KR100809043B1 - Tag separation module and method - Google Patents

Abstract

A tag detachment module and method are disclosed. Tag detachment module according to an embodiment of the present invention is a module for detaching the tag attached to the side of the cell, and includes a cell transfer module and a tag breaking module. The cell transfer module transfers the cell to a tag detachment position, fixes the cell while the tag is detached, and transports the cell to a subsequent process after the tag is detached. The tag breaking module is spaced apart from one side of the cell transported to the tag detachment position, the tag breaking module is applied to the one side in such a way as to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side while supporting the upper surface of the one side. Remove the attached tag. Tag separation module according to an embodiment of the present invention by automatically separating the tag from the separated cell, it is possible to reduce the production cost and increase the production efficiency, and also has the advantage of automating the production line into one line.

Description

Module and method for separating tag

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In order to better understand the drawings cited in the detailed description of the invention, a brief description of each drawing is provided.

1 is a view showing a plurality of LCD panels made on one substrate.

2 is a bottom side view of the cell separated from the stick.

3 is a block diagram of a tag detachment system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a configuration diagram illustrating a tag detachment module of FIG. 3.

The present invention relates to a tag detachment module, and more particularly, to a module and a method capable of automatically detaching a tag attached to a side of a cell.

Currently, a flat panel display device having a thin and light advantage replaces conventional display devices. In particular, it is a priority to make thin and light portable electronic devices such as mobile phones, PDAs, and notebook computers. Accordingly, the demand for flat panel display devices in the portable electronic device field is gradually increasing.

Such a flat panel display includes a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), a field emission display (FED), a vacuum fluorescence display (VFD), and the like. Among them, since LCD has advantages in mass production, ease of driving means, and high quality, LCD is widely used in the field of portable electronic devices.

LCD panels used in portable electronic devices are smaller than LCD panels used in TVs or monitors. Therefore, in order to increase the yield, a plurality of LCD panels used in portable electronic devices are made on one LCD substrate.

1 is a view showing a plurality of LCD panels made on one substrate. As shown in FIG. 1, LCD panels are arranged in a matrix on one substrate. In this case, units arranged in the horizontal direction are called sticks 110, one LCD panel is called a cell 150, and an unnecessary portion except the sticks is called a dummy 130. In the substrate of FIG. 1, 12 sticks are made in one substrate, and one stick consists of 9 cells.

When using an LCD panel, the separated cells are used as one LCD panel by separating the sticks one by one on the substrate and one by one on the respective sticks. In this case, a tag exists between a plurality of cells forming a stick to distinguish between cells.

2 is a bottom side view of the cell separated from the stick. In general, an LCD panel includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the upper substrate and the lower substrate. In FIG. 2, reference numerals 210 and 230 denote upper and lower substrates, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the separated cell 200 includes a first tag 250 and a second tag 270 for distinguishing from neighboring cells, and the first tag 250 includes an upper substrate ( 210 and both the lower substrate 230, and the second tag 270 only spans the lower substrate 230.

In order to be used as an LCD panel, both the first tag 250 and the second tag 270 must be separated from the cell 200, at which time the first tag 250 and the second tag 270 are separated from the cell 200. The separation process is a difficult process to mechanize. For this reason, in an actual workplace, the worker separates the first tag 250 and the second tag 270 by hand.

That is, in the conventional method, since the process of separating the tags attached to the separated cells is made manually, the production cost increases, the production efficiency decreases, and there is a problem that it is difficult to automate one line from the viewpoint of factory automation. Thus, a new way to separate tags from cells is required.

An object of the present invention is to provide a module that can automatically separate the tag attached to the side of the cell.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for automatically detaching a tag attached to a side of a cell.

Tag detachment module according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is a module for separating the tag attached to the side of the cell, and includes a cell transfer module and a tag breaking module. The cell transfer module transfers the cell to a tag detachment position, fixes the cell while the tag is detached, and transports the cell to a subsequent process after the tag is detached. The tag breaking module is spaced apart from one side of the cell transported to the tag detachment position, the tag breaking module is applied to the one side in such a way as to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side while supporting the upper surface of the one side. Remove the attached tag.

