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US 10,466,820 · App. 15/524,244 · Granted Nov 5, 2019

OLED array substrate, manufacturing method thereof and touch display device

Inventors: Wenlong Wang (Beijing, CN); Yinhu Huang (Beijing, CN); Zhiyuan Lin (Beijing, CN); Ling Han (Beijing, CN); Jun Ma (Beijing, CN); Liang Lin (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Patent No.
US 10,466,820
App. No.
15/524,244
Granted
Nov 5, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The embodiments of the present invention provide an OLED array substrate, a method for manufacturing the OLED array substrate, and a touch display device. The OLED array substrate includes a first metal layer pattern, a transparent conductive layer pattern, an insulating layer pattern disposed between the first metal layer pattern and the transparent conductive layer pattern. The first metal layer pattern includes a metal bridge line. The transparent conductive layer pattern includes an anode of an OLED, a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction. Each of the first electrodes includes a plurality of first sub-electrodes, and each of the first sub-electrodes is electrically connected to a corresponding metal bridge line.

Claims (32)

1. An OLED array substrate, comprising: a first metal layer pattern, a transparent conductive layer pattern, an insulating layer pattern disposed between the first metal layer pattern and the transparent conductive layer pattern; the first metal layer pattern comprising a metal bridge line; the transparent conductive layer pattern comprising an anode of an OLED, a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction; each of the first electrodes comprising a plurality of first sub-electrodes; each of the first sub-electrodes being electrically connected to a corresponding metal bridge line;

wherein each first electrode constitutes a touch sensing line, and each second electrode constitutes a touch driving line.

2. The OLED array substrate according to claim 1 , wherein each of the second electrodes comprises a plurality of second sub-electrodes, a connecting line connecting two adjacent second sub-electrodes is arranged between two first sub-electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction.

3. The OLED array substrate according to claim 2 , further comprising at least one thin film transistor; wherein the second sub-electrode is disposed between anodes of two OLEDs adjacent to each other in a first direction, the second sub-electrode is located over the thin film transistor; the first sub-electrode is disposed between anodes of two OLEDs adjacent to each other in the second direction.

4. The OLED array substrate according to claim 1 , further comprising a second metal layer pattern insulated and spaced from the first metal layer pattern; wherein the second metal layer pattern comprises a gate line, the first metal layer pattern comprises a data line and the metal bridge line; the gate line and the data line intersect each other, the metal bridge line is parallel to the data line.

5. The OLED array substrate according to claim 4 , further comprising a power supply line arranged in the same layer as the data line and parallel to the data line.

6. The OLED array substrate according to claim 5 , further comprising at least one thin film transistor; wherein the second metal layer pattern comprises a gate of the thin film transistor, the first metal layer pattern comprises a source and a drain of the thin film transistor.

7. The OLED array substrate according to claim 6 , further comprising two thin film transistors; wherein a gate of a first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the gate line, a source of the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to a gate of a second thin film transistor, a drain of the first thin film transistor is electrically connected to the data line; and wherein a source of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to the anode of the OLED, a drain of the second thin film transistor is electrically connected to the power supply line.

8. A driving method for driving the OLED array substrate according to claim 4 , comprising:

driving the OLED array substrate for display and driving the array substrate for touch control;

wherein driving the OLED array substrate for display comprises: applying a gate scanning signal to the gate line and applying a data signal to the data line;

and wherein driving the array substrate for touch control comprises: applying a touch scanning signal to the first electrodes and the second electrodes.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein driving the OLED array substrate for display and driving the array substrate for touch control are performed simultaneously.

10. The method according to claim 8 , wherein driving the OLED array substrate for display and driving the array substrate for touch control are performed alternately.

11. A touch display device, comprising the OLED array substrate according to claim 1 .

12. The touch display device according to claim 11 , wherein each of the second electrodes comprises a plurality of second sub-electrodes, a connecting line connecting two adjacent second sub-electrodes is arranged between two first sub-electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction.

13. The touch display device according to claim 12 , wherein the OLED array substrate further comprises at least one thin film transistor; wherein the second sub-electrode is disposed between anodes of two OLEDs adjacent to each other in a first direction, the second sub-electrode is located over the thin film transistor; the first sub-electrode is disposed between anodes of two OLEDs adjacent to each other in the second direction.

14. The touch display device according to claim 11 , wherein the OLED array substrate further comprises a second metal layer pattern insulated and spaced from the first metal layer pattern; wherein the second metal layer pattern comprises a gate line, the first metal layer pattern comprises a data line and the metal bridge line; the gate line and the data line intersect each other, the metal bridge line is parallel to the data line.

15. The touch display device according to claim 14 , wherein the OLED array substrate further comprises a power supply line arranged in the same layer as the data line and parallel to the data line.

16. A method for manufacturing an OLED array substrate, comprising:

forming a first metal layer pattern comprising a metal bridge line on a basal substrate;

forming an insulating layer pattern on the first metal layer pattern; and

forming a transparent conductive layer pattern comprising an anode of an OLED, a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction on the insulating layer pattern;

wherein each of the first electrodes comprises a plurality of first sub-electrodes, each of the first sub-electrodes is electrically connected to a corresponding metal bridge line; each first electrode constitutes a touch sensing line, and each second electrode constitutes a touch driving line.

17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the step of forming a transparent conductive layer pattern comprising an anode of an OLED, a plurality of first electrodes extending in a first direction and a plurality of second electrodes extending in a second direction on the insulating layer pattern comprises:

forming a plurality of second sub-electrodes extending in a second direction and forming a connecting line connecting two adjacent second sub-electrodes between two first sub-electrodes adjacent to each other in the first direction.

18. The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

forming a second metal layer pattern insulated and spaced from the first metal layer pattern;

wherein the second metal layer pattern comprises a gate line, the first metal layer pattern comprises a data line and the metal bridge line; the gate line and the data line intersect each other, the metal bridge line is parallel to the data line.

19. The method according to claim 16 , further comprising:

during forming the data line, forming a power supply line in the same layer as the data line and parallel to the data line.

20. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the second metal layer pattern comprises a gate of a thin film transistor, the first metal layer pattern comprises a source and a drain of the thin film transistor.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 3, 2017
From: WANG, WENLONG; HUANG, YINHU; LIN, ZHIYUAN; HAN, LING; MA, JUN; LIN, LIANG
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 042232/0978 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0537061 · Aug 27, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
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