# US 10,319,788 B2 · Connect device and organic light emitting device

> Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt

- Number: US 10,319,788 B2
- Document ID: US10319788B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 14/652,151
- Filed: 2015-04-22
- Published: 2017-02-09
- Granted: 2019-06-11
- Earliest claimed: 2015-04-02
- Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Zhongjie Liu; Gege Zhou; Lingyan Chen
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10319788B2

## CPC

- H10K 59/86: Series electrical configurations of multiple OLEDs
- H10K 59/805: {Electrodes}
- H10W 70/611: {for connecting multiple chips together}
- H10W 70/65: Shapes or dispositions of interconnections
- Y02B 20/30: Semiconductor lamps, e.g. solid state lamps [SSL] light emitting diodes [LED] or organic LED [OLED]
- H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES
- H10W: GENERIC PACKAGES, INTERCONNECTIONS, CONNECTORS OR OTHER CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF DEVICES COVERED BY CLASS H10
- Y02B: CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES RELATED TO BUILDINGS, e.g. HOUSING, HOUSE APPLIANCES OR RELATED END-USER APPLICATIONS

## Abstract

Disclosed is a connect device, having a substrate, a connect electrode, a first to third pairs of electrodes, and the connect electrode, the first to third pairs of electrodes are paved on the substrate, and the first to third pairs of electrodes have anodes and cathodes, and the anodes of the first to third pairs of electrodes are respectively employed to connect a power supply, the anodes of the first, second organic light emitting elements, and the cathodes of the first to third pairs of electrodes are respectively employed to connect the power supply, the cathodes of the first, second organic light emitting elements for respectively and simultaneously supplying power to the first, second organic light emitting elements with the power supply. The application satisfies brightness demands to the light devices without increasing additional power consumption. An organic light emitting device is further provided.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A connect device, employed to connect a first organic light emitting element and a second organic light emitting element, wherein the connect device comprises a substrate, a connect electrode, a first pair of electrodes, a second pair of electrodes and a third pair of electrodes, and all the connect electrode, the first to the third pairs of electrodes are paved on the substrate, and all the first to the third pairs of electrodes comprise anodes and cathodes, and all the anodes are electrically connected via the connect electrode, and all the cathodes are electrically connected via the connect electrode, and the anode of the first pair of electrodes is employed to connect a positive electrode of a power supply, and the cathode of the first pair of electrodes is employed to connect a negative electrode of the power supply, and the anode of the second pair of electrodes is employed to connect an anode of the first organic light emitting element, and the cathode of the second pair of electrodes is employed to connect a cathode of the first organic light emitting element, and the anode of the third pair of electrodes is employed to connect an anode of the second organic light emitting element, and the cathode of the third pair of electrodes is employed to connect a cathode of the second organic light emitting element for connecting the first and the second organic light emitting elements in parallel with the power supply and respectively and simultaneously supplying power to the first and the second organic light emitting elements with the power supply to increase a light emitting area without increasing an areal resistance of the first and the second organic light emitting elements by connecting the first and the second organic light emitting elements in parallel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The connect device according to claim 1, wherein the connect electrode comprises a first side and a second side which are oppositely positioned, and both the first and the second pairs of electrodes are positioned at the first side of the connect electrode, and the third pair of electrodes are positioned at the second side of the connect electrode.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The connect device according to claim 1, wherein appearances of the substrate and the connect electrode are the same, and respective edges of the connect electrode are parallel with corresponding edges of the substrate.

### Claim 4

An organic light emitting device, comprising a power supply, a first organic light emitting element, a second organic light emitting element and a connect device, and the connect device comprises a substrate, a connect electrode, a first pair of electrodes, a second pair of electrodes and a third pair of electrodes, and all the connect electrode, the first to the third pairs of electrodes are paved on the substrate, and all the first to the third pairs of electrodes comprise anodes and cathodes, and all the anodes are electrically connected via the connect electrode, and all the cathodes are electrically connected via the connect electrode, and the anode of the first pair of electrodes is employed to connect a positive electrode of the power supply, and the cathode of the first pair of electrodes is employed to connect a negative electrode of the power supply, and the anode of the second pair of electrodes is employed to connect an anode of the first organic light emitting element, and the cathode of the second pair of electrodes is employed to connect a cathode of the first organic light emitting element, and the anode of the third pair of electrodes is employed to connect an anode of the second organic light emitting element, and the cathode of the third pair of electrodes is employed to connect a cathode of the second organic light emitting element for connecting the first and the second organic light emitting elements in parallel with the power supply and respectively and simultaneously supplying power to the first and the second organic light emitting elements with the power supply to increase a light emitting area without increasing an areal resistance of the first and the second organic light emitting elements by connecting the first and the second organic light emitting elements in parallel.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 4, wherein the connect electrode comprises a first side and a second side which are oppositely positioned, and both the first and the second pairs of electrodes are positioned at the first side of the connect electrode, and the third pair of electrodes are positioned at the second side of the connect electrode.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 4, wherein appearances of the substrate and the connect electrode are the same, and respective edges of the connect electrode are parallel with corresponding edges of the substrate.

### Claim 7 (depends on 4)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 4, wherein both the first and the second organic light emitting elements comprise a first electrode, a second electrode and a coupling electrode, and the first electrode, the second electrode and the coupling electrode are electrically connected in sequence to form a circuit, and the first electrodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements are employed to be anodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements, and the coupling electrodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements are employed to be cathodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 7, wherein the first electrode comprises a first connect terminal which is extendable, and the coupling electrode comprises a second connect terminal which is extendable, and the anodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements are connected to the anodes of the second pair of the electrodes via the first connect terminal, and the cathodes of the first and the second organic light emitting elements are connected to the cathodes of the third pair of electrodes via the second connect terminal.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 8, wherein the first and the second connect terminals are forms of wire with cover, metal plate or metal belt.

### Claim 10 (depends on 4)

The organic light emitting device according to claim 4, wherein the power supply is a constant current driver.