IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,302,723
Granted Patent B2
US 12,302,723 · App. 18/619,330 · Granted May 13, 2025

Display substrate and display device

Inventors: Yue Long (Beijing, CN); Weiyun Huang (Beijing, CN); Chao Zeng (Beijing, CN); Meng Li (Beijing, CN); Yao Huang (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H10K59/131H10K50/844H10K59/121
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Patent No.
US 12,302,723
App. No.
18/619,330
Granted
May 13, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a display substrate including a base substrate, a plurality of pixel units, at least one first power line, a blocking structure, an auxiliary connection structure, a cathode layer, and a first organic pattern. A distance between a first connection position closer to a first portion of the at least one first power line and the blocking structure is arranged to be larger.

Claims (65)

1. A display substrate, comprising:

a base substrate;

a plurality of pixel units, wherein the plurality of pixel units are located on the base substrate;

a blocking structure, wherein the blocking structure surrounds the plurality of pixel units;

an auxiliary connection structure, comprising a first side surface and a second side surface which are opposite to each other, wherein the first side surface is closer to the plurality of pixel units than the second side surface;

a cathode layer, located on a side of the auxiliary connection structure away from the base substrate;

a first organic pattern, located on the side of the auxiliary connection structure away from the base substrate;

at least one first power line, located on the base substrate, wherein the at least one first power line comprises a first portion, a second portion and a first metal layer, wherein the first portion is located on a side of the blocking structure away from the plurality of pixel units and is configured to receive a power signal, the second portion is connected with the cathode layer by the auxiliary connection structure, and the second portion has a first connection position and a second connection position, the second portion is connected with the auxiliary connection structure at both the first connection position and the second connection position, and a distance between the first connection position and the blocking structure is greater than a distance between the second connection position and the blocking structure;

wherein the at least one first power line further comprises a second metal layer located on a side of the first metal layer away from the base substrate, and a side of the second metal layer away from the first metal layer is in contact with the auxiliary connection structure; or

wherein the display substrate further comprises an auxiliary metal layer located on a side of the first metal layer away from the base substrate, and a side of the auxiliary metal layer away from the first metal layer is in contact with the auxiliary connection structure.

2. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the display substrate comprises a bonding region, the bonding region is located on the side of the blocking structure away from the plurality of pixel units, and the first connection position is closer to the bonding region than the second connection position.

3. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the auxiliary connection structure on the base substrate comprises a first projection region and a second projection region, the first projection region does not overlap with an orthographic projection of the blocking structure on the base substrate, and the second projection region overlaps with the orthographic projection of the blocking structure on the base substrate to obtain a first overlapping region; and

the first projection region is closer to the first portion than the second projection region.

4. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the first organic pattern covers at least a portion of the second side surface.

5. The display substrate according to claim 4 , wherein the second side surface comprises a portion covered by the first organic pattern and the blocking structure.

6. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the auxiliary connection structure has a ring structure surrounding the plurality of pixel units.

7. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the display substrate further comprises: at least one second power line;

one end of the at least one second power line is located on the side of the blocking structure away from the plurality of pixel units to receive the power signal, and the other end of the at least one second power line is located between the blocking structure and the plurality of pixel units and is connected with the cathode layer by the auxiliary connection structure;

an orthographic projection of the first organic pattern on the base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the at least one second power line on the base substrate to obtain a second overlapping region, and the second overlapping region does not overlap with the orthographic projection of the blocking structure on the base substrate.

8. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein the one end of the at least one second power line is located in the middle of the side of the blocking structure away from the plurality of pixel units.

9. The display substrate according to claim 8 , wherein

the display substrate further comprises: a row driving region between the blocking structure and the plurality of pixel units; and

a distance between the row driving region and the orthographic projection of the at least one second power line on the base substrate is larger than a distance between the row driving region and an orthographic projection of the at least one first power line on the base substrate.

10. The display substrate according to claim 7 , wherein a distance between the second overlapping region and the orthographic projection of the blocking structure on the base substrate is greater than a threshold distance ranging from 80 microns to 150 microns.

11. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein the display substrate further comprises at least one selected from:

a passivation layer, covering the at least one first power line, and wherein the passivation layer is further provided with an opening, a side of the auxiliary connection structure close to the base substrate is connected with the at least one first power line by the opening, and the other side of the auxiliary connection structure away from the base substrate is connected with the cathode layer;

an encapsulation layer, wherein the encapsulation layer is located on a side of the at least one first power line away from the base substrate, and the encapsulation layer covers a region enclosed by the blocking structure.

