IP Library Granted Patent US 12684966
Granted Patent B2
US 12684966 · App. 18/029,118 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Display panel and display apparatus

Inventors: Yuanjie Xu (Beijing, CN); Weiyun Huang (Beijing, CN); Xiangdong Qin (Beijing, CN); Yu Zhang (Beijing, CN); Zhuoran Yan (Beijing, CN); Lili Du (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K59/131H10K59/1213H10K59/13H10K59/1315
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Patent No.
US 12684966
App. No.
18/029,118
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display panel. The display panel includes: a substrate, and a plurality of first light-emitting devices, a plurality of first pixel drive circuits, a plurality of connecting lines, a plurality of second light-emitting devices and a plurality of second pixel drive circuits disposed on the substrate. The plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed in a light-transmitting display region are coupled to the first pixel drive circuits disposed in a conventional display region through the plurality of connecting lines. An acute angle is provided between an extending direction of at least part of segments of at least one connecting line in the plurality of connecting lines and the first direction, wherein the at least part of segments are disposed in the light-transmitting display region.

Claims (32)

1 . A display panel, comprising:

a substrate comprising a light-transmitting display region and a conventional display region, wherein the light-transmitting display region is surrounded by at least part of the conventional display region; and

a plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed in the light-transmitting display region, and a plurality of first pixel drive circuits, a plurality of second pixel drive circuits, and a plurality of second light-emitting devices disposed in the conventional display region, the plurality of first pixel drive circuits being coupled to the plurality of first light-emitting devices through a plurality of connecting lines, the plurality of first pixel drive circuits being configured to drive the plurality of first light-emitting devices to emit light, the plurality of second pixel drive circuits being coupled to the plurality of second light-emitting devices, and the plurality of second pixel drive circuits being configured to drive the plurality of second light-emitting devices to emit light;

wherein the light-transmitting display region comprises a plurality of light-transmitting partitions with the same area, the plurality of light-transmitting partitions are disposed around a center of the light-transmitting display region and are divided by a connection line between the center of the light-transmitting display region and an edge of the light-transmitting display region; and

for each of the plurality of light-transmitting partitions,

the light-transmitting partition comprises a parallel connecting region and an oblique connecting region located on one side of the parallel connecting region that is distal from the center;

the at least one connecting line comprises a first trace, wherein the first trace comprises a third segment and a first segment disposed in the light-transmitting display region and a second segment disposed in the conventional display region; the third segment, the first segment, and the second segment are sequentially connected, the third segment is coupled to the first light-emitting device, the second segment is coupled to the first pixel drive circuit; the second segment is extended along a first direction, the third segment is extended along a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being intersected, and an angle between the first segment and the first direction is greater than 0 degree and less than 90 degrees;

the at least one connecting line comprises a second trace, wherein at least part of segments of the second trace that are disposed in the light-transmitting display region are parallel to the first direction; and

the first light-emitting device disposed in the parallel connecting region is coupled to the second trace, and the first light-emitting device disposed in the oblique connecting region is coupled to the first trace.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the angle between the first segment and the first direction is greater than 30 degrees and less than 70 degrees.

3 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the angle between the first segment and the first direction is 45 degrees.

4 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an angle between the first segment and the second segment is greater than 90 degrees.

5 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a length of a third segment that is coupled to a plurality of first light-emitting devices in one group of first light-emitting devices in the plurality of groups of first light-emitting devices is positively correlated to the shortest distance between the third segment and an edge of the light-transmitting display region.

6 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the connection line between the center of the light-transmitting display region and the edge of the light-transmitting display region is a symmetry axis of the light-transmitting partition, wherein the symmetry axis is parallel to or perpendicular to the first direction.

7 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first light-emitting devices comprise a plurality of groups of first light-emitting devices, wherein each group of first light-emitting devices in the plurality of groups of first light-emitting devices are extended along a third direction, the plurality of groups of first light-emitting devices are arranged along a fourth direction, and the first direction, the second direction, the third direction and the fourth direction do not coincide; and

one group of first light-emitting devices in the plurality of groups of first light-emitting devices comprise at least two light-emitting units arranged along the third direction, the light-emitting unit comprises at least one first light-emitting device, and the at least two light-emitting units are coupled to the connecting lines disposed at different layers.

8 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an arrangement density of the plurality of second light-emitting devices disposed in the conventional display region is the same as an arrangement density of the plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed in the light-transmitting display region.

9 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first light-emitting devices are one-to-one coupled with the plurality of first pixel drive circuits through the plurality of connecting lines.

10 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein at least two first light-emitting devices in the plurality of first light-emitting devices are coupled to one first pixel drive circuit in the plurality of first pixel drive circuits through at least two of the connecting lines; or

one first light-emitting device in the plurality of first light-emitting devices is coupled to at least two first pixel drive circuits in the plurality of first pixel drive circuits through at least two of the connecting lines.

11 . A display apparatus, comprising: a photosensitive sensor and a display panel;

wherein the display panel comprises:

a substrate comprising a light-transmitting display region and a conventional display region, wherein the light-transmitting display region is surrounded by at least part of the conventional display region; and

a plurality of first light-emitting devices disposed in the light-transmitting display region, and a plurality of first pixel drive circuits, a plurality of second pixel drive circuits, and a plurality of second light-emitting devices disposed in the conventional display region, the plurality of first pixel drive circuits being coupled to the plurality of first light-emitting devices through a plurality of connecting lines, the plurality of first pixel drive circuits being configured to drive the plurality of first light-emitting devices to emit light, the plurality of second pixel drive circuits being coupled to the plurality of second light-emitting devices, and the plurality of second pixel drive circuits being configured to drive the plurality of second light-emitting devices to emit light;

wherein the light-transmitting display region comprises a plurality of light-transmitting partitions with the same area, the plurality of light-transmitting partitions are disposed around a center of the light-transmitting display region and are divided by a connection line between the center of the light-transmitting display region and an edge of the light-transmitting display region; and

for each of the plurality of light-transmitting partitions,

the light-transmitting partition comprises a parallel connecting region and an oblique connecting region located on one side of the parallel connecting region that is distal from the center;

the at least one connecting line comprises a first trace, wherein the first trace comprises a third segment and a first segment disposed in the light-transmitting display region and a second segment disposed in the conventional display region; the third segment, the first segment, and the second segment are sequentially connected, the third segment is coupled to the first light-emitting device, the second segment is coupled to the first pixel drive circuit;

the second segment is extended along a first direction, the third segment is extended along a second direction, the first direction and the second direction being intersected, and an angle between the first segment and the first direction is greater than 0 degree and less than 90 degrees;

the at least one connecting line comprises a second trace, wherein at least part of segments of the second trace that are disposed in the light-transmitting display region are parallel to the first direction; and

the first light-emitting device disposed in the parallel connecting region is coupled to the second trace, and the first light-emitting device disposed in the oblique connecting region is coupled to the first trace; and

an orthographic projection of a light inlet surface of the photosensitive sensor on the substrate of the display panel is at least partially disposed in the light-transmitting display region.