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Granted Patent B2
US 12,638,741 · App. 18/145,641 · Granted May 26, 2026

Thin-film transistor display panel and manufacturing method thereof

Inventors: Jinsong Lu (Shenzhen, CN); Song Sun (Shenzhen, CN); Qin Xiong (Shenzhen, CN); Kaijun Liu (Shenzhen, CN); Haoxuan Zheng (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
G02F1/167G02F1/16755G02F1/1679
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Patent No.
US 12,638,741
App. No.
18/145,641
Granted
May 26, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The display panel includes: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, wherein an electrophoresis layer and electrophoresis ions are disposed on the first substrate, the electrophoresis layer is located between the second substrate and the first substrate, the electrophoresis layer is provided with a plurality of electrophoresis tanks arranged in an array, openings of the electrophoresis tanks face the second substrate, and the electrophoresis ions are located in the electrophoresis tanks; and one of the electrophoresis layer and the second substrate is provided with a positioning groove, the other is provided with a positioning block embedded into the positioning groove, and orthographic projections of the positioning groove and the positioning block on the first substrate are at least partially located between orthographic projections of two adjacent electrophoresis tanks on the first substrate. The pressure resistance of the display panel is improved.

Claims (14)

1 . A display panel comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, wherein an electrophoresis layer and electrophoresis ions are disposed on the first substrate, the electrophoresis layer is located between the second substrate and the first substrate, the electrophoresis layer is provided with a plurality of electrophoresis tanks arranged in an array, openings of the plurality of electrophoresis tanks face the second substrate, and the electrophoresis ions are located in the plurality of electrophoresis tanks;

wherein one of the electrophoresis layer and the second substrate is provided with a positioning groove, the other of the electrophoresis layer and the second substrate is provided with a positioning block embedded into the positioning groove, and orthographic projections of the positioning groove and the positioning block on the first substrate are at least partially located between orthographic projections of two adjacent electrophoresis tanks on the first substrate;

wherein:

a surface of the electrophoresis layer facing the second substrate is provided with the positioning groove, there are a plurality of positioning grooves arranged in an array, and each of the plurality of positioning grooves correspondingly surrounds one electrophoresis tank; and

the positioning block is protruded on one side of the second substrate facing the electrophoresis layer, there are a plurality of positioning blocks arranged in an array, and the plurality of positioning blocks are embedded into the plurality of positioning grooves in a one-to-one correspondence and each correspondingly surrounds one electrophoresis tank;

wherein one side of the second substrate facing the first substrate is further provided with a sealant layer, and the sealant layer is a transparent adhesive; and

wherein the sealant layer covers the plurality of positioning blocks and is fitted with inner groove walls of the plurality of positioning grooves.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the positioning groove has a common groove section, the common groove section is a groove section shared by two adjacent positioning grooves, and an orthographic projection of the common groove section on the first substrate is located between two adjacent electrophoresis tanks.

3 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a width of a longitudinal section of the positioning block is gradually reduced from one side of the second substrate to one side of the first substrate.

4 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a width of a longitudinal section of the positioning groove is gradually reduced from one side of the second substrate to one side of the first substrate.

5 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a width of a longitudinal section of the positioning block is gradually reduced from one side of the second substrate to one side of the first substrate; and

a width of a longitudinal section of the positioning groove is gradually reduced from one side of the second substrate to one side of the first substrate.

6 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a ratio of a depth of the electrophoresis tank to a depth of the positioning groove ranges from 1 to 6.

7 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the sealant layer is fitted with a surface of the electrophoresis layer facing the second substrate, and an orthographic projection of the sealant layer on the first substrate covers orthographic projections of the plurality of electrophoresis tanks on the first substrate.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 19, 2023
From: LU, JINSONG; SUN, SONG; XIONG, QIN; LIU, KAIJUN; ZHENG, HAOXUAN
To: HKC CORPORATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 062438/0628 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 202211032881.6 · Aug 26, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240069403A1 · Feb 29, 2024
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