Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130241225 | VACUUM PICKUP DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PICKUP - The present invention further provides a vacuum pickup device for manufacturing process of a flat panel and which comprises a detecting unit and a first vacuum circuit and a second vacuum circuit independent from each other. The first vacuum circuit is interconnected with a first nozzle, a first vacuum tube and a first vacuum reservoir in serial. The second vacuum circuit is interconnected with a second nozzle, a second vacuum tube and a second vacuum reservoir in serial. A joint sucking area is defined by the first and second nozzles jointly, and the detecting unit is used to monitor an operation status of the first and second vacuum circuits. Wherein either one of the first and second vacuum circuits is detected as a normal operational status, then the sucking process will remain in operation; and wherein when either the first vacuum circuit or the second vacuum circuit is detected as an abnormal status, the sucking process is halted. The present invention further provides a method for performing the vacuum pickup device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130250288 | GLASS SUBSTRATE INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides a glass substrate inspection device and an inspection method that are applicable to inspect if breaking exists in a glass substrate deposited in a cartridge. The inspection device includes at least one detector assembly and at least one processing unit. The detector assembly includes a light-transmitting element located at one side of the glass substrate and two light-receiving elements respectively located at two sides of the glass substrate. The processing unit determines if difference of brightness detected by the two light-receiving elements is within a predetermined range, whereby breaking is determined existing in the glass substrate when the difference of brightness is not within the predetermined range. With this arrangement, the present invention can reduce or prevent a broken glass substrate from entering a display panel manufacture line. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251492 | Transferring Apparatus for Glass Substrate - This invention discloses a transferring apparatus for transferring a glass substrate from a cartridge in case the glass substrate disposed therein is damaged or defective. The transferring apparatus includes a chassis, and a conveying device. The conveying device includes a frame and a plurality of transferring rods arranged in a common plane and along a longitudinal direction. A first driving device disposed on the chassis and is interlinked with the conveying device. The first driving device moves the frame along the first horizontal direction such that the frame can be moved in and out from the cartridge to carry the damaged glass substrate. The driving device further drives the transferring rods to rotate centered with its own axis. By the provision of the transferring apparatus, a damaged or defective glass substrate can be properly transferred out of the cartridge without damaging adjacent glass substrate. This can be performed automatically so as to increase the efficiency, while reducing labors. | 09-26-2013 |
20130251493 | STACKING DEVICE AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM THEREOF - The present invention discloses a stacking device and an air purification system thereof. The stacking device includes vertically arranged stacking arms and a manipulator mechanism provided on the stacking arms; the stacking arms forming an axially extending duct and comprising first airflow driving devices; the duct forming air inflow openings that are in communication with an outside space of the stacking arms and an air outflow opening arranged at a lower end of the stacking arms; wherein the first airflow driving devices draw in air of the outside space of the stacking arms through the air inflow openings of the duct and drive air inside the duct to flow downward to be discharged through the air outflow opening of the duct to the lower end of the stacking arms. | 09-26-2013 |
20130256248 | Cartridge for Carrying Glass Substrate - A cartridge for carrying glass substrate is provided, and the cartridge comprises a pair of side beams each is provided with at least two pillars along a first direction. Each of the pillars is configured with a plurality of fixtures detachably juxtaposed vertically. A plurality of supporting units is arranged between the fixtures of the side beams so as to define a plurality of supporting surfaces vertically. And a plurality of free locking units detachably are secured to the fixtures on the common surface so as to allow the moving of the fixtures on the common surface as a whole. With the provision of the cartridge of the present invention, the damaged glass substrate can be conveniently and effectively removed without tempering other glass substrates which are intact and undamaged. | 10-03-2013 |
20130257349 | Device of Replacing and Charging Battery at Environment Monitoring Terminal and Battery Replacement System - The present invention provides a device of replacing and charging battery at environment monitoring terminal and battery replacement system. Through the battery positioning mechanism disposed at both battery charging device and environment monitoring terminal, and anodes and cathodes disposed for contacting the battery electrodes, the battery replacement device can replace the full-discharged battery at environment monitoring terminal and a full-charged battery at the battery charging device. In this manner, the system can automatically replace the battery at environment monitoring terminal without manual replacement so as to reduce battery replacement time. | 10-03-2013 |
