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US 10,866,469 · App. 16/283,300 · Granted Dec 15, 2020

Display module and display apparatus

Inventors: Linyan Guan (Xiamen, CN); Kangpeng Yang (Xiamen, CN); Yumin Xu (Xiamen, CN)
Assignee: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G02F1/13452G02F1/13454G02F1/136286G02F2001/136222H05K1/189H05K2201/10136
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Patent No.
US 10,866,469
App. No.
16/283,300
Granted
Dec 15, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display module and a display apparatus are provided in the present disclosure. The display module includes a display panel having a display area, a hole area, a first binding area surrounding the hole area and at least one signal line disposed in the display area. The display module further includes a first flexible circuit board bound in the first binding area and connected to the at least one signal line, a second flexible circuit board electrically connected to the first circuit board, and a first integrated circuit chip bound on the second flexible circuit board. The first integrated circuit chip transmits signals sequentially through the second flexible circuit board and the first flexible circuit board, to the at least one signal line. The present disclosure may improve a screen ratio of the display apparatus.

Claims (69)

1. A display module comprising;

a display panel, comprising:

a display area, wherein at least one signal line is disposed in the display area,

a hole area, and

a first binding area surrounding the hole area;

a first flexible circuit board, bound in the first binding area surrounding the hole area and electrically connected to the at least one signal line;

a second flexible circuit board, electrically connected to the first flexible circuit board; and

a first integrated circuit chip, bound on the second flexible circuit board and transmitting signals to the at least one signal line sequentially through the second flexible circuit board and the first flexible circuit board,

wherein:

the first flexible circuit board includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is bound in the first binding area, and the second portion is connected to an edge of the first portion adjacent to the hole area; and

the second portion overlaps with the hole area.

2. The display module according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a demultiplexer circuit board, wherein a signal input terminal of the demultiplexer circuit board is electrically connected to the first integrated circuit chip, and a signal output terminal of the demultiplexer circuit board is electrically connected to the first flexible circuit board.

3. The display module according to claim 2 , wherein:

the demultiplexer circuit board includes a glass substrate and a demultiplexer circuit disposed on the glass substrate.

4. The display module according to claim 3 , wherein:

the first flexible circuit board and the second flexible circuit board are bound with the demultiplexer circuit board, respectively.

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

the first portion further includes a first binding part and a second binding part separated from the first binding part,

the second portion further includes a first terminal and a second terminal,

the first binding part is connected to the first terminal, and

the second binding part is connected to the second terminal.

6. The display module according to claim 5 , wherein:

the first binding part and the second binding part are disposed surrounding the hole area, respectively.

7. The display module according to claim 5 , wherein:

along a direction from the first terminal to the second terminal, a length of the second portion is larger than an internal diameter of the hole area.

8. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein:

the first portion has a closed shape surrounding the hole area.

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

the second portion includes a first terminal and a second terminal, and

the first terminal and the second terminal are connected to different positions of the first portion, respectively.

10. The display module according to claim 1 , wherein:

the display panel further includes a first substrate including a first through hole and a second substrate including a second through hole,

the first through hole at least partially overlaps with the second through hole, thereby forming the hole area, and

the first binding area includes one or more of an area of the second substrate exposed by the first through hole and an area of the first substrate exposed by the second through hole.

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

a projection of the first through hole on the second substrate covers the second through hole, and

the area of the second substrate exposed by the first through hole forms the first binding area.

12. The display module according to claim 11 , wherein:

the area of the second substrate exposed by the first through hole has a closed shape surrounding the hole area.

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

the first through hole and the second through hole have a same shape, and

a geometric center of the first through hole overlaps with a geometric center of the second through hole.

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

the first through hole and the second through hole have a same shape, and

a geometric center of the first through hole does not overlap with a geometric center of the second through hole.

15. The display module according to claim 10 , wherein:

the display panel includes a liquid crystal display panel,

the first substrate includes a color film substrate, and

the second substrate includes an array substrate.

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

a shape of the hole area includes one of a circular shape, an elliptical shape, a quadrangular shape and an irregular shape.

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

the at least one signal line includes one or more of a data signal line, a scanning signal line and a touch-control signal line.

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

the display panel further includes a border area surrounding the display area, the border area including a second binding area, and

one or more of the second flexible circuit board and the first flexible circuit board are bound in the second binding area.

19. A display apparatus, comprising:

a display module, comprising:

a display panel, wherein the display panel includes:

a display area, wherein at least one signal line is disposed in the display area,

a hole area, and

a first binding area surrounding the hole area;

a first flexible circuit board, bound in the first binding area surrounding the hole area and electrically connected to the at least one signal line;

a second flexible circuit board, electrically connected to the first flexible circuit board; and

a first integrated circuit chip, bound on the second flexible circuit board and transmitting signals to the at least one signal line sequentially through the second flexible circuit board and the first flexible circuit board,

wherein:

the first flexible circuit board includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion is bound in the first binding area, and the second portion is connected to an edge of the first portion adjacent to the hole area; and

the second portion overlaps with the hole area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2019
From: GUAN, LINYAN; YANG, KANGPENG; XU, YUMIN
To: XIAMEN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 048414/0868 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 1417423 · Nov 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20200166814A1 · May 28, 2020