IP Library Granted Patent US 7,116,348
Granted Patent B2
US 7,116,348 · App. 11/150,104 · Granted Oct 3, 2006

Member to be recognized for alignment; head unit and electronic device provided therewith; method of manufacturing LCD, organic EL device, electron emission device, PDP device, electrophoretic display device, color filter, and organic EL; method of forming spacer, metallic wire, lens, resist, and light diffusion member, each of said methods using said head unit

Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,116,348
App. No.
11/150,104
Granted
Oct 3, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of manufacturing a device includes introducing each color of material into a plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads and scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to a substrate through a head unit to selectively eject the material, wherein the head unit includes a carriage with two members recognized for alignment, each member being disposed in an object set in position and having formed therein a mark for image-wise recognition, each member comprising a member main body formed substantially in a columnar shape and having a mirror-finished front end surface, wherein the marks are formed into a depressed shape in a substantially central part of the front end surface of each member main body and the marks are disposed at a distance from each other, and the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads mounted on the carriage.

Claims (33)

1. A method of manufacturing a device, the method comprising the steps of:

introducing each color of material into a plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to a substrate through a ahead unit to selectively eject the material, wherein the head unit includes a carriage with two members recognized for alignment, each member being disposed in an object set in position and having formed therein a mark for image-wise recognition, each member comprising a member main body formed substantially in a columnar shape and having a mirror-finished front end surface, wherein the marks are formed into a depressed shape in a substantially central part of the front end surface of each member main body and the marks are disposed at a distance from each other; and the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads mounted on the carriage.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a liquid crystal display device in which a multiplicity of filter elements are formed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is filter material.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is an organic EL device in which an EL light emitting layer is respectively formed on a multiplicity of pixels on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is light emitting material.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is an electronic emission device in which a multiplicity of fluorescent members are formed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a fluorescent material.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a PDP device in which fluorescent members are formed in a multiplicity of depressed portions on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a fluorescent material.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is an electrophoretic display device in which electrophoretic members are formed in a multiplicity of depressed portions on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is an electrophoretic material.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a color filter in which a multiplicity of filter elements are arrayed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a filter material.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the multiplicity of filter elements are contained in a depressed portion formed by projected banks provided on the substrate, further comprising the steps of:

introducing a bank material into the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads before forming the filter elements; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to the substrate through the head unit to selectively eject the bank material.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein an overcoat film is formed to coat the multiplicity of filter elements and the banks, further comprising the steps of:

introducing a translucent coating material into the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads after forming the filter elements; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to the substrate through the head unit to selectively eject the coating material.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the device is an organic EL in which a multiplicity of pixels inclusive of EL light emitting layers are arrayed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a light emitting material.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the multiplicity of EL light emitting layers are contained in a depressed portion formed by projecting banks provided on the substrate, further comprising the steps of:

introducing a bank material into the plurality of liquid droplet ejection head before forming said EL light emitting layers; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to the substrate through the head unit to selectively eject the bank material.

12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein a multiplicity of pixel electrodes are formed corresponding to the EL light emitting layers between the multiplicity of EL light emitting layers and the substrate, further comprising the steps of:

introducing a liquid electrode material into the plurality of liquid droplet ejection head before forming the banks;

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to the substrate through the head unit to selectively eject the liquid electrode material.

13. The method according to claim 12 , wherein opposite electrodes are formed so as to cover the multiplicity of EL light emitting layers and the banks, further comprising the steps of:

introducing a liquid electrode material into the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads after forming the light emitting layers; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads relative to the substrate through the head unit to selectively eject the liquid electrode material.

14. A method of forming a device, the method comprising the steps of:

introducing a material into a plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads; and

scanning the plurality of liquid droplet ejections heads relative to the substrate through a head unit to selectively eject the material, wherein the head unit includes a carriage with two members recognized for alignment, each member being disposed in an object set in position and having formed therein a mark for image-wise recognition, each member comprising a member main body formed substantially in a columnar shape and having a mirror-finished front end surface, wherein the marks are formed into a depressed shape in a substantially central part of the front end surface of each member main body and the marks are disposed at a distance from each other; and the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads mounted on the carriage.

15. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the device is a spacer in which a multiplicity of particulate spacers are formed to constitute minute cell gaps between two substrates by using the head unit, the material is a particulate material constituting the spacers and the plurality of liquid droplet ejection heads are scanned relative to at least one of the substrates through the head unit to selectively eject the particulate material.

16. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the device is a metallic wire formed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a liquid metallic material.

17. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the device is a multiplicity of microlenses formed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a lens material.

18. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the device is a resist of an arbitrary shape formed on the substrate by using the head unit and the material is a resist material.

19. The method according to claim 14 , wherein the device is a multiplicity of light diffusion members formed on a substrate by using the head unit and the material is a light diffusion material.

Assignments (7)
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 19, 2022
From: KATEEVA CAYMAN HOLDING, INC.
To: HB SOLUTION CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059727/0111 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2022
From: KATEEVA, INC.; KATEEVA CAYMAN HOLDING, INC.
To: SINO XIN JI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 059382/0053 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Jan 23, 2020
From: KATEEVA, INC.
To: SINO XIN JI LIMITED
Reel/Frame 051682/0212 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2020
From: EAST WEST BANK, A CALIFORNIA BANKING CORPORATION
To: KATEEVA, INC.
Reel/Frame 051664/0802 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 4, 2019
From: KATEEVA, INC.
To: EAST WEST BANK
Reel/Frame 048806/0639 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 8, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: KATEEVA, INC.
Reel/Frame 045741/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 2, 2018
From: NAKAMURA, SHINICHI; YAMADA, YOSHIAKI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 045697/0488 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2001-322827 · Oct 19, 2001 · national
Continuity (2)
Division 1026889500 · Oct 11, 2002
Related Publication 20050231555A1 · Oct 20, 2005