Rubbing mura detection device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016371832-A1
Application number	US-201615184167-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 16, 2016
Priority date	Jun 19, 2015
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A rubbing mura detection device is provided, including an infrared imaging unit used to acquire an infrared thermogram of a surface of the substrate, on which the alignment film is provided; and a rubbing mura detection unit used to detect whether or not the alignment film has the rubbing mura in accordance with an infrared radiation brightness temperature distribution in the infrared thermogram.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A rubbing mura detection device for detecting rubbing mura of an alignment film on a substrate, comprising:
an infrared imaging unit configured to acquire an infrared thermogram of a surface of the substrate, on which the alignment film is provided; and a rubbing mura detection unit configured to detect whether or not the alignment film has the rubbing mura in accordance with an infrared radiation brightness temperature distribution in the infrared thermogram.

2 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared imaging unit comprises:
an infrared light source configured to emit infrared light beams toward the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, and an imaging unit configured to generate the infrared thermogram in accordance with collected infrared light beams which are reflected by the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided.

3 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 2 , wherein the substrate comprises a first side edge and a second side edge each extending in a first direction, and a third side edge and a fourth side edge each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;
the infrared light source comprises a plurality of infrared light emitting elements configured to emit, at predetermined angles, the infrared light beams toward the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided; the imaging unit comprises a plurality of infrared light receiving elements configured to receive the infrared light beams reflected by the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, to form the infrared thermogram; the plurality of infrared light emitting elements is arranged in the second direction above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided and is capable of moving synchronously in the first direction; and the plurality of infrared light receiving units is arranged in the second direction above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided and is capable of moving synchronously in the first direction.

4 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 3 , wherein each infrared light receiving unit comprises a lens facing the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, so as to receive the infrared light beams reflected by the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided.

5 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 3 , further comprising an infrared light emitting element bracket capable of moving along the first side edge and the second side edge, and an infrared light receiving element bracket capable of moving along the first side edge and the second side edge;
the infrared light emitting element bracket comprises a beam arranged in the second direction above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, the plurality of infrared light emitting elements is arranged sequentially on the beam, and two ends of the beam are connected to the first side edge and the second side edge respectively and are capable of moving synchronously along the first side edge and the second side edge; and the infrared light receiving element bracket comprises a detection platform arranged in the second direction above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, the plurality of infrared light receiving elements is arranged sequentially on the detection platform, and two ends of the detection platform are connected to the first side edge and the second side edge respectively and are capable of moving synchronously along the first side edge and the second side edge.

6 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 5 , wherein the infrared light emitting element bracket and the infrared light receiving element bracket move synchronously.

7 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 1 , wherein the infrared imaging unit is configured to, emit the infrared light beams vertically toward the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, and collect the infrared light beams reflected by the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided so as to form the infrared thermogram.

8 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 7 , wherein the infrared imaging unit comprises an infrared light source, a beam splitter, a light filter, a controllable lens, a reflector and an infrared detector;
the infrared light source is configured to emit infrared light beams vertically toward the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided; the infrared light beams from the infrared light source pass through a transmission surface of the beam splitter and the light filter and arrive at the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided; the infrared light beams reflected by the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided pass through the controllable lens and the light filter and arrive at a reflection surface of the beam splitter; and the infrared light beams are reflected by the reflection surface of the beam splitter toward the reflector and then are reflected by the reflector toward the infrared detector, so as to generate the infrared thermogram; and the light filter is configured to filter out light beams other than the infrared light beams.

9 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 8 , wherein the infrared imaging unit further comprises a controllable grating and a retarder;
the controllable lens is arranged between the light filter and the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, and is configured to regulate a focus length; the controllable grating is arranged between the reflection surface of the beam splitter and the reflector; and the retarder is arranged between the controllable grating and the reflector and configured to retard the infrared light beams reflected by the reflection surface of the beam splitter toward the infrared detector, so as to regulate a time sequence of the infrared light beams detected by the infrared detector.

10 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 8 , wherein the substrate comprises a first side edge and a second side edge each extending in a first direction, and a third side edge and a fourth side edge each extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and
the rubbing mura detection device further comprises a guide rail arranged in the second direction above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided, and a driving mechanism configured to drive the guide rail to move in the first direction and drive the infrared imaging unit to move along the guide rail.

11 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a position sensor configured to detect a position of the guide rail, and to send, in the case that a projection of the guide rail onto a plane where the substrate is located is not located within a region where the substrate is located, a prompt signal to the driving mechanism.

12 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 8 , further comprising a three-dimensional scanning mechanism configured to carry the infrared imaging unit and control the infrared imaging unit to traverse all positions above the surface of the substrate on which the alignment film is provided.

13 . The rubbing mura detection device according to claim 9 , further comprising a three-dimensional scanning mechanism configured to carry the infrared imaging unit

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech

Inventors

• Jing Yangkun
• Sun Guofang
• Chen Chuanhui

Classifications

• H04N23/56

  provided with illuminating means · CPC title

• H04N23/23

  from thermal infrared radiation · CPC title

• G02F1/133723 Primary

  Polyimide, polyamide-imide · CPC title

• G06T7/0008 Primary

  checking presence/absence · CPC title

• G06T2207/30121

  CRT, LCD or plasma display · CPC title