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US 11,107,875 · App. 16/639,457 · Granted Aug 31, 2021

Display panel, fabrication and driving method thereof, and display device

Inventors: Yanbo Zeng (Beijing, CN); Qiang Huang (Beijing, CN); Yaqin Xia (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
H01L27/3276G09G3/3208H01L51/56H01L2227/323
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Patent No.
US 11,107,875
App. No.
16/639,457
Granted
Aug 31, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure proposes a display panel, a fabrication method, a driving method thereof, and a display device. The display panel comprises a display area comprising a plurality of OLEDs; a peripheral area located in the periphery of the display area and having a driving circuit configured to provide driving signals to the plurality of OLEDs; a packaging material disposed between the display area and the peripheral area; a first signal line passing through the packaging material to provide a first signal from the driving circuit to the plurality of OLEDs; a second signal line passing through the packaging material to provide a second signal from the driving circuit to the plurality of OLEDs; and a sacrificial line being configured adjacent to the first signal line and the second signal line, where the sacrificial line is connected to a voltage supply element.

Claims (47)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area located in a periphery of the display area;

a plurality of organic light emitting diodes located in the display area;

a driving circuit located in the non-display area, the driving circuit being configured to provide driving signals to the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a first signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a second signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes, wherein an orthographic projection of the first signal line on the substrate and an orthographic projection of the second signal line on the substrate are at least partly not overlapped; and

a sacrificial line disposed adjacent to the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein the sacrificial line is electrically connected to a voltage supply element,

wherein, in response to driving the display panel, the first signal line and the second signal line are configured to be provided with a first signal and a second signal, respectively, through the driving circuit, a level of the first signal being lower than a level of the second signal; and

wherein the sacrificial line is configured to be provided a third signal through the voltage supply element, a level of the third signal being always higher than the level of the first signal and the level of the second signal.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the voltage supply element is disposed in the driving circuit.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a distance between an orthographic projection of the sacrificial line on a plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate is located is smaller than a distance between the orthographic projection of the second signal line on the plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate of the display panel is located.

4. The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the sacrificial line and the second signal line are located on a same side of the first signal line.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the sacrificial line is disposed on a same layer as at least one of: the first signal line and the second signal line.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a packaging material disposed between the display area and the non-display area.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the sacrificial line extends from the non-display area into the packaging material.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the sacrificial line does not extend into the display area.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the sacrificial line is disposed in a slotted region of the display panel.

10. A display device, comprising:

a display panel, comprising:

a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area located in a periphery of the display area;

a plurality of organic light emitting diodes located in the display area;

a driving circuit located in the non-display area, the driving circuit being configured to provide driving signals to the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a first signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a second signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes, wherein an orthographic projection of the first signal line on the substrate and an orthographic projection of the second signal line on the substrate are at least partly not overlapped; and

a sacrificial line disposed adjacent to the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein the sacrificial line is electrically connected to a voltage supply element,

wherein, in response to driving the display panel, the first signal line and the second signal line are configured to be provided with a first signal and a second signal, respectively, through the driving circuit, a level of the first signal being lower than a level of the second signal; and

wherein the sacrificial line is configured to be provided a third signal through the voltage supply element, a level of the third signal being always higher than the level of the first signal and the level of the second signal; and

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11. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the voltage supply element is disposed in the driving circuit.

12. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein a distance between an orthographic projection of the sacrificial line on a plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate is located is smaller than a distance between the orthographic projection of the second signal line on the plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate of the display panel is located.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the sacrificial line and the second signal line are located on a same side of the first signal line.

14. The display device according to claim 10 , further comprising a packaging material disposed between the display area and the non-display area.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the sacrificial line extends from the non-display area into the packaging material.

16. The display panel according to claim 15 , wherein the sacrificial line does not extend into the display area.

17. The display device according to claim 10 , wherein the sacrificial line is disposed on a same layer as at least one of: the first signal line and the second signal line.

18. A method for driving a display panel, comprising:

providing the display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

a substrate comprising a display area and a non-display area located in a periphery of the display area;

a plurality of organic light emitting diodes located in the display area;

a driving circuit located in the non-display area, the driving circuit being configured to provide driving signals to the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a first signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes;

a second signal line configured to electrically connect the driving circuit and the plurality of organic light emitting diodes, wherein an orthographic projection of the first signal line on the substrate and an orthographic projection of the second signal line on the substrate are at least partly not overlapped; and

a sacrificial line disposed adjacent to the first signal line and the second signal line, wherein the sacrificial line is electrically connected to a voltage supply element

providing a first signal and a second signal to the first signal line and the second signal line, respectively, through the driving circuit, a level of the first signal being lower than a level of the second signal; and

providing a third signal to the sacrificial line through the voltage supply element, a level of the third signal being always higher than the level of the first signal and the level of the second signal.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the voltage supply element is disposed in the driving circuit.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein a distance between an orthographic projection of the sacrificial line on a plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate is located is smaller than a distance between the orthographic projection of the second signal line on the plane where the substrate is located and the orthographic projection of the first signal line on the plane where the substrate of the display panel is located.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 4, 2021
From: ZENG, YANBO; HUANG, QIANG; XIA, YAQIN
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055214/0058 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201811156164.8 · Sep 30, 2018 · national
Continuity (1)
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