Storage device, storage system and placing and taking-out method of display panel

Abstract

The invention discloses a display panel storage device and system and a placing and taking-out method.The storage device comprises an operation table and lifting assemblies, the operation table is provided with an operation face used for placing a storage frame, and the lifting assemblies are arranged on the two opposite sides of the operation face in the first direction; the lifting assembly comprises a vertical rod, a lifting piece, a first driving piece and a second driving piece, at least part of the vertical rod protrudes out of the operation face in the second direction, the first driving piece is connected between the lifting piece and the vertical rod, and the first driving piece can drive the lifting piece to move relative to the vertical rod in the first direction till part of the lifting piece directly faces the operation face or is staggered from the operation face; the second driving part is at least connected to the vertical rod, the second driving part can drive the lifting part to move in the second direction relative to the operation surface, and the storage device can reduce the possibility that the display panel collides with other bearing supports in the process of taking and placing the display panel in the storage rack while enabling the storage rack to efficiently store the display panel.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of storage of display panels, and in particular, to a storage device for display panels, a storage system, and a method for placing and taking out display panels. Background Art

[0002] During the manufacturing process and after the completion of manufacturing of display panels, storage racks are required to store non-finished or finished display panels for storage or transportation. As Figure 1 shown, specifically, the storage rack 200' generally includes a plurality of carrying brackets 5' arranged at intervals in the vertical direction, and the display panel is placed on the carrying brackets 5'.

[0003] However, in order to enable the storage rack 200' to store display panels more efficiently, the carrying brackets 5' included in the storage rack 200' are usually arranged in a relatively compact manner, that is, the distance between two adjacent carrying brackets 5' is usually small. Therefore, during the process of placing and taking out the display panel on and from the carrying brackets 5', it is easy for the display panel to collide with other carrying brackets 5', resulting in damage to the display panel. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The first object of the present invention is to provide a storage device for display panels, which can reduce the possibility of the display panel colliding with other carrying brackets during the process of placing and taking out the display panel on and from the storage rack while enabling the storage rack to store display panels efficiently.

[0005] The second object of the present invention is to provide a storage system for display panels, which can store display panels efficiently and the display panel is not easily damaged during the process of placing and taking out the display panel on and from the storage rack.

[0006] The third object of the present invention is to provide a method for placing a display panel, which can realize placing the display panel on the storage rack and the display panel is not easily damaged by colliding with other carrying brackets during this process.

[0007] The fourth object of the present invention is to provide a method for taking out a display panel, which can realize taking out the display panel from the storage rack and the display panel is not easily damaged by colliding with other carrying brackets during this process.

[0008] To achieve the above object, the present invention adopts the following technical solutions:

[0009] There is provided a storage device for display panels, including:

[0010] An operation table, the operation table having an operation surface for placing a storage rack; and,

[0011] A lifting assembly, wherein the lifting assembly is provided on two opposite sides of the operating surface along the first direction, the lifting assembly includes a vertical rod, a lifting member, a first driving member and a second driving member, the vertical rod at least partially protruding from the operating surface along the second direction, the first driving member is connected between the lifting member and the vertical rod, the first driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the vertical rod along the first direction until it is partially facing the operating surface or staggered with the operating surface, the second driving member is at least connected to the vertical rod, the second driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the vertical rod along the second direction, or the second driving member can drive the vertical rod and the lifting member to move as a whole along the second direction;

[0012] The first direction is parallel to the operating surface, and the second direction is perpendicular to the operating surface.

[0013] As a preferred solution of the storage device for the display panel, the lifting assembly further includes a gear, and a rack portion is further provided on one side of the lifting member along the second direction, the rack portion is meshedly connected to the gear, and the first driving member is connected between the gear and the vertical rod, and the first driving member is capable of driving the gear to rotate, thereby driving the rack portion to move along the first direction;

[0014] One of the lifting member and the vertical rod is provided with a first sliding block, and the other is provided with a first sliding groove. The first sliding block is slidably connected to the first sliding groove along the first direction.

[0015] As a preferred solution for the storage device of the display panel, the lifting assembly includes multiple lifting members and multiple first driving members, the multiple lifting members are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and each first driving member is connected to each lifting member one by one.

[0016] As a preferred solution for the storage device of the display panel, the storage device also includes a pad and a setting seat, the setting seat is provided with a limiting through hole, the vertical rod can be slidably fitted in the limiting through hole along the second direction, the pad and the lifting member are respectively located on two opposite sides of the limiting through hole along the second direction, the pad has an inclined surface, the inclined surface faces the lifting member, and along the direction perpendicular to the second direction, the inclined surface gradually moves away from the lifting member from one side to the other side, the inclined surface can abut against the end of the vertical rod, the second driving member is connected between the setting seat and the pad, the second driving member can drive the pad to move relative to the setting seat, so that the inclined surface drives the vertical rod to move along the second direction.

[0017] As a preferred solution of the storage device for the display panel, the storage device further includes an elastic member, the elastic member is connected between the vertical rod and the setting seat, and the elastic member can apply an elastic force to the vertical rod, so that the vertical rod always has a tendency to move towards the cushion block along the second direction; and / or,

[0018] One of the setting seat and the cushion block is provided with a second slider, and the other is provided with a second sliding groove, and the second slider is slidably connected to the second sliding groove along the moving direction of the second driving member driving the cushion block; and / or,

[0019] The setting seat and the lifting member are respectively located on two opposite sides of the operation surface along the second direction.

