Glass substrate UV curing device

Abstract

The utility model relates to a glass substrate UV curing device which comprises a curing shell and a nitrogen chamber located in the curing shell, a glass window is formed in the top of the curing shell, and a UV curing lamp is installed on the upper portion of the glass window; a movement mechanism for driving the glass substrate to move is arranged in the nitrogen chamber, and the glass substrate is cured in a state of translating relative to the UV curing lamp. The glass substrate UV curing device disclosed by the utility model can meet the application requirements of large-size glass substrate UV lamp curing, and the processing difficulty is reduced.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of UV inkjet printing, in particular, relates to a glass substrate UV curing device. BACKGROUND

[0002] As a printing technology, UV inkjet printing uses UV ink and accurately sprays the ink onto the glass substrate through a high-precision inkjet print head.

[0003] UV lamp curing refers to the process of using ultraviolet light to rapidly cure resin or glue. In the existing combination structure of UV inkjet printing and glass substrate UV lamp curing, the monomers in the ink binder are polymerized into polymers under ultraviolet irradiation by moving the UV lamp and using ultraviolet light of different wavelengths and energies, so that the ink film is formed and dried and cured.

[0004] The application of the existing mobile UV lamp can only effectively irradiate and cure small glass substrates, especially cannot meet the application requirements of large-size glass substrate UV lamp curing. When curing a larger size glass substrate with a UV lamp, a larger glass window needs to be set, which brings great difficulty to processing and curing operation. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The purpose of the present application is to provide a glass substrate UV curing device which can solve the problem of UV lamp curing of large-size glass substrates.

[0006] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a glass substrate UV curing device, which comprises a curing shell and a nitrogen cavity chamber located inside the curing shell, a glass window is arranged at the top of the curing shell, and a UV curing lamp is installed above the glass window.

[0007] A movement mechanism for moving the glass substrate is arranged in the nitrogen cavity chamber, and the glass substrate is cured in a state of translation relative to the UV curing lamp.

[0008] In an optional embodiment, a mounting bracket is arranged at the middle part of the curing shell, and the UV curing lamp is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket.

[0009] In an optional embodiment, a cover plate is arranged at the top of the curing shell, an avoiding gap is arranged at the middle part of the cover plate, and a glass plate is overlapped on the avoiding gap to form the glass window.

[0010] In an optional embodiment, the size of the glass window is greater than the irradiation range of the UV curing lamp, and the UV curing lamp is opposite to the glass window and coincides with the glass window.

[0011] In an optional embodiment, the moving mechanism comprises a first air floating platform, an adsorption assembly, and a second air floating platform.

[0012] The first air floating platform is used for receiving and transferring the glass substrate.

[0013] The adsorption assembly is used for adsorbing the glass substrate and driving it to translate between the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform.

[0014] The second air floating platform is used for flow leveling the glass substrate.

[0015] In an optional embodiment, the glass window is arranged between the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform, and the glass substrate is solidified during the process of translating back to the first air floating platform after flow leveling.

[0016] In an optional embodiment, the first air floating platform comprises a receiving air floating platform with a supporting pin and a lifting assembly connected to the bottom of the receiving air floating platform, the receiving air floating platform is used for supporting the glass substrate, the lifting assembly is used for controlling the lifting of the receiving air floating platform and the glass substrate in the supporting state, and the adsorption assembly is arranged on both sides of the receiving air floating platform in the length direction.

[0017] In an optional embodiment, the adsorption assembly comprises a clamping adsorption assembly connected with a mechanical arm, and the glass substrate is adsorbed and translated by the clamping adsorption assembly after being lowered into position.

[0018] In an optional embodiment, the second air floating platform comprises a microporous ceramic platform.

[0019] In an optional embodiment, the glass window comprises a rectangular strip structure, and the length thereof is greater than the length of the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform.

[0020] The nitrogen chamber arranged in the curing housing provides the necessary UV curing environment for the glass substrate.

[0021] The glass window arranged at the top of the curing housing can be irradiated by the UV lamp, and the UV curing lamp installed above the glass window can make the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV curing lamp pass through the glass window, thereby solidifying the glass substrate in the translating state.

[0022] The focus in the present application is to optimize the state of the UV curing lamp, which is originally set in a mobile form to a fixed installation form, to reduce the opening area of the glass window by translating the glass substrate in the nitrogen chamber, and to further reduce the curing operation difficulty of the large size glass substrate.

[0023] By setting a movement mechanism for driving the glass substrate to move in the nitrogen chamber, the glass substrate can be moved relative to the fixed state of the UV curing lamp, and the glass substrate can be cured in the state of translating relative to the UV curing lamp.

[0024] The glass substrate UV curing device in the present application can meet the application requirements of large size glass substrate UV lamp curing and reduce the processing difficulty.

[0025] Other features and advantages of the present application will be described in detail in the subsequent specific embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present application, and therefore should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can also be obtained without creative labor on the basis of these drawings.

[0027] Fig. 1 It is an external structure diagram of the glass substrate UV curing device in the present application.

[0028] Fig. 2 It is an internal structure diagram of the glass substrate UV curing device in the present application.

