CN109298577B - A display panel and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a display panel and a display device, wherein the display panel comprises: the pixel units are arranged in an array mode, each pixel unit comprises M sub-pixels, M is an integer and is more than or equal to 2; a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines; at least two sub-pixels of the same pixel unit are electrically connected to the same data line; in the same pixel unit, the sub-pixels electrically connected to the same data line are electrically connected to different scan lines. Compared with the prior art, the display panel provided by the embodiment of the invention can reduce the number of data lines, thereby being beneficial to reducing wiring and further being beneficial to realizing the narrow frame design of the display panel and the display device.

Description

A display panel and display device

technical field

The present invention relates to the field of display technology, and in particular, to a display panel and a display device.

Background technique

With the development of display technology, in order to improve user experience, high screen ratio has gradually become an important development direction of display devices. The screen ratio can be understood as the ratio of the visible area of the display device to the total area of the plane on which it is located. In order to increase the screen ratio, the area occupied by the frame area of the display device needs to be reduced, thereby reducing the area occupied by the non-display area.

However, in the existing display panel, there are many wirings, resulting in a larger area of the non-display area, which is not conducive to the narrow frame design of the display panel and the display device.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention provides a display panel and a display device, so as to reduce the number of data lines, thereby helping to reduce wiring, thereby facilitating the realization of a narrow frame design of the display panel and the display device.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a display panel, the display panel includes:

A plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, each of the pixel units includes M sub-pixels, where M is an integer and M≥2;

Multiple data lines and multiple scan lines;

Wherein, at least two of the sub-pixels in the same pixel unit are electrically connected to the same data line; in the same pixel unit, the sub-pixels electrically connected to the same data line are electrically connected to different said scan lines.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display device, where the display device includes any one of the display panels provided in the first aspect.

The display panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of pixel units arranged in an array, and each pixel unit includes M sub-pixels, where M is an integer and M≥2; a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines; by setting the same pixel At least two sub-pixels of the unit are electrically connected to the same data line; in the same pixel unit, the sub-pixels electrically connected to the same data line are electrically connected to different scan lines, which can reduce the electrical connection with the sub-pixels in the same pixel unit The number of data lines is reduced, which is beneficial to reduce the wiring in the display panel, and further facilitates the realization of the narrow frame design of the display panel.

Description of drawings

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel provided by the prior art;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present invention, but not to limit the present invention. In addition, it should be noted that, for the convenience of description, the drawings only show some but not all structures related to the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel provided in the prior art. 1 , the display panel 00 includes: a display area 00A and a non-display area 00N surrounding the display area 00A, a plurality of pixel units 001 arranged in an array are arranged in the display area 00A, and each pixel unit 001 includes 3 sub-pixels 001P ; Also includes a plurality of scan lines 002 and a plurality of data lines 003; wherein, each sub-pixel 001P in the same pixel unit 001 is electrically connected to a data line 003 respectively. As a result, there are many wirings in the non-display area 00N of the display panel 00. Exemplarily, there are many wirings in the fan-out area, so that the more wirings require a larger space for the lower steps to be laid out, which leads to non- The area occupied by the display area 00N in the entire display panel 00 is relatively large, which is not conducive to the narrow frame design of the display panel 00 .

In view of the above problems, embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel, which can be electrically connected to sub-pixels in the same pixel unit by arranging at least two sub-pixels in the same pixel unit to be electrically connected to the same data line The number of the data lines is smaller than the number of sub-pixels in the pixel unit, so that the number of data lines can be reduced, thereby reducing the wiring of the display panel, thereby facilitating the realization of a narrow frame design of the display panel.

