Patent Publication Number: US-9409283-B2

Title: Ancillary fixture for assembling touch display

Description:
FIELD OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     The present disclosure relates generally to a fixture and the method for using the same, and particularly to an ancillary fixture for assembling a touch display and the method for using the same. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE 
     As the times become progressive increasingly, electronic device are more convenient for usage. People rely heavily on electronic products such as tablet computers, notebook computers, mobile phones, personal digital assistants, automatic tell machines, handwriting input devices, and other electronic devices having a display. In addition, because touch panels own the advantages of friendly interfaces, they are widely applied to various electronic products having a display. Because the number of portable communication and consumer electronic products in use increases daily, which enhances convenience in lives substantially, and a great number of touch panels are adopted this type of products as their input devices, many manufacturers invested in the technological development related to touch panels in recent years. 
     Touch panels have been applied extensively to the surfaces of various displays, including liquid crystal displays (LCDs), plasma display panels (PDPs), filed emission displays (FEDs), electroluminescent displays (ELDs), or cathode ray tubes (CRTs), and forming touch displays. Thereby, following the instructions shown on the displays, users can touch the desired locations using objects, for example, his fingers or touch styli, to perform functions such as selecting or inputting. 
     Current notebook computers adopt normal display devices. The assembly of display devices to notebook computers is done manually. If current display devices are to be substituted by touch displays and assembled manually, because the amount of components in a touch display is more than that in a normal display device, instead of assembling by a single labor, multiple labors are required simultaneously. This will result in a substantial increase in labor cost. Besides, because damages may occur by collisions among components as a result of labors&#39; excessive fatigue during the assembling process, the assembly yield will be reduced. 
     Accordingly, the present disclosure provides an ancillary fixture for assembling a display panel and the method for using the same. The present disclosure assists the assembling of a touch display, achieves single-labor assembling, and reduces the collisions among the components of the touch display. Hence, the labor cost and hour in assembling are reduced; the assembly yield is also improved. 
     SUMMARY 
     An objective of the present disclosure is to provide an ancillary fixture for assembling a display panel and the method for using the same, which can be used for assisting the assembling of a touch display and achieving single-labor assembling, and thus reducing labor cost and waste in labor hour. 
     Another objective of the present disclosure is to provide an ancillary fixture for assembling a display panel and the method for using the same, which can avoid collisions and damages of a plurality of components in a touch display due to labors&#39; fatigue. Thereby, the assembly yield can be enhanced effectively. 
     In order to achieve the objectives and effects described above, the present disclosure discloses an ancillary fixture for assembling a touch display, which comprises: a first carrying member, a second carrying member, a support structure, a first positioning mechanism, and a second positioning mechanism. The first carrying member has a first carrying surface, which carries at least one component of a touch display. The second carrying member is located at one end of the first carrying member and has a second carrying surface corresponding to the first carrying surface. The second carrying surface carries at least one component of the touch display. The support structure is used for pivoting the first and second carrying members, which rotate with respect to the support structure. The first positioning mechanism is disposed at the support structure and the first carrying member for fixing the inclination angle of the first carrying member with respect to the support structure. The second positioning mechanism is disposed at the support structure and the second carrying member for fixing the inclination angle of the second carrying member with respect to the support structure. 
     The present disclosure provides a method for using an ancillary fixture for assembling a touch display, which comprises steps of rotating a second carrying member of an ancillary fixture and fixing the inclination angle of the second carrying member; disposing a bottom lid of a touch display on the second carrying member; disposing a top lid of the touch display on a first carrying member of the ancillary fixture; connecting a first signal line to a display module of the top lid; disposing the top lid on the first carrying member, rotating the first carrying member, and fixing the inclination angle of the first carrying member for enabling the first carrying member to carry the top lid; and connecting a second signal line to the display module for finishing assembling the touch display. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  shows a schematic diagram of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  shows an exploded view of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  shows a side view of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  shows a usage status diagram of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIGS. 5A to 5C  show usage status diagrams of the first positioning mechanism of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  shows a usage status diagram of the second positioning mechanism of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  shows a flowchart of assembling a touch display using the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIGS. 8A to 8E  show usage status diagrams of assembling a touch display using the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In order to make the structure and characteristics as well as the effectiveness of the present disclosure to be further understood and recognized, the detailed description of the present disclosure is provided as follows along with embodiments and accompanying figures. 
