固定具の取付穴22cが形成され、倣い型22Aは、固定具を用いて倣い型取付部28bに着脱可能となっている。また、倣い型22Aの角丸部に押当ローラ案内部22dが取り付けられている。
そして、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとが回転し始めると、押当ローラ31Aと互いの歯形が噛み合っている状態の倣い型22Aが連れ回り方向に回転し始め、その回転と同期して、第3回転軸28を介して保持部21Aに保持されたワーク2Bが回転する。
そして、塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aに塗布された膜形成液3が、塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aに押し当てられた状態で連れ回り方向に回転しているワーク2Bの外周端面2aに転写されて塗布されていく。
図16(a)は、倣い型22Aに押当ローラ31Aが押し当てられた状態で、第8歯車73が駆動モータ74からの回転動力により右回転し、第6歯車72aが第8歯車73の回転に従って連れ回りで回転(左回転)し、押当ローラ31Aが第6歯車72aの回転に従って連れ回りで回転(右回転)し、倣い型22Aが押当ローラ31Aの回転に従って連れ回り(左回転)している一場面を示している。
図16(b)には図示していないが、押当ローラ案内部22d(図15)が押当ローラ31Aの上(小径軸受31c(図10)上)に位置し、押当ローラ案内部22dによって、倣い型22Aの曲線角部での押当ローラ31Aの位置が規制(位置ずれが防止)される構造となっている。
倣い型22Aが左回転し、倣い型22Aの曲線角部(角丸部)が押当ローラ31Aに近づくにつれて、倣い型22Aから押当ローラ31Aに左方向への押圧力が作用し、倣い位置調整機構50A(図8、9)によって、押当ローラ31A、第6歯車72a、及び第8歯車73(即ち、塗布機構部30A)が、左方向へ移動し、倣い位置調整が行われる。
倣い型22Aがさらに左回転し、倣い型22Aの曲線角部が押当ローラ31Aから遠ざかるにつれて、倣い位置調整機構50A(図8、9)によって、押当ローラ31Aから倣い型22Aに右方向への押圧力が作用し、押当ローラ31A、第6歯車72a、及び第8歯車73(即ち、塗布機構部30A)が、右方向へ移動し、倣い位置調整が行われる。
なお、図16の平面図において、矢印で示した回転方向は一例であり、図示した矢印の方向とは逆方向に回転させるように構成することも可能である。
すなわち、第7歯車72bが、回転伝達軸72cを介して連結された第6歯車72aと同じ方向に回転(左回転)し、第5歯車71bが第7歯車72bに回転に従って連れ回りで回転(右回転)し、回転伝達軸71aを介して第5歯車71bと連結された塗布ローラ33Aが、第5歯車71bと同一方向に回転(右回転)しながら、ワーク2Bの外周端面2aに膜形成液3を塗布する。
ワーク2Bが左回転し、ワーク2Bの曲線角部(角丸部)が塗布ローラ33Aに近づくにつれて、ワーク2Bから塗布ローラ33Aに左方向への押圧力が作用し、倣い位置調整機構50A(図8、9)によって、塗布ローラ33A、第5歯車71b、及び第7歯車72b(即ち、塗布機構部30A)が、左方向へ移動し、倣い位置調整が行われる。同時に、塗布部32Aに設けられた塗布ローラ押圧部60A(図8)によって、ワーク2Bに対する塗布ローラ33Aを含む塗布部32Aの押圧力が微調整される。
ワーク2Bがさらに左回転し、ワーク2Bの曲線角部が塗布ローラ33Aから遠ざかるにつれて、倣い位置調整機構50A(図8、9)によって、塗布ローラ33Aからワーク2Bに右方向への押圧力が作用し、塗布ローラ33A、第5歯車71b、及び第7歯車72b(即ち、塗布機構部30A)が、右方向へ移動し、倣い位置調整が行われる。同時に、塗布部32Aに設けられた塗布ローラ押圧部60A(図8)によって、ワーク2Bに対する塗布ローラ33Aを含む塗布部32Aの押圧力が微調整される。
塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aに塗布された膜形成液3が、ワーク2Bの外周端面2aにのみ塗布されるようになっている。
図16に示すように、倣い型22Aが非円形であるため、倣い型22Aの回転に伴い、倣い型22Aの回転中心(A軸)から倣い型22Aと押当ローラ31Aとの接点E、E’、E’’までの距離AE、AE’、AE’’が変化していく。
このように、倣い型22Aの回転に伴う、倣い型22Aの回転中心(A軸)から倣い型22Aと押当ローラ31Aとの接点Eまでの距離AEの変化に同期させながら、押当ローラ31Aが倣い型22Aの外周端面22aの形状に倣うように、押当ローラ31Aの位置が倣い位置調整機構50Aによって調整されるようになっている。
すなわち、ワーク2Bの回転に伴う、ワーク2Bの回転中心(A軸)からワーク2Bと塗布ローラ33Aとの接点Fまでの距離AFの変化に同期させながら、塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aに倣うように、塗布ローラ33Aの位置(回転中心(D軸)の位置)が倣い位置調整機構50Aによって調整されるようになっている。
