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US 10,963,081 · App. 16/504,447 · Granted Mar 30, 2021

Drive method and drive circuit for driving organic light-emitting diode panel and display device

Inventor: Tianlong Xiang (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: MIANYANG BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,963,081
App. No.
16/504,447
Granted
Mar 30, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a drive method and drive circuit for an organic light-emitting diode panel and a display device. The method is applied to an organic light-emitting diode panel, which includes a light-emitting layer, and a first light-emitting control electrode layer and a touch electrode layer sequentially on the light-emitting layer. The first light-emitting control electrode layer and the touch electrode layer are insulated from each other. The method includes: outputting a display voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a display stage and outputting a shielding voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a touch stage.

Claims (32)

1. A method for driving an organic light-emitting diode panel, applied to an organic light-emitting diode panel, wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel comprises a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting control electrode layer on the light-emitting layer, and a touch electrode layer on the first light-emitting control electrode layer, the first light-emitting control electrode layer and the touch electrode layer are insulated from each other, and the method comprises:

outputting a display voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a display stage; and

outputting a shielding voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a touch stage;

wherein the shielding voltage is 0 V to shield signals from circuits of a back plate of the organic light-emitting panel, thereby reducing coupling interference and improving touch precision, and the display voltage is 0 V to achieve effect of signal shielding.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein outputting a shielding voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a touch stage comprises:

controlling the first light-emitting control electrode layer to be grounded at the touch stage.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode units distributed at intervals, each electrode unit is a touch sensing electrode, and each electrode unit is of a honeycomb structure.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first light-emitting control electrode layer comprises a plurality of strip electrodes distributed in parallel at intervals, and one ends of the plurality of strip electrodes are connected together through a lead.

5. A drive circuit for an organic light-emitting diode panel, applied to an organic light-emitting diode panel, wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel comprises a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting control electrode layer on the light-emitting layer, and a touch electrode layer on the first light-emitting control electrode layer, the first light-emitting control electrode layer and the touch electrode layer are insulated from each other, and

the drive circuit is configured to output a display voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a display stage and output a shielding voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a touch stage,

wherein the shielding voltage is 0 V to shield signals from circuits of a back plate of the organic light-emitting panel, thereby reducing coupling interference and improving touch precision, and the display voltage is 0 V to achieve effect of signal shielding.

6. The drive circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the drive circuit is configured to control the first light-emitting control electrode layer to be grounded at the touch stage.

7. The drive circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode units distributed at intervals, each electrode unit is a touch sensing electrode, and each electrode unit is of a honeycomb structure.

8. The drive circuit according to claim 5 , wherein the first light-emitting control electrode layer comprises a plurality of strip electrodes distributed in parallel at intervals, and one ends of the plurality of strip electrodes are connected together through a lead.

9. A display device, comprising an organic light-emitting diode panel and a drive circuit for an organic light-emitting diode panel electrically connected to the organic light-emitting diode panel;

wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel comprises a light-emitting layer, a first light-emitting control electrode layer on the light-emitting layer, and a touch electrode layer on the first light-emitting control electrode layer, the first light-emitting control electrode layer and the touch electrode layer are insulated from each other, and

the drive circuit is configured to output a display voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a display stage and output a shielding voltage to the first light-emitting control electrode layer at a touch stage,

wherein the shielding voltage is 0 V to shield signals from circuits of a back plate of the organic light-emitting panel, thereby reducing coupling interference and improving touch precision, and the display voltage is 0 V to achieve effect of signal shielding.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the drive circuit is configured to control the first light-emitting control electrode layer to be grounded at the touch stage.

11. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein

the touch electrode layer adopts one of the following two structures:

the touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode units distributed at intervals, and each electrode unit is a touch sensing electrode; and

the touch electrode layer comprises a driving electrode layer and a sensing electrode layer which are insulated, and one layer, closer to the first light-emitting control electrode layer, of the driving electrode layer and the sensing electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode units distributed at intervals.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of electrode units is connected to a plurality of touch leads in a one-to-one correspondence; and the plurality of touch leads and the touch electrode layer are arranged in different layers.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of touch leads is in the first light-emitting control electrode layer, and is connected to the corresponding electrode units through via holes.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the first light-emitting control electrode layer comprises a plurality of strip electrodes distributed in parallel at intervals, and each of the plurality of touch leads is at a gap between adjacent strip electrodes.

15. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel is divided into a plurality of sub-pixel regions and each of the electrode units covers a plurality of the sub-pixel regions, and each of the electrode units is of a transparent blocky structure.

16. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel is divided into a plurality of sub-pixel regions, each of the electrode units is a grid-shaped structure; and leads forming the grid-shaped structure are all in regions among the plurality of sub-pixel regions.

17. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein a first encapsulation layer is between the first light-emitting control electrode layer and the touch electrode layer, and the first encapsulation layer is a first inorganic encapsulation layer; a second encapsulation layer is further on the touch electrode layer, and the second encapsulation layer comprises an organic encapsulation layer and a second inorganic encapsulation layer laminated on the touch electrode layer.

18. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the organic light-emitting diode panel is an active-matrix organic light-emitting diode panel.

19. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the touch electrode layer comprises a plurality of electrode units distributed at intervals, each electrode unit is a touch sensing electrode, and each electrode unit is of a honeycomb structure.

20. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the first light-emitting control electrode layer comprises a plurality of strip electrodes distributed in parallel at intervals, and one ends of the plurality of strip electrodes are connected together through a lead.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 8, 2019
From: XIANG, TIANLONG
To: MIANYANG BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049684/0174 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810844775.5 · Jul 27, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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