Transactions of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers A (대한기계학회논문집A)

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High-Speed Inkjet Monitoring Module for Jetting Failure Inspection

잉크액적 토출불량 검출을 위한 고속 잉크젯 모니터링 모듈

  • Shin, Dong-Youn (Nano-Mechanical Systems Research Division, Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials)
  • 신동윤 (한국기계연구원 나노융합생산시스템 연구본부)
  • Received : 2010.05.10
  • Accepted : 2010.07.24
  • Published : 2010.10.01
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Abstract

Since inkjet printing is being employed in production lines of electronics and display industries, the tack time for inspection of jetting failure has become very important because the throughput of the inkjet printing system can be extended to the maximum limit by adopting a shorter jetting inspection time. The most popular method for inspecting jetting failure involves the use of a linear stage, a high magnification lens, and a charge coupled devicecamera. However, this conventional approach requires approximately 60 s to complete the jetting inspection and might not be suitable for a high-speed reciprocating jetting inspection in endurance tests due to the unwanted mechanical vibration. In this study, a novel concept of an inkjet monitoring module is introduced, which has an overall inspection time of 18 s. For the shorter tack time of jetting inspection, the parameters affecting the tack time are discussed in this paper.

잉크젯 프린팅이 전자 및 디스플레이 산업의 생산라인에 적용됨에 따라, 생산효율을 극대화하기 위해 잉크액적 토출불량 검사 소요시간의 단축이 요구되고 있다. 기존의 잉크액적 토출불량 검사방법은 주로 고배율 렌즈와 CCD 카메라를 직선운동을 하는 스테이지 상에 설치하여 잉크젯 프린트 헤드의 노즐배열과 평행한 방향으로 순차적으로 이동시키면서 토출되는 잉크액적을 비젼검사하는 것이었다. 그러나, 기존 방식은 60 초 혹은 그 이상의 검사시간을 요구하며, 특히 잉크액적 토출불량을 장시간 지속적으로 검사하는 것은 불필요한 기계적 진동을 야기시키는 문제점이 있었다. 본 연구에서는 회전미러 방식의 고속 잉크젯 모니터링 모듈을 설계하여 검사시간을 18 초 내외로 단축하였으며, 검사 소요시간 단축을 위한 모듈의 설계 고려사항들에 대해 논의하도록 한다.

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