Light-emitting device

Abstract

This invention provides a portable light-emitting device. It also provides a light-emitting device with a high degree of visibility. One aspect of this invention is a light-emitting device in which a strip-shaped highly flexible region and a strip-shaped low-flexibility region are alternately arranged in a first direction. The highly flexible region includes a flexible light-emitting panel, and the low-flexibility region includes a support panel and a light-emitting panel whose flexibility is lower than that of the light-emitting panel, in an overlapping manner. The light-emitting panel includes an external connection electrode, and the first-direction length of the low-flexibility region A overlapping with the external connection electrode is longer than the first-direction length of the low-flexibility region B closest to region A.

Claims

1. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on its light-emitting side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inwards, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component and disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components respectively overlap the non-light-emitting area and do not overlap the light-emitting area; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

2. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on its light-emitting side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component and disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components respectively overlap the non-light-emitting area and do not overlap the light-emitting area; the first to fourth components are respectively less flexible than the fifth component; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

3. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on its light-emitting side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inwards, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component, separated from the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component, disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component, separated from the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components overlap the non-light-emitting area but not overlap the light-emitting area; the first to fourth components are respectively less flexible than the fifth component; the first to fourth components are respectively less flexible than the light-emitting panel; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

4. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on its light-emitting side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inwards, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component and disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components are respectively U-shaped when viewed from above and overlap the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

5. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on a light-emitting surface side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting surface side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component and disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components are respectively U-shaped when viewed from above and overlap the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area; the first to fourth components are less flexible than the fifth component; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

6. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on a light-emitting surface side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting surface side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component, separated from the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component, disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component, separated from the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; the third and fourth components, in top view, are respectively U-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area; the first to fourth components are less flexible than the fifth component; the first to fourth components are less flexible than the light-emitting panel; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; The first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth member, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth members.

7. A light-emitting device having a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on a light-emitting surface side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting surface side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component, disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; in top view, the third component has a shape that overlaps the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area, and has a first portion extending along the first long side of the light-emitting area, a second portion extending along the second long side of the light-emitting area, and a third portion extending along the first short side of the light-emitting area; Viewed from above, the fourth component has the shape of a fourth portion extending along the first long side of the luminous area, a fifth portion extending along the second long side of the luminous area, and a sixth portion extending along the second short side of the luminous area, overlapping with the non-luminous area but not overlapping with the luminous area; the luminous panel has a first region that bends when the luminous device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

8. A light-emitting device comprising a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on a light-emitting surface side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting surface side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component, disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; in top view, the third component has a shape that overlaps the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area, and has a first portion extending along the first long side of the light-emitting area, a second portion extending along the second long side of the light-emitting area, and a third portion extending along the first short side of the light-emitting area; From a top view, the fourth component has the shape of a fourth portion that overlaps with the non-light-emitting area and does not overlap with the light-emitting area, and extends along the first long side of the light-emitting area, a fifth portion that extends along the second long side of the light-emitting area, and a sixth portion that extends along the second short side of the light-emitting area. The first to the fourth components are less flexible than the fifth component; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and the portion does not overlap with any of the first to the fourth components.

9. A light-emitting device having a light-emitting panel, the light-emitting panel having a light-emitting area on a light-emitting surface side and a non-light-emitting area surrounding the light-emitting area, the light-emitting surface side of the light-emitting panel being foldable inward, comprising: The first component and the second component are located on the opposite side of the light-emitting surface of the light-emitting panel in the unfolded state and are spaced apart from each other. A third component, in its unfolded state, is disposed on the non-light-emitting area and overlaps with the first component across the light-emitting panel; a fourth component, in its unfolded state, is separated from the third component, disposed on the non-light-emitting area, and overlaps with the second component across the light-emitting panel; a fifth component, in its unfolded state, comprises portions located between the light-emitting panel and the third component, and portions located between the light-emitting panel and the fourth component, overlapping the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping the light-emitting area; the first and second components are respectively plate-shaped and overlap the non-light-emitting area and the light-emitting area; in top view, the third component has a shape that overlaps the non-light-emitting area but not the light-emitting area, and has a first portion extending along the first long side of the light-emitting area, a second portion extending along the second long side of the light-emitting area, and a third portion extending along the first short side of the light-emitting area; Viewed from above, the fourth component has the shape of a fourth portion extending along the first long side of the light-emitting area, a fifth portion extending along the second long side of the light-emitting area, and a sixth portion extending along the second short side of the light-emitting area, overlapping with the non-light-emitting area but not overlapping with the light-emitting area; the first to fourth components are respectively less flexible than the fifth component; the first to fourth components are respectively less flexible than the light-emitting panel; the light-emitting panel has a first region that bends when the light-emitting device is folded; the first region has a portion that overlaps with the fifth component, and this portion does not overlap with any of the first to fourth components.

10. The light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The first component and the second component are respectively made of metal or alloy.

11. The light-emitting device as described in any of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The third component and the fourth component are both made of plastic.

12. The light-emitting device as described in any of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The third component and the fourth component are each made of organic resin.

13. The light-emitting device as described in any of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The fifth component is made of rubber.

14. The light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The fifth component is made of organic resin.

15. The light-emitting device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The light-emitting panel has a driving circuit section with a transistor in the non-light-emitting area, and the fifth component has light-shielding properties and overlaps with the driving circuit section.

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