Organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9318726-B2
Application number	US-201514609279-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 29, 2015
Priority date	Sep 1, 2014
Publication date	Apr 19, 2016
Grant date	Apr 19, 2016

Abstract

An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display is disclosed. In one aspect, the display includes an OLED layer including a plurality of OLEDs that respectively form a plurality of sub-pixels and an encapsulation layer disposed over the OLED layer. The OLED display also includes an optical film disposed over the encapsulation layer and comprising a reflection control layer, a first lens disposed below the reflection control layer, and a second lens disposed over the reflection control layer, wherein the reflection control layer comprises i) a plurality of color filters respectively corresponding to the sub-pixels, and ii) a light shielding portion disposed between the color filters. The OLED display further includes an intermediate layer disposed between the encapsulation layer and the optical film, wherein the first lens is disposed over sides of at least one sub-pixels and wherein the second lens is disposed over center portions of selected sub-pixels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:
a substrate;
an OLED layer disposed over the substrate and comprising a plurality of OLEDs that respectively form a plurality of sub-pixels;
an encapsulation layer disposed over the OLED layer;
an optical film disposed over the encapsulation layer and comprising a reflection control layer, a first lens disposed below the reflection control layer, and a second lens disposed over the reflection control layer, wherein the reflection control layer comprises i) a plurality of color filters respectively corresponding to the sub-pixels, and ii) a light shielding portion disposed between the color filters and having a first opening; and
an intermediate layer disposed between the encapsulation layer and the optical film,
wherein the first lens is disposed over sides of at least one of the sub-pixels, and wherein the second lens is disposed over center portions of selected ones of the sub-pixels.

2. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first lens overlaps a portion of the light shielding portion.

3. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein a top surface of the intermediate layer contacts a bottom surface of the first lens.

4. The OLED display of claim 3 , wherein the intermediate layer has a first refractive index, and wherein the first lens has a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index.

5. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the sub-pixels comprise a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel configured to respectively emit different colors of light, and wherein the second lens is disposed over a center portion of at least one of the first and second sub-pixels.

6. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the second lens does not overlap the first lens.

7. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a polygonal shape having at least four corners, and wherein the first lens is disposed along at least two of the four corners of the first opening.

8. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first opening has a quadrangular shape, and wherein the first lens is disposed along two parallel corners of the first opening.

9. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein the first lens has a convex surface extending in an opposite direction of a travelling path of light emitted from the OLED layer, and wherein the second lens has a convex surface extending in a direction of the travelling path of the light.

10. The OLED display of claim 9 , wherein the curvature of the convex surface of the second lens is different from the curvature of the convex surface of the first lens.

11. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein an initial degree at an end of the first lens is greater than about 40 degrees.

12. The OLED display of claim 1 , wherein an initial degree at an end of the second lens is greater than about 30 degrees.

13. An organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, comprising:
an OLED layer disposed over a substrate and forming a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, and a third sub-pixel;
an encapsulation layer disposed over the OLED layer and comprising an organic layer and an inorganic layer that are alternately stacked;
an optical film disposed over the encapsulation layer and comprising i) a reflection control layer, wherein the reflection control layer comprises a color filter disposed over each of the first through third sub-pixels and a light shielding portion located between the sub-pixels and having a first opening, ii) a first lens disposed below the reflection control layer so as to be adjacent to the light shielding portion, and iii) a second lens disposed over the reflection control layer; and
an intermediate layer disposed below the optical film so that a top surface thereof contacts a bottom surface of the first lens,
wherein the first lens is disposed over at least one of the first through third sub-pixels, and wherein the second lens is disposed over center portions of at least one of the first and second sub-pixels.

14. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the first lens overlaps and contacts a portion of the light shielding portion.

15. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the light shielding portion surrounds sides of each of the first through third sub-pixels, and wherein the first lens at least partially surrounds the sides of at least one of the first through third sub-pixels.

16. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the second lens does not overlap the first lens.

17. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the first opening has a polygonal shape having at least four corners, and wherein the first lens is disposed along at least two of the four corners of the first opening.

18. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the first lens is disposed along two parallel corners of the first opening.

19. The OLED display of claim 13 , wherein the intermediate layer has a first refractive index, and wherein the first lens has a second refractive index greater than the first refractive index.

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Haeyun
• Lim Jaeik
• Choi Jinwoo

Classifications

• H10K59/8792

  comprising light absorbing layers, e.g. black layers · CPC title

• H10K59/879 Primary

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title

• H10K59/878

  comprising reflective means · CPC title

• H10K59/873

  Encapsulations · CPC title

• H10K50/858

  comprising refractive means, e.g. lenses · CPC title