Meanwhile, the cell transfer module includes an adsorption unit and a cell moving unit. The adsorption part adsorbs to and attaches to the cell. A cell moving unit moves the cell in such a manner as to move the adsorption unit by engaging with the adsorption unit.

The tag breaking module also includes a cell support and a tag impact. The cell support is disposed on the upper surface of the one side while the tag is detached to support the cell in a manner that prevents the cell from being detached. The tag impingement is disposed at least once against the cell supporter and impacts the bottom surface of the tag attached to the one side.

Meanwhile, the cell support part includes a support arm and an arm rotation part. The support arm has a support member formed at one end, and loads the support member on the upper surface of the one side in a manner that rotates about the other end. An arm rotator engages with the other end of the support arm to rotate the support arm about the other end.

At this time, the support member is preferably made of any one of rubber and urethane.

The tag impact section also includes a rotating roller and a roller drive section. The rotary roller strikes a lower surface of the tag to form a plurality of impact protrusions on the surface for impacting the tag. The roller driver rotates the rotary roller.

In this case, the plurality of impact protrusions are preferably made of any one of rubber and urethane.

Meanwhile, the tag detachment module according to the embodiment of the present invention is disposed spaced apart from the opposite side of the one side, and the opposite side in such a way as to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the opposite side while supporting the upper surface of the opposite side. It may further include an additional tag breaking module for separating the tag attached to the side.

At this time, the additional tag breaking module may include a spacing controller for adjusting the spacing with the tag separation module according to the size of the cell.

Tag detachment system according to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the technical problem is a system for separating a tag attached to a plurality of cells, a plurality of tags disposed to correspond to the plurality of cells respectively to separate the tag Contains separation modules. In this case, each of the plurality of tag separation modules includes a cell transfer module and a tag breaking module. The cell transfer module transfers the cell to a tag detachment position, fixes the cell while the tag is detached, and transports the cell to a subsequent process after the tag is detached. The tag breaking module is disposed spaced apart from one side of the cell transported to the tag detachment position, the tag breaking module is applied to the one side in such a way as to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side while supporting the upper surface of the one side. Remove the attached tag.

Tag detachment method according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the other technical problem is a method for separating the tag attached to the side of the cell, the step of transferring the cell to the tag separation position, one side of the transferred cell Loading a support member on an upper surface of the tag; separating the tag attached to the one side by impacting the bottom surface of the tag attached to the one side at least once; and unloading the support member. (unloading), and transferring the cell from which the tag has been separated to a subsequent process.

Meanwhile, the loading of the support member includes rotating a support arm having the support member formed at one end about the other end thereof.

The detaching of the tag may include impacting the tag by hitting the bottom surface of the tag by rotating a rotating roller having a plurality of impact protrusions formed on a surface thereof.

Tag separation method according to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the another technical problem is a method for separating the tag attached to the side of the cell, the step of transferring the cell to the tag separation position, one of the transferred cells Loading each of the supporting members on the upper surface of the side surface and the upper surface of the opposite side of the one side, and impacting the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side and the lower surface of the tag attached to the opposite side at least once And separating the tags attached to the one side and the opposite side, unloading the support members, and transferring the cells from which the tags are separated to a subsequent process.

In addition, the tag detaching method according to another embodiment of the present invention for achieving the other technical problem, before the loading (loading), according to the size of the cell loading on the upper surface of the side opposite to the upper surface of the one side The method may further include adjusting a gap between the supporting members.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION In order to fully understand the present invention, the operational advantages of the present invention, and the objects achieved by the practice of the present invention, reference should be made to the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention and the contents described in the drawings.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements.

The tag detachment module and system according to an embodiment of the present invention detaches a tag that is attached to the side of the cell detached from the stick. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the tag detachment module and the system will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

3 is a configuration diagram of a tag detachment system according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a tag detachment module of FIG. 3. As shown in FIG. 3, the tag detachment system 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention is arranged to correspond to a plurality of cells to separate tags attached to a plurality of cells at one time. It includes a plurality of tag separation module (300_1 to 300_9). Although the tag detachment system 300 includes nine tag detachment modules in FIG. 3, the present invention is not limited by the number of such tag detachment modules.

On the other hand, in general, cells of various standards are formed on the substrate to cope with portable devices of various shapes and sizes. In an embodiment of the present invention, spacing between tag separation modules may be adjusted to correspond to various standards of a cell. To this end, the tag detachment system 300 may further include a spacing control module 390.

In the present invention, a spacing control method commonly used may be variously applied. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, a method of adjusting the gap may be used by forming fixing holes in the support at regular intervals and fixing the tag separation module to the fixing holes at predetermined intervals.

Meanwhile, each of the tag detachment modules 300_1 to 300_9 includes a cell transfer module 310 and a tag breaking module 330. Hereinafter, the configuration and operation of the tag detachment module 300_1 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 4. Since the configuration and operation of each tag detachment module are the same, the following description will focus on the tag detachment module 300_1.

The cell transfer module 310 transfers the cell 320 to the tag detachment position. Here the tag detachment position is the position where the cell is transported to detach the tag. In addition, the cell transfer module 310 fixes the cell 320 while the tag is separated, and transfers the cell 320 in which the tag is separated in a subsequent process after the tag is separated.

The tag breaking module 330 is spaced apart from one side (left side in FIG. 4) of the cell 320 transferred to the tag separation position, and the bottom surface of the tag attached to one side in a state supporting the upper side of the side The tag 321 attached to one side is removed in a manner that shocks the 321. In the following description, it is assumed that the tag breaking module 330 separates the tag 321 on the left side of the cell 320, but the present invention is not limited to this direction.

The cell transfer module 310 includes an adsorption part 311 and a cell moving part 313. The adsorption part 311 fixes the cell 320 by adsorbing and adhering to the cell 320. The cell moving unit 313 is coupled to the adsorption unit 311 to move the cell 320 by moving the adsorption unit 311. That is, before tag detachment, the cell mover 313 moves the adsorption part 311 to which the cell 320 is adsorbed to transfer the cell 320 to the tag detachment position. 311 is moved to transfer the cell 320 from which the tag was separated to a subsequent process.

The tag breaking module 330 includes a cell support 331 and a tag impact 333. The cell support part 331 is disposed on the upper surface of the left side while the tag 321 is separated to support the cell 320 in a manner that prevents the cell 320 from being separated.

That is, in the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an impact is applied to the lower surface of the tag 321 in order to separate the tag 321. At this time, the left side of the cell 320 is displaced upward by an impact. At this time, the cell support part 331 prevents such a displacement to support the cell 320 to maintain the cell 320 adsorbed to the adsorption part 311.

The configuration and operation of the cell support 331 will be described in more detail. The cell support 331 includes a support arm 3311 and an arm rotation part 3313. As shown in FIG. 4, a support member 3312 is formed at one end of the support arm 3311. The support arm 3311 also loads the support member 3312 by rotating about the other end of the one end on which the support member 3312 is formed (see dotted line in FIG. 4), thereby supporting the support member 3312 and the cell 320. It can be positioned on the upper surface of the left side of the).

The other end of the support arm 3311 is coupled to the arm rotator 3313, and the arm rotator 3313 rotates the support arm 3311 about the other end of the support arm 3311.

On the other hand, after the tag 321 is removed, in order to transfer the cell 320 from which the tag 321 has been separated to a subsequent process, the arm rotating part 3313 is formed around the other end of the support arm 3311. By rotating 3311 in the opposite direction, the support member 3312 is unloaded from the top surface of the left side of the cell 320.

In addition, in order to prevent the support member 3312 and the cell 320 from contacting each other when the tag 321 is impacted to damage the cell, in the embodiment of the present invention, the support member 3312 is made of rubber or urethane. It is desirable to be made of one.

In addition, in the embodiment of the present invention, the cell support 331 is located on the upper surface of the left side of the cell 320 including the tag 321, so that the tag 321 separated when the tag 321 is separated by an impact. You can also prevent the) from popping up.

Referring back to FIG. 4, the tag impact unit 333 is disposed opposite the cell support unit 331 to impact the bottom surface of the tag 321 attached to the left side of the cell 320 at least once. The tag impact portion 333 includes a rotating roller 3331 and a roller drive 3333.

