IP Library Granted Patent US 10,910,599
Granted Patent B2
US 10,910,599 · App. 16/734,787 · Granted Feb 2, 2021

Luminescent panel, luminescent device, and electronic apparatus

Inventor: Atsushi Sasaki (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: JOLED INC.
H01L51/5256H01L51/0094H01L51/5012H01L51/5243H01L51/5253H01L51/5259H01L2251/5346
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Patent No.
US 10,910,599
App. No.
16/734,787
Granted
Feb 2, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A luminescent panel includes an upper sealing layer, a lower sealing layer, and an organic electroluminescent layer. The organic electroluminescent layer is provided between the upper sealing layer and the lower sealing layer and includes one or a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements. At least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes one or a plurality of inorganic sealing films each provided with a plurality of fracture control parts. The fracture control parts each include an inorganic material having relatively lower mechanical strength than parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films other than the fracture control parts.

Claims (30)

1. A luminescent panel, comprising:

an upper sealing layer;

a lower sealing layer; and

an organic electroluminescent layer provided between the upper sealing layer and the lower sealing layer, the organic electroluminescent layer including one or a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements,

wherein at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes one or a plurality of inorganic sealing films each provided with a plurality of fracture control parts, the fracture control parts each including an inorganic material having relatively lower mechanical strength than parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films other than the fracture control parts,

the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films includes a silicon nitride layer, and

the fracture control parts comprise parts of the silicon nitride layer being oxidized.

2. The luminescent panel according to claim 1 , wherein the fracture control parts each extend from an upper surface of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films to a depth that does not reach a lower surface of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films.

3. The luminescent panel according to claim 1 , wherein, in the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films, a composition is gradually changed at each boundary between a region in which one of the fracture control part is provided and a region in which one of the fracture control part is not provided.

4. The luminescent panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films each comprises a composite layer including an alumina layer and the silicon nitride layer.

5. The luminescent panel according to claim 1 , wherein the fracture control parts include silicon oxynitride or silicon oxide.

6. The luminescent panel according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes a resin layer containing a desiccant.

7. A luminescent panel, comprising:

an upper sealing layer;

a lower sealing layer; and

an organic electroluminescent layer provided between the upper sealing layer and the lower sealing layer, the organic electroluminescent layer including one or a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements,

wherein at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes one or a plurality of inorganic sealing films each provided with a plurality of fracture control parts, the fracture control parts each including an inorganic material having relatively lower mechanical strength than parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films other than the fracture control parts, and

the fracture control parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films includes silicon oxynitride or silicon oxide, and parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films other than the fracture control parts include silicon nitride.

8. The luminescent panel according to claim 7 , wherein the fracture control parts each extend from an upper surface of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films to a depth that does not reach a lower surface of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films.

9. The luminescent panel according to claim 7 , wherein, in the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films, a composition is gradually changed at each boundary between a region in which one of the fracture control part is provided and a region in which one of the fracture control part is not provided.

10. The luminescent panel according to claim 7 , wherein the at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes a resin layer containing a desiccant.

11. A luminescent panel, comprising:

an upper sealing layer;

a lower sealing layer; and

an organic electroluminescent layer provided between the upper sealing layer and the lower sealing layer, the organic electroluminescent layer including one or a plurality of organic electroluminescent elements,

wherein at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes one or a plurality of inorganic sealing films each provided with a plurality of compression stress parts, the compression stress parts having relatively higher compression stress than parts of the one or plurality of inorganic sealing films other than the compression stress parts,

the compression stress parts comprise regions introduced with impurities to have high compression stress, and

the compression stress parts comprise regions introduced with ions as the impurities to have the high compression stress.

12. The luminescent panel according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one of the upper sealing layer or the lower sealing layer includes a resin layer containing a desiccant.

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 Jan 6, 2020
From: SASAKI, ATSUSHI
To: JOLED INC.
Reel/Frame 051424/0310 →