Conformable device

Abstract

The application relates to a fitting device, which comprises a first fitting assembly and a second fitting assembly, the first fitting assembly is used for picking up a curved surface element; the second fitting assembly comprises a second picking structure and a pushing bag, the second picking structure is used for picking up a flexible element, the pushing bag is a flexible piece, and part of the structure of at least one of the second fitting assembly and the first fitting assembly can move to the other, so that the flexible element is fitted with the curved surface element; wherein the pushing bag comprises a bulging part, the bulging amplitude of the bulging part along the fitting direction is greater than that of other regions, and the side of the flexible element picked up by the second picking structure, which deviates from the first fitting assembly, is first abutted, so that the corresponding part region of the flexible element is first fitted with the curved surface element; in the direction away from the bulging part, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag along the fitting direction gradually decreases.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of bonding process, in particular to a bonding equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the rapid development of electronic display technology, flexible display screen technology has emerged. Flexible display screen has the characteristics of lightness, thinness, bendability and foldability, which brings new possibilities for the design of electronic devices and is widely used in the fields of smart phones, tablet computers, smart wearable devices and the like.

[0003] In the actual application of the flexible display screen, it is usually necessary to bond it with a curved glass cover plate to provide protection, enhance optical performance and achieve better appearance effect. The traditional bonding method mainly relies on manual operation or simple mechanical auxiliary equipment for bonding.

[0004] However, due to the complex curved structure between the flexible display screen and the curved glass cover plate, the traditional bonding method is difficult to completely exclude air between the two, resulting in many air bubbles after bonding, which restricts the product qualification rate. SUMMARY

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to provide a bonding equipment for the problem of many air bubbles when bonding a flexible element and a curved element.

[0006] The present application provides a bonding equipment, which comprises a first bonding assembly and a second bonding assembly, the first bonding assembly is used for picking up a curved element; the second bonding assembly comprises a second picking structure and a pushing bag, the second picking structure is used for picking up a flexible element, the pushing bag is a flexible member, and part of the structure of at least one of the second bonding assembly and the first bonding assembly can move to the other, so that the flexible element is bonded with the curved element; wherein the pushing bag comprises a bulging part, the bulging amplitude of the bulging part in the bonding direction is greater than that of other regions, and the side of the flexible element picked up by the second picking structure away from the first bonding assembly is first abutted, so that the corresponding part of the flexible element is first bonded with the curved element; in the direction away from the bulging part, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag in the bonding direction gradually decreases.

[0007] In one of the embodiments, the bonding equipment further comprises an inflation generator, the inflation generator is in communication with the pushing bag to inflate the pushing bag; when the pushing bag is in an inflated state, the inflation bulging amplitude of the bulging part is greater than that of other regions, and in the direction away from the bulging part, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag in the bonding direction gradually decreases; when the pushing bag is in an uninflated state, the bulging part is concave relative to other regions in the bonding direction.

[0008] In one of the embodiments, the first assembly includes a first pickup structure for picking up the curved element, the first pickup structure includes a support seat, the support seat includes a contact surface, the contact surface is configured as a curved surface for conforming to the curved element; along the conforming direction, the bulge portion is aligned with the area of the contact surface closest to the second assembly.

[0009] In one of the embodiments, in the plane perpendicular to the conforming direction, the bulge portion is located in the opposite central area of the push capsule.

[0010] In one of the embodiments, the second pickup structure includes a plurality of jaw members, the number of the jaw members is at least two, for clamping the opposite ends of the flexible element respectively; at least one of the jaw members includes a connecting seat, a jaw portion and an elastic connecting member, the jaw portion is movably arranged on the connecting seat, the elastic connecting member is connected between the connecting seat and the jaw portion, when the push capsule abuts against the flexible element, the jaw portion moves towards the direction close to the jaw member located at the other end of the flexible element, and the elastic connecting member is elastically deformed.

[0011] In one of the embodiments, the second assembly further includes a support seat, the second pickup structure further includes a support frame, a tensioning driving structure and a second longitudinal driving structure, the support frame is movably arranged on the support seat along the conforming direction, the jaw members are movably arranged on the support frame along the direction perpendicular to the conforming direction, the tensioning driving structure is connected with the jaw members to drive at least two of the jaw members arranged oppositely to move towards each other and away from each other, the push capsule is arranged on the support seat, and the push capsule is located on the side of the jaw members away from the first assembly along the conforming direction, the second longitudinal driving structure is arranged on the support seat and connected with the support frame to drive the support frame to move relative to the support seat along the conforming direction.

[0012] In one of the embodiments, the inflation generator is used to provide gas or liquid to the push capsule to inflate the push capsule, the conforming device further includes a pressure valve, the pressure valve is communicated between the inflation generator and the push capsule, and the pressure valve is used to control the pressure in the push capsule within a set range.

[0013] In one of the embodiments, the fitting device further comprises a negative pressure generator, the first fitting assembly comprises a first cover and a first picking structure arranged in the first cover, the second fitting assembly further comprises a second cover, the second picking structure is arranged in the second cover, at least one of the first cover and the second cover can be buckled with the other in the fitting direction to form a closed fitting cavity, the negative pressure generator is communicated with the inner cavity of the first cover and / or the second cover to form a negative pressure in the fitting cavity after the first cover and the second cover are buckled; the first picking structure comprises a supporting seat, a suction component and a clamping component, the suction component is communicated with a hole in the supporting seat for adsorbing the curved element on the supporting seat, and the clamping component is used for clamping the curved element adsorbed on the supporting seat.

