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Granted Patent B2
US 11,404,518 · App. 16/808,302 · Granted Aug 2, 2022

Display panel with dummy pixels and black lines in transmission area

Inventors: Youngmin Moon (Yongin-si, KR); Jeongkuk Kim (Yongin-si, KR); Kyuhwan Hwang (Yongin-si, KR)
H01L27/3272H01L27/3276
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Patent No.
US 11,404,518
App. No.
16/808,302
Granted
Aug 2, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel includes a substrate including a display area and a transmission area arranged in the display area which is surrounded by a first side extending in a first direction, a second side extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a third side facing the first side, and a fourth side facing the second side, pixels arranged in the display area, a first black line extending from the transmission area to the first side in a third direction different from the second direction and arranged with dummy pixels which do not emit light, and a second black line extending from the transmission area to the second side in a fourth direction different from the first direction and arranged with the dummy pixels which do not emit light, wherein the transmission area is arranged closer to the first and second sides than the third and fourth sides.

Claims (54)

1. A display panel comprising:

a substrate including a display area and a transmission area arranged in the display area, the display area being surrounded by a first side extending in a first direction, a second side extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a third side facing the first side, and a fourth side facing the second side;

a plurality of pixels arranged in the display area;

a first black line extending from the transmission area to the first side in a third direction different from the first and second directions and arranged with dummy pixels which do not emit light; and

a second black line extending from the transmission area to the second side in a fourth direction different from the first and second directions and arranged with the dummy pixels which do not emit light,

wherein the transmission area is arranged closer to the first side than the third side.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

the third direction is opposite to the fourth direction.

3. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

widths of the first black line and the second black line are in a range of about 10 μm to about 70 μm.

4. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a third black line extending from the transmission area in a direction to a corner where the first side and the second side meet.

5. The display panel of claim 1 , comprising

an opposite electrode corresponding to plurality of the pixels, wherein the opposite electrode has a first opening portion corresponding to the transmission area and a second opening portion corresponding to the dummy pixels.

6. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

a plurality of wirings connected to the plurality of pixels are provided in the display area, and

some of the plurality of wirings are connected to some of the of dummy pixels.

7. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a fourth black line extending from the transmission area to the first side in the second direction and arranged with the dummy pixels which do not emit light.

8. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a fifth black line extending from the transmission area to the second side in the first direction and arranged with the dummy pixels which do not emit light.

9. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising

a first additional black line extending from the transmission area to the first side in a direction parallel to the first black line,

wherein at least one of the plurality of pixels is arranged between the first black line and the first additional black line.

10. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein

black lines extending from the transmission area in directions to the third side and the fourth side are not arranged.

11. A display panel comprising:

a substrate including a transmission area, a display area at least partially surrounding the transmission area, and a non-display area outside the display area;

a plurality of pixels arranged in the display area;

a plurality of black lines extending from one side of the transmission area to the non-display area and arranged in the display area; and

a plurality of dummy pixels, which do not emit light and correspond to the plurality of black lines;

wherein at least one pixel is arranged between adjacent black lines among the plurality of black lines, and

wherein the plurality of pixels do not overlap the plurality of black lines.

12. The display panel of claim 11 , wherein

the display area comprises a first side extending in a first direction, a second side extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a third side facing the first side, and a fourth side facing the second side, and

the transmission area is arranged closer to the first and second sides than the third and fourth sides.

13. The display panel of claim 12 , further comprising

a third black line extending from the transmission area in a direction to a corner where the first side and the second side meet.

14. The display panel of claim 12 , further comprising

a fourth black line extending from the transmission area to the first side in the second direction and arranged with the dummy pixels which do not emit light, and

a fifth black line extending from the transmission area to the second side in the first direction and arranged with the plurality of dummy pixels which do not emit light.

15. The display panel of claim 11 , wherein

a width of each of the plurality of black lines is in a range of about 10 μm to about 70 μm.

16. The display panel of claim 11 , comprising

an opposite electrode corresponding to the plurality of pixels, wherein the opposite electrode has a first opening portion corresponding to the transmission area and a second opening portion corresponding to the plurality of dummy pixels.

17. The display panel of claim 11 , wherein

a plurality of wirings connected to the plurality of pixels are provided in the display area and some of the plurality of wirings are connected to some of the plurality of dummy pixels.

18. The display panel of claim 11 , further comprising

a plurality of scan lines extending from the display area in a first direction and at least one of the plurality of scan lines detouring along an edge of the transmission area, and

a plurality of data lines extending from the display area in a second direction crossing the first direction and at least one of the plurality of data lines detouring along the edge of the transmission area.

19. The display panel of claim 18 , wherein

the plurality of scan lines and the plurality of data lines are connected to the plurality of dummy pixels.

20. The display panel of claim 18 , wherein

At least some of the plurality of scan lines and at least some of the plurality data lines comprise a curved portion around the transmission area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 3, 2020
From: MOON, YOUNGMIN; KIM, JEONGKUK; HWANG, KYUHWAN
To: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 052001/0218 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0082828 · Jul 9, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210013284A1 · Jan 14, 2021