Display device and electronic device comprised of multiple display panels

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9614022-B2
Application number	US-201514616995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 9, 2015
Priority date	Feb 11, 2014
Publication date	Apr 4, 2017
Grant date	Apr 4, 2017

Abstract

To provide a display device that is suitable for increasing in size, a display device in which display unevenness is suppressed, or a display device that can display an image along a curved surface. The display device includes a first display panel and a second display panel each including a pair of substrates. The first display panel and the second display panel each include a first region which can transmit visible light, a second region which can block visible light, and a third region which can perform display. The third region of the first display panel and the first region of the second display panel overlap each other. The third region of the first display panel and the second region of the second display panel do not overlap each other.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display device comprising:
a first display panel;
a second display panel overlapping the first display panel;
a first FPC electrically connected to the first display panel; and
a second FPC electrically connected to the second display panel,
wherein the first display panel and the second display panel each include a pair of substrates,
wherein the first display panel and the second display panel each include a first region, a second region, and a third region,
wherein the first region can transmit visible light,
wherein the second region can block visible light,
wherein the third region can perform display,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the first region of the second display panel overlap each other,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the second region of the second display panel do not overlap each other, and
wherein the first display panel includes a curved portion connected to the first FPC such that the first FPC is between the first display panel and the second display panel.

2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first display panel and the second display panel each include a light-emitting element in the third region, a wiring in the second region along part of an outer edge of the third region, and a sealant in the first region along another part of the outer edge of the third region, and
wherein the first region includes a region with a width of 1 mm or more and 100 mm or less.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of substrates each have flexibility.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a layer,
wherein the layer includes a resin material,
wherein the layer and the third region of the first display panel overlap each other,
wherein the layer and the third region of the second display panel overlap each other,
wherein the layer has a first refractive index,
wherein a substrate on a display surface side of the pair of substrates has a second refractive index, and
wherein a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index is lower than or equal to 10%.

5. A display module comprising the display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch sensor.

6. A display module comprising the display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a first wireless module electrically connected to the first display panel and a second wireless module electrically connected to the second display panel,
wherein the first wireless module is capable of extracting a first signal from a received wireless signal and supplying the first signal to the first display panel, and
wherein the second wireless module is capable of extracting a second signal from the received wireless signal and supplying the second signal to the second display panel.

7. A building comprising the display device according to claim 1 , wherein the display device is on a column or a wall.

8. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first display panel and the second display panel each include a transistor.

9. The display device according to claim 8 , wherein a channel of the transistor includes an oxide semiconductor.

10. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a touch sensor continuously overlapping the first display panel and the second display panel.

11. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein input of image data to the first display panel is configured to be stopped in a region where the third region of the first display panel and the third region of the second display panel overlap each other.

12. A display device comprising:
a first display panel;
a second display panel overlapping the first display panel;
a third display panel overlapping the first display panel;
a first FPC electrically connected to the first display panel;
a second FPC electrically connected to the second display panel; and
a third FPC electrically connected to the third display panel,
wherein the first display panel, the second display panel, and the third display panel each include a pair of substrates,
wherein the first display panel, the second display panel, and the third display panel each include a first region, a second region, and a third region,
wherein the first region can transmit visible light,
wherein the second region can block visible light,
wherein the third region can perform display,
wherein the first display panel, the second display panel, and the third display panel each include a light-emitting element in the third region,
wherein the first display panel, the second display panel, and the third display panel each include a wiring in the second region along part of an outer edge of the third region,
wherein the first display panel, the second display panel, and the third display panel each include a sealant in the first region along another part of the outer edge of the third region,
wherein the first region includes a region with a width of 1 mm or more and 100 mm or less,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the first region of the second display panel overlap each other,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the second region of the second display panel do not overlap each other,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the first region of the third display panel overlap each other,
wherein the third region of the first display panel and the second region of the third display panel do not overlap each other,
wherein the third region of the second display panel and the second region of the third display panel do not overlap each other, and
wherein the first display panel includes a curved portion connected to the first FPC such that the first FPC is between the first display panel and the second display panel.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the pair of substrates each have flexibility.

14. The display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a layer,
wherein the layer includes a resin material,
wherein the layer and the third region of the first display panel overlap each other,
wherein the layer and the third region of the second display panel overlap each other,
wherein the layer has a first refractive index,
wherein a substrate on a display surface side of the pair of substrates has a second refractive index, and
wherein a difference between the first refractive index and the second refractive index is lower than or equal to 10%.

15. A display module comprising the display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a touch sensor.

16. A display module comprising the display device according to claim 12 , further comprising a first wireless module electrically connected to the first display panel, a second wireless module electrically connected to the second display panel, and a third wireless module electrically connected to the third display panel,
wherein the first wireless module is capable of extracting a first signal from a received wireless signal and supplying the first signal to the first display panel,
wherein the second wireless module is capable of extracting a second signal from the received wireless signal and supplying the second signal to the second display panel, and
wherein the third wireless module is capable of extracting a third signal from the received wireless signal and supplying the third signal to the third display panel.

17. A building comprising the display device according to claim 12 , wh

Assignees

• Semiconductor Energy Lab

Inventors

• Miyake Hiroyuki
• Ikeda Hisao

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