IP Library Granted Patent US 12690293
Granted Patent B2
US 12690293 · App. 18/271,395 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Self-assembly device and self-assembly method

Inventors: Jinsung Kim (Seoul, KR); Sungyun Park (Seoul, KR); Seongmin Moon (Seoul, KR); Junghoon Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
H10H20/01H10H29/142
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Patent No.
US 12690293
App. No.
18/271,395
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A self-assembly device comprises a chamber configured to accommodate a fluid in which a plurality of light emitting devices are floated on a surface thereof, the fluid having a first height, a mounting part disposed on a bottom portion of the chamber to mount a substrate, a fluid level adjuster configured to adjust a height of the fluid, and a voltage supplier configured to apply a voltage to the substrate to assemble the floated plurality of light emitting devices when the height of the fluid decreases from the first height to a second height.

Claims (23)

1 . A self-assembly device, comprising:

a chamber configured to accommodate a fluid in which a plurality of light emitting devices are floated on a surface thereof, the fluid having a first height;

a mounting part disposed on a bottom portion of the chamber to mount a substrate;

a fluid level adjuster configured to adjust a height of the fluid; and

a voltage supplier configured to apply a voltage to the substrate to assemble the floated plurality of light emitting devices when the height of the fluid decreases from the first height to a second height.

2 . The self-assembly device of claim 1 , wherein one surface of each of the plurality of floating light emitting devices has a hydrophobic-treated surface to have a assembly directionality.

3 . The self-assembly device of claim 2 , wherein an opposite surface opposite to the one surface has a hydrophilic-treated surface.

4 . The self-assembly device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of light emitting devices comprises a drop device configured to drop on at least one or more regions of the surface of the fluid.

5 . The self-assembly device of claim 1 , wherein the mounting part has a fixing groove to have a size corresponding to a size of the substrate for fixing the substrate.

6 . The self-assembly device of claim 5 , wherein the fixing groove comprises a bottom portion having a flat surface, and

wherein the substrate is configured to contact the bottom portion of the fixing groove.

7 . The self-assembly device of claim 1 , wherein the fluid level adjuster comprises:

at least one or more fluid supply sources configured to supply the fluid into the chamber; and

at least one or more fluid exhausters configured to exhaust the fluid in the chamber.

8 . The self-assembly device of claim 7 , wherein the at least one or more fluid supply sources are installed on a side portion of the chamber, and

wherein the at least one or more fluid exhausters are installed on a bottom portion of the chamber.

9 . The self-assembly device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a recovery device configured to recover light emitting devices floating on the surface of the fluid without being assembled on the substrate.

10 . The self-assembly device of claim 9 , wherein the recovery device comprises:

a support member on the fluid having a third height; and

at least one or more magnets on the support member.

11 . The self-assembly device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a vibration generator configured to generate the vibration in the substrate so that defect light emitting devices among the light emitting devices assembled on the substrate are detached from the substrate.