WO2016095303A1 - Polarizer laminating machine - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed is a polarizer laminating machine, comprising a machine cabinet (1) having a side door (2) and a film taking door (3), and a filming tearing chamber (8) formed in the machine cabinet (1), wherein the filming tearing chamber (8) comprises a film tearing area (5) and a film storing area (6) below the film tearing area (5). The film taking door (3) is below the side door (2), while a top end of the film taking door (3) is lower than a bottom end of the film tearing area (5). The polarizer laminating machine can significantly reduce or avoid the risk in cleaning the torn protection film when the machine starts up such that the operator can clean the torn protection film when the machine starts up.

Description

Polarizer laminating machine

Cross-reference to related applications

The present application claims priority to Chinese Patent Application No. CN201410796045.4, filed on Dec.

Technical field

The invention relates to a laminating machine, in particular to a polarizer laminating machine.

Background technique

The polarizer laminating machine is mainly used for tearing off the polarizer protective film from the polarizer, and accurately and quickly mounting the polarizer on the corresponding LCD substrate (ie, the liquid crystal panel substrate), for example, mounted on the array substrate. On the surface.

The conventional polarizer laminating machine includes a cabinet having a tear film chamber and a patch chamber, a tear film mechanism provided in the tear film chamber for peeling off the protective film from the polarizer, a recycling mechanism for recovering the protective film, and a recycling mechanism capable of A patch mechanism in which a polarizer is mounted on an LCD substrate.

The recycling mechanism has a limited volume, so that the operator has to periodically open the side door of the cabinet to clean the torn protective film. In order to ensure the safety of the operator, it is usually necessary to shut down the protective film, otherwise the operator can easily insert the arm directly into the tear film chamber, causing injury to the arm and/or palm. This method of shutdown cleaning will reduce the production efficiency of the liquid crystal panel, and frequent shutdown will also reduce the service life of the polarizer laminating machine.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a polarizer laminating machine which can greatly reduce or avoid the danger of cleaning the torn protective film at the time of booting, so that the operator can clean and tear off the protection at the time of booting. The film improves the production efficiency of the liquid crystal panel and prolongs the service life of the polarizer laminating machine.

The invention provides a polarizer laminating machine, comprising: a cabinet having a side door and a film taking door; a tear film chamber formed in the cabinet, the tear film chamber comprising a film area under the tear film area . Among them, take the film The door is below the side door, and the top end of the film door is lower than the bottom end of the tear film area. Since the top end of the film-removing door is lower than the bottom end of the tearing film area, the operator is not easy to directly insert the arm into the tearing film area, thereby greatly reducing the mechanical injury in the tear film area and the arm and hand. Danger, which allows the operator to clean the tear-off protective film when starting up, improve the production efficiency of the liquid crystal panel, and extend the service life of the polarizer laminating machine.

In one embodiment, the height of the film door is from 80 mm to 200 mm to ensure that the operator with thicker elbows can easily insert the arm into the tear film area.

In one embodiment, the width of the film take-up door is the same as the width of the tear film area. In this way, the arm that moves in the tear film area can have a larger moving space to clean the protective film in the film area.

In one embodiment, the membrane door is flush with the bottom end of the membrane zone. Thereby, the operator can conveniently clean the dust at the bottom of the film storage area after cleaning the protective film discarded in the tear film chamber.

In one embodiment, the polarizer laminator further includes a baffle located within the tear film chamber and below the tear film region, the baffle being adjacent to the top end of the film take-up door. The baffle can block the operator's arm from bending upwards into the tear film area, thereby effectively preventing the running tear film mechanism from hurting the arm and the hand.

In one embodiment, the baffle is perpendicular to the take-up door.

In one embodiment, the baffle has a length of from 300 mm to 400 mm. Since the average size of the human boom is 300 mm, when the length of the baffle is set to be larger than 300 mm, the arm can be prevented from being bent relative to the boom, thereby ensuring that the arm cannot be bent into the tear film area after being bent upward, which is fully ensured. Arm and hand safety.

In one embodiment, the width of the baffle is the same as the width of the film take-up door. This allows the operator's arm to have more room for movement in the membrane area to clean the protective film in the membrane area.

In one embodiment, the side door is a double open swing door and the take-up door is also a double open swing door.

