Pad printing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11358382-B2
Application number	US-202016905321-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 18, 2020
Priority date	Jul 22, 2019
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

A pad printing device for printing a window of a display device includes a pad to transfer ink to the window. The pad includes a printing portion to transfer the ink to the window by being pressed against the window and a body portion disposed on the printing portion and to apply a pressure to the printing portion. A hardness of the printing portion is less than a hardness of the body portion, and a sidewall of a portion of the pad where the printing portion contacts the body portion is substantially perpendicular to the window.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pad printing device for printing a window of a display device, comprising:
a pad to transfer ink to the window, the pad comprising:
a printing portion to transfer the ink to the window by being pressed against the window; and
a body portion disposed on the printing portion to apply a pressure to the printing portion, wherein

a hardness of the printing portion is less than a hardness of the body portion,
the printing portion has a shore A hardness from about 7 to about 15,
the body portion has a shore A hardness from about 16 to about 23, and
a sidewall of a portion of the pad where the printing portion contacts the body portion is substantially perpendicular to the window.

2. The pad printing device of claim 1 , wherein
the printing portion and the body portion include silicon, and
an amount of an oil contained in the printing portion is greater than an amount of an oil contained in the body portion.

3. The pad printing device of claim 1 , wherein a sidewall of the printing portion is substantially perpendicular to the window.

4. The pad printing device of claim 3 , wherein a lower surface of the printing portion includes an inclined area inclined with respect to the sidewall of the printing portion.

5. The pad printing device of claim 4 , wherein
the inclined area is disposed on the lower surface of the printing portion, and
the lower surface of the printing portion sequentially contacts from a center portion to a peripheral portion of the window when the pad is pressed against the window.

6. The pad printing device of claim 1 , wherein
the window includes a plane area and a curved area adjacent to an edge of the plane area, and
an angle between a longitudinal cross-section of the plane area and a longitudinal cross-section of the curved area is an obtuse angle.

7. The pad printing device of claim 6 , wherein a thickness of the printing portion of the pad is greater than a height of the curved area of the window.

8. The pad printing device of claim 7 , wherein
the thickness of the printing portion of the pad is the height from a plane at which a surface of the sidewall of the body portion meets a surface of the sidewall of the printing portion of the pad to an apex of the printing portion of the pad, and
the thickness of the printing portion includes the lower surface of the printing portion.

9. The pad printing device of claim 6 , wherein the angle between the longitudinal cross-section of the plane area and the longitudinal cross-section of the curved area is in a range from about 120 degrees to about 180 degrees.

10. The pad printing device of claim 6 , wherein an upper portion of a sidewall of the printing portion is substantially perpendicular to a bottom portion of a sidewall of the body portion such that, when the pad is pressed against the window, the printing portion is substantially pressed against the plane area and the curved area of the window.

11. The pad printing device of claim 1 , further comprising a pad supporter coupled to the pad to support the pad,
wherein the body portion is disposed between the printing portion and the pad supporter.

12. A pad printing device for printing a window of a display device, comprising:
a pad to transfer ink to the window, the pad comprising:
a printing portion to transfer the ink to the window by being pressed against the window;
a body portion disposed on the printing portion to apply a pressure to the printing portion; and
an upper portion of a sidewall of the printing portion where the printing portion contacts the body portion is substantially perpendicular to a bottom portion of a sidewall of the body portion so that, when the pad is pressed against the window, a deformation degree of the printing portion is greater than a deformation degree of the body portion such that a bottom portion of the sidewall of the printing portion is substantially pressed against a curved area of the window, wherein

a hardness of the printing portion is less than a hardness of the body portion,
the printing portion has a shore A hardness from about 7 to about 15, and
the body portion has a shore A hardness from about 16 to about 23.

13. The pad printing device of claim 12 , wherein the window includes:
a plane area; and
a curved area adjacent to an edge of the plane area, wherein an angle between a longitudinal cross-section of the plane area and a longitudinal cross-section of the curved area is an obtuse angle.

14. The pad printing device of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the printing portion of the pad is greater than a height of the curved area of the window.

15. The pad printing device of claim 1 , wherein
the hardness, size, and shape of the printing portion are such that, when the printing portion is pressed against the window, the printing portion makes complete contact with a plane area and curved areas of the window, the plane area in a center of the window and each curved area at a distil edge of the window, and
an angle between a longitudinal cross-section of the plane area and a longitudinal cross-section of the curved area is an obtuse angle.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Beomgyu
• Shim Byoungyul
• Lee Junga

Classifications

• B41F17/001 Primary

  Pad printing apparatus or machines · CPC title

• B41F17/006

  for printing on curved surfaces not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B41N1/22

  made of other substances · CPC title

• B41P2217/50

  Printing presses for particular purposes · CPC title