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Granted Patent B2
US 12,601,041 · App. 17/780,714 · Granted Apr 14, 2026

Mask, mask structure and method for manufacturing mask

Inventors: Dengjun Guo (Beijing, CN); Junji Zhou (Beijing, CN); Bowen Yang (Beijing, CN); Wenchang Zhang (Beijing, CN); Chao Ma (Beijing, CN); Qingfeng Wu (Beijing, CN); Xiaolong Luo (Beijing, CN); Zhilin Du (Beijing, CN); Yingdong Shi (Beijing, CN); Shuowen Yi (Beijing, CN); Wenxu Lv (Beijing, CN)
Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
C23C14/042C23C14/24
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Patent No.
US 12,601,041
App. No.
17/780,714
Granted
Apr 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a mask, which includes: a mask body, including a plurality of grooves, wherein the plurality of grooves are distributed at intervals on a first surface of the mask body, and a hollowed-out structure is provided in the groove; and a mask strip disposed on the mask body, wherein a pattern region of the mask strip is within an orthographic projection of the groove on the first surface.

Claims (31)

1 . A mask, comprising:

a mask body, comprising a plurality of grooves, wherein the plurality of grooves are distributed at intervals on a first surface of the mask body, and a hollowed-out structure is provided in the plurality of grooves; and

a plurality of mask strips disposed on the mask body, wherein each of the plurality of mask strips is completely mounted in each of the plurality of grooves, an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of mask strips on the first surface is within an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of grooves on the first surface, a welding region of the mask strip is welded to the mask body within the groove, in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, a depth of each of the plurality of grooves is greater than a thickness of the mask strip, a substrate is disposed on the first surface of the mask body, and the mask strip is not in contact with the substrate.

2 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the plurality of grooves is greater than a width of the mask strip.

3 . The mask according to claim 2 , wherein a difference value between the width of the plurality of grooves and the width of the mask strip ranges from 1 μm to 5 μm.

4 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein a length of the plurality of grooves is smaller than a length of the mask strip.

5 . The mask according to claim 4 , wherein a difference value between the length of the plurality of grooves and the length of the mask strip ranges from 1 μm to 5 μm.

6 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein a difference value between the depth of the plurality of grooves and the thickness of the mask strip ranges from 5 μm to 15 μm.

7 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein an opening area of the hollowed-out structure is a rectangular opening area, a length of the rectangular opening area ranging from 150 mm to 160 mm and a width of the rectangular opening area ranging from 70 mm to 80 mm.

8 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein one hollowed-out structure is provided in each of the plurality of grooves.

9 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein two hollowed-out structures are provided in each of the plurality of grooves.

10 . The mask according to claim 1 , wherein the mask body is an iron-nickel alloy mask body or a stainless steel mask body.

11 . A mask structure, comprising:

a mask frame, provided with an opening; and wherein

the mask comprises:

a mask body, comprising a plurality of grooves, wherein the plurality of grooves are distributed at intervals on a first surface of the mask body, and a hollowed-out structure is provided in the plurality of grooves;

a plurality of mask strips disposed on the mask body, wherein each of the plurality of mask strips is completely mounted in each of the plurality of grooves, an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of mask strips on the first surface is within an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of grooves on the first surface, a welding region of the mask strip is welded to the mask body within the groove, in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, a depth of each of the plurality of grooves is greater than a thickness of the mask strip, and a substrate is disposed on the first surface of the mask body, and the mask strip is not in contact with the substrate; and

the mask is disposed on the mask frame.

12 . A method for manufacturing a mask, comprising:

forming a plurality of grooves and a plurality of hollowed-out structures on a first surface of a metal plate to acquire a mask body, wherein the hollowed-out structure is provided in each of the plurality of grooves; and

welding a plurality of mask strips to the mask body, wherein each of the plurality of mask strips is completely mounted in each of the plurality of grooves, an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of mask strips on the first surface is within an orthographic projection of each of the plurality of grooves on the first surface, a welding region of the mask strip is welded to the mask body within the groove, in a direction perpendicular to the first surface, a depth of each of the plurality of grooves is greater than a thickness of the mask strip, a substrate is disposed on the first surface of the mask body, and the mask strip is not in contact with the substrate.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein forming the plurality of grooves and the plurality of hollowed-out structures on the first surface of the metal plate comprises:

forming the plurality of hollowed-out structures on the first surface of the metal plate; and

forming a step at an edge of each of the hollowed-out structures to acquire the plurality of grooves.

14 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein forming the plurality of grooves and the plurality of hollowed-out structures on the first surface of the metal plate comprises:

forming the plurality of grooves on the first surface of the metal plate; and

manufacturing the hollowed-out structures in the plurality of grooves.

15 . The mask structure according to claim 11 , wherein a width of the plurality of grooves is greater than a width of the mask strip.

16 . The mask structure according to claim 11 , wherein a length of the plurality of grooves is smaller than a length of the mask strip.

17 . The mask structure according to claim 11 , wherein one hollowed-out structure is provided in each of the plurality of grooves.

18 . The mask structure according to claim 11 , wherein two hollowed-out structures are provided in each of the plurality of grooves.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 27, 2022
From: GUO, DENGJUN; ZHOU, JUNJI; YANG, BOWEN; ZHANG, WENCHANG; MA, CHAO; WU, QINGFENG; LUO, XIAOLONG; DU, ZHILIN; SHI, YINGDONG; YI, SHUOWEN; LV, WENXU
To: CHENGDU BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.; BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202010588550.5 · Jun 24, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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