In one embodiment, the polarizer laminator further includes a tear film mechanism, and the tear film region is a region required by the tear film mechanism to perform a tear film movement in the tear film chamber.

The polarizer laminating machine according to the present invention improves the side door of the prior art into two separate upper and lower doors, that is, a side door and a film take-up door, so that the operator can take out the tear-off protection after opening the film take-up door. membrane. However, since the top end of the film-removing door is lower than the bottom end of the tear film area, the operator is not easy to directly insert the arm into the tear film area, thereby greatly reducing the risk of the tear film mechanism hurting the arm and the hand. This allows the operator to clean the tear-off protective film at the time of booting, thereby increasing the production efficiency of the liquid crystal panel and prolonging the life of the polarizer laminator.

In addition, the polarizer laminating machine according to the present invention has a simple structure, is easy to assemble, is safe to use, and is easy to implement and popularize.

DRAWINGS

The invention will be described in more detail hereinafter based on the embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings. among them:

Figure 1 shows a polarizer laminator according to the present invention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the polarizer laminating machine of Figure 1.

In the drawings, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals. The drawings are not drawn to scale.

detailed description

The invention will now be further described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 1 shows a polarizer laminator 10 of the present invention, hereinafter referred to as a laminator 10. The laminating machine 10 is mainly used for tearing off the polarizer protective film from the polarizer, and then accurately and quickly mounting the polarizer on the corresponding LCD substrate. The laminating machine 10 is suitable for large-sized polarizers, especially liquid crystal panels having a size larger than 24 inches.

The polarizer laminator 10 according to the present invention includes a substantially cubic-shaped cabinet 1 and a tear film chamber 8 formed in the cabinet 1. The tear film chamber 8 is generally in the shape of a cube. The cabinet 1 comprises a side door 2 and a film take-off door 3 below the side door 2. When the side door 2 is opened, the operator can not only insert the polarizer with the protective film into the tear film chamber 8, but also the peeling roller (not shown) in the tear film chamber 8. Since the film taking door 3 is below the side door 2, the operator can clean the torn protective film in the tear film chamber 8 without opening the side door 2. The stripping rolls are well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In one embodiment, the side door 2 is selected as a double open swing door, and the take-up door 3 is also selected as a double open swing door. Since the double-open swing door has a larger degree of opening than other types of doors, it can allow an operator to put a larger size of the film to be torn into the tear film chamber 8, such as a larger-sized polarizer.

The polarizer laminator 10 further includes a tear film mechanism capable of tearing off the protective film from the polarizer. The tear film region 5 is a region formed by a tear film mechanism in the tear film chamber 8 to perform a tear film motion. After the tear film mechanism is peeled off in the tear film region 5, the peeled protective film can be placed in the film area 6 below the tear film region 5. A recovery tank may be provided in the film storage area 6 to recover the protective film. Wherein, the tear film mechanism and the tear film region 5 are both It is well known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail herein.

In order to prevent the running laminator 10 from injuring the arm when taking the film, the top end of the film taking door 3 may be set lower than the bottom end of the tear film region 5. When the film taking door 3 is opened, the operator can be allowed to carry the arm into the film-receiving area 6, and take out the protective film which is torn off by the tearing mechanism to prevent the deposited protective film from interfering with the operation of the tearing mechanism. However, since the top end of the film taking door 3 is lower than the bottom end of the tearing film region 5, it is difficult for the operator to directly insert the arm into the tearing film region 5, thereby preventing the running tearing mechanism from injuring the arm and the hand. .

In the present embodiment, the height of the film door 3 is 80 mm - 200 mm to ensure that the operator with thicker elbows can easily enter the tear film area 5. Of course, those skilled in the art can also change the height of the film taking door 3 according to actual needs, even if the height does not fall within the above range.

In a preferred embodiment, the width of the film take-up door 3 is the same as the width of the tear film region 5. In this way, it is possible to allow the operator's arm to have a larger movable space in the film-receiving area 6 in order to clean the protective film in the film-receiving area 6. Preferably, the bottom end of the take-up film door 3 is flush with the bottom end of the film-receiving area 6, so that the operator can conveniently clean the dust at the bottom of the film-receiving area 6 after cleaning the waste film in the tear-film chamber 8.

