IP Library Granted Patent US 9,437,841
Granted Patent B2
US 9,437,841 · App. 13/996,087 · Granted Sep 6, 2016

OLED display structure and OLED display device

Inventors: Xiaodong Zhou (Beijing, CN); Jaegeon You (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H01L51/5293G02B5/3083G02B27/283H01L27/3244H01L51/50H01L51/5271H01L51/5275H01L51/5281
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Patent No.
US 9,437,841
App. No.
13/996,087
Granted
Sep 6, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

Disclosed are an OLED display structure and an OLED display device having the OLED display structure. The OLED display structure comprises: a substrate ( 10 ), and an OLED pixel layer ( 20 ), an o-light and e-light splitting and converting device ( 5 ) and a circular polarizer layer ( 6 ) which are formed on the substrate ( 10 ) in sequence; the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device ( 5 ) is adapted to divide a light beam into o-light and e-light, and to convert the o-light and the e-light into circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as the circular polarizer layer ( 6 ); the circular polarizer layer ( 6 ) is adapted to allow passage of the circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as it. With the display structure, the light transmittance is improved, and the pixel current of the OLED pixel layer ( 20 ) is reduced, and thereby energy is saved.

Claims (28)

1. An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display structure, comprising: a first substrate and an OLED pixel layer, an o-light and e-light splitting and converting device, and a circular polarizer layer which are provided in sequence on the first substrate, wherein

the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device is adapted to divide a light beam emitted from the OLED pixel layer into o-light and e-light, and to convert the o-light and the e-light into circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as the circular polarizer layer; and

the circular polarizer layer is adapted to allow passage of the circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as the circular polarizer layer.

2. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 1 , wherein the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device comprises a birefringent crystal layer, and an o-light quarter-wave plate layer and an e-light quarter-wave plate layer which are formed on the birefringent crystal layer, wherein,

the o-light quarter-wave plate layer is adapted to convert the o-light into circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as the circular polarizer layer, and

the e-light quarter-wave plate layer is adapted to convert the e-light into circularly polarized light which has the same polarization state as the circular polarizer layer.

3. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 2 , wherein directions of optical axes of the o-light quarter-wave plate layer and the e-light quarter-wave plate layer are perpendicular to each other, and the optical axes of the o-light quarter-wave plate layer and the e-light quarter-wave plate layer form an angle of 45° with respect to polarization directions of the corresponding o-light and e-light, respectively.

4. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 2 , wherein the birefringent crystal layer is made from calcite crystal, quartz or ruby.

5. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circular polarizer layer comprises a quarter-wave plate layer and a linear polarizer formed on the quarter-wave plate layer, wherein

the quarter-wave plate layer is adapted to convert circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light; and

the linear polarizer is adapted to allow passage of linearly polarized light which has the same polarization direction as the linear polarizer.

6. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a lens layer, which is located between the OLED pixel layer and the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device, and adapted to converge light beams which are emitted from the OLED pixel layer to be parallel light beams to enter the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device.

7. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 6 , wherein the lens layer comprises a second transparent substrate, and a first convex lens and a second convex lens which are formed on two opposite sides of the second transparent substrate, respectively, wherein

focal points or focal planes of the first convex lens and the second convex lens coincide with each other.

8. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 6 , wherein the lens layer comprises a second transparent substrate, and a first convex lens and a concave lens microstructure layer which are formed on two opposite sides of the second transparent substrate, respectively, wherein

the first convex lens and the concave lens microstructure layer cooperate to converge light beams into parallel light beams.

9. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 7 , wherein the second transparent substrate further comprises a reflective layer, by which ambient light incident from outside of the display structure is reflected to the circular polarizer layer for absorption.

10. An Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) display device, comprising the OLED display structure claimed in claim 1 .

11. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 3 , wherein the birefringent crystal layer is made from calcite crystal, quartz or ruby.

12. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 2 , wherein the circular polarizer layer comprises a quarter-wave plate layer and a linear polarizer formed on the quarter-wave plate layer, wherein

the quarter-wave plate layer is adapted to convert circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light; and

the linear polarizer is adapted to allow passage of linearly polarized light which has the same polarization direction as the linear polarizer.

13. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 3 , wherein the circular polarizer layer comprises a quarter-wave plate layer and a linear polarizer formed on the quarter-wave plate layer, wherein

the quarter-wave plate layer is adapted to convert circularly polarized light into linearly polarized light; and

the linear polarizer is adapted to allow passage of linearly polarized light which has the same polarization direction as the linear polarizer.

14. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 2 , further comprising a lens layer, which is located between the OLED pixel layer and the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device, and adapted to converge light beams which are emitted from the OLED pixel layer to be parallel light beams to enter the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device.

15. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a lens layer, which is located between the OLED pixel layer and the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device, and adapted to converge light beams which are emitted from the OLED pixel layer to be parallel light beams to enter the o-light and e-light splitting and converting device.

16. The OLED display structure claimed in claim 8 , wherein the second transparent substrate further comprises a reflective layer, by which ambient light is reflected to the circular polarizer layer for absorption.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 20, 2013
From: ZHOU, XIAODONG; YOU, JAEGEON
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 030650/0641 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2012 2 0210411 U · May 10, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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