Display apparatus including connecting patterns connecting conductive patters

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12588378-B2
Application number	US-202318322473-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2023
Priority date	Jul 14, 2022
Publication date	Mar 24, 2026
Grant date	Mar 24, 2026

Abstract

A display apparatus includes: a first conductive line extending in a first direction, and including a plurality of first conductive patterns that are spaced from each other; and a first connection line extending in the first direction on the first conductive line, and including a plurality of first connection patterns that are spaced from each other, the plurality of first connection patterns connecting the plurality of first conductive patterns to each other. In a plan view, the plurality of first conductive patterns and the plurality of first connection patterns are alternately located with each other along the first direction.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display apparatus comprising:
a first conductive line extending in a first direction, and comprising a plurality of first conductive patterns that are spaced from each other; and a first connection line extending in the first direction on the first conductive line, and comprising a plurality of first connection patterns that are spaced from each other, the plurality of first connection patterns connecting the plurality of first conductive patterns to each other, wherein, in a plan view, the plurality of first conductive patterns and the plurality of first connection patterns are alternately located with each other along the first direction, and wherein each of at least some of the plurality of first conductive patterns overlaps with and is connected to two adjacent first connection patterns among the plurality of first connection patterns.

2 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein a transmittance of the first connection line is greater than a transmittance of the first conductive line.

3 . The display apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first connection line comprises a transparent conductive material.

4 . A display apparatus comprising:
a first conductive line extending in a first direction, and comprising a plurality of first conductive patterns that are spaced from each other; and a first connection line extending in the first direction on the first conductive line, and comprising a plurality of first connection patterns that are spaced from each other, the plurality of first connection patterns connecting the plurality of first conductive patterns to each other, wherein, in a plan view, the plurality of first conductive patterns and the plurality of first connection patterns are alternately located with each other along the first direction, wherein the display apparatus further comprises:
a second conductive line extending in the first direction, and comprising a plurality of second conductive patterns that are spaced from each other;
a second connection line extending in the first direction on the second conductive line, and comprising a plurality of second connection patterns that are spaced from each other, the second connection patterns connecting the plurality of second conductive patterns to each other; and
a plurality of pixels in a matrix arrangement configured to receive a first voltage through the first conductive line, and a second voltage having a different level from that of the first voltage through the second conductive line, and
wherein, in a plan view, the plurality of second conductive patterns and the plurality of second connection patterns are alternately located with each other along the first direction.

5 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , wherein each of the plurality of pixels comprises:
a display element having an anode and a cathode; a driving transistor configured to control a driving current flowing to the display element; a first initialization transistor configured to apply the first voltage to a gate of the driving transistor in response to a first scan signal; and a second initialization transistor configured to apply the second voltage to the anode of the display element in response to a second scan signal.

6 . The display apparatus of claim 4 , further comprising:
a third conductive line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, and connected to the first conductive line through the first connection line; and a fourth conductive line extending in the second direction, and connected to the second conductive line through the second connection line.

7 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive line comprises a plurality of first conductive lines, the second conductive line comprises a plurality of second conductive lines, the third conductive line comprises a plurality of third conductive lines, and the fourth conductive line comprises a plurality of fourth conductive lines,
wherein the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines are alternately located with each other along the second direction, and wherein the plurality of third conductive lines and the plurality of fourth conductive lines are alternately located with each other along the first direction.

8 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive line comprises a plurality of first conductive lines, the second conductive line comprises a plurality of second conductive lines, the third conductive line comprises a plurality of third conductive lines, and the fourth conductive line comprises a plurality of fourth conductive lines,
wherein each of the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines is located at each corresponding pixel row, and wherein each of the plurality of third conductive lines and the plurality of fourth conductive lines is located at every corresponding two pixel columns.

9 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein a first distance between a first conductive line and a second conductive line that are adjacent to each other in the second direction from among the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines is less than a second distance between a third conductive line and a fourth conductive line that are adjacent to each other in the first direction from among the plurality of third conductive lines and the plurality of fourth conductive lines.

10 . The display apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of third conductive lines are located at different pixel columns from those of the plurality of fourth conductive lines.

11 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first conductive line comprises a plurality of first conductive lines, the second conductive line comprises a plurality of second conductive lines, the third conductive line comprises a plurality of third conductive lines, and the fourth conductive line comprises a plurality of fourth conductive lines,
wherein each of the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines is located at every two corresponding pixel columns, and wherein each of the plurality of third conductive lines and the plurality of fourth conductive lines is located at each corresponding pixel row.

12 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a first distance between a first conductive line and a second conductive line that are adjacent to each other in the second direction from among the plurality of first conductive lines and the plurality of second conductive lines is greater than a second distance between a third conductive line and a fourth conductive line that are adjacent to each other in the first direction from among the plurality of third conductive lines and the plurality of fourth conductive lines.

13 . The display apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the plurality of first conductive lines are located at different pixel columns from those of the plurality of second conductive lines.

14 . The display apparatus of claim 6 , further comprising:
a plurality of third conductive patterns connected to the first conductive line through the first connection line, a longitudinal direction of the plurality of third conductive patterns being the second direction; and a plurality of fourth conductive patterns connected to the second conductive line through the second connection line, a longitudinal direction of the plurality of fourth conductive patterns being the second direction, wherein the third conductive line comprises a plurality of third conductive lines and the fourth conductive line comp

Assignees

• Samsung Display Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Kijune
• Kim Younjoon
• Oh Minjeong
• Lee Sungeun
• Ju Jinho
• Choi Jonghyun

Classifications

• H10K59/65

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