IP Library Granted Patent US 9,837,628
Granted Patent B2
US 9,837,628 · App. 15/166,537 · Granted Dec 5, 2017

Display panel and display device

Inventors: Zhili Ma (Shanghai, CN); Dong Qian (Shanghai, CN); Dongsheng Xu (Shanghai, CN)
Assignees: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H01L51/5203H01L27/3276H01L27/3288H01L51/5212H01L51/5253H01L2251/301H01L2251/308
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Patent No.
US 9,837,628
App. No.
15/166,537
Granted
Dec 5, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprise a substrate having a display region, a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate, a conductive member disposed in a peripheral region of the display region, a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member, and a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units.

Claims (64)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate having a display region;

a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;

a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;

a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and

a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,

wherein the encapsulation region includes an encapsulation member and a frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member, and

the conductive member is the frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member.

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

the conductive member is made of indium tin oxide (ITO), or at least one of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and molybdenum.

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

the power supply line extends in a first direction; and

both ends of the power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member.

4. A display panel according, comprising:

a substrate having a display region;

a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;

a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;

a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and

a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,

wherein:

the plurality of power supply lines include a plurality of first power supply lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of second power supply lines extending in a second direction;

both ends of the first power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member; and

both ends of the second power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member.

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

the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further including:

a first metal layer;

a second metal layer; and

at last one insulation layer sandwiched between the first metal layer and the second metal layer,

wherein the frit metal is disposed at the first metal layer.

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

at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines are disposed at the first metal layer and are electrically connected to the frit metal.

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

at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines are disposed at the second metal layer.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein:

the insulation layer includes a plurality of through-holes; and

at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines disposed at the second metal layer are electrically connected to the frit metal through the through-holes.

10. The display panel according to claim 6 , further including:

a first common line; and

a second common line,

wherein the first common line and the second common line are electrically connected to the frit metal.

11. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein:

both ends of the first common line are electrically connected to the frit metal, respectively; and

both ends of the second common line are electrically connected to the frit metal, respectively.

12. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein:

the power supply lines, the first common line, and the second common line are disposed at a same metal layer.

13. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein:

the input pins are disposed at the first meta layer;

the first metal layer has a plurality of first openings disconnecting the first metal layer; and

the input pins penetrate the first openings to be electrically connected to the first common line.

14. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein:

the input pins are disposed at the second meta layer and penetrate the encapsulation member to be electrically connected to the first common line.

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

the display panel is an organic light-emitting diode display panel.

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

the conductive member surrounds the display region.

17. A device comprises a display panel, wherein, the display panel comprises:

a substrate having a display region;

a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;

a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;

a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and

a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,

wherein the encapsulation region includes an encapsulation member and a frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member, and

the conductive member is the frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 7, 2022
From: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO.,LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
To: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; WUHAN TIANMA MICROELECTRONICS CO., LTD.SHANGHAI BRANCH; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059619/0730 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2016
From: MA, ZHILI; QIAN, DONG; XU, DONGSHENG
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.; TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 038735/0387 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 1031258 · Dec 31, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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