Exemplarily, FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 2 , the display panel 10 includes: a plurality of pixel units 101 arranged in an array, each pixel unit 101 includes M (exemplarily, M=3 in FIG. 2 ) sub-pixels 101P, where M is an integer and M≥2 a plurality of data lines 103 and a plurality of scan lines 102; wherein, at least two sub-pixels 101P of the same pixel unit 101 are electrically connected to the same data line 103; in the same pixel unit 101, are electrically connected to the same data line 103 The sub-pixels 101P are electrically connected to different scan lines 102 .

The display panel 10 may include a display area 10A and a non-display area 10N surrounding the display area 10A. The display area 10A is used for arranging the pixel units 101 to display the picture to be displayed by emitting light from the pixel units 101 ; The signal lines (exemplarily, may include scan lines 102 and data lines 103 ) provide driving signals (exemplarily, may include switch control signals and data signals) for the pixel units 101 , so that the pixel units 101 emit light. The non-display area 101N may include a lower step area 105 , and the driving circuit 106 is disposed in the lower step area 105 .

Exemplarily, the display panel 10 may be a liquid crystal display panel, a light emitting diode display panel, or other types of display panels known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, each pixel unit 101 includes M sub-pixels 101P, and each sub-pixel can correspondingly display light of different colors, so that the display panel 10 can realize color display.

Exemplarily, the value of M can be 3, that is, each pixel unit 101 includes three sub-pixels 101P, and the display colors of the three sub-pixels can be different from each other. Exemplarily, the display colors of the three sub-pixels are red, green, and blue, respectively. Therefore, a color picture and a white picture can be displayed normally by using the display colors of the three sub-pixels.

Exemplarily, the value of M can be 4, that is, each pixel unit 101 includes four sub-pixels 101P, and the display colors of the four sub-pixels can be different. Therefore, the color picture and the white picture can be displayed normally by using the display colors of the four sub-pixels, and the brightness of the display picture is high. Of course, among the four word pixels, the display colors can also be the same, for example, two blue, one red, and one green. Therefore, the four word pixels can be used to display a color picture and a white picture, and in the picture When there are many blue components in the display panel, the display mode of the display panel can be adjusted to the eye protection mode.

It should be noted that the above-mentioned value of M is 3 or 4 and the display color of each sub-pixel is only an exemplary description of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, but does not constitute a description of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. limit. In other embodiments, the number of sub-pixels 101P in the pixel unit 101 (ie, the value of M) and the display color of the sub-pixels 101P can be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

The scan line 102 can be used to provide a switch control line OR for the sub-pixel 101P in the pixel unit 101 to determine whether the sub-pixel 101P electrically connected to it displays a color; the data line 103 can be used for the sub-pixel 101P in the pixel unit 101 The data signal is provided to determine the gray scale (ie, the brightness and darkness) of the sub-pixel 101P electrically connected thereto.

Wherein, by electrically connecting at least two sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 to the same data line 103 , the number of data lines 103 electrically connected to the sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 can be smaller than that in the pixel unit 101 Therefore, the number of data lines in the entire display panel 10 can be reduced, thereby facilitating the reduction of wiring in the display panel 10, thereby reducing the space required for wiring in the display panel 10 (that is, in the the area occupied in the non-display area 10N), thereby helping to reduce the frame of the display panel 10 , that is, to realize the narrow frame design of the display panel 10 .

Meanwhile, in the pixel unit 101, the sub-pixels 101P electrically connected to the same data line 103 are electrically connected to different scan lines 102, so that different scan lines 102 can be used for each sub-pixel connected to the same data line 103 101P provides a switch control signal in a time-sharing manner, so as to realize orderly bright and dark of each sub-pixel 101P, so as to realize normal display of the display panel 10 .

Exemplarily, in the display panel 10 shown in FIG. 2 , each pixel unit 101 includes three sub-pixels 101P, and the three sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are all electrically connected to the same data line 103 . Therefore, the display panel provided by the embodiment of the present application can reduce the number of data lines 103 from three to one compared to the display panel of the prior art shown in FIG. The number of wirings electrically connected to the data line 103 is reduced to 1/3 of the prior art, so that the area of the non-display area 10N corresponding to this part of the wiring can be reduced, and it can also be understood that the non-display area corresponding to the lower step can be reduced. The area of 10N can make the lower frame of the display panel 10 narrower, which is beneficial to realize the narrow frame design of the display panel 10 .