12. The display substrate according to claim 11 , wherein the display substrate further comprises: a plurality of third power lines disposed on the base substrate, and the plurality of third power lines are electrically connected with transistors in the plurality of pixel units; wherein

an orthographic projection of at least one of the plurality of third power lines on the base substrate is adjacent to the orthographic projection of the at least one first power line on the base substrate; and

orthographic projections of the plurality of third power lines on the base substrate have an overlapping region with the orthographic projection of the auxiliary connection structure on the base substrate, and in the overlapping region, the passivation layer is arranged between the plurality of third power lines and the auxiliary connection structure.

13. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the blocking structure comprises: a first blocking dam and a second blocking dam;

the first blocking dam is farther away from the plurality of pixel units than the second blocking dam is, and a thickness of the first blocking dam is greater than a thickness of the second blocking dam;

the first blocking dam comprises: a first planarization layer pattern, a second planarization layer pattern and a second organic pattern arranged in a direction away from the base substrate;

the second blocking dam comprises: a third planarization layer pattern and a third organic pattern arranged in the direction away from the base substrate; and

the second planarization layer pattern and the third planarization layer pattern comprise a same material, and the first organic pattern, the second organic pattern and the third organic pattern comprise a same material,

or, wherein

the blocking structure comprises: a first blocking dam and a second blocking dam;

the first blocking dam is farther away from the plurality of pixel units than the second blocking dam is, and a thickness of the first blocking dam is greater than a thickness of the second blocking dam;

the first blocking dam comprises: a planarization layer pattern and a second organic pattern sequentially stacked in a direction away from the base substrate;

the second blocking dam comprises: a third organic pattern arranged on the base substrate; and

the first organic pattern, the second organic pattern and the third organic pattern comprise a same material.

14. The display substrate according to claim 13 , wherein

the first blocking dam is a first ring, and the second blocking dam is a second ring;

the first organic pattern and a portion of the third organic pattern form a third ring, an orthographic projection of the third ring on the base substrate is located inside an orthographic projection of the second ring on the base substrate, and the orthographic projection of the second ring on the base substrate is located inside an orthographic projection of the first ring on the base substrate; and

the third ring surrounds the plurality of pixel units.

15. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein

the blocking structure comprises: a first blocking dam and a second blocking dam;

the first blocking dam is farther away from the plurality of pixel units than the second blocking dam, and a thickness of the first blocking dam is greater than a thickness of the second blocking dam; and

the first organic pattern comprises a portion in direct contact with the second blocking dam.

16. The display substrate according to claim 15 , wherein

the at least one first power line comprises: a straight portion and an arc-shaped portion which together surround a region where the plurality of pixel units are located; and

an orthographic projection of the portion of the first organic pattern in direct contact with the second blocking dam is in an orthographic projection of the arc-shaped portion on the base substrate.

17. The display substrate according to claim 1 , wherein a width of an overlapped portion, which is connected with the first power line and overlaps with the first power line, of the auxiliary connection structure is arranged to be relatively wider, and a width of a portion of the auxiliary connection structure away from the overlapped portion is arranged to be relatively narrower.

18. A display device, wherein the display device comprises: a display substrate comprising:

a base substrate;

a plurality of pixel units, wherein the plurality of pixel units are located on the base substrate;

a blocking structure, wherein the blocking structure surrounds the plurality of pixel units;

an auxiliary connection structure, comprising a first side surface and a second side surface which are opposite to each other, wherein the first side surface is closer to the plurality of pixel units than the second side surface is;

a cathode layer, located on a side of the auxiliary connection structure away from the base substrate;

a first organic pattern, located on the side of the auxiliary connection structure away from the base substrate;

at least one first power line, located on the base substrate, wherein the at least one first power line comprises a first portion, a second portion and a first metal layer, wherein the first portion is located on a side of the blocking structure away from the plurality of pixel units and is configured to receive a power signal, the second portion is connected with the cathode layer by the auxiliary connection structure, and the second portion has a first connection position and a second connection position, the second portion is connected with the auxiliary connection structure at both the first connection position and the second connection position, and a distance between the first connection position and the blocking structure is greater than a distance between the second connection position and the blocking structure;

wherein the at least one first power line further comprises a second metal layer located on a side of the first metal layer away from the base substrate, and a side of the second metal layer away from the first metal layer is in contact with the auxiliary connection structure; or

wherein the display substrate further comprises an auxiliary metal layer located on a side of the first metal layer away from the base substrate, and a side of the auxiliary metal layer away from the first metal layer is in contact with the auxiliary connection structure.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2024
From: LONG, YUE; HUANG, WEIYUN; ZENG, CHAO; LI, MENG; HUANG, YAO
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 066974/0829 →
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17255888
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