Patent ID: 8525163

Claim:
An organic electroluminescence (EL) device, comprising: a first substrate; and a plurality of band-shaped organic EL strips, each organic EL strip spaced apart from an adjacent organic EL strip, attached to the first substrate, and formed independently of the first substrate, wherein each of the organic EL strips includes a band-shaped second substrate, a pair of band-shaped electrodes of a negative electrode and a positive electrode, and a band-shaped organic layer configured to emit light upon application of a voltage, the pair of band-shaped electrodes is provided on the second substrate with the organic layer sandwiched between the pair of band-shaped electrodes, the first substrate includes a connection terminal electrode capable of being electrically connected to an external device, and an auxiliary terminal electrode electrically disconnected from the connection terminal electrode, one of the pair of band-shaped electrodes is electrically connected to the connection terminal electrode by a connector, and the other one of the pair of band-shaped electrodes is electrically connected to the auxiliary terminal electrode by the connector.