It should be noted that FIG. 2 only exemplarily shows that the three sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are all electrically connected to the same data line 103 , which is not a limitation of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, M sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 may be set to be electrically connected to different data lines 103 in groups according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Next, it should be noted that FIG. 2 only exemplarily shows that the display panel 10 includes pixel units 101 with 3 columns and 4 rows, but it is not a limitation of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the number of pixel units 101 in the display panel 10 and the array arrangement of the pixel units 101 may be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, continuing to refer to FIG. 2 , the M sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are arranged in sequence along the first direction Y; the data lines 103 extend along the first direction Y and are arranged along the second direction X, the first direction Y and the The second direction X crosses; the scan lines 102 and the data lines 103 are arranged to cross each other to define sub-pixel regions 101PT, and each sub-pixel region 101PT is provided with a sub-pixel 101P; corresponding to one pixel unit 101 is provided with M (exemplarily, FIG. 2 The value of M is 3) scan lines 102, and the M sub-pixels 101P are electrically connected to the M scan lines 102 in a one-to-one correspondence.

The parallel arrangement direction of the sub-pixels 101P (ie, the first direction Y) is the same as the extension direction of the data line 103. Therefore, the sub-pixels 101P located on one side of the data line 103 can be electrically connected to the data line 103 to display the display. The layout of the panel 10 is relatively simple, and its design difficulty and fabrication difficulty are relatively low.

Exemplarily, FIG. 2 shows that the three sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are all electrically connected to the same data line 103 , corresponding to the pixel unit 101 are provided with three scan lines 102 , and the same pixel unit 101 is provided with three scan lines 102 . The three sub-pixels 101P are electrically connected to the three scan lines 102 in one-to-one correspondence. Therefore, the layout corresponding to the display panel 10 is simple, and the design difficulty and manufacturing difficulty of the display panel 10 are relatively low.

It should be noted that, on the basis of FIG. 2 , in other embodiments, among the three sub-pixels 101P of the same pixel unit 101 , two sub-pixels 101P (which may be referred to as the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel) may also be set. is electrically connected to the same data line 103 (which may be referred to as a first data line), and another sub-pixel 101P (which may be referred to as a third sub-pixel) is electrically connected to another data line (which may be referred to as a second data line); this , the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel are respectively electrically connected to two different scan lines 102 (may be referred to as the first scan line and the second scan line), and the third sub-pixel may be electrically connected to another scan line ( may be referred to as the third scan line), and may also be electrically connected to one of the first scan line and the second scan line.

Of course, based on the inventive concept proposed in the present application, it is also possible to set the electrical connection mode of the sub-pixel 101P in the same pixel unit 101 with the data line 103 and the scan line 102 according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not made in this embodiment of the present invention. limited.

Optionally, FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 , the pixel unit 101 further includes M (exemplarily, the value of M in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 is 3) switch subunits 107 , and the switch subunit 107 includes a control terminal 107G, an input terminal 107S and The output terminal 107D; the input terminals 107S of the M switch sub-units 107 in the same pixel unit 101 are respectively electrically connected to the same data line 103, and the output terminal 107D of each switch sub-unit 107 is electrically connected to a sub-pixel 101P respectively, The control terminal 107G of the switch sub-unit 107 is electrically connected to a scan line 102 that is arranged next to the sub-pixel 101P electrically connected to the switch sub-unit 107; The structure of the unit 107 is symmetrical with respect to the second direction X. As shown in FIG.