[0020] As a preferred solution of the storage device for the display panel, the storage device further includes a transmission seat, the second driving member is connected between the transmission seat and the vertical rod, and the second driving member can drive the transmission seat to move relative to the vertical rod along the second direction;

[0021] One of the transmission seat and the vertical rod is provided with a third slider, and the other is provided with a third sliding groove, and the third slider is slidably connected to the third sliding groove along the second direction;

[0022] The first driving member is connected between the lifting member and the transmission seat, and the first driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the transmission seat along the first direction.

[0023] A storage system for a display panel, a storage rack and the storage device for the display panel as described in the foregoing technical solution are provided. The storage rack includes a rack body, multiple groups of limiting members and multiple bearing brackets. The rack body has an accommodation cavity. When the storage rack is placed on the operation surface of the storage device, one group of the limiting members at least includes the limiting members oppositely arranged at intervals along the first direction on the rack body, multiple groups of the limiting members are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the bearing brackets are at least partially arranged in the accommodation cavity, and two opposite sides of the bearing brackets along the first direction are respectively placed on the limiting members of the same group.

[0024] As a preferred solution of the storage system for the display panel, along the second direction, the bearing bracket is limited between two groups of the limiting members.

[0025] A placement method for a display panel is provided, using the storage system for the display panel as described in the foregoing technical solution. The placement method includes the steps:

[0026] S10. Place the storage rack on the operation surface;

[0027] S11, determining that the load-bearing bracket closest to the operating surface is a current bracket, and the load-bearing bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on a side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is an avoidance bracket;

[0028] S12, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the first driving member is partially located between the current bracket and the avoidance bracket;

[0029] S13, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction away from the operating surface, so as to lift the avoidance bracket to a position spaced apart from the limiting member on which the avoidance bracket is placed;

[0030] S14, placing the display panel on the current bracket;

[0031] S15, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction to approach the operating surface, so as to place the avoidance bracket on the limiting member;

[0032] S16, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the lifting member is offset from the operating surface;

[0033] S17, re-determining the current avoidance bracket as the new current bracket, and re-determining a support bracket adjacent to the new current bracket and located on a side of the new current bracket away from the operating surface as the new avoidance bracket;

[0034] S18. Repeat steps S12 to S17 until the new current bracket is the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and the display panel is placed on the new current bracket, or until the new current bracket is not the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and all the display panels to be placed are placed.

[0035] A method for removing a display panel is provided, using the display panel storage system described in the above technical solution, the method comprising the steps of:

[0036] S20, placing a storage rack on the operating surface, wherein a display panel is placed on a supporting bracket of the storage rack;

[0037] S21. When the display panel is placed on the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, remove the display panel from the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and determine that among the supporting brackets currently supporting the display panel, the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface is the current bracket, and the supporting bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on the side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is the avoidance bracket;

[0038] When the display panel is not placed on the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface among the supporting brackets carrying the display panel is determined to be the current bracket, and the supporting bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on the side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is determined to be the avoiding bracket;

[0039] S22, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the first driving member is partially located between the current bracket and the avoidance bracket;

[0040] S23, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction away from the operating surface, so as to lift the avoidance bracket to a position spaced apart from the limiting member on which the avoidance bracket is placed;

[0041] S24, removing the display panel from the current bracket;

[0042] S25, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction to approach the operating surface, so as to place the avoidance bracket on the limiting member;

[0043] S26, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the lifting member is offset from the operating surface;

[0044] S27, re-determining the current bracket as the new avoidance bracket, and re-determining the supporting bracket adjacent to the new avoidance bracket and located on the side of the new avoidance bracket facing the operating surface as the new current bracket;

[0045] S28. Repeat steps S22 to S27 until the new avoidance bracket is the supporting bracket closest to the operating surface, or the new avoidance bracket is not the supporting bracket closest to the operating surface, and all the display panels carried on the storage rack have been removed.

[0046] The present invention has the following advantages compared to the prior art:

[0047] The display panel storage device of the present invention is configured such that lifting assemblies are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of an operating surface along a first direction, and the lifting assemblies include a vertical rod, a lifting member, a first driving member, and a second driving member. When the storage rack needs to be placed on the operating surface, the lifting member is driven by the first driving member to be staggered with the operating surface to avoid interference between the lifting member and the storage rack.

[0048] When the display panel needs to be taken and placed on the storage rack, the first driving member can be used to drive the lifting member to move to a part facing the operating surface and between the supporting bracket of the storage rack where the display panel needs to be taken and placed and another supporting bracket adjacent to the supporting bracket above the supporting bracket (that is, another supporting bracket adjacent to the supporting bracket and located on the side of the supporting bracket away from the operating surface). Then, the second driving member can be used to lift the lifting member along the second direction to away from the operating surface, so as to drive the other supporting bracket away from the supporting bracket, so that the distance between the other supporting bracket and the supporting bracket is increased, thereby significantly reducing the possibility of the display panel colliding with other supporting brackets during the process of taking the display panel on and placing it on the storage rack.

[0049] In addition, after the display panel is taken in and out, the first and second driving members can be operated to reset the lifting member, so that the spacing between the various supporting brackets included in the storage rack returns to normal, and the lifting member and the storage rack will not interfere with each other. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0050] Figure 1 This is a structural diagram of a storage rack provided by the prior art.

[0051] Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the structure of the display panel storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention (when all lifting members are staggered from the operating surface).

