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US 12,550,437 · App. 17/795,548 · Granted Feb 10, 2026

Display panel and display device

Inventors: Peng Hu (Hubei, CN); Fan Zhang (Hubei, CN)
Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
H10D86/60H10D86/443
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Patent No.
US 12,550,437
App. No.
17/795,548
Granted
Feb 10, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a base substrate and a signal wiring disposed on the base substrate. The base substrate includes a first bending area and a second bending area adjoining each other, and a corner area located between the first bending area and the second bending area. The signal wiring includes a first line and a bridge line connected to the first line. The first line is located in the first bending area, the bridge line is located in the corner area, and elongation of the bridge line is greater than elongation of the first line.

Claims (35)

1 . A display panel, comprising:

a base substrate comprising a flat display area and a bending area surrounding the flat display area, wherein the flat display area comprises a first side and a second side adjoining the first side, the bending area comprising a first bending area bent along the first side, a second bending area bent along the second side, and a corner area located between the first bending area and the second bending area; and

at least a signal wiring disposed on the base substrate and comprising a first line and a bridge line connected to the first line, wherein the first line is located in the first bending area, the bridge line is located in the corner area, and elongation of the bridge line is greater than elongation of the first line;

wherein the display panel further comprises two signal wirings spaced apart from each other, wherein one of the signal wirings is a scan signal control line and the other is an emission signal control line, wherein the display panel further comprises a first gate driver on array (GOA) circuit and a second GOA circuit arranged in the bending area, the first GOA circuit is connected to the scan signal control line, and the second GOA circuit is connected to the emission signal control line;

wherein the second GOA circuit is disposed on a side of the first GOA circuit away from the flat display area, the scan signal control line is disposed between the first GOA circuit and the second GOA circuit, and the emission signal control line is arranged on a side of the second GOA circuit away from the flat display area.

2 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the bridge line comprises at least a first bridge line, at least a second bridge line, and at least a third bridge line connecting with the first bridge line and the second bridge line, and the second bridge line is connected to the first line;

wherein the first bridge line is arranged parallel to the first side, and the second bridge line is arranged parallel to the second side.

3 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein a first distance is defined between an end of the first bridge line connected to the third bridge line and the second side, and a second distance is defined between an end of the second bridge line connected to the third bridge line and the first side;

wherein each of the first distance and the second distance is greater than 0.2 millimeters (mm), and a difference between the first distance and the second distance is less than 0.1 mm.

4 . The display panel of claim 2 , wherein the signal wiring further comprises a second line, wherein the second line is located in the second bending area and is connected to the first line, the first line and the second line are disposed in a same layer, and the first line and the bridge line are disposed in a different layer.

5 . The display panel of claim 4 , wherein an angle defined between the third bridge line and the second bridge line is equal to an angle defined between the third bridge line and the first bridge line.

6 . The display panel of claim 4 , further comprising a plurality of signal wirings, wherein among the plurality of signal wirings, a plurality of first bridge lines are arranged in parallel, a plurality of second bridge lines are arranged in parallel, and a plurality of third bridge lines are arranged in parallel.

7 . The display panel of claim 4 , further comprising a gate metal layer and a first source-drain metal layer, wherein the gate metal layer is disposed on the base substrate, and the first source-drain metal layer is disposed on a side of the gate metal layer away from the base substrate;

wherein the first line and the second line are disposed in the same layer as the gate metal layer, the bridge line is disposed in a same layer as the first source-drain metal layer, and the first line and the second line are connected to the bridge line through corresponding first contact holes, respectively.

8 . The display panel of claim 7 , further comprising an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the gate metal layer, wherein the first source-drain metal layer is disposed on a side of the interlayer dielectric layer away from the base substrate, and each of the first contact holes extends through the interlayer dielectric layer to a side of the first line or the second line away from of the base substrate.

