# US 2014/0196854 A1 · Separating apparatus

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- Number: US 2014/0196854 A1
- Document ID: US20140196854A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/101,365
- Filed: 2013-12-10
- Published: 2014-07-17
- Earliest claimed: 2013-01-14
- Assignees: E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Applicants: E Ink Holdings Inc.
- Inventors: Tsung-Ting Lee; Chin-Chi Yu
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140196854A1

## CPC

- B32B 43/006: {Delaminating}
- B32B 2457/20: Displays, e.g. liquid crystal displays, plasma displays
- Y10T 156/1911: Heating or cooling delaminating means [e.g., melting means, freezing means, etc.]
- B32B: LAYERED PRODUCTS, i.e. PRODUCTS BUILT-UP OF STRATA OF FLAT OR NON-FLAT, e.g. CELLULAR OR HONEYCOMB, FORM
- Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION

## Abstract

A separating apparatus, including a base and a wire, is provided. The base is adapted for carrying an electronic device. The electronic device includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive layer. The adhesive layer adheres the first substrate and the second substrate to each other. The wire is configured on the base. A wire diameter of the wire is equal to or greater than a thickness of the adhesive layer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A separating apparatus, comprising:
a base carrying an electronic device comprising a first substrate, a second substrate, and an adhesive layer adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other; and
a wire configured on the base, wherein a wire diameter of the wire is equal to or greater than a thickness of the adhesive layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the wire diameter of the wire is 2 to 15 times the thickness of the adhesive layer.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the thickness of the adhesive layer is in a range of 0.01 to 0.3 mm.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein a material of the wire comprises nylon, steel wire, metal, or a combination thereof.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the adhesive layer comprises an optical adhesive layer, a liquid adhesive layer, or an optical adhesive layer with a substrate.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the first substrate is a touch panel or a front-light module, and the second substrate is a display panel.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 6, wherein the display panel comprises a liquid crystal display panel, an electro phonetic display panel, or an organic light emitting display panel.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the base is a heating base adapted to be heated to a working temperature.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 8, wherein the working temperature is between a melting point of the adhesive layer and a softening temperature of the adhesive layer.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the wire is adapted for being leaned against a side of the first or the second substrate that is adjacent to the adhesive layer, so as to peel off the adhesive layer from the first or the second substrate.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The separating apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the electronic device further comprises a third substrate, and the adhesive layer comprises a first adhesive layer, adhering the first substrate and the second substrate to each other, and a second adhesive layer, adhering the second substrate and the third substrate to each other, wherein the first substrate is a front-light module, the second substrate is a touch panel, and the third substrate is a display panel.