Display panel and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9837628-B2
Application number	US-201615166537-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 27, 2016
Priority date	Dec 31, 2015
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 2017

Abstract

A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel comprise a substrate having a display region, a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate, a conductive member disposed in a peripheral region of the display region, a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member, and a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display panel, comprising:
a substrate having a display region;
a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;
a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;
a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and
a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,
wherein the encapsulation region includes an encapsulation member and a frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member, and
the conductive member is the frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member.

2. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the conductive member is made of indium tin oxide (ITO), or at least one of gold, silver, copper, aluminum, and molybdenum.

3. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the power supply line extends in a first direction; and
both ends of the power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member.

4. A display panel according, comprising:
a substrate having a display region;
a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;
a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;
a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and
a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,
wherein:
the plurality of power supply lines include a plurality of first power supply lines extending in a first direction and a plurality of second power supply lines extending in a second direction;
both ends of the first power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member; and
both ends of the second power supply line are electrically connected to the conductive member.

5. The display panel according to claim 4 , wherein:
the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction.

6. The display panel according to claim 1 , further including:
a first metal layer;
a second metal layer; and
at last one insulation layer sandwiched between the first metal layer and the second metal layer,
wherein the frit metal is disposed at the first metal layer.

7. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein:
at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines are disposed at the first metal layer and are electrically connected to the frit metal.

8. The display panel according to claim 6 , wherein:
at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines are disposed at the second metal layer.

9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein:
the insulation layer includes a plurality of through-holes; and
at least either of the input pins and the power supply lines disposed at the second metal layer are electrically connected to the frit metal through the through-holes.

10. The display panel according to claim 6 , further including:
a first common line; and
a second common line,
wherein the first common line and the second common line are electrically connected to the frit metal.

11. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein:
both ends of the first common line are electrically connected to the frit metal, respectively; and
both ends of the second common line are electrically connected to the frit metal, respectively.

12. The display panel according to claim 10 , wherein:
the power supply lines, the first common line, and the second common line are disposed at a same metal layer.

13. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein:
the input pins are disposed at the first meta layer;
the first metal layer has a plurality of first openings disconnecting the first metal layer; and
the input pins penetrate the first openings to be electrically connected to the first common line.

14. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein:
the input pins are disposed at the second meta layer and penetrate the encapsulation member to be electrically connected to the first common line.

15. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the display panel is an organic light-emitting diode display panel.

16. The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein:
the conductive member surrounds the display region.

17. A device comprises a display panel, wherein, the display panel comprises:
a substrate having a display region;
a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array and disposed in the display region of the substrate;
a conductive member and an encapsulation region disposed in a peripheral region of the display region;
a plurality of input pins electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring a voltage of an external power supply to the conductive member; and
a plurality of power supply lines electrically connected to the conductive member and transferring the voltage from the conductive member to the pixel units,
wherein the encapsulation region includes an encapsulation member and a frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member, and
the conductive member is the frit metal disposed beneath the encapsulation member.

Assignees

• Shanghai Tianma Am-Oled Co Ltd
• Tianma Microelectronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ma Zhili
• Qian Dong
• Xu Dongsheng

Classifications

• H01L27/3288

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5203 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L2251/308

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L2251/301

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H01L51/5212

  Electricity · mapped topic