[0014] In one of the embodiments, the fitting device further comprises a feeding assembly, the feeding assembly comprises a stand and a supporting structure, the supporting structure is used for carrying the curved element, the stand comprises a supporting surface between the first fitting assembly and the second fitting assembly in the fitting direction, and the supporting structure is movably arranged on the supporting surface to move to a position aligned with the first fitting assembly, so that the first fitting assembly takes away the curved element carried by the supporting structure.

[0015] In one of the embodiments, the fitting device further comprises a detector, the detector is arranged on the supporting structure, the detector is used for shooting the curved element picked up by the first fitting assembly, and the detector is further used for shooting the flexible element picked up by the second fitting assembly.

[0016] In the above-described bonding device, the first bonding assembly picks up the curved element, the second picking-up structure picks up the flexible element, and part of at least one of the two is close to the other, so that the curved element is bonded to the flexible element. Moreover, the second bonding assembly further comprises a pushing bag, and the bulging part of the pushing bag has a greater bulging amplitude in the bonding direction than other regions, so that the bulging part can first contact and abut the flexible element when bonding, so that the corresponding part of the flexible element (i.e., the region abutted by the bulging part) first contacts and bonds the curved element. With further bonding, the region of the curved element in contact with the flexible element provides a reaction force support to the flexible element, which abuts and limits the bulging amplitude of the part of the pushing bag that has contacted the flexible element, while the part of the pushing bag that has not contacted the flexible element is not affected, so that the contact area of the pushing bag in contact with the flexible element gradually increases. Moreover, in the direction away from the bulging part, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag in the bonding direction gradually decreases, so that each region of the pushing bag gradually contacts and bonds the flexible element from the bulging part in the direction away from the bulging part, and gradually abuts the corresponding region of the flexible element to contact the curved element. Thus, the pushing bag can gradually extrude and discharge the gas between the flexible element and the curved element when bonding, reduce the air bubbles after bonding, and improve the product yield. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] Figure 1 The axial view of the bonding device provided by an embodiment of the present application.

[0018] Figure 2 The side view of the first bonding assembly and the second bonding assembly in the bonding device shown in Figure 1

[0019] Figure 3 The side view of the pushing bag in the bonding device shown in Figure 2

[0020] Figure 4 The side view of one of the curved elements provided by the present application.

[0021] Figure 5 The top view of one of the flexible elements provided by the present application.

[0022] Figure 6 The axial view of the second bonding assembly and the transverse movement structure in the bonding device shown in Figure 1

[0023] The axial view of the first bonding assembly in the bonding device shown in Figure 7 Figure 1 The axial view of the first bonding assembly in the bonding device shown in

[0024] Figure 8 Figure 7 ​​​​The first bonding component shown is an isometric view from another perspective.

[0025] Figure 9 for Figure 8 Axonometric view of the first support plate, support base, clamping component and curved surface element in the first bonding assembly shown.

[0026] Figure 10 for Figure 6 A cantilevered schematic diagram of the gripper component, support, and flexible element in the second bonding assembly shown.

[0027] Figure 11 for Figure 6 A cantilevered schematic diagram of the pusher, the seat, and the second leveling component in the second bonding assembly shown.

[0028] Figure 12 for Figure 1 The bonding device shown is an isometric schematic diagram from another perspective.

[0029] Figure 13 for Figure 12 The diagram shows an isometric view of the feeding assembly in the bonding equipment.

[0030] Reference numerals: 10, bonding device; 100, first bonding assembly; 110, first cover; 111, first support plate; 112, first enclosure plate; 120, first pickup structure; 1210, support base; 1211, contact surface; 1220, clamping component; 1221, first driver; 1222, second driver; 1223, gripper; 1224, first fine-tuning component; 1225, second fine-tuning component; 130, first leveling component; 140, gantry frame; 150, first longitudinal drive structure; 200, second bonding assembly; 210, second pickup structure; 2110, gripper component; 2111, connecting base; 2112, gripper; 2120, bracket; 2121, first guide rail; 2130, tensioning drive structure; 21 40. Second longitudinal drive structure; 220. Push-up bag; 221. Bulging part; 230. Support; 2310. Second cover; 2311. Second support plate; 2312. Second enclosure plate; 2313. Vertical frame; 2314. Second guide rail; 2320. Reception rack; 240. Bag seat; 250. Second leveling component; 300. Pump assembly; 400. Lateral movement structure; 410. First slide rail; 420. Lateral movement drive component; 500. Feeding assembly; 510. Stand; 511. Support surface; 520. Support structure; 530. Feeding drive structure; 531. Second slide rail; 532. Feeding drive component; 600. Detector; 20. Curved surface element; 30. Flexible element; 31. Flexible screen; 32. Bearing film; S. Adhesion direction. Detailed Implementation

[0031] In order to make the above objectives, features and advantages of the present application more clear and comprehensible, the specific embodiments of the present application will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present application. However, the present application can be practiced in a number of different ways beyond the specific embodiments described herein and by one of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the present application, and it is therefore intended that all such variations be considered as falling within the scope of the present application. It should be understood that the use of the terms "include", "comprise" or "contain" herein should not be understood as limiting the present application to the features or steps described herein, but rather the use of these terms is intended to cover the presence of the features or steps described herein as well as the presence of other features or steps not described herein.