[0052] Figure 3 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel storage system according to an embodiment of the present invention (when the lifting member does not lift the supporting bracket).

[0053] Figure 4 Schematic diagram of the structure of the display panel storage system (when the lifting member lifts the supporting bracket) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0054] Figure 5 for Figure 3 Enlarged schematic diagram of point M in the middle.

[0055] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Schematic cross-sectional view along the AA direction.

[0056] Figure 7 for Figure 3 Enlarged schematic cross-sectional view at point N.

[0057] Figure 8 It is a schematic diagram of the partial structure of the lifting assembly (including the transmission seat) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0058] Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the structure of a storage rack according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0059] Figure 1 middle:

[0060] 200', storage rack;

[0061] 5', load-bearing bracket.

[0062] Figures 2 to 9 middle:

[0063] 100. Storage device;

[0064] 1. Operation table; 11. Operation surface;

[0065] 2. Lifting assembly; 20. Vertical rod; 201. Roller; 21. Lifting member; 210. Rack; 22. First driving member; 23. Second driving member; 24. Gear; 250. First slider; 2501. Position-limiting projection; 251. First chute; 2511. Position-limiting chute; 252. Second slider; 253. Second chute; 254. Third chute; 26. Pad; 260. Inclined surface; 27. Setting seat; 270. Position-limiting through hole; 28. Elastic member; 29. Transmission seat;

[0066] 200, storage rack;

[0067] 3. Frame;

[0068] 4. Limiting parts;

[0069] 5. Load-bearing bracket; 51. Current bracket; 52. Avoidance bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0070] The advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various forms. This embodiment is provided only to complete the disclosure of the present invention and enable those skilled in the art to fully understand the scope of the present invention. The present invention is limited only by the scope of the claims. The same reference numerals represent the same components throughout the specification.

[0071] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0072] like Figures 2 to 5As shown, this embodiment provides a storage device 100 for a display panel (not shown in the figure), including an operating table 1 and a lifting assembly 2. The operating table 1 has an operating surface 11 for placing a storage rack 200. The operating surface 11 is provided with lifting assemblies 2 on two opposite sides along a first direction S1. The lifting assembly 2 includes a vertical rod 20, a lifting member 21, a first driving member 22 and a second driving member 23. The vertical rod 20 at least partially protrudes from the operating surface 11 along the second direction S2. The first driving member 22 is connected to the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20. In between, the first driving member 22 can drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the vertical rod 20 along the first direction S1 to partially face the operating surface 11 or staggered with the operating surface 11, and the second driving member 23 is at least connected to the vertical rod 20. The second driving member 23 can drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2, or the second driving member 23 can drive the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 to move as a whole along the second direction S2, wherein the first direction S1 is parallel to the operating surface 11, and the second direction S2 is perpendicular to the operating surface 11.

[0073] The display panel storage device 100 of the present invention is configured such that a lifting assembly 2 is respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the operating surface 11 along the first direction S1, and the lifting assembly 2 includes a vertical rod 20, a lifting member 21, a first driving member 22 and a second driving member 23. When the storage rack 200 needs to be placed on the operating surface 11, the lifting member 21 is driven by the first driving member 22 to be staggered with the operating surface 11, thereby avoiding interference between the lifting member 21 and the storage rack 200.

[0074] When the display panel needs to be taken and placed on the storage rack 200, the first driving member 22 can be used to drive the lifting member 21 to move to a portion facing the operating surface 11, and between the supporting bracket 5 of the storage rack 200 where the display panel needs to be taken and placed and another supporting bracket 5 adjacent to the supporting bracket 5 above the supporting bracket 5 (that is, another supporting bracket 5 adjacent to the supporting bracket 5 and located on the side of the supporting bracket 5 away from the operating surface 11). Then, the second driving member 23 can be used to lift the lifting member 21 along the second direction S2 to away from the operating surface 11, so as to drive the other supporting bracket 5 away from the supporting bracket 5, so that the distance between the other supporting bracket 5 and the supporting bracket 5 is increased, thereby significantly reducing the possibility of the display panel colliding with other supporting brackets 5 during the process of taking the display panel on and placing it on the storage rack 200.

[0075] In addition, after the display panel is taken and placed, the first driving member 22 and the second driving member 23 can be operated to reset the lifting member 21, so that the spacing between the various supporting brackets 5 included in the storage rack 200 returns to normal, and the lifting member 21 and the storage rack 200 will not interfere with each other.

[0076] The storage rack 200 can be placed on the operating surface 11 along a direction perpendicular to the first direction S1 and the second direction S2 .

[0077] It should be noted that the above-mentioned “part of the lifting member 21 faces the operating surface 11 ” specifically refers to the situation where the projection of the lifting member 21 along the second direction S2 is located inside the operating surface 11 . Figure 3 exemplarily shows that a lifting member 21 closest to the operating surface 11 is partially facing the operating surface 11; the "lifting member 21 is staggered from the operating surface 11" in the foregoing text specifically refers to the situation that the projection of the lifting member 21 along the second direction S2 is staggered from the operating surface 11. Figure 2 As shown in FIG, all the lifting members 21 are staggered with the operating surface 11. Figure 3 exemplarily shows that except for the lifting member 21 closest to the operating surface 11 , the remaining lifting members 21 are staggered from the operating surface 11 .

[0078] It can be understood that when the storage device 100 is in use, the second direction S2 includes a sub-direction parallel to the direction of gravity and a sub-direction opposite to the direction of gravity.

