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Patent US7616289 - Apparatus for conveying liquid crystal display panel - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn apparatus for conveying a liquid crystal display panel for moving various size unit liquid crystal display panels. The present invention includes a horizontal driving unit controlling a revolution of a motor, a plurality of screw shafts protruding out of the horizontal driving unit. A pair of robot...http://www.google.com/patents/US7616289?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7616289 - Apparatus for conveying liquid crystal display panelAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS7616289 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/348,274Publication dateNov 10, 2009Filing dateFeb 7, 2006Priority dateMar 23, 2002Fee statusPaidAlso published asCN1323935C, CN1447175A, US7300084, US20030178866, US20060125260Publication number11348274, 348274, US 7616289 B2, US 7616289B2, US-B2-7616289, US7616289 B2, US7616289B2InventorsKyung-Su Chae, Jong-Go LimOriginal AssigneeLg Display Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (100), Referenced by (9), Classifications (20), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetApparatus for conveying liquid crystal display panel
US 7616289 B2Abstract
An apparatus for conveying a liquid crystal display panel for moving various size unit liquid crystal display panels. The present invention includes a horizontal driving unit controlling a revolution of a motor, a plurality of screw shafts protruding out of the horizontal driving unit. A pair of robot arms having first and second ends, the first ends are supported by corresponding screw shafts and extend from the screw shafts, and a plurality of clamping units connected to the second ends of the robot arms.
forming a liquid crystal layer on either the first or second substrate;
cutting the bonded first and second substrates; and
transporting the bonded substrates with a conveyor device which includes a horizontal driving unit controlling a revolution of a motor, a vertical driving unit connected to the horizontal driving unit with a rod for driving the horizontal driving unit in a vertical direction, a plurality of screw shafts protruding from the horizontal driving unit, a pair of robot arms having first and second ends, the first ends are supported by corresponding screw shafts and extend from the screw shafts, and a plurality of clamping units connected to the second ends of the robot arms.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of screw shafts includes at least two screw shafts which protrude from lateral sides of the horizontal driving unit.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveyor device further comprising support plates connected to the plurality of screw shafts and connected to the robot arms.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the robot arms are driven by the revolution of the motor.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of clamping units include at least two clamps separated from each other at a predetermined distance along a length of the pair of robot arms.
6. The method of claim 1, wherein the conveyor device further comprising a pair of stoppers at ends of the plurality of screw shafts to minimize rocking of the plurality of screw shafts, wherein one stopper couples one end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other and the other stopper couples the other end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other.
7. The method of claim 2, wherein the conveyor device further comprising stoppers at ends of the plurality of screw shafts.
transporting the bonded substrates with a conveyor device which includes a horizontal driving unit controlling a revolution of a motor, a plurality of screw shafts protruding substantially parallel to each other from lateral sides of the horizontal driving unit at a predetermined distance from each other, a pair of robot arms having first and second ends, a vertical driving unit connected to the horizontal driving unit with a rod for driving the horizontal driving unit in a vertical direction to move one of the robot arms, the first ends being supported by corresponding screw shafts, the pair of robot arms being extend from the screw shafts and movable in an upward direction and a downward direction, and a plurality of clamping units connected to the second ends of the robot arms.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of screw shafts include at least two screw shafts which protrude from lateral sides of the horizontal driving unit.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the conveyor device further comprising support plates connected to the plurality of screw shafts and robot arms.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the conveyor device further comprising a pair of stoppers at ends of the plurality of screw shafts to minimize rocking of the plurality of screw shafts, wherein one stopper couples one end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other and the other stopper couples the other end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other.
12. The method of claim 9, wherein the conveyor device further comprising stoppers at ends of the plurality of screw shafts.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the robot arms are driven by the revolution of the motor.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein the plurality of clamping units include at least two clamps separated from each other at a predetermined distance along a length of the pair of robot arms.
forming a liquid crystal method on either the first or second substrate;
transporting the bonded substrates with a conveyor device which includes a horizontal driving unit controlling a revolution of a motor, a vertical driving unit connected to the horizontal driving unit with a rod for driving the horizontal driving unit in a vertical direction, a plurality of screw shafts protruding substantially parallel to each other from lateral sides of the horizontal driving unit at a predetermined distance from each other, a pair of robot arms having first and second ends, the first ends are supported by corresponding screw shafts and extend from the screw shafts, and a plurality of clamping units connected to the second ends of the robot arms, wherein the plurality of clamping units are configured to provide support to a face of the liquid crystal display panel.
16. The method of claim 15, wherein the conveyor device further comprising support plates connected to the plurality of screw shafts and connected to the robot arms.
17. The method of claim 15, wherein the robot arms are driven by the revolution of the motor.
18. The method of claim 15, wherein the conveyor device further comprising a pair of stoppers at ends of the plurality of screw shafts to minimize rocking of the plurality of screw shafts, wherein one stopper couples one end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other and the other stopper couples the other end of the plurality of screw shafts with each other. Description
This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 10/330,434, filed Dec. 30, 2002 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,300,084, which claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 2002-0015871 filed on Mar. 23, 2002, both of which are incorporated by reference, as if fully set forth herein.
Referring to FIG. 2, an individual unit liquid crystal display panel 10 includes an image display part 13 having liquid crystal cells arranged in a matrix form. A gate pad part 14 connects gate lines GL1-GLm of the image display part 13 to a gate driver integrated circuit (not shown in the drawing) for supplying gate signals. The data pad part 15 connects data lines DL1-DLn of the image display part 13 to a data driver integrated circuit (not shown in the drawing) for supplying image information. The gate pad parts 14 and data pad parts 15 are arranged on the edge of the thin film transistor array of substrate 1.
Thin film transistors are formed at areas where the data lines and gate lines cross each other on substrate 1. The thin film transistors switch the liquid crystal cells and pixel electrodes are connected to the thin film transistors for supplying electric fields to the corresponding liquid crystal cells. A passivation layer is formed on an entire surface to protect the data lines DL1-DLn, gate lines GL1-GLm, thin film transistors, and electrodes.
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