20130272834 | Pick-and-Place Apparatus for Glass Substrate - A pick-and-place apparatus for handling glass substrate is disclosed and which comprises a chassis and a transportation platform which includes a transferring device disposed on the chassis and includes a first frame and a plurality of transferring rods rotationally disposed across the first frame along a first reference direction. A vertical displacing mechanism is provided for moving the transportation platform to move vertically to a pre-determined height. And a horizontal displacing device is provided for moving the transportation platform to more along the first reference direction such that the transferring device can be moved in and out of the cartridge, wherein the first transferring rods rotationally move the glass substrate into the cartridge or out of the cartridge. | 10-17-2013 |
20130291473 | Partitioning Device - Provided with is a partitioning device comprises a first fixture including a first base beam and a pair of first skirt extending upward. A second supporting fixture includes a second base beam which is distant horizontally to the first base beam and a pair of second skirt extending upward thereof. The second skirt is distant to the first skirt. A partitioning board is spanned over the first and second fixtures, and has a main board with a third and fourth skirts extending downward and inward thereof with a slightly tilted first and second angles. Wherein when the partitioning board is interengaged with the first and second fixtures, the first skirt will engage with the third skirt, and the second skirt will engage with the fourth skirt. By the provision disclosed above, the first and second fixtures are securely interengaged with the partitioning board. The overall structure is strong and reliable. | 11-07-2013 |
20130292232 | Roller Conveyor and Method for Detecting Synchronization of Rollers - The present invention provides a roller conveyor device used for transferring glass substrates. The device includes a plurality of transaxles arranged in parallel to each other and located coplanarly are incorporated with at least a pair of rollers and each of the rollers is labeled with a mark on its side. The present invention further provides a method for detecting synchronization of rotating rollers. By way of detecting the synchronization or the side marks, each of the rollers can be determined whether it is synchronized with others so as to avoid any detrimental consequences, i.e. breakage or cuts resulted from the asynchronization. | 11-07-2013 |
20130306832 | Supporting Apparatus for Glass Substrate Cartridge - The present invention introduces a solution by providing a supporting apparatus for glass substrate and which comprises a first supporting member creating a first supporting surface along a first horizontal direction. A second supporting member is included to create a second supporting surface and arranged spatially and perpendicular to the first supporting member. The supporting apparatus further includes at least two buffering devices arranged between the first and second supporting surfaces for providing an attenuating effect when a fully loaded cartridge is landed thereupon. | 11-21-2013 |
20130321972 | Static Elimination Device and a Cassette - A static elimination device is proposed for eliminating static electricity on the surface of a large-size glass substrate. The static elimination device includes a rotation axis and an electrostatic neutralizer. The rotation axis is installed outside a cassette in which the glass substrate is installed. The electrostatic neutralizer is permanently connected to the rotation axis. The rotation axis is driven to rotate, causing the electrostatic neutralizer centered on the rotation axis to rotate back and forth at a specific angle. The static elimination device of the present invention features simple structure, low fuel consumption and high efficiency, low cost, and high efficiency in static elimination. Owing to these features, the static elimination device of the present invention could work very well for the glass substrate of an arbitrary size. A cassette including the static elimination device is also proposed. | 12-05-2013 |
20130335743 | Inspection Device for Glass Substrate Cassette - The present invention provides an inspection device for glass substrate cassette. Glass substrate cassette is disposed vertically with a plurality of support surfaces for supporting glass substrate. The inspection device includes a plurality of inspection units, vertically disposed and corresponding to the plurality of support surfaces to perform inspection simultaneously on each support surface whether a glass substrate is loaded on corresponding support surface, and whether an abnormal situation of glass substrate has occurred. The present invention includes a plurality of inspection units disposed vertically to perform inspection simultaneously on each support surface disposed vertically in cassette, and reduces the inspection time. | 12-19-2013 |
20130341158 | Turntable Device for Substrate and Substrate Transporting System - The present invention provides a turntable and a substrate transporting system. The turntable includes an interconnecting device and a transporting platform which is moved by the interconnecting device in a way that the transporting platform is docked to a substrate exporting apparatus or importing apparatus, alternatively. Wherein the transporting platform picks up the glass substrate from the substrate exporting apparatus when docked thereto, and then transporting the substrate horizontally to the substrate importing apparatus in which the glass substrate is delivered as the transporting device is articulated thereto. The turntable device made in accordance with the present invention is properly arranged with a transporting platform to pick up, displace, and finally deliver the substrate. Since all these operations are streamlined, as a result, no waiting area is needed so as to effectively reduce the area for establishing the production line. | 12-26-2013 |
20130341160 | Glass substrate transmission device and method for detecting the rotational synchronization of driven shafts - The present invention provides a glass substrate transmission device and a method for detecting the rotational synchronization of driven shafts. The device comprising: multiple driven shafts, the multiple driven shafts are disposed parallel at intervals along a first direction and each of the driven shafts has a through hole at the first direction; multiple rollers fixed at intervals on the driven shafts for carrying a glass substrate, and rotate with the driven shaft to flow the glass substrate; a reflection; an infrared sensor unit emitting the infrared and receives a reflection light reflected back by an obstacles and emitted by the infrared sensor unit, and determine the rotational synchronization of the driven shafts according to the value of the intensity of the reflected light. The through holes and the reflection plate are located at the propagation direction of the infrared of the infrared sensor unit. By above way, the present invention can timely detect that if the multiple driven shafts rotate synchronously or stop rotating to avoid the glass substrate from scratch or break. | 12-26-2013 |
20140034444 | ROLLER FOR CONVEYING GLASS SUBSTRATE AND ROLLER AXLE ASSEMBLY - The present invention discloses a roller for conveying glass substrate. The roller includes a structure of roller body that is formed by assembling a plurality of roller components together in a disassembleable manner. An axle bore is formed in center of the roller. The present invention also discloses a roller axle assembly for conveying glass substrate, which includes a plurality of rollers and a roller axle. A distance is formed between adjacent ones of the rollers. Each of the plurality of rollers is individually disassembleable. The roller for conveying glass substrate and the roller axle assembly according to the present invention allows any one of the rollers that are mounted to a roller axle assembly to be disassembled individually thereby shortening the time period for replacing the glass substrate roller, increasing the utilization rate of the roller, and lowering down the device maintenance cost. | 02-06-2014 |
20140037405 | Warehouse System - A warehouse system including a temporary storage device and a stacking crane is disclosed. The stacking crane includes a rack and a goods support. The rack includes three sensors. The temporary storage device includes a lifted support and a roller support. The goods support, the lifted support and the roller support may be lifted vertically between its high level and low level. The temporary storage device includes three reflective plates arranged according. to the locations of the third high level of the roller support, the second high level of the lifted support and the lifted support. In addition, three sensors are configured to sense the three reflective plate and determines if the stacking crane has to be shut down according to the sensing results. The warehouse system is capable of preventing the stacking crane from crash accidents. | 02-06-2014 |
20140037406 | Glass Substrate Cassette and Pick-and-Place System for Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a glass substrate cassette and pick-and-place system for glass substrates. The glass substrate cassette comprises: a cassette case, comprising a pair of side walls disposed in parallel and vertically; and a plurality of support racks, disposed inside the cassette case for supporting glass substrates, each support rack comprising a pair of connecting elements supporting respectively the pair of side walls and a plurality of support elements lined up in parallel along a first horizontal direction and connected to the pair of connecting elements, connecting element able to move along the first horizontal direction with respect to the side walls and at least partially beyond the cassette case. The support rack of the present invention can move beyond cassette to realize random pick-and-place of glass substrate at any layer. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042111 | STORAGE DEVICE FOR MULTILAYER SUBSTRATE - A storage device for a multilayer substrate comprises a base, a support and multiple brackets. The brackets are stacked along the support and are slidably attached to the support. The storage device for the multilayer substrate further comprises a bracket moving device, and the bracket moving device drives one or more the brackets to move up and down along the support. | 02-13-2014 |
20140047735 | Cleaning Apparatus for Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a cleaning apparatus for glass substrate, and which includes an air knife and a conveying device. The air knife is used to dry the glass substrate. The conveying device includes a primary roller set for carrying and advancing the glass substrate, and an auxiliary roller set which is arranged before the air knife and above the primary roller set. The glass substrate is fed and advanced jointly by the operation of the primary roller set and the auxiliary roller set. By this arrangement, the damage rate of the glass substrate can be lowered, while the yield of the glass substrate can be increased. | 02-20-2014 |
20140048609 | Method and System for Monitering Temperature and Humidity of Wareshouses - A method and system for monitoring the temperature and humidity of warehouses are disclosed. The method includes: installing a detecting module in a cartridge, transporting the cartridge to a plurality of storages of the warehouse by a transmission assembly so as to measure the temperature and humidity of each of the storages by the detecting module, transmitting the measured results to a control unit by a wireless network, and dynamically monitoring the temperature and humidity of the warehouses according to the measured results by the control unit. The method and the system not only control and adjust the temperature and humidity of each of the storages of the warehouses in time, but also reduce detection cost. | 02-20-2014 |
