Organic electroluminescent multicolor image display device
First Claim
1. A multicolor image display device comprised of an array consisting ofa plurality of light emitting pixels arranged in two intersecting sets of parallel files, the pixels in a first set of parallel files forming columns and the pixels in a second set of parallel files forming rows on a common electrically insulative light transmissive support,the pixels in each file of one of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common light transmissive first electrode means overlying said support,the first electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said support,an organic electroluminescent medium overlying the first electrode means and said support,the pixels in each file of the other of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common second electrode means overlying said organic electroluminescent medium, andthe second electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said organic electroluminescent medium,characterized in that the device is capable of producing multicolor image display,each pixel in said first set of parallel files of pixels is divided into at least two sub-pixels,said organic electroluminescent medium in each pixel in said first set forms at least two areas, each within one sub-pixel of each pixel in said first set and each capable of emitting light of a different hue,parallel walls are positioned between sub-pixels, said walls being of a height exceeding the thickness of the organic electroluminescent medium and capable of shadowing adjacent sub-pixels, andin said first set one of said first and second electrode means that is contained in and joins the pixels in each of the files of said first set is divided into at least two laterally spaced electrode elements each joining one sub-pixel of each of the pixels in a file.
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Abstract
A multicolor image display device includes an array consisting of a plurality of light emitting pixels arranged in two intersecting sets of parallel files, the pixels in a first set of parallel files forming columns and the pixels in a second set of parallel files forming rows on a common electrically insulative light transmissive support. The pixels in each file of one of the first or second set of parallel files contain and are joined by a common light transmissive first electrode overlying and laterally spaced on the support; an organic electroluminescent medium overlies the first electrode, and the pixels in each file of the other of the first or second set of parallel files contain and are joined by a laterally spaced common second electrode. The device, which is capable of producing multicolor image display, is further characterized in that each pixel in the first set of parallel files is divided into at least two sub-pixels, the electroluminescent medium in each of the sub-pixels being capable of emitting light of a different hue; parallel walls of a height exceeding the thickness of the electroluminescent medium and capable of shadowing adjacent sub-pixels are positioned between the sub-pixels, and each of the sub-pixels contains and is joined by an element of the first or second electrode.
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1. A multicolor image display device comprised of an array consisting of
a plurality of light emitting pixels arranged in two intersecting sets of parallel files, the pixels in a first set of parallel files forming columns and the pixels in a second set of parallel files forming rows on a common electrically insulative light transmissive support, the pixels in each file of one of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common light transmissive first electrode means overlying said support, the first electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said support, an organic electroluminescent medium overlying the first electrode means and said support, the pixels in each file of the other of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common second electrode means overlying said organic electroluminescent medium, and the second electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said organic electroluminescent medium, characterized in that the device is capable of producing multicolor image display, each pixel in said first set of parallel files of pixels is divided into at least two sub-pixels, said organic electroluminescent medium in each pixel in said first set forms at least two areas, each within one sub-pixel of each pixel in said first set and each capable of emitting light of a different hue, parallel walls are positioned between sub-pixels, said walls being of a height exceeding the thickness of the organic electroluminescent medium and capable of shadowing adjacent sub-pixels, and in said first set one of said first and second electrode means that is contained in and joins the pixels in each of the files of said first set is divided into at least two laterally spaced electrode elements each joining one sub-pixel of each of the pixels in a file.
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8. A multicolor image display device comprised of an array consisting of
a plurality of light emitting pixels arranged in two intersecting sets of parallel files, the pixels in a first set of parallel files forming columns and the pixels in a second set of parallel files forming rows on a common electrically insulative light transmissive support, the pixels in each file of one of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common light transmissive first electrode means overlying said support, the first electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said support, an organic electroluminescent medium overlying the first electrode means and said support, the pixels in each file of the other of said first set or said second set of parallel files containing and being joined by a common second electrode means overlying said organic electroluminescent medium, and the second electrode means in adjacent files being laterally spaced on said organic electroluminescent medium, characterized in that the light emitting device is capable of producing full color image display, each pixel in said first set of parallel files of pixels is divided into three sub-pixels, said organic electroluminescent medium in each pixel in said first set forms three areas, each within one sub-pixel of each pixel in said first set and each capable of emitting light of a different primary hue, a set of walls is positioned between adjacent files of pixels and between one of the sub-pixels in each of the pixels in each of the files and the two remaining sub-pixels in each of the pixels in each of the files, the walls each being of a height exceeding the thickness of the organic electroluminescent medium and capable of shadowing adjacent sub-pixels, and each electrode means of one of said first set or said second set of parallel files being divided into three laterally spaced electrode elements each joining one sub-pixels of each of the pixels in said first set or said second set of parallel files.
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