NOZZLE CLEANING DEVICE AND COATER PROVIDED WITH IT

• US 20140190532A1
• Filed: 01/25/2013
• Published: 07/10/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd. (TCL Technology Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Zhang, Yueyan, Huang, Wende, Zhu, Houyi
• Application Number:
  US13/824,420
• Publication Number:
  US 20140190532A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 134/166.C
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/52 for removal of clogging particles
• CPC Class Codes: B05B 15/55 using cleaning fluids
• CPC Class Codes: B08B 9/027 Cleaning the internal surfaces; Removal of blockages
• CPC Class Codes: G03F 7/16 Coating processes; Apparatus therefor applying coatings to base materials in general B05; applying photosensitive compositions to base for photographic purposes G03C1/74

Abstract

A nozzle cleaning device and a coater provided with the nozzle cleaning device are provided, the nozzle cleaning device comprise a cleaner, a vacuum pipe and a vacuum pump; the cleaner has a recessed hole coinciding in shape with the nozzle of the coater for receiving the nozzle of the coater, and the inner wall of the recessed hole is provided with a plurality of through-holes; one end of the vacuum pipe is connected to said a plurality of through-holes, and the other end of the vacuum pipe is connected to the vacuum pump. The nozzle cleaning device of the present invention can be used conveniently to remove the photoresist residue so as to clean the nozzle, which effectively improves the product yield and the production efficiency, and reduces the cost due to needing no expensive nanomaterials.

Claims

1. A nozzle cleaning device comprising a cleaner, a vacuum pipe and a vacuum pump;

the cleaner has a recessed hole coinciding in shape with the nozzle of the coater for receiving the nozzle of the coater, and the inner wall of the recessed hole is provided with a plurality of through-holes;

one end of the vacuum pipe is connected to said a plurality of through-holes, and the other end of the vacuum pipe is connected to the vacuum pump.

2. The nozzle cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, the through-holes are arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the recessed hole.

3. The nozzle cleaning device of claim 2, wherein, the through-holes are also arranged at both sides of the inner wall of the recessed hole.

4. The nozzle cleaning device of claim 1, wherein, the cleaner is made of rubber material.

5. A coater comprising:

a coating liquid output device filled with coating liquid, including a nozzle through which the coating liquid is sprayed;

a nozzle cleaning device including a cleaner, a vacuum pipe and a vacuum pump, the cleaner has a recessed hole coinciding in shape with the nozzle of the coater for receiving the nozzle of the coater, the inner wall of the recessed hole is provided with a plurality of through-holes;

one end of the vacuum pipe is connected to said a plurality of through-holes, and the other end of the vacuum pipe is connected to the vacuum pump; and

a transmission device connected to the bottom of the cleaning device, operable to controlling the movement of the cleaning device and providing a driving force to make the cleaning device up and down.

6. The coater of claim 5, wherein, the cleaning device includes a base, to which the transmission device is connected for supporting the cleaning device.

7. The coater of claim 5, wherein, the length of the cleaner is it as that of the nozzle.

8. The coater of claim 5, wherein, the through-holes are arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the recessed hole.

9. The coater of claim 8, wherein, the through-holes at the bottom of the recessed hole are offset with respect to the internal pipe of the nozzle of the coater.

10. The coater of claim 8, wherein, the through-holes are also arranged at both sides of the inner wall of the recessed hole.

11. A coater comprising:

a coating liquid output device filled with coating liquid, including a nozzle through which the coating liquid is sprayed; and

a nozzle cleaning device including a cleaner, a vacuum pipe, a vacuum pump, and a movable base;

the cleaner is mounted on the base and it has a recessed hole coinciding in shape with the nozzle of the coater for receiving the nozzle of the coater, the inner wall of the recessed hole is provided with a plurality of through-holes;

one end of the vacuum pipe is connected to said a plurality of through-holes, and the other end of the vacuum pipe is connected to the vacuum pump

12. The coater of claim 11, wherein, the length of the cleaner is it as that of the nozzle.

13. The coater of claim 11, wherein, the through-holes are arranged at the bottom of the inner wall of the recessed hole.

14. The coater of claim 13, wherein, the through-holes at the bottom of the recessed hole are offset with respect to the internal pipe of the nozzle of the coater.

15. The coater of claim 13, wherein, the through-holes are also arranged at both sides of the inner wall of the recessed hole.