Electro-luminescent display panel and electronic device using the same

• US 20070145892A1
• Filed: 12/27/2005
• Published: 06/28/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/27/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Original Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
• Inventors: Chen, Kuang-Jung
• Application Number:
  US11/318,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20070145892A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 313/506
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 2102/3026 Top emission
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/856 comprising reflective means
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 50/865 comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. light-blocking layers
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/122 Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/878 comprising reflective means
• CPC Class Codes: H10K 59/8792 comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers

Abstract

An electro-luminescent display panel includes a first substrate having an array of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of pixels thereon and a second substrate having light transmissive regions and a reflective light enhancing pattern layer facing the light emitting elements in the first substrate, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer directs oblique light emitted from the light emitting elements to the light transmissive regions. In another aspect, a spacer layer defines a predetermined gap between the first and second substrates. The space layer may provide a light enhancing structure.

Claims

1. An electro-luminescent display panel, comprising:

a first substrate comprising an array of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of pixels thereon; and

a second substrate comprising light transmissive regions; and

a reflective light enhancing pattern layer between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer directs oblique light emitted from the light emitting elements to the light transmissive region.

2. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer comprises reflective surfaces that are angled to reflect oblique light emitted from the light emitting elements towards the light transmissive regions in the second substrate.

3. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer comprises reflective prisms or faceted reflective blocks.

4. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting elements comprises at least one of organic light emitting diodes or inorganic light emitting diodes.

5. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting elements are white light emitting units, and the light transmissive regions comprise a color filter (CF) layer therein.

6. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting elements are blue light emitting units, and the light transmissive regions comprise a color changing medium (CCM) therein.

7. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, further comprising a black matrix between the second substrate and the reflective light enhancing pattern layer.

8. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, the reflective light enhancing pattern layer is supported on at least one of the first and second substrates.

9. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer is selected from the group consisting of a metal, a polymer material having reflective property and a combination thereof.

10. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 7, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer comprises a first layer of reflective light enhancing pattern and a second layer of reflective light enhancing pattern aligned with the first layer.

11. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 7, wherein the black matrix is a separate layer from the reflective light enhancing pattern layer.

12. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer extends between the first and second substrates to define a predetermined gap between the first and second substrates.

20. An electronic device, comprising:

an electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 1;

and

a driving device, electrically connected to the electro-luminescent display panel.

13. An electro-luminescent display panel, comprising:

a first substrate comprising an array of light emitting elements corresponding to a plurality of pixels thereon; and

a second substrate comprising light transmissive regions; and

a spacer array between the first substrate and the second substrate, defining a predetermined gap between the first and second substrates.

14. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 13, wherein the spacer array comprises reflective side surfaces directing oblique light emitted from the light emitting elements to the light transmissive region.

15. An electro-luminescent display panel comprising a first substrate including a plurality of light emitting elements having an anode layer, a cathode and an emitting layer thereon and a second substrate having a black matrix thereon, characterized in that:

an reflective light enhancing pattern layer between the first and the second substrates, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer is located corresponding to the black matrix.

16. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 15, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer is disposed on the first substrate between the light emitting elements.

17. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 15, wherein the top surface of the anode layer and the sidewall of the reflective light enhancing pattern layer has an plane included angle from 90°

˜

150°

.

18. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 15, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer comprises a polymer material having reflective property.

19. The electro-luminescent display panel according to claim 15, wherein the reflective light enhancing pattern layer is constituted of an insulating material layer and a reflective material coated on the insulating material layer.