IP Library Granted Patent US 11,587,986
Granted Patent B2
US 11,587,986 · App. 17/001,369 · Granted Feb 21, 2023

Organic light emitting display device including reflection structure

Inventors: Jong-Sung Kim (Paju-si, KR); Tae-Han Park (Paju-si, KR); Ho-Won Choi (Paju-si, KR); Dong-Young Kim (Paju-si, KR)
Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
H01L27/3218H01L27/3246H01L51/5218H01L51/5237H01L51/5271H01L51/5284
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Patent No.
US 11,587,986
App. No.
17/001,369
Granted
Feb 21, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic light emitting display device includes: light emitting diodes respectively located in first to third sub-pixels on a substrate and respectively emitting red, green and blue color lights output upward through emission regions of the first to third sub-pixels; and a reflection structure located in a non-emission region surrounded by the first to third sub-pixels and including reflection side surfaces which are inclined and respectively face the emission regions of the first to third sub-pixels, wherein the reflection side surface reflects a light incident thereon from the corresponding emission region upward.

Claims (50)

1. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

light emitting diodes respectively located in first sub-pixels to third sub-pixels on a substrate and respectively light through emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels;

a reflection structure located in a non-emission region surrounded by the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels and including reflection side surfaces which are inclined and respectively face the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels, and

a bank which is formed at the non-emission region and includes openings respectively defining the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels,

wherein at least one of the light emitting diodes includes:

a first electrode which is reflective, is exposed through a corresponding opening from the openings, and includes an electrode extension portion located below the bank and extending to the non-emission region; and

an organic light emitting layer which is located on the first electrode; and

a second electrode located on the organic light emitting layer,

wherein the second electrode is located on the bank and is transparent, and

wherein a reflection pattern is formed on the bank and includes a through hole corresponding to the reflection structure.

2. The display device of claim 1 ,

wherein the reflection structure includes a protrusion pattern which has a taper shape and protrudes upward, and a reflection part covering the protrusion pattern, and

wherein the reflection part is a part of the electrode extension portion of the first electrode which is included in one of the first to third sub-pixels.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a light-shielding layer is formed on the reflection pattern and includes the through hole corresponding to the reflection structure.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the first to the third sub-pixels respectively emit red light, green light, and blue light output upward through the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels, and

wherein the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels are arrayed in a diamond pentile arrangement or delta arrangement.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein when the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels are arrayed in the diamond pentile arrangement, the non-emission region is surrounded by the first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels located opposite to each other and two third sub-pixels located opposite to each other.

6. The display device of claim 4 , wherein when the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels are arrayed in the delta arrangement, the non-emission region is surrounded by the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels forming a delta shape.

7. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a transistor in each of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels; and

a passivation layer located between the transistor and the light emitting diode, and including an electrode contact hole through which the transistor is connected to a reflective first electrode of the light emitting diode,

wherein the electrode contact hole is filled with a light-shielding pattern.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein the electrode contact hole is located at a corner portion on a side of the corresponding sub-pixel.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein when the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels are arrayed in the diamond pentile arrangement, a dummy hole is formed in the passivation layer, is located at a corner portion on a side of the non-emission region, and is filled with another light-shielding pattern, and

wherein a location of the dummy hole in the non-emission region corresponds to the location of the electrode contact hole in the sub-pixel.

10. The display device of claim 1 , wherein a color of a light output through the reflection structure is in accordance to a combination of emission states of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein areas of the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels are different.

12. The display device of claim 1 , wherein each reflection side surface reflects a light incident thereon from the corresponding emission region from the emission regions upward.

13. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

light emitting diodes respectively located in first sub-pixels to third sub-pixels on a substrate and respectively emitting light through emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels;

a reflection structure located in a non-emission region surrounded by the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels and including reflection side surfaces which are inclined and respectively face the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels; and

a bank which is formed at the non-emission region and includes openings respectively defining the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels,

wherein at least one of the light emitting diodes includes:

a first electrode which is reflective, is exposed through a corresponding opening from the openings, and includes an electrode extension portion located below the bank and extending to the non-emission region; and

an organic light emitting layer which is located on the first electrode; and

a second electrode located on the organic light emitting layer, and

wherein the second electrode is located on the bank, is semi-transparent, and includes a through hole corresponding to the reflection structure.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the reflection structure includes a protrusion pattern which has a taper shape and protrudes upward, and a reflection part covering the protrusion pattern, and

wherein the reflection part is a part of the electrode extension portion of the first electrode which is included in one of the first to third sub-pixels.

15. An organic light emitting display device, comprising:

light emitting diodes respectively located in first sub-pixels to third sub-pixels on a substrate and respectively emitting light through emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels;

a reflection structure located in a non-emission region surrounded by the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels and including reflection side surfaces which are inclined and respectively face the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels; and

a bank which is formed at the non-emission region and includes openings respectively defining the emission regions of the first sub-pixels to the third sub-pixels,

wherein at least one of the light emitting diodes includes:

a first electrode which is reflective, is exposed through a corresponding opening from the openings, and includes an electrode extension portion located below the bank and extending to the non-emission region; and

an organic light emitting layer which is located on the first electrode; and

a second electrode located on the organic light emitting layer,

wherein the reflection structure has a height greater than that of the bank.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the reflection structure includes a protrusion pattern which has a taper shape and protrudes upward, and a reflection part covering the protrusion pattern, and

wherein the reflection part is a part of the electrode extension portion of the first electrode which is included in one of the first to third sub-pixels.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2020
From: KIM, JONG-SUNG; PARK, TAE-HAN; CHOI, HO-WON; KIM, DONG-YOUNG
To: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0105182 · Aug 27, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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