IP Library Granted Patent US 11,038,133
Granted Patent B2
US 11,038,133 · App. 16/387,930 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Organic EL display panel, organic EL display device, and manufacturing method of organic display panel

Inventors: Hideki Kobayashi (Tokyo, JP); Jiro Yamada (Tokyo, JP); Kenichi Nendai (Tokyo, JP); Noriteru Maeda (Tokyo, JP); Kenta Fukuoka (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
H01L51/5012H01L27/322H01L27/3211H01L27/3246H01L27/3272H01L51/5056H01L51/5072H01L51/5088H01L51/5218H01L51/5234H01L51/56H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,038,133
App. No.
16/387,930
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed is an organic EL display panel having pixels arranged in matrix includes a substrate, pixel electrodes disposed on the substrate for each of the pixels, insulating layers disposed so as to cover each upper part of the pixel electrodes and having not less than three slit-shaped openings extending and arranged in a column direction, partition walls extending in the column direction and partitioning the pixel electrodes in a row direction, organic functional layers disposed on the pixel electrodes and including organic luminous layers configured to cause electroluminescence in each of the openings, and light transmissive counter electrodes disposed on upper parts of the organic functional layers. Levels of top faces of the partition walls are higher than that of the insulating layers. Row-direction widths of openings adjacent to the partition walls in the row direction are larger than row-direction widths of openings not adjacent to the partition walls.

Claims (38)

1. An organic electroluminescence display panel, comprising:

a plurality of pixels in a matrix;

a substrate;

a plurality of pixel electrodes on the substrate for each of the plurality of pixels;

insulating layers disposed so as to cover each upper part of the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the insulating layers have at least three slit-shaped openings extending in a column direction and arranged in the column direction;

a plurality of partition walls extending in the column direction and partitioning the plurality of pixel electrodes in a row direction;

a plurality of organic functional layers on the plurality of pixel electrodes and including a plurality of organic luminous layers configured to cause electroluminescence in each of the at least three slit-shaped openings; and

light transmissive counter electrodes on upper parts of the plurality of organic functional layers, wherein

levels of top faces of the plurality of partition walls with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes are higher than levels of top faces of the insulating layers with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and

row-direction widths of openings adjacent to the plurality of partition walls in the row direction on bottom faces of the insulating layers are larger than row-direction widths of openings that are not adjacent to the plurality of partition walls in the row direction.

2. The organic electroluminescence display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of organic luminous layers further including:

a first organic luminous layer to emit light with a first luminescent color; and

a second organic luminous layer to emit light with a second luminescent color, and

a first pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes on which the first organic luminous layer is disposed is partitioned from a second pixel electrode of the plurality of pixel electrodes on which the second organic luminous layer is disposed by a partition wall of the plurality of partition walls.

3. The organic electroluminescence display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

a number of openings in a first pixel of the plurality of pixels and a number of openings in a second pixel of the plurality of pixels adjacent to the first pixel in the column direction are equal, and

at least one opening of the openings in the first pixel communicates with at least one opening of the openings in the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the column direction.

4. The organic electroluminescence display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the openings in the first pixel communicate between the first pixel and the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel in the column direction.

5. An organic electroluminescence display device, comprising:

an organic electroluminescence display panel, comprising:

a plurality of pixels in a matrix;

a substrate;

a plurality of pixel electrodes on the substrate for each of the plurality of pixels;

insulating layers disposed so as to cover each upper part of the plurality of pixel electrodes, wherein the insulating layers have at least three slit-shaped openings extending in a column direction and arranged in the column direction;

a plurality of partition walls extending in the column direction and partitioning the plurality of pixel electrodes in a row direction;

a plurality of organic functional layers on the plurality of pixel electrodes and including a plurality of organic luminous layers configured to cause electroluminescence in each of the at least three slit-shaped openings; and

light transmissive counter electrodes on upper parts of the plurality of organic functional layers, wherein

levels of top faces of the plurality of partition walls with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes are higher than levels of top faces of the insulating layers with respect to the plurality of pixel electrodes, and

row-direction widths of openings adjacent to the plurality of partition walls in the row direction on bottom faces of the insulating layers are larger than row-direction widths of openings that are not adjacent to the plurality of partition walls in the row direction.

6. The organic electroluminescence display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the insulating layers include two cross-pieces,

the plurality of partition walls includes a first partition wall and a second partition wall extending in the column direction,

the at least three slit-shaped openings are between the first partition wall and the second partition wall,

the two cross-pieces includes a first cross-piece and a second cross-piece positioned between the at least three slit-shaped openings in the row direction,

the first cross-piece is adjacent to the first partition wall and the second cross-piece is adjacent to the second partition wall,

a row-direction width between the first cross-piece and the first partition wall is equal to a row-direction width between the second cross-piece and the second partition wall, and

a row-direction width between the first cross-piece and the second cross-piece is smaller than the row-direction width between the first cross-piece and the first partition wall.

Assignments (5)
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 Apr 18, 2019
From: KOBAYASHI, HIDEKI; YAMADA, JIRO; FUKUOKA, KENTA; NENDAI, KENICHI; MAEDA, NORITERU
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 048926/0936 →