Folding display device
Disclosed is a folding display device comprising: a display panel. and a folding shaft. The display play can be configured to be folded along the display device. The folding shaft can be configured to partition the display panel into a first display portion and a second display portion, and a folding state detecting electrode is a capacitive detecting electrode and is provided on the first display portion and/or the second display portion. According to the disclosure, the problem of the prior art that a detecting unit in a folding display device is difficult to determine the specific degree of folding of the folding display device may be solved. Thereby, the degree of folding of a folding display device can be accurately detected.
1. A folding display device, comprising:
a folding shaft
a display panel configured to be folded along the folding shaft;
wherein, the folding shaft is configured to partition the display panel into a first display portion and a second display portion, wherein
a folding state detecting electrode is provided on the first display portion and/or the second display portion, and the folding state detecting electrode is a capacitive detecting electrode,
wherein a first folding state detecting electrode is provided on a side of the first display portion that is close to the folding shaft, and a second folding state detecting electrode is provided on a side of the second display portion that is close to the folding shaft, and the first folding state detecting electrode and the second folding state detecting electrode are mutual-capacitive detecting electrodes,
wherein at least one of the first folding state detecting electrode and the second folding state detecting electrode comprises a plurality of first folding state detecting subelectrodes electrically independent.
2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein, the first folding state detecting subelectrode comprises a plurality of electrode detecting subunits that are electrically connected.
3. The display device according to 1 , wherein, the display panel is further provided with a plurality of touch electrodes, and the folding state detecting electrode is provided in the same layer as the touch electrodes.
4. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein, the plurality of touch electrodes are self-capacitive detecting electrodes or mutual-capacitive touch electrodes.
5. The display device according to claim 4 , wherein, the folding state detecting electrode is multiplexed as the touch electrode.
6. The display device according to claim 3 , wherein, the first display portion and the second display portion comprise a display region and a non-display region, wherein the folding state detecting electrode is located in the non-display region.
7. The display device according to claim 6 , wherein, the display panel comprises an array substrate and an opposite substrate that is provided opposite to the array substrate, the folding state detecting electrode is provided on a side of the array substrate that faces the opposite substrate or a side of the opposite substrate that faces the array substrate or a side of the opposite substrate that is away from the array substrate.
8. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein, the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel;
the array substrate is provided with a common electrode layer, which comprises a plurality of common subelectrodes, wherein the plurality of common subelectrodes are multiplexed as the touch electrode.
9. The display device according to claim 7 , wherein,
the display panel is an organic light-emitting display panel;
the array substrate comprises: a cathode layer, an anode layer, and an organic light-emitting layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer;
the cathode layer comprises a plurality of cathode blocks, which are multiplexed as the touch electrode; and
the anode layer comprises a plurality of anode blocks, which are multiplexed as the touch electrode.
10. A folding display device, comprising:
a folding shaft;
a display panel configured to be folded along the folding shaft;
wherein, the folding shaft is configured to partition the display panel into a first display portion and a second display portion, wherein
a folding state detecting electrode is provided on the first display portion and/or the second display portion, and the folding state detecting electrode is a capacitive detecting electrode,
wherein at least one of the first display portion and the second display portion is provided with a third folding state detecting electrode, which is a self-capacitive detecting electrode.
11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein, the third folding state detecting electrode is a strip electrode, and the extension direction of the strip electrode is the same as the extension direction of the folding shaft; or
the third folding state detecting electrode is a curviform electrode; and
the third folding state detecting electrode comprises a plurality of electrode detecting units that are electrically connected to each other.
12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein, the third folding state detecting electrode comprises a plurality of second folding state detecting subelectrodes.
13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein, the second folding state detecting subelectrode comprises a plurality of electrode detecting subunits that are electrically connected to each other.
14. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein, the electrode detecting unit has a shape of any one of a rectangle, a curviform, a diamond, a triangle and a circle.
15. The display device according to 10 , wherein, the display panel is further provided with a plurality of touch electrodes, and the folding state detecting electrode is provided in the same layer as the touch electrodes.
16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein, the plurality of touch electrodes are self-capacitive detecting electrodes or mutual-capacitive touch electrodes.
17. The display device according to claim 16 , wherein, the folding state detecting electrode is multiplexed as the touch electrode.
18. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein, the first display portion and the second display portion comprise a display region and a non-display region, wherein the folding state detecting electrode is located in the non-display region.
19. The display device according to claim 18 , wherein, the display panel comprises an array substrate and an opposite substrate that is provided opposite to the array substrate, the folding state detecting electrode is provided on a side of the array substrate that faces the opposite substrate or a side of the opposite substrate that faces the array substrate or a side of the opposite substrate that is away from the array substrate.
20. The display device according to claim 19 , wherein,
the display panel is an organic light-emitting display panel;
the array substrate comprises: a cathode layer, an anode layer, and an organic light-emitting layer between the cathode layer and the anode layer;
the cathode layer comprises a plurality of cathode blocks, which are multiplexed as the touch electrode; and
the anode layer comprises a plurality of anode blocks, which are multiplexed as the touch electrode.