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US 11,984,052 · App. 17/279,677 · Granted May 14, 2024

Display device and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Shipeng Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: BOE MLED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
G09F9/3026G09F9/33H01L27/156
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Patent No.
US 11,984,052
App. No.
17/279,677
Granted
May 14, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display device of embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of display panels each having a display side and a back side opposite to each other; a positioning substrate facing the back side of the display panel; and a plurality of connection structures, each of the plurality of display panels corresponding to at least one connection structure and being fixed on the positioning substrate by bonding through its corresponding connection structure(s); wherein each connection structure includes: a fixing member connected to the back side of the display panel; a first connection member detachably connected to the fixing member; and a second connection member detachably connected to the positioning substrate, and configured to be bonded to the first connection member through a first bonding structure, so that the display panel is fixed on the positioning substrate by bonding.

Claims (59)

1. A display device, comprising:

a plurality of display panels each having a display side and a back side opposite to each other;

a positioning substrate arranged facing the back side of the display panel; and

a plurality of connection structures, each of the plurality of display panels corresponding to at least one connection structure and being fixed on the positioning substrate by bonding through the at least one connection structure corresponding thereto;

wherein each of the plurality of connection structures comprises:

a fixing member connected to the back side of the display panel;

a first connection member detachably connected to the fixing member; and

a second connection member detachably connected to the positioning substrate, and configured to be bonded to the first connection member through a first bonding structure, so that the display panel is fixed on the positioning substrate by bonding,

wherein the first connection member has a bonding portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the display panel;

the second connection member has a bonding hole extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel; and

at least a part of the bonding portion is inserted into the bonding hole, an outer surface of the bonding portion inserted into the bonding hole is bonded to an inner surface of the bonding hole through the first bonding structure; and when the bonding portion is inserted to a central position of the bonding hole, there is a gap between the outer surface of the bonding portion and the inner surface of the bonding hole,

wherein the bonding hole is a through hole penetrating through the second connection member;

the second connection member is detachably inserted in a positioning hole penetrating through the positioning substrate;

the first connection member has a connection hole extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, and the connection hole penetrates through the first connection member; and

the fixing member comprises an insertion portion extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, and a part of the insertion portion is inserted into the connection hole and is detachably connected to the first connection member.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the insertion portion is a stud with an external thread; and

an inner surface of the connection hole of the first connection member has an internal thread matching the external thread, and the first connection member is threadedly connected with the insertion portion.

3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second connection member is clamped in the positioning hole of the positioning substrate.

4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first connection member further comprises a limiting portion connected to an end of the bonding portion close to the display panel; and

in a plane parallel to the display panel, a dimension of an outer edge of the limiting portion in at least one direction is larger than a diameter of the bonding hole in this direction, so as to prevent the limiting portion from entering the bonding hole.

5. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the first connection member and the second connection member are made of a plastic material.

6. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the fixing member is bonded to the back side of the display panel through an additional bonding structure formed by an adhesive.

7. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

each display panel corresponds to at least three connection structures, and among the at least three connection structures positions of three connection structures on the back side of the display panel are not collinear.

8. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

a driving circuit configured to provide a driving signal to the display panel is connected to the positioning substrate, and the driving circuit is electrically connected to the display panel.

9. The display device of claim 8 , wherein

the driving circuit is connected to a side of the positioning substrate facing the display panel;

or,

the driving circuit is connected to a side of the positioning substrate away from the display panel.

10. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising a fine adjustment structure between the display panel and the positioning substrate, and the fine adjustment structure comprising:

a fine adjustment platform connected to the back side of the display panel; and

a fine adjustment bracket connected to a side of the fine adjustment platform away from the display panel, the fine adjustment bracket being movable relative to the positioning substrate in a plane parallel to the positioning substrate.

11. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the display panel is a light-emitting diode display panel; and

the light-emitting diode display panel comprises a substrate and a plurality of light-emitting diodes connected to the substrate.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein

the plurality of light-emitting diodes are Micro-LEDs or Mini-LEDs.

13. The display device of claim 1 , wherein one end of the second connection member is in the positioning hole, and a positioning pin is inserted into a gap between the second connection member and the positioning hole, so that an outer surface of the second connection member is in close contact with an inner surface of the positioning hole, and a relatively large pressure is generated to fix the second connection member.

14. A manufacturing method of a display device, comprising:

providing a positioning substrate and a plurality of display panels; each of the plurality of display panels having a display side and a back side opposite to each other, and the back side being connected to a fixing member of at least one connection structure;

detachably connecting a first connection member of the connection structure to the fixing member, and detachably connecting a second connection member of the connection structure to the positioning substrate;

arranging the plurality of display panels at predetermined positions; and

forming a first bonding structure between the first connection member and the second connection member to bond the first connection member with the second connection member, so that the display panel is fixed on the positioning substrate by bonding; the positioning substrate being arranged to face the back side of the display panel,

wherein the first connection member has a bonding portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the display panel;

the second connection member has a bonding hole extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel; and

at least a part of the bonding portion is inserted into the bonding hole, an outer surface of the bonding portion inserted into the bonding hole is bonded to an inner surface of the bonding hole through the first bonding structure; and when the bonding portion is inserted to a central position of the bonding hole, there is a gap between the outer surface of the bonding portion and the inner surface of the bonding hole,

wherein the bonding hole is a through hole penetrating through the second connection member;

the second connection member is detachably inserted in a positioning hole penetrating through the positioning substrate;

the first connection member has a connection hole extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, and the connection hole penetrates through the first connection member; and

the fixing member comprises an insertion portion extending in the direction perpendicular to the display panel, and a part of the insertion portion is inserted into the connection hole and is detachably connected to the first connection member.

15. The manufacturing method of claim 14 , wherein arranging the plurality of display panels at predetermined positions comprises:

acquiring a current image comprising the plurality of display panels, analyzing the current image to determine a current position of each display panel, and adjusting a position of the display panel according to a difference between the current position and the predetermined position of the display panel.

16. The manufacturing method of claim 14 , wherein one end of the second connection member is in the positioning hole, and a positioning pin is inserted into a gap between the second connection member and the positioning hole, so that an outer surface of the second connection member is in close contact with an inner surface of the positioning hole, and a relatively large pressure is generated to fix the second connection member.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 3, 2022
From: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BOE MLED TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059480/0688 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2021
From: WANG, SHIPENG
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055713/0029 →
Continuity (1)
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