Array substrate and light field display device with overlapping signal lines

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11398540-B2
Application number	US-201916638703-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 22, 2019
Priority date	Nov 13, 2018
Publication date	Jul 26, 2022
Grant date	Jul 26, 2022

Abstract

An array substrate is provided, including a substrate, wherein the substrate is provided with a plurality of electrodes and a plurality of first signal lines, each of the electrodes being correspondingly connected with a first signal line. In some examples, the first signal lines extend in the same direction. In some examples, at least two of the plurality of first signal lines are located in different layers of an insulating spacer from each other. In some examples, orthographic projections on the substrate of at least two of the first signal lines in the different layers at least partially overlap. Accordingly, a light field display device comprising the array substrate is also provided. The array substrate can reduce a light-emitting point size and increase a density distribution of light-emitting points.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An array substrate, comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of electrodes on the substrate, the plurality of electrodes arranged in a first matrix and divided into a plurality of groups, each group comprising at least two of the plurality of electrodes arranged along a first direction; and
a plurality of first signal lines on the substrate extending along the first direction, each of the plurality of electrodes connected to one of the plurality of first signal lines, with at least two first signal lines of the plurality of first signal lines located in different layers of an insulating spacer from each other;
wherein the first direction is a row direction or a column direction of the first matrix; and
wherein at least two first signal lines of the plurality of first signal lines are connected to at least two electrodes in one group, being located in different layers of the insulating spacer from each other, and wherein orthographic projections on the substrate of any of the at least two first signal lines in one group and in the different layers at least partially overlap.

2. The array substrate of claim 1 , wherein any two of the first signal lines in one group are located in different layers of the insulating spacer from each other, and orthographic projections on the substrate of any two first signal lines at least partially overlap.

3. The array substrate of claim 2 , wherein the at least two first signal lines in one group are orthographically projected on the substrate in a projection area, a width of the projection area being equal to a maximum width of the at least two first signal lines in one group.

4. The array substrate of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of electrodes is connected to one of the plurality of first signal lines through a first connecting member, the first connecting member being located at a side of the one of the plurality of first signal lines along a direction of a width of the one of the plurality of first signal lines.

5. The array substrate of claim 4 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion, the first connecting portion and a correspondingly connected first signal line being disposed in a first layer, and the second connecting portion being connected to a corresponding electrode.

6. The array substrate of claim 5 , wherein
the second connecting portion and a first signal line farthest from the substrate are disposed in a second layer; and
a first insulating layer is disposed between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion, the first insulating layer corresponding to first signal lines excepting the first signal line farthest from the substrate, and the first insulating layer being provided with a first via hole, wherein the second connecting portion is correspondingly connected to the first connecting portion through a third connecting portion filled in the first via hole.

7. The array substrate according to claim 6 , wherein at least one of the first via holes comprises at least two first sub-via holes arranged and connected along an axial direction thereof, each of the first sub-via holes being filled with a sub-portion of the third connecting portion.

8. The array substrate of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of second signal lines, intersecting with the plurality of first signal lines in a non-display region, wherein
each of the plurality of electrodes corresponds to one of the plurality of second signal lines; and
each of the plurality of electrodes is connected to the corresponding second signal line through a corresponding one of the plurality of first signal lines.

9. The array substrate of claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in a second matrix, each of the plurality of light-emitting units comprising a plurality of light-emitting points arranged in a third matrix, wherein
each of the plurality of light-emitting points is configured to be driven by one of the plurality of electrodes; and
of any two of the plurality of light-emitting units arranged along the first direction, each two electrodes having a same position in any two corresponding third matrices are connected to a same second signal line through two corresponding first signal lines.

10. The array substrate of claim 8 , further comprising a plurality of light-emitting units arranged in a second matrix, each of the plurality of light-emitting units comprising a plurality of light-emitting points arranged in a third matrix, wherein
each of the plurality of light-emitting points is configured to be driven by one of the plurality of electrodes; and
of any two of the plurality of light-emitting units arranged along the first direction, each two electrodes having a same position in any two corresponding third matrices are connected to a same second signal line through a same first signal line.

11. The array substrate of claim 8 , wherein a second insulating layer is disposed between the corresponding first signal line and the corresponding second signal line, the second insulating layer being provided with a second via hole, wherein the corresponding first signal line and the corresponding second signal line are connected by a second connecting member extending through the second via hole.

12. The array substrate of claim 11 , wherein at least one of the second via holes comprises at least two second sub-via holes arranged and connected along an axial direction thereof, and each of the second sub-via holes being filled with a sub-portion of a fourth connecting portion.

13. The array substrate of claim 1 , wherein
at least five first signal lines of the plurality of first signal lines are located in different layers of the insulating spacer from each other, and
orthographic projections on the substrate of the at least five first signal lines in the different layers completely overlap.

14. A light field display device, comprising:
an array substrate, the array substrate comprising a substrate, a plurality of electrodes, and a plurality of first signal lines; and
a power supplying circuit, wherein
the plurality of electrodes and the plurality of signal first lines are disposed on the substrate;
each of the plurality of electrodes is connected to one of the plurality of first signal lines;
the plurality of first signal lines extends along a first direction;
at least two first signal lines of the plurality of first signal lines are located in different layers of an insulating spacer from each other; and
orthographic projections on the substrate of the at least two first signal lines in the different layers at least partially overlap.

15. The light field display device of claim 14 , wherein
the substrate further comprises a plurality of second signal lines, intersecting with the plurality of first signal lines in a non-display region, where
each of the plurality of electrodes corresponds to one of the plurality of second signal lines; and
each of the plurality of electrodes is connected to the corresponding second signal line through a corresponding one of the plurality of first signal lines.

16. The light field display device of claim 14 , wherein the light field display device is configured to implement 3D display via the display.

17. A method for fabricating a display for a light field display device, the method comprising:
disposing a plurality of signal lines on a substrate;
disposing a plurality of electrodes on the substrate; and
connecting the plurality of electrodes to the plurali

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yang Ming
• Zhang Can
• Xuan Minghua
• Chen Liang
• Chen Xiaochuan
• Zhao Wenqing

Classifications

• G09G3/32

  semiconductive, e.g. using light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• G09G3/3208 Primary

  organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] · CPC title

• H04N13/302

  for viewing without the aid of special glasses, i.e. using autostereoscopic displays · CPC title

• G09G2300/0426

  Layout of electrodes and connections · CPC title

• G09G3/003

  to produce spatial visual effects · CPC title