[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that, if these terms "center", "longitudinal", "transverse", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential" and the like appear, these terms indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of the present application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.

[0033] In addition, if these terms "first", "second" appear, these terms are only for the purpose of description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of the technical features referred to. Therefore, the features defined with "first", "second" can include at least one of the features explicitly or implicitly. In the description of the present application, if the term "a plurality of" appears, the meaning of "a plurality of" is at least two, for example, two, three, etc., unless otherwise specifically limited.

[0034] In the present application, unless otherwise specifically defined and limited, if the terms "mount", "connect", "connect", "fix" and the like appear, these terms should be interpreted broadly. For example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or it can be integrated; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium; it can be the internal communication or interaction relationship of two elements, unless otherwise specifically limited. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0035] In the present application, unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, if there is a description of a first feature "on" or "under" a second feature, etc., it can mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are indirectly in contact through an intermediate medium. Moreover, the first feature "over", "above" and "on top of" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or obliquely above the second feature, or only means that the first feature is horizontally higher than the second feature. The first feature "under", "below" and "underneath" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or obliquely below the second feature, or only means that the first feature is horizontally lower than the second feature.

[0036] It should be noted that if an element is referred to as being "fixed" or "set" to another element, it can be directly on the other element or there can be an intermediate element. If an element is referred to as being "connected" to another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there can be an intermediate element. If present, the terms "vertical", "horizontal", "up", "down", "left", "right" and similar expressions used in the present application are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only implementation.

[0037] Referring to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 shows a perspective view of the fitting device provided by an embodiment of the present application, Figure 2 is Figure 1 a side view of the first fitting assembly and the second fitting assembly in the fitting device shown, Figure 3 is Figure 2 a side view of the fitting device shown when the pushing bag is in an inflated state, the fitting device 10 provided by an embodiment of the present application is used to fit the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20, wherein in the fitting process, one area of the flexible element 30 can first contact the curved surface element 20, and then other areas adjacent to the first contact area also gradually contact the curved surface element 20 to complete the fitting. In the above fitting process, the fitting area gradually spreads outward from the first contact area, so that the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20 can also be gradually squeezed out, reducing the probability of gas residing between the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20 to form bubbles, and improving the yield of the fitting.

[0038] Referring to Figure 2 and Figure 3In one embodiment, the attaching device 10 comprises a first attaching assembly 100 for picking up the curved element 20 and a second attaching assembly 200 for picking up the flexible element 30, and at least one of the second attaching assembly 200 and the first attaching assembly 100 is capable of moving towards the other so as to attach the flexible element 30 to the curved element 20. The second attaching assembly 200 comprises a second picking structure 210 for picking up the flexible element 30 and a pushing bag 220 which is flexible. The pushing bag 220 comprises a bulging portion 221 which has a greater bulging amplitude along the attaching direction S than other regions, and the bulging portion 221 first abuts against the side of the flexible element 30 picked up by the second picking structure 210 which is away from the first attaching assembly 100, so that the corresponding partial region of the flexible element 30 is first attached to the curved element 20. Furthermore, in the direction away from the bulging portion 221, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag 220 along the attaching direction S gradually decreases.

[0039] In the attaching device 10 described above, the first attaching assembly 100 picks up the curved element 20 and the second picking structure 210 picks up the flexible element 30, and at least one of them is capable of moving towards the other so as to attach the curved element 20 to the flexible element 30. Furthermore, the second attaching assembly 200 further comprises the pushing bag 220, and the bulging portion 221 of the pushing bag 220 has a greater bulging amplitude along the attaching direction S than other regions, so that the bulging portion 221 can first contact and abut against the flexible element 30 during the attaching process, so that the corresponding partial region of the flexible element 30 is first attached to the curved element 20. With further attaching, the region of the curved element 20 which contacts the flexible element 30 provides a reaction force support to the flexible element 30, and the bulging amplitude of the portion of the pushing bag 220 which has contacted the flexible element 30 is limited by abutting against the flexible element 30, while the portion of the pushing bag 220 which has not contacted the flexible element 30 is not affected, so that the contact area of the pushing bag 220 which contacts the flexible element 30 gradually increases. Furthermore, in the direction away from the bulging portion 221, the bulging amplitude of each region of the pushing bag 220 along the attaching direction S gradually decreases, so that starting from the region where the bulging portion 221 is located, each region of the pushing bag 220 gradually contacts and attaches to the flexible element 30 from the bulging portion 221 to the region away from the bulging portion 221, and gradually pushes the corresponding region of the flexible element 30 to contact the curved element 20. In this way, the pushing bag 220 can gradually squeeze and discharge the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved element 20 during the attaching process, so as to reduce the air bubbles after the attaching process and improve the product yield.

