IP Library Granted Patent US 9,508,682
Granted Patent B2
US 9,508,682 · App. 14/655,315 · Granted Nov 29, 2016

Organic EL luminescent device

Inventors: Yasuki Kawashima (Tokyo, JP); Kazuya Ito (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: NEC Lighting, Ltd.
H01L25/048H01L27/3206H01L51/5215H01L51/5234H01L51/5271H01L27/3237H01L2251/5323H01L2251/5361H01L2924/0002
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Patent No.
US 9,508,682
App. No.
14/655,315
Granted
Nov 29, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL luminescent device ( 1 ) includes: organic EL panels of no smaller than 2 ( 10, 11 ) including a light-transmitting organic EL panel ( 10, 11 ), the light-transmitting organic EL panel having a first electrode ( 32 ), formed on a transparent substrate ( 31 ), having optical transparency, an organic layer ( 33 ), formed on the first electrode ( 32 ), having a light emitting layer and a second electrode ( 35 ), formed on the organic layer ( 33 ), having optical transparency; and a support ( 21 ) to support the no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels in a manner overlapping each other.

Claims (33)

1. An organic EL luminescent device, comprising:

organic EL panels of no smaller than 2 including a light-transmitting organic EL panel, said light-transmitting organic EL panel having a first electrode, formed on a transparent substrate, having optical transparency, an organic layer, formed on said first electrode, having a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, formed on said organic layer, having optical transparency;

a support to support said no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels in a manner overlapping each other; and

a reflection plate in an end in a direction of overlapping said no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels, said reflection plate reflecting light by a face facing toward said organic EL panel, wherein

all of said organic EL panels include at least a portion to make light penetrate through.

2. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein

at least one organic EL panel among said no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels includes a reflecting member to reflect light.

3. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 2 , wherein

said organic EL panel including said reflecting member is located in an end in said overlapping direction.

4. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein

said support supports all of said organic EL panels in a manner making a directions of main surfaces be in parallel with each other.

5. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein

said support supports at least one of said organic EL panels in a direction making a main surface of said at least one organic EL panel crossing a main surface of any other one of said organic EL panels.

6. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein,

in a part of a panel surface of at least one of said organic EL panels, a no-light-emission transmission pattern to make light penetrate through without emitting light is formed.

7. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of said organic EL panels has a monochromatic luminescent color.

8. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 , wherein

each of said organic EL panels has a luminescent color different from each other.

9. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 ,

arranging at least two of said organic EL panels neighboring each other in a manner having a predetermined gap between said two panels, and

comprising a light emitting means to apply light toward said gap between said organic EL panels in a direction of a panel surface of said organic EL panels of both sides of said gap.

10. The organic EL luminescent device according to claim 1 ,

arranging at least two of said organic EL panels neighboring each other in a manner having a predetermined gap between said two panels, and

comprising a light emitting unit that applies light toward said gap between said organic EL panels in a direction of a panel surface of said organic EL panels of both sides of said gap.

11. An organic EL luminescent device, comprising:

organic EL panels of no smaller than 2 including a light-transmitting organic EL panel, said light-transmitting organic EL panel having a first electrode, formed on a transparent substrate, having optical transparency, an organic layer, formed on said first electrode, having a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, formed on said organic layer, having optical transparency; and

a support to support said no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels in a manner overlapping each other, wherein

said support supports at least one of said organic EL panels in a direction making a main surface of said at least one organic EL panel crossing a main surface of any other one of said organic EL panels.

12. An organic EL luminescent device, comprising:

organic EL panels of no smaller than 2 including a light-transmitting organic EL panel, said light-transmitting organic EL panel having a first electrode, formed on a transparent substrate, having optical transparency, an organic layer, formed on said first electrode, having a light emitting layer, and a second electrode, formed on said organic layer, having optical transparency; and

a support to support said no-smaller-than-2 organic EL panels in a manner overlapping each other, wherein

in a part of a panel surface of at least one of said organic EL panels, a no-light-emission transmission pattern to make light penetrate through without emitting light is formed.

Assignments (4)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jan 23, 2024
From: HOTALUX, LTD.
To: HOTALUX, LTD.
Reel/Frame 066365/0200 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 050850 FRAME: 0287. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Nov 6, 2019
From: HOTALUX, LTD.
To: HOTALUX, LTD.
Reel/Frame 050942/0429 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Oct 29, 2019
From: NEC LIGHTING, LTD.
To: HOTALUX, LTD.
Reel/Frame 050850/0287 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 24, 2015
From: KAWASHIMA, YASUKI; ITO, KAZUYA
To: NEC LIGHTING, LTD.
Reel/Frame 035900/0456 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2013-003196 · Jan 11, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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