     The assembly of display devices normally is done manually without using any ancillary fixture. Currently, display devices are replaced by touch panels. Compared with normal display devices, touch panels have more components. Thereby, more labors are required for assembling them and it is not possible to complete assembling by a single labor, which will result in a substantial increase in labor cost. Besides, damages may occur by incautious collisions among components as a result of labors&#39; excessive fatigue during the assembling process. For solving the above problems, the present disclosure provides an ancillary fixture for assembling a display panel and the method for using the same. The present disclosure achieves single-labor assembling and thus reducing waste in labor cost. In addition, damages of the touch displays during manual assembling can be further avoided, improving the assembly yield effectively. 
     Please refer to  FIGS. 1 to 3 , which show a schematic diagram, an exploded view, and a side view of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, the present embodiment provides an ancillary fixture  1  for assembling a touch display. The ancillary fixture  1  comprises a first carrying member  10 , a second carrying member  12 , a support structure  14 , a first positioning mechanism  16 , and a second positioning mechanism  18 . The first carrying member  10  is a plate, comprising a first side  101 , a second side  102  opposing to the first side  101 , a first end  103 , a second end  104  opposing to the first end  103 , and a first carrying surface  105 . The second carrying member  12  has a first plate  121  and a second plate  122 . The first plate  121  is disposed on the second plate  122 , and inclining an angle A with respect to the second plate  122 . The second carrying member  12  also has a first side  123 , a second side  124  opposing to the first side  123 , a first end  125 , a second end  126  opposing to the first end  125 , and a second carrying surface  127 . Besides, the second plate  122  is located at the second end  126  of the first carrying member  12 . 
     The first and second carrying members  10 ,  12  are pivoted at the support structure  14 . The second end  126  of the second carrying member  12  is located at the second end  104  of the first carrying member  10 ; the first carrying surface  105  of the first carrying member  10  corresponds to the second carrying surface  127  of the second carrying member  12 . The support structure  14  has a support base  141 , two pivot boards  142 , a first support board  143 , and a second support board  144 . The support base  141  has a first side  1411 , a second side  1412  opposing to the first side  1411 , a first end  1413 , and a second end  1414  opposing to the first end  1413 . The two pivot boards  142  are disposed on the first side  1411  and the second side  1412  of the support base  141 , respectively. The first support board  143  is disposed at the first end  1413  of the support base  141 ; the second support board  144  is disposed at the second end  1414  of the support base  141 . 
     The two pivot boards  142  have a first pivot hole  1421  and a second pivot hole  1422 , respectively. Each first pivot hole  1421  and each second pivot hole  1422  penetrate the corresponding pivot board  142 . The tow first pivot holes  1421  and the two second pivot holes  1422  correspond to each other, respectively. When the first carrying member  10  is assembled to the support structure  14 , the first side  101  and the second side  102  of the first carrying member  10  correspond to the two pivot boards  142 , respectively, and the first carrying surface  105  is away from the support base  141 . The first side  101  of the first carrying member  10  has a first positioning hole  1011  on a first side surface  1010  corresponding to the pivot board  142 ; the first positioning hole  1011  located on the first side surface  1010  corresponds to the first pivot hole  1421  of the nearby pivot board  142 . Likewise, the second side  102  of the first carrying member  10  also has a first positioning hole  1011  on a second side surface corresponding to the other pivot board  142 ; the first positioning hole  1011  located on the second side surface corresponds to the first pivot hole  1421  of the nearby pivot board  142 . Then, by passing two first rotating shafts  11  through the two first positioning holes  1011  located on the first side surface  1010  and the second side surface  1012  from the two first pivot holes  1421  of the two pivot boards  142 , respectively, the first carrying member  10  is pivoted at the two pivot boards  142  and rotatable with respect to the support base  141 . When the first carrying member  10  does not rotate, it is placed on the first support board  143 , which supports the first carrying member  10  and tilts the first carrying member  10  by a first angle A1 with respect to the support base  141 . At this moment, the position of the first carrying member  10  is set as the initial position. 
     Similarly, when the second carrying member  12  is assembled to the support structure  14 , a second positioning hole  128  is located on a first side surface  1231  and a second side surface opposing to the first side surface  1231  of the second carrying member  12  and corresponding to the two pivot boards  142 , respectively. The two second positioning holes  128  correspond to the second pivot holes  1422  of the nearby pivot boards  142 , respectively. Normally, by passing two second rotating shafts  13  through the corresponding second pivot holes  1421  and second positioning holes  128 , respectively, the second carrying member  12  is pivoted at the two pivot boards  142  and rotatable with respect to the support base  141 . When the second carrying member  12  does not rotate, it is placed on the second support board  144 , which supports the second carrying member  12  and tilts the second carrying member  12  by a second angle A2 with respect to the support base  141 . At this moment, the position of the second carrying member  12  is set as the initial position. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 4 , which shows a usage status diagram of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The first positioning mechanism  16  is disposed at one of the two pivot boards  142  and at the first carrying member  10 , and used for fixing a third angle A3 of the first carrying member  10  with respect to the support base  141 . The first positioning mechanism  16  comprises a first movable bolt  161  and a first push member  162 . The first movable bolt  161  inserts into a first trench  1013  on the first side surface  1010  of the first carrying member  10  and is movable in the first trench  1013 . Besides, one end of the first movable bolt  161  projects slightly from the first side surface  1010 . 
