DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURE INCLUDING A DEPOSITION MASK

• US 20130199443A1
• Filed: 12/12/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Samsung Display Company Limited (Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.)
• Inventors: Kim, Yong-Hwan
• Granted Patent: US 9,409,203 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 118/504
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 12/20 Masking elements, i.e. elements defining uncoated areas on an object to be coated
• CPC Class Codes: B05C 21/005 Masking devices stencils B05C17/06; masking devices for which the means for applying liquids or other fluent material is spraying or is not important B05B12/20
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 14/042 using masks
• CPC Class Codes: C23C 16/042 using masks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 71/00 Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass

Abstract

A device for manufacture including a deposition mask includes a damper for fixing an end of a divided mask sheet and having a pin hole, a clamping pin in the clamper for being inserted into the pin hole, and an elevator for elevating the clamping pin.

Claims

1. A device for manufacture comprising a deposition mask, the device comprising:

a damper for fixing an end of a divided mask sheet and having a pin hole;

a clamping pin in the clamper for being inserted into the pin hole; and

an elevator for elevating the clamping pin.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the clamper comprises:

a top damper for contacting a top side of the end of the divided mask sheet; and

a bottom clamper for contacting a bottom side of the end of the divided mask sheet and having a suction groove for affixing the end of the divided mask sheet at the bottom clamper.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the clamping pin is in the suction groove.

4. The device of claim 3, wherein an elevating hole for elevating the clamping pin is at the bottom clamper.

5. The device of claim 4, wherein an inserting groove for receiving the clamping pin is at the top clamper.

6. The device of claim 4, wherein the elevator is coupled to the clamping pin via the elevating hole.

7. The device of claim 3, wherein the suction groove is coupled to a vacuum for affixing the end of the divided mask sheet.

8. The device of claim 1, wherein the deposition mask comprises a plurality of the divided mask sheets.