# US 2015/0102292 A1 · Organic light-emitting display apparatus and method of manufacturing the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2015/0102292 A1 - Document ID: US20150102292A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/185,414 - Filed: 2014-02-20 - Published: 2015-04-16 - Earliest claimed: 2013-10-14 - Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Do-Hoon Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20150102292A1 ## CPC - H10K 59/124: Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements - H10K 59/122: Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks - H10K 59/126: Shielding, e.g. light-blocking means over the TFTs - H10K 59/8722: {Peripheral sealing arrangements, e.g. adhesives, sealants} - H10K 59/8723: {Vertical spacers, e.g. arranged between the sealing arrangement and the OLED} - H10K 71/621: {Providing a shape to conductive layers, e.g. patterning or selective deposition} - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES ## Abstract An exemplary embodiment of the present invention discloses an organic light-emitting display apparatus including: a display substrate including pixel areas and a non-pixel area; a sealing substrate disposed facing the display substrate; a spacer disposed in the non-pixel area of the display substrate, between the display substrate and the sealing substrate, and configured to maintain an interval between the display substrate and the sealing substrate; and a metal layer disposed under the spacer. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An organic light-emitting display apparatus, comprising: a display substrate comprising pixel areas and a non-pixel area; a sealing substrate disposed facing the display substrate; a spacer disposed in the non-pixel area of the display substrate, between the display substrate and the sealing substrate, and configured to maintain an interval between the display substrate and the sealing substrate; and a metal layer disposed under the spacer. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a part of the metal layer is curved up and down. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least a part of the metal layer has an embossing shape. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the metal layer comprises a plurality of grooves. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the metal layer has a flat shape. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an organic light-emitting device comprising a first electrode, an intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and a second electrode disposed in each of the pixel areas, wherein the metal layer is disposed on the same layer as the first electrode. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an organic light-emitting device comprising a first electrode, an intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and a second electrode disposed in each of the pixel areas, wherein the metal layer is formed of the same material as the first electrode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pixel-define film disposed in the non-pixel area, wherein the metal layer is disposed below or on the pixel-define film. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a pixel-define film disposed below the spacer, wherein the metal layer comprises a first metal layer and a second metal layer, the first metal layer is disposed below the pixel-define film, and the second metal layer is disposed on the pixel-define film. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 1, further comprising: a thin-film transistor disposed on the display substrate; a planarization film covering the thin-film transistor; and an organic light-emitting device, comprising; a first electrode, an intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and a second electrode, and disposed on the planarization film, wherein the metal layer is spaced apart from the first electrode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The organic light-emitting display apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least a part of a top surface of the planarization film within the non-pixel area comprises a plurality of grooves. ### Claim 12 A method of manufacturing an organic light-emitting display apparatus, the method comprising: forming a metal layer in a non-pixel area of a display substrate and a pixel area of the display substrate; forming a spacer in correspondence with the metal layer; and bonding a sealing substrate and the display substrate, wherein the sealing substrate is supported by the spacer. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the forming a spacer further comprises forming a pixel-define film for defining the pixel area and the non-pixel area, and the spacer and the pixel-define film are simultaneously formed. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein a half-tone mask is used to simultaneously form the spacer and the pixel-define film. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the forming a metal layer further comprises forming an organic light-emitting device in which a first electrode, an intermediate layer comprising an organic emission layer, and a second electrode are sequentially stacked on each other, in the pixel area, and the metal layer and the first electrode are simultaneously formed. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, further comprising forming an embossing shape or groove on a surface where the metal layer is deposited. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein at least a part of the metal layer is curved up and down. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein at least a part of the metal layer has an embossing shape. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the metal layer comprises a plurality of grooves. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the metal layer has a flat shape.