Organic light-emitting display device with frit seal and reinforcing structure bonded to frame

A method of making an organic light-emitting display device, the method comprising:

• providing a device comprising:
• a front substrate comprising a front surface and a first side surface,
• a rear substrate comprising a rear surface and a first side surface, the rear substrate opposing the front substrate,
• an array of organic light-emitting pixels interposed between the front and rear substrates,
• a frit seal interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate while surrounding the array, wherein the frit seal, the front substrate and the rear substrate together define an enclosed space in which the array is located, the frit seal comprising a first side surface, and
• a first side comprising the first sides of the front substrate, the rear substrate and the frit seal;
• placing a bracket comprising a first surface so as to generally oppose the first side of the device;
• and
• forming a structure between and interconnecting the first surface of the bracket and the first side of the device.

An organic light-emitting display device, comprising:

• an organic light-emitting display unit comprising:
• a front substrate comprising a front surface and a first side surface,
• a rear substrate comprising a rear surface and a first side surface, the rear substrate opposing the front substrate,
• an array of organic light-emitting pixels interposed between the front and rear substrates,
• a frit seal interposed between the front substrate and the rear substrate while surrounding the array, wherein the frit seal, the front substrate and the rear substrate together define an enclosed space in which the array is located, the frit seal comprising a first side surface, and
• a first side comprising the first side surfaces of the front substrate, the rear substrate and the frit seal;
• a bracket comprising a first surface generally opposing the first side of the unit and connected to the first side of the unit;
• and
• a first structure interconnecting the first surface of the bracket and the first side of the unit;
• wherein the front substrate, the rear substrate and the first side surface of the frit seal define a gap space, and wherein the first structure comprises a portion extending into the gap space and interposed between the front and rear substrates.