IP Library Granted Patent US 7,902,085
Granted Patent B2
US 7,902,085 · App. 11/349,406 · Granted Mar 8, 2011

Droplet ejecting apparatus, method of forming a thin film, and substrate for a display device

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Patent No.
US 7,902,085
App. No.
11/349,406
Granted
Mar 8, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A droplet ejecting apparatus, method of forming a thin film, and a substrate for a display device, wherein a droplet ejecting apparatus includes a first ejecting unit ejecting a first droplet on a substrate, a second ejecting unit ejecting a second droplet on the substrate along a path defined by a movement of the first ejecting unit, and a transporting unit connected with the first ejecting unit and the second ejecting unit to transport the first ejecting unit and the second ejecting unit.

Claims (50)

1. A method of dropping a droplet on a substrate, comprising:

disposing first droplets from a first ejecting unit on the substrate only along a first path defined along a scanning direction; and

disposing second droplets from a second ejecting unit, which is independent from the first ejecting unit, only along a second path different from the first path in a path region of the substrate,

wherein

the first droplets and the second droplets are formed of substantially the same material;

the path region extends a predetermined distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction from the path;

each of the second droplets is disposed between the first droplets in the scanning direction, and

the first path and the second path are parallel with the scanning direction.

2. A method of dropping a droplet on a substrate, comprising:

disposing first droplets from a first ejecting unit on the substrate along a first path defined along a scanning direction; and

disposing second droplets from a second ejecting unit, which is independent from the first ejecting unit, along a second path in a path region of the substrate,

wherein the first droplets and the second droplets are formed of substantially the same material;

wherein the path region extends a predetermined distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction from the path;

wherein each of the second droplets is disposed between the first droplets in the scanning direction,

wherein the second droplets are disposed on the substrate along the second path in a random order, and

wherein the first path and the second path are parallel with the scanning direction.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in a consistent order on the substrate.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in an alternative order on the substrate.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in a random order on the substrate.

6. A method of forming a thin film on a substrate including a plurality of recess, the method comprising:

disposing first droplets from a first ejecting unit only along a first path defined along a scanning direction on a portion of the plurality of recesses that are arranged substantially parallel with one another on the substrate;

disposing second droplets from a second ejecting unit, which is independent from the first ejecting unit, only along a second path different from the first path, on another portion of the plurality of recesses; and

drying the first droplets and the second droplets to form thin films,

wherein the first droplets and the second droplets are formed of substantially the same material;

each of the second droplets is disposed between the first droplets along the scanning direction in a path region, and the path region extends a predetermined distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction from the path, and

the first path and the second path are parallel with the scanning direction.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

forming a black matrix on the substrate to define the recesses.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein each of the thin films is a red color filter, a green color filter, or a blue color filter.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

forming an organic pattern on the substrate to define the recesses.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

forming an inorganic pattern on the substrate to define the recesses.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein each of the thin films is a negative charge carrier injecting layer, a positive charge carrier injecting layer, or a light emitting layer.

12. A method of forming a thin film on a substrate, comprising:

disposing a first droplet from a first ejecting unit only along a first path defined along a scanning direction on each of a plurality of recesses which are arranged substantially parallel with one another on the substrate;

disposing a second droplet from a second ejecting unit, independent from the first ejecting unit, only along a second path different from the first path on each of the plurality of recesses; and

drying the first and second droplets to form thin films on the plurality of recesses of the substrate,

wherein the first droplets and the second droplets are formed of substantially the same material;

each of the second droplets is disposed between the first droplets along the scanning direction in a path region, and the path region extends a predetermined distance in a direction substantially perpendicular to the scanning direction from the path, and

the first path and the second path are parallel with the scanning direction.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in a consistent order in the recesses.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in an alternative order in the recesses.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:

arranging the first droplets and the second droplets in a random order in the recesses.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2012
From: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029019/0139 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 7, 2006
From: CHUNG, JIN-KOO; CHUNG, KYU-HA; CHOI, JOON-HOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 017551/0001 →