IP Library Granted Patent US 10,481,451
Granted Patent B2
US 10,481,451 · App. 15/490,913 · Granted Nov 19, 2019

Pixel structure, display panel, and curved display device

Inventors: Jia-Hong Wang (Kaohsiung, TW); Ya-Ling Hsu (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
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Patent No.
US 10,481,451
App. No.
15/490,913
Granted
Nov 19, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel structure is provided. The pixel structure has a first substrate, a scan line, a data line, an active device, a pixel electrode, and a conductive strip-shaped pattern. The scan line and the data line are located on the first substrate. The active device is electrically connected to the scan lines and the data line. The pixel electrode is electrically connected to the active device. The conductive strip-shaped pattern is correspondingly disposed over the data line. The conductive strip-shaped pattern has an opening at least partially overlapped with the data line in a vertical projection at the first substrate.

Claims (30)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a first substrate;

a pixel array, disposed on the first substrate, wherein the pixel array comprises a plurality of pixel structures, and each of at least a portion of the pixel structures comprises:

a scan line and a data line, wherein the data line has two opposite sides;

an active device, electrically connected to the scan line and the data line;

a pixel electrode, electrically connected to the active device; and

a conductive strip-shaped pattern, correspondingly disposed over the data line and having an opening at least partially overlapped with the data line in a vertical projection on the first substrate, wherein a portion of the conductive strip-shape pattern is overlapped with the two opposite sides of the data line, the opening is between the two opposite sides of the data line in the vertical projection on the first substrate, and the conductive strip-shaped pattern comprises:

at least one bridge portion; and

two extending portions, connected to the bridge portion, wherein the extending portions are respectively corresponding to the two opposite sides of the data line, and the opening is located between the extending portions;

a second substrate, disposed opposite to the first substrate;

an electrode film, disposed on the second substrate, wherein a voltage applied to the electrode film is substantially the same as a voltage applied to the conductive strip-shaped pattern of each of the at least a portion of the pixel structures; and

a liquid crystal layer, located between the first substrate and the second substrate.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least a portion of the pixel structures further comprises a shielding metal layer located between the pixel electrode and the data line, wherein the shielding metal layer and the scan line are in the same layer.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least a portion of the pixel structures has a first region, wherein the first region is overlapped with the scan line in a vertical projection at the first substrate, and the bridge portion of the conductive strip-shaped pattern is correspondingly disposed in the first region.

4. The display panel of claim 3 , wherein the first region has an overlapping area that the conductive strip-shaped pattern being overlapped with the data line, and a line width of the data line located inside the overlapping area is smaller than a line width of the data line not overlapping the scan line.

5. The display panel of one of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding layer, at least overlapped with a portion of the scan line, wherein the light shielding layer is not located on top of the data line or underneath the data line.

6. The display panel of one of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light shielding layer, at least overlapped with a portion of the scan line and/or the data line.

7. A curved display device, comprising:

the display panel of claim 1 ;

a backlight module, located at a side of the display panel; and

a bending element, fixing the display panel and the backlight module, wherein the display panel and the backlight module have a curvature.

8. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the opening is an enclosed opening basically constituted by connecting the two extending portions of one pixel structure of the at least a portion of the pixel structures to the bridge portion of another pixel structure of the at least a portion of the pixel structures adjacent thereto.

9. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the conductive strip-shaped pattern of each of the at least a portion of the pixel structures further comprises:

a connecting portion, connected to the bridge portion and the two extending portions.

10. The display panel of claim 9 , wherein the opening is an enclosed opening basically constituted by connecting the two extending portions of one pixel structure of the at least a portion of the pixel structures to the connecting portion of another pixel structure of the at least a portion of the pixel structures adjacent thereto.

11. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the bridge portions comprised in the conductive strip-shaped patterns of two adjacent pixel structures of the at least a portion of the pixel structures are connected to each other.

12. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode and the conductive strip-shaped pattern are in the same layer.

13. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein a width of the opening is less than a width of the data line.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 24, 2025
From: AUO CORPORATION
To: NEOLAYER LLC
Reel/Frame 072266/0941 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 20, 2017
From: WANG, JIA-HONG; HSU, YA-LING
To: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042071/0618 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 105113054 A · Apr 27, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170315414A1 · Nov 2, 2017