Display apparatus and manufacturing method therefor

• US 20070080627A1
• Filed: 09/10/2003
• Published: 04/12/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/10/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: UDC Ireland Limited
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Sakamoto, Yoshiaki
• Granted Patent: US 7,531,957 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/504
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/311 Flexible OLED
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/351 Thickness
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/84 Passivation; Containers; Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/841 Self-supporting sealing arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/844 Encapsulations
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/873 Encapsulations

Abstract

A display apparatus including a substrate 22; an organic EL device including an electrode 24 which is formed on the substrate 22, an organic EL layer 26 which is formed on the electrode 24, and an electrode 30 which is formed on the organic EL layer 26; an inorganic insulating film 34 which is formed on the organic EL device, sealing the organic EL layer; and a substrate 38 which is formed on the inorganic insulating film 34, wherein the material and the thickness of the substrate 22 and the substrate 38 are set such that the neutral axis when a bending stress is applied is located in the vicinity of the interface between the inorganic insulating film 34 and the substrate 38. By configuring such a display apparatus, occurrence of cracks in the inorganic insulating film is prevented, and the organic EL device can be effectively protected against moisture and oxygen. As a result, the reliability of the display apparatus can be improved.

Claims

1. A display apparatus comprising:

a first substrate;

an organic EL device comprising a first electrode which is formed on said first substrate, an organic EL layer which is formed on said first electrode, and a second electrode which is formed on said organic EL layer;

a first inorganic insulating film which is formed on said organic EL device, sealing said organic EL layer; and

a second substrate which is formed on said first inorganic insulating film,

wherein the material and the thickness of said first substrate and said second substrate are set such that the neutral axis when a bending stress is applied is located in the vicinity of the interface between said first inorganic insulating film and said second substrate.

3. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the rigidity of said first substrate and the rigidity of said second substrate are identical to each other.

4. The display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second inorganic insulating film which is formed between said first substrate and said organic EL device so as to cover the bottom surface side of said organic EL layer.

5. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first substrate and/or said second substrate are/is a resin film.

6. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said first substrate is larger than said second substrate.

7. The display apparatus of claim 6, wherein, on said first substrate outside the region in which said second substrate is formed, a terminal region in which said first electrode and said second electrode are connected to an external circuit is provided.

8. The display apparatus of claim 1, wherein said neutral axis is located between the location on said first substrate side corresponding to 40% of the thickness of said first substrate from the interface of said inorganic insulating film on said first substrate side, and the location on said second substrate side corresponding to 40% of the thickness of said second substrate from the interface of said inorganic insulating film on said second substrate side.

2. A display apparatus comprising:

a first substrate;

an organic EL device comprising a first electrode which is formed on said first substrate, an organic EL layer which is formed on said first electrode, and a second electrode which is formed on said organic EL layer;

a first inorganic insulating film which is directly formed on said organic EL device, sealing said organic EL layer; and

a second substrate which is formed on said first inorganic insulating film.

16. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein the rigidity of said first substrate and the rigidity of said second substrate are identical to each other.

17. The display apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a second inorganic insulating film which is formed between said first substrate and said organic EL device so as to cover the bottom surface side of said organic EL layer.

18. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first substrate and/or said second substrata are/is a resin film.

19. The display apparatus of claim 2, wherein said first substrate is larger than said second substrate.

20. The display apparatus of claim 19, wherein, on said first substrate outside the region in which said second substrate is formed, a terminal region in which said first electrode and said second electrode are connected to an external circuit is provided.

9. A manufacturing method for a display device, comprising:

forming a first electrode on a first substrate;

forming an organic EL layer on said first electrode;

forming a second electrode on said organic EL layer;

forming a first inorganic insulating film so as to seal said organic EL layer; and

forming, on said first inorganic insulating film, a second substrate in which the material and the thickness are set such that the neutral axis when a bending stress is applied is located in the vicinity of the interface with said first inorganic insulating film.

10. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 9, wherein in said forming of the second substrate, said second substrate is formed so as to have the same rigidity as that of said first substrate.

11. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 9, further comprising forming a second inorganic insulating film for covering the bottom surface side of said organic EL layer before said forming of the first electrode.

12. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 10, wherein said forming of the organic EL layer to said forming of the first inorganic insulating film are consecutively carried out in a vacuum environment.

13. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 9, wherein in said forming of the second substrate, said second substrate which is coated with an adhesive is gradually affixed onto said first substrate from one side of said second substrate, while being bent.

14. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 13, wherein said forming of the second substrate is carried out in a vacuum environment.

15. The manufacturing method for a display apparatus of claim 9, wherein said second substrate is directly formed on said first inorganic insulating film.