The polarizer laminator 10 according to the present invention further includes a baffle 7 that is located within the tear film chamber 8 and below the tear film region 5. The baffle 7 is adjacent to the top end of the film taking door 3. The baffle 7 can be fixed to the inner wall of the bottom end of the side door 2 or to the cross member 9 between the bottom end of the side door 2 and the top end of the film taking door 3. The baffle 7 can block the operator's arm from bending upwards into the tear film area 5, thereby effectively preventing the running tear film mechanism from injuring the arm and the hand.

In this embodiment, the baffle 7 may be substantially perpendicular to the film taking door 3 or at an angle to the film taking door 3, but is preferably perpendicular to the film taking door 3. In the case where the size of the baffle 7 is the same, the baffle 7 perpendicular to the take-up door 3 can be immersed to a deeper position. Preferably, the width of the baffle 7 is the same as the width H of the film taking door 3. Regardless of the position of the arm of the secondary film area 6, it can prevent the arm from bending upwards, and fully guarantee the personal safety of the operator.

In a preferred embodiment, the length L ₁ of the baffle is from 300 mm to 400 mm. Generally, the average size of the human boom is 300 mm. When the length L _{1 of the} baffle 7 is greater than 300 mm, the upward bending of the arm relative to the boom can be avoided, thereby preventing the arm from entering the tear film area and ensuring operation. The safety of the person's arms and hands. In addition, the length L _{1 of the} baffle 7 cannot be equal to the length L _{2 of the} tear film region 5, otherwise the peeled protective film cannot be surely dropped in the film-receiving region 6, so the length L _{1 of the} baffle 7 is preferably not More than 400mm.

The polarizer laminating machine 10 according to the present invention improves the side door of the prior art into two separate upper and lower doors, that is, the side door 2 and the film taking door 3, so that the operator can take out after opening the film taking door 3. Remove the protective film. However, since the top end of the film taking door 3 is lower than the bottom end of the tearing film region 5, the operator is not easily inserted into the tearing film region 5, thereby greatly reducing the risk of the tearing film mechanism hurting the arm and the hand. The operator is allowed to clean the tear-off protective film at the time of starting up, thereby improving the production efficiency of the liquid crystal panel and prolonging the service life of the polarizer laminating machine.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, various modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In particular, the technical features mentioned in the various embodiments can be combined in any manner as long as there is no structural conflict. The present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all technical solutions falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims (16)

A polarizer laminating machine comprising: a cabinet having a side door and a film take-up door; Forming a tear film chamber in the cabinet, the tear film chamber including a film area under the tear film area; Wherein the film taking door is below the side door, and the top end of the film taking door is lower than the bottom end of the tear film area. The polarizer laminator according to claim 1, wherein the height of the film take-up door is from 80 mm to 200 mm. The polarizer laminator according to claim 2, wherein the width of the film take-up door is the same as the width of the tear film region. The polarizer laminator according to claim 3, wherein a bottom end of the film take-up door is flush with a bottom end of the film storage area. The polarizer laminator according to claim 4, wherein a baffle is disposed in the tear film chamber and below the tear film region, and the baffle is adjacent to a top end of the film take-up door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 5, wherein the baffle is perpendicular to the film take-up door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 6, wherein the baffle has a length of 300 mm to 400 mm. The polarizer laminator according to claim 7, wherein the width of the baffle is the same as the width of the film take-up door. The polarizer laminating machine according to claim 8, wherein the side door is a double-opening swing door, and the film taking door is also a double-opening swing door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 9, further comprising a tear film mechanism, wherein the tear film region is a region formed by the tear film mechanism performing a tear film movement in the tear film chamber. The polarizer laminator according to claim 1, comprising a baffle in the tear film chamber and lower than the tear film region, the baffle being adjacent to a top end of the film take-up door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 11, wherein the baffle is perpendicular to the film take-up door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 12, wherein the baffle has a length of 300 mm to 400 mm. The polarizer laminator according to claim 13, wherein the width of the baffle is the same as the width of the film take-up door. The polarizer laminating machine according to claim 1, wherein the side door is a double-opening swing door, and the film taking door is also a double-opening swing door. The polarizer laminator according to claim 1, further comprising a tear film mechanism, wherein the tear film region is a region formed by the tear film mechanism performing a tear film movement in the tear film chamber.

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