IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,917,861
Granted Patent B2
US 11,917,861 · App. 17/283,054 · Granted Feb 27, 2024

Display device

Inventor: Xue Li (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10K59/1213H10K50/856H10K50/865H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 11,917,861
App. No.
17/283,054
Granted
Feb 27, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device is provided, wherein a metal reflective pattern formed at intervals between a plurality of pixel driving circuits is equivalent to or is similar to a first predetermined metal pattern in an area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits, thereby making reflectance of a transitional display area uniform, and thereby solving a technical problem of uneven brightness in a display device under dark conditions.

Claims (29)

1. A display device, wherein the display device has a transitional display area and a display light transmission area, and the transitional display area is disposed at a periphery of the display light transmission area, the display device comprises:

display pixels disposed in the transitional display area and the display light transmission area;

a plurality of pixel driving circuits disposed in the transitional display area, for driving the display pixels in the transitional display area and the display light transmission area to emit light; and

a metal reflective pattern disposed in the transitional display area and located at intervals between the plurality of pixel driving circuits;

wherein a first predetermined metal pattern is disposed in an area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits, and the metal reflective pattern is equivalent to or is similar to the first predetermined metal pattern.

2. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined metal pattern is disposed above the plurality of pixel driving circuits, and the metal reflective pattern is disposed in a same metal layer as the first predetermined metal pattern.

3. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first predetermined metal pattern includes a first metal pattern and a second metal pattern spaced apart from each other and located in a same metal layer;

and wherein the metal reflective pattern includes the first metal pattern and the second metal pattern.

4. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein relative positions between the first metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern and the second metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern are equivalent to relative positions between the first metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern and the second metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern.

5. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern is connected with the second metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern, and the metal reflective pattern transmits a first DC signal.

6. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein a ratio of an area of the first metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern to the area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits is different from a ratio of an area of the second metal pattern to the area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits.

7. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern includes a metal grid pattern for transmitting a second DC signals, and the first metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern includes the metal grid pattern;

wherein the first metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern is connected with the first metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern.

8. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , wherein the first metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern further includes a metal shielding pattern for shielding, and the first metal pattern of the metal reflective pattern further includes the metal shielding pattern;

and wherein relative positions between the metal grid pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern and the metal shielding pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern are equivalent to relative positions between the metal grid pattern of the metal reflective pattern and the metal shielding pattern of the metal reflective pattern.

9. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the metal shielding pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern extends from the metal grid pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern, and the metal shielding pattern of the metal reflective pattern extends from the metal grid pattern of the metal reflective pattern.

10. The display device as claimed in claim 8 , further comprising:

a plurality of transparent wires disposed above the plurality of pixel driving circuits and electrically connected to a part of the pixel driving circuits and to the plurality of display pixels disposed in the display light transmission area;

wherein each of the pixel driving circuits includes:

a driving transistor including a gate; and

a gate leading wire electrically connected with the gate of the driving transistor;

wherein in a direction of a thickness of the display device, the metal shielding pattern disposed in the area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits is located between the gate leading wire and the plurality of transparent wires, and is disposed to correspond to the gate leading wire.

11. The display device as claimed in claim 7 , further comprising:

a plurality of DC power signal wires electrically connected with the metal grid pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern.

12. The display device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein each of the display pixels includes a light emitting diode, and the second metal pattern of the first predetermined metal pattern is electrically connected with an anode of the light emitting diode.

13. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a main display area;

wherein the transitional display area is disposed between the main display area and the display light transmission area, a second predetermined metal pattern is disposed in the main display area and is disposed in a same layer as the first predetermined metal pattern, and a ratio of an area of metal of the second predetermined metal pattern to the main display area is less than a ratio of an area of metal of the first predetermined metal pattern to the area corresponding to the plurality of pixel driving circuits.

14. The display device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the second predetermined metal pattern includes the metal grid pattern and an anode leading wire for transmitting the second DC signals, and the anode leading wire is spaced apart from the metal grid pattern of the second predetermined metal pattern.

15. The display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the plurality of pixel driving circuits form a plurality of pixel driving circuit islands, and the plurality of pixel driving circuit islands are disposed around the display light transmission area.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 6, 2021
From: LI, XUE
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055831/0657 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110061369.3 · Jan 18, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220367587A1 · Nov 17, 2022