Heating device for evaporation of OLED material

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9790588-B2
Application number	US-201414426979-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2014
Priority date	Jul 22, 2014
Publication date	Oct 17, 2017
Grant date	Oct 17, 2017

Abstract

The present invention provides a heating device for evaporation of an OLED material, which includes a crucible ( 1 ) for receiving and containing therein an OLED material ( 10 ), a lower heating coil ( 2 ) surrounding outside an outer circumference of the body section ( 11 ) of the crucible ( 1 ), an upper heating coil ( 3 ) surrounding outside an outer circumference of the top cover section ( 13 ) of the crucible ( 1 ), a lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve ( 4 ) arranged between the body section ( 11 ) and the lower heating coil ( 2 ), an upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve ( 5 ) arranged between the top cover section ( 13 ) and the upper heating coil ( 3 ), and a thermal insulation ring ( 6 ) arranged between the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves ( 5, 4 ). The upper and lower heating coils ( 3, 2 ) are each connected to a power supply for individually controlling a heating temperature of each of the top cover section ( 13 ) and the body section ( 11 ). The heating device prevents gaseous molecules of the OLED material ( 10 ) from getting condensed and solidified at a gas release hole ( 131 ) of the crucible ( 1 ) so as to prevent jamming and blocking of the gas release hole ( 131 ).

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A heating device for evaporation of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) material, comprising a crucible for receiving and containing therein an OLED material, the crucible comprising a body section and a top cover section connected to the body section, the top cover section having a top having a center in which a gas release hole is formed, and further comprising a lower heating coil that surrounds outside an outer circumference of the body section, an upper heating coil that surrounds outside an outer circumference of the top cover section, a lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve arranged between the body section and the lower heating coil, an upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve arranged between the top cover section and the upper heating coil, and a thermal insulation ring arranged between the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves, the upper and lower heating coils being each connected to a power supply for individually controlling a heating temperature of each of the top cover section and the body section.

2. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve is fixed to a platform.

3. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a bottom on which a projection is formed and the platform comprises a recess formed therein to correspond to the projection so that the projection is receivable and retained in the recess, a thermal insulation pad being arranged between the projection and the recess so as to fix the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve to the platform.

4. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a top in which a lower annular groove is formed and the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a bottom in which an upper annular groove is formed, the thermal insulation ring being fit in both the upper and lower annular grooves to separate the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves from each other.

5. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of the body section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm; and the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of the top cover section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm.

6. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a height greater than a height of the top cover section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm.

7. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower heating coils have heating temperature ranges between room temperature and 1300° C. with control precision of temperature being less than 5° C.

8. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves are made of a material of stainless steel.

9. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the thermal insulation ring is made of a material of ceramics and the thermal insulation pad is made of a material of ceramics.

10. The heating device for evaporation of the OLED material as claimed in claim 1 further comprising a thermally conductive temperature homogenizing plate set on and covering a top end of the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve, the thermally conductive temperature homogenizing plate having a center in which a through hole is formed, the through hole having a diameter greater than a diameter of the gas release hole.

11. A heating device for evaporation of an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) material, comprising a crucible for receiving and containing therein an OLED material, the crucible comprising a body section and a top cover section connected to the body section, the top cover section having a top having a center in which a gas release hole is formed, and further comprising a lower heating coil that surrounds outside an outer circumference of the body section, an upper heating coil that surrounds outside an outer circumference of the top cover section, a lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve arranged between the body section and the lower heating coil, an upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve arranged between the top cover section and the upper heating coil, and a thermal insulation ring arranged between the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves, the upper and lower heating coils being each connected to a power supply for individually controlling a heating temperature of each of the top cover section and the body section;
wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve is fixed to a platform;
wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a bottom on which a projection is formed and the platform comprises a recess formed therein to correspond to the projection so that the projection is receivable and retained in the recess, a thermal insulation pad being arranged between the projection and the recess so as to fix the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve to the platform;
wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a top in which a lower annular groove is formed and the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a bottom in which an upper annular groove is formed, the thermal insulation ring being fit in both the upper and lower annular grooves to separate the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves from each other;
wherein the lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of the body section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm; and the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has an inside diameter greater than an outside diameter of the top cover section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm;
wherein the upper thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeve has a height greater than a height of the top cover section of the crucible with a difference therebetween not greater than 10 mm;
wherein the upper and lower heating coils have heating temperature ranges between room temperature and 1300° C. with control precision of temperature being less than 5° C.;
wherein the upper and lower thermally conductive temperature homogenizing sleeves are made of a material of stainless steel; and
wherein the thermal insulation ring is made of a material of ceramics and the thermal insulation pad is made of a material of ceramics.

Assignees

• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect
• Shenzhen China Star Optoelect

Inventors

• Liu Yawei

Classifications

• H01L51/001

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H05B6/26

  using vacuum or particular gas atmosphere · CPC title

• H05B6/36

  Coil arrangements · CPC title

• H01L51/56

  Electricity · mapped topic

• C23C14/243 Primary

  Crucibles for source material (C23C14/28, C23C14/30 take precedence) · CPC title