20140061081 | Cartridge for Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a cartridge for glass substrate and which includes a top wall, a bottom wall, at least a pair of sidewalls, a plurality of supporting rods, and an adjusting device. The plurality of supporting rods are arranged on the pair of sidewalls along a first horizontal direction across the pair of sidewalls such that a plurality of supporting surfaces configured by at least a pair of supporting rods facing each other from the paid of sidewalls are defined. The adjusting device is used to move one of the sidewall toward the other sidewall with respect to the top and bottom walls so as to change a span between the pair of sidewalls. As a result, the cartridge can be used to accommodate glass substrates with different dimensions. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064887 | Storage System for Glass Substrate and Method for Storing Glass Substrate - The present invention discloses a storage system for glass substrate and also a method for storing a glass substrate. The storage system includes a rail system, a plurality of stockers, and a trolley. The rail system is configured with first and second interconnected loops of monorails. And a plurality of stockers is arranged adjacent to the rail system. A trolley is moveably arranged to travel along the first and second monorails of the rail system for transporting glass substrates between the stockers. Accordingly, the yield of the liquid crystal display panel can be increased, while the maintenance costs of the overhead shuttle can be lowered. | 03-06-2014 |
20140067329 | Cleanliness Montioring System and Cartridges Thereof - A system for monitoring cleanliness of a material handling system is disclosed. The system includes a measuring device, a first signal device, a second signal device, and a measuring host. The measuring device installed in the cartridges conduct the cleanliness measurements and obtains the measured result. The first signal device installed in the cartridges transforms the measured results to wireless signals. The second signal device installed in a predetermined location outside of the cartridges receives the wireless signal. The measuring host transforms the received wireless signals back to the measured results. The cartridges of the material handling system are also disclosed. The disclosed cleanliness monitoring system and the cartridge can reduce the cost. | 03-06-2014 |
20140069291 | Transmission system of LCD panel and automatic crane thereof - The present invention discloses a transmission system of an LCD panel and an automatic crane thereof. The transmission system comprises a guide rail and a transmission apparatus. The transmission apparatus comprises a main body, an alarm unit, a main wheel disposed at the bottom of the main body, and a sensor disposed below the main body. The main wheel abuts to the guide rail so that the transmission apparatus can move along a preset direction of the guide rail. The sensor is for detecting whether the main wheel is abnormal The alarm unit is for generating an alarm when the sensor detects that the main wheel is abnormal. The present can achieve the real-time monitoring for the operation of the main wheel by disposing the sensor in order to timely detect the abnormality and generate an alarm when it is abnormal through the alarm unit. | 03-13-2014 |
20140090555 | CYLINDER - A cylinder comprises a cylinder body, a main cavity body, a piston and a piston rod. Air inlets and air outlets are arranged in each of two opposite ends of the cylinder body. The cylinder is further configured with an anti-collision structure. The anti-collision structure comprises a buffer rod arranged on the piston. The cylinder body defines a receiving hole corresponding to the buffer rod. The receiving hole is configured with a first sealing ring that seals a gap between the buffer rod and the receiving hole. The anti-collision structure has a flexible buffering function and does not generate hard impact. Thus, the cylinder has a low vibration and high stability. | 04-03-2014 |
20140102852 | SUBSTRATE TRANSFER SYSTEM AND SUBSTRATE POSITIONING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a substrate transfer system, comprising a number of roller assemblies used for mobile transfer of the glass substrate on it, and a controller used for controlling rotation of the roller assemblies; the substrate transfer system further comprises a substrate positioning device, which is arranged at the end of the transfer direction of the glass substrate by the roller assemblies; the substrate positioning device comprises a positioning pole, which is used for blocking and positioning the glass substrate transferred by the roller assemblies; and a buffer positioning mechanism on which the positioning pole is mounted on, providing mobile buffer for the positioning pole and driving the positioning pole to reset. A buffer reset mechanism is arranged for controlling the position of the positioning pole, and the positioning deviation of the substrate can be further eliminated; it can provide buffer contact for eliminating the risk of fragmentation. | 04-17-2014 |
20140116809 | CONTAINER TRANSPORTATION FORKLIFT - A container transportation forklift includes a main body. The main body is configured with a roller guidance alignment device configured to guide a container to enter a limiting position of the container transportation forklift. The rollers in the roller guidance alignment device can rotate and have an automatic guidance function. The container transportation forklift does not need to be completely aligned with the container resulting in shorter regulation time, and increased transportation efficiency. | 05-01-2014 |