[0040] It should be noted that in the conventional technology, a profiling auxiliary tool is usually used to push the flexible element 30 so as to make the flexible element 30 have a curvature corresponding to the curved element 20, so that the curved element 20 and the flexible element 30 can be attached in a substantially parallel posture. However, please refer toFigure 4 When the curvature of the curved element 20 is large, the flexible element 30 is bent to a larger extent under the action of the profiled auxiliary workpiece, and thus some regions of the flexible element 30 are likely to be in contact with the curved element 20 unexpectedly, so that the gas cannot flow out of the regions, resulting in many bubbles after lamination. Unlike the prior art, the lamination device 10 provided by the present application can diffuse the contact position of the flexible element 30 with the curved element 20 from a local region (i.e., the region opposite the bulging portion 221) to the whole, and the regions of the flexible element 30 are sequentially in contact with the curved element 20, and the lamination process has the action of discharging gas, so as to effectively reduce the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved element 20, and reduce the bubbles after lamination.

[0041] Please refer to Figure 4 As one of the examples, the curved element 20 can be a curved glass cover plate (CG, Cover Glass). Please refer to Figure 5 As one of the examples, the flexible element 30 can be a flexible display screen, at this time the flexible element 30 includes a flexible screen body 31 and a supporting film 32, the flexible screen body 31 is laminated with the supporting film 32, the supporting film 32 can provide support for the flexible screen body 31, and the second lamination assembly 200 can pick up the flexible element 30 by clamping the supporting film 32. Further, the flexible element 30 can be coated with OCA (Optically Clear Adhesive) glue to improve the adhesion performance of the flexible element 30 and the curved element 20 and the optical performance after lamination. Of course, the curved element 20 and the flexible element 30 can also be other elements, for example, the flexible element 30 can be a flexible film, and the curved element 20 is a film element to be laminated with a curved surface. The same is true for other cases, and thus will not be described again. In the case of no contradiction, the bulging amplitude referred to by each embodiment of the present application refers to the bulging amplitude in the lamination direction S, which will not be described again in each embodiment.

[0042] In one of the embodiments, the push capsule 220 can be configured as a solid flexible body, and the bulging portion 221 always has the maximum bulging amplitude. At this time, the second lamination assembly 200 can further include a pushing driver (not shown, the same below), the pushing driver is connected with the push capsule 220 to drive the push capsule 220 to move along the lamination direction S, so that the push capsule 220 is lifted to a position where each region is in contact with the flexible element 30.

[0043] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 3In one embodiment, the push bladder 220 can be configured as a hollow bladder capable of flexible expansion under filling. The fitting device 10 further comprises an expansion generator (not shown in the figure, the same below) in communication with the push bladder 220 to provide a filling medium to the push bladder 220 to expand the push bladder 220. When the push bladder 220 is in the expanded state, the expansion amplitude of the bulge portion 221 is greater than other regions, and in the direction away from the bulge portion 221, the bulge amplitude of the regions of the push bladder 220 in the fitting direction S gradually decreases. When the push bladder 220 is in the unexpanded state, the bulge portion 221 is concave relative to other regions in the fitting direction S. In this embodiment, when the bulge portion 221 contacts the flexible element 30 during fitting, further providing the filling medium to the push bladder 220 can gradually expand the other regions of the push bladder 220 to the amplitude of contacting the flexible element 30 to gradually squeeze out the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20.

[0044] In one embodiment, when the push bladder 220 is in the unexpanded state, the bulge portion 221 can also be in the same plane as the other regions, at which time the push bladder 220 has elasticity. The push bladder 220 is elastically bulged after being filled with the filling medium, and abuts against the flexible element 30. The regions of the push bladder 220 can have different stiffness coefficients or structural dimensions (such as thickness), so that after the push bladder 220 is filled with the filling medium, the regions have different bulge amplitudes.

[0045] In one embodiment, the expansion generator is used to provide gas or liquid to the push bladder 220 to expand the push bladder 220. The fitting device 10 further comprises a pressure valve in communication between the expansion generator and the push bladder 220, and the pressure valve is used to control the pressure in the push bladder 220 within a set range, to reduce the risk of the push bladder 220 expanding too much and damaging the flexible element 30. Taking the filling medium as gas for example, the pressure valve can adjust the amount of air provided by the expansion generator to the push bladder 220, to achieve controllable expansion and deformation of the push bladder 220, to achieve the above-mentioned gradual gas discharge effect. For example, in one embodiment, the expansion generator can be configured as an air flow generator, at which time the above-mentioned filling medium is gas. For another example, in another embodiment, the expansion generator can be configured as a hydraulic pump, at which time the above-mentioned filling medium is liquid. Of course, the expansion generator can also be configured as other components capable of expanding the push bladder 220, which will not be described here.

[0046] Please refer again to Figure 1In one embodiment, the laminating apparatus 10 further comprises a base 700, and the first laminating assembly 100 and the second laminating assembly 200 are arranged on the base 700. The laminating apparatus 10 further comprises a pump assembly 300, which comprises the above-mentioned inflation generator and the below-mentioned suction component and negative pressure generator, and the pump assembly 300 is arranged beside the base 700 to provide positive pressure or negative pressure to the required position through a pipeline or other communication component.

[0047] Referring to Figure 3 In one embodiment, the bulge 221 is arranged at the opposite central region of the push bag 220 in the plane of the vertical laminating direction S, so that the push bag 220 can gradually discharge the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved element 20 from the central region to the periphery, thereby reducing the air bubbles after lamination. Of course, when the curved element 20 has other special convex shapes, the distribution position of the bulge 221 can also be adaptively adjusted according to the shape of the curved element 20.