     Please refer to  FIGS. 5A to 5C , which show usage status diagrams of the first positioning mechanism of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figures, when the first carrying member  10  is pivoted at the two pivot boards  142 , the pivot board  142  adjacent to the first side surface  1010  of the first carrying member  10  presses the first movable bolt  161  to enter the first trench  1013  and the first movable bolt  161  continues to be against the pivot board  142 . As the first carrying member  10  rotates with respect to the support base  141  to a first hole  1423  of the pivot board  142  adjacent to the first side surface  1010  of the first carrying member  10 , the first movable bolt  161  departs from the press of the pivot board  142  and is wedged in the first hole  1423  for fixing the third angle A3 of the first carrying member  10  with respect to the support base  141 . When the first carrying member  10  is to recover to the initial position, the first push member  162  inserts into the first hole  1423  of the pivot board  142  and moves towards the first trench  1013  for departing from the first hole  1423 , which enables the first carrying member  10  to rotate with respect to the support base  141  and recover to the initial position. Namely, the first carrying member  10  is placed on the first support board  143 , as shown in  FIG. 3 . 
     Please refer again to  FIG. 4 . Likewise, fixing a fourth angle A4 of the second carrying member  12  with respect to the support base  141  is done by the second positioning mechanism  18  disposed at the second carrying member  12  and the pivot board  142 . The second positioning mechanism  18  also comprises a second movable bolt  181  and a second push member  182 . The second movable bolt  181  and the first positioning mechanism  16  according to the present embodiment are disposed at the same pivot board  142 . Thereby, the second movable bolt  181  inserts into a second trench  1232  on the first side surface  1231  of the second carrying member  12  and projects slightly from the first side surface  1231 . 
     Please refer to  FIG. 6 , which shows a usage status diagram of the second positioning mechanism of the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figure, when the second carrying member  12  is pivoted at the two pivot boards  142 , the pivot board  142  presses the second movable bolt  181  to move towards the second trench  1232 . In addition, the second movable bolt  181  is against the pivot board  142 . The second push member  182  passes through a second hole  1424  of the pivot board  142  for pushing the second movable bolt  181  to move inside the first trench  1232 . The operation of the second positioning mechanism  18  is the same as that of the first positioning mechanism  16 . Hence, the details will not be described again. 
     Please refer again to  FIG. 5B  and  FIG. 6 . The first movable bolt  161  of the first positioning mechanism  16  according to the present embodiment comprises a first sheath  1611 , a first elastic member  1612 , and a first pin  1613 . The first sheath  1611  is disposed in the first trench  1013 ; the first elastic member  1612  is disposed in the first sheath  1611 ; the First pin  1613  inserts to the first elastic member  1612 ; the first elastic member  1612  is located between the first sheath  1611  and the first pin  1613 . The first elastic member  1612  uses its elasticity to support the first pin  1613 , so that the first pin  1613  can be against the pivot board  142  or wedged in the first hole  1423 . The structure of the second movable pin  181  of the second positioning mechanism  18  according to the present embodiment is identical to that of the first movable pin  161 . The second movable pin  181  comprises a second sheath  1811 , a second elastic member  1812 , and a second pin  1813 . The second sheath  1811  is disposed in the second trench  1232 ; the second pin  1813  passes through the second sheath  1811 . The second elastic member  1812  is disposed between the second sheath  1811  and the second pin  1813  for supporting the second pin  1813  to be against the pivot board  142  or wedged in the second hole  1423 . Besides, the first hole  1423  and the second hole  1424  have a projective part  14231 ,  14241 , respectively. A third elastic member  163  is disposed between the first push member  162  and the projective part  14231  of the first hole  1423 . The elasticity of the third elastic member  163  supports the first push member  162  in the first hole  1423 . Likewise, a fourth elastic member  183  is disposed between the second push member  182  and the projective part  14241  of the second hole  1424 . The elasticity of the fourth elastic member  183  supports the second push member  182  in the second hole  1424 . As the first push member  162  is pressed and pushes the first pin  1613 , the third elastic member  163  is compressed. When the pressing of the first pushed member  162  is stopped, the third elastic member  163  recovers to the original status. Meanwhile, the first push member  162  is driven away from the first pin  1613  by using the elasticity of the third elastic member  163 . The operations of the second push member  182  and the fourth elastic member are the same as those of the first push member  162  and the third elastic member  1612 . Hence, the details will not be described again. 
