Display panel and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12193307-B2
Application number	US-202418427219-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 30, 2024
Priority date	Feb 27, 2020
Publication date	Jan 7, 2025
Grant date	Jan 7, 2025

Abstract

A display panel and a display device are disclosed. The display panel includes: a touch electrode, at least located in the display region; and a touch trace, electrically connected with the touch electrode, and disposed on a side of the dam structure away from the base substrate; where the touch trace includes a first trace portion, and an orthographic projection of at least a part of the first trace portion on the base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate; the first trace portion comprises at least one first trace sub-portion having an average width of a first width, and at least one second trace sub-portion having an average width of a second width, where the first width is less than the second width.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising:
a base substrate, having a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region;
a dam structure, disposed on the base substrate and located in the peripheral region, surrounding the display region, and comprising a first dam portion located at at least one side of the display region;
a touch electrode, at least located in the display region; and
a touch trace, electrically connected with the touch electrode, and disposed on a side of the dam structure away from the base substrate;
wherein the touch trace comprises a first trace portion, and an orthographic projection of at least a part of the first trace portion on the base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate;
the first trace portion comprises at least one first trace sub-portion having an average width of a first width, and at least one second trace sub-portion having an average width of a second width, wherein the first width is less than the second width;
wherein in a direction along the extending direction of the first trace portion, the first dam portion comprises a flat portion and slope portions located at both sides of the flat portion;
wherein an orthographic projection of the slope portion on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first trace sub-portion on the base substrate,
wherein the slope portions comprise a first slope sub-portion and a second slope sub-portion, and
wherein the second slope sub-portion is located at a side of the first slope sub-portion toward the flat portion and an average slope of the first slope sub-portion is greater than an average slope of the second slope sub-portion,

wherein the peripheral region is further provided with fan-out data signal lines, the fan-out data signal lines are electrically connected with data lines of a pixel circuit of the display region, and an orthographic projection of the fan-out data signal lines on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate,
the orthographic projection of the fan-out data signal lines on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first trace portion on the base substrate, and
at least part of extending directions of the fan-out data signal lines intersects extending directions of the first dam portion and the first trace portion.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a range of a ratio of the minimum distance between the orthographic projection of the first trace sub-portion on the base substrate and the orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate to a width of the first dam portion is less than 0.5 and greater than or equal to 0.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an edge of the orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first trace sub-portion on the base substrate.

4. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an orthographic projection of the flat portion on the base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the second trace sub-portion on the base substrate.

5. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the second trace sub-portion comprises a first part disposed on the flat portion and a second part disposed on the slope portion, and an average width of the first part is less than an average width of the second part.

6. The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein an average width of the first part is 0.8-0.95 times an average width of the second part.

7. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the first trace sub-portion and the second trace sub-portion are alternately arranged.

8. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a width of the first trace sub-portion in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the first trace portion is 0.6-0.95 times a width of the second trace sub-portion in a direction perpendicular to the extending direction of the first trace portion.

9. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a boundary of the first trace sub-portion and the second trace sub-portion substantially aligns with a boundary of the first dam portion.

10. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a range of a ratio of a length of the first trace sub-portion to a width of the first trace sub-portion is approximate to 0.3-0.7.

11. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein a range of a ratio of a length of the first trace sub-portion to a width of the first dam portion is approximate to 0.05-0.3.

12. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of circles of dam structures, and the second trace sub-portion comprises a touch line located between two adjacent dam structures of the plurality of circles of dam structures.

13. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein extending directions of the first dam portion and the first trace portion are substantially vertical.

14. A display panel, comprising:
a base substrate, having a display region and a peripheral region surrounding the display region;
a dam structure, disposed on the base substrate and located in the peripheral region, surrounding the display region, and comprising a first dam portion located at at least one side of the display region;
a touch electrode, at least located in the display region; and
a touch trace, electrically connected with the touch electrode, and disposed on a side of the dam structure away from the base substrate;
wherein the touch trace comprises a first trace portion, and an orthographic projection of at least a part of the first trace portion on the base substrate overlaps with an orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate;
the first trace portion comprises at least one first trace sub-portion having an average width of a first width, and at least one second trace sub-portion having an average width of a second width, wherein the first width is less than the second width;
wherein in a direction along the extending direction of the first trace portion, the first dam portion comprises a flat portion and slope portions located at both sides of the flat portion;
wherein the slope portions comprise a first slope sub-portion and a second slope sub-portion, and
wherein the second slope sub-portion is located at a side of the first slope sub-portion toward the flat portion and an average slope of the first slope sub-portion is greater than an average slope of the second slope sub-portion;

wherein a side of the second trace sub-portion close to the first trace sub-portion has a width gradient; and the width of the second trace sub-portion gradually decreases in a direction from the second trace sub-portion to the first trace sub-portion,
wherein the peripheral region is further provided with fan-out data signal lines, the fan-out data signal lines are electrically connected with data lines of a pixel circuit of the display region, and an orthographic projection of the fan-out data signal lines on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first dam portion on the base substrate,
the orthographic projection of the fan-out data signal lines on the base substrate overlaps with the orthographic projection of the first trace portion on the base substrate, and
at least part of extending directions of the fan-out data signal lines intersects extending directions of the first dam portion and the first trace portion.

15. The display panel

Assignees

• Chengdu Boe Optoelect Tech Co
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhao Erjin
• Jiang Zhiliang
• Yan Jun
• Wang Lingran
• He Fan

Classifications

• H10K59/131

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

• H10K59/40 Primary

  OLEDs integrated with touch screens · CPC title

• G06F3/0412

  Digitisers structurally integrated in a display · CPC title

• G06F3/04164 Primary

  Connections between sensors and controllers, e.g. routing lines between electrodes and connection pads · CPC title