9 . The display panel of claim 4 , further comprising a gate metal layer, a capacitor metal layer, a first source-drain metal layer, and a second source-drain metal layer, wherein the gate metal layer is disposed on the base substrate, the capacitor metal layer is arranged on a side of the gate metal layer away from the base substrate, and the first source-drain metal layer is disposed on a side of the capacitor metal layer away from the base substrate, and the second source-drain metal layer is disposed on a side of the first source-drain metal layer away from the base substrate;

wherein each of the first line and the second line is disposed in a same layer as the gate metal layer or the capacitor metal layer, the bridge line is disposed in a same layer as the first source-drain metal layer or the second source-drain metal layer, and the first line and the second line are connected to the bridge line through corresponding second contact holes, respectively.

10 . The display panel of claim 9 , further comprising an interlayer dielectric layer disposed on the capacitor metal layer, and a first planarization layer disposed on the interlayer dielectric layer and covering the first source-drain metal layer, wherein the second source-drain metal layer is disposed on a side of the first planarization layer away from the base substrate, and each of the second contact holes extends through the first planarization layer to a side of the first line or the second line away from the base substrate.

11 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least a groove is located on the bridge line.

12 . The display panel of claim 11 , wherein a plurality of grooves are located at the bridge line and pass through the bridge line and are arranged in a straight line pattern er in a chain like pattern on the bridge line.

13 . The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the first GOA circuit is disposed in the first bending area and the second bending area, and the second GOA circuit is disposed in the first bending area and the second bending area.

14 . The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a positioning mark located in the corner area.

15 . The display panel of claim 14 , wherein a distance between the positioning mark and the bridge line in an extending direction of the first side is greater than 0.2 microns, and a distance between the positioning mark and the bridge line in an extending direction of the second side is greater than 0.2 microns.

16 . A display device, comprising a display panel and a cover, wherein the cover is disposed on the display panel, and the display panel is the display panel of claim 1 .

17 . The display device of claim 16 , wherein the bridge line comprises a first bridge line, a second bridge line, and a third bridge line connecting with the first bridge line and the second bridge line, and the second bridge line is connected to the first line;

wherein the first bridge line is arranged parallel to the first side, and the second bridge line is arranged parallel to the second side.

18 . The display device of claim 17 , wherein a first distance is defined between an end of the first bridge line connected to the third bridge line and the second side, and a second distance is defined between an end of the second bridge line connected to the third bridge line and the first side;

wherein each of the first distance and the second distance is greater than 0.2 millimeters (mm), and a difference between the first distance and the second distance is less than 0.1 mm.

19 . A display panel, comprising:

a base substrate comprising a flat display area and a bending area surrounding the flat display area, wherein the flat display area comprises a first side and a second side adjoining the first side, the bending area comprising a first bending area bent along the first side, a second bending area bent along the second side, and a corner area located between the first bending area and the second bending area; and

at least a signal wiring disposed on the base substrate and comprising a first line and a bridge line connected to the first line, wherein the first line is located in the first bending area, the bridge line is located in the corner area, and elongation of the bridge line is greater than elongation of the first line;

wherein the display panel further comprises two signal wirings spaced apart from each other, wherein one of the signal wirings is a scan signal control line and the other is an emission signal control line, wherein the display panel further comprises a first gate driver on array (GOA) circuit and a second GOA circuit arranged in the bending area, the first GOA circuit is connected to the scan signal control line, and the second GOA circuit is connected to the emission signal control line;

wherein the first GOA circuit is disposed in the first bending area and the second bending area, and the second GOA circuit is disposed in the first bending area and the second bending area.

20 . The display panel of claim 19 , wherein the bridge line comprises a first bridge line, a second bridge line, and a third bridge line connecting with the first bridge line and the second bridge line, and the second bridge line is connected to the first line;

wherein the first bridge line is arranged parallel to the first side, and the second bridge line is arranged parallel to the second side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 10, 2022
From: HU, PENG; ZHANG, FAN
To: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060763/0911 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202210592005.2 · May 27, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240186334A1 · Jun 6, 2024
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