したがって、押当ローラ31Aが倣い型22Aの外周端面22aに押し当てられる力よりも弱い力でワーク2Bの外周端面2aに塗布ローラ33Aが押し当てられた状態で膜形成液3を塗布することが可能となる。
塗布ローラ33Aの外周端面33aの厚さは、ワーク2Bの厚さt以下であるので、膜形成液3の塗り幅t1は、ワーク2Bの厚さt以下となる。また、膜形成液3の塗り厚は、例えば、遮光材であれば数十μm以下となるように、バーコータ35Aの微小溝の形状が設計されている。
また、ワーク2Bが薄型で、ひびや割れ等の損傷しやすいものであっても、倣い型22Aを設けることによって、ワーク2Bの外周端面2aに対する塗布ローラ33Aの押し当て力が制限されるため、ワーク2Bの損傷も防止できる。
したがって、押当ローラ31A、塗布部32A、及び回転伝達機構70が一体化された状態で、かつ倣い型22Aの外周形状に倣うように押当ローラ31Aを倣い型22Aに押し当てた状態で、第1取付板14を第3の方向D3に移動させることができる。これにより、塗布動作中に、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aの回転軸(B軸とD軸)のずれが発生することを防止でき、塗布ローラ33Aがワーク2Bの外周端面2aに倣うように塗布ローラ33Aをワーク2Bに押し当てる動作の精度を高めることができる。
そのため、第5伝達機構72と第4伝達機構71とによって、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとを同期回転させることが可能となっている。したがって、押当ローラ31Aとともに回転する倣い型22Aの回転動作と、塗布ローラ33Aとともに回転するワーク2Bの回転動作との同期精度を高めることができる。また、押当ローラ31Aと塗布ローラ33Aとの配置間隔を第5伝達機構72と第4伝達機構71とによって調整することができる。
塗布装置10Bでは、回転伝達機構70Aを構成する第5伝達機構72Aが、押当ローラ31Aとともに回転可能な第6歯車72aと、第6歯車72aと略同一外径を有し、第5歯車71bとともに回転可能な第7歯車72bと、第6歯車72aを回転駆動させる第1駆動モータ74Aと、第7歯車72bを回転駆動させる第2駆動モータ74Bとを備えている。
また、第1取付板14に上下2つのモータ取付板75が取り付けられ、下部のモータ取付板75に第1駆動モータ74A、上部のモータ取付板75に第2駆動モータ74Bが取り付けられている。
塗布装置10Cでは、回転伝達機構70Bを構成する第5伝達機構72Bが、押当ローラ31Aとともに回転可能な第6歯車72aと、第6歯車72aと略同一外径を有し、第5歯車71bとともに回転可能な第7歯車72bと、第6歯車72aとともに回転可能な第8歯車73と、第8歯車73を回転駆動させる第1駆動モータ74Aと、第7歯車72bとともに回転可能な第9歯車(第9回転伝達部)78と、第9歯車78を回転駆動させる第2駆動モータ74Bとを備えている。
また、第1取付板14に上下2つのモータ取付板75が取り付けられ、下部のモータ取付板75に第1駆動モータ74A、上部のモータ取付板75に第2駆動モータ74Bが取り付けられている。
2a 外周端面
3 膜形成液
10、10A、10B、10C 塗布装置
11、11A 支持台
12 ブラケット
12a 腕部
13 第1摺動部
13a リニアガイド
13b スライダー
14 第1取付板
15 第2取付板
16 エアシリンダ
16a ロッド
17 継手
18 L型連結具
20、20A 回転機構部
21、21A 保持部
22、22A 倣い型
22a 外周端面
22b 挿着孔
22c 取付穴
22d 押当ローラ案内部
23 倣い型取付部
24 第1回転軸
25 第2回転軸
26 吸引路
27 駆動部
27a ベルトプーリー機構
28 第3回転軸
28a 保持部取付部
28b 倣い型取付部
29 ハウジング部
30、30A、30B、30C 塗布機構部
31、31A 押当ローラ
31b ローラ軸
31c 小径軸受
32、32A 塗布部
33、33A 塗布ローラ
33a 外周端面
33b ローラ軸
33c 外周縁部
34、34A 液供給部
34a 塗布ベース部
34aa 液溜溝
34ab 先細り形状部
34b 塗布スペーサ
34ba 溝孔
34bb スリット孔
34c 塗布ブロック
34ca 筒状部
34cb 先細り形状部
34d 液流路
35 液掻取部
35A バーコータ(液伸展部)
35B スキージ(液掻取部)
35a 塗り溝
36、36A 液受け部
37 ハウジング部
40 回転伝達機構
41 第1伝達機構
41a 押当ローラ回転軸
41b 第1歯車(第1回転伝達部)
42 第2伝達機構
42a 回転伝達軸(第1回転伝達軸)
42b 第2歯車(第2回転伝達部)
42c 第3歯車(第3回転伝達部)
43 第3伝達機構
43a 塗布ローラ回転軸
43b 第4歯車(第4回転伝達部)
43c 揺動腕部
44 取付部材
50、50A 倣い位置調整機構
51 移動機構
51a ガイドレール
51b スライダー
52 取付部材押圧部
