CN102119356B - Panel loading apparatus and the method of loading panel for manufacturing display panel - Google Patents
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Abstract
A panel-loading apparatus and a panel-loading method for the manufacture of display panels. A plurality of panels can be loaded without intervals in a tray instead of using conventional cassettes, each of which contains panels spaced at regular intervals. Protective papers are inserted between the panels so that a higher number of panels can be contained in the tray and a number of trays can be piled one atop another, the piled trays are transported to an inlet of process equipment, and the panels are input from the trays one by one to the process equipment.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel and panel stowage.More specifically; the present invention relates to a kind of panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel and panel stowage; this equipment and method allow not have the compartment of terrain that a plurality of panels are loaded in the pallet and do not use traditional box that all holds the panel that separates with regular interval; wherein protection sheet is inserted between the panel so that the panel of greater number can be accommodated in the pallet and a plurality of pallet can be stacked accumulation; pallet in heaps is transported to the import of process equipment, and panel is input to process equipment one by one from pallet.
Background technology
Recently, because more product (such as computing machine, notebook and wall-mounted flat panel TV) requires portability, activity and compactedness, so use alternatively the flat-panel monitor (FPD) such as liquid crystal display (LCD) and plasma display (PDP).
In these FPD, LCD is the device that utilizes the optical property that can change in response to the electric current that applies of liquid crystal, and is used for multiple product, such as computer monitor, notebook and wall-mounted flat panel TV.
The manufacturing process of LCD generally comprises thin film transistor (TFT) (TFT) technique, liquid crystal process and module process.TFT technique is by repeatedly carrying out vapour deposition, photoetching and etching thin film transistor (TFT) (TFTs) to be arranged in technique on the glass substrate.Liquid crystal process is to form oriented layer at lower TFT plate and the upper plate that is formed with color filter, then with the technique of Liquid crystal pour between them.Module process is by integrated circuit (IC) chip or printed circuit board (PCB) (PCB) are attached to through producing the technique of LCD module on the display panel of liquid crystal process.
Module process comprises: cleaning course, wherein utilize the various impurity of cleaning solution and cleaning cloth removal on the panel that is transferred during the liquid crystal process; The label printing process, wherein unique bar code label is printed and is attached on the surface of panel; IC and PCB attaching process wherein utilize anisotropic conducting film to be attached to panel for the IC or the PCB that drive panel; And checking process, wherein after finishing aforementioned process, carry out checking, to search for any mistake that during manufacture process, occurs.
During being used for the aforementioned manufacture process of FPD, display panel is transported to process equipment, and this process equipment is carried out each module process at display panel.In the prior art, when panel was transported to process equipment, a plurality of panels were loaded on the box and then are moved to process equipment, rather than are provided respectively.
As shown in Figure 1, traditional box 100 is formed rectangular box, to hold the panel that separates with regular interval, so that panel can be not damaged owing to mutually directly contacting.
In the box of prior art, support frame 110 is vertically formed between rectangle upper plate and base plate, forms at regular intervals a plurality of insertion grooves 111 on the madial wall of support frame 110, and panel 10 is inserted in this insertion groove 111.
As mentioned above, because traditional box 100 holds at regular intervals isolated panel 10, be limited so be contained in the quantity of a panel 10 in the box 100.Therefore, box 100 must be transported to continually process equipment or be transported from this process equipment.
In addition, compare with the quantity that is contained in panel wherein, box 100 transportations are got up volume too greatly and are too heavy.
Summary of the invention
Technical matters
Made the present invention to solve the foregoing problems of prior art; and one aspect of the present invention provides a kind of panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel and panel stowage; described equipment and method can be loaded in a plurality of panels in the pallet with irregular interval and not utilize traditional box that holds the panel that separates with regular interval; wherein protection sheet is inserted between the described panel; so that more described panel can be accommodated in the described pallet and a plurality of pallet can be piled up stackedly; described pallet in heaps is transported to the import of panel manufacturing equipment (process equipment), and described panel is input to manufacturing process one by one from described pallet.Therefore, more panel can be input to rapidly and effectively in the described panel manufacturing equipment, can reduce manufacturing cost, and owing to hold and the quantity of transporting the box (pallet) of the described panel of waiting to be loaded into described panel manufacturing equipment reduces, the space is used and can be maximized.