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[0030] 1-curing shell; 11-nitrogen chamber; 12-glass window; 13-cover plate; 14-glass plate;

[0031] 2-UV curing lamp;

[0032] 3-mounting bracket;

[0033] 4-first air floating platform; 41-air floating platform for receiving and delivering;

[0034] 5-adsorption assembly;

[0035] 6-second air floating platform. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0036] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the embodiments of the present application clearer, the technical scheme of the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, not all embodiments. The components of the embodiments of the present application described and shown in the drawings can be arranged and designed in various different configurations.

[0037] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the positions or location relationships indicated by the terms "in", "out" and the like are based on the positions or location relationships shown in the drawings, or the positions or location relationships commonly placed when the products of the present application are used, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and therefore cannot be understood as indicating or implying that the indicated devices or elements must have a particular position, be constructed and operated in a particular position, and therefore cannot be understood as limiting the present application. In addition, the terms "first", "second" and the like are only used for differentiation in description, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0038] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, the terms "set", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected, it can be directly connected, or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0039] The glass substrate UV curing device in the present application is mainly used for UV lamp curing of glass substrate ink. Specifically, the UV lamp is set in a fixed state, so that the glass substrate is cured in a state of relative translation to the UV curing lamp, thereby reducing the opening area of the glass window, and at the same time meeting the curing demand of a glass substrate of large size.

[0040] Referring to Figs. 1-2 The glass substrate UV curing device in the present application, the main structure includes a curing shell 1, and a nitrogen cavity 11 located inside the curing shell 1.

[0041] The curing shell 1 and the internal nitrogen cavity 11 are mainly used for providing necessary curing operation structure and protection atmosphere space for the glass substrate.

[0042] The top of the curing shell 1 is provided with a glass window 12, and a UV curing lamp 2 is installed above the glass window 12, so that the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV curing lamp 2 irradiates into the nitrogen cavity 11 through the glass window 12, and then the glass substrate in the translation state is cured.

[0043] Under the premise of building necessary solidification structure and space, by setting movement mechanism for driving glass substrate to move in nitrogen chamber 11, glass substrate can be moved, and then glass substrate receiving and sending, translation, flow leveling and solidification operation are carried out.

[0044] In the utility model, the glass substrate is solidified in the state of translation relative to the UV curing lamp 2, and then the window area of the glass window 12 can be reduced, so that the solidification demand of large-size glass substrate can be met.

[0045] From the setting angle of the UV curing lamp 2, in one specific embodiment, the middle part of the solidification shell 1 is provided with a mounting bracket 3, and the mounting bracket 3 is in the form of a gantry structure, and the UV curing lamp 2 is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket 3.

[0046] By fixing the UV curing lamp 2 to the mounting bracket 3, the UV curing lamp 2 can be fixedly installed, and in combination with the opening of the glass window 12 and the translation of the glass substrate in the nitrogen chamber 11, the glass substrate in the nitrogen chamber 11 can be effectively solidified by irradiation.

[0047] In the embodiment, the top of the solidification shell 1 is provided with a cover plate 13, the middle part of the cover plate 13 is provided with a avoiding gap, and the glass plate 14 is overlapped on the avoiding gap, so as to form the glass window 12, and then the ultraviolet light emitted by the UV curing lamp 2 can irradiate into the nitrogen chamber 11 of the solidification shell 1.

[0048] From the perspective of ensuring that the ultraviolet light can effectively enter the nitrogen chamber 11, the size of the glass window 12 is greater than the irradiation range of the UV curing lamp 2, and further, the UV curing lamp 2 is opposite to the glass window 12 and is in the middle of the overlap, which can ensure that the ultraviolet light is fully and completely irradiated to the translated glass substrate through the glass window 12.

[0049] From the perspective of glass substrate movement, the movement mechanism arranged in the nitrogen chamber 11 includes a first air floating platform 4, a suction assembly 5 and a second air floating platform 6.

[0050] Specifically, the first air floating platform 4 is used for receiving and transferring the glass substrate, and is responsible for receiving, lifting and transferring the glass substrate after solidification.

[0051] The suction assembly 5 is used for adsorbing the glass substrate and driving it to translate between the first air floating platform 4 and the second air floating platform 6, so that the glass substrate is solidified in the process of translation.

[0052] The second air floating platform 6 is used for flow leveling of the glass substrate, and the first air floating platform 4 and the second air floating platform 6 are respectively arranged on both sides of the glass window 12 and perform different operations on both sides.

[0053] Between two different function operation, glass window 12 is arranged between first air float platform 4 and second air float platform 6, and the glass substrate is solidified during the process of being translated back to first air float platform 4 after the flow leveling treatment.

[0054] Further, first air float platform 4 includes a pick-up air float platform 41 with a supporting needle and a lifting assembly, the pick-up air float platform 41 is mainly used for the pick-up and transfer of the glass substrate, and the lifting assembly is mainly used for the lifting of the pick-up air float platform 41.

[0055] The lifting assembly is connected to the bottom of the pick-up air float platform 41, the pick-up air float platform 41 is used for supporting the glass substrate and is lifted and lowered under the action of the lifting assembly.