     Please refer to  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  again. The ancillary fixture  1  according to the present embodiment comprises a plurality of first limiters  15  and a plurality of second limiters  17 . The plurality of first limiters  15  are disposed on the first side  101 , the second side  102 , and at the first end  103  of the first carrying member  10 , respectively. That is to say, the plurality of first limiters  15  are disposed on the edges of the first carrying member  10 . When a component is placed on the first carrying member  10 , the first limiter  15  can limit the location for placing the component and avoid shifting of the component. Similarly, the plurality of second limiters  17  are disposed on the second carrying surface  127  of the second carrying member  12 , and located on the first side  123 , the second side  124 , and at the second end  126  of the second carrying member  12 , respectively. Namely, the plurality of second limiters  17  are disposed on the edges of the second carrying member  12 . The second limiter  15  is also used for limiting the location of the component on the second carrying surface  127  and thus avoiding shifting. 
     In the above, the structure of the ancillary fixture  1  according to the present disclosure has been described. In what follows, the method of using the ancillary fixture  1  for assembling a touch display  2  will be described. Please refer to  FIG. 7  and  FIGS. 8A to 8E , which show a flowchart and usage status diagrams of assembling a touch display using the ancillary fixture according the first embodiment of the present disclosure. As shown in the figures, the touch display  2  has a plurality of components, which comprise a bottom lid  21  having at least one pivot shaft  211 , a top lid  22  having a display module  221 , a low-voltage differential signal line  23  (the first signal line), a control circuit signal line  24  (a second signal line). When the touch display  2  is being assembled, the step S 10  is first executed for rotating the second carrying member  12  and tilting the second carrying member  12  by the fourth angle A4 with respect to the support base  141 . Then, the step S 11  is executed for disposing the bottom lid  21  on the second carrying surface  127  of the second carrying member  12 . The bottom lid  21  has a first end  21   a  and a second end  21   b.  The first end  21   a  of the bottom lid  21  is close to the second plate  122  of the second carrying member  12 ; the second end  21   b  of the bottom lid  21  is close to the first plate  121  of the second carrying member  12 . The pivot shaft  211  is located on the first end  21   a  of the bottom lid  21  and disposed on the second plate  122  of the second carrying member  12 . 
     Next, the step S 12  is executed for disposing the top lid  22  on the first carrying surface  105  of the first carrying member  10 . The top lid  22  has a first end  22   a  and a second end  22   b.  The first end  22   a  of the top lid  22  is close to the second end  104  of the first carrying member  10 ; the second end  22   b  of the top lid  22  is close to the first end  103  of the first carrying member  10 ; and the first end  22   a  of the top lid  22  corresponds to the first end  21   a  of the bottom lid  21 . Then the step S 13  is executed for connecting the low-voltage differential signal line  23  to the display module  221 . 
     Afterwards, the step S 14  is executed for disposing the top lid  22  on the first carrying member  10 , rotating the first carrying member  10 , and tilting the first carrying member  10  by the third angle A3 with respect to the support base  141 . At this time, the first positioning mechanism  16  fixes the third angle A3 of the first carrying member  10  with respect to the support base  141 , making the first carrying member  10  carry the top lid  22 . Then, the step S 15  is executed for connecting the control circuit signal line  24  to the display module  221 . Finally, the step S 16  is executed for assembling the top lid  22  and the bottom lid  21 . Thereby, the assembling of the touch display  2  is completed. 
     To sum up, the present disclosure provides an ancillary fixture for assembling a touch display and the method for using the same. The present disclosure assists assembling of a touch display and enables assembling of a touch display to be done by a single person. Thereby, the labor and labor hour invested for assembling a touch display can be reduced effectively. In addition, collisions and damages of touch displays during the assembling process caused by labors&#39; fatigue can be avoided, which increases the assembly yield effectively. 
     Accordingly, the present disclosure conforms to the legal requirements owing to its novelty, nonobviousness, and utility. However, the foregoing description is only embodiments of the present disclosure, not used to limit the scope and range of the present disclosure. Those equivalent changes or modifications made according to the shape, structure, feature, or spirit described in the claims of the present disclosure are included in the appended claims of the present disclosure.