On the surface of the rotary roller 3331, a plurality of impact protrusions 3332 for impacting the tag 321 by hitting the bottom surface of the tag 321 are formed. The roller driver 3333 rotates the rotating roller 3331. That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, the roller drive unit 3333 rotates the rotary roller 3331, and the impact protrusions 3332 formed on the surface of the rotary roller 3331 by the rotation of the rotary roller 3331 is a tag ( The tag is removed by hitting 321 to impact tag 321.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the impact protrusions 3332 are preferably made of a material having elasticity, and particularly preferably made of any one of rubber and urethane, in order to apply an impact without breaking the tag 321. .

On the other hand, tags are usually attached to both sides of the cell separated from the stick (see 321 and 323 of FIG. 4). Therefore, in order to perform the tag detaching process quickly and efficiently, it is desirable to separate the tags on both sides at once. To this end, the tag detachment module 300_1 according to the embodiment of the present invention preferably includes the tag breaking module 330 and the additional tag breaking module 330 'together.

As shown in FIG. 4, the additional tag breaking module 330 ′ is disposed on the other side, that is, the right side, of the side on which the tag breaking module 330 is disposed. In addition, the configuration and operation of the additional tag breaking module 330 'is the same as the configuration of the tag breaking module 330, except that it is disposed on the right side of the cell and further includes a cell gap adjuster 335'. In the following, only the cell spacing controller 335 'will be described.

As described above, the cells formed on the substrate for manufacturing various types of portable LCD panels are manufactured in various standards. Accordingly, the size of the cell also varies according to various specifications of the cell. In order to cope with this, according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the tag breaking module 330 and the additional tag breaking according to the size of the cell 320, in particular, the width of the cell 320 may be used. The spacing between modules 330 'may be adjusted.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the additional tag breaking module 330 'may further include a cell gap adjusting unit 335', and the cell gap adjusting unit 335 'may separate the tag according to the size of the cell 320. Adjust the distance to the module 330. Various methods of adjusting the spacing may be applied to the present invention, and those skilled in the art may easily apply such a method to the present invention, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Hereinafter, a process of separating a tag by the tag detachment system 300 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention will be described.

First, the cell transfer module 310 transfers the cell 320 to the tag separation position. Meanwhile, in order to correspond to various standards of the cell, in the embodiment of the present invention, the distance between the tag separation modules 300_1 to 300_9 may be adjusted before the cell 320 is transferred to the tag separation position.

After the cell 320 is transferred, the support member 3312 is loaded on the top surface of one side (left side) of the transferred cell 320. In an embodiment of the present invention, the support member 3312 is formed at one end of the support arm 3311, and rotates the support arm 3311 about the other end of one end of the support arm 3311 in which the support member 3312 is formed. Thereby loading the support member 3312.

After the support member 3312 is loaded, the tag 321 is separated by impacting at least once on the bottom surface of the tag 321 attached to the left side. In the embodiment of the present invention, by rotating the rotary roller (3331) having a plurality of impact projections (3332) formed on the surface of the impact projections 3332 hit the lower surface of the tag 321 to impact the tag 321. The tag 321 is separated by the addition.

After the tag 321 attached to the side of the cell 320 is separated, the support member 3312 is unloaded by rotating the support arm 3311 in the opposite direction, and then the cell in which the tag is separated ( 320 is transferred to the subsequent process.

In the above, the process of separating the tag attached to one side of the cell 320 has been described. However, in the embodiment of the present invention, the process of separating the tag on the left side and the process of separating the tag on the right side may be performed separately, two processes may be performed at the same time, it is preferable that the two processes are performed at the same time.

When the two processes are performed at the same time, the method of detaching the tag 323 on the right side is the same as the method of removing the tag 321 on the left side. Omit. However, when the two processes are performed at the same time, according to the embodiment of the present invention, before loading the support members 3312 and 3312 'on the upper surfaces of both sides of the cell 320, the support according to the size of the cell 320 The method may further include adjusting a gap between the members 3312 and 3312 ', and thus may correspond to various standards of the cell.

