Display panel, display apparatus and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11360352-B2
Application number	US-202117358343-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 25, 2021
Priority date	Nov 17, 2020
Publication date	Jun 14, 2022
Grant date	Jun 14, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a display panel, a display apparatus and a display device, and relates to the field of display technology. The display panel of the present disclosure includes a display area, the display area includes an edge area and a central area distributed along a row direction; the display area has a plurality of pixel areas distributed in an array in the central area and the edge area, each of the pixel areas being provided with a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein the pixel area in the central area is a first pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the first pixel area are first sub-pixels; the pixel area in the edge area is a second pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the second pixel area are second sub-pixels.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising a display area, the display area comprising an edge area and a central area distributed along a row direction; the display area having a plurality of pixel areas distributed in an array in the central area and the edge area, each of the pixel areas being provided with a plurality of sub-pixels,
wherein the pixel area in the central area is a first pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the first pixel area are first sub-pixels; the pixel area in the edge area is a second pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the second pixel area are second sub-pixels;
a length of the second sub-pixel in a column direction is smaller than a length of the first sub-pixel in the column direction, and an amount of the second sub-pixels located in the same column is greater than an amount of the first sub-pixels located in the same column;
a distance between any two second sub-pixels with the same color in the second sub-pixels of the same column is smaller than a distance between any two first sub-pixels with the same color in the first sub-pixels of the same column.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a plurality of sub-pixels having a color different from a target color exist between two adjacent sub-pixels of the target color in the sub-pixels of any column;
the first pixel area is provided with one row of the first sub-pixels; the second pixel area is provided with N rows of the second sub-pixels; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

3. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein at least one data line extending in a column direction is provided between the sub-pixels of two adjacent columns, and at least a part of the sub-pixels of the same column is connected to the same data line.

4. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein N=2;
the i-th sub-pixel and the (i+2)-th sub-pixel in the sub-pixels of the same column are connected to one data line, and the (i+1)-th sub-pixel and the (i+3)-th sub-pixel are connected to another data line, and i is a positive integer;
any data line connecting the second sub-pixels is only connected to a part of the second sub-pixels in the second sub-pixels of one column.

5. The display panel of claim 2 , wherein N=3;
in the second sub-pixels of the same column, second sub-pixels with the same color are connected to the same data line, and second sub-pixels with different colors are connected to different data lines;
any data line connecting the second sub-pixels is only connected to second sub-pixels of one color in the second sub-pixels of one column.

6. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein each of the second pixel areas is provided with three columns of the second sub-pixels.

7. The display panel according to claim 2 , wherein two adjacent sub-pixels in the sub-pixels of any column have different colors.

8. The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein two adjacent sub-pixels in the sub-pixels of the same row have different colors.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a scan line extending in a row direction is provided between the pixel areas of two adjacent rows, and each of the sub-pixels in the pixel area of the same row is connected to the same scan line.

10. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein in any of the second pixel areas, one row of the second sub-pixels is connected to one scan line, and the other N−1 rows of the second sub-pixels are connected to the scan line through N−1 connection lines.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an amount of the edge areas is two, and they are distributed at two sides of the central area along a row direction, and an amount of the second sub-pixels of the two edge areas is the same.

12. A display apparatus, comprising:
a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a display area, the display area comprising an edge area and a central area distributed along a row direction; the display area having a plurality of pixel areas distributed in an array in the central area and the edge area, each of the pixel areas being provided with a plurality of sub-pixels, wherein the pixel area in the central area is a first pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the first pixel area are first sub-pixels; the pixel area in the edge area is a second pixel area, and the sub-pixels in the second pixel area are second sub-pixels; a length of the second sub-pixel in a column direction is smaller than a length of the first sub-pixel in the column direction, and an amount of the second sub-pixels located in the same column is greater than an amount of the first sub-pixels located in the same column; a distance between any two second sub-pixels with the same color in the second sub-pixels of the same column is smaller than a distance between any two first sub-pixels with the same color in the first sub-pixels of the same column; and
a backlight module, arranged at a backlight side of the display panel, wherein the backlight module has a light-emitting part and a backlight frame surrounding the light-emitting part; the backlight frame is attached to the display panel, and an orthographic projection of the backlight frame on the display panel covers a part of the edge area.

13. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a plurality of sub-pixels having a color different from a target color exist between two adjacent sub-pixels of the target color in the sub-pixels of any column;
the first pixel area is provided with one row of the first sub-pixels; the second pixel area is provided with N rows of the second sub-pixels; and N is a positive integer greater than 1.

14. The display apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein a scan line extending in a row direction is provided between the pixel areas of two adjacent rows, and each of the sub-pixels in the pixel area of the same row is connected to the same scan line.

15. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein N=2;
the i-th sub-pixel and the (i+2)-th sub-pixel in the sub-pixels of the same column are connected to one data line, and the (i+1)-th sub-pixel and the (i+3)-th sub-pixel are connected to another data line, and i is a positive integer;
any data line connecting the second sub-pixels is only connected to a part of the second sub-pixels in the second sub-pixels of one column.

16. The display apparatus of claim 13 , wherein N=3;
in the second sub-pixels of the same column, second sub-pixels with the same color are connected to the same data line, and second sub-pixels with different colors are connected to different data lines;
any data line connecting the second sub-pixels is only connected to second sub-pixels of one color in the second sub-pixels of one column.

17. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein each of the second pixel areas is provided with three columns of the second sub-pixels.

18. The display apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein at least one data line extending in a column direction is provided between the sub-pixels of two adjacent columns, and at least a part of the sub-pixels of the same column is connected to the same data line.

19. The display apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein in any of the second pixel areas, one row of the second sub-pixels is connected to one scan line, and the other N−1 rows of the second sub-pixels are connected to the scan line through N−1 connection lines.

20. A display device, comprising a plurality of display apparatuses spliced in an array,
wherein the display apparatus comprises:
a display

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Geng Weibiao
• Wang Hetao
• Guo Rui

Classifications

• F21Y2113/13

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