[0048] Referring to Figure 6 and Figure 7 In one embodiment, the first laminating assembly 100 comprises a first cover 110 and a first pickup structure 120, and the first pickup structure 120 is arranged in the first cover 110 and is used to pick up the curved element 20. The second laminating assembly 200 further comprises a second cover 2310, and the second pickup structure 210 is arranged in the second cover 2310. The first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 are both hollow. At least one of the first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 can be buckled with the other to form a closed laminating cavity. The laminating apparatus 10 further comprises a negative pressure generator, which is in communication with the inner cavities of the first cover 110 and / or the second cover 2310 to form a negative pressure in the laminating cavity after the first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 are buckled, thereby sucking and discharging the gas in the laminating cavity. It is easy to understand that the first pickup structure 120 and the second pickup structure 210 are both located in the laminating cavity, so that the curved element 20 and the flexible element 30 are laminated in the laminating cavity. Therefore, the negative pressure generator is used to form a negative pressure in the laminating cavity, thereby further improving the smoothness of discharging the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved element 20 and reducing the air bubbles after lamination.

[0049] Referring to Figure 6 and Figure 7 In one embodiment, the first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 are both provided with an opening near one side, and the two openings are aligned with each other, so that the inner cavities of the first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 are in communication with each other to form the laminating cavity after the first cover 110 and the second cover 2310 are buckled.

[0050] Referring to Figure 7In one embodiment, the first bonding assembly 100 comprises a gantry 140, which is arranged on the base 700, and the first cover 110 is movably arranged on the gantry 140, so that the first cover 110 and the first pickup structure 120 arranged in the first cover 110 have a higher position relative to the second bonding assembly 200, facilitating the longitudinal bonding of the two.

[0051] Referring to Figure 7 and Figure 8 In one embodiment, the first bonding assembly 100 comprises a first longitudinal driving structure 150, which is arranged on the gantry 140 and connected with the first cover 110 to drive the first cover 110 to be buckled with the second cover 2310 along the bonding direction S.

[0052] In one embodiment, the first longitudinal driving structure 150 can be configured to drive the first cover 110 to move along the bonding direction S through a transmission structure of a motor, a screw rod and a nut. Of course, the first longitudinal driving structure 150 can also drive the first cover 110 to move in other ways, such as a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder.

[0053] Referring to Figures 7 to 9 In one embodiment, the first pickup structure 120 comprises a support seat 1210, a suction component (not shown, the same below) and a clamping component 1220. The suction component is in communication with a hole in the support seat 1210 and is used to suction the curved surface element 20 to the support seat 1210. The suction fixation can directly and effectively pick up and fix the curved surface element 20 and reduce the damage to the curved surface element 20. The clamping component 1220 is used to clamp the curved surface element 20 suctioned to the support seat 1210. Since the curved surface element 20 and the flexible element 30 are bonded in the bonding cavity with negative pressure, the clamping component 1220 is configured to clamp the curved surface element 20 on the support seat 1210, which can improve the position stability of the curved surface element 20 and reduce the risk of the curved surface element 20 falling off due to the suction component providing a negative pressure suction weaker than the negative pressure in the bonding cavity.

[0054] Referring to Figure 9 , in combination with Figure 2 In one embodiment, the support seat 1210 comprises a contact surface 1211, which is configured as a curved surface for bonding the curved surface element 20. Along the bonding direction S, the region of the contact surface 1211 closest to the second bonding assembly 200 (i.e. the most protruding part in the bonding direction S) is aligned with the bulging part 221, i.e. when the first pickup structure 120 picks up the curved surface element 20, the bulging part 221 is aligned with the most protruding part of the curved surface element 20 in the bonding direction S, so that the pushing bag 220 can gradually extrude the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20 from the most protruding part, improving the smoothness of the exhaust.

[0055] Referring to Figure 9 In one embodiment, the support base 1210 is provided with a plurality of holes inside, one end of the holes is communicated with the suction component, and the other end is communicated with the outside at the contact surface 1211. Therefore, when the curved surface element 20 covers the contact surface 1211, the curved surface element 20 will be fixed by negative pressure suction.

[0056] Referring to Figure 9 In one embodiment, the first cover body 110 includes a first support plate 111 and a first surrounding plate 112. The first pickup structure 120 is arranged on the first support plate 111, and the first surrounding plate 112 surrounds the outer periphery of the first pickup structure 120 and is connected with the first support plate 111. The clamping component 1220 includes a first driver 1221, a second driver 1222, and a clamping jaw 1223. The number of the clamping jaw 1223 is at least two, and each clamping jaw 1223 is arranged on the opposite side of the support base 1210. The first driver 1221 is connected with the second driver 1222, and is used to drive the second driver 1222 and the clamping jaw 1223 to move towards or away from the other clamping jaw 1223, so as to clamp the curved surface element 20. The second driver 1222 is connected with the clamping jaw 1223, and is used to drive the clamping jaw 1223 to move along the fitting direction S, so as to move to a longitudinal position capable of clamping the curved surface element 20.

[0057] Further, the first driver 1221 and the second driver 1222 can be configured as a pneumatic cylinder or a hydraulic cylinder.

[0058] Referring to Figure 9 In one embodiment, the clamping component 1220 further includes a first fine adjustment component 1224 and a second fine adjustment component 1225. The first fine adjustment component 1224 is connected between the first driver 1221 and the second driver 1222, and is used to finely adjust the preset distance between the two clamping jaws 1223, so as to adapt to different curved surface elements 20. The second fine adjustment component 1225 is connected between the second driver 1222 and the clamping jaw 1223, and is used to finely adjust the position of the clamping jaw 1223 in the fitting direction S. The first fine adjustment component 1224 and the second fine adjustment component 1225 can be configured as a micrometer.