60、60A 塗布ローラ押圧部
61、61A 弾性部材
62、62A 取付部材
70、70A、70B 回転伝達機構
71 第4伝達機構
71a 回転伝達軸
71b 第5歯車(第5回転伝達部)
72、72A、72B 第5伝達機構
72a 第6歯車(第6回転伝達部)
72b 第7歯車(第7回転伝達部)
72c 回転伝達軸(第2回転伝達軸)
72d 可撓性軸部
72e 第6歯車軸
72f 第7歯車軸
73 第8歯車(第8回転伝達部)
74 駆動モータ(駆動部)
74A 第1駆動モータ(第1駆動部)
74B 第2駆動モータ(第2駆動部)
74a 回転軸
75 モータ取付板
76 ハウジング部
77 第2摺動部
78 第9歯車(第9回転伝達部)
D1 第1の方向
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- ワークを回転させる回転機構部と、
該回転機構部により回転される前記ワークの外周端面に膜形成液を塗布する塗布機構部とを備えた塗布装置であって、
前記回転機構部が、
前記ワークと、該ワークの外形と略同一形状をした倣い型とが同一の回転軸中心で同期回転可能に構成され、
前記塗布機構部が、
前記倣い型の外周端面に押し当てられた状態で、前記倣い型とともに回転可能な押当ローラと、
前記ワークの外周端面に押し当てられた状態で、前記ワークとともに回転しながら前記ワークの外周端面に前記膜形成液を塗布する塗布ローラを含む塗布部と、
略同一外径を有する前記押当ローラと前記塗布ローラとを同期回転させる回転伝達機構とを備えていることを特徴とする塗布装置。 - 前記塗布機構部が、
前記倣い型の回転に伴う、前記倣い型の回転中心から前記倣い型と前記押当ローラとの接点までの距離の変化に同期させながら、前記倣い型の外周端面に倣うように前記押当ローラの位置を調整可能とする倣い位置調整機構を備えていることを特徴とする請求項1記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い位置調整機構が、
前記押当ローラ、前記塗布部、及び前記回転伝達機構が動作可能に取り付けられた取付部材を、前記倣い型の回転中心と前記押当ローラの回転中心とを結ぶ直線に沿った第1の方向に移動可能とする移動機構と、
該移動機構に取り付けられた前記取付部材を前記第1の方向に押圧調整可能とする押圧調整部とを含んで構成されていることを特徴とする請求項2記載の塗布装置。 - 前記塗布機構部が、
前記塗布ローラを前記ワークの外周端面に押圧する力を調整する塗布ローラ押圧部を備えていることを特徴とする請求項2記載の塗布装置。 - 前記塗布ローラ押圧部が、
前記ワークの回転中心と前記塗布ローラの回転中心とを結ぶ直線に沿った第2の方向に付勢力可変な状態で配置される弾性部材を含んで構成されていることを特徴とする請求項4記載の塗布装置。 - 前記回転伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラの回転を伝達する第1伝達機構と、
該第1伝達機構からの回転を伝達する第2伝達機構と、
該第2伝達機構からの回転を前記塗布ローラに伝達する第3伝達機構とを含み、
前記第1伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラの回転軸とともに回転する第1回転伝達部を含み、
前記第2伝達機構が、
前記第1回転伝達部と同期回転する第2回転伝達部が一端側に、該第2回転伝達部と同期回転する第3回転伝達部が他端側に取り付けられた第1回転伝達軸を含み、
前記第3伝達機構が、
前記塗布ローラの回転軸に取り付けられ、前記第3回転伝達部と同期回転する第4回転伝達部と、
前記第1回転伝達軸を中心に前記塗布ローラを揺動可能な形態で、前記塗布ローラの回転軸を支持する揺動腕部とを含んで構成されていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。 - 前記塗布部が、
前記膜形成液を前記塗布ローラの外周端面に供給する液供給部と、
前記ワークの厚み以下の塗り幅を形成するための塗り溝を備え、前記塗布ローラの外周端面に当接可能に配設される液掻取部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。 - 前記回転機構部が、
前記ワークを保持する保持部と、
前記倣い型が着脱可能に取り付けられる倣い型取付部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。 - 前記回転機構部が、
前記保持部と前記倣い型取付部とを連結する第1回転軸と、
該第1回転軸と同軸上で連結され、駆動部からの回転駆動力により回転可能に構成された第2回転軸とを含み、
前記保持部と、前記第1回転軸と、前記第2回転軸とには、前記保持部に前記ワークを吸着保持させるための吸引路が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項8記載の塗布装置。 - 前記押当ローラの外周長さが、前記倣い型の外周長さよりも長いことを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。
