Positioning device for glass substrate

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9741597-B2
Application number	US-201314113747-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 22, 2013
Priority date	Jul 16, 2013
Publication date	Aug 22, 2017
Grant date	Aug 22, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides a positioning device configured to position a glass substrate. The positioning device comprises a support base, a pair of first positioning mechanisms located on two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, a pair of second positioning mechanisms located on another two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, respectively, a pair of connecting bars, a driving member, a gear group and a conveying belt sleeved on the gear group. One end of the one of the pair of connecting bar is fixed with the conveying belt, and another end is fixed with one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms. One end of another one of the pair of connecting bar is fixed with the conveying belt, and another end is fixed with another one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A positioning device configured to position a glass substrate comprising two pairs of opposite sides, the positioning device comprising:
a support base configured to support the glass substrate;
a pair of first positioning mechanisms located on two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, respectively, and configured to move relative to the glass substrate;
a pair of second positioning mechanisms located on another two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, respectively, and configured close to the glass substrate;
a gear group comprising a first gear, a second gear and a third gear, and wherein the first gear, the second gear and the third gear are configured to be in a shape of a triangle;
a conveying belt sleeved on the gear group;
a pair of connecting bars, wherein one end of one of the pair of connecting bar is located between the second gear and the third gear and fixed with the conveying belt, and another end of the one of the pair of the connecting bar is fixed with one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms, and one end of another one of the pair of connecting bar is located between the third gear and the first gear and fixed with the conveying belt, and another end of the other one of the pair of the connecting bar is fixed with another one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms; and
a driving member;
wherein when the driving member drives the first gear to rotate clockwise, the conveying belt drives the pair of connecting bars to move together with the conveying belt, which results that the pair of first positioning mechanisms move away from the glass substrate to release the glass substrate;

and wherein when the driving member drives the first gear to rotate counterclockwise, the conveying belt drives the pair of connecting bars to move together with the conveying belt, which results that the pair of first positioning mechanisms move close to the glass substrate, and the pair of first positioning mechanisms and the pair of second positioning mechanisms collectively clamp the glass substrate to position the glass substrate.

2. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the triangle is a right triangle, and the pair of connecting bars are located on two right-angle sides of the triangle, respectively.

3. The positioning device according to claim 2 , wherein the pair of connecting bars are fixed with the conveying belt by connecting blocks.

4. The positioning device according to claim 2 , wherein the two right-angle sides of the triangle are parallel to two adjacent sides of the glass substrate, respectively.

5. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of first positioning mechanisms comprises a supporting block, at least one pole and at least one guiding wheel, and wherein one end of the pole is fixed with the supporting block, another end of the pole is fixed with the guiding wheel, and the at least one guiding wheel is configured for clamping the glass substrate.

6. The positioning device according to claim 5 , wherein the material of the at least one guiding wheel is rubber.

7. The positioning device according to claim 5 , wherein the positioning device further comprises two pairs of slideways, one pair of slideways corresponds to one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms, and wherein two ends of the supporting block are received in a corresponding pair of slideways, and moves along the slideways to release or clamp the glass substrate.

8. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning device further comprises a transmission shaft, and the driving member is connected to the first gear by the transmission shaft.

9. The positioning device according to claim 8 , wherein the driving member is a motor.

10. The positioning device according to claim 1 , wherein the group of the gears is located under the supporting base.

11. A positioning device configured to position a glass substrate comprising two pairs of opposite sides, the positioning device comprising:
a support base configured to support the glass substrate;
a pair of first positioning mechanisms located on two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, respectively, and configured to move relative to the glass substrate;
a pair of second positioning mechanisms located on another two neighboring sides of the glass substrate, respectively, and configured close to the glass substrate;
a gear group;
a convey belt sleeved on the gear group;
a pair of connecting bars, wherein one end of one of the pair of connecting bar is fixed with the conveying belt, and another end of the one of the pair of the connecting bar is fixed with one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms, and one end of another one of the pair of connecting bar is fixed with the conveying belt, and another end of the other one of the pair of the connecting bar is fixed with another one of the pair of first positioning mechanisms; and
a driving member;
wherein when the driving member drives the gear group to rotate clockwise, the conveying belt drives the pair of connecting bars to move together with the conveying belt, which results that the pair of first positioning mechanisms move away from the glass substrate to release the glass substrate; and
wherein when the driving member drives the gear group to rotate counterclockwise, the conveying belt drives the pair of connecting bars to move together with the conveying belt, which results that the pair of first positioning mechanisms move close to the glass substrate, and the pair of first positioning mechanisms and the pair of second positioning mechanisms collectively clamp the glass substrate to position the glass substrate.

12. The positioning device according to claim 11 , wherein the gear group comprises a first gear, a second gear and a third gear, and the first, second and the third gears are configured in a shape of a triangle, and wherein one end of one of the pair of connecting bars is located between the second gear and the third gear, and one end of the other one of the pair of connecting bars is located between the third gear and the first gear.

13. The positioning device according to claim 12 , wherein the positioning device further comprises a transmission shaft, and the driving member is connected to the gear group by the transmission shaft.

14. The positioning device according to claim 12 , wherein the transmission shaft is connected with one item selected from the group consisting of the first gear, the second gear and the third gear.

15. The positioning device according to claim 12 , wherein the triangle is a right triangle, and the pair of connecting bars are located on two right-angle sides of the triangle, respectively.

16. The positioning device according to claim 15 , wherein the two right-angle sides of the triangle are parallel to two adjacent sides of the glass substrate, respectively.

17. The positioning device according to claim 15 , wherein the pair of connecting bars are fixed with the conveying belt by connecting blocks.

18. The positioning device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the pair of first positioning mechanisms comprises a supporting block, at least one pole and at least one guiding wheel, and wherein one end of the pole is fixed with the supporting block, another end of the pole is fixed with the guiding wheel, and the at least one guiding wheel is configured for clamping the glass substrate.

19. The positioning device according to claim 18 , wherein the positioning device further comprises tw

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect

Inventors

• Jiang Yunshao
• Lin Kun Hsien
• Wang Yongqiang
• Qi Minghu
• Chen Zenghong
• Yang Weibing
• Shu Zhiyou
• Yang Guokun
• Li Chenyangzi

Classifications

• H10P72/7608

  characterised by a plurality of separate clamping members, e.g. clamping fingers · CPC title

• H10P72/7606

  characterised by edge clamping, e.g. clamping ring · CPC title

• H10P72/3212

  the substrates to be conveyed not being semiconductor wafers or large planar substrates, e.g. chips or lead frames · CPC title

• H10P72/50 Primary

  for positioning, orientation or alignment · CPC title

• H10P72/38 Primary

  with angular orientation of workpieces · CPC title