In this way, the twisting of the data lines 103 can be avoided, so that the design difficulty and the manufacturing process difficulty of the data lines 103 can be reduced. In addition, during the application process of the display panel 10, the loss of the data line 103 is small, which can slow down the performance degradation of the data line 103, which is beneficial to prolong the service life of the data line 103, thereby helping to improve the long-term stability of the display panel 10. And it is beneficial to prolong the service life of the display panel 10 .

Exemplarily, the switch subunit 107 may be a thin film transistor. In this case, the control terminal 107G, the input terminal 107S and the output terminal 107D of the switch subunit 107 may correspond to the gate, source and drain of the thin film transistor, respectively.

It should be noted that FIG. 3 only exemplarily shows the related structure of one pixel unit 101 . In the entire display panel 10 , the structure of each pixel unit 101 may be set according to this structure, or the entire display panel 10 may be configured according to this structure. It may include various structures of the pixel unit 101 shown in the embodiment of the present invention, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that FIG. 3 only exemplarily shows the structure of the switch subunit 107 with one thin film transistor, but is not a limitation of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10, the switch subunit 107 can be set to be any type of pixel driving circuit known to those skilled in the art (exemplarily, it may include one or more thin film transistors, and may include one or more storage capacitors), which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4 , M (exemplarily, the value of M in FIG. 4 is 3) sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are sequentially arranged along the second direction X; each data line 103 includes a main line portion 1031 and a sub-line part 1032, the sub-pixel 101P is electrically connected with the auxiliary line part 1032; the main line part 1031 and the scan line 102 are arranged to cross each other to define the pixel unit area 101T, and each pixel unit area 101T is provided with one pixel unit 101; corresponding to one pixel unit 101 is provided There are M scan lines 102, and the M scan lines 102 are disposed between two adjacent pixel units 101 along the first direction Y; wherein the first direction Y and the second direction X intersect.

In this way, the arrangement of the sub-pixels 101P in the pixel unit 101 may not be changed, but only the arrangement of the scan lines 102 and the data lines 103 may be changed on the basis of the structure of the display panel 10 shown in FIG. The purpose of the number of lines 103.

It should be noted that FIG. 4 only exemplarily shows that the sub-pixels 101P in the same pixel unit 101 are all electrically connected to the same data line 103 , but it is not a limitation of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the number of sub-pixels 101P electrically connected to the same data line 103 in the same pixel unit 101 may also be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, the display panel 10 is a light emitting diode display panel or a liquid crystal display panel.

In this way, the inventive concept of the present application can be applied to different types of display panels 10 .

Exemplarily, if the display panel 10 is a light-emitting diode display panel, each sub-pixel 101P in the pixel unit 101 of the display panel 10 may include a cathode and an anode disposed opposite to each other, and a light-emitting layer located between the cathode and the anode. ; When the switch sub-unit 107 (ie, the pixel drive circuit) controls a set voltage difference between the cathode and the anode (or can be understood as a set current flowing between the cathode and the anode), the light-emitting layer emits a preset color and Preset intensity of light, thus, by coordinating the light emitted by each pixel unit on the entire array substrate, the light emitting diode display panel can display the image to be displayed. If the display panel 10 is a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal display panel may include an array substrate and a color filter substrate (also including a pixel electrode and a common electrode, wherein the pixel electrode is disposed on the side of the array substrate, and the common electrode may be disposed on the array substrate) The substrate side can also be arranged on the color filter substrate side, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention), and the liquid crystal layer located between the array substrate and the color filter substrate, and the liquid crystal layer can be driven by the voltage difference between the pixel electrode and the common electrode. Rotate down to allow the preset intensity of light to pass through the preset color filter film, so that the preset color and preset intensity of light can be displayed at the corresponding position of the pixel unit. With the light emitted by the pixel unit, the liquid crystal display panel can display the picture to be displayed.

It should be noted that the inventive concept of the present application may also be applied to other types of display panels known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in the embodiments of the present invention.

