IP Library Granted Patent US 9,831,296
Granted Patent B2
US 9,831,296 · App. 14/745,841 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

Display unit, method of manufacturing display unit, and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 9,831,296
App. No.
14/745,841
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display unit includes a display panel including a display region and a terminal region on a first substrate, the display region including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element, and the terminal region including a plurality of terminals at a part of a peripheral region of the display region. The light emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode that is provided commonly to the plurality of pixels, in order from the first substrate side. The second electrode extends, continuously in a plan view, to an end of the first substrate in a region on the first substrate except for the terminal region, and is configured to be electrically disconnected from an exterior member of the display panel.

Claims (29)

1. A display unit comprising:

a display panel including a display region and a terminal region on a first substrate, the display region including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element, and the terminal region including a plurality of terminals at a part of a peripheral region of the display region, wherein

the light emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode that is provided commonly to the plurality of pixels, in order from the first substrate side, and

the second electrode extends, continuously in a plan view, to an edge of the first substrate in a region on the first substrate outside of the terminal region, and is configured to be electrically disconnected from an exterior member of the display panel, wherein the second electrode extends to cover a bezel region.

2. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode is covered with an insulating film provided at the edge of the first substrate.

3. The display unit according to claim 2 , wherein

the display panel has a rectangular shape in a plan view,

the terminal region corresponds to one side of the rectangular shape of the peripheral region on the first substrate, and

the insulating film is provided at ends of the first substrate corresponding to three sides except for the one side.

4. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein

an inverse-tapered structure is provided at a part of the peripheral region in a lower layer of the second electrode, and

the second electrode is electrically discontinuous by the structure while being provided continuously in a plan view.

5. The display unit according to claim 4 , wherein

the structure is provided in the peripheral region on the first substrate to surround the display region.

6. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the display panel includes the first substrate and a second substrate that is provided oppositely to the first substrate and seals the light emitting element, and

the second electrode is disposed inside an outermost edge of one or both of the first substrate and the second substrate.

7. The display unit according to claim 6 , wherein

one or both of the first substrate and the second substrate each have a tapered edge surface.

8. The display unit according to claim 1 , wherein

the second electrode is a transparent conductive film.

9. The display unit according to claim 1 , further comprising

an organic insulating film as an interlayer insulating film or a pixel separation film, wherein

the organic insulating film has a separation groove in the peripheral region, and

the organic insulating film has an edge disposed inside the edge of the first substrate.

10. An electronic apparatus provided with a display unit, the display unit comprising:

a display panel including a display region and a terminal region on a first substrate, the display region including a plurality of pixels, each of the plurality of pixels including a light emitting element, and the terminal region being provided at a part of a peripheral region of the display region and including a plurality of terminals, wherein

the light emitting element includes a first electrode, an organic layer, and a second electrode in order from the first substrate side, the second electrode being provided commonly to the plurality of pixels, and

the second electrode extends, continuously in a plan view, to an edge of the first substrate in a region on the first substrate outside of the terminal region, and is configured to be electrically disconnected from an exterior member of the display panel, wherein the second electrode extends to cover a bezel region.

Assignments (6)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 18, 2025
From: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
To: MAGNOLIA BLUE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072039/0656 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2024
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JDI DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT G.K.
Reel/Frame 066382/0619 →
CORRECTION BY AFFIDAVIT FILED AGAINST REEL/FRAME 063396/0671 Recorded Jun 12, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: JOLED, INC.
Reel/Frame 064067/0723 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2023
From: JOLED, INC.
To: INCJ, LTD.
Reel/Frame 063396/0671 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2015
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 037237/0835 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 30, 2015
From: OZAWA, NOBUO; MORIKAWA, SHINICHIRO; NISHIMURA, TEIICHIRO
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 036919/0808 →