WO2012065328A1 - 固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备 - Google Patents

固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备 Download PDF

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WO2012065328A1
WO2012065328A1 PCT/CN2010/079808 CN2010079808W WO2012065328A1 WO 2012065328 A1 WO2012065328 A1 WO 2012065328A1 CN 2010079808 W CN2010079808 W CN 2010079808W WO 2012065328 A1 WO2012065328 A1 WO 2012065328A1
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贺成明
黄宇吾
李建邦
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  • the present invention relates to the field of liquid crystal display technology, and in particular to a curing device and a display panel assembly device thereof.
  • Liquid crystal display (Liquid Crystal Display, LCD) has been widely used in a variety of electronic products, most of the liquid crystal display is a backlight type liquid crystal display, which is composed of a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight module (backlight Module).
  • the liquid crystal display panel is composed of two transparent substrates and a liquid crystal sealed between the substrates. In the assembly process of the liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal is filled and sealed between the transparent substrates.
  • the existing method of filling a liquid crystal between transparent substrates is a liquid crystal injection method (vacuum) Siphon method) and one drop filling (ODF), in which the liquid crystal dropping method (ODF) is suitable for application to a large-sized panel.
  • the liquid crystal dropping process the liquid crystal is first dropped on a glass substrate. Then, another glass substrate can be aligned and combined on the glass substrate on which the liquid crystal is dropped, thereby forming a liquid crystal cell (Liquid Crystal Cell) is between the two glass substrates, and the liquid crystal cell is sealed between the two glass substrates by a frame glue. Next, the sealant between the two glass substrates is cured to form a liquid crystal display panel.
  • a liquid crystal cell Liquid Crystal Cell
  • UV light (UV) Light curing device has a plurality of UV light tubes which are densely arranged above the display panel to illuminate the light of the UV light to cure the seal of the display panel.
  • UV light tube of the UV light curing device is densely covered over the entire panel, a large number of lamps are required for curing, and it takes a lot of power and increases maintenance costs. Furthermore, in a specific process, UV light may affect the monomers contained in the liquid crystal cell. Therefore, a mask is added between the UV lamp and the panel to shield the liquid crystal layer to prevent UV light from being irradiated into the liquid crystal layer of the liquid crystal cell, thereby increasing process cost and difficult to control process yield.
  • the main object of the present invention is to provide a curing device for curing the sealant of the display panel, the curing device comprising:
  • a plurality of curing units are disposed above the carrying platform, wherein the curing unit is arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a display panel assembly apparatus, the display panel assembly apparatus comprising:
  • liquid crystal injection device for forming a liquid crystal on the first substrate, wherein the sealant to be cured is formed on the first substrate;
  • a aligning device for aligning and combining the second substrate on the first substrate to form a display panel
  • a conveying device for conveying the display panel by the alignment device
  • a curing device for completely curing the sealant from the conveying device, wherein the curing device comprises:
  • a plurality of curing units are disposed above the carrying platform, wherein the curing unit is arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant.
  • the sealant pattern is in a frame shape.
  • the curing unit cures the sealant by photocuring.
  • the curing unit includes a support strip and a light source, and the light source is disposed on the support strip.
  • the curing unit cures the sealant by means of a thermal curing method.
  • the curing unit includes a support bar and a heater, and the light source is disposed on the support bar.
  • the curing device is further provided with a sensor to sense whether the curing unit is arranged according to the sealant pattern.
  • the curing unit and the display panel are respectively provided with alignment marks, and the sensor detects whether the curing unit is located in the Frame glue.
  • the curing unit is detachably disposed above the carrying platform.
  • the curing device of the present invention and the display panel assembly device thereof can configure the curing unit according to the sealant pattern of the sealant to reduce the number of components and the energy used, thereby reducing the cost of the equipment and the process, and eliminating the need for a mask. Avoid the liquid crystal layer. Furthermore, the curing device can flexibly adjust the number and position of the curing unit according to the number and size of the display panels to be cured, and thus can be applied to the frame curing process of various sizes or numbers of display panels.
  • the curing device of the present invention and the display panel assembly apparatus of the same can configure the curing unit corresponding to the sealant pattern of the sealant of the display panel to reduce the number of curing units and the energy used thereof, thereby greatly reducing the cost of the apparatus and the process. Furthermore, the curing device can adjust the number and position (pitch) of the curing unit according to the number and size of the display panels to be cured, and thus can be applied to display panels of various sizes or numbers.
  • FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of a display panel assembling apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a display panel in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 and 4 are schematic top views of a display panel in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 5 shows a schematic view of a curing apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIGS. 6 and 7 are schematic views showing a curing unit in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figure 8 shows a schematic view of a curing unit in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 9 shows a schematic view of a curing apparatus in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a display panel assembling apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a display panel according to a first embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 3 and FIG. A top view of a display panel in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention is shown.
  • the curing device 140 of the present embodiment may be disposed or combined in the display panel assembly apparatus 100 for curing the sealant 105 of the liquid crystal display panel 101.
  • the liquid crystal display panel 101 can include a first substrate 102, a second substrate 103, a liquid crystal layer 104, and a sealant 105.
  • the liquid crystal layer 104 and the sealant 105 are formed between the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103.
  • the liquid crystal layer 104 can be surrounded and sealed to form at least one liquid crystal cell (liquid Crystal Cell).
  • liquid crystal Cell liquid Crystal Cell
  • only one sealant 105 is disposed between the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 in FIGS. 2 and 3, but the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 may also include a plurality of The sealant 105 (shown in FIG. 4), in this example, the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 can be cut into a plurality of liquid crystal display panels 101 after the sealant 105 is cured.
  • the substrate material of the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 may be a glass substrate or a flexible plastic substrate.
  • the first substrate 102 may be, for example, a color filter (Color).
  • the second substrate 103 may be, for example, a thin film transistor matrix (Thin Film) Transistor, TFT) glass substrate or substrate of other materials.
  • the sealant 105 is formed into a frame-like structure to surround the liquid crystal layer 104.
  • the sealant 105 may be a light-curing adhesive or a heat-curing adhesive, such as a UV-curable adhesive or a visible light-curing adhesive (Visible). Light Curing Glue).
  • the display panel assembly apparatus 100 of the present embodiment may include a liquid crystal injection device 110 , a registration device 120 , a transfer device 130 , and a curing device 140 .
  • the liquid crystal injection device 110 is configured to form a liquid crystal on the first substrate 102, wherein at least one sealant 105 to be cured is formed on the first substrate 102.
  • the liquid crystal injection device 110 may, for example, use a liquid crystal dropping method (ODF) to drop liquid crystals in the sealant 105 on the first substrate 102.
  • ODF liquid crystal dropping method
  • the liquid crystal injection device 110 forms liquid crystal on the first substrate 102, the sealant 105 coated on the first substrate 102 is not yet cured.
  • the liquid crystal injection device 110 can also utilize a liquid crystal injection method (vacuum) The liquid crystal is formed in the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103.
  • the alignment device 120 of the present embodiment may be disposed after the liquid crystal injection device 110 to align and combine the second substrate 103 on the first substrate 102 to form the display panel 101 .
  • the alignment device 120 preferably aligns and combines the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 in a vacuum environment to reduce defects such as bubbles.
  • the registration device 120 can be located in a vacuum chamber (Vacuum) The alignment of the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 is performed internally.
  • the conveying device 130 of the present embodiment can be disposed between the registration device 120 and the curing device 140 for conveying the display panel 101 from the alignment device 120 to the curing device 140 .
  • the transport device 130 can transport the display panel 101 by a robot arm, a roller assembly, or the like.
  • FIG. 5 there is shown a schematic view of a curing apparatus in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the curing device 140 of the present embodiment is disposed after the conveying device 130 to completely cure the sealant 105.
  • the curing device 140 includes a carrier 141 and a plurality of curing units 142.
  • the carrying platform 141 can be disposed in a chamber (not shown) for carrying the display panel 101.
  • the curing unit 142 is disposed above the carrying platform 141 for curing the sealant 105.
  • FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 are schematic diagrams showing a curing unit according to a first embodiment of the present invention.
  • the curing unit 142 of the curing device 140 of the present embodiment is arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105.
  • the curing unit 142 is arranged to match the sealant pattern of the sealant 105 so that each curing unit 142 can be located.
  • the curing is performed directly above the sealant 105 (or one side thereof).
  • the sealant 105 is formed around the display panel 101, and thus the sealant pattern of the sealant 105 is in a frame-shaped pattern.
  • the curing unit 142 of the curing device 140 may also be arranged in a frame corresponding to the sealant pattern. The pattern is such that each curing unit 142 can be positioned directly above the sealant 105 for curing.
  • the curing unit 142 of the curing device 140 is detachably disposed above the carrier 141 to cure the sealant 105.