[0059] Referring to Figure 9 In one embodiment, the first pickup structure 120 further includes a first leveling component 130 connected between the support base 1210 and the first support plate 111, so as to adjust the parallelism of the support base 1210 relative to the second fitting assembly 200, and improve the fitting accuracy.

[0060] Referring to Figure 10 Referring to Figure 6In one embodiment, the second assembly 200 comprises a support 230, which comprises a second housing 2310 and a receiving frame 2320. The second pickup structure 210 comprises at least two jaw members 2110, which are used to clamp the opposite ends of the flexible element 30, respectively.

[0061] Referring to Figure 10 In one embodiment, at least one of the jaw members 2110 comprises a connecting seat 2111, a jaw part 2112 movably arranged on the connecting seat 2111, and an elastic connecting member (not shown) connected between the connecting seat 2111 and the jaw part 2112. When the pushing cap 220 abuts against the flexible element 30, the jaw part 2112 moves towards the other jaw member 2110 located at the other end of the flexible element 30, and the elastic connecting member is elastically deformed. That is, when the pushing cap 220 abuts against the flexible element 30, the flexible element 30 can pull the jaw parts 2112 located at both sides thereof to move towards each other and elastically deform the elastic connecting member, so that the tension applied to the flexible element 30 is substantially constant, thereby reducing the risk that the tension applied to the flexible element 30 is too large due to the pushing of the pushing cap 220 against the flexible element 30.

[0062] As one example, the elastic connecting member can be configured as a spring, which can be configured as a tension spring or a compression spring according to different arrangement positions.

[0063] Referring to Figure 10 and Figure 11 In one embodiment, the second pickup structure 210 further comprises a bracket 2120 movably arranged on the support 230 along the fitting direction S, the jaw members 2110 movably arranged on the bracket 2120 along the direction perpendicular to the fitting direction S, a tension driving structure 2130 arranged on the support 230 and connected with the jaw members 2110 to drive the at least two jaw members 2110 arranged opposite to each other to move towards or away from each other, and a second longitudinal driving structure 2140 arranged on the support 230 and connected with the bracket 2120 to drive the bracket 2120 and the jaw members 2110 arranged on the bracket 2120 to move along the fitting direction S relative to the support 230. Thus, by controlling the movement of the support 230 along the fitting direction S, the distance between the flexible element 30 picked up by the jaw members 2110 and the pushing cap 220 can be adjusted, so that the pushing force applied to the flexible element 30 by the pushing cap 220 can be adjusted.

[0064] Referring to Figure 10 In one embodiment, the second cover 2310 comprises a second support plate 2311 and a second enclosing plate 2312, the support 2120 is movably arranged on the second support plate 2311, and the second enclosing plate 2312 is connected to the periphery of the second support plate 2311 and surrounds the second support 2120. The tensioning driving structure 2130 and the second longitudinal driving structure 2140 can be arranged in the second cover 2310, or the tensioning driving structure 2130 and the second longitudinal driving structure 2140 can also be arranged in the receiving frame 2320.

[0065] Referring to Figure 10 In one embodiment, the support 2120 comprises a first guide rail 2121, the tensioning driving structure 2130 drives the jaw part 2110 to slide with the first guide rail 2121, and the movement of the jaw part 2110 is guided by arranging the first guide rail 2121, so that the stability of the tensioning movement can be improved. The first cover 110 further comprises a vertical support 2313 and a second guide rail 2314, the vertical support 2313 is arranged on the second support plate 2311, and the second guide rail 2314 is arranged on the vertical support 2313. The support 2120 is in sliding cooperation with the second guide rail 2314, that is, the second longitudinal driving structure 2140 can drive the support 2120 to slide along the second guide rail 2314 relative to the support 2120. It can be understood that guide rails can also be arranged on other components that can slide and move, so as to improve the stability of the movement, which will not be described one by one in each embodiment.

[0066] In one embodiment, the tensioning driving structure 2130 and the second longitudinal driving structure 2140 can be configured to be driven by a motor in combination with a transmission structure, such as a screw-nut transmission structure and a gear-rack transmission structure.

[0067] In one embodiment, the jaw part 2110 further comprises a third fine adjustment component (not shown, the same below), which is connected between the claw part 2112 and the connecting seat 2111, and is used to finely adjust the distance between the claw part 2112 and the claw part 2112 of the other jaw part 2110 arranged opposite to it, that is, to adjust the distance between the two claw parts 2112. The third fine adjustment component can also be configured as a micrometer.

[0068] Referring to Figure 11 In one embodiment, the second lamination assembly 200 further comprises a capsule seat 240 and a second leveling component 250, the pushing capsule 220 is fixedly arranged on the capsule seat 240 and can be inflated relative to the capsule seat 240. The second leveling component 250 is connected between the support 230 and the capsule seat 240, so as to adjust the parallelism of the capsule seat 240 relative to the first lamination assembly 100 and improve the lamination accuracy.