20140121804 | CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC HANDLING EQUIPMENT - A calibration system for the automatic handling equipment includes automatic handling equipment, transmission modules installed on the automatic handling equipment that generates light rays, a reception module that receives the light rays generated b the transmission module, and a calibration module coupled with the transmission modules and the reception module. The calibration module is used to calibrate the automatic handling equipment via computation of deviations between coordinates of the light rays that the light rays projects on the reception module and preset coordinates. | 05-01-2014 |
20140123784 | STACKING MACHINE - The present invention relates to a stacking machine, which comprises a base, a body movably arranged on the base, and a translational mechanism for driving the body to make a translational motion on the base. The synchronous belt used in the present invention can effectively resolve the problem of slipping caused by wheel rolling, and thus enables the movement of the stacking machine to be more accurate, with the highest speed of the movement also increased significantly. Besides that, the synchronous belt mechanism is more accurate in positioning, which reduces the number of times of repeated adjustments and maintenance caused by bigger positioning errors. | 05-08-2014 |
20140196419 | FAN FILTER UNIT AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM FOR DUST-FREE ROOM - A fan filter unit (FFU) includes a fan, and a filter screen coupled with an air inlet of the fan. An air inlet of the filter screen is further configured with an auxiliary filter screen, and a minimum diameter of dust particles filtrated by the auxiliary filter screen is greater than a minimum diameter of the dust particles filtrated by the filter screen. | 07-17-2014 |
20140350712 | TRANSPORTING DEVICE FOR SUBSTRATE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY AND USING METHOD THEREOF - A transporting device for transporting substrate of liquid crystal display and using method thereof are provided. The transporting device comprises a fixing arm, at least two forks mounted on the fixing arm, laser emitting devices respectively mounted on the forks that are used to carry two ends of the substrate, laser sensors mounted on the fixing arm and corresponding to the laser emitting devices, a processor mounted on the fixing arm and connected to the laser sensors, and air damping devices mounted below the forks that are used to carry two ends of the substrate. The droop amount and the vibration of the fork can be measured when the transporting device is carrying a substrate, and it can be determined whether the droop amount and the vibration are abnormal. If they are abnormal, the laser emitting device will be started up to alleviate the vibration of the fork. | 11-27-2014 |
20140374307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRANSPORTATION OF SUBSTRATE OF LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL - A system and method for controlling transportation of a substrate of a liquid crystal panel is disclosed. Said method comprises: putting the substrate of the liquid crystal panel into a transport apparatus; humidifying the transport apparatus having the substrate of the liquid crystal panel placed thereinto by utilizing a humidifying apparatus to form a mist in the transport apparatus; and transporting the substrate of the liquid crystal panel by utilizing the humidified transport apparatus. The present invention prevents the substrate of the liquid crystal panel from being damaged by electrostatic charges and ensures product percent of pass. | 12-25-2014 |
20150075944 | SCROLL WHEEL FOR TRANSFERRING GLASS SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a scroll wheel for transferring a glass substrate, which comprises a rolling body and a surrounding member. The rolling body has an outward-curving peripheral surface, and an outermost circumference on the surface of the rolling body has an groove disposed around. The rolling body rotates on a central axis. The surrounding member is engaged with the groove of the rolling body. The surrounding member is in contact with the glass substrate and is used to support and transfer the glass substrate. The present invention can prevent the glass substrate from being scratched in the transferring process and reduce the damage of the glass substrate. Moreover, the present invention can make the best use of an element of the scroll wheel that is reusable and reduce the cost. | 03-19-2015 |
20150088294 | ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LIQUID CRYSTAL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS - The present invention provides an environmental monitoring system and method for a liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus. The monitoring system comprises an environmental information acquiring equipment, a server, and the liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus. The environmental information acquiring equipment moves along a predetermined track inside the liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus. The environmental information acquiring equipment acquires inner environmental information of the liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus during its movement and transmits the environmental information to the server. The server generates a monitoring report and provides it to detecting personnel. The present invention can solve the problems of high cost, low efficiency, and unable to accurately measure inner environmental information of the liquid crystal manufacturing apparatus in conventional skills. | 03-26-2015 |