UV curable resin embossing apparatus and method for roll to roll alignment
View Patent ↗A UV forming apparatus and method for roll to roll alignment is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an unrolling mechanism ( 101 ), a coating mechanism ( 102 ), a UV forming mechanism ( 100 ), a stripping mechanism ( 107 ) and a withdraw roll mechanism ( 110 ); wherein the apparatus further comprises an adjusting alignment mechanism ( 10 ) comprising a flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ) and an alignment probe ( 108 ), the flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ) is capable of adjusting the position of the flat mold at three degrees of freedom including horizontal, vertical, and angle; the mold ( 112 ) is disposed on the flat mold supporting apparatus, the UV forming mechanism ( 100 ) and the adjusting alignment mechanism ( 10 ) are fixed to the forming apparatus. The present disclosure eliminates the influence of the cumulative error and the bubbles to patterns in the alignment procedure during production.
1. A UV curable resin embossing apparatus for roll to roll alignment, comprising:
an unrolling mechanism ( 101 ), a coating mechanism ( 102 ), a UV curable resin embossing mechanism ( 100 ), a stripping mechanism ( 107 ) and a withdraw roll mechanism ( 110 ) arranged in that order; wherein the apparatus further comprises an adjusting alignment mechanism ( 10 ) received in the UV curable resin embossing mechanism 100 , and the adjusting alignment mechanism ( 10 ) comprises a flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ) and an alignment probe ( 108 ) opposite to the flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ), the flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ) is capable of adjusting the position of a flat mold at three degrees of freedom including horizontal, vertical, and angle; the flat mold ( 112 ) is disposed on the flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ), the UV curable resin embossing mechanism ( 100 ) and the adjusting alignment mechanism ( 10 ) are fixed to the UV curable resin embossing apparatus.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the UV curable resin embossing mechanism ( 100 ) comprises the flat mold ( 112 ), a nip roller ( 105 ) and a UV light source ( 106 ); the UV light source ( 106 ) is disposed inside the nip roller ( 105 ) or parallel to the nip roller ( 105 ).
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the flat mold supporting apparatus ( 116 ) has air intakes ( 119 ).