Display device
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNoa Sumida, Kiyofumi Sakaguchi
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Abstract
A display device includes an array of pixels including a plurality of organic EL elements each having a pair of electrodes and an organic compound layer including a light-emitting layer and disposed between the pair of electrodes and includes a protective layer disposed on the plurality of the organic EL elements. The protective layer has a first protective layer made of an inorganic material, a second protective layer made of a resin material and disposed on the first protective layer, and a third protective layer made of an inorganic material and disposed on the second protective layer. The second protective layer includes lenses for diverging at least part of light emitted from the light-emitting layer. The lenses have an elongated concave shape.
Claims9
A display apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of organic EL elements and
- a protective layer disposed on the plurality of the organic EL elements, wherein
- the protective layer comprises a first protective layer made of an inorganic material, a second protective layer made of a resin material and disposed on the first protective layer, and a third protective layer made of an inorganic material and disposed on the second protective layer;
- the second protective layer includes lenses for diverging at least part of light emitted from the organic EL element;
- the display apparatus including a display region provided with the organic EL elements and a periphery region disposed around the display region;
- the first protective layer and the third protective layer are in contact with each other in the periphery region
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.