Pixel defining layer having column portions in a space between two adjacent columns of subpixel apertures and spacing apart by multiple pairs of adjacent row portions respectively in multiple rows

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11744115-B2
Application number	US-202117322055-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 17, 2021
Priority date	Apr 27, 2017
Publication date	Aug 29, 2023
Grant date	Aug 29, 2023

Abstract

A display panel having a pixel defining layer defining subpixel apertures of subpixels is provided. The pixel defining layer is a unitary structure including column portions and row portions. A respective row portion is between two adjacent subpixel apertures that are in a same column and respectively from two adjacent rows. A respective column portion is in a space between two adjacent columns of subpixel apertures, spacing apart multiple pairs of adjacent row portions respectively in multiple rows. A respective row portion includes a depression part configured to allow fluid communication of an ink solution between the two adjacent subpixel apertures in the same column and respectively from the two adjacent rows. A minimum height of the depression part relative to a base substrate is less than a minimum height of a column portion adjacent to the respective row portion relative to the base substrate.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel comprising columns of subpixels of a first color, columns of subpixels of a second color, and columns of subpixels of a third color alternately arranged, wherein subpixels in a same column are subpixels of a same color; and subpixels respectively in two adjacent columns are subpixels of different colors;
wherein the display panel comprises a pixel defining layer defining subpixel apertures of subpixels in the display panel; a respective subpixel aperture has an elongated shape; a width of the respective subpixel aperture along a column direction is greater than a width of the respective subpixel aperture along a row direction;
the pixel defining layer is a unitary structure comprising column portions and row portions; a respective row portion is between two adjacent subpixel apertures that are in a same column and respectively from two adjacent rows; a respective column portion is in a space between two adjacent columns of subpixel apertures, spacing apart multiple pairs of adjacent row portions respectively in multiple rows;
the respective row portion comprises a depression part configured to allow fluid communication of an ink solution between the two adjacent subpixel apertures in the same column and respectively from the two adjacent rows; and
a minimum height of the depression part relative to a surface of a base substrate is less than a minimum height of a column portion adjacent to the respective row portion relative to the surface of the base substrate.

2. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the respective row portion further a first side part and a second side part respectively on two sides of the depression part;
the first side part, the depression part, and the second side part are consecutively arranged along the row direction;
a minimum height of the respective row portion relative to the surface of the base substrate is less than a minimum height of a column portion adjacent to the respective row portion relative to the surface of the base substrate; and
a height of the respective row portion relative to the surface of the base substrate decreases from the first side part toward the depression part, and decreases from the second side part toward the depression part.

3. The display panel of claim 2 , wherein the first side part, the second side part, and the depression part are parts of the unitary structure comprising a same pixel defining insulating material.

4. The display panel of claim 2 , wherein the first side part, the second side part, the depression part, and the respective column portion are parts of the unitary structure comprising a same pixel defining insulating material.

5. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein multiple row portions in the same column and multiple subpixel apertures respectively of multiple subpixels of a same color in the same column are alternately arranged along the column direction; and
the multiple row portions respectively comprise multiple depression parts configured to allow fluid communication of an ink solution among the multiple subpixel apertures respectively of the multiple subpixels of the same color in the same column.

6. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a first light emitting material layer arranged in a plurality of first light emitting material columns;
a respective first light emitting material column of the plurality of light emitting material columns is in subpixel apertures in a same column;
two adjacent first light emitting material columns are spaced apart by the respective column portion; and
an orthographic projection of the respective first light emitting material column on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with an orthographic projection on the base substrate of the depression part of the respective row portion between two adjacent subpixel apertures that are in the same column and respectively from two adjacent rows.

7. The display panel of claim 6 , further comprising a second light emitting material layer on a side of the first light emitting material layer away from the base substrate; and
an orthographic projection of the second light emitting material layer on the base substrate covers orthographic projections of the subpixel apertures defined by the pixel defining layer on the base substrate, and covers orthographic projections of the row portions and the column portions of the pixel defining layer on the base substrate.

8. The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the first light emitting material layer comprises one or more of a hole injection layer, a hole transport layer, and a light emitting layer; and
the second light emitting material layer comprises an electron transport layer.

9. The display panel of claim 5 , wherein the orthographic projection of the respective first light emitting material column on the base substrate at least partially overlaps with each of orthographic projections of the multiple depression parts of the multiple row portions in the same column on the base substrate.

10. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein a bottom surface of at least a portion of the depression part is in contact with a top surface of at least a portion of an anode with respect to the surface of the base substrate.

11. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the depression part is on a top surface of an anode.

12. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein the subpixel apertures comprise at least one connecting aperture;
two row portions are respectively on two opposite sides of a connecting subpixel aperture;
the two row portions respectively comprise two depression parts arranged along the column direction; and
the two depression parts are configured to allow fluid communication of the ink solution between the connecting subpixel aperture and other two adjacent subpixel apertures in the same column, the connecting subpixel aperture and the two adjacent subpixel apertures being respectively from the three consecutively adjacent rows.

13. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of anode columns;
a respective anode column of the plurality of anode columns is underneath subpixel apertures in a same column, a portion of the respective anode column being underneath the respective row portion between two adjacent subpixel apertures that are in the same column and respectively from two adjacent rows.

14. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of anodes respectively in a plurality of subpixels;
wherein a top surface of at least a portion of a respective anode of the plurality of anodes is in contact with a bottom surface of at least a portion of the row portion, and in contact with a bottom surface of at least a portion of the respective column portion.

15. The display panel of claim 1 , further comprising a unitary cathode layer extending throughout a plurality of subpixels; and
an orthographic projection of the unitary cathode layer on the base substrate covers orthographic projections of the subpixel apertures defined by the pixel defining layer on the base substrate, and covers orthographic projections of the row portions and the column portions of the pixel defining layer on the base substrate.

16. The display panel of claim 1 , wherein a width along the row direction of the respective column portion decreases from a side closer to the base substrate to a side away from the base substrate; and/or
a width along the column direction of the respective row portion decreases from a side closer to the base substrate to a side away from the base substrate.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Dejiang

Classifications

• H10K59/179

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• H10K59/131

  Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals · CPC title

• H10K59/122 Primary

  Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks · CPC title

• H10K71/611

  using printing deposition, e.g. ink jet printing · CPC title

• B41J3/407

  for marking on special material · CPC title