- 前記回転伝達機構が、
前記塗布ローラと略同一外径を有する第5回転伝達部を備え、該第5回転伝達部と前記塗布ローラとを同一回転軸中心で同期回転可能にする第4伝達機構と、
前記押当ローラと前記第5回転伝達部とを同期回転可能にする第5伝達機構とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。 - 前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
前記第6回転伝達部と前記第7回転伝達部とを同期回転可能とする第2回転伝達軸とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記第2回転伝達軸が、可撓性を有する軸を含んで構成されている、又は自在継手を含んで構成されていることを特徴とする請求項12記載の塗布装置。
- 前記回転伝達機構が、
前記第6回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第8回転伝達部と、
該第8回転伝達部を回転駆動させる駆動部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項12記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、前記第7回転伝達部、及び前記第8回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項14記載の塗布装置。
- 前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
該第7回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、及び前記第7回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項16記載の塗布装置。
- 前記第5伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラとともに回転可能な第6回転伝達部と、
該第6回転伝達部と略同一外径を有し、前記第5回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第7回転伝達部と、
前記第6回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第8回転伝達部と、
該第8回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
前記第7回転伝達部とともに回転可能な第9回転伝達部と、
該第9回転伝達部を回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い型、前記押当ローラ、前記第5回転伝達部、前記第6回転伝達部、前記第7回転伝達部、前記第8回転伝達部、及び前記第9回転伝達部の各外周面に、噛み合わせ可能な歯形が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項18記載の塗布装置。
- 前記回転伝達機構が、
前記押当ローラを回転駆動させる第1駆動部と、
前記塗布ローラを回転駆動させる第2駆動部とを備えていることを特徴とする請求項1~5のいずれかの項に記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い型が、外周に曲線部を有する形状であり、
前記押当ローラの半径が、前記倣い型の前記曲線部のうちの最小の曲率半径以下に設定されていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記倣い型に押当ローラ案内部が取り付けられ、
該押当ローラ案内部が、前記倣い型の前記曲線部に沿って前記押当ローラを案内可能に構成されていることを特徴とする請求項21記載の塗布装置。 - 前記回転機構部が、
前記ワークを保持する保持部と、
一端側に前記保持部を取付け可能な保持部取付部と、他端側に前記倣い型を取付け可能な倣い型取付部とを備えた第3回転軸と、
該第3回転軸を回転自在に支持する支持部とを含み、
前記保持部と前記第3回転軸とには、前記保持部に前記ワークを吸着保持させるための吸引路が形成されていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記塗布ローラの外周端面の厚さが、前記ワークの外周端面の厚さ以下であり、
前記塗布部が、
前記塗布ローラの外周端面に前記膜形成液を供給する液供給部と、
前記塗布ローラの外周端面に当接可能に配設される液伸展部と、
前記塗布ローラの外周縁部に当接可能に配設される液掻取部と、
を備えていることを特徴とする請求項11記載の塗布装置。 - 前記液伸展部は、前記塗布ローラの外周端面との当接面に、前記塗布ローラの回転方向に形成された複数の微小溝を備えていることを特徴とする請求項24記載の塗布装置。
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