[0069] Referring to Figure 6 In combination withFigure 1 In one embodiment, the lamination device 10 further comprises a transverse moving structure 400 connected with the second lamination assembly 200 to drive the second lamination assembly 200 to move transversely relative to the first lamination assembly 100. The second lamination assembly 200 can be moved to a position in alignment with the first lamination assembly 100 along the lamination direction S to facilitate lamination, and can also be moved to a position out of alignment with the first lamination assembly 100 along the lamination direction S to facilitate other operations on the second lamination assembly 200, such as loading operation.

[0070] Further, the transverse moving structure 400 comprises a first slide rail 410 and a transverse moving driving component 420. The support 230 of the second lamination assembly 200 is in sliding fit with the first slide rail 410, and the transverse moving driving component 420 is connected with the support 230 to drive the support 230 to move along the first slide rail 410, thereby driving each component provided on the support 230 to move along the first slide rail 410.

[0071] In one embodiment, the transverse moving driving component 420 can be configured to drive the support 230 to move along the first slide rail 410 through a transmission structure of motor, screw rod and nut.

[0072] Please refer to Figure 12 and Figure 13 In one embodiment, the lamination device 10 further comprises a loading assembly 500 comprising a stand 510 and a supporting structure 520. The stand 510 is erected on the base 700, and the supporting structure 520 is used to carry the curved surface element 20. The stand 510 comprises a support surface 511 between the first lamination assembly 100 and the second lamination assembly 200 along the lamination direction S. The supporting structure 520 is movably provided on the support surface 511 to move to a position in alignment with the first lamination assembly 100 to facilitate the first lamination assembly 100 to take away the curved surface element 20 carried by the supporting structure 520. Since the support surface 511 is between the first lamination assembly 100 and the second lamination assembly 200 along the lamination direction S, the movement of the supporting structure 520 on the support surface 511 can conveniently load the curved surface element 20 to the first lamination assembly 100. It can be understood that the supporting structure 520 can also be moved to a position out of alignment with the first lamination assembly 100 to facilitate the loading of the curved surface element 20 to the supporting structure 520.

[0073] Please refer to Figure 13In one embodiment, the feeding assembly 500 further comprises a feeding driving structure 530, the feeding driving structure 530 comprising a second slide rail 531 and a feeding driving component 532, the second slide rail 531 being arranged on the support surface 511, and the feeding driving structure 530 being arranged on the bracket 2120. The supporting structure 520 is in sliding fit with the second slide rail 531, and the feeding driving structure 530 is connected with the supporting structure 520 to drive the supporting structure 520 to slide along the second slide rail 531.

[0074] As one example, the feeding driving component 532 can be configured to drive the support 230 to move along the first slide rail 410 through a transmission structure of a motor, a screw rod and a nut. Of course, the feeding driving component 532 can also be configured to provide driving in other ways.

[0075] Please continue to refer to Figure 13 In one embodiment, the laminating device 10 further comprises a detector 600, the detector 600 being arranged on the supporting structure 520, so that the detector 600 can move with the supporting structure 520 to the position between the first laminating assembly 100 and the second laminating assembly 200. The detector 600 is used to take a picture of the curved element 20 picked up by the first laminating assembly 100, and the detector 600 is also used to take a picture of the flexible element 30 picked up by the second laminating assembly 200, so as to obtain the position information of the curved element 20 picked up by the first laminating assembly 100 and the flexible element 30 picked up by the second laminating assembly 200, and to determine whether they are accurately aligned.

[0076] Further, the number of the detector 600 can be at least two, one of which takes a picture of the curved element 20 picked up by the first laminating assembly 100, and the other of which takes a picture of the flexible element 30 picked up by the second laminating assembly 200. Alternatively, the detector 600 can be configured as a double-view camera to simultaneously take a picture of the curved element 20 picked up by the first laminating assembly 100 located above it and a picture of the flexible element 30 picked up by the second laminating assembly 200 located below it.

[0077] Please refer to Figure 1 In one embodiment, the first laminating assembly 100, the second laminating assembly 200, the transverse movement structure 400 and the feeding assembly 500 are collectively referred to as a laminating module, and the laminating assembly can comprise a plurality of laminating modules to improve the laminating efficiency.

[0078] For the purpose of facilitating understanding of the laminating device 10 provided in the present application, the steps of laminating the curved element 20 and the flexible element 30 by using the laminating device 10 are briefly described as follows:

[0079] The curved surface element 20 is filled into the supporting structure 520, the supporting structure 520 is moved to a position in alignment with the first laminating assembly 100, at this time the adsorption part is adsorbed and fixed to the curved surface element 20 in cooperation with the supporting seat 1210, and the clamping part 1220 clamps the curved surface part.

[0080] The flexible element 30 is fed to the second laminating assembly 200. Wherein, after the claw part 2112 clamps the flexible element 30, the two claw parts 2112 move away from each other to tension the flexible element 30, so that the flexible element 30 is in a balanced state of tension.

[0081] The supporting structure 520 is moved between the first laminating assembly 100 and the second laminating assembly 200, so that the detector 600 takes a photo of the curved surface element 20 picked up by the first laminating assembly 100 and the flexible element 30 picked up by the second laminating assembly 200, and corrects the relative positions of the two.

[0082] The first cover body 110 and the second cover body 2310 are buckled to form a closed laminating cavity, and the negative pressure generator evacuates the laminating cavity. When the vacuum value in the laminating cavity reaches the expected requirement, the expansion generator provides the filling medium to the push capsule 220. The push capsule 220 expands and bulges, so that the flexible element 30 gradually spreads from the partial area contacting the curved surface element 20 to the whole laminating curved surface element 20, while laminating and discharging the gas between the flexible element 30 and the curved surface element 20.

