Summary of the invention
Embodiments of the invention provide a kind of mask frame and process for photocuring, to solve because liquid crystal panel product type changes, cause the unmatched problem of former mask frame.
For addressing the above problem, embodiments of the invention adopt following technical scheme:
On the one hand, provide a kind of mask frame, comprising: at least one flexible mask plate and support portion; Wherein, described support portion comprises, mask regions and photic zone;
The edge of described flexible mask plate is fixedly mounted on described support portion, and flexible mask plate covers the mask regions of described support portion;
The size of the mask regions of described support portion is according to pre-set dimension adjustment.
On the one hand, provide a kind of process for photocuring, comprising:
Between the mother liquor crystal panel that above-mentioned mask frame is placed in to UV-lamp and comprises at least one sub-liquid crystal panel; Wherein, the edge of each sub-liquid crystal panel scribbles sealed plastic box;
According to the size of sealed plastic box in described sub-liquid crystal panel, adjust the mask regions size of mask frame upper support portion, so that the flexible mask plate on mask frame covers the region within sealed plastic box, and do not cover sealed plastic box;
Described sealed plastic box is irradiated in the photic zone that the ultraviolet ray that UV-lamp irradiates sees through described mask frame upper support portion, and described sealed plastic box is solidified.
A kind of mask frame and process for photocuring that the embodiment of the present invention provides, this mask frame comprises at least one flexible mask plate and support portion; Wherein, support portion comprises: mask regions and photic zone; The edge of flexible mask plate is fixedly mounted on support portion, and flexible mask plate covers the mask regions of this support portion; The size of the mask regions of support portion is according to pre-set dimension adjustment.So, can adjust according to pre-set dimension the size of mask regions, support portion, thereby adjust the size of flexible mask plate, so that flexible mask plate can not need to carry out the region that ultraviolet ray is irradiated in covering liquid crystal panel; The predefined size because pre-set dimension can be according to the difference of liquid crystal panel product type, therefore the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides can utilize a kind of mask frame of model to carry out mask to the liquid crystal panel of different model, thereby solved because liquid crystal panel product type changes, cause the unmatched problem of former mask frame, and then reduce production costs.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with the accompanying drawing in the embodiment of the present invention, the technical scheme in the embodiment of the present invention is clearly and completely described, obviously, described embodiment is only the present invention's part embodiment, rather than whole embodiment.Embodiment based in the present invention, those of ordinary skills, not making the every other embodiment obtaining under creative work prerequisite, belong to the scope of protection of the invention.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of mask frame, as shown in Figure 1, comprising:
At least one flexible mask plate 11 and support portion 12; Wherein, support portion 12 comprises, mask regions and photic zone.
The edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on support portion 12, and flexible mask plate 11 covers the mask regions of support portion 12.
The size of the mask regions of support portion 12 is according to pre-set dimension adjustment.
Wherein, described flexible mask plate refers to the plate that has elasticity and can shielding of ultraviolet play mask effect.Described support portion refers to for fixedly mounting the device of flexible mask plate.
Described mask regions refers to the region (being black fill area in Fig. 3) that does not need ultraviolet ray to irradiate, and described photic zone refers to the region that needs ultraviolet ray to irradiate.If this mask frame is applied to the sealed plastic box of mother liquor crystal panel to carry out in the process of photocuring; the region needing protection in the mask regions of mask frame and mother liquor crystal panel (being non-sealed plastic box region) over against, the sealed plastic box region in the photic zone of mask frame and mother liquor crystal panel over against.Wherein, described mother liquor crystal panel refers to the liquid crystal panel after box and before cutting.
In addition, the edge of described flexible mask plate is fixedly mounted on support portion, four limits that can be for example this flexible mask plate are fixedly mounted on support portion, four angles that can be and for example this flexible mask plate are fixedly mounted on support portion, certainly, can also be other hard-wired modes, only need to guarantee that support portion can drive the size of flexible mask plate along with changing when movable.
The mask frame that the embodiment of the present invention provides is by movable support portion, can adjust according to pre-set dimension the size of mask regions, support portion, thereby adjust the size of flexible mask plate, so that flexible mask plate can not need to carry out the region that ultraviolet ray is irradiated in covering liquid crystal panel; The predefined size because pre-set dimension can be according to the difference of liquid crystal panel product type, therefore the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides can utilize a kind of mask frame of model to carry out mask to the liquid crystal panel of different model, thereby solved because liquid crystal panel product type changes, cause the unmatched problem of former mask frame, and then reduce production costs.
Further, as shown in Figure 2, the edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on support portion 12 and can be specially: the edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on support portion 12 by fixed part 13.Wherein, described fixed part 13 can be that any edge by flexible mask plate is fixedly mounted on the parts on support portion.Preferred in the present embodiment, fixed part 13 can be the fixed fastener shown in Fig. 2.
Preferably, support portion 12 is specifically as follows support stick structure anyhow, and each support stick position-movable anyhow.
Now, the edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on support portion 12 and is specifically as follows: the edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on above-mentioned support stick anyhow.According to pre-set dimension, adjustment is specially the size of the mask regions of described support portion 12: the size of described mask regions is adjusted to pre-set dimension by the movement of described support stick anyhow position.Wherein, pre-set dimension can be according to the difference of liquid crystal panel product type and predefined size.
