Organic lighting device and lighting equipment

An illumination device comprising:

• at least two luminous means which are electrically and mechanically connected to one another;
• a carrier mechanically connecting the luminous means of the illumination device to one another,
• wherein each of said at least two luminous means comprises:
• a substrate having a first main surface, to which a first electrode is applied,
• a second electrode, and
• an organic layer stack within an active region of the substrate between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer stack comprises at least one organic layer which is adapted for generating light.

An illumination device comprising:

• at least two rigid luminous means which inherently have no flexibility, each of said at least two luminous means comprising:
• a substrate having a first main surface, to which a first electrode is applied,
• a second electrode,
• an organic layer stack within an active region of the substrate between the first and the second electrode, wherein the organic layer stack comprises at least one organic layer which is suitable for generating light, and
• a flexible matrix in which said at least two rigid luminous means are embedded,
• wherein each of said at least two luminous means has its own substrate which is separate from the substrates of each other of said at least two luminous means, and
• wherein the flexible matrix covers the substrate of each of said at least two luminous means on a side facing away from the first electrode.