Patent ID: 8076840
Filing Date: 2011-12-13
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. An organic EL display device, comprising: a substrate having a display area and a non-display area; an insulating layer provided over the substrate; an array of light emitting elements formed over the display area of the substrate, each light emitting element comprises an anode, a cathode and an electroluminescent layer provided between the anode and the cathode; a cover to cover the array of light emitting elements; a sealant provided in the non-display area between the cover and the substrate and provided near the periphery of the cover; a sealant barrier formed on the insulating layer and around the array of the light emitting elements, wherein the sealant barrier is formed in the non-display area between the array and the sealant and wherein the sealant barrier includes a structure comprising: a first portion arranged in a first direction, a second portion that extends from the first portion and is arranged in a second direction which crosses the first direction, and a third portion that extends from the second portion and is arranged substantially in the first direction or another direction, wherein the first portion is a first distance from the array of light emitting elements and the second portion is a second distance from the array of light emitting elements and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance.