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Granted Patent B2
US 11,309,520 · App. 16/633,892 · Granted Apr 19, 2022

Encapsulation structure, and display apparatus

Inventors: Tingliang Liu (Beijing, CN); Yunsheng Xiao (Beijng, CN); Xiangdan Dong (Beijing, CN); Yue Long (Beijing, CN); Kai Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yonglin Guo (Beijing, CN); Hongwei Ma (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H01L51/5253
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Patent No.
US 11,309,520
App. No.
16/633,892
Granted
Apr 19, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An encapsulation structure includes a first inorganic layer, a first organic layer and a second inorganic layer, all of which are sequentially stacked in a thickness direction of the encapsulation structure. At least one of the first inorganic layer or the second inorganic layer is a crack-resistant layer.

Claims (33)

1. An encapsulation structure, comprising a first inorganic layer, a first organic layer and a second inorganic layer, all of which are sequentially stacked in a thickness direction of the encapsulation structure, wherein

at least one of the first inorganic layer or the second inorganic layer is a crack-resistant layer;

the crack-resistant layer includes at least one through hole therein, and the at least one through hole passes through the crack-resistant layer in the thickness direction of the encapsulation structure;

the crack-resistant layer further includes a plurality of inorganic pattern units sequentially arranged in a direction from an inside to an outside of the crack-resistant layer; a gap is provided between two adjacent inorganic pattern units, and the gap is a through hole;

or,

the crack-resistant layer further includes a plurality of inorganic pattern units arranged concentrically; a gap is provided between two adjacent inorganic pattern units, and the gap is a through hole;

in any crack-resistant layer, an inorganic pattern unit located at a center of the crack-resistant layer is a rectangular block, and at least one remaining inorganic pattern unit is a rectangular loop block.

2. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein both the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer are crack-resistant layers; and

at least one orthographic projection of at least one gap in the first inorganic layer on a plane where the encapsulation structure is located and at least one orthographic projection of at least one gap in the second inorganic layer on the plane where the encapsulation structure is located are staggered.

3. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one encapsulation group disposed on a side of the second inorganic layer away from the first inorganic layer, wherein

each encapsulation group includes a second organic layer and a third inorganic layer that are sequentially stacked in a direction from the first inorganic layer to the second inorganic layer; and

the third inorganic layer is the crack-resistant layer.

4. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the gap is in a range of 50 μm to 200 μm.

5. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second inorganic layer is the crack-resistant layer, and

a surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the first inorganic layer covers a surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer and side faces connected to the surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer.

6. The encapsulation structure according to claim 5 , wherein at least one orthographic projection of at least one gap in the crack-resistant layer on a plane where the first inorganic layer is located is within a range of the first inorganic layer.

7. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein the second inorganic layer is the crack-resistant layer, and

a surface of the second inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer covers a surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the second inorganic layer and at least covers side faces of the first organic layer connected to the surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the second inorganic layer.

8. The encapsulation structure according to claim 7 , wherein at least one orthographic projection of at least one gap in the crack-resistant layer on a plane where the first inorganic layer is located is within a range of the first inorganic layer.

9. A display apparatus, comprising:

a substrate provided with at least one organic light-emitting diode (OLED) device, and

an encapsulation structure for encapsulating at least one OLED device according to claim 1 .

10. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the substrate includes a display area and a non-display area located at a periphery of the display area;

the encapsulation structure includes a first region, and a second region surrounding the first region;

a contour of an orthographic projection of the first region on a plane where the encapsulation structure is located surrounds a contour of an orthographic projection of the display area on the plane where the encapsulation structure is located; and

in the plurality of inorganic pattern units of any crack-resistant layer, a contour of an orthographic projection of an inorganic pattern unit located at a center of the crack-resistant layer on a plane where the inorganic pattern unit is located surrounds a contour of an orthographic projection of the first region on the plane where the inorganic pattern unit is located.

11. The display apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the second inorganic layer is the crack-resistant layer,

a surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the first inorganic layer covers a surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer and side faces connected to the surface of the first inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer, and

a surface of the second inorganic layer adjacent to the first organic layer covers a surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the second inorganic layer and at least covers side faces of the first organic layer connected to the surface of the first organic layer adjacent to the second inorganic layer.

12. The display apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein a distance from an edge of an orthographic projection of the first inorganic layer on a plane where the first inorganic layer is located to an edge of an orthographic projection of the first region on the plane where the first inorganic layer is located is in a range of 100 μm to 200 μm; or

a distance from an edge of an orthographic projection of the second inorganic layer on a plane where the second inorganic layer is located to an edge of an orthographic projection of the first region on the plane where the second inorganic layer is located is in a range of 400 μm to 600 μm; or

a distance from an edge of an orthographic projection of the first inorganic layer on a plane where the first inorganic layer is located to an edge of an orthographic projection of the first region on the plane where the first inorganic layer is located is in a range of 100 μm to 200 μm, and a distance from an edge of an orthographic projection of the second inorganic layer on a plane where the second inorganic layer is located to an edge of an orthographic projection of the first region on the plane where the second inorganic layer is located is in a range of 400 μm to 600 μm.

13. The encapsulation structure according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the first organic layer is greater than a thickness of any of the first inorganic layer and the second inorganic layer.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 24, 2020
From: LIU, TINGLIANG; XIAO, YUNSHENG; DONG, XIANGDAN; LONG, YUE; ZHANG, KAI; GUO, YONGLIN; MA, HONGWEI
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 051612/0565 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810345269.1 · Apr 17, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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