[0079] Please combine Figure 6 As shown, optionally, the lifting assembly 2 also includes a gear 24, and the lifting member 21 is further provided with a rack portion 210 on one side along the second direction S2. The rack portion 210 is meshedly connected to the gear 24, and the first driving member 22 is connected between the gear 24 and the vertical rod 20. The first driving member 22 can drive the gear 24 to rotate to drive the rack portion 210 to move along the first direction S1, so that the first driving member 22 can stably drive the lifting member 21 to move along the first direction S1. Compared with the technical solution in which the first driving member 22 is used to output linear motion along the first direction S1, by using the first driving member 22 to output rotational motion, the activity space required for the first driving member 22 when in use can be reduced. At this time, the first driving member 22 may include but is not limited to a rotating motor and a swinging motor.

[0080] In other embodiments, the first driving member 22 can also be used to output linear motion along the first direction S1 to directly drive the lifting member 21 to move along the first direction S1. At this time, the first driving member 22 may include but is not limited to a linear motor and a cylinder.

[0081] Optionally, one of the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20 is provided with a first slider 250, and the other is provided with a first slide groove 251. The first slider 250 can be slidably connected to the first slide groove 251 along the first direction S1, so that the first slider 250 can cooperate with the first slide groove 251 to limit the relative movement trajectory of the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20 along the first direction S1, so that the lifting function of the lifting assembly 2 is more stable. Figure 6As shown Figure 6 The upper half in Figure 6 exemplarily shows a structure of the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20 when the lifting member 21 is provided with the first slider 250 and the vertical rod 20 is provided with the first sliding groove 251. Figure 6 The lower half in Figure 6 exemplarily shows a structure of the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20 when the lifting member 21 is provided with the first sliding groove 251 and the vertical rod 20 is provided with the first slider 250.

[0082] Optionally, at least one side of the first slider 250 along the second direction S2 is further provided with a limiting sliding convex 2501. The first sliding groove 251 is provided with a limiting sliding groove 2511 corresponding to the limiting sliding convex 2501. The limiting sliding convex 2501 is slidably and cooperatively connected to the limiting sliding groove 2511 along the first direction S1, and the two opposite sides of the limiting sliding convex 2501 along the direction perpendicular to the first direction S1 and the second direction S2 are limited within the limiting sliding groove 2511, so as to improve the stability of the relative position of the lifting member 21 and the vertical rod 20 along the direction perpendicular to the first direction S1 and the second direction S2, and further improve the stability of the lifting function of the lifting assembly 2.

[0083] In an alternative embodiment, the second driving member 23 can be used to drive the lifting member 21 to move up and down relative to the operation surface 11 along the second direction S2, so that the lifting member 21 moves to the outside of the load-bearing bracket 5 to be lifted along the first direction S1. Then, the first driving member 22 drives the lifting member 21 to move along the first direction S1 to a position where a part of the lifting member is located on the side of the load-bearing bracket 5 close to the operation surface 11.

[0084] In another alternative embodiment, the lifting assembly 2 includes a plurality of lifting members 21 and a plurality of first driving members 22. The plurality of lifting members 21 are arranged at intervals along the second direction S2, and each first driving member 22 is correspondingly connected to each lifting member 21. Thus, when it is necessary to use the lifting member 21 to lift the load-bearing bracket 5 correspondingly, it is possible to select to drive a lifting member 21 adjacent to the load-bearing bracket 5 to move to a position where a part of the lifting member is directly opposite to the operation surface 11, and then drive the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole to move along the second direction S2 through the second driving member 23, so that the load-bearing bracket 5 is lifted by the lifting member 21. With such a setting, the moving stroke of the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole driven by the second driving member 23 along the second direction S2 can be made smaller, so that the control difficulty of driving the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole to lift by the second driving member 23 is lower, and it is easier to achieve better stability.

[0085] In addition, such a setting can also be used to simultaneously lift a plurality of load-bearing brackets 5 through a plurality of lifting members 21.

[0086] As described in the foregoing technical solution, the second driving member 23 can drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2, or the second driving member 23 can drive the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole to move along the second direction S2. Based on this, please also refer to Figure 3 and Figure 7 , in an alternative embodiment, the storage device 100 further includes a cushion block 26 and a setting seat 27. The setting seat 27 is provided with a limiting through hole 270. The vertical rod 20 is slidably fitted and passed through the limiting through hole 270 along the second direction S2. The cushion block 26 and the lifting member 21 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the limiting through hole 270 along the second direction S2. The cushion block 26 has an inclined surface 260, and the inclined surface 260 faces the lifting member 21. And along the direction perpendicular to the second direction S2, the inclined surface 260 gradually moves away from the lifting member 21 from one side to the other side. The inclined surface 260 can abut against the end of the vertical rod 20. The second driving member 23 is connected between the setting seat 27 and the cushion block 26. The second driving member 23 can drive the cushion block 26 to move relative to the setting seat 27, so that the inclined surface 260 drives the vertical rod 20 to move along the second direction S2, so that the relative movement direction of the vertical rod 20 and the setting seat 27 can be limited by the limiting through hole 270, so that the vertical rod 20 can only move relative to the setting seat 27 along the second direction S2. Since the end of the vertical rod 20 remains in contact with the inclined surface 260 under the action of gravity, when the second driving member 23 drives the cushion block 26 to move relative to the setting seat 27, the inclined surface 260 can abut against the end of the vertical rod 20 at different positions along the height in the second direction S2, so as to realize that the inclined surface 260 drives the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole to move along the second direction S2.

