The present disclosure relates to display technology, particularly to a display panel and a manufacturing method thereof, as well as a display device comprising the display panel.
With rapid development of electronic devices such as smart mobile phone and tablet computer, people have higher and higher requirement on the characteristics of a display device such as a liquid crystal display device. Generally speaking, the liquid crystal display device comprises a liquid crystal display panel. The display panel generally comprises an array substrate, a color film substrate and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the two substrates. The color film substrate generally comprises a black matrix (BM). However, in some cases, the black matrix may result in undesired effects to the performance of the display device.
Therefore, it is desired to provide an improved display panel and a manufacturing method thereof as well as a display device, which can mitigate or avoid one or more of the above problems.
According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a display panel is provided, comprising:
an array substrate comprising a common electrode layer;
a color film substrate arranged opposite to the array substrate, the color film substrate comprising a base substrate and a black matrix on a surface of the base substrate opposite to the array substrate; and
a sealant arranged between the color film substrate and the array substrate.
The array substrate further comprises an extending portion outside the sealant, a first contact portion for electrical connection with the common electrode layer is arranged on the extending portion, and the black matrix is connected to the first contact portion through a first electrically conductive member.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first electrically conductive member is a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, the silver adhesive can be located on the first contact portion, and a distance between a center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion and the color film substrate is greater than or equal to a half of a thickness of the color film substrate and less than or equal to the thickness of the color film substrate.
According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the first contact portion is aligned with an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
According to a further embodiment of the present disclosure, the color film substrate further comprises an electrically conductive layer located on a surface of the base substrate away from the array substrate, and the first electrically conductive member is not in contact with the electrically conductive layer.
According to another embodiment, a second contact portion for electrical connection with a ground wire is further arranged on the extending portion, the electrically conductive layer is connected to the second contact portion through a second electrically conductive member, and the second electrically conductive member is not in contact with the black matrix.
According to another embodiment, the second electrically conductive member is a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the second contact portion is closer to the sealant than an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a manufacturing method of a display panel is provided, comprising:
forming an array substrate and a color film substrate, wherein the array substrate comprises a common electrode layer and an extending portion, a first contact portion for electrical connection with the common electrode layer is arranged on the extending portion, and the color film substrate comprises a base substrate and a black matrix on a surface of the base substrate;
attaching the color film substrate to the array substrate through a sealant so that the black matrix is opposite to the array substrate and the extending portion is located outside the sealant; and
connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through a first electrically conductive member.
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the first electrically conductive member is a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through the first electrically conductive member comprises: coating the silver adhesive on the first contact portion; and, connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through flow of the silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, a distance between a center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion and the color film substrate is greater than or equal to a half of a thickness of the color film substrate and less than or equal to the thickness of the color film substrate.
According to another embodiment of the present disclosure, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the first contact portion is aligned with an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
According to a further embodiment of the present disclosure, the color film substrate further comprises an electrically conductive layer located on a surface of the base substrate away from the array substrate, and the first electrically conductive member is not in contact with the electrically conductive layer.
According to another embodiment, a second contact portion for electrical connection with a ground wire is further arranged on the extending portion. The method further comprises: connecting the electrically conductive layer to the second contact portion through a second electrically conductive member. The second electrically conductive member is not in contact with the black matrix.
According to another embodiment, the second electrically conductive member is a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the second contact portion is closer to the sealant than an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
According to a further aspect of the present disclosure, a display device is provided, which can comprise the above display panel.
Now, concepts and additional advantages of the present disclosure will be described through non-restrictive embodiments with reference to the drawings.
Next, examples of a display panel, a display device and a manufacturing method of the display panel according to embodiments of the present disclosure will be explained by means of illustration with reference to the drawings. The drawings are schematic and are not drawn proportionally, and are only for explaining embodiments of the present disclosure rather than intending to limit a protection scope of the present disclosure.
It should be understood that when it is stated that an element or a layer is “on”, “above”, “over”, “connected to” or “coupled to” another element or layer, it can be directly on, connected to or coupled to the another element or layer, or an inserted element or layer can also exist. On the contrary, when it is stated that an element is “directly on”, “directly connected to” or “directly coupled to” another element or layer, no inserted element or layer exists.
As stated above, in the two existing display panels as shown in
Because the black matrix has certain electrical conductivity and ability of inducing charges, it may possibly result in undesired effect to the performance of the display panel.
More specifically, in the display panel as shown in
For the flicker phenomenon that occurs in the display panel as shown in
In view of the above problems in the existing display panels, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an improved display panel.