Because fixed part 13 has adopted the structure of fixed fastener, so, make securely the edge of flexible mask plate 11 to be fixed, make the fixed installation process of flexible mask plate 11 easy flexibly simultaneously; On the other hand, because support portion 12 is support stick structure anyhow, and the position of support stick is all removable anyhow for each, the edge of flexible mask plate 11 is fixedly mounted on above-mentioned support stick anyhow simultaneously, thereby make support stick structure surrounds anyhow rectangle mask regions can adapt to the processing needs of rectangle liquid crystal panel, can adapt to the liquid crystal panel of various sizes, thereby greatly improved mask frame for the adaptive faculty in the liquid crystal panel process in the various different models of processing, reduced production cost.
Further, the mask frame that the embodiment of the present invention provides can also comprise: control device and the drive unit being connected with this control device.
Wherein, control device is for controlling as required the size of the mask regions of support portion.
Concrete, control device can be any concrete known device, equipment or system etc. that can complete the mask regions size of controlling support portion.Example, control device can be to control computing machine.
Drive unit is for driving support portion movable according to the requirement of control device, to adjust the size of its mask regions.
Concrete, drive unit can be that any can completing according to the requirement of control device drives support portion movable, to adjust concrete known device, equipment or the system etc. of the magnitude function of its mask regions.In the present embodiment, this drive unit can be CD-ROM drive motor.
Control device can be controlled according to pre-set dimension the size of the mask regions of support portion, then accessory drive driving support portion is movable, to be adjusted to the required pre-set dimension reaching.So,, owing to having adopted machinery to realize the adjusted size of mask frame, the systematic error of greatly having avoided manual operation to cause, has improved performance accuracy, thereby has further improved the quality of product.
The material of the support portion of the mask frame that the embodiment of the present invention provides is for quartzy, and flexible mask plate is metal clips or organic silicon rubber.
It should be noted that, it is because its light transmission rate is high that quartz pushrod is used in support portion, therefore at place, gap, does not affect ultraviolet ray and sees through.Due to metal clips or organic silicon rubber can be high temperature resistant, UV resistant and there is elasticity, flexible mask plate adopts metal clips or the organic silicon rubber material can be so that the size of mask regions changes more neatly, thereby has improved the quality of photocuring.Obviously, the part example that the material of above-mentioned support portion of giving an example and flexible mask plate still just can material selection, rather than limitation of the present invention, those skilled in the art also can select other known material for support portion and the flexible mask plate of the present embodiment.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of process for photocuring, as shown in Figure 3, comprising:
S301, between the mother liquor crystal panel that mask frame is placed in to UV-lamp and comprises at least one sub-liquid crystal panel; Wherein, the edge of each sub-liquid crystal panel scribbles sealed plastic box.
Wherein, described mother liquor crystal panel refers to the liquid crystal panel after box and before cutting, and the unit that can become independent liquid crystal panel after each cutting in this mother liquor crystal panel is sub-liquid crystal panel.
In addition, described mask frame can be arbitrary mask frame in above-described embodiment.Like this, due to above-mentioned mask frame can flexible transformation mask regions size, the size of flexible mask plate institute overlay area, causes the unmatched problem of former mask frame thereby solved because liquid crystal panel product type changes.
S302, according to the size of sealed plastic box in sub-liquid crystal panel, adjusts the mask regions size of mask frame upper support portion, so that the flexible mask plate on mask frame covers the region within sealed plastic box, and does not cover sealed plastic box.
Conventionally for the liquid crystal panel of like products model, it is in manufacturing process, and in sub-liquid crystal panel, the size of sealed plastic box is identical.This step can be the size (pre-set dimension) according to sealed plastic box in sub-liquid crystal panel, adjusts the mask regions size of mask frame upper support portion; Certainly, can be by draw-in groove or other device, the position of the support portion of adjusting is kept.
Preferably, in order to realize the intellectuality of ultraviolet curing process, mask frame can comprise control device and the drive unit being connected with this control device.Wherein, control device is for controlling as required the size of the mask regions of support portion.Control device can be controlled according to pre-set dimension the size of the mask regions of support portion, then accessory drive drives support portion movable to the required pre-set dimension reaching; Certainly, this control device and drive unit can be so that support portion keep in desired position.So,, owing to having adopted machinery to realize the adjusted size of mask frame, the systematic error of greatly having avoided manual operation to cause, has improved performance accuracy, thereby has further improved the quality of product.
S303, the ultraviolet ray that UV-lamp irradiates sees through the photic zone irradiation sealed plastic box of mask frame upper support portion, and this sealed plastic box is solidified.
Concrete, the material of the support portion of mask frame is quartzy, flexible mask plate is metal clips or organic silicon rubber.Due to metal clips or organic silicon rubber can be high temperature resistant, UV resistant and there is elasticity, flexible mask plate employing metal clips or organic silicon rubber material can be so that the size of mask regions change more neatly, thereby improved the quality of photocuring, and then improved product quality.
The process for photocuring that the embodiment of the present invention provides can be adjusted according to pre-set dimension the size of mask regions, support portion, thereby adjusts the size of flexible mask plate, so that flexible mask plate can not need to carry out the region that ultraviolet ray is irradiated in covering liquid crystal panel; The predefined size because pre-set dimension can be according to the difference of liquid crystal panel product type, therefore the scheme that the embodiment of the present invention provides can utilize a kind of mask frame of model to carry out mask to the liquid crystal panel of different model, thereby solved because liquid crystal panel product type changes, cause the unmatched problem of former mask frame, and then reduce production costs.
The above; be only the specific embodiment of the present invention, but protection scope of the present invention is not limited to this, is anyly familiar with those skilled in the art in the technical scope that the present invention discloses; can expect easily changing or replacing, within all should being encompassed in protection scope of the present invention.Therefore, protection scope of the present invention should be as the criterion with the protection domain of described claim.