[0087] The advantage of such a setting is that when the stroke of the second driving member 23 pushing the cushion block 26 to move is large, so that the vertical rod 20 may move away from the inclined surface 260 and move to contact other surfaces of the cushion block 26 or separate from the cushion block 26, the moving stroke of the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2 can be fixed as the height difference along the second direction S2 on both sides of the inclined surface 260. Therefore, in this solution, a second driving member 23 with poor precision can be used to realize high-precision control of the moving stroke of the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2.

[0088] In other embodiments, the second driving member 23 can also directly output a linear motion along the second direction S2 to directly drive the vertical rod 20 and the lifting member 21 as a whole to move along the second direction S2. At this time, the second driving member 23 may include, but is not limited to, a linear motor and a cylinder.

[0089] It can be understood that the inclined surface 260 can gradually move away from the lifting member 21 from one side to the other side along any direction perpendicular to the second direction S2. Figure 7Exemplarily shown is that, along the first direction S1, the inclined surface 260 gradually moves away from the lifting member 21 from one side to the other side, and the second driving member 23 is also used to drive the cushion block 26 to move along the first direction S1.

[0090] Optionally, the storage device 100 further includes an elastic member 28. The elastic member 28 is connected between the vertical rod 20 and the setting seat 27. The elastic member 28 can apply an elastic force to the vertical rod 20, so that the vertical rod 20 always has a tendency to move towards the cushion block 26 along the second direction S2. Thus, the elastic member 28 can further improve the abutting stability between the end of the vertical rod 20 and the cushion block 26, and make the driving stability of the second driving member 23 driving the cushion block 26 to move relative to the setting seat 27 to drive the vertical rod 20 to lift and lower along the second direction S2 better.

[0091] Optionally, one of the setting seat 27 and the cushion block 26 is provided with a second slider 252, and the other is provided with a second sliding groove 253. The second slider 252 is slidably engaged with the second sliding groove 253 along the moving direction of the second driving member 23 driving the cushion block 26. Thus, the relative movement track of the cushion block 26 and the setting seat 27 can be limited by the cooperation of the second slider 252 and the second sliding groove 253, and the driving effect stability of the second driving member 23 driving the cushion block 26 to move relative to the setting seat 27 to drive the vertical rod 20 to lift and lower along the second direction S2 is better.

[0092] Optionally, the setting seat 27 and the lifting member 21 are respectively located on two opposite sides of the operation surface 11 along the second direction S2. Thus, when the storage device 100 is in use, the setting seat 27 can be arranged below the operation surface 11 along the gravity direction, so as to avoid the setting seat 27 and the cushion block 26, the second driving member 23, etc. arranged on the setting seat 27 from affecting the storage rack 200 above the operation surface 11.

[0093] Optionally, the setting seat 27 can be partially located directly below the operation surface 11 along the second direction S2, so as to make the setting position of the setting seat 27 and the operation table 1 more compact, thereby reducing the setting space occupied by the storage device 100.

[0094] Optionally, a roller 201 can also be provided at the end of the vertical rod 20. The roller 201 can abut against the inclined surface 260. Thus, when the second driving member 23 drives the cushion block 26 to move relative to the setting seat 27, the sliding friction between the end of the vertical rod 20 and the cushion block 26 can be converted into a smaller rolling friction by the roller 201, so as to reduce the material loss caused by the large friction during the use of the lifting assembly 2.

[0095] Please refer to Figure 8 , in another optional implementation manner, the storage device 100 (please refer to Figure 3)It may further include a transmission seat 29. The second driving member 23 is connected between the transmission seat 29 and the vertical rod 20. The second driving member 23 may include, but is not limited to, a lead screw motor and a linear motor. The second driving member 23 can drive the transmission seat 29 to move relative to the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2. One of the transmission seat 29 and the vertical rod 20 is provided with a third slider (not labeled in the figure), and the other is provided with a third chute 254. The third slider is slidably and cooperatively connected to the third chute 254 along the second direction S2. The first driving member 22 is connected between the lifting member 21 and the transmission seat 29. The first driving member 22 can drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the transmission seat 29 along the first direction S1, so that the second driving member 23 can be used to drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the vertical rod 20 along the second direction S2. Among them, Figure 8 exemplarily shown in the figure is that a part of the transmission seat 29 is formed as the third slider, the vertical rod 20 is provided with the third chute 254, and the transmission seat 29 is slidably and cooperatively connected to the third chute 254 along the second direction S2.

[0096] Among them, when the second driving member 23 includes a lead screw motor, the transmission seat 29 is rotatably and threadedly connected to the lead screw motor.

[0097] Optionally, multiple lifting assemblies 2 may be provided on at least one side of the operation surface 11 along the first direction S1. The multiple lifting assemblies 2 on the same side are arranged at intervals in a direction perpendicular to the first direction S1 and the second direction S2, so that the bearing bracket 5 of the storage rack 200 can be lifted jointly by more lifting assemblies 2, so as to improve the stability and balance of the lifting effect of the storage device 100 on the bearing bracket 5.

[0098] Preferably, the multiple lifting assemblies 2 provided on one side of the operation surface 11 along the first direction S1 can be arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the multiple lifting assemblies 2 provided on the other side of the operation surface 11 along the first direction S1, so that the lifting effect of the storage device 100 on the bearing bracket 5 is more stable and balanced.

