Method and apparatus for manufacturing organic el device

An apparatus for manufacturing an organic EL device, comprising:

• a roller in contact with a substrate having a strip shape;
• an evaporation source for discharging a vaporized material toward a predetermined part of the substrate so that the vaporized material is deposited onto the substrate;
• and
• a shielding unit for shielding the substrate so as to prevent the deposition of the vaporized material onto a part other than the predetermined part,
• wherein the shielding unit comprises:
• a shielding portion for shielding the substrate;
• and
• a switching mechanism capable of switching the shielding portion between a shield position where the shielding portion is arranged between the evaporation source and the substrate so as to shield the substrate and a shield release position where the shielding portion is withdrawn from between the evaporation source and the substrate so as to release the shielding of the substrate,
• wherein the shielding portion is switched between the shield position and the shield release position by the switching mechanism while rotating together with the roller.