IP Library Granted Patent US 12,464,933
Granted Patent B2
US 12,464,933 · App. 18/042,975 · Granted Nov 4, 2025

Display panel and display apparatus

Inventors: Bo Shi (Beijing, CN); Chi Yu (Beijing, CN); Zeyu Li (Beijing, CN); Yina Peng (Beijing, CN); Yue Tian (Beijing, CN); Weiyun Huang (Beijing, CN); Yaqiong Wang (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
H10K59/879H10K59/40H10K59/80H10K59/873
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Patent No.
US 12,464,933
App. No.
18/042,975
Granted
Nov 4, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus includes a display panel and a display apparatus. The display panel includes: a substrate; a plurality of light-emitting devices having different light-emitting areas, the light-emitting devices being located on the substrate; a first refractive index layer, which includes opening regions corresponding to the light-emitting devices, projections of the opening regions on the substrate at least partially overlapping with projections of the light-emitting devices on the substrate, the contour shapes of the cross sections of sidewalls of at least a portion of the opening regions in the direction parallel to the substrate surface including concave-convex curves, and the first refractive index layer being used to reflect light emitted by the light-emitting devices on the sidewalls; and a second refractive index layer, which is located on the side of the first refractive index layer facing away from the substrate.

Claims (39)

1 . A display panel, comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of light emitting devices with different light emitting areas, wherein the light emitting devices are arranged on the substrate;

a first refractive index layer, comprising a plurality of opening regions corresponding to the plurality of light emitting devices; wherein projections of the plurality of opening regions on the substrate at least partially overlap projections of the plurality of light emitting devices on the substrate, a contour shape of a cross sections of a side wall of at least part of the plurality of opening regions in a direction parallel to a surface of the substrate comprises a plurality of concave-convex curves, and the first refractive index layer is configured to reflect light emitted by the plurality of light emitting devices on the side wall; and

a second refractive index layer, arranged on a side, facing away from the substrate, of the first refractive index layer; wherein the second refractive index layer is arranged on a whole surface and fills the plurality of opening regions, and a refractive index of the second refractive index layer is greater than a refractive index of the first refractive index layer.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in the direction parallel to the surface of the substrate, in the side wall of the opening region corresponding to the light emitting device with a maximum light emitting area, a top edge and/or a bottom edge of the side wall comprises the plurality of concave-convex curves.

3 . The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein in the direction parallel to the surface of the substrate, a shape of each of the curves is an ‘S’ shape or a ‘Z’ shape.

4 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate comprises a plurality of first sub-pixel regions, a plurality of second sub-pixel regions and a plurality of third sub-pixel regions of different colors;

the plurality of light emitting devices with the different light emitting areas comprise a first area light emitting device, a second area light emitting device and a third area light emitting device;

the first area light emitting device corresponds to the first sub-pixel region, the second area light emitting device corresponds to the second sub-pixel region, and the third area light emitting device corresponds to the third sub-pixel region;

a light-emitting efficiency of the third sub-pixel region is lower than a light-emitting efficiency of the first sub-pixel region and a light-emitting efficiency of the second sub-pixel region; and

in the side wall of the opening region corresponding to the third sub-pixel region, a top edge and/or a bottom edge of the side wall comprises the plurality of concave-convex curves.

5 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in a thickness direction of the substrate, a cross-sectional shape of each of the plurality of opening regions is approximately an inverted trapezoid.

6 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising a micro-lens structure disposed in the at least part of the plurality of opening regions;

wherein an area of an orthographic projection of the micro-lens structure on the substrate is smaller than an area of an orthographic projection of the at least part of the plurality of opening regions on the substrate; and

the micro-lens structure and the first refractive index layer are arranged on a same layer.

7 . The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the micro-lens structure is disposed in the opening region corresponding to the light emitting device with a maximum light emitting area.

8 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the micro-lens structure is disposed in a central region of the opening region.

9 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein an angle of gradient of the micro-lens structure and an angle of gradient of the first refractive index layer are approximately same; and

a height of the micro-lens structure and a height of the first refractive index layer are same.

10 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein a cross-sectional shape of the micro-lens structure in a thickness direction of the substrate is a regular trapezoid, a triangle or a circular arc.

11 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein the angle of gradient of the micro-lens structure ranges from 50° to 70°, and a width of a bottom edge of a cross section of the micro-lens structure in the thickness direction of the substrate ranges from 1 μm to 8 μm.

12 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising an encapsulation layer disposed on a side, facing away from the substrate, of the second refractive index layer;

wherein each of the plurality of light emitting devices comprises an anode, a light emitting layer and a cathode sequentially arranged on the substrate in a stacked mode; and

the first refractive index layer is disposed between the cathode and the second refractive index layer;

wherein a material of the first refractive index layer comprises polyimide, and a material of the second refractive index layer comprises SiNx.

13 . The display panel according to claim 1 , further comprising an encapsulation layer disposed between the plurality of light emitting devices and the first refractive index layer.

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

a touch structure disposed between the encapsulation layer and the second refractive index layer; and

a flat layer disposed between the touch structure and the second refractive index layer; wherein the flat layer is multiplexed as the first refractive index layer.

15 . The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein the touch structure comprises a first touch electrode layer, a touch insulation layer and a second touch electrode layer which are stacked;

the first touch electrode layer is close to the substrate; and

the first refractive index layer is arranged on a side, far away from the substrate, of the second touch electrode layer.

16 . The display panel according to claim 15 , wherein the first touch electrode layer and the second touch electrode layer comprise a plurality of metal grids, the plurality of metal grids comprise a plurality of metal wires, and the plurality of metal wires are staggered to define meshes of the plurality of metal grids;

an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of metal wires on the substrate is disposed between adjacent light emitting devices, and the first refractive index layer covers the plurality of metal wires.

17 . The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein a material of the first refractive index layer comprises resin, and a material of the second refractive index layer comprises resin mixed with acrylic particles or an acrylic material.

18 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting devices comprise a red light emitting device, a green light emitting device and a blue light emitting device; and the light emitting device with a maximum light emitting area is the blue light emitting device.

19 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an area of an orthographic projection of the opening region on the substrate is greater than or equal to an area of an orthographic projection of an effective light emitting region of a corresponding light emitting device on the substrate.

20 . A display apparatus, comprising the display panel according to claim 1 .

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 16, 2025
From: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
To: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 072868/0582 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 28, 2023
From: SHI, BO; YU, CHI; LI, ZEYU; PENG, YINA; TIAN, YUE; HUANG, WEIYUN; WANG, YAQIONG
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062825/0201 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110724827.7 · Jun 29, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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