  • the curing unit 142 can be assembled to a carrier substrate 143 of the curing device 140 by screwing, jamming or other means. Therefore, the position or the number of the curing units 142 can be adjusted according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105.
  • the curing unit 142 can be arranged according to the size or the number of the display panels 101 to cure the sealant in the display panel 101. 105.
  • the curing unit 142 can utilize light curing (light
  • the sealant 105 between the first substrate 102 and the second substrate 103 is cured.
  • the photocuring method can cure the sealant 105 by visible light (wavelength of about 380 nm to 780 nm) or invisible light (such as ultraviolet light or infrared light).
  • the curing unit 142 can irradiate the light onto the sealant 105 to reach the light. The effect of curing.
  • the curing unit 142 Can include support bars (supporting The bar 144 and the light source 145 are detachably arranged on the carrier substrate 143 according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105.
  • the light source 145 is, for example, an ultraviolet lamp or a light emitting diode (LED), which is disposed on the bar 144.
  • Support bar 144 Therefore, the curing unit 142 can be arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105 by the arrangement of the support strips 144.
  • the alignment curing unit 142 is directly above the sealant 105 (or one side thereof), in other words, the curing unit 142 can be based on the sealant pattern of the sealant 105.
  • curing device 140 may further be provided with a sensor 146, such as a charge-coupled component (Charge-coupled Device, CCD), to sense whether the curing unit 142 is arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105.
  • the sensor 146 can be disposed at any suitable location of the curing device 140, for example, the sensor 146 can be disposed on one side of the curing unit 142.
  • the curing unit 142 and the display panel 101 can respectively be provided with a mark (Mark), and the sensor 146 can detect whether the curing unit 142 is located at the sealant 105 by sensing the alignment mark.
  • the carrying platform 141 of the curing device 140 can move the display panel 101 according to the sensing result of the sensor 146, so that the sealant 105 of the display panel 101 can be accurately located at the curing unit 142.
  • the curing unit 142 can cure the sealant pattern located in the sealant 105.
  • the curing device 140 can greatly reduce the number and use of the curing unit 142. Energy, and no need to use a reticle to avoid the liquid crystal layer to reduce unnecessary process costs.
  • the curing device 240 of the second embodiment can cure the sealant 105 by a thermal curing method.
  • the curing device 240 includes a carrier 241 and a plurality of curing units 242, and the curing unit 242 may include a support bar 244 and a heater 245.