As described above, optimal embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Although specific terms have been used herein, they are used only for the purpose of describing the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible therefrom. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

As described above, the tag detachment module according to the embodiment of the present invention can automatically separate the tags from the separated cells, thereby reducing the production cost and increasing the production efficiency, and also has the advantage of automating the production line into one line. .

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In the module that separates the tag attached to the side of the cell, A cell transport module for transporting the cell to a tag detachment position, fixing the cell while the tag is detached, and transporting the cell to a subsequent process after the tag is detached; The tag is spaced apart from one side of the cell transported to the tag separation position, the tag attached to the one side in such a way as to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side while supporting the upper surface of the one side Tag detachment module comprising a tag breaking module for separating. The method of claim 1, wherein the cell transfer module, An adsorption unit adsorbed to and attached to the cell; And Tag separating module comprising a cell moving unit for moving the cell in such a way to move the adsorption unit in combination with the adsorption unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the tag breaking module, A cell support disposed on an upper surface of the one side while the tag is separated to support the cell in a manner to prevent the cell from being separated; And And a tag impact unit arranged to face the cell support and to impact the bottom surface of the tag attached to the one side at least once. The method of claim 3, wherein the cell support, A support arm having a support member formed at one end and loading the support member on an upper surface of the one side in such a manner as to rotate about the other end; And an arm rotator coupled to the other end of the support arm to rotate the support arm about the other end. The method of claim 4, wherein The support member is a tag separation module, characterized in that made of any one of rubber, urethane. The method of claim 3, wherein the tag impact unit, A rotating roller having a plurality of impact protrusions formed on a surface thereof to strike the bottom surface of the tag to impact the tag; Tag detachment module comprising a roller drive for rotating the rotating roller. The method of claim 6, The plurality of impact protrusions tag separation module, characterized in that made of any one of rubber, urethane. The method of claim 1, An additional tag breaking is disposed spaced apart from the opposite side of the one side, separating the tag attached to the opposite side in a way to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the opposite side in a state supporting the upper surface of the opposite side. Tag detachment module, characterized in that it further comprises a module. The method of claim 8, wherein the additional tag breaking module, Tag separation module, characterized in that it comprises a cell gap adjusting unit for adjusting the interval with the tag separation module according to the size of the cell. In a system for separating a tag attached to a plurality of cells, A plurality of tag separation modules disposed corresponding to the plurality of cells, respectively, for separating the tag; Each of the plurality of tag separation modules, A cell transport module for transporting the cell to a tag detachment position, fixing the cell while the tag is detached, and transporting the cell to a subsequent process after the tag is detached; The tag is spaced apart from one side of the cell transported to the tag separation position, the tag attached to the side in such a way to impact the lower surface of the tag attached to the one side in a state supporting the upper surface of the one side And a tag breaking module for separating. In the method of detaching the tag attached to the side of the cell, Transferring the cell to a tag detachment position; Loading a support member on an upper surface of one side of the transferred cell; Separating the tag attached to the one side by impacting the bottom surface of the tag attached to the one side at least once; Unloading the support member; And And transferring the cell from which the tag has been separated to a subsequent process. The method of claim 11, wherein the loading of the support member, And rotating the support arm having the support member formed at one end about the other end thereof. The method of claim 11, The support member is a tag separation method, characterized in that made of any one of rubber, urethane. The method of claim 11, wherein the detaching of the tag comprises: And impacting the tag by hitting the lower surface of the tag by rotating a rotating roller having a plurality of impact protrusions formed on a surface thereof. The method of claim 14, The plurality of impact protrusions is a tag separation method, characterized in that made of any one of rubber, urethane. In the method of detaching the tag attached to the side of the cell, Transferring the cell to a tag detachment position; Loading a support member on an upper surface of one side of the transferred cell and an upper surface of an opposite side of the one side; Separating the tag affixed to the one side and the opposite side in such a way as to impact the bottom surface of the tag attached to the one side and the bottom surface of the tag attached to the opposite side at least once; Unloading the support members, respectively; And And transferring the cell from which the tag has been separated to a subsequent process. The method of claim 16, Before the loading (loading), tag separation method characterized in that it further comprises the step of adjusting the distance between the support member for loading on the upper surface of the opposite side and the upper surface of the one side according to the size of the cell.

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