Optionally, if the display panel 10 is a liquid crystal display panel, the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal display panel may be arranged in a mono-domain alignment manner or in a pseudo-dual-domain alignment manner.

This arrangement can improve the design flexibility of the liquid crystal display panel; it can also be understood that the inventive concept of the present application can be applied to liquid crystal display panels of different display modes.

Exemplarily, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel provided by an embodiment of the present invention, which shows an arrangement in which liquid crystal molecules adopt a monodomain orientation. FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing an arrangement of liquid crystal molecules using pseudo-dual domain orientation. 5 and 6, in the liquid crystal display panel, the shapes of the sub-pixels 101P in FIG. 5 can be arranged in the same way. When designing the display panel, only one sub-pixel 101P needs to be designed, and then the sub-pixel 101P is pressed The required array arrangement can obtain the design drawing of the display panel; in FIG. 6, the two adjacent sub-pixels 101P along the second direction X are axially symmetrically distributed along the first direction Y. When designing the display panel, one can be designed first. Sub-pixel 101P, then flip the sub-pixel 101P along the first direction Y to obtain a symmetrical sub-pixel, the sub-pixel and the symmetrical sub-pixel form a sub-pixel pair, and then the sub-pixel pair is arranged in a desired array to obtain Displays the design of the panel.

It should be noted that, FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 only exemplarily show the sub-pixels 101P with 2 rows and 4 columns, which are only a partial structure of the display panel 10 and do not constitute a part of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. limited. In other embodiments, the number and array arrangement of the sub-pixels 101P may be set according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, continuing to refer to any of FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , each pixel unit 101 includes three sub-pixels 101P.

Exemplarily, the display colors of the three sub-pixels 101P are red, green and blue, respectively.

This arrangement is beneficial to use the display panel 10 to display a color picture and a white picture.

It should be noted that the number and color of the sub-pixels 101P in the pixel unit 101 may also be set according to the actual display requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7, the display panel 10 may further include a plurality of touch traces 104; the touch traces 104 and the data traces 103 both extend along the first direction Y, and are arranged along the second direction X, the first direction Y and the second direction The direction X crosses; along the second direction X, a touch trace 104 is arranged every N pixel units 101, and N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

Wherein, by arranging the touch traces 104 and the touch electrodes (described in detail below), the display panel can integrate the touch function.

The extension direction and arrangement direction of the touch traces 104 and the data lines 103 are respectively the same, so as to simplify the layout design of the display panel 10 and reduce the overall manufacturing process difficulty of the display panel 10 .

Exemplarily, it is shown in FIG. 7 that along the second direction X, one touch trace 104 is arranged every two pixel units 101. This arrangement can reduce the number of touch traces 104, thereby helping to reduce wiring. Further, it is beneficial to realize the narrow frame design of the display panel 10 .

It should be noted that the value of N can also be set according to the actual touch requirements of the display panel 10. Exemplarily, if the touch sensitivity and accuracy are required to be high, the value of N can be small; When the touch sensitivity is high, that is, when the requirements on the touch sensitivity and accuracy are low, the value of N may be larger, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 8 , in the display panel 10 , along the second direction X, a touch trace 104 is disposed every one pixel unit 101 .

In this way, the display panel 101 can have higher touch sensitivity and higher touch accuracy. In addition, the touch traces 104 are evenly distributed in the entire display panel 10 , and the signals on the touch traces 104 have the same electrical interference to each pixel unit 101 , which is beneficial to the electrical interference of each pixel unit 101 in the entire display panel 10 . The performance uniformity is high, which is beneficial to ensure that the display panel 10 has a better picture display effect.