  • the support bar 244 is detachably arranged on the carrier substrate 243 according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105, and the heater 245 is disposed on the support bar 244. Therefore, by the arrangement of the support strips 244, the curing unit 242 can be arranged according to the sealant pattern of the sealant 105, and the sealant 105 of the display panel 101 can be cured by thermal curing.
  • the curing apparatus of the present invention and the display panel assembly apparatus of the same can configure the curing unit corresponding to the sealant pattern of the sealant of the display panel to reduce the number of curing units and the energy used thereof, thereby greatly reducing the equipment and The cost of the process. Furthermore, the curing device can adjust the number and position (pitch) of the curing unit according to the number and size of the display panels to be cured, and thus can be applied to display panels of various sizes or numbers.

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固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备 技术领域
本发明涉及液晶显示技术领域，特别是涉及一种固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备。
 背景技术
液晶显示器(Liquid Crystal Display，LCD)已被广泛应用于各种电子产品中，液晶显示器大部分为背光型液晶显示器，其是由液晶显示面板及背光模块(backlight module)所组成。
液晶显示面板是由两片透明基板以及被封于基板之间的液晶所构成。在液晶显示面板的组装制程中，液晶是被填充及密封于透明基板之间。目前，液晶填充于透明基板之间的现有方式为液晶注入方式(vacuum siphon method)及液晶滴下方式(one drop filling，ODF)，其中液晶滴下方式(ODF)较适合来应用于大尺寸面板。
以液晶滴下方式为例，在液晶滴下过程中，液晶是先被滴在一玻璃基板上。接着，另一玻璃基板可对位并组合于此滴有液晶的玻璃基板上，因而形成液晶盒(Liquid Crystal Cell)于两玻璃基板之间，液晶盒是被一框胶来密封于两玻璃基板之间。接着，固化(curing)两玻璃基板之间的框胶，以形成液晶显示面板。
目前，框胶的固化是通过紫外光(UV light)固化设备来进行，此UV光固化设备具有多个UV光灯管，其密布于显示面板的上方，以照射UV光来固化显示面板的框胶。
然而，由于UV光固化设备的UV光灯管是密布于整个面板的上方，因而需大量的灯管来进行固化，且需耗费大量的电力以及增加维护成本。再者，在特定的制程中，UV光可能会对液晶盒内所包含的单体造成影响。因此，在UV光灯管与面板之间需增设光罩(Mask)来蔽避住液晶层，以防止UV光照射至液晶盒的液晶层内，因而增加制程成本且不易控制制程良率。
故，有必要提供一种固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备，以解决现有技术所存在的问题。
 技术问题
本发明的主要目的在于提供一种固化装置，用以固化显示面板的框胶，所述固化装置包括：
承载台，用以承载所述显示面板；以及
多个固化单元，设置于所述承载台的上方，其中所述固化单元是依据所述框胶的框胶图案来排列。
本发明的另一目的在于提供一种显示面板组装设备，所述显示面板组装设备包括：
液晶注入装置，用以形成液晶于第一基板上，其中需进行固化的框胶是形成于所述第一基板上；
对位组合装置，用以对位并组合第二基板于所述第一基板上，以形成显示面板；
搬送装置，用以由所述对位组合装置搬送所述显示面板；以及
固化装置，用以完全固化来自所述搬送装置的所述框胶，其中所述固化装置包括：
承载台，用以承载所述显示面板；以及
多个固化单元，设置于所述承载台的上方，其中所述固化单元是依据所述框胶的框胶图案来排列。
 技术解决方案
在本发明的一实施例中，所述框胶图案是呈框形图案。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元利用光固化方式来固化所述框胶。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元包括支撑条和光源，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元利用热固化方式来固化所述框胶。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元包括支撑条和加热器，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化装置更设有传感器来感测所述固化单元是否依据所述框胶图案来排列。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元及所述显示面板分别设有对位标记，所述传感器是通过感测所述对位标记，来侦测所述固化单元是否对位于所述框胶。
在本发明的一实施例中，所述固化单元是可拆装地设置于所述承载台的上方。
本发明的固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备可依据框胶的框胶图案来配置固化单元，以减少组件数量及使用能量，因而减少设备及制程的成本，且不需使用光罩来蔽避住液晶层。再者，固化装置可弹性地依据所需进行固化的显示面板的数量及尺寸来调整固化单元的数量及位置，因而可适用于各种尺寸或数量的显示面板的框胶固化制程。
 有益效果
本发明的固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备可对应于显示面板的框胶的框胶图案来配置固化单元，以减少固化单元的数量及其使用能量，因而大幅减少设备及制程的成本。再者，固化装置可依据所需进行固化的显示面板的数量及尺寸来调整固化单元的数量及位置(间距)，因而可适用于各种尺寸或数量的显示面板。
