IP Library Granted Patent US 10,770,522
Granted Patent B2
US 10,770,522 · App. 16/466,686 · Granted Sep 8, 2020

EL device, manufacturing method for EL device, and manufacturing apparatus for EL device

Inventor: Tetsuya Ueno (Sakai, JP)
Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
H01L27/3234H01L27/3276H01L51/56H04N5/2257H01L2227/323
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,770,522
App. No.
16/466,686
Granted
Sep 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An EL device includes a display panel and an imaging element, and the display panel includes a panel substrate and an EL layer, and an imaging hole for guiding light from a subject to the imaging element is formed in the display area to straddle a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a display area.

Claims (31)

1. An EL device comprising:

a display panel configured to display an image on a display area in a display surface; and

an imaging element arranged on a side of a surface opposite to the display surface, the imaging element being configured to image a subject on a side of the display surface,

wherein the display panel includes

a panel substrate in which a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines intersecting with the plurality of scanning signal lines are formed, and

an EL layer formed on the panel substrate, the EL layer being configured to display the image based on scanning signals from the plurality of scanning signal lines and data signals from the plurality of data signal lines, and

an imaging hole formed in the display area straddles the plurality of scanning signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines in a case of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to the display surface, the imaging hole being configured to guide light from the subject to the imaging element.

2. The EL device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of scanning signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines are formed of a transparent material, and

the light from the subject passes through the scanning signal lines and the data signal lines and enters the imaging element.

3. The EL device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the panel substrate includes a transistor, and

the transistor is formed in an area excluding the imaging hole of the panel substrate.

4. The EL device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the EL layer is formed in an area excluding the imaging hole.

5. The EL device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the EL layer is formed in an area including the imaging hole.

6. A manufacturing method for an EL device, comprising:

a display panel forming step for forming a display panel configured to display an image on a display area in a display surface; and

an imaging element arranging step for arranging an imaging element on a side of a surface opposite to the display surface, the imaging element being configured to image a subject on a side of the display surface,

wherein the display panel forming step includes

a panel substrate manufacturing step for manufacturing a panel substrate in which a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines intersecting with the plurality of scanning signal lines are formed,

an EL layer forming step for forming an EL layer on the panel substrate, the EL layer being configured to display the image based on scanning signals from the plurality of scanning signal lines and data signals from the plurality of data signal lines, and

an imaging hole forming step for forming an imaging hole, in the display area, that straddles the plurality of scanning signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines in a case of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to the display surface, the imaging hole being configured to guide light from the subject to the imaging element.

7. A manufacturing apparatus for an EL device, comprising:

a display panel forming mechanism for forming a display panel configured to display an image on a display area in a display surface; and

an imaging element arranging mechanism for arranging an imaging element on a side of a surface opposite to the display surface, the imaging element being configured to image a subject on a side of the display surface;

wherein the display panel forming mechanism includes

a panel substrate manufacturing mechanism for manufacturing a panel substrate in which a plurality of scanning signal lines and a plurality of data signal lines intersecting with the plurality of scanning signal lines are formed,

an EL layer forming mechanism for forming an EL layer on the panel substrate, the EL layer being configured to display the image based on scanning signals from the plurality of scanning signal lines and data signals from the plurality of data signal lines, and

an imaging hole forming mechanism for forming an imaging hole, in the display area, that straddles the plurality of scanning signal lines and the plurality of data signal lines in a case of being viewed from a direction perpendicular to the display surface, the imaging hole being configured to guide light from the subject to the imaging element.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2019
From: UENO, TETSUYA
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 049376/0291 →
Continuity (1)
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