[0099] It can be understood that when only one lifting assembly 2 is provided on both sides of the operation surface 11 along the first direction S1, since the lifting member 21 also has a certain size in the direction perpendicular to the first direction S1 and the second direction S2, that is, the effective contact area between the lifting member 21 and the bearing bracket 5 is a plane with a certain size in the direction perpendicular to the first direction Sx1 and the second direction S2, therefore, only by the cooperation of the two lifting members 21, the function of lifting the bearing bracket 5 can also be realized.

[0100] Such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 shown, this embodiment also provides a storage system for a display panel. Please refer to Figure 9As shown, the storage system includes: a storage rack 200 and a storage device 100 for the display panel as described in the aforementioned technical solution, the storage rack 200 includes a frame 3, multiple groups of limiting members 4 and multiple supporting brackets 5, the frame 3 has a accommodating cavity, when the storage rack 200 is placed on the operating surface 11 of the storage device 100, a group of limiting members 4 at least includes limiting members 4 arranged relative to the frame 3 along the first direction S1, and multiple groups of limiting members 4 are arranged at intervals along the second direction S2, the supporting brackets 5 are at least partially arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the supporting brackets 5 are placed on the same group of limiting members 4 on two opposite sides along the first direction S1.

[0101] By placing the supporting bracket 5 of the storage rack 200 on the limiting member 4, the supporting bracket 5 can be lifted by the lifting component 2 to be separated from the originally placed limiting member 4, thereby temporarily increasing the distance between two adjacent supporting brackets 5, so that the storage rack 200 can efficiently store the display panel while preventing the display panel from being damaged during the process of taking it in and placing it in the storage rack 200.

[0102] Optionally, along the second direction S2 , the supporting bracket 5 is limited between two adjacent groups of limiting members 4 , thereby preventing the supporting bracket 5 from being excessively lifted by the lifting member 21 and affecting other supporting brackets 5 .

[0103] Optionally, the supporting bracket 5 is arranged between two adjacent groups of limiting members 4. In other words, only the group of limiting members 4 farthest from the operating surface 11 is not placed with the supporting bracket 5, so that the supporting bracket 5 farthest from the operating surface 11 can be limited by the group of limiting members 4 farthest from the operating surface 11, so as to prevent the supporting bracket 5 from being over-lifted under the action of the lifting member 21 and colliding with the end of the frame 3 farthest from the operating surface 11.

[0104] When the lifting assembly 2 includes multiple lifting members 21 as described in the above technical solution, optionally, all other supporting brackets 5 except the one supporting bracket 5 closest to the operating surface 11 can be made to correspond one-to-one with the multiple lifting members 21 included in the lifting assembly 2, so that all other supporting brackets 5 except the one supporting bracket 5 closest to the operating surface 11 can be lifted separately by each lifting member 21.

[0105] It can be understood that since the multiple supporting brackets 5 included in the storage rack 200 are usually arranged at equal intervals, when the lifting assembly 2 includes multiple lifting members 21, the multiple lifting members 21 can also be arranged at equal intervals so that the multiple lifting members 21 correspond one by one to the multiple supporting brackets 5 included in the storage rack 200.

[0106] This embodiment also provides a method for placing a display panel, using the display panel storage system described in the above technical solution, please combine Figure 3 andFigure 4 As shown, the placement method includes the steps of:

[0107] S10 , placing the storage rack 200 on the operating surface 11 .

[0108] S11 , determining a supporting bracket 5 closest to the operating surface 11 as the current bracket 51 , and determining a supporting bracket 5 adjacent to the current bracket 51 and located on a side of the current bracket 51 away from the operating surface 11 as the avoiding bracket 52 .

[0109] S12 , the first driving member 22 drives the lifting member 21 to move relative to the operating surface 11 along the first direction S1 until a portion of the first driving member 22 is located between the current bracket 51 and the avoidance bracket 52 .

[0110] S13 , the second driving member 23 drives the lifting member 21 relative to the operating surface 11 along the second direction S2 away from the operating surface 11 , so as to lift the avoidance bracket 52 to be spaced apart from the limiting member 4 where the avoidance bracket 52 is placed.

[0111] Thereby, the distance between the current bracket 51 and the avoidance bracket 52 can be increased, thereby reducing the possibility of damage caused by collision between the display panel and the avoidance bracket 52 when the display panel is placed on the current bracket 51.

[0112] Optionally, when there are other supporting brackets 5 on the side of the avoidance bracket 52 away from the operating surface 11, and as described in the above technical solution, the lifting assembly 2 includes multiple lifting members 21, multiple lifting members 21 can also be used to simultaneously lift the other supporting brackets 5 located on the side of the avoidance bracket 52 away from the operating surface 11, so as to avoid the lifted supporting bracket 5 from colliding with other supporting brackets 5 as much as possible.

[0113] S14: Place the display panel on the current bracket 51.

[0114] S15 , the second driving member 23 drives the lifting member 21 to move closer to the operating surface 11 along the second direction S2 relative to the operating surface 11 , so as to place the avoiding bracket 52 on the limiting member 4 .

[0115] S16 , causing the first driving member 22 to drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the operating surface 11 along the first direction S1 until the lifting member 21 is offset from the operating surface 11 .

[0116] S17 , re-determine the current avoidance bracket 52 as the new current bracket 51 , and a supporting bracket 5 adjacent to the new current bracket 51 and located on the side of the new current bracket 51 away from the operating surface 11 as the new avoidance bracket 52 .

