IP Library Granted Patent US 8,355,100
Granted Patent B2
US 8,355,100 · App. 12/838,496 · Granted Jan 15, 2013

Liquid crystal display panel

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Patent No.
US 8,355,100
App. No.
12/838,496
Granted
Jan 15, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An LCD panel includes an active device array substrate having a pixel array and fan-out lines electrically connected to the pixel array, an opposite substrate disposed above the active device array substrate, a sealant disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The sealant surrounds the pixel array. The fan-out lines extend from the pixel array. The opposite substrate has light shielding patterns connecting the sealant that covers at least a portion of each fan-out line. In a region where the sealant is distributed, a slit between any two of the adjacent light shielding patterns exclusively overlaps one of the fan-out lines, and the number of the slits is less than the number of the fan-out lines. The liquid crystal layer is disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate.

Claims (14)

1. A liquid crystal display panel comprising:

an active device array substrate having a pixel array and a plurality of fan-out lines electrically connected to the pixel array;

an opposite substrate disposed above the active device array substrate;

a sealant disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate, the sealant substantially surrounding the pixel array, the opposite substrate having a plurality of light shielding patterns connected to the sealant, the sealant covering at least a portion of each of the fan-out lines, wherein in a region where the sealant is distributed, a slit between any two adjacent light shielding patterns of the light shielding patterns exclusively overlaps one of the fan-out lines, and the number of the slits is less than the number of the fan-out lines; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate.

2. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a width of each of the slits ranges from about 5 micrometers to about 200 micrometers, a width of each of the slits is less than a width of one of the fan-out lines underlying the corresponding slit, a ratio of an area of each of the slits in total to an area of each of the light shielding patterns in total is less than about 35/65, and parts of the light shielding patterns overlap two or more of the fan-out lines.

3. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an extension direction of the each of the fan-out lines located in the region where the sealant is distributed is substantially parallel to an extension direction of each of the slits.

4. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sealant is black.

5. A liquid crystal display panel comprising:

an active device array substrate having a pixel array and a plurality of fan-out lines electrically connected to the pixel array;

an opposite substrate disposed above the active device array substrate;

a sealant disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate, the sealant substantially surrounding the pixel array, the opposite substrate having a plurality of light shielding patterns connected to the sealant, the sealant covering at least a portion of each of the fan-out lines, wherein in a region where the sealant is distributed, a slit between any two adjacent light shielding patterns of the light shielding patterns is exclusively located right above one of the fan-out lines but not located right above another one of the fan-out lines, and the number of the slits is less than the number of the fan-out lines; and

a liquid crystal layer disposed between the active device array substrate and the opposite substrate.

6. The liquid crystal display panel as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the sealant is black.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 15, 2024
From: AUO CORPORATION
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 068323/0055 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 20, 2024
From: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
To: AUO CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 067797/0978 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2010
From: SHIAU, YI-HAU
To: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024709/0221 →