IP Library Granted Patent US 10,241,602
Granted Patent B2
US 10,241,602 · App. 15/090,660 · Granted Mar 26, 2019

Display panel and display device

Inventor: Sitao Huo (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: Shanghai Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.; Tianma Micro-electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F3/0412G06F3/044G06F3/0416H01L27/323H01L51/5256
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Patent No.
US 10,241,602
App. No.
15/090,660
Granted
Mar 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprises a substrate, a display element, a touch electrode layer, a plurality of touch signal lines, and a first barrier layer. The display element, the touch electrode layer and the plurality of touch signal lines are disposed on the substrate, and the touch electrode layer and the touch signal lines are disposed in a same layer. The first barrier layer is disposed between the display element and the touch electrode layer, and includes at least one organic film and at least one inorganic film alternately arranged.

Claims (60)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a display element, a touch electrode layer and a plurality of touch signal lines disposed on the substrate, wherein the touch electrode layer further includes a plurality of individually configured touch electrodes detecting a touch based on self-capacitance or mutual-capacitance, the touch electrode layer has a single-layer touch structure in which all the touch electrodes in the display panel used for detecting the touch on the display panel and the plurality of touch signal lines are disposed in a same single layer;

a first barrier layer disposed between the display element and the touch electrode layer and including at least one organic film and at least one inorganic film alternately arranged, and the touch electrode layer is disposed over, and in contact with, the at least one organic film;

a second barrier layer, wherein the touch electrode layer has a first surface facing the display element and an opposite surface, and the second barrier layer is disposed on the opposite surface of the touch electrode layer; and

a polarizer disposed over the second barrier layer, wherein:

the second barrier layer includes at least another organic film and at least two another inorganic films, the at least another organic film being sandwiched between the at least two another inorganic films,

the polarizer is disposed over, and in contact with, one of the at least two another inorganic films,

the display element comprises a plurality of display electrodes for displaying images, and all the display electrodes in the display panel used for displaying the images are not multiplexed as the plurality of touch electrodes in the touch electrode layer, and

the plurality of touch electrodes are one-to-one corresponding to the plurality of touch signal lines.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the display element is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display element.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the at least one inorganic film is disposed within a region of the first barrier layer close to the display element.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the organic film has a thickness of approximately 500 nm-15000 nm.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the inorganic film has a thickness of approximately 300 nm-2000 nm.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first barrier layer has a thickness of approximately 1 μm-20 μm.

7. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

a substrate;

a display element, a touch electrode layer and a plurality of touch signal lines disposed on the substrate, wherein the touch electrode layer further includes a plurality of individually configured touch electrodes detecting a touch based on self-capacitance or mutual-capacitance, the touch electrode layer has a single-layer touch structure in which all the touch electrodes in the display panel used for detecting the touch on the display panel and the plurality of touch signal lines are disposed in a same single layer; and

a first barrier layer disposed between the display element and the touch electrode layer and including at least one organic film and at least one inorganic film alternately arranged, and the touch electrode layer is disposed over, and in contact with, the at least one organic film;

a second barrier layer, wherein the touch electrode layer has a first surface facing the display element and an opposite surface, and the second barrier layer is disposed on the opposite surface of the touch electrode layer; and

a polarizer disposed over the second barrier layer, wherein:

the second barrier layer includes at least another organic film and at least two another inorganic films, the at least another organic film being sandwiched between the at least two another inorganic films,

the polarizer is disposed over, and in contact with, one of the at least two another inorganic films,

the display element comprises a plurality of display electrodes for displaying images, and all the display electrodes in the display panel used for displaying the images are not multiplexed as the plurality of touch electrodes in the touch electrode layer, and

the plurality of touch electrodes are one-to-one corresponding to the plurality of touch signal lines.

8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the display element is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display element.

9. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the at least one inorganic film is disposed within a region of the first barrier layer close to the display element.

10. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the organic film has a thickness of approximately 500 nm-15000 nm.

11. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the inorganic film has a thickness of approximately 300 nm-2000 nm.

12. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the first barrier layer has a thickness of approximately 1 μm-20 μm.

13. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the second barrier layer includes the at least another organic film and one of the at least two another inorganic films alternately arranged.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein:

the second barrier layer has a first side facing the display element and an opposing side, and

the at least two another inorganic films are disposed on the first side and the opposite side of the second barrier layer.

15. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein:

the second barrier layer has a thickness of approximately 0.3 μm-20 μm.

16. The display device according to claim 7 , further including:

a flexible printed circuit board or a controlling chip providing display signals and touch signals to the display panel.

17. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the display panel has an in-cell touch structure.

18. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the touch electrodes are arranged in a matrix, and a width of the touch electrode in a row direction of the matrix are gradually decreased row by row; and

the touch signal lines are directly disposed in a gap between adjacent columns of the touch electrodes.

19. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:

the plurality of individually configured touch electrodes includes a plurality of first touch electrodes and a plurality of second touch electrodes,

the plurality of first touch electrodes is arranged along a column direction,

the plurality of second touch electrodes, extending along the column direction, is arranged along a row direction, the row direction intersecting with the column direction, and

columns of the plurality of first touch electrodes and the plurality of second touch electrodes, are alternatively arranged along the row direction.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 5, 2016
From: HUO, SITAO
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038189/0356 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0887569 · Dec 4, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170160847A1 · Jun 8, 2017