IP Library Granted Patent US 7,964,421
Granted Patent B2
US 7,964,421 · App. 12/301,340 · Granted Jun 21, 2011

Process for producing organiclight-emitting display device

Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,964,421
App. No.
12/301,340
Granted
Jun 21, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A position displacement between a substrate and a mask which is caused when the substrate and the mask are brought into close contact with each other is suppressed by a magnetic force. In a step of forming an organic compound layer (organic EL element film) included in an organic light-emitting display device on the substrate ( 2 ) through the mask ( 3 ) by vapor deposition, the substrate ( 2 ) is aligned with the mask ( 3 ) and then the substrate ( 2 ) is pressed to the mask ( 3 ) by a plurality of pressing members ( 5 ) to perform temporary fixation. While the position displacement between the substrate ( 2 ) and the mask ( 3 ) is suppressed by the temporary fixation, the substrate ( 2 ) is brought into close contact with the mask ( 3 ) by magnets ( 6 ). A plurality of positions of the substrate ( 2 ) which has aligned are temporarily fixed by the plurality of pressing members ( 5 ), respectively, so that high-precision patterning can be performed to prevent a deviation of the organic EL element film from an anode.

Claims (19)

1. A process for producing an organic light-emitting display device having at least one organic compound layer on an electrode provided on a substrate, comprising the steps of:

aligning the substrate with a mask by an alignment mechanism;

pressing the aligned substrate against the mask from a central part toward a periphery of the substrate by a pressing member to temporarily fix the substrate to the mask;

closely fixing the substrate and the mask which are temporarily fixed by the pressing member by a magnetization unit; and

forming an organic compound layer on the substrate through the closely fixed mask by vapor deposition,

wherein the substrate is temporarily fixed to the mask at a plurality of positions by a plurality of pressing members, respectively, and

wherein when the substrate is temporarily fixed to the mask, pressing times or pressing strengths of the plurality of pressing members are different on a surface of the substrate.

2. An apparatus for producing an organic light-emitting display device having at least one organic compound layer on an electrode provided on a substrate, comprising:

an alignment mechanism for aligning the substrate with a mask;

a plurality of pressing members for pressing a plurality of positions of the substrate against the mask from a central part toward a periphery of the substrate to temporarily fix the substrate to the mask;

a magnetization unit for closely fixing the substrate to the mask by a magnetic force; and

a vapor deposition source for forming the organic compound layer on the substrate through the mask by vapor deposition,

wherein the magnetization unit comprises a mechanism for cooling the substrate.

3. A process for producing an organic light-emitting display device having at least one organic compound layer on an electrode provided on a substrate, comprising the steps of:

aligning the substrate with a mask by an alignment mechanism;

pressing the aligned substrate against the mask from a central part toward a periphery of the substrate by a pressing member to temporarily fix the substrate to the mask; and

forming an organic compound layer on the substrate through the fixed mask by vapor deposition,

wherein the substrate is temporarily fixed to the mask at a plurality of positions by a plurality of pressing members, respectively, and

wherein when the substrate is temporarily fixed to the mask, pressing times or pressing strengths of the plurality of pressing members are different on a surface of the substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 12, 2008
From: MORIYAMA, TAKASHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 021968/0109 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2006-231472 · Aug 29, 2006 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090124033A1 · May 14, 2009