Sealant drawing method, sealant drawing apparatus, and method and apparatus for manufacturing liquid crystal device
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorChihiro Murakami
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Abstract
A sealant drawing method is provided in which patterns for sealing an electro-optic material over a plurality of panel formation regions on a substrate are drawn by discharging sealant on the substrate from a nozzle of a coating unit, and which includes forming continuously first patterns on the plurality of panel formation regions in a batch manner, so as to form parts of the individual patterns in the plurality of panel formation regions; and forming continuously second patterns on the plurality of panel formation regions in a batch manner, so as to form the remainders of the individual patterns in the plurality of panel formation regions.
Claims7
A sealant drawing method for forming a plurality of sealing regions, the method comprising:
- forming a first pattern continuously on a substrate to form a first portion of the sealing regions and leaving an opening in each of the sealing regions, the first pattern including first edges of the sealing regions, the first edges extending substantially parallel to each other, and the first edges being formed following a first direction;
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- forming a second pattern continuously on the substrate after forming the first pattern, the second pattern forming a remaining portion of the plurality of sealing regions by joining to the first portion and closing the openings in each of the sealing regions, the second pattern including second edges of the sealing regions, the second edges being opposite the first edges, the second edges being formed following a second direction that is opposite from the first direction;
- wherein the first pattern has a start point and an end point and the second pattern has a start point and an end point, and wherein the start and end points of the first pattern and the start and end points of the second pattern are disposed outside and spaced apart from the sealing regions.
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