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US 10,861,921 · App. 16/451,226 · Granted Dec 8, 2020

Display panel, display device, and manufacturing method of display panel

Inventors: Bing Zhang (Beijing, CN); Qian Li (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H01L27/3272H01L51/5203H01L51/5271H01L51/56
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Patent No.
US 10,861,921
App. No.
16/451,226
Granted
Dec 8, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method of a display panel, in the field of display technology. The display panel includes a plurality of light-emitting unit groups. A light-transmitting region is between every two adjacent light-emitting unit groups. Each light-emitting unit group includes a light-shielding layer and a light-emitting unit. According to the display panel provided in the present disclosure, light emitted by the light-emitting unit can be viewed from on one side, and light emitted by the light-emitting unit cannot be emitted from the other side due to shielding by the light-shielding layer. Since the light-transmitting region exists, the other side is still transparent. Thus, the display panel can be combined with varied transparent components, which diversifies function of the display panel.

Claims (32)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a transparent base substrate; and

a plurality of light-emitting unit groups,

wherein the plurality of light-emitting unit groups is on the base substrate, a light-transmitting region is between every two adjacent light-emitting unit groups, each of the light-emitting unit groups comprises a light-shielding layer and at least one light-emitting unit, and an orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate have an overlapping region; and

wherein the orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate is within the orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding layer is between the at least one light-emitting unit and the base substrate.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding layer is at a side, away from the base substrate, of the at least one light-emitting unit.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light-shielding layer is a reflective layer.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each light-emitting unit comprises a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the base substrate, and in the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrode farther from the light-shielding layer is made from a transparent conductive material.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein in the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrode closer to the light-shielding layer adopts an integrated structure with the light-shielding layer.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each of the light-emitting unit groups comprises at least three light-emitting units, and the at least three light-emitting units form a pixel structure.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein each light-emitting unit comprises a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the base substrate, and in the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrode farther from the light-shielding layer is made from a transparent conductive material and an electrode closer to the light-shielding layer is made from a light-shielding conductive material, and the light-shielding layer is a reflective layer; and

the light-shielding layer is between the at least one light-emitting unit and the base substrate.

9. A display device, applied to a window of a vehicle and comprising two transparent cover plates and a display panel, wherein the display panel is between the two transparent cover plates and comprises a transparent base substrate and a plurality of light-emitting unit groups;

wherein the plurality of light-emitting unit groups is on the base substrate, a light-transmitting region is between every two adjacent light-emitting unit groups, each of the light-emitting unit groups comprises a light-shielding layer and at least one light-emitting unit, and an orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate have an overlapping region; and

wherein the orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate is within the orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the display device is applied to a rear window of the vehicle, and a light-exiting direction of the display panel is towards the outside of the car.

11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the display panel comprises a signal light region, and a light-emitting unit in the signal light region is configured to emit color light of a vehicle signal light.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the signal light region comprises at least one signal sub-region, wherein each signal sub-region corresponds to one kind of vehicle signal light, and the light-emitting unit in any signal sub-region of the at least one signal sub-region is a light-emitting unit configured to emit color light of a vehicle signal light that the any signal sub-region corresponds to.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein each signal sub-region is provided with a passive drive component configured to drive the light-emitting unit in the signal sub-region.

14. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the display device is applied to a front window of the vehicle, and a light-exiting direction of the display panel is towards the inside of the car.

15. The display device according to claim 9 , comprising a signal receiver, wherein the signal receiver is connected to the display panel and configured to receive a control signal and control the display panel based on the control signal.

16. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the display device is applied to a side window.

17. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein sealant surrounding the display panel is disposed between the two transparent cover plates; and

the display device comprises a dehumidifier in a region surrounded by the sealant.

18. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein in the display panel, each light-emitting unit comprises a first electrode, an organic light-emitting layer and a second electrode which are sequentially disposed in a direction away from the base substrate, and in the first electrode and the second electrode, an electrode farther from the light-shielding layer is made from a transparent conductive material and an electrode closer to the light-shielding layer is made from a light-shielding conductive material, and the light-shielding layer is a reflective layer; and

the light-shielding layer is between the at least one light-emitting unit and the base substrate.

19. A manufacturing method of a display panel, comprising:

providing a transparent base substrate;

providing a plurality of light-emitting unit groups, wherein each of the light-emitting unit groups comprises a light-shielding layer and at least one light-emitting unit; and

disposing the plurality of light-emitting unit groups on the transparent base substrate, wherein a light-transmitting region is disposed between every two adjacent light-emitting unit groups, and an orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate and an orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate have an overlapping region; and

wherein the orthographic projection of the at least one light-emitting unit on the base substrate is within the orthographic projection of the light-shielding layer on the base substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 25, 2019
From: ZHANG, BING; LI, QIAN
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 049575/0978 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2018 1 0685254 · Jun 28, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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