ROLL-TO-ROLL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PRODUCT COMPRISING A TARGET SUBSTRATE PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE FOIL SHAPED COMPONENT

摘要

Roll-to-roll apparatus and method for manufacturing a product comprising a target substrate provided with at least one foil shaped component Abstract A roll-to-roll apparatus is disclosed for manufacturing a product comprising a target substrate (TS) provided with at least one foil shaped component (CP). The apparatus comprises—a transfer body (10) with a cylindrical transfer surface (14) provided with a pattern of at least one binding area (16) having a relatively high affinity for an alignment liquid (LQ) in comparison to a surrounding area (18), —a liquid application facility (20) for applying the alignment liquid (LQ) onto said cylindrical transfer surface (14), —a substrate supply facility (32, 34) for supplying the substrate (TS), —a rotation facility (40) coupled to the transfer body (10) for rotating the cylindrical transfer surface (14) around a rotation axis (12) of the cylindrical transfer surface, —a component application facility (50) for applying a respective foil shaped component (CP) onto the alignment liquid (LQ) in the at least one binding area (16), and—a control facility (70) for controlling the apparatus so that the applied respective foil shaped component (CP) is displaced to an assembly position where it faces the substrate (TS), while it is aligned to the binding area through capillary forces exerted by the alignment liquid during said displacement, and causing the apparatus to bring the aligned respective foil shaped component into contact with the target substrate in said assembly position in order to transfer the foil shaped component to the target substrate.

主权项

1. A roll-to-roll apparatus for manufacturing a product comprising a target substrate provided with at least one foil shaped component, the apparatus comprising:
a transfer body having a rotation axis and a cylindrical transfer surface being coaxial with said rotation axis, the cylindrical transfer surface being provided with a pattern of at least one binding area having a relatively high affinity for an alignment liquid, the at least one binding area being surrounded by a surrounding area having a relatively low affinity for the alignment liquid, a liquid application facility for applying the alignment liquid onto said cylindrical transfer surface, a substrate supply facility for supplying the substrates, a rotation facility coupled to the transfer body for rotating the cylindrical transfer surface around the rotation axis, a component application facility for applying a respective foil shaped component onto the alignment liquid in the at least one binding area, and a control facility for controlling the apparatus so that the applied respective foil shaped component is displaced to an assembly position where it faces the substrate, while it is aligned to the binding area through capillary forces exerted by the alignment liquid during said displacement, and causing the apparatus to bring the aligned respective foil shaped component into contact with the target substrate in said assembly position in order to transfer the foil shaped component to the target substrate.