[0117] S18. Repeat steps S12 to S17 until the new current bracket 51 is a load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11, and place the display panel on the new current bracket 51, or until the new current bracket 51 is not a load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11 and all the display panels to be placed are placed.

[0118] Thus, multiple display panels can be sequentially placed on each load-bearing bracket 5, and each time the lifting member 21 is used to lift the avoidance bracket 52, there is no display panel placed on the avoidance bracket 52. Therefore, by operating in this way, the situation where the display panel is lifted by the lifting member 21 along with the load-bearing bracket 5 can be avoided, and further, the problem that the display panel is damaged due to additional collisions during the lifting process can be avoided.

[0119] This embodiment also provides a method for removing a display panel. Use the display panel storage system described in the foregoing technical solution. Please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the removal method includes the steps:

[0120] S20. Place the storage rack 200 on the operation surface 11, and a display panel is placed on the load-bearing bracket 5 of the storage rack 200.

[0121] S21. When a display panel is placed on a load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11, remove the display panel on the load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11, and determine that among the load-bearing brackets 5 carrying the display panel at this time, the load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11 is the current bracket 51, and a load-bearing bracket 5 adjacent to the current bracket 51 and located on the side of the current bracket 51 away from the operation surface 11 is the avoidance bracket 52;

[0122] When no display panel is placed on a load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11, determine that among the load-bearing brackets 5 carrying the display panel at this time, the load-bearing bracket 5 that is farthest from the operation surface 11 is the current bracket 51, and a load-bearing bracket 5 adjacent to the current bracket 51 and located on the side of the current bracket 51 away from the operation surface 11 is the avoidance bracket 52.

[0123] S22. Make the first driving member 22 drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the operation surface 11 along the first direction S1 until a part of the first driving member 22 is located between the current bracket 51 and the avoidance bracket 52.

[0124] S23. Make the second driving member 23 drive the lifting member 21 to move away from the operation surface 11 relative to the operation surface 11 along the second direction S2 to lift the avoidance bracket 52 to be spaced apart from the limiting member 4 on which the avoidance bracket 52 is placed.

[0125] Thereby, the distance between the current bracket 51 and the avoidance bracket 52 can be increased, thereby reducing the possibility of damage caused by collision between the display panel and the avoidance bracket 52 during the process of removing the display panel from the current bracket 51 .

[0126] Optionally, when there are other supporting brackets 5 on the side of the avoidance bracket 52 away from the operating surface 11, and as described in the above technical solution, the lifting assembly 2 includes multiple lifting members 21, multiple lifting members 21 can also be used to simultaneously lift the other supporting brackets 5 located on the side of the avoidance bracket 52 away from the operating surface 11, so as to avoid the lifted supporting bracket 5 from colliding with other supporting brackets 5 as much as possible.

[0127] S24: Remove the display panel from the current bracket 51.

[0128] S25 , the second driving member 23 drives the lifting member 21 to move closer to the operating surface 11 along the second direction S2 relative to the operating surface 11 , so as to place the avoiding bracket 52 on the limiting member 4 .

[0129] S26 , causing the first driving member 22 to drive the lifting member 21 to move relative to the operating surface 11 along the first direction S1 until the lifting member 21 is offset from the operating surface 11 .

[0130] S27 , re-determine the current bracket 51 as the new avoidance bracket 52 , and a supporting bracket 5 adjacent to the new avoidance bracket 52 and located on the side of the new avoidance bracket 52 facing the operating surface 11 as the new current bracket 51 .

[0131] S28. Repeat steps S22 to S27 until the new avoidance bracket 52 is the support bracket 5 closest to the operating surface 11, or the new avoidance bracket 52 is not the support bracket 5 closest to the operating surface 11, and all display panels carried on the storage rack 200 have been removed.

[0132] In this way, the display panel can be removed from each supporting bracket 5 in turn, and each time the lifting member 21 is used to lift the avoidance bracket 52, there is no display panel placed on the avoidance bracket 52. Therefore, this operation can avoid the display panel being lifted by the lifting member 21 along with the supporting bracket 5, and further avoid the problem of the display panel being damaged by additional collisions during the lifting process.

[0133] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, but can be manufactured in various forms, and those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or basic characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the above embodiments are illustrative and not restrictive in all aspects.

Claims

1. A storage device for a display panel, characterized in that, include: An operating table having an operating surface for placing a storage rack; as well as, A lifting assembly, wherein the lifting assembly is provided on two opposite sides of the operating surface along the first direction, the lifting assembly includes a vertical rod, a lifting member, a first driving member and a second driving member, the vertical rod at least partially protruding from the operating surface along the second direction, the first driving member is connected between the lifting member and the vertical rod, the first driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the vertical rod along the first direction until it is partially facing the operating surface or staggered with the operating surface, the second driving member is at least connected to the vertical rod, the second driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the vertical rod along the second direction, or the second driving member can drive the vertical rod and the lifting member to move as a whole along the second direction; The first direction is parallel to the operating surface, and the second direction is perpendicular to the operating surface.

2. The storage device for a display panel according to claim 1, wherein The lifting assembly further includes a gear, and a rack portion is further provided on one side of the lifting member along the second direction, the rack portion is meshedly connected to the gear, and the first driving member is connected between the gear and the vertical rod, and the first driving member can drive the gear to rotate, thereby driving the rack portion to move along the first direction; One of the lifting member and the vertical rod is provided with a first sliding block, and the other is provided with a first sliding groove. The first sliding block is slidably connected to the first sliding groove along the first direction.

