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US 11,968,870 · App. 17/264,410 · Granted Apr 23, 2024

Display panel and display device

Inventors: Yonglin Guo (Beijing, CN); Kai Zhang (Beijing, CN); Yunsheng Xiao (Beijing, CN); Tingliang Liu (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
H10K59/353G02F1/136286H10K59/131
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Patent No.
US 11,968,870
App. No.
17/264,410
Granted
Apr 23, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure provides a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a display region; the display region includes a first display region and a second display region arranged in a second direction; each scanning signal line in the first display region is electrically connected with less pixels than each scanning signal line in the second display region; the first display region is divided into a first sub-display region and a second sub-display region arranged in the second direction; and the first sub-display region is located at the side far away from the second display region.

Claims (39)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a display region, comprising a first display region and a second display region arranged in a second direction,

wherein the first display region comprises a first sub-display region and a second sub-display region arranged in the second direction, the first sub-display region is located at a side far away from the second display region, and the first sub-display region, the second sub-display region and the second display region each comprise:

a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein a pixel density of the first sub-display region is smaller than a pixel density of the second display region;

a plurality of scanning signal lines, extending in a first direction and arranged in the second direction,

wherein a quantity of pixels electrically connected to each scanning signal line in the first display region is less than a quantity of pixels electrically connected to each scanning signal line in the second display region, and the first direction is intersected with the second direction; and

a plurality of fixed potential signal lines, extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction,

wherein the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines are arranged in different layers; in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, a first overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the first sub-display region, a second overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the second sub-display region, a third overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the second display region, and an area of the first overlapping region is at least larger than an area of the third overlapping region;

wherein the pixel density of the first sub-display region is equal to a pixel density of the second sub-display region;

wherein each pixel comprises a light emitting device, and a drive circuit configured to drive the light emitting device; drive circuits of pixels in the first sub-display region are located in the second sub-display region; and the scanning signal lines located in the first sub-display region are electrically connected to corresponding drive circuits located in the second sub-display region.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the area of the first overlapping region is equal to an area of the second overlapping region.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the scanning signal lines have a same width in the second direction; and

widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region in the first direction are equal to widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the second overlapping region in the first direction, and the widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region in the first direction are larger than widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the third overlapping region in the first direction.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein the fixed potential signal lines have a same width in the first direction; and

widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region in the second direction are equal to widths of the scanning signal lines in the second overlapping region in the second direction, and the widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region in the second direction are larger than widths of the scanning signal lines in the third overlapping region in the second direction.

5. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region in the first direction are equal to widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the second overlapping region in the first direction, and the widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region in the first direction are larger than widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the third overlapping region in the first direction; and

widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region in the second direction are equal to widths of the scanning signal lines in the second overlapping region in the second direction, and the widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region in the second direction are larger than widths of the scanning signal lines in the third overlapping region in the second direction.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first sub-display region comprises first pixel rows and second pixel rows; a quantity of pixels in the first pixel rows is less than a quantity of pixels in the second pixel rows; and

an area of the first overlapping region corresponding to the first pixel rows is larger than an area of the first overlapping region corresponding to the second pixel rows.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the scanning signal lines have a same width in the second direction; and

in the first direction, widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the first pixel rows are larger than widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the second pixel rows.

8. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the fixed potential signal lines have a same width in the first direction; and

in the second direction, widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the first pixel rows are larger than widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the second pixel rows.

9. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein in the first direction, widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the first pixel rows are larger than widths of the fixed potential signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the second pixel rows; and

in the second direction, widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the first pixel rows are larger than widths of the scanning signal lines in the first overlapping region corresponding to the second pixel rows.

10. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the scanning signal lines comprise grid scanning signal lines and light emission control scanning signal lines; and

the fixed potential signal lines comprise power voltage signal lines.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein at least a partial edge of the first display region is a curved edge, a round corner, a chamfer or a notch, and each pixel row in the first display region extends to the curved edge, the round corner, the chamfer or the notch.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first display region comprises a gap or a hollow part, and each pixel row in the first display region extends to the gap or the hollow part.

13. A display device, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:

a display region, comprising a first display region and a second display region arranged in a second direction,

wherein the first display region comprises a first sub-display region and a second sub-display region arranged in the second direction, the first sub-display region is located at a side far away from the second display region, and the first sub-display region, the second sub-display region and the second display region each comprise:

a plurality of pixels arranged in an array, wherein a pixel density of the first sub-display region is smaller than a pixel density of the second display region;

a plurality of scanning signal lines, extending in a first direction and arranged in the second direction,

wherein a quantity of pixels electrically connected to each scanning signal line in the first display region is less than a quantity of pixels electrically connected to each scanning signal line in the second display region, and the first direction is intersected with the second direction; and

a plurality of fixed potential signal lines, extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction,

wherein the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines are arranged in different layers; in a direction perpendicular to the display panel, a first overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the first sub-display region, a second overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the second sub-display region, a third overlapping region exists between the scanning signal lines and the fixed potential signal lines in the second display region, and an area of the first overlapping region is at least larger than an area of the third overlapping region;

wherein the pixel density of the first sub-display region is equal to a pixel density of the second sub-display region;

wherein each pixel comprises a light emitting device, and a drive circuit configured to drive the light emitting device; drive circuits of pixels in the first sub-display region are located in the second sub-display region; and the scanning signal lines located in the first sub-display region are electrically connected to corresponding drive circuits located in the second sub-display region.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 29, 2021
From: GUO, YONGLIN; ZHANG, KAI; XIAO, YUNSHENG; LIU, TINGLIANG
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055074/0735 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201910690791.8 · Jul 29, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
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