Technical scheme
According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of panel loading device for panel sequentially is loaded into one by one the display panel manufacturing process from a pallet that forms heap.Described panel loading device can comprise the panel treatment facility, described panel treatment facility is for the top panel of the top pallet of the pallet that keeps a described composition heap by vacuum, and flatly transport the described panel that is kept by vacuum (along X-direction), wherein said pallet comprises that stacking a plurality of panels and protection sheet insert between the described panel; Protection sheet collecting device, described protection sheet collecting device are used for collecting described protection sheet from the bottom of this panel when described panel is transported, and the described protection sheet of collecting is stored in the protection sheet collection container; And pallet device for transferring, described pallet device for transferring is used for being transported from described top pallet and making described top pallet direction (Y direction) of edge and carriage direction (X-direction) quadrature of described panel when empty keep and transport described top pallet when all panels, and this top pallet is placed on the pallet output unit.
In an exemplary embodiment of the present invention embodiment, when described protection sheet was left in the described pallet rather than has clung described panel, described pallet device for transferring kept described protection sheet and this protection sheet is discharged to described pallet output unit by vacuum.
According to a further aspect in the invention, provide a kind of panel stowage for panel sequentially is loaded into one by one the display panel manufacturing process from a pallet that forms heap.Described panel stowage can comprise: first step, in this first step, keep described one top panel that forms the top pallet in the pallet of heap in panel treatment facility place vacuum, and level is transported the described panel that is kept by vacuum (along X-direction), and wherein said pallet comprises that stacking a plurality of panels and protection sheet insert between the described panel; Second step in this second step, determines whether be left on this top pallet by described protection sheet after described top pallet is transported at described panel; Third step in this third step, when determining that described protection sheet is left in the described top pallet in described second step, keeps this protection sheet and transports this protection sheet by vacuum; And the 4th step; in the 4th step; when determining that in described second step described protection sheet is not left on the described top pallet and when not remaining panel and staying on this top pallet, catch described top pallet and along and the direction (Y direction) of carriage direction (X-direction) quadrature of described panel transport this top pallet and this pallet be discharged in the pallet output unit.When described top pallet was transported in described the 4th step, described one group of pallet was raised, so that next top pallet is positioned on the top of described one group of pallet, and repeated described first step to the four steps in next top pallet.
In described third step, described pallet device for transferring can keep described protection sheet by vacuum, and this protection sheet is transported to described pallet output unit.
Described pallet device for transferring can utilize vacuum or clip to keep or catch empty pallet, to transport described empty pallet.
The protection sheet collecting device can utilize protection sheet to remove roller and remove described protection sheet from described panel, and wherein said protection sheet is removed roller makes the bottom of the described protection sheet of the bottom that is bonded at described panel contact with the outer peripheral face that this protection sheet is removed roller.
The protection sheet sensor that is installed on the output processor can determine whether described protection sheet is stayed in the described pallet after described panel is transported.
Beneficial effect
In the embodiment of the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel according to the present invention and panel stowage; panel can be loaded in irregular interval in the pallet and not utilized traditional box that holds the panel that separates with regular interval; wherein protection sheet is inserted between the described panel; so that more panel can be accommodated in the described pallet; and a plurality of pallets can be piled up with being stacked; the pallet of described accumulation is transported to the import of panel manufacturing equipment (process equipment), and described panel is input to manufacturing process one by one from described pallet.Therefore, more panel can be input to rapidly and effectively described panel manufacturing equipment, can reduce manufacturing cost, and owing to hold and the quantity of transporting the box (pallet) of the described panel of waiting to be loaded into described panel manufacturing equipment reduces, the space is used and can be maximized.
In addition, in according to the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention and panel stowage, the described protection sheet that inserts between the described panel can be collected and be repeated afterwards to utilize.
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Fig. 1 is the stereographic map that the box that holds panel in the prior art is shown;
Fig. 2 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the pallet that holds panel of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the process of transportation panel of the present invention;
Fig. 4 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the process of transportation empty pallet of the present invention;
Fig. 5 is the plan view from above that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention;
Fig. 6 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of panel treatment facility of the present invention;
Fig. 7 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of pallet device for transferring of the present invention;
Fig. 8 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of pallet input block of the present invention and pallet output unit;
Fig. 9 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of protection sheet collecting device of the present invention; And
Figure 10 is the process flow diagram that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the panel stowage for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention.