As shown in the top plan view of
In the above display panel, because the black matrix is connected to the first contact portion and then is electrically connected with the common electrode layer through the first electrically conductive member, the potential of the black matrix can be the same as the potential of the common electrode layer. In this way, no electric field will be formed between the black matrix and the common electrode layer, which weakens or eliminates the flicker phenomenon, and improves the quality of a display image.
It should be noted that although not shown in
In addition, at the position as shown by a dashed block in the plan view of
Optionally, the first electrically conductive member 52 for example can be a silver adhesive. Through forming the first electrically conductive member by the silver adhesive, the above display panel can be manufactured without increasing process complexity to weaken or eliminate the flicker phenomenon. Certainly, the first electrically conductive member can also be formed by other materials or in other manners, as long as it can connect the black matrix to the first contact portion. For example, the first electrically conductive member can be formed by using a metal wire.
According to another embodiment, in the event that the first electrically conductive member 52 is formed by a silver adhesive, the silver adhesive can be located on the first contact portion 18, and a distance between a center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion 18 and the color film substrate 30 is greater than or equal to a half of a thickness of the color film substrate 30 and less than or equal to the thickness of the color film substrate 30. By forming the first electrically conductive member using the silver adhesive at an appropriate position, the silver adhesive can be in contact with the black matrix. More specifically, since the distance between the center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion and the color film substrate is less than or equal to the thickness of the color film substrate, the silver can be in contact with the black matrix through self-flow of the silver adhesive under gravity. That is, the silver adhesive would not be too far from the color film substrate so as not to be in contact with the black matrix. Moreover, since the distance between the center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion and the color film substrate is greater than or equal to a half of the thickness of the color film substrate, an undesired contact between the silver adhesive and other structures (e.g., an electrically conductive layer comprised in the color film substrate stated hereinafter) on the color film substrate can be prevented. That is, the silver adhesive would not be too close to the color film substrate so as to result in undesired contact.
Optionally, a portion of an edge of the black matrix 32 corresponding to the first contact portion 18 for example can be aligned with an edge of the base substrate 31 above the extending portion 17. That is, at the portion of the edge of the black matrix corresponding to the first contact portion, an “alignment” design of the edge of the black matrix and the edge of the base substrate of the color film substrate is realized. Such an “alignment” design is benefit for preventing light leakage.
Optionally, the color film substrate 30 can further comprise an electrically conductive layer 34 located on a surface of the base substrate 31 away from the array substrate 10, and the first electrically conductive member 52 is not in contact with the electrically conductive layer 34. The electrically conductive layer 34 can be used for realizing ESD. By enabling the first electrically conductive member 52 to be in contact with the black matrix 32 while not in contact with the electrically conductive layer 34, an undesired effect to weakening or eliminating of the flicker phenomenon due to electrical connection of the black matrix 32 with the electrically conductive layer 34 through the first electrically conductive member 52 can be prevented.
According to another embodiment, as shown in the top plan view of
By arranging the second contact portion that is electrically connected with the ground wire and connecting the electrically conductive layer to the second contract portion through the second electrically conductive member, the electrically conductive layer can be connected with the ground wire, so as to implement ESD. Meanwhile, because the black matrix is electrically connected with the common electrode layer, the problem that the black matrix carries electrostatic charges in the display panel as shown in
According to another embodiment, the second electrically conductive member 53 for example can be a silver adhesive. Through forming the second electrically conductive member by the silver adhesive, the above display panel can be manufactured without increasing process complexity to weaken or eliminate the flicker phenomenon. Certainly, the second electrically conductive member can also be formed by other materials or in other manners, as long as it can connect the electrically conductive layer to the second contact portion. For example, the second electrically conductive member can be formed by using a metal wire.
According to another embodiment, a portion of an edge of the black matrix 32 corresponding to the second contact portion 19 is closer to the sealant 21 than an edge of the base substrate 31 above the extending portion 17. That is, at the portion of the edge of the black matrix corresponding to the second contact portion, a “non-alignment” design of the edge of the black matrix and the edge of the base substrate of the color film substrate is realized. Such a “non-alignment” design is benefit for preventing the black matrix from being in contact with the second electrically conductive member, which avoids an undesired effect to weakening or eliminating of the flicker phenomenon due to electrical connection of the black matrix with the electrically conductive layer.
It should be noted that, although only one first contact portion and one second contact portion are shown in
As shown in
S1: forming an array substrate and a color film substrate. The array substrate comprises a common electrode layer and an extending portion. A first contact portion for electrical connection with the common electrode layer is arranged on the extending portion. The color film substrate comprises a base substrate and a black matrix on a surface of the base substrate.
