IP Library Granted Patent US 12696647
Granted Patent B2
US 12696647 · App. 17/623,803 · Granted Jul 28, 2026

Display panel and display apparatus

Inventor: Sheng Zhang (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: TCL CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10K59/353H10K59/352
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Patent No.
US 12696647
App. No.
17/623,803
Granted
Jul 28, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display apparatus are provided. The display panel includes a plurality of pixel structures, each of the pixel structures is disposed in a hexagon, the hexagon is divided into six triangles disposed around a center of the hexagon, one pixel structure includes six closely arranged pixel units, one pixel unit is correspondingly disposed in one triangle; in one pixel unit and one corresponding triangle, the pixel unit includes three sub-pixels of different colors respectively disposed on three vertex angles of the triangle.

Claims (36)

1 . A display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel structures, wherein each of the pixel structures is disposed as a hexagon, the hexagon is divided into six triangles disposed around a center of the hexagon, one pixel structure comprises six closely arranged pixel units, and one pixel unit is correspondingly disposed in one triangle;

in one pixel unit and one corresponding triangle, the pixel unit comprises three sub-pixels respectively disposed on three vertex angles of the triangle, and the three sub-pixels have different colors; and

in two adjacent pixel units, two adjacent sub-pixels located at the center of the hexagon have a same color, and two adjacent sub-pixels located at the vertex angles of the hexagon have a same color,

wherein shapes of the sub-pixels are sectors, six adjacent sub-pixels located at the center of the hexagon are closely arranged to form a shape similar to a circle;

wherein each of the pixel units comprises a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel, and a third color sub-pixel, wherein the first color sub-pixel and the second color sub-pixel are respectively located at the two vertex angles of the triangle away from the center of the hexagon, and the third color sub-pixel is located at the vertex angle of the triangle close to the center of the hexagon;

wherein in each of the pixel units in one of the pixel structures, a first distance is defined between a farthest point on an arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel away from the center of the hexagon and a farthest point on an arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel away from the center of the hexagon, a second distance is defined between a closest point on the arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and a first point on an arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel, and a third distance is defined between a closest point on the arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and a second point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel; wherein the closest point on the arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and the first point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel are on one side of the triangle of the pixel unit, and the closest point on the arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and the second point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel are on another side of the triangle of the pixel unit;

wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance and the second distance is greater than the third distance.

2 . The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in each of the pixel units, a ratio of an area of the first color sub-pixel to an area of the second color sub-pixel to an area of the third color sub-pixel is 1:2.8:3.5.

3 . The display panel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the first color sub-pixel unit is one of a red sub-pixel or a green group pixel unit, and the second color sub-pixel unit is the other one of the red sub-pixel or the green group pixel unit.

4 . The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein in any two adjacent pixel structures, two adjacent first color sub-pixels located at adjacent positions of two hexagons are disposed adjacent to each other, and two adjacent second color sub-pixels located at the adjacent positions of the two hexagons are disposed adjacent to each other.

5 . The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , comprising a plurality of first color sub-regions, a plurality of second color sub-regions, and a plurality of third color sub-regions, wherein

in the plurality of pixel structures, centers of the plurality of third color sub-regions are disposed at centers vertex angles of the hexagons;

three first color sub-regions and three second color sub-regions are disposed at vertex angles of one hexagon correspondingly, and the three first color sub-regions and the three second color sub-regions are alternately disposed;

six first color sub-pixels are disposed in one first color sub-region, and any two adjacent first color sub-pixels in the first color sub-region are adjacent to each other; and

six second color sub-pixels are disposed in one second color sub-region, and any two adjacent second color sub-pixels in the second color sub-region are adjacent to each other.

6 . The display panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein in the plurality of pixel structures, a distance between any two adjacent pixel structures ranges from 10 um to 30 um.

7 . A display apparatus, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of pixel structures, each of the pixel structures is disposed as a hexagon, the hexagon is divided into six triangles disposed around a center of the hexagon, one pixel structure comprises six closely arranged pixel units, and one pixel unit is correspondingly disposed in one triangle;

in one pixel unit and one corresponding triangle, the pixel unit comprises three sub-pixels respectively disposed on three vertex angles of the triangle, and the three sub-pixels have different colors; and

in two adjacent pixel units, two adjacent sub-pixels located at the center of the hexagon have a same color, and two adjacent sub-pixels located at the vertex angles of the hexagon have a same color,

wherein shapes of the sub-pixels are sectors, six adjacent sub-pixels located at the center of the hexagon are closely arranged to form a shape similar to a circle;

wherein each of the pixel units comprises a first color sub-pixel, a second color sub-pixel, and a third color sub-pixel, the first color sub-pixel and the second color sub-pixel are respectively located at the two vertex angles of the triangle away from the center of the hexagon, and the third color sub-pixel is located at the vertex angle of the triangle close to the center of the hexagon;

wherein in each of the pixel units in one of the pixel structures, a first distance is defined between a farthest point on an arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel away from the center of the hexagon and a farthest point on an arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel away from the center of the hexagon, a second distance is defined between a closest point on the arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and a first point on an arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel, and a third distance is defined between a closest point on the arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and a second point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel; wherein the closest point on the arc of the sector of the first color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and the first point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel are on one side of the triangle of the pixel unit, and the closest point on the arc of the sector of the second color sub-pixel to the center of the hexagon and the second point on the arc of the sector of the third color sub-pixel are on another side of the triangle of the pixel unit;

wherein the first distance is greater than the second distance and the second distance is greater than the third distance.

8 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in each of the pixel units, a ratio of an area of the first color sub-pixel to an area of the second color sub-pixel to an area of the third color sub-pixel is 1:2.8:3.5.

9 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the first color sub-pixel unit is one of a red sub-pixel or a green group pixel unit, and the second color sub-pixel unit is the other one of the red sub-pixel or the green group pixel unit.

10 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 7 , wherein in any two adjacent pixel structures, two adjacent first color sub-pixels located at adjacent positions of two hexagons are disposed adjacent to each other, and two adjacent second color sub-pixels located at the adjacent positions of the two hexagons are disposed adjacent to each other.

11 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , comprising a plurality of first color sub-regions, a plurality of second color sub-regions, and a plurality of third color sub-regions, wherein

in the plurality of pixel structures, centers of the plurality of third color sub-regions are disposed at centers of the hexagons;

three first color sub-regions and three second color sub-regions are disposed at vertex angles of one hexagon correspondingly, and the three first color sub-regions and the three second color sub-regions are alternately disposed;

six first color sub-pixels are disposed in one first color sub-region, and any two adjacent first color sub-pixels in the first color sub-region are adjacent to each other; and

six second color sub-pixels are disposed in one second color sub-region, and any two adjacent second color sub-pixels in the second color sub-region are adjacent to each other.

12 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 11 , wherein in the plurality of pixel structures, a distance between any two adjacent pixel structures ranges from 10 um to 30 um.

13 . The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , comprising a plurality of first color sub-regions, a plurality of second color sub-regions, and a plurality of third color sub-regions, wherein

one third color sub-region is disposed at a center of one hexagon, and in each of the pixel structures, any two adjacent third color sub-pixels are adjacent to each other and are disposed in the third color sub-region.

14 . The display apparatus as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of first color sub-regions, a plurality of second color sub-regions, and a plurality of third color sub-regions; and

one third color sub-region is disposed at a center of one hexagon, and in each of the pixel structures, any two adjacent third color sub-pixels are adjacent to each other and are disposed in the third color sub-region.