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10: panel 11: protection sheet
20: pallet 30: tray carriage
31,41: roller 40: the pallet input block
42: the pallet mobile lift
43,71: the pallet acceptance division
44,72: driving motor 45,73 up and down: ball screw
46,74: guide rail
50: the panel treatment facility
51: support frame 52:X axle driving device hand
53:Z axle driving device hand 54: panel processor
55: the processor arm
56: vacuum suction pad (being used for panel)
60: the pallet device for transferring
61: support frame 62:Y axle driving device hand
63:Z axle driving device hand 64: pallet processor
65: the processor arm
66: vacuum suction pad (being used for pallet)
67: tray clamps
68: the protection sheet sensor
69: vacuum suction pad (for the protection of paper)
70: the pallet output unit
80: the protection sheet collecting device
81: protection sheet is removed roller
82: main drive roll
83: the protection sheet collection container
90: prealignment equipment 91: the prealignment pedestal
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Describe more fully hereinafter according to the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention and panel stowage now with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 2 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the pallet that holds panel of the present invention, Fig. 3 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the process of transportation panel of the present invention, Fig. 4 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the process of transportation empty pallet of the present invention, Fig. 5 is the plan view from above that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of panel treatment facility of the present invention; Fig. 7 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of pallet device for transferring of the present invention; Fig. 8 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of pallet input block of the present invention and pallet output unit, and Fig. 9 is the figure that illustrates according to the illustrative embodiments of protection sheet collecting device of the present invention.
Referring to Fig. 2 (a) and 2 (b), has therein space for stacking a plurality of panels 10 according to the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention and the used panel tray 20 of panel stowage.Thereby panel 10 can pile up in the space of pallet 20 with being stacked.
The below will describe panel 10 will be stacked on method in the pallet 20.At first protection sheet 11 is inserted in the pallet 20.After being stacked on a panel 10 on the protection sheet 11, another panel 10 heaps are clipped between these two panels 10 thereon and with another protection sheet 11.Like this, can manually a plurality of panels 10 be stacked in the pallet 20.Consider the weight of panel 10 and the efficient of manually carrying out work, about 10 panels can be piled up in the pallet 20.
The protection sheet 11 that inserts between the panel 10 works, and is damaged owing to mutually directly contact to prevent panel 10, and buffering is from the impact of outside.The material of making protection sheet 11 preferably can produce static seldom when contacting with panel 10, and can cushion external impact because having shock absorbing characteristics.The length of protection sheet 11 and width are preferably less than length and the width of panel 10.Yet the size of protection sheet 11 also can be with the measure-alike of panel 10 or greater than the size of panel 10.
Shown in the left side of Fig. 3 and 4, a plurality of pallets 20 can be used as one group and are piled on tray carriage 30, can a plurality of panel 10 is stacked in each pallet 20, then manually tray carriage 30 is transported to panel loading device.
Consider the simplification of transportation, about 10 pallets 20 can be used as one group and once load and transport at tray carriage 30.
Shown in the plan view from above of Fig. 5, comprise pallet input block 40, panel treatment facility 50, pallet device for transferring 60 and protection sheet collecting device 80 according to the illustrative embodiments of the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention.A pallet 20 that forms heap that betransported at tray carriage 30 is transported to pallet input block 40 from tray carriage 30.Panel treatment facility 50 keeps by vacuum and flatly transports top panel 10 from the top pallet 20 of pallet group, makes this panel 10 90-degree rotations, and this panel 10 is placed on the prealignment pedestal 91 of prealignment equipment 90.Prealignment equipment 90 with panel 10 input panel manufacturing equipments (being module process equipment) before with panel 10 prealignments that transport.When all panels 10 transported from each pallet 20 and this pallet when empty, pallet device for transferring 60 utilizes vacuum or the clip pallet 20 of catching and raise, along transporting empty pallet 20 with the direction of the carriage direction quadrature of panel 10, and empty pallet 20 is discharged near the pallet output unit 70 that is positioned at the pallet input block 40.Transporting during the panel 10 when protection sheet 11 still is bonded on the panel 10, protection sheet collecting device 80 is collected protection sheet 11 by removing protection sheet 11 from panel 10, then the protection sheet 11 of collecting is stored in the protection sheet collection container 83.