[0083] It should be noted that each embodiment of the present application and the drawings attached to the specification are taken as an example for laminating the curved surface element 20 with a lower convex curved surface. It should be understood that the laminating device 10 described in each embodiment of the present application is also compatible with laminating the flexible element 30 with the curved surface element 20 having a lower concave curved surface, and the lower concave curved surface in the curved surface element 20 is used for laminating with the flexible element 30 (i.e. Figure 4 The top surface of the curved surface element 20 is used for laminating). At this time, the shape of the contact surface 1211 of the supporting seat 1210 can be adjusted accordingly to adapt to picking up the curved surface element 20.

[0084] Each technical feature of the above-described embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description simple, not all possible combinations of each technical feature in the above-described embodiments are described, however, as long as the combination of these technical features does not exist contradictory, it should be considered as the scope of the present application.

[0085] The above embodiments only express several implementation ways of the present application, and the description is relatively specific and detailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation to the patent scope of the application. It should be pointed out that for ordinary skilled persons in the art, several modifications and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which all belong to the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the patent of the present application should be subject to the appended claims.

Claims

1. A bonding device, characterized in that, The bonding device includes: The first bonding component is used to pick up curved surface elements; The second bonding assembly includes a second pickup structure and a pusher. The second pickup structure is used to pick up a flexible element, and the pusher is a flexible component. At least one of the second bonding assembly and the first bonding assembly has a portion of its structure movable toward the other, so that the flexible element is bonded to the curved surface element. The second pickup structure includes a gripper component, and the number of gripper components is at least two, respectively used to grip opposite ends of the flexible element. At least one of the gripper components includes a connecting seat, a claw portion, and an elastic connector. The claw portion is movably disposed on the connecting seat, and the elastic connector is connected between the connecting seat and the claw portion. When the pusher abuts against the flexible element, the claw portion moves toward the gripper component located at the other end of the flexible element, and the elastic connector is elastically deformed. The push-up pouch includes a bulge portion, the bulge portion having a greater bulge amplitude along the bonding direction than other areas, and first abutting against the side of the flexible element picked up by the second pickup structure that is away from the first bonding assembly, so that the corresponding part of the flexible element first bonds with the curved element; in the direction away from the bulge portion, the bulge amplitude of each area of ​​the push-up pouch gradually decreases along the bonding direction; The bonding device further includes an expansion generator, which is connected to the push-up bag to inflate the push-up bag. When the push-up bag is in an inflated state, the expansion amplitude of the bulge is greater than that of other areas, and in the direction away from the bulge, the expansion amplitude of each area of ​​the push-up bag gradually decreases along the bonding direction. When the push-up bag is in an uninflated state, the bulge is concave relative to other areas in the bonding direction.

2. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first bonding assembly includes a first pickup structure for picking up the curved element, the first pickup structure including a support base including a contact surface configured as a curved surface for bonding the curved element; Along the bonding direction, the bulge is aligned with the area of ​​the contact surface closest to the second bonding component.

3. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, In a plane perpendicular to the bonding direction, the bulge is located in the relatively central region of the push-up pouch.

4. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The second bonding assembly further includes a support, and the second pickup structure further includes a bracket, a tensioning drive structure, and a second longitudinal drive structure. The bracket is movably disposed on the support along the bonding direction, and the gripper component is movably disposed on the bracket along a direction perpendicular to the bonding direction. The tensioning drive structure is connected to the gripper component to drive at least two gripper components arranged opposite to each other to move towards and away from each other. The push bag is disposed on the support, and the push bag is located on the side of the gripper component away from the first bonding component along the bonding direction. The second longitudinal drive structure is disposed on the support and connected to the bracket to drive the bracket to move relative to the support along the bonding direction.

5. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The expansion generator is used to supply gas or liquid to the bladder to inflate it. The bonding device also includes a pressure valve connected between the expansion generator and the bladder, which is used to control the pressure inside the bladder within a set range.

6. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bonding device further includes a negative pressure generator. The first bonding component includes a first cover and a first pickup structure disposed within the first cover. The second bonding component further includes a second cover, and the second pickup structure is disposed within the second cover. At least one of the first cover and the second cover can be fastened to the other along the bonding direction to form a closed bonding cavity. The negative pressure generator communicates with the inner cavity of the first cover and / or the second cover to generate negative pressure in the bonding cavity after the first cover and the second cover are fastened together. The first pickup structure includes a support base, an adsorption component, and a clamping component. The adsorption component communicates with a channel in the support base and is used to adsorb the curved element onto the support base. The clamping component is used to clamp the curved element adsorbed onto the support base.

7. The bonding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a feeding assembly, which includes a stand and a support structure. The support structure is used to support the curved element. The stand includes a support surface located between the first bonding assembly and the second bonding assembly in the bonding direction. The support structure is movably disposed on the support surface to move to a position aligned with the first bonding assembly, so that the first bonding assembly can remove the curved element it supports.

8. The bonding device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The bonding device further includes a detector disposed on the support structure. The detector is used to capture images of the curved surface element picked up by the first bonding component and to capture images of the flexible element picked up by the second bonding component.

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