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Press apparatus used for manufacturing a liquid crystal panel

US5231923A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 22, 1992
Grant dateAug 3, 1993
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Expiry dateApr 22, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02F1/133354
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A press apparatus for use in manufacture of a liquid crystal panel presses upper and lower glass substrates placed between a pressure-exerting plate and a pressure-receiving plate while a seal located around the glass substrates is being heated and melted. The pressure-exerting plate is supported by a pressure-transmitting plate through three load cells. The pressure-transmitting plate presses the pressure-exerting plate against the pressure-receiving plate through the load cells and thereby presses the glass substrates uniformly. When a difference between the detection values of the load cells exceeds a predetermined value, it is determined that the glass substrates are not being pressed uniformly and the pressing operations thus stopped.

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