Backlight module, display panel and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11094292-B2
Application number	US-202016816812-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 12, 2020
Priority date	Nov 27, 2019
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

Embodiments of the present application provide a backlight module, a display panel and a display device. The backlight module includes a metal backplate, a control unit, and a switch, a metal backplate is applied with a coupling voltage under an electric field coupling action, the switch includes a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal is electrically connected with the metal backplate, and a second terminal is grounded, the control unit is electrically connected with the metal backplate and the control terminal of the switch, respectively, the control unit controls whether the switch is turned on or turned off depending on a value of the coupling voltage, and the control unit controls whether the metal backplate is grounded.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A backlight module, comprising:
a metal backplate, applied with a coupling voltage under an electric field coupling action;
a switch, comprising a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, the first terminal being electrically connected with the metal backplate, and a second terminal be grounded;
a control unit, electrically connected with the metal backplate and the control terminal of the switch, respectively; and
a transient diode, one terminal of the transient diode being electrically connected with the metal backplate, and an other terminal of the transient diode being grounded,
wherein the control unit controls whether the switch is turned on or turned off depending on a value of the coupling voltage, and the control unit controls whether the metal backplate is grounded.

2. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling voltage is a pulse modulation signal, a peak value of a peak of the pulse modulation signal is larger than a first specific potential;
the switch comprises a first transistor, the first transistor is an N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, a gate of the first transistor is the control terminal of the switch, a drain of the first transistor is the first terminal of the switch, and a source of the first transistor is the second terminal of the switch.

3. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the first specific potential is a ground potential, and the control unit is a first voltage comparator, the first voltage comparator comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, and an output terminal;
wherein both the first input terminal and the second voltage terminal are grounded, the second input terminal is electrically connected with the metal backplate, the first voltage terminal is electrically connected with a positive-voltage input terminal of a power supply, and the output terminal is electrically connected with the gate of the first transistor.

4. The backlight module according to claim 2 , wherein the control unit is a first inverter, and the first inverter comprises a second transistor, a third transistor, and an output terminal;
the second transistor is a P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, the third transistor is an N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor;
both a gate of the second transistor and a gate of the third transistor are electrically connected with the metal backplate, a source of the second transistor is electrically connected with a positive-voltage input terminal of a power supply, a source of the third transistor is grounded, both a drain of the second transistor and a drain of the third transistor are electrically connected with the output terminal, and the output terminal is electrically connected with the gate of the first transistor; and
the first specific potential is a turn-on voltage of the third transistor.

5. The backlight module according to claim 4 , wherein a peak value of a valley of the pulse modulation signal is less than the turn-on voltage of the third transistor, and a turn-on voltage of the second transistor is set such that the second transistor is turned on at the valley of the pulse modulation signal.

6. The backlight module according to claim 1 , wherein the coupling voltage is a pulse modulation signal, a peak value of a valley of the pulse modulation signal is less than a second specific potential; and
the switch comprises a fourth transistor, the fourth transistor is a P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, a gate of the fourth transistor is the control terminal of the switch, a drain of the fourth transistor is the first terminal of the switch, and a source of the fourth transistor is the second terminal of the switch.

7. The backlight module according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit is a second voltage comparator, and the second specific potential is a ground potential;
the second voltage comparator comprises a first input terminal, a second input terminal, a first voltage terminal, a second voltage terminal, and an output terminal, wherein the first input terminal is grounded, the second input terminal is electrically connected with the metal backplate, the first voltage terminal is grounded, the second voltage terminal is electrically connected with a negative-voltage supply terminal of a power supply, and the output terminal is electrically connected with a gate of the fourth transistor.

8. The backlight module according to claim 6 , wherein the control unit is a second inverter;
the second inverter comprises a fifth transistor, a sixth transistor and an output terminal, the fifth transistor is a P-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor, the sixth transistor is an N-type metal-oxide-semiconductor transistor; both a gate of the fifth transistor and a gate of the sixth transistor are electrically connected with the metal backplate, a source of the fifth transistor is grounded, a source of the sixth transistor is electrically connected with a negative-voltage supply terminal of a power supply, both a drain of the fifth transistor and a drain of the sixth transistor are electrically connected with the output terminal; the output terminal is electrically connected with the gate of the fourth transistor; and
the second specific potential is a turn-on voltage of the fifth transistor.

9. The backlight module according to claim 8 , wherein a peak value of a peak of the pulse modulation signal is greater than the turn-on voltage of the fifth transistor, a turn-on voltage of the sixth transistor is set such that the sixth transistor is turned on at the peak of the pulse modulation signal.

10. A display panel comprising a conductive film layer and the backlight module according to the claim 1 .

11. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein the conductive film layer comprises a common electrode layer that is multiplexed as a touch electrode layer.

12. A display device comprising a power supply and a driving chip, and further comprising the display panel according to claim 10 .

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the driving chip comprises a display driving circuit and a touch driving circuit.

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhou Jinzhao
• Zhang Jian
• Zhao Tingting
• Fan Litao
• Jin Meiling
• Li Lulu
• Li Liangliang
• Liu Yujie
• Yu Yingxue
• Xin Qin
• Zheng Cai
• Niu Yahui
• Zhang Zhiqiang
• Chang jiao

Classifications

• G09G3/3696 Primary

  Generation of voltages supplied to electrode drivers · CPC title

• G09G2300/043

  Compensation electrodes or other additional electrodes in matrix displays related to distortions or compensation signals, e.g. for modifying TFT threshold voltage in column driver · CPC title

• G09G2320/0633

  by amplitude modulation of the brightness of the illumination source · CPC title

• G09G2320/0209

  Crosstalk reduction, i.e. to reduce direct or indirect influences of signals directed to a certain pixel of the displayed image on other pixels of said image, inclusive of influences affecting pixels in different frames or fields or sub-images which constitute a same image, e.g. left and right images of a stereoscopic display · CPC title

• G06F3/0416

  Control or interface arrangements specially adapted for digitisers · CPC title