Pattern coating device and pattern coating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9711384-B2
Application number	US-201414490641-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 18, 2014
Priority date	Sep 22, 2013
Publication date	Jul 18, 2017
Grant date	Jul 18, 2017

Abstract

A coating device for coating a coating liquid onto a substrate includes: a coating head having a coating-liquid outlet, adapted to move with respect to the substrate along a first axial direction and capable of coating the substrate with coating liquid through the coating-liquid outlet; and adjustment unit connected to the coating head and including a movable pad disposed proximal to the coating-liquid outlet and adapted to move along a second axial direction for adjusting the size of the opening of the coating-liquid outlet; and a drive assembly connected to the adjustment unit for controlling the adjustment unit to move along the second axial direction. Additionally a coating method is provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pattern coating device, comprising:
a coating head having a coating-liquid outlet, wherein the pattern coating device is configured to vary a relative position between the coating head and a substrate along a first axis for forming a pattern by coating a coating liquid on the substrate through the coating-liquid outlet;
an adjustment unit comprising:
a stand disposed at a side of the coating head;
a movable pad disposed at the coating-liquid outlet and configured to move along a second axis to adjust a size of an opening of the coating-liquid outlet, wherein a relative position between an end of the movable pad defining the opening and the stand is fixed while moving the movable pad along the second axis;
a rod fixed to the stand and spaced apart from the movable pad;
an elastic unit, wherein:
one end of the elastic unit abuts the coating head and another end of the elastic unit abuts the rod along the second axis, and
a linked movement of the elastic unit and the rod controls a motion of the movable pad along the second axis away from a central region of the coating-liquid outlet; and

a holding element fixed to a first side of the stand, wherein the rod and the movable pad are fixed to a second side of the stand opposite to the first side; and

a drive assembly for controlling a motion of the movable pad along the second axis toward the central region of the coating-liquid outlet.

2. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a carrying platform for carrying the substrate.

3. The pattern coating device according to claim 2 , wherein the substrate is attached to the carrying platform by suction, static electricity, or mechanical means.

4. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the coating head comprises a male mold and a female mold joined together, and
the movable pad is disposed between the male mold and the female mold.

5. The pattern coating device according to claim 4 , further comprising a fixture pad disposed between the male mold and the female mold and arranged along a third axis relative to the movable pad.

6. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a coating-liquid storage unit and a coating-liquid transport assembly, wherein:
the coating-liquid storage unit is connected to the coating head, and
the coating-liquid transport assembly transports a coating-liquid from a foreign portion to the coating-liquid storage unit.

7. The pattern coating device according to claim 6 , wherein the coating-liquid transport assembly is a pump.

8. The pattern coating device according to claim 7 , further comprising a coating-liquid pressure-control assembly for controlling a pressure of the coating-liquid transported from the coating-liquid storage unit to the coating head.

9. The pattern coating device according to claim 8 , wherein the coating-liquid pressure-control assembly is a motor.

10. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , further comprising a control unit comprising a neural network system or a programmable control system.

11. The pattern coating device according to claim 4 , wherein:
the male mold comprises a first indentation and the female mold comprises a second indentation corresponding to the first indentation, and
the coating-liquid outlet is defined by the first indentation and the second indentation.

12. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment unit further comprises at least one connecting unit connecting to the movable pad and the stand along the second axis.

13. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein the stand is disposed between the coating head and a pattern piece of the drive assembly.

14. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the coating head comprises an accommodating space in which part of the rod is disposed, and
the accommodating space is separated from the coating-liquid outlet.

15. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein the adjustment unit further comprises a sensor wheel disposed on the holding element.

16. The pattern coating device of claim 15 , wherein:
the drive assembly comprises a pattern piece having an irregular edge, and
the sensor wheel is configured to move along the irregular edge of the pattern piece.

17. The pattern coating device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the drive assembly comprises a pattern piece having an irregular edge, and
a shape of the pattern is formed corresponding to the irregular edge of the pattern piece.

18. A pattern coating device, comprising:
a coating head having a coating-liquid outlet, wherein the pattern coating device is configured to vary a relative position between the coating head and a substrate along a first axis for forming a pattern by coating a coating liquid on the substrate through the coating-liquid outlet;
an adjustment unit comprising:
a stand disposed at a side of the coating head;
a movable pad disposed at the coating-liquid outlet, fixed to the stand, and configured to move along a second axis to adjust a size of an opening of the coating-liquid outlet;
a rod fixed to the stand and spaced apart from the movable pad;
an elastic unit, wherein one end of the elastic unit abuts the coating head and another end of the elastic unit abuts the rod along the second axis, wherein a linked movement of the elastic unit and the rod controls motion of the movable pad along the second axis away from a central region of the coating-liquid outlet;
a holding element fixed to a first side of the stand, wherein the rod and the movable pad are fixed to a second side of the stand opposite to the first side; and
a sensor wheel disposed on the holding element; and

a drive assembly comprising a pattern piece having an irregular edge for controlling a motion of the movable pad along the second axis toward the central region of the coating-liquid outlet, wherein:
the sensor wheel is configured to move along the irregular edge of the pattern piece, and
a shape of the pattern is formed corresponding to the irregular edge of the pattern piece.

Assignees

• Tpk Touch Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Huang Jun-Yao
• Chen Ying-Che
• Hung Po-Pin
• Chiang Yi-Tseng

Classifications

• H10P72/0448 Primary

  Apparatus for applying a liquid, a resin, an ink or the like · CPC title

• B29C47/16

  Operations & Transport · mapped topic

• B05C5/005

  Curtain coaters (B05C5/008 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B05C11/00

  Component parts, details or accessories not specifically provided for in groups B05C1/00 - B05C9/00 (means for manipulating or holding work B05C13/00; enclosures for apparatus, booths B05C15/00; spray booths B05B16/00) · CPC title

• B05C11/1036

  Means for supplying a selected one of a plurality of liquids or other fluent materials, or several in selected proportions, to the applying apparatus · CPC title