Work table, inkjet printing apparatus including the same and method of manufacturing the same
AssigneeSamsung Display Co., Ltd.
Inventorjungwoong byun
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Abstract
An inkjet printing apparatus includes a work table including a table body including a work region, a plurality of tile units arranged on the work region, a temperature control member disposed in at least one tile unit of the plurality of tile units, an inkjet assembly arranged on the tile unit and including a nozzle unit configured to drop ink from above the plurality of tile units, and a controller configured to individually control a temperature of the at least one tile unit by controlling current applied to the temperature control member.
Claims20
An inkjet printing apparatus comprising:
- a work table comprising a table body comprising a work region;
- a plurality of tile units arranged on the work region;
- a temperature control member disposed in at least one tile unit of the plurality of tile units;
- an inkjet assembly arranged on the tile unit and comprising a nozzle unit configured to drop ink from above the plurality of tile units;
- and
- a controller configured to individually control a temperature of the at least one tile unit by controlling current applied to the temperature control member.
A work table of an inkjet printing apparatus, the work table comprising:
- a table body comprising a work region and comprising a plurality of through holes formed to extend in a direction;
- a plurality of tile units disposed on the work region;
- and
- a lift assembly comprising a plurality of pin modules disposed in the plurality of through holes.
A method of operating a work table of an inkjet printing apparatus, the method comprising:
- preparing the work table comprising a table body, a lift assembly, and a plurality of tile units forming a surface of the work table;
- moving the lift assembly such that at least a part of a pin module of the lift assembly passes through a body pin hole formed in the table body;
- arranging a substrate on a pin tip of the pin module;
- moving the lift assembly such that the substrate contacts the surface of the work table;
- and
- securing the substrate to the work table by applying vacuum pressure to a surface of the substrate through the pin tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.