Wrapping member for a glass substrate for FPD and a method of transferring a glass substrate for FPD

Abstract

A wrapping member for wrapping a glass substrate to be used in production of a FPD such as a liquid crystal display and a plasma display and a method of transferring a glass substrate for FPD, in which the wrapping member for wrapping either one or both of the surfaces of the glass substrate for FPD before transfer is made of a water-soluble film material dissolved in water, so that preprocessing of each of the glass substrates in the production line of the FPD may be simplified and so that the outer shape of a package formed by packing the glass substrates in a transfer box and a lid for closing the transfer box is reduced to an extent enabling a plurality of the glass substrates to be transferred at a high efficiency.

1 . A wrapping member for wrapping either one or both of surfaces of a glass substrate for use in production of a FPD in order to permit the glass substrate to be transferred, wherein said wrapping member is made of a material comprising a water-soluble film dissolved in water.  
   
   
       2 . The wrapping member according to  claim 1 , wherein said water-soluble film comprises a film member made of denatured polyvinyl alcohol.  
   
   
       3 . A method of transferring a glass substrate for FPD comprising the steps of: 
 laminating a water-soluble film dissolvable in water onto either one or both of surfaces of a glass substrate for use in production of a FPD;    admitting said glass substrate for FPD laminated with said water-soluble film in a transfer box in a condition where respective said glass substrates are superposed one another within said transfer box; and    covering said transfer box with a lid to form a package to be transferred.    
   
   
       4 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein said transfer box and lid to be transferred are made of a material having hygroscopicity.  
   
   
       5 . The method according to  claim 4 , wherein said transfer box and lid to be transferred are provided with desiccant arranged in the inside of at least one of said transfer box and said lid.  
   
   
       6 . The method according to  claim 3 , wherein said transfer box and said lid to be transferred are provided with desiccant arranged in the inside of at least one of said transfer box and said lid.