3. The storage device for the display panel according to claim 1, characterized in that The lifting assembly includes a plurality of lifting members and a plurality of first driving members. The plurality of lifting members are arranged at intervals along the second direction, and each of the first driving members is connected to each of the lifting members in a one-to-one correspondence.

4. The storage device for a display panel according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that The storage device also includes a pad and a setting seat, the setting seat is provided with a limiting through hole, the vertical rod can be slidably fitted in the limiting through hole along the second direction, the pad and the lifting member are respectively located on two opposite sides of the limiting through hole along the second direction, the pad has an inclined surface, the inclined surface faces the lifting member, and along the direction perpendicular to the second direction, the inclined surface gradually moves away from the lifting member from one side to the other side, the inclined surface can abut against the end of the vertical rod, the second driving member is connected between the setting seat and the pad, the second driving member can drive the pad to move relative to the setting seat, so that the inclined surface drives the vertical rod to move along the second direction.

5. The storage device for a display panel according to claim 4, wherein The storage device further includes an elastic member connected between the vertical rod and the setting seat, and the elastic member can apply an elastic force to the vertical rod so that the vertical rod always has a tendency to move along the second direction toward the cushion block; and / or, One of the setting seat and the cushion block is provided with a second sliding block, and the other is provided with a second sliding groove, and the second sliding block is slidably connected to the second sliding groove along the moving direction of the cushion block driven by the second driving member; and / or, The setting seat and the lifting member are respectively located at two opposite sides of the operating surface along the second direction.

6. The storage device for a display panel according to any one of claims 1-3, characterized in that, The storage device further includes a transmission seat, the second driving member is connected between the transmission seat and the vertical rod, and the second driving member can drive the transmission seat to move relative to the vertical rod along the second direction; One of the transmission seat and the vertical rod is provided with a third sliding block, and the other is provided with a third sliding groove, and the third sliding block is slidably connected to the third sliding groove along the second direction; The first driving member is connected between the lifting member and the transmission base, and the first driving member can drive the lifting member to move relative to the transmission base along the first direction.

7. A storage system for a display panel, characterized in that, include: A storage rack and a storage device for a display panel as described in any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the storage rack includes a frame body, multiple groups of limiting members and multiple supporting brackets, the frame body has a accommodating cavity, and when the storage rack is placed on the operating surface of the storage device, a group of the limiting members at least includes the limiting members arranged on the frame body at intervals along the first direction, and multiple groups of the limiting members are arranged at intervals along the second direction, the supporting bracket is at least partially arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the two opposite sides of the supporting bracket along the first direction are respectively placed on the limiting members of the same group.

8. The storage system of the display panel according to claim 7, characterized in that Along the second direction, the supporting bracket is limited between the two groups of limiting members.

9. A method for placing a display panel, characterized in that, Using the storage system for display panels according to any one of claims 8 or 7, the placement method comprises the steps of: S10, placing the storage rack on the operating surface; S11, determining that the load-bearing bracket closest to the operating surface is a current bracket, and the load-bearing bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on a side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is an avoidance bracket; S12, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the first driving member is partially located between the current bracket and the avoidance bracket; S13, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction away from the operating surface, so as to lift the avoidance bracket to a position spaced apart from the limiting member on which the avoidance bracket is placed; S14, placing the display panel on the current bracket; S15, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction to approach the operating surface, so as to place the avoidance bracket on the limiting member; S16, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the lifting member is offset from the operating surface; S17, re-determining the current avoidance bracket as the new current bracket, and re-determining a support bracket adjacent to the new current bracket and located on a side of the new current bracket away from the operating surface as the new avoidance bracket; S18. Repeat steps S12 to S17 until the new current bracket is the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and the display panel is placed on the new current bracket, or until the new current bracket is not the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and all the display panels to be placed are placed.

10. A method for taking out a display panel, characterized in that, Using the storage system for display panels according to any one of claims 8 or 7, the taking-out method comprises the steps of: S20, placing a storage rack on the operating surface, wherein a display panel is placed on a supporting bracket of the storage rack; S21. When the display panel is placed on the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, remove the display panel from the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, and determine that among the supporting brackets currently supporting the display panel, the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface is the current bracket, and the supporting bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on the side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is the avoidance bracket; When the display panel is not placed on the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface, the supporting bracket farthest from the operating surface among the supporting brackets carrying the display panel is determined to be the current bracket, and the supporting bracket adjacent to the current bracket and located on the side of the current bracket away from the operating surface is determined to be the avoiding bracket; S22, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the first driving member is partially located between the current bracket and the avoidance bracket; S23, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction away from the operating surface, so as to lift the avoidance bracket to a position spaced apart from the limiting member on which the avoidance bracket is placed; S24, removing the display panel from the current bracket; S25, causing the second driving member to drive the lifting member relative to the operating surface along the second direction to approach the operating surface, so as to place the avoidance bracket on the limiting member; S26, causing the first driving member to drive the lifting member to move relative to the operating surface along the first direction until the lifting member is offset from the operating surface; S27, re-determining the current bracket as the new avoidance bracket, and re-determining the supporting bracket adjacent to the new avoidance bracket and located on the side of the new avoidance bracket facing the operating surface as the new current bracket; S28. Repeat steps S22 to S27 until the new avoidance bracket is the supporting bracket closest to the operating surface, or the new avoidance bracket is not the supporting bracket closest to the operating surface, and all the display panels carried on the storage rack have been removed.

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