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为让本发明的上述内容能更明显易懂，下文特举优选实施例，并配合所附图式，作详细说明如下：
图1显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板组装设备的示意图；
图2显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板的剖面示意图；
图3和图4显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板的上视示意图；
图5显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化装置的示意图；
图6及图7显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化单元的示意图；
图8显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化单元的示意图；以及
图9显示依照本发明的第二实施例的固化装置的示意图。
 本发明的最佳实施方式
以下各实施例的说明是参考附加的图式，用以例示本发明可用以实施的特定实施例。本发明所提到的方向用语，例如「上」、「下」、「前」、「后」、「左」、「右」、「内」、「外」、「侧面」等，仅是参考附加图式的方向。因此，使用的方向用语是用以说明及理解本发明，而非用以限制本发明。
在图中，结构相似的单元是以相同标号表示。
请参照图1至图4，图1显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板组装设备的示意图，图2显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板的剖面示意图，图3和图4显示依照本发明的第一实施例的显示面板的上视示意图。本实施例的固化装置140可设置或组合于显示面板组装设备100中，用以固化液晶显示面板101的框胶105。此液晶显示面板101可包括第一基板102、第二基板103、液晶层104及框胶105，液晶层104及框胶105是形成于第一基板102与第二基板103之间，框胶105可包围并密封此液晶层104，以形成至少一液晶盒(liquid crystal cell)。在本实施例中，仅在图2及图3中示意第一基板102及第二基板103之间具有一个框胶105，但第一基板102及第二基板103之间也可包含多个的框胶105(如图4所示)，在此例中，第一基板102及第二基板103可在框胶105固化后被切割多个液晶显示面板101。
如图2所示，第一基板102和第二基板103的基板材料可为玻璃基板或可挠性塑料基板，在本实施例中，第一基板102可例如为具有彩色滤光片(Color Filter，CF)的玻璃基板或其它材质的基板，而第二基板103可例如为具有薄膜晶体管矩阵(Thin Film Transistor，TFT)的玻璃基板或其它材质的基板。此框胶105是形成框状结构，以包围住液晶层104，框胶105可为光硬化胶或热硬化胶，光硬化胶例如为紫外光硬化胶或可见光硬化胶(Visible Light Curing Glue)。
如图1所示，本实施例的显示面板组装设备100可包括液晶注入装置110、对位组合装置120、搬送装置130及固化装置140。液晶注入装置110是用以形成液晶于第一基板102上，其中需进行固化的至少一框胶105是形成于第一基板102上。液晶注入装置110可例如是利用液晶滴下方式(ODF)来将液晶滴在第一基板102上的框胶105内。当液晶注入装置110形成液晶于第一基板102上时，第一基板102上所涂布的框胶105是尚未进行固化。在一实施例中，液晶注入装置110也可利用液晶注入方式(vacuum siphon method)来形成液晶于第一基板102与第二基板103中。
如图1所示，本实施例的对位组合装置120可设置于液晶注入装置110之后，用以对位并组合第二基板103于第一基板102上，而形成显示面板101。如图3所示，此对位组合装置120优选是在一真空环境中对位并组合第一基板102与第二基板103，以减少气泡等缺陷。例如，对位组合装置120可位于一真空腔(Vacuum Box)内来进行第一基板102与第二基板103的对位组合。
如图1所示，本实施例的搬送装置130可设置于对位组合装置120与固化装置140之间，用以将显示面板101由对位组合装置120搬送至固化装置140。其中，搬送装置130可通过机械手臂、滚轮(Roller)组件或其它方式来搬送显示面板101。
请参照图5，其显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化装置的示意图。本实施例的固化装置140是设置于搬送装置130之后，用以完全固化框胶105。固化装置140包括承载台141及多个固化单元142。承载台141可设置于一腔室(未绘示)内，用以承载显示面板101。固化单元142是设置于承载台141的上方，用以固化框胶105。
请参照图3、图4、图6及图7，图6及图7显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化单元的示意图。本实施例的固化装置140的固化单元142是依据框胶105的框胶图案来进行排列，换言之，固化单元142是对位于框胶105的框胶图案来排列，使得每一固化单元142可位于框胶105的正上方(或其一侧)来进行固化。例如，框胶105是形成于显示面板101的周围，因而框胶105的框胶图案是呈框形图案，此时，固化装置140的固化单元142也可对应于此框胶图案来排列成框形图案，使得每一固化单元142可位于框胶105的正上方来进行固化。
如图5至图7所示，在本实施例中，固化装置140的固化单元142是可拆装地设置于承载台141的上方，以固化框胶105。例如，固化单元142可通过螺固、卡掣或其它方式来组装于固化装置140的一承载基板143上。因此，可依据框胶105的框胶图案来对应调整固化单元142的设置位置或数量，换言之，固化单元142可依据显示面板101的尺寸或数量来进行排列，以固化显示面板101内的框胶105。
请参照图8，其显示依照本发明的第一实施例的固化单元的示意图。在本实施例中，固化单元142可利用光固化(light curing)方式来固化第一基板102与第二基板103之间的框胶105。此光固化方式例如可通过可见光(波长约380nm~780nm)或不可见光(如紫外光或红外光)来固化框胶105，此时，固化单元142可照射光线于框胶105上，而达到光固化的效果。在本实施例中，固化单元142 可包括支撑条(supporting bar)144和光源145，支撑条144是可拆装地依据框胶105的框胶图案来进行排列于承载基板143上，光源145例如为紫外光灯管或发光二极管(LED)，其设置于支撑条144上。因此，通过支撑条144的排列，固化单元142可依据框胶105的框胶图案来进行排列。
