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Granted Patent B2
US 10,381,425 · App. 15/591,992 · Granted Aug 13, 2019

Organic light emitting display device

Inventors: Ji Yeon Kang (Seoul, KR); Il Chan Jung (Wonju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3248H01L27/3211H01L27/3246H01L51/0097H01L51/5056H01L51/5088Y02E10/549
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Patent No.
US 10,381,425
App. No.
15/591,992
Granted
Aug 13, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is an organic light emitting display device having a protective substrate configured to minimize permeation of moisture or static electricity into the device. The protective substrate is disposed on the bottom surface of a substrate so as to support and protect a substrate having an organic light emitting diode from moisture.

Claims (47)

1. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

a substrate having a thickness of 5 μm to 50 μm;

a buffer layer on the substrate;

a driving element on the buffer layer;

a planarization layer on the driving element;

an organic light emitting diode on the planarization layer; and

a protective substrate supporting the substrate, the protective substrate including a protective film, a base film on and in contact with the protective film, a blocking layer on and in contact with the base film, and an adhesive layer on and in contact with the blocking layer and configured to adhere the protective substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate,

wherein the blocking layer is configured to protect the substrate from moisture permeating through the bottom surface of the substrate, and

wherein the buffer layer is contacted with an upper surface of the substrate.

2. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking layer is made of a transparent conductive material or a metallic material that protects the organic light emitting display device from static electricity and the permeation of moisture through the bottom surface of the substrate.

3. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 2 , wherein the blocking layer comprises one of a mesh pattern, a stripe pattern, a streamlined pattern, or a combination of the mesh pattern, the stripe pattern, and the streamlined pattern.

4. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 2 , wherein the blocking layer is disposed between the base film and the adhesive layer.

5. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the blocking layer is an acrylic-based adhesive layer including particles made of a material that protects the bottom surface of the substrate from the permeation of the moisture, and

wherein the material of the particles includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a fluorine-based compound, an inorganic material, and a silicon based water repellent material.

6. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 5 , wherein the base film is made of plastic, and

wherein the acrylic-based adhesive layer is disposed on the base film and contacts the substrate, and

wherein the base film has at least a 30% light transmittance.

7. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 1 , wherein the base film and the adhesive layer that are both made of plastic,

the adhesive layer is disposed on the base film and the adhesive layer contacts the bottom surface of the substrate, and

either a bottom surface or a top surface of the base film is treated with CF2 plasma.

8. An organic light emitting display device, the device comprising:

a plastic substrate comprising a substrate, a buffer layer on the substrate and at least one driving element on the buffer layer;

an organic light emitting diode on the plastic substrate and the organic light emitting diode connected with the driving element; and

a protective substrate contacting a bottom surface of the plastic substrate and supporting the plastic substrate, the protective substrate including a protective layer, a base layer on and in contact with the protective layer, a blocking layer on and in contact with the base layer, and an adhesive layer on and in contact with the blocking layer and configured to adhere the protective substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate;

wherein the blocking layer is made of a conductive material and the blocking layer protects the plastic substrate from moisture permeating through the bottom surface of the plastic substrate,

wherein the buffer layer is contacted with an upper surface of the substrate.

9. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the protective layer is a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) layer that has at least a 30% light transmittance, and

wherein the blocking layer is disposed between the PET layer and the plastic substrate.

10. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the protective substrate further includes a ground electrode electrically connected with the blocking layer.

11. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the base layer is a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, a bottom surface or a top surface of the PET film covered by the protective layer, and

wherein the blocking layer is disposed between the protective layer and the PET film,

wherein the blocking layer comprises an indium tin oxide (ITO) film, a metal mesh layer, or a combination of the ITO film and the metal mesh layer, and

wherein the blocking layer protects the organic light emitting display device from static electricity and the blocking layer protecting the plastic substrate from moisture permeating into the bottom surface of the plastic substrate.

12. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking layer lacks at least one of a back support member (BSM) and a barrier film.

13. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking layer protects the organic light emitting diode from heat generated from a battery positioned adjacent to the protective substrate.

14. An organic light emitting display device comprising:

a substrate comprising at least one driving element;

an organic light emitting diode disposed on the substrate and connected to the driving element; and

a protective substrate including a protective film, a plurality of adhesive layers and a plurality of base films, the protective substrate contacting a bottom surface of the substrate and supporting the substrate, and

wherein the plurality of adhesive layers are disposed between the substrate and the protective film of the protective substrate, the plurality of adhesive layers adhere together the substrate and the protective substrate, and each of the plurality of adhesive layers comprises particles made of moisture adsorbing material,

wherein at least one of the plurality of adhesive layers is between and in contact with the plurality of base films.

15. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of base films have at least a 30% light transmittance.

16. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 15 ,

wherein the protective film is on a bottom surface of a base film located at the bottom of the plurality of base films.

17. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 , wherein the particles include a silicon (Si) based water repellent material.

18. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 , wherein the particles include a fluorine-based compound or an inorganic material that protects the substrate from moisture permeating into the bottom surface of the substrate.

19. The organic light emitting display device according to claim 14 , wherein the adhesive layer lacks at least one of a back support member (BSM) or a barrier film.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 10, 2017
From: KANG, JI YEON; JUNG, IL CHAN
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042443/0198 →
Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2016-0166953 · Dec 8, 2016 · national
KR 10-2016-0166962 · Dec 8, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180166520A1 · Jun 14, 2018
Cited By (1)
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