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US 9,582,110 · App. 14/416,564 · Granted Feb 28, 2017

Display panel and method of repairing the same

Inventors: Wei Zhan (Guangdong, CN); Zhiyuan Shen (Guangdong, CN); Haibo Du (Guangdong, CN)
Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
G06F3/0418G06F3/044G06F3/0412G06F3/0416
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Patent No.
US 9,582,110
App. No.
14/416,564
Granted
Feb 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a method of repairing the same are disclosed. The display panel includes a pixel array substrate, a signal processor and a touch-sensing layer. The touch-sensing layer is connected to the signal processor and includes touch-sensing electrodes, primary leads and spare leads. Each primary lead is used to receive a touch-sensing signal and transmit the touch-sensing signal to the signal processor; and each spare lead is used to replace the corresponding primary lead when a disconnection defect occurs in the corresponding primary lead as so to receive the touch-sensing signal instead. Defect rate of the display panel can be lowered.

Claims (52)

1. A display panel comprising:

a pixel array substrate;

a signal processor;

a touch-sensing layer mounted in the pixel array substrate and connected with the signal processor, wherein the touch-sensing layer includes:

a sensing-electrode layer having:

a sensing electrode array having at least two sensing electrodes which are arranged in an array manner;

a lead layer having at least two lead sets, each of which includes:

a primary lead being connected with the corresponding sensing electrode and the signal processor and being used to receive a touch-sensing signal generated by the corresponding sensing electrode and transmit the touch-sensing signal to the signal processor; and

a spare lead being used to replace the primary lead when a disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so as to receive the touch-sensing signal instead, and being used to further establish a connection with the corresponding sensing electrode and the signal processor when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so as to transmit the touch-sensing signal to the signal processor; wherein the primary lead and the spare lead belonging to the same lead set are electrically insulated from each other; and

an insulated layer being mounted on the lead layer, wherein the sensing-electrode layer is mounted on the insulated layer; wherein

the sensing electrode array includes at least two sensing-electrode rows;

the sensing-electrode layer further includes at least one repairing wire, wherein a line along which the repairing wire is arranged is parallel with a line along which the sensing-electrode row is arranged;

the primary lead is used to establish a connection with the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead;

the spare lead is used to establish a connection with the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so that the received touch-sensing signal is transmitted to the signal processor via the spare lead, the repairing wire and the primary lead.

2. The display panel as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the primary lead includes a first section and a second section; the first section is connected to the corresponding sensing electrode via a through hole; the second section is connected to the signal processor;

the repairing wire includes a third section, a fourth section and a fifth section; the repairing wire is further used to break a connection between the third section and the fourth section and a connection between the fourth section and the fifth section when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead;

the second section of the primary lead is further used to establish a connection with the fourth section of the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead; and

the spare lead is further used to establish a connection with the corresponding sensing electrode and the fourth section of the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead.

3. The display panel as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the connection between the first section and the second section of the primary lead is broken by laser cutting;

the connection between the third section and the fourth section of the repairing wire is broken by laser cutting;

the connection between the fourth section and the fifth section of the repairing wire is broken by laser cutting;

the connection between the spare lead and the corresponding sensing electrode is established by soldering;

the connection between the spare lead and the fourth section of the repairing wire is established by soldering; and

the connection between the second section of the primary lead and the fourth section of the repairing wire is established by soldering.

4. A display panel comprising:

a pixel array substrate;

a signal processor; and

a touch-sensing layer mounted in the pixel array substrate and connected with the signal processor, wherein the touch-sensing layer includes:

a sensing-electrode layer having:

a sensing electrode array having at least two sensing electrodes which are arranged in an array manner; and

a lead layer having a lead-set array consisting of at least two lead sets, wherein each of the lead sets includes:

a primary lead being connected with the corresponding sensing electrode and the signal processor and being used to receive a touch-sensing signal generated by the corresponding sensing electrode and transmit the touch-sensing signal to the signal processor; and

a spare lead being used to replace the primary lead when a disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so as to receive the touch-sensing signal instead; wherein

the sensing electrode array includes at least two sensing-electrode rows;

the sensing-electrode layer further includes at least one repairing wire, wherein a line along which the repairing wire is arranged is parallel with a line along which the sensing-electrode row is arrange;

the primary lead is used to establish a connection with the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead;

the spare lead is used to establish a connection with the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so that the received touch-sensing signal is transmitted to the signal processor via the spare lead, the repairing wire and the primary lead.

5. The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the spare lead is used to establish a connection with the corresponding sensing electrode and the signal processor when the disconnection defect occurs in the primary lead so as to transmit the touch-sensing signal to the signal processor.

6. The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the repairing wire is mounted at one side of the lead-set array.

7. The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the primary lead includes a first section and a second section; the first section is connected to the corresponding sensing electrode via a through hole; and the second section is connected to the signal processor;

the repairing wire includes a third section, a fourth section and a fifth section, the repairing wire is further used to break a connection between the third section and the fourth section and a connection between the fourth section and the fifth section when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead;

the second section of the primary lead is further used to establish a connection with the fourth section of the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead; and

the spare lead is further used to establish a connection with the corresponding sensing electrode and the fourth section of the repairing wire when the disconnection defect occurs in the first section of the primary lead.

8. The display panel as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the connection between the third section and the fourth section of the repairing wire is broken by laser cutting;

the connection between the fourth section and the fifth section of the repairing wire is broken by laser cutting;

the connection between the spare lead and the corresponding sensing electrode is established by soldering;

the connection between the spare lead and the fourth section of the repairing wire is established by soldering; and

the connection between the second section of the primary lead and the fourth section of the repairing wire is established by soldering.

9. The display panel as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the connection between the first section and the second section of the primary lead is broken by laser cutting.

10. The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the touch-sensing layer further includes an insulated layer being mounted on the lead layer; and the sensing-electrode layer is mounted on the insulated layer.

11. The display panel as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the spare lead is connected to the corresponding sensing electrode by passing through the insulated layer.

12. The display panel as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the primary lead and the spare lead belonging to the same lead set are electrically insulated from each other.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2015
From: ZHAN, WEI; SHEN, ZHIYUAN; DU, HAIBO
To: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034792/0729 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2014 1 0766751 · Dec 12, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160170560A1 · Jun 16, 2016