IP Library Granted Patent US 10,658,613
Granted Patent B2
US 10,658,613 · App. 16/330,279 · Granted May 19, 2020

Organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure, display apparatus and encapsulation method of organic light emitting diode

Inventors: Donghui Yu (Beijing, CN); Wei Quan (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H01L51/5246H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 10,658,613
App. No.
16/330,279
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An encapsulation method of an organic light emitting diode, an organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure and an organic light emitting diode display apparatus are provided. The encapsulation method includes: providing an encapsulation cover plate and a base substrate with an organic light emitting diode device; forming a first sealant of the encapsulation cover plate, in which the first sealant includes a plurality of protrusion portions spaced apart with each other; forming a second sealant on the encapsulation cover plate, in which the second sealant includes a plurality of protrusion portions and a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant is greater than a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant; and bonding the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate, in which the second sealant covers the organic light emitting diode device and the first sealant.

Claims (41)

1. An organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure, comprising:

a base substrate provided with an organic light emitting diode device;

an encapsulation cover plate opposite to the base substrate; and

a first sealant and a second sealant,

wherein both the first sealant and the second sealant are between the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate; the first sealant is at a side, which faces the base substrate, of the encapsulation cover plate, and the first sealant comprises a plurality of portions which are spaced apart with each other; the second sealant covers the organic light emitting diode device and at least a portion of the first sealant so that the organic light emitting diode device is sealed;

the second sealant is an integral structure which is continuously distributed, the second sealant covers all surfaces, which do not contact the encapsulation cover plate, of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant, and at least a portion of the second sealant is between the first sealant and the organic light emitting diode device, so that the first sealant is spaced apart from the organic light emitting diode device by the second sealant;

the first sealant includes a filling material, the filling material comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a moisture absorbing material, a heat dissipating material and an oxygen absorbing material, and the second sealant does not include the filling material.

2. The organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first sealant is not more than ⅔ of a thickness of the second sealant.

3. The organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of portions of the first sealant are on the encapsulation cover plate and exactly face the organic light emitting diode device.

4. The organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a shape of each of the plurality of portions of the first sealant is a dot or a strip.

5. The organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a frame sealant between the base substrate and the encapsulation cover plate and bonding the base substrate and the encapsulation cover plate.

6. An organic light emitting diode display apparatus, comprising the organic light emitting diode encapsulation structure according to claim 1 .

7. An encapsulation method of an organic light emitting diode, comprising:

providing an encapsulation cover plate and a base substrate provided with an organic light emitting diode device;

forming a first sealant on a first surface of the encapsulation cover plate, wherein the first sealant comprises a plurality of protrusion portions which are spaced apart with each other;

forming a second sealant on the first surface of the encapsulation cover plate, wherein the second sealant comprises a plurality of protrusion portions and a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant in a direction perpendicular to the encapsulation cover plate is greater than a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant in the direction perpendicular to the encapsulation cover plate;

bonding the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate, wherein the second sealant covers the organic light emitting diode device and at least a portion of the first sealant so that the organic light emitting diode device is sealed;

forming a frame sealant in a peripheral region of the encapsulation cover plate; and

curing the first sealant, the second sealant and the frame sealant by a same cure process.

8. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein a thickness of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant is not more than ⅓ of a thickness of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant.

9. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein a number of the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant is greater than or equal to a number of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant.

10. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant and the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant are evenly distributed on the encapsulation cover plate.

11. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein after the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate are bonded, the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant are connected together to come into an integral structure to form the second sealant which is continuously distributed, and the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant are covered by the second sealant which is continuously distributed.

12. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein after the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate are bonded, at least a portion of the second sealant is between the first sealant and the organic light emitting diode device, so that the first sealant is spaced apart from the organic light emitting diode device by the second sealant.

13. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein after the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate are bonded, the second sealant covers surfaces, which do not contact the encapsulation cover plate, of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant, and the second sealant contacts the surfaces, which do not contact the encapsulation cover plate, of the first sealant.

14. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 7 , wherein the first sealant includes a filling material, the filling material comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a moisture absorbing material, a heat dissipating material and an oxygen absorbing material, and the second sealant does not include the filling material.

15. An encapsulation method of an organic light emitting diode, comprising:

providing an encapsulation cover plate and a base substrate provided with an organic light emitting diode device;

forming a first sealant on a first surface of the encapsulation cover plate, wherein the first sealant comprises a plurality of protrusion portions which are spaced apart with each other;

forming a second sealant on the first surface of the encapsulation cover plate, wherein the second sealant comprises a plurality of protrusion portions and a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the second sealant in a direction perpendicular to the encapsulation cover plate is greater than a height of each of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant in the direction perpendicular to the encapsulation cover plate;

bonding the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate, wherein the second sealant covers the organic light emitting diode device and at least a portion of the first sealant so that the organic light emitting diode device is sealed, wherein

before the first sealant is cured, the second sealant is formed on the first surface of the encapsulation cover plate.

16. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 15 , further comprising:

forming a frame sealant in a peripheral region of the encapsulation cover plate.

17. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 16 , further comprising:

curing the first sealant, the second sealant and the frame sealant by a same cure process.

18. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 15 , wherein

after the encapsulation cover plate and the base substrate are bonded, at least a portion of the second sealant is between the first sealant and the organic light emitting diode device, so that the first sealant is spaced apart from the organic light emitting diode device by the second sealant.

19. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 18 , wherein the second sealant covers all surfaces, which do not contact the encapsulation cover plate, of the plurality of protrusion portions of the first sealant.

20. The encapsulation method of the organic light emitting diode according to claim 15 , wherein the first sealant includes a filling material, the filling material comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a moisture absorbing material, a heat dissipating material and an oxygen absorbing material, and the second sealant does not include the filling material.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2019
From: YU, DONGHUI; QUAN, WEI
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048494/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 1 0566269 · Jul 12, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190207154A1 · Jul 4, 2019