The below describes the one group of pallet 20 and the process that is stacked on the panel 10 in the pallet 20 that transports by tray carriage 30 transportations with reference to Fig. 3 and 4.
Can utilize the roller 31 in the bottom that is equipped in tray carriage 30 manually to be input to pallet input block 40 from the pallet 20 that forms heap that tray carriage 30 is transported.Roller 41 also can be arranged in the bottom of pallet input block 40 so that input pallet 20.
In case described one group of pallet is transfused to pallet input block 40, this group pallet is just risen certain distance by pallet mobile lift 42, this pallet mobile lift 42 is used for moving up and down this group pallet, and the panel 10 that is placed on the top of this group pallet is ready to be loaded.
If protection sheet 11 is bonded on the panel 10 that moves horizontally (moving along X-direction); the bottom surface that then is bonded at the protection sheet 11 on the bottom of panel 10 will contact with the top that protection sheet is removed the outer peripheral face of roller 81; so that the protection sheet 11 that is bonded on the panel 10 can be removed by protected paper collecting device 80, this protection sheet collecting device 80 separates protection sheet 11 and panel 10.
Protection sheet collecting device 80 can comprise by the main drive roll 82 of driving motor rotation and with the protection sheet that this main drive roll 82 rotates together removes roller 81 (seeing Fig. 9).In addition, protection sheet collecting device 80 can adopt according to with the method that makes protection sheet remove roller 81 automatic rotations that contacts of the mobile protection sheet 11 of panel 10.In addition, can utilize any structure of removing protection sheet 11 from the bottom of panel 10 to implement protection sheet collecting device 80.
Protection sheet is removed roller 81 can contact to reduce the power that protection sheet adheres to panel 10 by the bottom that makes protection sheet 11 with its outer peripheral face.Jointing material is coated in protection sheet to be removed on the outer peripheral face of roller 81 and can help easily to remove protection sheet 11 from panel 10.
The protection sheet 11 of being removed by protection sheet collecting device 80 will be put into protection sheet collection container 83, with recycling after being used for.
Simultaneously; panel processor 54 on being formed at panel treatment facility 50 is transported and is left in the pallet rather than when being bonded on the panel 10 from protection sheet 11 in the top panel 10 of top pallet 20; being formed on protection sheet sensor 68 on the pallet device for transferring 60 will recognize protection sheet 11 and be left in the pallet 20; to utilize vacuum pressure to keep protection sheet 11, and protection sheet 11 will be discharged to pallet output unit 70.
When pallet 20 is for sky after transporting all panels 10, pallet device for transferring 60 will utilize vacuum or clip to keep or catch empty pallet 20, vertical and mobile empty pallet 20 (along Z axis and Y direction) flatly, and empty pallet 20 is discharged near the pallet input block 40 pallet output unit 70.Whether panel sensors can be installed in the pallet device for transferring 60 and stay in the pallet 20 in order to determine panel 10.
At pallet device for transferring 60 with empty pallet 20 (namely, stay wherein without any panel 10) be discharged to after the pallet output unit 70, the pallet mobile lift of pallet input block 40 42 is raised and be ready to mobile panel 10 from next pallet 20.
After all pallets 20 that are transfused to pallet input block 40 were discharged to pallet output unit 70 by the repetition said process, another group pallet was moved on to pallet input block 40 from the tray carriage 30 of waiting near pallet input block 40.
With reference to Fig. 6 the illustrative embodiments of panel treatment facility 50 is described, panel treatment facility 50 comprises support frame 51, panel processor 54, X-axis driving device hand 52, Z axis driving device hand 53 and processor arm 55.Support frame 51 is at the whole panel treatment facility 50 of working reference plane upper support.Panel processor 54 is by keeping panel 10 and panel 10 is vertically also flatly moved (along Z axis and X-directions) with vacuum suction pad 56 vacuum.X-axis driving device hand 52 moves horizontally panel processor 54 (along X-direction).Z axis driving device hand 53 vertically moves (along Z-direction) with panel processor 54.Processor arm 55 is fixedly connected at part place and X-axis driving device hand 52 and Z axis driving device hand 53, and is fixedly connected at another part place and panel processor 54, and wherein this another part and first extend orthogonally.Processor arm 55 allows panel processor 54 vertically and flatly moves (along Z axis and X-direction), separates with X-axis driving device hand 52 and Z axis driving device hand 53.
