Transfer device and coating machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10201965-B2
Application number	US-201615298886-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 20, 2016
Priority date	Feb 2, 2016
Publication date	Feb 12, 2019
Grant date	Feb 12, 2019

Abstract

A transfer device and a coating machine are disclosed. The transfer device includes a transfer plate and a printing roller. A projection is formed on a first surface of the transfer plate; a first recess corresponding to the projection is formed on the printing roller; and when the transfer plate covers a surface of the printing roller, the projection and the first recess are matched with each other to fix the transfer plate with the printing roller. The transfer plate in the transfer device will not be subjected to extended deformation and sliding even under an action of external force during printing process, so that the production quality can be maximally guaranteed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A transfer device, comprising a transfer plate and a printing roller, wherein a projection is formed on a first surface of the transfer plate, a first recess corresponding to the projection is formed on the printing roller, and the projection and the first recess are configured, upon being matched with each other and with the transfer plate covering a surface of the printing roller, to fix the transfer plate with the printing roller, wherein
a first air duct is disposed at a bottom of the first recess and is configured to extract air from a sealed space between the projection and the first recess, so as to generate an inward tension force to the projection, and
the first air duct is configured to generate the inward tension force to the projection so that a second recess is formed on a second surface of the transfer plate, and the second recess is arranged opposite to the projection and configured to accommodate alignment liquid.

2. The transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein the first air duct is also configured to adjust the inward tension force, so as to adjust a volume of the second recess.

3. The transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein a second air duct is disposed at the bottom of the first recess and configured to charge air into the sealed space between the projection and the first recess, so as to generate an outward thrust force to the projection.

4. The transfer device according to claim 3 , wherein the first air duct and the second air duct are a same air duct.

5. The transfer device according to claim 1 , further comprising a monitor disposed on a side of the printing roller, wherein the monitor is configured to provide an indication upon a pressure intensity in the sealed space being greater than a default value.

6. The transfer device according to claim 5 , wherein the default value is in a range from −50 Pa to −80 Pa.

7. The transfer device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first clamp and a second clamp, wherein the first clamp includes a first cover plate and a first bottom plate, while the second clamp includes a second cover plate and a second bottom plate; both the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate are fixedly connected with the printing roller; one side of the transfer plate is disposed between the first cover plate and the first bottom plate, and the other side of the transfer plate is disposed between the second cover plate and the second bottom plate;
the first clamp is configured to control an acting force between the first cover plate and the first bottom plate, so as to mount or demount the transfer plate; and
the second clamp is configured to control an acting force between the second cover plate and the second bottom plate, so as to mount or demount the transfer plate.

8. The transfer device according to claim 7 , wherein a permanent magnet (PM) is disposed in each of the first cover plate and the second cover plate, and an electromagnet is disposed in each of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate;
the first clamp is configured to adjust a direction and a magnitude of current in the electromagnet of the first bottom plate, so as to control the acting force between the first cover plate and the first bottom plate; and
the second clamp is configured to adjust a direction and a magnitude of current in the electromagnet of the second bottom plate, so as to control the acting force between the second cover plate and the second bottom plate.

9. The transfer device according to claim 7 , wherein a material of forming the first cover plate and the second cover plate comprises ferromagnetic material, and an electromagnet is disposed in each of the first bottom plate and the second bottom plate;
the first clamp is configured to adjust a magnitude of current in the electromagnet of the first bottom plate, so as to control the acting force between the first cover plate and the first bottom plate; and
the second clamp is configured to adjust a magnitude of current in the electromagnet of the second bottom plate, so as to control the acting force between the second cover plate and the second bottom plate.

10. The transfer device according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of the projection comprises an inverted trapezoid.

11. A coating machine, comprising the transfer device according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech

Inventors

• Jing Yangkun
• Liu Mancheng
• Sang Shengguang

Classifications

• C23C14/22

  characterised by the process of coating · CPC title

• B41F16/00 Primary

  Transfer printing apparatus · CPC title

• B41F17/26 Primary

  by rolling contact · CPC title

• B41F27/1262

  without tensioning means · CPC title

• B41F27/02

  Magnetic devices · CPC title