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Granted Patent B2
US 12,295,207 · App. 17/565,551 · Granted May 6, 2025

Display panel and display device

Inventor: Yingteng Zhai (Shanghai, CN)
Assignee: Shanghai Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd.
H10K59/121G02B27/44
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Patent No.
US 12,295,207
App. No.
17/565,551
Granted
May 6, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes at least one light-transmitting region block. Each light-transmitting region block includes R*S light-transmitting regions arranged in R rows and S columns, R is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and S is an integer greater than or equal to 2. In each light-transmitting region block, S light-transmitting regions located in the same row are S types of different light-transmitting regions, and R light-transmitting regions located in the same column are R types of different light-transmitting regions. In the light-transmitting region block, adjacent light-transmitting regions are different types of light-transmitting regions. Thus, a fixed grating will not be formed from the adjacent light-transmitting regions so that the optical paths or phase differences are different when external light passes through two different light-transmitting regions.

Claims (43)

1. A display panel, comprising:

a light-transmitting region block, wherein the light-transmitting region block comprises R*S light-transmitting regions arranged in R rows and S columns, R is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and S is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

in the light-transmitting region block, S light-transmitting regions located in a same row are S types of different light-transmitting regions, and R light-transmitting regions located in a same column are R types of different light-transmitting regions; and

a plurality of light-transmitting region blocks, and at least two light-transmitting regions blocks among the plurality of light-transmitting region blocks are different types of light-transmitting region blocks.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in the light-transmitting region block, for light-transmitting regions located in two adjacent rows, types of light-transmitting regions located in one row of the two adjacent rows are the same as types of light-transmitting regions located in another row of the two adjacent rows.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in the light-transmitting region block, for light-transmitting regions located in two adjacent rows, types of light-transmitting regions located in one row of the two adjacent rows comprise at least one type different from types of light-transmitting regions located in another row of the two adjacent rows.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , comprising a plurality of light-transmitting region blocks; wherein types of adjacent light-transmitting regions respectively located in two adjacent light-transmitting region blocks among the plurality of light-transmitting region blocks are different.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , comprising X*Y light-transmitting region blocks, wherein the X*Y light-transmitting region blocks are arranged in an array of X rows and Y columns, X is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and Y is an integer greater than or equal to 2; and

the X*Y light-transmitting region blocks are of a same type.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein different types of light-transmitting region blocks have same types of light-transmitting regions and have different arrangement rules.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein different types of light-transmitting region blocks have at least one different type of light-transmitting region.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , comprising X*Y light-transmitting region blocks, wherein the X*Y light-transmitting region blocks are arranged in an array of X rows and Y columns, X is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and Y is an integer greater than or equal to 2; and

Y light-transmitting region blocks located in a same row among the X rows comprise at least two types of light-transmitting region blocks and the at least two types of light-transmitting region blocks are disposed adjacent to each other.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein different types of light-transmitting region blocks among the Y light-transmitting region blocks located in a same row are arranged cyclically.

10. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein X light-transmitting region blocks located in a same column among the Y columns comprise at least two types of light-transmitting region blocks and the at least two types of light-transmitting region blocks are disposed adjacent to each other; and different types of light-transmitting region blocks among the X light-transmitting region blocks located in a same column are arranged cyclically.

11. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein

the Y light-transmitting region blocks located in the same row comprises at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks and the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks are disposed adjacent to each other; and

light-transmitting region blocks comprised by each of the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks are disposed adjacent to each other and are of different types;

wherein the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks comprise at least one of:

the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks have same types of light-transmitting region blocks and have different arrangement rules;

the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks have different numbers of light-transmitting region blocks; or

the at least two groups of light-transmitting region blocks have a same number of light-transmitting region blocks and have at least one different type of light-transmitting region block.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in the light-transmitting region block, light-transmitting regions in two adjacent rows are arranged in a staggered manner.

13. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate; and

a first film located on the substrate;

wherein in different light-transmitting regions, at least one of the following cases exists:

case 1), first films in the different light-transmitting regions have different thicknesses;

case 2), the first films in the different light-transmitting regions are made of different materials; or

case 3), the first film comprises at least two sub-films stacked, and thickness ratios of the at least two sub-films of first films in the different light-transmitting regions are different.

14. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein

each light-transmitting region among the R*S light-transmitting regions comprises at least two sub-regions and structures of the at least two sub-regions are different; and

in different light-transmitting regions among the R*S light-transmitting regions, arrangement manners of the at least two sub-regions are different.

15. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein shapes of different light-transmitting regions are different.

16. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an absolute value of a difference between transmittances of different light-transmitting regions is less than 10%.

17. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a light-emitting element, wherein the light-emitting element is located between two adjacent light-transmitting regions.

18. The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a display region, wherein

the display region comprises a first display region, the first display region is an optical device reservation region, and the light-transmitting region block is located in the first display region; or

the display region is divided into a plurality of light-transmitting region blocks.

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

a light-transmitting region block, wherein the light-transmitting region block comprises R*S light-transmitting regions arranged in R rows and S columns, R is an integer greater than or equal to 2, and S is an integer greater than or equal to 2;

in the light-transmitting region block, S light-transmitting regions located in a same row are S types of different light-transmitting regions, and R light-transmitting regions located in a same column are R types of different light-transmitting regions; and

a plurality of light-transmitting region blocks, and at least two light-transmitting region blocks among the plurality of light-transmitting region blocks are different types of light-transmitting region blocks.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 30, 2021
From: ZHAI, YINGTENG
To: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059302/0065 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111027637.6 · Sep 2, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220123059A1 · Apr 21, 2022
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