It should be noted that, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 only exemplarily show that the display panel 10 includes the pixel units 101 with 3 columns and 4 rows, which is only a partial structure of the display panel 10 and does not constitute a provision for the embodiment of the present invention. the definition of the display panel 10 . In other embodiments, the number of pixel units 101 in the display panel 10 and the array arrangement of the pixel units 101 may be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, referring to FIG. 3 , FIG. 5 or FIG. 6 , the display panel 10 further includes a common electrode layer 101C; the touch traces 104 and the data traces 103 are located in the same film layer, and the touch traces 104 and the common electrode layer 101C pass through The via hole 108 is electrically connected; the vertical projection of the via hole 108 on the common electrode layer 101C does not overlap the vertical projection of the sub-pixel 101P on the common electrode layer 101C; in the plane where the display panel 10 is located, in the same pixel unit 101 The M sub-pixels 101P are arranged side by side along a preset direction (exemplarily, the first direction Y is used as the preset direction in FIG. 3 , FIG. 5 , and FIG. 6 ), and the via holes 108 are arranged in two adjacent rows of sub-pixels 101P between.

The touch wires 104 and the data wires 103 are disposed on the same layer, and the same materials can be used to form the touch wires 104 and the data wires 103 in the same process step. Therefore, on the one hand, no new materials and new equipment are introduced, and at the same time, the process steps for manufacturing the display panel 10 are not increased, which is beneficial to simplify the manufacturing process flow of the display panel 10; on the other hand, the touch function is integrated without adding a display panel. The number of film layers of 10 is beneficial to realize the light and thin design of the display panel 10 .

The electrode blocks in the common electrode layer 101C can be reused as touch electrodes. Exemplarily, in the display stage, the common electrode layer 101C is used as a common electrode for realizing the display function; in the touch stage, the common electrode layer 101C is used as a touch electrode for realizing the touch function. In this way, by time-division multiplexing the common electrode layer 101C, the film structure of the display panel 10 is simplified, the number of electrodes in the display panel 10 is reduced, and the number of wires electrically connected to the electrodes is reduced, thereby reducing the number of wires electrically connected to the electrodes. The wiring in the display panel 10 is beneficial to realize the narrow frame design of the display panel 10 .

Exemplarily, the first direction Y is the column direction, the second direction X is the row direction, the sub-pixels 101P are arranged along the column direction, and the via holes 108 are arranged between two adjacent columns of the sub-pixels 101P. In this way, the irregular arrangement of the sub-pixels 101P caused by arranging the vias 108 between the sub-pixels 101P in the same column can be avoided, and at the same time, the vias 108 and the sub-pixels 101P are located in different columns, so that the vias do not occupy pixel units The area of the opening area of the pixel unit 101 in the display panel 10 is improved, thereby helping to increase the opening area of the pixel unit 101 in the display panel 10 .

It should be noted that the vertical projection of the via hole 108 on the common electrode layer 101C and the vertical projection of the scan line 102 on the common electrode layer 101C may or may not overlap, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that, FIG. 3 , FIG. 5 and FIG. 6 only exemplarily show the gate layer (including the gate electrode and the scan line), the active layer, the source-drain electrode layer ( Including source, drain, data lines and touch traces shown below), pixel electrode layer (which is electrically connected to the drain electrode, and can also be formed in the same layer as the source-drain electrode layer) and the common electrode layer, only for display Part of the film layer of the panel does not constitute a limitation on the display panel provided by the embodiments of the present invention. In other embodiments, the film layer structure of the display panel and the stacking sequence of the film layers may be set according to actual requirements of the display panel, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 , a via hole 108 is located between four adjacent pixel units 101 , and the common electrodes 101C corresponding to the four pixel units 101 adjacent to the same via hole 108 are electrically connected through the via hole 108 .

This arrangement can reduce the number of vias 108 , on the one hand, the area occupied by the openings is reduced, which is beneficial to increase the opening area of the pixel unit 101 in the display panel 10 ; on the other hand, the electrical connection structure in the vias 108 can be reduced Therefore, the signal interference caused by the via hole 108 can be reduced, the image display effect of the display panel 10 can be improved, and the touch accuracy and touch sensitivity of the display panel 10 can be improved.