S2: attaching the color film substrate to the array substrate through a sealant so that the black matrix is opposite to the array substrate and the extending portion is located outside the sealant.
S3: connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through a first electrically conductive member.
In the display panel manufactured by the above method, since the black matrix is connected to the first contact portion through the first electrically conductive member and then is electrically connected with the common electrode layer, the potential of the black matrix can be the same as the potential of the common electrode layer. In this way, no electric field will be formed between the black matrix and the common electrode layer, which weakens or eliminates the flicker phenomenon, and improves the quality of a display image.
As stated above, the array substrate can further comprise structures such as a base substrate, a gate insulating layer, a pixel electrode layer, a passivation layer and so on. The color film substrate can further comprise structures such as a color filter etc. Since these structures have been known by the skilled person in the art, they will not be repeated here.
In an example, the thicknesses of the color film substrate and the array substrate for example can be 200 μm to 1000 μm. After attaching the color film substrate to the array substrate through the sealant, the distance between the color film substrate and the array substrate for example can be 3 μm to 4 μm. The thickness of the black matrix for example can be 0.5 μm to 3 μm.
In addition, regarding the above step S2, in the event that the display panel is a liquid crystal display panel, the color film substrate can be attached to the array substrate using the sealant firstly, and then liquid crystals are injected between the color film substrate and the array substrate. Alternatively, the liquid crystals are coated on the array substrate, the sealant is coated on the color film substrate, and then, the color film substrate is attached to the array substrate and the sealant is cured. Since the process of attaching the color film substrate to the array substrate has been known by the skilled person in the art, it will not be repeated here.
Optionally, the first electrically conductive member for example can be a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, in the event that the first electrically conductive member is formed by the silver adhesive, connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through the first electrically conductive member can comprise: coating the silver adhesive on the first contact portion; and, connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through flow of the silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, a distance between a center position of the silver adhesive on the first contact portion and the color film substrate can be greater than or equal to a half of a thickness of the color film substrate and less than or equal to the thickness of the color film substrate.
Optionally, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the first contact portion is aligned with an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
Optionally, the color film substrate can further comprise an electrically conductive layer located on a surface of the base substrate away from the array substrate, and the first electrically conductive member is not in contact with the electrically conductive layer.
According to another embodiment, a second contact portion for electrical connection with a ground wire is further arranged on the extending portion. The method can further comprise: connecting the electrically conductive layer to the second contact portion through a second electrically conductive member. The second electrically conductive member is not in contact with the black matrix. It should be noted that, the step of connecting the electrically conductive layer to the second contact portion through the second electrically conductive member can be performed simultaneously with the step S3 of connecting the black matrix to the first contact portion through the first electrically conductive member. Alternatively, it can be performed before or after the step S3. The skilled person in the art can select the performing sequence of the two steps based on specific applications and/or requirements.
According to another embodiment, the second electrically conductive member for example can be a silver adhesive.
According to another embodiment, a portion of an edge of the black matrix corresponding to the second contact portion is closer to the sealant than an edge of the base substrate above the extending portion.
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In order to enable the silver adhesive 53 not to be in contact with the black matrix 32, the portion of the edge of the black matrix 32 corresponding to the second contact portion 19 is closer to the sealant 21 than the edge of the base substrate 31 above the extending portion 17.
An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a display device, which can comprise the above display panel.
In the display panel and the manufacturing method thereof as well as the display device according to embodiments of the present disclosure, since the black matrix is connected to the first contact portion through the first electrically conductive member and then is electrically connected to the common electrode layer, the potential of the black matrix can be the same as the potential of the common electrode layer. In this way, no electric field will be formed between the black matrix and the common electrode layer, which weakens or eliminates the flicker phenomenon and improves the quality of a display image.
Although exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, such descriptions should be regarded as illustrative or exemplary rather than restrictive. The present disclosure is not limited to the disclosed embodiments. Different embodiments described above can also be combined. The skilled person in the art, when implementing the present disclosure, can understand and implement other variations of the disclosed embodiments based on studies on the drawings, description and claims. These variations also fall within a protection scope of the present disclosure.
In claims, the word “comprise” does not exclude presence of other components or steps. The mere fact that technical measures are stated in mutually different dependent claims does not mean that combination of these technical measures cannot be utilized advantageously.
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201610223249.8 | Apr 2016 | CN | national |
The present application is the U.S. national phase entry of PCT/CN2017/000023, with an international filing date of Jan. 3, 2017, which claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201610223249.8, filed Apr. 12, 2016, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
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PCT/CN2017/000023 | 1/3/2017 | WO | 00 |