Dispenser system for liquid crystal display panel and method of using the same
View Patent ↗A dispenser system for a liquid crystal display panel includes a table to overturn a substrate having at least one image display part on a first surface of the overturned substrate, and at least one syringe system to supply sealant onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form a seal pattern along outer edges of the image display part on the first surface of the overturned substrate, wherein the at least one syringe system moves along horizontal directions.
1. A dispenser system for a liquid crystal display panel, comprising:
a table to overturn a substrate having at least one image display part on a first surface of the overturned substrate; and
at least one syringe system to supply sealant onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form a seal pattern along outer edges of the image display part on the first surface of the overturned substrate, wherein the at least one syringe system moves along horizontal directions.
2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one thin film transistor array substrate is formed on the first surface of the substrate.
3. The system according to claim 1 , wherein at least one color filter substrate is formed on the first surface of the substrate.
4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein a matrix array of image display parts are formed on the first surface of the substrate and a matrix array of syringe systems are provided to correspond to the matrix array of image display parts.
5. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the matrix array of syringe systems are provided to correspond to at least one line or one column of the matrix array of image display parts.
6. The system according to claim 4 , wherein driving of the matrix array of syringe systems corresponding to the matrix array of image display parts includes one of simultaneous driving, individually driving, and grouped driving.
7. The system according to claim 4 , wherein the matrix array of image display parts includes at least two different sizes.
8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the seal pattern includes a partial opening.
9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the seal pattern includes a closed pattern encompassing the outer edges of the at least one image display part.
10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the seal pattern includes an ultraviolet hardening sealant.
11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the seal pattern includes a mixture of an ultraviolet hardening sealant and a thermosetting sealant.
12. The system according to claim 1 , wherein a body portion of the at least one syringe is positioned below the first surface of the substrate along a horizontal direction parallel to the table and includes a partially bent portion bent toward the first surface of the substrate.
13. A method of using a dispenser system for a liquid crystal display panel, comprising:
loading and fixing a substrate on a table;
overturning the table and the substrate; and
supplying sealant from the dispenser system onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form at least one seal pattern.
14. The method according to claim 13 , wherein the dispenser system includes a syringe system for supplying the sealant.
15. The method according to claim 14 , further comprising moving the syringe system along horizontal directions parallel to the first surface of the overturned substrate during the supplying.
16. A method of dispensing sealant for a liquid crystal display panel, comprising:
loading and fixing a substrate on a table;
overturning the table and the substrate; and
supplying sealant from a dispenser system onto a first surface of the overturned substrate to form at least one seal pattern.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the dispenser system includes a syringe system for supplying the sealant.
18. The method according to claim 17 , further comprising moving the syringe system along horizontal directions parallel to the first surface of the overturned substrate during the supplying.
19. A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:
providing a first substrate and a second substrate;
loading and fixing the first substrate on a table;
overturning the first substrate;
supplying a sealant from a dispenser system onto a first surface of the overturned first substrate to form a seal pattern; and
attaching the first and second substrates to each other.
20. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the dispenser system includes a syringe system.
21. The method according to claim 20 , further comprising moving the syringe system along horizontal directions parallel to the first surface of the overturned substrate during the supplying.
22. The method according to claim 19 , wherein at least one thin film transistor array is formed on the first surface of the first substrate.
23. The method according to claim 19 , wherein at least one color filter layer is formed on the first surface of the substrate.
24. The method according to claim 19 , further comprising forming a matrix array of image display parts on the first surface of the substrate and providing a matrix array of syringe systems to correspond to the matrix array of image display parts.
25. The method according to claim 24 , wherein the matrix array of syringe systems are provided to correspond to at least one line or one column of the matrix array of image display parts.
26. The method according to claim 24 , further comprising simultaneously driving the matrix array of syringe systems corresponding to the matrix array of image display parts.
27. The method according to claim 24 , further comprising individually driving the matrix array of syringe systems corresponding to the matrix array of image display parts.
28. The method according to claim 24 , further comprising group-driving the matrix array of syringe systems corresponding to the matrix array of image display parts.
29. The method according to claim 24 , wherein the matrix array of image display parts includes at least two different sizes.
30. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the seal pattern includes a partial opening.
31. The method according to claim 24 , wherein the seal pattern includes a closed pattern encompassing outer edges of the at least one image display part.
32. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the seal pattern includes an ultraviolet hardening sealant.
33. The method according to claim 19 , wherein the seal pattern includes a mixture of an ultraviolet hardening sealant and a thermosetting sealant.