Electroluminescent panel including an electrically conductive layer between two electroluminescent layers

• US 4,099,091 A
• Filed: 07/28/1976
• Issued: 07/04/1978
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/1976
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Company Limited (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Kawarada, Hiroshi, Yamazoe, Hiroshi, Sato, Hisanao, Ohshima, Nobumasa
• Primary Examiner(s): Demeo, Palmer C.
• Application Number:
  US05/709,529
• Time in Patent Office: 706 Days
• Field of Search: 313/506, 313/509, 313/503
• US Class Current: 313/509
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 33/12 Light sources with substantially two-dimensional radiating surfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H05B 33/22 characterised by the chemical or physical composition or the arrangement of auxiliary dielectric or reflective layers

Abstract

An electroluminescent panel comprising a pair of electrodes having sandwiched therebetween a multi-layer comprising an insulating layer in contact with one of said electrodes, an electroluminescent layer and an intermediate layer formed from a conductive material which is in intimate contact with the electroluminescent layer but is out of contact with both of the electrodes. Due to the provision of the intermediate layer, the brightness of the electroluminescent panel can be kept high for a long time.

Claims

1. An electroluminescent panel comprising a first electrode which is transparent, a second electrode and a multi-layer which is in intimate contact with and is sandwiched between said electrodes, said electrodes being adapted to receive a voltage therebetween, said multi-layer comprising in the following order:

(a) an insulating layer which is in contact with one of said electrodes,

(b) an A.C. electroluminescent layer which is in contact with said insulating layer,

(c) an intermediate layer formed of a conductive material and

(d) a further A.C. electroluminescent layer,

said intermediate layer being in intimate contact at both major surfaces thereof with said electroluminescent layers, whereby when said electroluminescent layer is supplied with a voltage between said first and second electrodes and said electroluminescent layer emits lights from said electroluminescent panel through said first electrode.

2. An electroluminescent panel according to claim 1, wherein said insulating layer is transparent and is in contact with said first electrode.

3. An electroluminescent panel according to claim 1, wherein said electroluminescent layer is in contact with said first electrode.

4. An electroluminescent panel comprising a first electrode which is transparent, a second electrode and a multi-layer which is in intimate contact with and is sandwiched between said electrodes, said electrodes being adapted to receive a voltage therebetween, said multi-layer comprising in the following order:

(a) an insulating layer which is in contact with one of said electrodes,

(b) an A.C. electroluminescent layer,

(c) an intermediate layer formed of a conductive material,

(d) a further A.C. electroluminescent layer,

(e) a further insulating layer, in contact with the other of said electrodes,

said intermediate layer being in intimate contact at both major surfaces thereof with said electroluminescent layers, whereby when said electroluminescent layer is supplied with a voltage between said first and second electrodes, said electroluminescent layer emits lights from said electroluminescent panel through said first electrode.

5. An electroluminescent panel according to claim 4, wherein said insulating layer is transparent and is in contact with said first electrode.

6. An electroluminescent panel comprising a first electrode which is transparent, a second electrode and a multi-layer which is in intimate contact with and is sandwiched between said electrodes, said electrodes being adapted to receive a voltage therebetween, said multi-layer comprising in the following order:

(a) an insulating layer in contact with one of said electrodes,

(b) an intermediate layer formed of a conductive material,

(c) an A.C. electroluminescent layer,

(d) a further intermediate layer formed of a conductive material,

(e) a further insulating layer in contact with the other of said electrodes,

said intermediate layers being in intimate contact with said electroluminescent layer, whereby when said electroluminescent layer is supplied with a voltage between said first and second electrodes, said electroluminescent layer emits lights from said electroluminescent panel through said first electrode.

7. An electroluminescent panel according to claim 6, wherein said further intermediate layer is transparent, and said insulating layer is transparent and is in contact with said first electrode.