[0056] The lifting assembly is used for controlling the lifting of the pick-up air float platform 41 and the glass substrate in the supporting state (not shown in the figure), in the specific operation process, after the pick-up air float platform 41 is picked up to the glass substrate, the pick-up air float platform 41 and the glass substrate picked up by the pick-up air float platform 41 are lowered by the lifting assembly, and the glass substrate is adsorbed and fixed by the adsorption assembly 5, and then the glass substrate is carried and translated under the action of the adsorption assembly 5.

[0057] The adsorption assembly 5 is arranged on both sides of the length direction of the air float platform, and the two short sides of the glass substrate can be adsorbed and fixed by the adsorption assembly 5.

[0058] Further, the glass substrate is adsorbed and translated by the clamping adsorption assembly 5 after being lowered in place, specifically, the adsorption assembly 5 includes a clamping adsorption assembly 5, the clamping adsorption assembly 5 is connected with a mechanical arm (not shown in the figure), and the clamping adsorption assembly 5 can be moved under the action of the mechanical arm.

[0059] The second air float platform 6 in the utility model mainly performs the flow leveling operation of the glass substrate, specifically, the second air float platform 6 is in the structure form of a microporous ceramic platform, can avoid the display defects of the supporting needle, and ensures the quality of the product.

[0060] The glass window 12 includes a rectangular strip structure, and the length of the glass window 12 is greater than the length of the first air float platform 4 and the second air float platform 6, so that the irradiation range of the UV curing lamp 2 completely covers the first air float platform 4 and the second air float platform 6, and the glass substrate is completely irradiated during the translation process.

[0061] In the specific operation process, the glass substrate is received by the pin-supported air floating platform 41 from the external mechanical arm through the lifting assembly, the lifting assembly drives the pin-supported air floating platform 41 and the glass substrate to descend, then the suction assembly 5 adsorbs the two short sides of the glass substrate and moves the glass substrate to the flow leveling air floating platform for flow leveling, and the glass substrate after flow leveling is cured by the glass window 12 and the UV curing lamp 2 in the process of returning to the pin-supported air floating platform 41, and then the glass substrate is moved back to the pin-supported air floating platform 41 and sent out.

[0062] It should be pointed out that the structure and specific operation of the air floating platform, the lifting assembly and the suction assembly 5 in the present application can refer to the utility model patents with publication numbers CN217073823U and CN217047972U and other related patents of the prior application of the applicant, which will not be repeated here.

[0063] The glass substrate UV curing device in the present application can realize the curing effect of the glass substrate movement and the immobile UV curing lamp 2, the UV curing lamp 2 irradiates through the glass window 12 with a smaller size, reduces the opening area of the glass window 12, and can effectively cure the large-size glass substrate.

[0064] It should be pointed out that the features in the embodiments in the present application can be combined with each other without conflict.

[0065] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application and is not used to limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A glass substrate UV curing apparatus, characterized by, The application relates to a UV curing device, which comprises a curing shell and a nitrogen chamber in the curing shell, wherein a glass window is arranged on the top of the curing shell, and a UV curing lamp is arranged on the upper part of the glass window. The nitrogen chamber is provided with a moving mechanism for moving the glass substrate, and the glass substrate is cured in a state of translation relative to the UV curing lamp.

2. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The middle part of the curing shell is provided with a mounting bracket, and the UV curing lamp is fixedly connected to the mounting bracket.

3. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The top of the curing shell is provided with a cover plate, the middle part of the cover plate is provided with a avoiding gap, and a glass plate is overlapped on the avoiding gap to form the glass window.

4. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The size of the glass window is greater than the irradiation range of the UV curing lamp, and the UV curing lamp is opposite to the glass window in an up-down and central overlapping mode.

5. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of any of claims 1-4, wherein, The moving mechanism comprises a first air floating platform, an adsorption assembly and a second air floating platform. The first air floating platform is used for receiving and transferring the glass substrate. The adsorption assembly is used for adsorbing the glass substrate and moving the glass substrate between the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform. The second air floating platform is used for leveling the glass substrate.

6. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 5, wherein, The glass window is arranged between the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform, and the glass substrate is cured during the process of returning to the first air floating platform after the leveling treatment.

7. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The first air floating platform comprises a receiving air floating platform with a supporting pin and a lifting assembly, the lifting assembly is connected to the bottom of the receiving air floating platform, the receiving air floating platform is used for supporting the glass substrate, the lifting assembly is used for controlling the lifting of the receiving air floating platform and the glass substrate in the supporting state, and the adsorption assembly is arranged on both sides of the receiving air floating platform in the length direction.

8. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The adsorption assembly comprises a clamping adsorption assembly, the clamping adsorption assembly is connected with a mechanical arm, and the glass substrate is adsorbed and moved by the clamping adsorption assembly after being lowered into position.

9. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The second air floating platform comprises a microporous ceramic platform.

10. The glass substrate UV curing apparatus of claim 6, wherein, The glass window comprises a rectangular strip structure, and the length of the glass window is greater than the length of the first air floating platform and the second air floating platform.

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