IP Library Granted Patent US 9,076,979
Granted Patent B2
US 9,076,979 · App. 14/006,415 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

Organic electroluminescent element, lighting fixture, and food storage device

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Patent No.
US 9,076,979
App. No.
14/006,415
Granted
Jul 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide an organic electroluminescent element suitable for both food lighting at a low temperature and indoor lighting at room temperature. The organic electroluminescent element according to the present invention has such characteristics that a maximum of a general color rendering index Ra in a range of an element temperature of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of the element temperature of 15° C. to 35° C. and that at least one of maxima of special color rendering indexes R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 in the range of the element temperature of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in a range of the element temperature of 5° C. to 35° C.

Claims (43)

1. An organic electroluminescent element, comprising:

a first light emitting layer, including a first green region light emitting layer,

a second light emitting layer, including a second green region light emitting layer, and

an interlayer interposed between the first light emitting layer and the second light emitting layer,

the organic electroluminescent element having such characteristics that:

a maximum of a general color rendering index Ra in an element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C., is present in an element temperature range of 15° C. to 35° C.; and,

at least one of maxima of special color rendering indexes R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 in the element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C., is present in an element temperature range of 5° C. to 35° C.

2. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the maxima of the special color rendering indexes R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 in the element temperature range of 5° C. to 60° C. is present in an element temperature range of 15° C. to 35° C.

3. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

in values of u′ and v′ in a u′, v′ chromaticity diagram of a color of light emitted from the organic electroluminescent element in a direction identical to a direction in which the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer and the interlayer are stacked, the value of u′ increases more and the value of v′ increases more when the element temperature is 5° C. than when the element temperature is 25° C.

4. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 wherein

a color temperature of light is lower when the element temperature is 5° C. than when the element temperature is 25° C.

5. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the general color rendering index Ra, and the special color rendering indexes R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 is equal to 70 or more in an element temperature range of 5° C. to 25° C., and

a ratio of a minimum to a maximum for each of the at least one of the general color rendering index Ra, and the special color rendering indexes R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , and R 13 in the element temperature range of 5° C. to 25° C. is equal to 0.8 or more.

6. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein:

at the element temperature of 5° C., the special color rendering index R 13 is larger than the special color rendering index R 10 , and the special color rendering index R 10 is larger than the special color rendering index R 12 ;

at the element temperature of 5° C., the special color rendering index R 13 is larger than the special color rendering index R 11 and the special color rendering index R 11 is larger than the special color rendering index R 12 ; and

at the element temperature of 5° C., the special color rendering index R 13 is larger than the general color rendering index Ra and the general color rendering index Ra is larger than the special color rendering index R 12 .

7. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

in values of u′ and v′ in a u′, v′ chromaticity diagram of a color of light emitted from the organic electroluminescent element in a direction identical to a direction in which the first light emitting layer, the second light emitting layer and the interlayer are stacked, the value of u′ decreases more and the value of v′ increases more when the element temperature is 5° C. than when the element temperature is 25° C.

8. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

a color temperature of light is higher when the element temperature is 5° C. than when the element temperature is 25° C.

9. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 ,

wherein at least one of the first green region light emitting layer and the second green region light emitting layer contains a phosphorescent dopant.

10. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

the first light emitting layer further comprises a red region light emitting layer

the first green region light emitting layer contains a phosphorescent dopant,

the red region light emitting layer and the first green region light emitting layer are stacked, and,

wherein the red region light emitting layer has a thickness less than a thickness of the first green region light emitting layer.

11. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 10 , wherein

a ratio of the thickness of the red region light emitting layer to the thickness of the first green region light emitting layer is in a range of 2 to 15%.

12. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a first light emitting unit including the first green region light emitting layer; and

a second light emitting unit including the second green region light emitting layer;

wherein the interlayer interposed between the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit.

13. A lighting fixture comprising the organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 .

14. A food storage device, comprising:

a storage configured to store food; and

the lighting fixture according to claim 13 configured to illuminate an interior of the storage.

15. The organic electroluminescent element according to claim 1 , wherein

the interlayer provides at least one of an equipotential surface and a charge generation layer.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 20, 2021
From: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 058549/0122 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 18, 2013
From: KUBOTA, HIROFUMI; KITTICHUNGCHIT, VARUTT; TSUJI, HIROYA
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 031617/0697 →