Hybrid stick mask and manufacturing method therefor, mask assembly including hybrid stick mask, and organic light emitting display device using same
Disclosed are a hybrid stick mask and a manufacturing method therefor, a mask assembly including a hybrid stick mask, and an organic light emitting display device using same. A hybrid stick mask, according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises: a structural stick mask having a plurality of openings in a first direction, having first bonding regions provided along the circumference of the openings, and having tension fixing portions at both ends in the first direction so as to be fixed to a frame while tensile force is applied; and cell unit masks each having a deposition region corresponding to the opening, and a second bonding region provided along the circumference of the deposition region so as to be bonded to the first bonding region. Each of the cell unit masks can be individually coupled to the structural stick mask.
1 . A hybrid stick mask comprising:
a structural stick mask including a plurality of opening portions formed in a first direction, a first bonding area provided along a periphery of each of the plurality of opening portions, and tension-fixing portions provided on both ends of the structural stick mask in the first direction to be fixed to a frame of a mask assembly while tension is applied; and
a cell-unit mask comprising a deposition area corresponding to each of the plurality of opening portions and a second bonding area provided along a periphery of the deposition area of the cell-unit mask and bonded to the first bonding area,
wherein the hybrid stick mask comprises a plurality of cell-unit masks, wherein the plurality of cell-unit masks is separately coupled to the structural stick mask so that each of the plurality of cell-unit masks is placed on top of the structural stick mask, and the structural stick mask is configured to be tightly pulled when fixed to the frame.
2 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein the structural stick mask further comprises a reinforcing band provided on a rear surface thereof corresponding to a bonding surface of the structural stick mask with each of the plurality of cell-unit masks to correct position distortion of the deposition area on the basis of a thin film transistor (TFT) position of TFT glass.
3 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 2 , wherein the reinforcing band comprising a plurality of reinforcing bands,
wherein the plurality of such reinforcing bands are arranged in parallel and spaced apart from each other in the first direction.
4 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 3 , wherein each of the plurality of reinforcing bands comprises a vertical reinforcing wall surrounding a welding point between each of the plurality of cell-unit masks and the structural stick mask.
5 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein the structural stick mask comprises a welding protrusion protrusively formed on a rear surface thereof corresponding to a bonding surface of the structural stick mask with each of the plurality of cell-unit masks.
6 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cell-unit masks comprises a welding groove formed to be stepped from a contact surface with TFT glass with a certain depth.
7 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 6 , wherein a welding protrusion protrudes from a basal surface of the welding groove, and
wherein a top end of the welding protrusion is formed to be lower than the contact surface.
8 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cell-unit masks has a thermal expansion coefficient different from the structural stick mask.
9 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of cell-unit masks has a thickness different from the structural stick mask.
10 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein the deposition area comprises a position alignment hole which allows a deposition material to pass therethrough, and
wherein the position alignment hole position-aligns each of the plurality of cell-unit masks on the basis of a TFT position of TFT glass and determines a welding position of each of the plurality of cell-unit masks.
11 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 1 , wherein the deposition area is hole-processed by any one of wet etching, electroplating, and laser machining.
12 . A hybrid stick mask comprising a structural stick mask comprising a plurality of opening portions formed to correspond to deposition areas of respective cell-unit masks in a first direction and tension-fixing portions provided on both ends of the structural stick mask in the first direction to be fixed to a frame of a mask assembly while tension is applied,
wherein the respective cell-unit masks are separately coupled to the structural stick mask so that each of the cell-unit masks is placed on top of the structural stick mask, and the structural stick mask is configured to be tightly pulled when fixed to the frame.
13 . The hybrid stick mask of claim 12 , wherein the structural stick mask further comprises a reinforcing band provided on a rear surface of a bonding surface with each of the cell-unit masks to correct position distortion of each of the deposition areas on the basis of a TFT position in the first direction.