IP Library Granted Patent US 9,051,636
Granted Patent B2
US 9,051,636 · App. 13/645,386 · Granted Jun 9, 2015

Organic layer deposition apparatus, method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display apparatus using the same, and organic light-emitting display apparatus

Inventor: Dong-Wook Kim (Yongin, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
C23C14/042Y10T428/24802Y10T428/24612C23C14/24H01L21/67173H01L21/67709H01L21/6773H01L21/6831H01L21/68764C23C14/12C23C14/50
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Patent No.
US 9,051,636
App. No.
13/645,386
Granted
Jun 9, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic layer deposition apparatus including a deposition source for discharging a deposition material; a deposition source nozzle unit arranged at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles; a patterning slit sheet arranged opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits; an electrostatic chuck, a substrate being attachable to and detachable from the electrostatic chuck; chuck moving members combined with the electrostatic chuck and configured to move the electrostatic chuck; and guide members to guide movement of the chuck moving members, the chuck moving members including first magnetic force generators, and the guide members including second magnetic force generators corresponding to the first magnetic force generators, the chuck moving members movable on the guide members by magnetic forces generated by the first magnetic force generators and the second magnetic force generators.

Claims (39)

1. A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the method comprising:

fixing a substrate onto an electrostatic chuck;

combining the electrostatic chuck with a chuck-moving member;

moving the electrostatic chuck into a chamber by moving the chuck-moving member on a guide member; and

forming an organic layer on the substrate by moving at least one of the substrate or an organic layer deposition assembly arranged in the chamber relative to the other,

wherein the chuck-moving member is moved on the guide member by magnetic forces,

wherein the substrate is spaced apart from the organic layer deposition assembly, and

wherein a patterning slit sheet of the organic layer deposition assembly is smaller than the substrate in at least one of a first direction or a second direction perpendicular to the first direction,

wherein the method comprises using an organic layer deposition apparatus comprising:

a deposition source for discharging a deposition material;

a deposition source nozzle unit arranged at a side of the deposition source and including a plurality of deposition source nozzles;

the patterning slit sheet arranged opposite to the deposition source nozzle unit and including a plurality of patterning slits;

the electrostatic chuck, the substrate being attachable to and detachable from the electrostatic chuck;

the chuck-moving member combined with the electrostatic chuck and configured to move the electrostatic chuck;

the guide member to guide movement of the chuck-moving, member; and

a linear motion (LM) guide between the chuck-moving member and the guide member,

wherein the chuck-moving member comprises a first magnetic three generator,

wherein the guide member comprises a second magnetic force generator corresponding to the first magnetic force generator,

wherein the chuck-moving member is movable on the guide member by magnetic forces between the first magnetic force generator and the second magnetic force generator,

wherein the substrate is spaced apart from the patterning slit sheet, and at least one of the substrate or the patterning slit sheet is movable relative to the other,

wherein the 1M guide comprises:

a guide block on the chuck-moving member; and

a guide rail on the guide member,

wherein the guide block is movable on the guide rail.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the organic layer deposition apparatus further comprises:

a loading unit for attaching the substrate to the electrostatic chuck; and

an unloading unit for detaching the substrate on which deposition has been performed from the electrostatic chuck.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the deposition source nozzle unit comprises a plurality of deposition source nozzles arranged in a direction, and the plurality of patterning slits of the patterning slit sheet are arranged in another direction perpendicular to the direction.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first magnetic force generator comprises;

a plurality of magnet rollers;

a shaft connecting the plurality of magnet rollers; and

a shaft fixing unit fixing the shaft onto the chuck-moving member to rotate the shaft about an axis extending along a lengthwise direction of the shaft.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second magnetic force generator comprises a magnet rail including a plurality of magnets on a surface of the guide member, the magnet rollers being spaced apart from the magnet rail.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the plurality of magnet rollers comprises a plurality of magnets that are spirally twisted in the lengthwise direction of the shaft.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein, in the plurality of magnet rollers, adjacent magnets have different polarities.

8. The method of claim 5 , wherein, in the magnet rail, the magnets are arranged in a line, and adjacent magnets of the plurality of magnets have different polarities.

9. The method of claim 5 , wherein the plurality of magnets comprises electromagnets, permanent magnets, or superconductive magnets.

10. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first magnetic force generator further comprises a driving unit for, rotating the shaft.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the driving unit is on the chuck-moving member, and is moved together with the chuck-moving member on the guide member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 8, 2012
From: KIM, DONG-WOOK
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2011-0136558 · Dec 16, 2011 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130157016A1 · Jun 20, 2013