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Granted Patent B2
US 12,017,590 · App. 17/553,782 · Granted Jun 25, 2024

Display panel and vehicle including the display panel

Inventors: Hyangyul Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Jaehong Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Hyunho Jung (Yongin-si, KR); Heeseong Jeong (Yongin-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,017,590
App. No.
17/553,782
Granted
Jun 25, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes: a substrate; a display element layer including a first organic light-emitting diode having a first emission area, a second organic light-emitting diode having a second emission area, and a third organic light-emitting diode having a third emission area, the first emission area having a long side extending in a first direction and a short side extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction; an encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer; and a plurality of first light-blocking lines disposed on the encapsulation layer and extending in the first direction, the plurality of first light-blocking lines overlapping the first emission area, the second emission area, and the third emission area.

Claims (47)

1. A display panel comprising:

a substrate;

a display element layer disposed on the substrate and comprising a first organic light-emitting diode having a first emission area, a second organic light-emitting diode having a second emission area, and a third organic light-emitting diode having a third emission area, the first emission area having a long side extending in a first direction and a short side extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the display element layer, the encapsulation layer comprising a first inorganic encapsulation layer covering the display element layer, an organic encapsulation layer disposed on the first inorganic encapsulation layer, and a second inorganic encapsulation layer disposed on the organic encapsulation layer; and

a plurality of first light-blocking lines disposed on the second inorganic encapsulation layer and extending in the first direction, the plurality of first light-blocking lines overlapping the first emission area, the second emission area, and the third emission area.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines divide each of the first emission area, the second emission area, and the third emission area in a same number of parts.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of first light-blocking lines overlaps an edge of one of the first emission area, the second emission area, and the third emission area.

4. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein each of the second emission area and the third emission area is disposed to be adjacent to the long side of the first emission area in the second direction, and

the second emission area and the third emission area are spaced apart from each other in the first direction.

5. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising an organic layer disposed on the encapsulation layer,

wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines comprise a plurality of lower light-blocking lines disposed between the encapsulation layer and the organic layer, and a plurality of upper light-blocking lines disposed on the organic layer and overlapping the plurality of lower light-blocking lines, respectively.

6. The display panel of claim 5 , wherein the first organic light-emitting diode comprises a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and an opposite electrode,

wherein a vertical distance from an upper surface of the emission layer to one of the plurality of upper light-blocking lines is greater than or equal to about 40 μm.

7. The display panel of claim 5 , wherein the first organic light-emitting diode comprises a pixel electrode, an emission layer, and an opposite electrode,

wherein a vertical distance from an upper surface of the emission layer to one of the plurality of upper light-blocking lines is greater than or equal to twice of a horizontal distance between adjacent upper light-blocking lines.

8. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines are a black matrix.

9. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second light-blocking lines disposed on the encapsulation layer and extending in the second direction, the plurality of second light-blocking lines overlapping the first emission area, the second emission area, and the third emission area.

10. A vehicle comprising:

side window glasses facing each other; and

a display panel disposed between the side window glasses;

wherein the display panel comprises:

a first sub-pixel having a long side extending in a first direction and a short side extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction;

a second sub-pixel disposed to be adjacent to the long side of the first sub-pixel;

a third sub-pixel disposed to be adjacent to the long side of the first sub-pixel to be spaced apart from the second sub-pixel;

an encapsulation layer disposed on the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel;

an organic layer disposed on the encapsulation layer; and

a plurality of first light-blocking lines extending in the first direction and overlapping the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel,

wherein one of the first direction and the second direction is substantially parallel to an imaginary straight line connecting the side window glasses, and

wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines comprise a plurality of lower light-blocking lines disposed between the encapsulation layer and the organic layer, and a plurality of upper light-blocking lines disposed on the organic layer and overlapping the plurality of lower light-blocking lines, respectively.

11. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines divide each of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel into a same number of parts.

12. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein one of the plurality of first light-blocking lines overlaps an edge of one of the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel.

13. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the plurality of first light-blocking lines are a black matrix.

14. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the display panel further comprises a plurality of second light-blocking lines extending in the second direction and overlapping the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel.

15. The vehicle of claim 10 , wherein the display panel further comprises:

a substrate; and

a display element layer disposed on the substrate and comprising a first organic light-emitting diode having a first emission area defining the first sub-pixel, a second organic light-emitting diode having a second emission area defining the second sub-pixel, and a third organic light-emitting diode having a third emission area defining the third sub-pixel.

16. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising a front window glass disposed between the side window glasses facing each other,

wherein the display panel is disposed under the front window glass.

17. The vehicle of claim 10 , further comprising:

a cluster;

a center fascia; and

a passenger seat dashboard spaced apart from the cluster by the center fascia therebetween,

wherein the display panel is disposed on at least one of the cluster, the center fascia, or the passenger seat dashboard.

18. The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the display panel is disposed on the center fascia, and

the first direction is substantially parallel to an imaginary straight line connecting the side window glasses.

19. The vehicle of claim 17 , wherein the display panel is disposed on the passenger seat dashboard, and

the second direction is substantially parallel to an imaginary straight line connecting the side window glasses.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2021
From: KIM, HYANGYUL; KIM, JAEHONG; JUNG, HYUNHO; JEONG, HEESEONG
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0040503 · Mar 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220306012A1 · Sep 29, 2022
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