如图5所示，在本实施例中，为准确地对位固化单元142于框胶105的正上方(或其一侧)，换言之，使得固化单元142可依据框胶105的框胶图案来排列，固化装置140可更设有传感器(sensor)146，例如电荷耦合组件(Charge-coupled Device，CCD)，来感测固化单元142是否依据框胶105的框胶图案来排列。传感器146可设置于固化装置140的任一适当位置，例如传感器146可设置于固化单元142的一侧。此时，固化单元142及显示面板101可分别设有对位标记(Mark)，而传感器146可通过感测此对位标记，来侦测固化单元142是否对位于框胶105。且固化装置140的承载台141可依据传感器146的感测结果来移动显示面板101，使得显示面板101的框胶105可准确地对位于固化单元142。
在显示面板101的组装过程中，当利用本实施例的固化装置140来固化显示面板101的框胶105时，固化单元142可对位于框胶105的框胶图案来进行固化。相较于现有UV光固化设备的密布UV光灯管，由于固化单元142是依据框胶105的框胶图案来排列并进行固化，因而固化装置140可大幅地减少固化单元142的数量及使用能量，且不需使用光罩来蔽避住液晶层，以减少不必要的制程成本。
请参照图9，其显示依照本发明的第二实施例的固化装置的示意图。以下仅就本实施例与第一实施例间的相异处进行说明，而其相似处则在此不再赘述。相较于第一实施例，第二实施例的固化装置240可通过热固化方式来来固化框胶105。此时，固化装置240包括承载台241及多个固化单元242，固化单元242可包括支撑条244和加热器245。支撑条244是可拆装地依据框胶105的框胶图案来进行排列于承载基板243上，加热器245是设置于支撑条244上。因此，通过支撑条244的排列，固化单元242可依据框胶105的框胶图案来进行排列，并可通过热固化方式来固化显示面板101的框胶105。
由上述可知，本发明的固化装置以及其应用的显示面板组装设备可对应于显示面板的框胶的框胶图案来配置固化单元，以减少固化单元的数量及其使用能量，因而大幅减少设备及制程的成本。再者，固化装置可依据所需进行固化的显示面板的数量及尺寸来调整固化单元的数量及位置(间距)，因而可适用于各种尺寸或数量的显示面板。
综上所述，虽然本发明已以优选实施例揭露如上，但上述优选实施例并非用以限制本发明，本领域的普通技术人员，在不脱离本发明的精神和范围内，均可作各种更动与润饰，因此本发明的保护范围以权利要求界定的范围为准。
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  1. 一种固化装置，用以固化显示面板的框胶，其特征在于：所述固化装置包括：
    承载台，用以承载所述显示面板；以及
    多个固化单元，设置于所述承载台的上方，其中所述固化单元是依据所述框胶的框胶图案来排列，且所述固化单元及所述显示面板分别设有对位标记；以及
    传感器，通过感测所述对位标记来侦测所述固化单元是否对位于所述框胶。
  2. 一种固化装置，用以固化显示面板的框胶，其特征在于：所述固化装置包括：
    承载台，用以承载所述显示面板；以及
    多个固化单元，设置于所述承载台的上方，其中所述固化单元是依据所述框胶的框胶图案来排列。
  3. 根据权利要求2所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述框胶图案是呈框形图案。
  4. 根据权利要求2所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化单元利用光固化方式来固化所述框胶。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化单元包括支撑条和光源，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
  6. 根据权利要求2所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化单元利用热固化方式来固化所述框胶。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化单元包括支撑条和加热器，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
  8. 根据权利要求2所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化装置更设有传感器来感测所述固化单元是否依据所述框胶图案来排列。
  9. 根据权利要求2所述的固化装置，其特征在于：所述固化单元是可拆装地设置于所述承载台的上方。
  10. 一种显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述显示面板组装设备包括：
    液晶注入装置，用以形成液晶于第一基板上，其中需进行固化的框胶是形成于所述第一基板上；
    对位组合装置，用以对位并组合第二基板于所述第一基板上，以形成显示面板；
    搬送装置，用以由所述对位组合装置搬送所述显示面板；以及
    固化装置，用以完全固化来自所述搬送装置的所述框胶，其中所述固化装置包括：
    承载台，用以承载所述显示面板；以及
    多个固化单元，设置于所述承载台的上方，其中所述固化单元是依据所述框胶的框胶图案来排列。
  11. 根据权利要求10所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述框胶图案是呈框形图案。
  12. 根据权利要求10所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元利用光固化方式来固化所述框胶。
  13. 根据权利要求12所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元包括支撑条和光源，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
  14. 根据权利要求10所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元利用热固化方式来固化所述框胶。
  15. 根据权利要求14所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元包括支撑条和加热器，所述光源设置于支撑条上。
  16. 根据权利要求10所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化装置更设有传感器来感测所述固化单元是否依据所述框胶图案来排列。
  17. 根据权利要求16所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元及所述显示面板分别设有对位标记，所述传感器是通过感测所述对位标记，来侦测所述固化单元是否对位于所述框胶。
  18. 根据权利要求10所述的显示面板组装设备，其特征在于：所述固化单元是可拆装地设置于所述承载台的上方。
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