Display panel and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12593576-B2
Application number	US-202117789010-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 16, 2021
Priority date	Sep 16, 2021
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure relates to a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes a substrate in which a plurality of grooves are arranged, and a plurality of first electrodes alternately arranged with the plurality of grooves on the substrate, each of the first electrodes including a first conductive part on the substrate, a distance from an edge of the first conductive part to a plane where a side wall of the groove closest to the edge is located is greater than 0 and smaller than a thickness of the first conductive part.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display panel comprising:
a substrate in which a plurality of grooves are arranged; and a plurality of first electrodes alternately arranged with the plurality of grooves on the substrate, each of the first electrodes comprising:
a first conductive part on the substrate, wherein a distance from an edge of the first conductive part to a plane where a side wall of the groove closest to the edge is located is greater than 0 and smaller than a thickness of the first conductive part, wherein the first conductive part comprises a first layer on the substrate and a second layer on the first layer; and
a second conductive part on the first conductive part and surrounding the first conductive part together with the substrate, wherein an edge of the second conductive part is aligned with a side of the groove closest to the edge,
wherein the second conductive part comprises: an intermediate part located on the first conductive part, wherein an orthographic projection of the intermediate part on the substrate is within an orthographic projection of the first conductive part on the substrate; a side-wall part on a side of the intermediate part; and an extending part extending along a surface of the substrate from the side-wall part to the side of the groove.

2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the distance from the edge of the first conductive part to the plane where the side wall of the groove closest to the edge is located is substantially equal to a thickness of the second conductive part.

3 . The display panel according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a second electrode located on a side of the first electrode away from the substrate, wherein the second electrode is electrically isolated from the plurality of first electrodes, and wherein the distance from the edge of the first conductive part to the plane where the side wall of the groove closest to the edge is located is smaller than a thickness of the second electrode.

4 . The display panel according to claim 3 , wherein the second electrode comprises a plurality of first depression parts and a plurality of first flat parts alternately arranged with the plurality of first depression parts, wherein the plurality of first flat parts correspond to the plurality of first electrodes, respectively, and an orthographic projection of each first flat part on the substrate is located within an orthographic projection of the corresponding first electrode on the substrate, and wherein the plurality of first depression parts correspond to the plurality of grooves, respectively, and an orthographic projection of each first depression part on the substrate at least covers an orthographic projection of the corresponding groove on the substrate.

5 . The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein each first depression part comprises a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, and a first bottom surface connecting the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, wherein a slope of the first inclined surface and a slope of the second inclined surface are equal in magnitude, and wherein an extending surface of the first inclined surface and an extending surface of the second inclined surface intersect on a side of the first bottom surface close to the substrate.

6 . The display panel according to claim 5 , wherein the first bottom surface protrudes toward a direction away from the substrate.

7 . The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein the first bottom surface comprises a third inclined surface, a fourth inclined surface, and a first sub-bottom surface connecting the third inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface, wherein a slope of the third inclined surface and a slope of the fourth inclined surface are equal in magnitude, wherein an extending surface of the third inclined surface and an extending surface of the fourth inclined surface intersect on a side of the first sub-bottom away from the substrate, wherein the third inclined surface connects the first inclined surface and the first sub-bottom surface, and wherein the fourth inclined surface connects the second inclined surface and the first sub-bottom surface.

8 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein a distance from the lowest point of the first bottom surface to a plane where the side wall of the groove closest to the lowest point is located is smaller than a sum of the thickness of the first conductive part and the thickness of the second conductive part.

9 . The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein the distance from the lowest point of the first bottom surface to the plane where the side wall of the groove closest to the lowest point is located is smaller than the thickness of the first conductive part.

10 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein a width of the first bottom surface is greater than a width of any one of the first inclined surface and wherein the second inclined surface in a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the groove.

11 . The display panel according to claim 7 , wherein widths of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface in a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the groove are smaller than 3 times a total thickness of the first conductive part and the second conductive part.

12 . The display panel according to claim 11 , wherein widths of the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the groove are smaller than the total thickness of the first conductive part and the second conductive part.

13 . The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein each groove comprises two side walls and a bottom wall connecting the two side walls, wherein the bottom wall comprising a fifth inclined surface, a sixth inclined surface, and a sub-bottom wall connecting the fifth inclined surface and the sixth inclined surface, wherein a slope of the fifth inclined surface and a slope of the sixth inclined surface are equal in magnitude, and wherein an extending surface of the fifth inclined surface and an extending surface of the sixth inclined surface intersect on a side of the sub-bottom wall away from the substrate.

14 . The display panel according to claim 13 , wherein in a plane perpendicular to an extending direction of the groove, a width of the fifth inclined surface is smaller than a width of the first inclined surface, and a width of the sixth inclined surface is smaller than a width of the second inclined surface.

15 . The display panel according to claim 14 , wherein in the plane perpendicular to the extending direction of the groove, the width of the fifth inclined surface is smaller than a width of the third inclined surface and the width of the sixth inclined surface is smaller than a width of the fourth inclined surface.

16 . The display panel according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a pixel definition layer comprising a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of first electrodes, respectively, and a plurality of second depression parts corresponding to the plurality of grooves, respectively, wherein each opening exposes at least a part of the corresponding first electrode, and each first depression part covers the side wall and bottom wall of the corresponding groove and extends to the first electrodes located on both sides of the corresponding groove; and a light-emitting functional layer located between the pixel definition layer and the second electrode, the light-emitting layer covering the pixel definition layer and the parts of the

Assignees

• Yunnan Invensight Optoelectronics Technology Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Li Yunlong
• Lu Pengcheng
• Huang Kuanta
• Liu Wei
• Zhang Dacheng

Classifications

• H10K59/122 Primary

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

• H10K59/131 Primary

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