IP Library Granted Patent US 11,930,692
Granted Patent B2
US 11,930,692 · App. 16/966,006 · Granted Mar 12, 2024

Display panel, display module, and display device

Inventors: Yanqiang Duan (Wuhan, CN); Yuelong Song (Wuhan, CN); Caihua Ding (Wuhan, CN)
Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
H10K77/111H10K59/12H10K59/121H10K59/65H10K59/8722
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Patent No.
US 11,930,692
App. No.
16/966,006
Granted
Mar 12, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present application provides a display panel, a display module, and a display device. A flexible substrate of the display panel includes a first flexible substrate and a second flexible substrate, and the first flexible substrate is provided with a first through-hole corresponding to a lighting path of an electronic component. Based on the first through-hole, light transmittance of the display panel is increased, so that electronic components such as a camera can be disposed below the display panel, and a narrow bezel design is realized.

Claims (27)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a flexible substrate; and

a driving circuit layer and a light-emitting functional layer disposed on the flexible substrate;

wherein the flexible substrate comprises a first flexible substrate, a second flexible substrate, and an inorganic layer between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, the first flexible substrate is disposed on one side of the second flexible substrate away from the driving circuit layer, and the first flexible substrate is provided with a first through-hole corresponding to a lighting path of an electronic component, wherein a ring-shaped opening is formed in the inorganic layer, and an outer boundary of the ring-shaped opening coincides with a boundary of the first through hole, wherein the ring-shaped opening includes a portion of the inorganic layer within the ring-shaped opening.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first through-hole extends to the inorganic layer and penetrates the inorganic layer.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the first through-hole extends to the second flexible substrate and does not penetrate the second flexible substrate.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the first through-hole is circular or square.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein material of the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate is polyimide.

6. A display module comprising the display panel of claim 1 , the display panel comprising:

the flexible substrate;

the driving circuit layer and the light-emitting functional layer disposed on the flexible substrate;

wherein the flexible substrate comprises the first flexible substrate, the second flexible substrate, and the inorganic layer between the first flexible substrate and the second flexible substrate, the first flexible substrate is disposed on the one side, and the first flexible substrate is provided with the first through-hole corresponding to the lighting path of the electronic component; and

a support film attached to the first flexible substrate and configured to support the display panel.

7. The display module according to claim 6 , wherein the support film is provided with a second through-hole, and there is an overlapping area between the first through-hole and the second through-hole in the lighting path of the electronic component.

8. The display module according to claim 7 , wherein the support film comprises a support layer and an adhesive layer, and the support layer is bonded to the first flexible substrate by the adhesive layer.

9. The display module according to claim 8 , wherein material of the support layer is ethylene terephthalate or polyimide.

10. The display module according to claim 8 , wherein material of the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive or an optical adhesive.

11. The display module according to claim 7 , wherein the first through-hole and the second through-hole are circular, and a diameter of the first through-hole is less than a diameter of the second through-hole.

12. The display module according to claim 7 , wherein the first through-hole and the second through-hole are square, and a side length of the first through-hole is less than a side length of the second through-hole.

13. A display device, comprising:

the display module of claim 6 comprising the display panel and the support film; and

the electronic component disposed below the display module.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the support film is provided with a second through-hole, and there is an overlapping area between the first through-hole and the second through-hole in the lighting path of the electronic component.

15. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the support film comprises a support layer and an adhesive layer, and the support layer is bonded to the first flexible substrate by the adhesive layer.

16. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein material of the support layer is ethylene terephthalate or polyimide.

17. The display device according to claim 15 , wherein material of the adhesive layer is a pressure-sensitive adhesive or an optical adhesive.

18. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the first through-hole and the second through-hole are circular, and a diameter of the first through-hole is less than a diameter of the second through-hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 30, 2020
From: DUAN, YANQIANG; SONG, YUELONG; DING, CAIHUA
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910853128.5 · Sep 10, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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