IP Library Granted Patent US 12,690,373
Granted Patent B2
US 12,690,373 · App. 18/273,782 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Display panel, method for manufacturing same, and display device

Inventors: Yanqiang Wang (Beijing, CN); Tao Gao (Beijing, CN); Yunhao Wang (Beijing, CN); Wei Xia (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K59/878H10K59/1201H10K59/38H10K59/8792
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Patent No.
US 12,690,373
App. No.
18/273,782
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes: a base substrate; a plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate; a first light-transmitting layer on the base substrate provided with the plurality of light-emitting units; and a light-transmitting pattern on the base substrate provided with the first light-transmitting layer. The first light-transmitting layer includes a plurality of holes. An orthographic projection of a first light-emitting unit in the plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a first hole in the plurality of holes on the base substrate. The light-transmitting pattern includes a plurality of light-transmitting structures. A first light-transmitting structure in the plurality of light-transmitting structures covers the first hole and at least a portion of the first light-transmitting layer. A refractive index of a material of the light-transmitting pattern is greater than a refractive index of a material of the first light-transmitting layer.

Claims (21)

1 . A display panel, comprising: a base substrate; a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the base substrate; a first light-transmitting layer disposed on the base substrate provided with the plurality of light-emitting units, wherein the first light-transmitting layer comprises a plurality of holes, and an orthographic projection of a first light-emitting unit in the plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a first hole in the plurality of holes on the base substrate; and a light-transmitting pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the first light-transmitting layer, wherein the light-transmitting pattern comprises a plurality of light-transmitting structures, a first light-transmitting structure in the plurality of light-transmitting structures covers the first hole and at least a portion of the first light-transmitting layer, and a refractive index of a material of the light-transmitting pattern is greater than a refractive index of a material of the first light-transmitting layer; wherein the display panel further comprises: an effective display region and a peripheral region outside the effective display region; wherein the light-transmitting pattern is within the effective display region; and the display panel further comprises a target pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the light-emitting units, wherein the target pattern is within the peripheral region, and a refractive index of a material of the target pattern is greater than the refractive index of the material of the first light-transmitting layer; wherein the target pattern comprises at least one block structure group, each of the at least one block structure group comprising a plurality of block structures outside the effective display region and arranged along an edge of the effective display region; and the length and width of each of the plurality of block structures is identical to the length and width of each of the plurality of light-transmitting structures.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmitting structure comprises a first portion covering the first light-transmitting layer and a second portion within the first hole, a height, in a first direction perpendicular to and away from the base substrate, of the first portion being greater than a height, in the first direction, of the second portion.

3 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a wall of the first hole in the first light-transmitting layer is inclined toward a direction away from a center of the first hole, and an inclination angle of the wall is greater than a total reflection critical angle of an interface of the light-transmitting pattern and the first light-transmitting layer.

4 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the target pattern and the light-transmitting pattern are disposed in a same layer.

5 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the target pattern comprises at least two block structure groups, the at least two block structure groups being successively arranged along a direction away from a center of the display panel.

6 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the target pattern comprises a strip-shaped structure, the strip-shaped structure being outside the effective display region and extending along an edge of the effective display region.

7 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first protrusion structure; wherein

the first protrusion structure is within the hole in the first light-transmitting layer; and

a portion, covering the first protrusion structure, of the first light-transmitting structure comprises a second protrusion structure.

8 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a barrier dam disposed at an edge of the base substrate, wherein an orthographic projection of the target pattern on the base substrate is disposed on a side, proximal to a center of the display panel, of an orthographic projection of the barrier dam on the base substrate.

9 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising: a barrier dam disposed at an edge of the base substrate, wherein the target pattern covers the barrier dam.

10 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

the light-transmitting structure is a color film layer; and

the display panel further comprises a black matrix pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the light-transmitting pattern, wherein the black matrix pattern comprises a cutout region, and an orthographic projection of the first hole in the first light-transmitting layer on the base substrate is within an orthographic projection of the cutout region on the base substrate.

11 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-transmitting layer comprises a first region covered by the first light-transmitting structure and a second region not covered by the first light-transmitting structure, a thickness of a portion, within the first region, of the first light-transmitting layer being greater than a thickness of a portion, within the second region, of the first light-transmitting layer.

12 . A method for manufacturing a display panel, applicable to manufacturing the display panel as defined in claim 1 , the method comprising: acquiring a base substrate; forming a plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate; forming a first light-transmitting layer on the base substrate on which the plurality of light-emitting units are formed, wherein the first light-transmitting layer comprises a plurality of holes, an orthographic projection of a first light-emitting unit in the plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a first hole in the plurality of holes on the base substrate; forming a light-transmitting material layer on the base substrate on which the first light-transmitting layer is formed, wherein a refractive index of a material of the light-transmitting material layer is greater than a refractive index of a material of the first light-transmitting layer; and acquiring a light-transmitting pattern by processing the light-transmitting material layer by a patterning process, wherein the light-transmitting pattern comprises a plurality of light-transmitting structures, a first light-transmitting structure in the plurality of light-transmitting structures covering the first hole and at least a portion of the first light-transmitting layer; wherein the display panel further comprises: an effective display region and a peripheral region outside the effective display region; wherein the light-transmitting pattern is within the effective display region; and the display panel further comprises a target pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the light-emitting units, wherein the target pattern is within the peripheral region, and the refractive index of a material of the target pattern is greater than the refractive index of the material of the first-light transmitting layer; wherein the target pattern comprises at least one block structure group, each of the at least one block structure group comprising a plurality of block structures outside the effective display region and arranged along an edge of the effective display region; and the length and width of each of the plurality of block structures is identical to the length and width of each of the plurality of light-transmitting structures.

13 . The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein a top surface of the first portion of the first light-transmitting structure comprises a curved surface projecting toward a direction away from the base substrate.

14 . The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein a side surface of the first portion is a slope inclined toward a direction facing a center of the first hole, and an inclination angle of the side surface of the first portion is greater than or equal to 50 degrees.

15 . The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the target pattern comprises at least two strip-shaped structures, the at least two strip-shaped structures being outside the effective display region and successively arranged along a direction away from a center of the display panel.

16 . The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein the inclination angle of the side surface of the first portion ranges from 70 degrees to 80 degrees.

17 . A display device, comprising: a display panel; wherein the display panel comprises: a base substrate; a plurality of light-emitting units disposed on the base substrate; a first light-transmitting layer disposed on the base substrate provided with the plurality of light-emitting units, wherein the first light-transmitting layer comprises a plurality of holes, and an orthographic projection of a first light-emitting unit in the plurality of light-emitting units on the base substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of a first hole in the plurality of holes on the base substrate; and a light-transmitting pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the first light-transmitting layer, wherein the light-transmitting pattern comprises a plurality of light-transmitting structures, a first light-transmitting structure in the plurality of light-transmitting structures covers the first hole and at least a portion of the first light-transmitting layer, and a refractive index of a material of the light-transmitting pattern is greater than a refractive index of a material of the first light-transmitting layer; wherein the display panel further comprises: an effective display region and a peripheral region outside the effective display region; wherein the light-transmitting pattern is within the effective display region; and the display panel further comprises a target pattern disposed on the base substrate provided with the light-emitting units, wherein the target pattern is within the peripheral region, and a refractive index of a material of the target pattern is greater than the refractive index of the material of the first-light transmitting layer; wherein the target pattern comprises at least one block structure group, each of the at least one block structure group comprising a plurality of block structures outside the effective display region and arranged along an edge of the effective display region; and the length and width of each of the plurality of block structures is identical to the length and width of each of the plurality of light-transmitting structures.