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US 12,514,076 · App. 17/909,996 · Granted Dec 30, 2025

Display substrate and display apparatus

Inventors: Zhao Li (Beijing, CN); Shiming Shi (Beijing, CN); Liming Dong (Beijing, CN)
Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H10K59/131H10K59/90H10K2102/311
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,514,076
App. No.
17/909,996
Filed
Sep 8, 2022
Granted
Dec 30, 2025
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2897
USPC
257/88
Abstract

A display substrate and a display apparatus, the display substrate includes a display region and a bonding region located on a side of the display region, the bonding region includes a first bending area close to the display region, and a transition connection area, a second bending area and a bonding pin area connected sequentially along a direction away from the first bending area, the transition connection area connects the first bending area with the second bending area; the transition connection area, the second bending area and the bonding pin area are bent to a side of the display region facing away from a display side through the first bending area; the bonding pin area is bent toward a surface of the display region facing away from the display side through the second bending area, and the bonding pin area is in bonding connection with an external circuit board.

Claims (20)

1 . A display substrate, comprising a display region and a bonding region located on a side of the display region, wherein the bonding region comprises a first bending area close to the display region, and a transition connection area, a second bending area and a bonding pin area which are connected sequentially in a direction away from the first bending area, and the transition connection area connects the first bending area with the second bending area;

the transition connection area, the second bending area and the bonding pin area are bent to a side of the display region facing away from a display side through the first bending area; and

the bonding pin area is bent toward a surface of the display region facing away from the display side through the second bending area, and the bonding pin area is configured to be in bonding connection with an external circuit board,

wherein the bonding pin area is closer to the surface of the display region facing away from the display side than the transition connection area,

the bonding pin area and the transition connection area overlap in a direction perpendicular to the display region, and

both the second bending area and the first bending area are provided to be in an arc surface shape, a protruding direction of an arc surface of the second bending area is opposite to a protruding direction of an arc surface of the first bending area, and a bending radius of the first bending area is larger than a bending radius of the second bending area.

2 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a first end of the second bending area is connected to the transition connection area, a second end of the second bending area is connected to the bonding pin area, and the second end of the second bending area is closer to the surface of the display region facing away from the display side than the first end of the second bending area.

3 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the transition connection area, the bonding pin area and the display region are disposed in parallel with each other.

4 . The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a first groove exposing the base substrate, and the first bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the first groove, a first connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the first connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the first bending area are configured such that the first connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the first bending area; or/and,

the second bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a second groove exposing the base substrate, and the second bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the second groove, a second connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the second connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; and the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the second bending area are configured such that the second connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the second bending area.

5 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein both the first bending area and the second bending area are provided with the stress protection layer, and the stress protection layer of the first bending area and the stress protection layer of the second bending area are connected integrally.

6 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the display region comprises a drive structure layer, a light emitting structure layer and an encapsulation structure layer which are stacked on the base substrate, wherein the drive structure layer comprises a pixel drive circuit, and the light emitting structure layer comprises a light emitting element connected to the pixel drive circuit; the drive structure layer comprises a planarization layer, and the light emitting structure layer comprises a pixel definition layer; and

the first organic layer and the planarization layer are disposed in a same layer and formed by a same patterning process, and the second organic layer and the pixel definition layer are disposed in a same layer and formed by a same patterning process.

7 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the stress protection layer is 90 microns to 120 microns.

8 . The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein an elastic modulus of the stress protection layer is 200 MPa to 300 MPa.

9 . A display apparatus, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1 .

10 . The display substrate according to claim 2 , wherein the first bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a first groove exposing the base substrate, and the first bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the first groove, a first connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the first connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the first bending area are configured such that the first connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the first bending area; or/and,

the second bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a second groove exposing the base substrate, and the second bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the second groove, a second connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the second connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; and the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the second bending area are configured such that the second connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the second bending area.

11 . The display substrate according to claim 3 , wherein the first bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a first groove exposing the base substrate, and the first bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the first groove, a first connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the first connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the first bending area are configured such that the first connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the first bending area; or/and,

the second bending area comprises an inorganic composite insulation layer disposed on the base substrate, wherein the inorganic composite insulation layer is provided with a second groove exposing the base substrate, and the second bending area further comprises a first organic layer disposed on the inorganic composite insulation layer and filling the second groove, a second connection line disposed on the first organic layer, a second organic layer disposed on the first organic layer and overlying the second connection line, and a stress protection layer disposed on the second organic layer; and the stress protection layer, the second organic layer and the first organic layer of the second bending area are configured such that the second connection line is located in a neutral layer during bending of the second bending area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 10, 2022
From: LI, ZHAO; SHI, SHIMING; DONG, LIMING
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 061353/0949 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110285987.6 · Mar 17, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240206252A1 · Jun 20, 2024
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