The illustrative embodiments of pallet device for transferring 60 is described with reference to Fig. 7.Pallet device for transferring 60 comprises support frame 61, pallet processor 64, Y-axis driving device hand 62, Z axis driving device hand 63 and processor arm 65.Support frame 61 is at the whole pallet device for transferring 60 of working reference plane upper support.Pallet processor 64 is by means of empty pallet 20 vertical also flatly move (along Z and the Y directions) that keep by vacuum or clip or catch pallet 20 will not have panel to stay.Y-axis driving device hand 62 flatly moves (along Y direction) with pallet processor 64.Z axis driving device hand 63 vertically moves (along Z-direction) with pallet processor 64.Processor arm 65 is fixedly connected at part place and X-axis driving device hand 62 and Z axis driving device hand 63, and is fixedly connected at another part place and panel processor 64, and wherein, first and second portion are quadratures.Processor arm 65 permission panel processor 64 can be vertically and are flatly moved (along X-axis and Z-direction), separate with X-axis driving device hand 62 and Y-axis driving device hand 63.Pallet processor 64 comprise for the vacuum suction pad 66 that keeps empty pallet by vacuum, be used for clamping empty pallet tray clamps 67, for detection of at top panel 10 by the protection sheet vacuum suction pad 69 that whether has protection sheet 11 to stay the protection sheet sensor 68 of pallet 20 and be used for keeping the protection sheet 11 (if any) that pallet 20 detects after transporting.
The illustrative embodiments of pallet input block 40 and pallet output unit 70 is described with reference to Fig. 8 hereinafter.Pallet input block 40 comprises the pallet lift 42 that receives and hold the pallet acceptance division 43 of one group of pallet and move up and down this pallet acceptance division 43, and described one group of pallet comprises the pallet 20 a plurality of in heaps from tray carriage 30.Pallet lift 42 comprises be used to the driving motor 44 that moves up and down pallet acceptance division 43 and is used for the ball screw 45 that the rotation by driving motor 44 allows pallet acceptance division 43 to move up and down along guide rail 46, and wherein each guide rail 46 all is formed on corresponding one side in the ball screw 45.
For the pallet acceptance division that holds one group of pallet 43 and 71 in pallet input block 40 and pallet output unit 70 is moved up and down, can use linear motor etc. to replace driving motor 44,72 and ball screw 45,73.
Describe according to the panel stowage for the manufacture of display panel of the present invention with reference to Figure 10 hereinafter.
When one group of pallet that will comprise a plurality of pallets 20 in heaps is input to pallet input block 40 when interior from tray carriage 30, this group pallet is raised certain distance, and panel 10 is ready to be loaded by pallet lift 42.
The top panel 10 of the top pallet 20 in described one group of pallet is kept by panel processor 54 vacuum of panel treatment facility 50 and catches, vertically made progress (along Z-direction) move a certain distance, (along X-direction) is mobile by flatly, then is positioned on the prealignment pedestal 91 of prealignment equipment 90 (S10).
When panel 10 was horizontally moved in step S10, protection sheet sensor 68 detected protection sheet 11 and whether stays (S20) in the top pallet 20.
If the result as step S20 detects protection sheet 11 in top pallet; wherein execution in step S20 is to determine whether protection sheet 11 is stayed in the top pallet 20; protection sheet 11 image panel 10 are equally flatly moved (along X-direction) by pallet device for transferring 60 and are moved along the direction (along Y direction) with the horizontal direction quadrature so, then are discharged to pallet output unit 70 (S30).(at this moment, protection sheet 11 can be collected by another protection sheet collection unit that replaces pallet output unit 70).
On the other hand, when detecting protection sheet 11 and stay in the pallet 20, determine whether panel 10 stays (S40) in the top pallet 20.
When determining that panel 10 is stayed in the top pallet 20, process turns back to step S10, and the top panel 10 of top pallet 20 is kept by vacuum and is booked, and is horizontally moved (along X-direction), is then vertically moved up (along Z-direction) (S50).
When determining that panel is not stayed in the top pallet 20 in step S40, top pallet 20 is confirmed to be empty pallet.Then this empty pallet is kept or catches by vacuum or with clip by the pallet processor 64 of pallet device for transferring 60, then (along Z-direction) certain distance is vertically moved up, also moved orthogonally (along X-axis and Y direction) by level, then be discharged to pallet output unit 70 (S60).
