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Granted Patent B2
US 11,039,006 · App. 16/652,474 · Granted Jun 15, 2021

Display panel module and electronic device

Inventor: Hu He (Dongguan, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
H04M1/72469G06F3/0482G06F3/04817H04W4/60
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Patent No.
US 11,039,006
App. No.
16/652,474
Granted
Jun 15, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel module includes an organic light-emitting diode panel (OLED), a touch panel, and a bifurcated chip on film (COF). An OLED panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the OLED panel, and a touch panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the touch panel. The OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area are located at a same side of the display panel module. One bifurcated terminal of the bifurcated COF is connected to the OLED panel connection area, and the other bifurcated terminal of the bifurcated end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the touch panel connection area. The other end of the bifurcated COF is connected to a main flexible printed circuit. A chip of the bifurcated chip on film COF is a touch and display driver chip.

Claims (18)

1. A display panel module, wherein the display panel module comprises an organic light-emitting diode OLED panel, a touch panel, and a bifurcated chip on film COF, wherein

an OLED panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the OLED panel, a touch panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the touch panel, and the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area are located at a same side of the display panel module; one bifurcated terminal of a bifurcated end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the OLED panel connection area, and the other bifurcated terminal of the bifurcated end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the touch panel connection area; the other end of the bifurcated COF is connected to a main flexible printed circuit FPC; and a chip of the bifurcated chip on film COF is a touch and display driver chip.

2. The display panel module according to claim 1 , wherein the first location on the first side of the OLED panel is a middle location on the first side of the OLED panel, and the first location on the first side of the touch panel is locations at two ends of the first side of the touch panel; or the first location on the first side of the OLED panel and the first location on the first side of the touch panel are respectively at two ends of a first side of the display panel module.

3. The display panel module according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the OLED panel connection area is disposed at the first location on the first side of the OLED panel in a fan-like shape.

4. The display panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a second location on the first side of the touch panel is disposed as an opening area, and a location of the OLED panel connection area is corresponding to the second location after the touch panel is bonded to the OLED panel, to expose the OLED panel connection area after the OLED panel is bonded to the touch panel.

5. The display panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein after the OLED panel is bonded to the touch panel, a distance D is kept between the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area, and the distance D is any value between 0.05 mm and 15 mm.

6. The display panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein a width of the OLED panel connection area is W, and the width W is any value between 20 mm and 70 mm.

7. The display panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 6 , wherein there is a height difference T between the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area, and the height difference T is any value between 0.01 mm and 2 mm.

8. The display panel module according to any one of claims 1 to 7 , wherein the bifurcated COF is a flexible circuit board to which the touch and display driver chip is bonded.

9. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises a display panel module and a processor; the display panel module comprises an organic light-emitting diode OLED panel, a touch panel, and a bifurcated chip on film COF; an OLED panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the OLED panel, a touch panel connection area is disposed at a first location on a first side of the touch panel, and the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area are located at a same side of the display panel module; one bifurcated terminal of a bifurcated end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the OLED panel connection area, and the other bifurcated terminal of the bifurcated end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the touch panel connection area; the other end of the bifurcated COF is connected to the processor by using a flexible circuit board; and a chip of the bifurcated chip on film COF is a touch and display driver chip.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the first location on the first side of the OLED panel is a middle location on the first side of the OLED panel, and the first location on the first side of the touch panel is locations at two ends of the first side of the touch panel; or the first location on the first side of the OLED panel and the first location on the first side of the touch panel are respectively at two ends of a first side of the display panel module.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 or 10 , wherein the OLED panel connection area is disposed at the first location on the first side of the OLED panel in a fan-like shape.

12. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 11 , wherein a second location on the first side of the touch panel is disposed as an opening area, and a location of the OLED panel connection area is corresponding to the second location after the touch panel is bonded to the OLED panel, to expose the OLED panel connection area after the OLED panel is bonded to the touch panel.

13. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 12 , wherein after the OLED panel is bonded to the touch panel, a distance D is kept between the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area and the distance D is any value between 0.05 mm and 15 mm.

14. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 13 , wherein a width of the OLED panel connection area is W, and the width WV is any value between 20 mm and 70 mm.

15. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 14 , wherein there is a height difference T between the OLED panel connection area and the touch panel connection area, and the height difference T is any value between 0.01 mm and 2 mm.

16. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 15 , wherein the bifurcated COF is a flexible circuit board FPC to which the touch and display driver chip is bonded.

17. The electronic device according to any one of claims 9 to 16 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone or a wearable device.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Jun 30, 2026
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 075138/0989 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2020
From: HE, HU
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052271/0560 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201710929973.7 · Oct 9, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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