IP Library Granted Patent US 10,135,029
Granted Patent B2
US 10,135,029 · App. 15/408,925 · Granted Nov 20, 2018

Display device

Inventor: Akinori Kamiya (Minato-ku, JP)
Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
H01L51/5256H01L27/3244H01L27/1248H01L27/1262H01L51/56H01L2251/301H01L2251/303H01L2251/5338
View Patent ↗
Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,135,029
App. No.
15/408,925
Granted
Nov 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device includes: a light emitting element including a light emitting layer, and a first electrode and a second electrode that hold the light emitting layer therebetween; and a sealing layer on the light emitting element, wherein the sealing layer includes an organic layer, and a first inorganic layer and a second inorganic layer that hold the organic layer from an upper side and a lower side. A peripheral part of the first inorganic layer and a peripheral part of the second inorganic layer are connected around an outer perimeter of the organic layer and vertically overlap with each other so as not to cover an edge surface of each other's from a lateral side. At least one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is an Aluminum Oxide film.

Claims (58)

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate

a light emitting element on the substrate, the light emitting element including a light emitting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode holding the light emitting layer therebetween; and

a sealing layer on the light emitting element,

wherein the sealing layer comprises an organic layer, a first inorganic layer, and a second inorganic layer, the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer holding the organic layer from an upper side and a lower side,

the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer include respective peripheral parts connected to each other around an outer perimeter of the organic layer and vertically overlap with each other so as not to cover an edge surface of each other's from a lateral side,

the peripheral parts include a first area outside and adjacent to the outer perimeter of the organic layer, the first area including a point where the first and second inorganic layers contact each other, a second area outer from the point in the first area toward a peripheral edge of the display device, and a third area outer from the second area toward the peripheral edge of the display device,

the second area is higher than the first area,

the third area is lower than the second area, and

at least one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is an Aluminum Oxide film.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is an Aluminum Oxide film, and

the other one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is a Silicon Nitride film.

3. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the display device is configured to bend at a portion which includes the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer.

4. The display device according to claim 3 ,

wherein one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is an Aluminum Oxide film, and

the other one of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer is a silicon nitride film.

5. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the third area is a recessed area, and

the second area is a raised area.

6. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a first distance between the first inorganic layer at the first area and the substrate is shorter than a second distance between the first inorganic layer at the second area and the substrate.

7. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein the first distance is longer than a third distance between the first inorganic layer at the third area and the substrate.

8. The display device according to claim 6 ,

wherein a fourth distance between the second inorganic layer at the first area and the substrate is shorter than a fifth distance between the second inorganic layer at the second area and the substrate.

9. The display device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the fourth distance is longer than a sixth distance between the second inorganic layer at the third area and the substrate.

10. The display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein thickness of the Aluminum Oxide film is from 25 nm to 100 nm.

11. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting element on the substrate, the light emitting element including a light emitting layer, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the first electrode and the second electrode holding the light emitting layer therebetween; and

a sealing layer on the light emitting element,

wherein the sealing layer comprises an organic layer, a first inorganic layer, and a second inorganic layer, the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer holding the organic layer from an upper side and a lower side,

the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer include respective peripheral parts connected to each other around an outer perimeter of the organic layer and vertically overlap with each other so as not to cover an edge surface of each other's from a lateral side,

the peripheral parts include a first area outside and adjacent to the outer perimeter of the organic layer, the first area including a point where the first and second inorganic layers contact each other, a second area outer from the point in the first area toward a peripheral edge of the display device, and a third area outer from the second area toward the peripheral edge of the display device toward a peripheral edge of the display device,

the second area is higher than the first area,

the third area is lower than the second area,

the display device is configured to bend at a portion which includes the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer, the portion having a shape of a curve,

the first inorganic layer is an Aluminum Oxide film, and

the first inorganic layer is closer to an inside of the curve than the second inorganic layer at the portion.

12. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the second inorganic layer is a Silicon Nitride film.

13. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein the third area is a recessed area, and

the second area is a raised area.

14. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein a first distance between the first inorganic layer at the first area and the substrate is shorter than a second distance between the first inorganic layer at the second area and the substrate.

15. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the first distance is longer than a third distance between the first inorganic layer at the third area and the substrate.

16. The display device according to claim 14 ,

wherein a fourth distance between the second inorganic layer at the first area and the substrate is shorter than a fifth distance between the second inorganic layer at the second area and the substrate.

17. The display device according to claim 16 ,

wherein the fourth distance is longer than a sixth distance between the second inorganic layer at the third area and the substrate.

18. The display device according to claim 11 ,

wherein thickness of the Aluminum Oxide film is from 25 nm to 100 nm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 22, 2025
From: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
To: MAGNOLIA WHITE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 072130/0313 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 18, 2017
From: KAMIYA, AKINORI
To: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Reel/Frame 041007/0882 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-034588 · Feb 25, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170250373A1 · Aug 31, 2017