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a display device. For example, FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10 , the display device 30 includes the display panel 10 in the above-mentioned embodiment. Therefore, the display device 30 provided by the embodiment of the present invention also has the beneficial effects described in the above-mentioned embodiment, which will not be repeated here. Exemplarily, the display device 30 may include a mobile phone, a computer, a smart wearable device, and other types of display devices known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Note that the above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention and applied technical principles. Those skilled in the art will understand that the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described herein, and various obvious changes, readjustments, combinations and substitutions can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, although the present invention has been described in detail through the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and can also include more other equivalent embodiments without departing from the concept of the present invention. The scope is determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Claims (9)

1. A display panel, comprising:

the pixel units are arranged in an array mode, each pixel unit comprises M sub-pixels, M is an integer and is more than or equal to 2;

a plurality of data lines and a plurality of scan lines;

at least two sub-pixels of the same pixel unit are electrically connected to the same data line; in the same pixel unit, the sub-pixels electrically connected to the same data line are electrically connected to different scanning lines;

the M sub-pixels in the same pixel unit are sequentially arranged along a first direction; the data lines extend along the first direction and are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is crossed with the second direction; the scanning lines and the data lines are arranged in a crossed mode, sub-pixel regions are limited, and each sub-pixel region is provided with one sub-pixel; m scanning lines are arranged corresponding to one pixel unit, and the M sub-pixels are electrically connected with the M scanning lines in a one-to-one correspondence manner;

the pixel unit also comprises M switch subunits, and each switch subunit comprises a control end, an input end and an output end; the input ends of the M switch subunits in the same pixel unit are respectively and electrically connected with the same data line, the output end of each switch subunit is respectively and electrically connected with one sub-pixel, and the control end of each switch subunit is electrically connected with one scanning line which is arranged next to the sub-pixel electrically connected with the switch subunit; in two sub-pixels adjacently arranged along the first direction, the structures of two switch sub-units are symmetrical about the second direction;

the control end, the input end and the output end of the switch subunit respectively correspond to a grid electrode, a source electrode and a drain electrode, and the source electrode, the drain electrode and the data line are on the same layer;

in the layout design of the display panel, the source electrode of the switch subunit comprises a first polygonal part and a first straight line part which are communicated, the first polygonal part comprises a first side edge deviating from the first straight line part, the first straight line part comprises a second side edge deviating from the first polygonal part, and the length of the first side edge is greater than that of the second side edge in the second direction.

2. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the display panel is a light emitting diode display panel or a liquid crystal display panel.

3. The display panel according to claim 2, wherein the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal display panel are arranged in a single domain orientation manner or in a pseudo-double domain orientation manner.

4. The display panel of claim 1, wherein each of the pixel units comprises three sub-pixels.

5. The display panel of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of touch traces;

the touch routing lines and the data lines extend along a first direction and are arranged along a second direction, and the first direction is crossed with the second direction;

and arranging one touch wire at intervals of N pixel units along the second direction, wherein N is a positive integer greater than or equal to 1.

6. The display panel according to claim 5, wherein one touch trace is disposed every other one pixel unit along the second direction.

7. The display panel according to claim 5, further comprising a common electrode layer;

the touch wire and the data line are positioned on the same film layer, and the touch wire and the common electrode layer are electrically connected through a via hole;

the vertical projection of the via hole on the common electrode layer is not overlapped with the vertical projection of the sub-pixel on the common electrode layer;

in the plane of the display panel, the M sub-pixels in the same pixel unit are arranged in parallel along a preset direction, and the via holes are arranged between two adjacent rows of the sub-pixels.

8. The display panel according to claim 7, wherein one via hole is located between four adjacent pixel units, and common electrodes corresponding to the four pixel units adjacent to the same via hole are electrically connected through the via hole.

9. A display device characterized by comprising the display panel according to any one of claims 1 to 8.

Images