After empty pallet was transported in step S60, described one group of pallet was by pallet lift 42 certain distance that moves up, so that the top panel 10 in the next top pallet 20 is ready to be loaded (S70).Next, process turns back to step S10 and repeats above-mentioned steps S10 to S70 until there is not pallet 20 to stay (S80) in the pallet input block 40.
When protection sheet 11 is bonded on the bottom of panel when being moved horizontally after (along Z-direction) moves a certain distance when vertically having made progress in step S10 at panel 10; the protection sheet 11 that is bonded on the bottom of panel 10 can be removed by protected paper collecting device 80, and this protection sheet collecting device 80 contacts from panel 10 with the outer peripheral face of protection sheet removal roller 81 by the bottom that makes protection sheet 11 removes protection sheet 11.
Industrial applicability
In the panel loading device for the manufacture of display panel according to the present invention and face equipment method; a plurality of panels can not had the compartment of terrain to be loaded in the pallet rather than utilized traditional box; this traditional box accommodates the panel that separates with regular interval; wherein protection sheet is inserted between the panel; so that more multi-panel can be accommodated in the pallet and a plurality of pallet can be piled up stackedly; pallet in heaps is transported to the import of process equipment, and described panel is input to process equipment one by one from pallet.
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1. one kind is used for panel sequentially is loaded into the panel loading device of display panel manufacturing process one by one from a pallet that forms heap, and this panel loading device comprises:
The panel treatment facility, this panel treatment facility is for the top panel of the top pallet of the pallet that keeps a described composition heap by vacuum, and flatly transport the described panel that is kept by vacuum (along X-direction), wherein said pallet comprises stacking a plurality of panels, and protection sheet is inserted between the described panel;
The protection sheet collecting device, this protection sheet collecting device is collected protection sheet for the bottom from this panel when described panel is transported, and the protection sheet of collecting is stored in the protection sheet collection container; And
The pallet device for transferring, when this pallet device for transferring is made described top pallet for sky for all transporting from described top pallet when all panels, keep and transport described top pallet along the direction (Y direction) with carriage direction (X-direction) quadrature of described panel, and this top pallet is placed on the pallet output unit.
2. panel loading device according to claim 1; wherein; when described protection sheet was left in the described pallet rather than sticks at described panel, described pallet device for transferring utilized vacuum to keep described protection sheet and this protection sheet is discharged to described pallet output unit.
3. panel loading device according to claim 1, wherein, described pallet device for transferring is by means of keeping or catch described empty pallet to transport this empty pallet by vacuum or with clip.
4. panel loading device according to claim 1; wherein; described protection sheet collecting device utilizes protection sheet to remove roller and removes described protection sheet from described panel, and the bottom of the described protection sheet on the outer peripheral face that wherein said protection sheet is removed roller and the bottom that is bonded at described panel contacts.
5. one kind is used for panel sequentially is loaded into the panel stowage of display panel manufacturing process one by one from a pallet that forms heap, and this panel stowage comprises:
First step, in this first step, keep described one top panel that forms the top pallet in the pallet of heap in panel treatment facility place vacuum, and level is transported the described panel that is kept by vacuum (along X-direction), and wherein said pallet comprises that stacking a plurality of panels and protection sheet insert between the described panel;
Second step in this second step, determines whether be left on this top pallet by described protection sheet after described top pallet is transported at described panel;
Third step in this third step, when determining that described protection sheet is left in the described top pallet in described second step, keeps this protection sheet and transports this protection sheet by vacuum; And
The 4th step; in the 4th step; when definite described protection sheet in described second step is not left on the described top pallet and does not have remaining panel to stay on this top pallet; catch described top pallet and edge and the direction (Y direction) of carriage direction (X-direction) quadrature of described panel to transport this top pallet; and this pallet is discharged in the pallet output unit
Wherein, when described top pallet is transported in described the 4th step, described one group of pallet is raised, so that next top pallet is positioned on the top of described one group of pallet, and repeats described first step to the four steps in described next top pallet.
6. panel stowage according to claim 5; wherein; the protection sheet collecting device utilizes protection sheet to remove roller and removes described protection sheet from described panel, and wherein said protection sheet is removed roller makes the bottom of the described protection sheet on the bottom that is bonded at described panel contact with the outer peripheral face that this protection sheet is removed roller.
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