CN110071161B - Display panel and display device - Google Patents

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a display panel and a display device, the display panel includes: a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area, the second display area is reused as a sensor reserved area, and the first display area is The second display area includes a plurality of light-transmitting areas and a plurality of light-emitting areas; the first display area is provided with a plurality of first pixel units, and the second display area is provided with a plurality of second pixel units; the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit Each includes N sub-pixel reserved areas; wherein, all sub-pixel reserved areas of the first pixel unit are used to set sub-pixels, at least part of the sub-pixel reserved areas of at least part of the second pixel unit are light-transmitting areas, and the second In the display area, all sub-pixel reserved areas except the light-transmitting area are used for setting sub-pixels; wherein, N is a positive integer. The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention can make the appearance of the display panel beautiful, and it is beneficial to realize the full-screen display of the display panel.

Description

Display panels and display devices

technical field

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

Background technique

With the development of display technology, more and more display panels and display devices are used in people's daily life and work. In order to improve user experience, sensor modules, such as cameras, infrared sensors, etc., are usually integrated in the existing display panel structure.

At present, in order to satisfy a higher screen ratio, a hollow area is usually arranged in the middle area of one end of the display panel, and a sensor module is arranged in the hollow area. On this basis, the hollowed-out area still cannot be displayed, the appearance of the display panel is not beautiful, and a true full-screen display cannot be realized.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention provide a display panel and a display device, so that the display panel has a beautiful appearance and is conducive to realizing a true full-screen display.

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

A first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area, the second display area is multiplexed as a sensor reserved area, and the second display area includes a plurality of light-transmitting areas and a plurality of light-emitting areas Area;

The first display area is provided with a plurality of first pixel units, and the second display area is provided with a plurality of second pixel units;

Both the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit include N sub-pixel reserved areas;

Wherein, all the sub-pixel reserved areas of the first pixel unit are used for setting sub-pixels, and at least part of the sub-pixel reserved areas of at least part of the second pixel unit are the light-transmitting areas, so In the second display area, all the sub-pixel reserved areas except the light-transmitting area are used for setting sub-pixels; wherein, N is a positive integer.

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.

In the display panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention, a first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area are arranged, the second display area is multiplexed as a sensor reserved area, and the second display area includes a plurality of light-transmitting areas and a plurality of light-emitting areas; the first display area is provided with a plurality of first pixel units, and the second display area is provided with a plurality of second pixel units; both the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit include N sub-pixel reserved areas; Wherein, all sub-pixel reserved areas of the first pixel unit are used for setting sub-pixels, and at least part of the sub-pixel reserved areas of at least part of the second pixel unit are light-transmitting areas. All sub-pixel reserved areas outside the area are used to set sub-pixels; wherein, N is a positive integer, and sub-pixels can be used to emit light to realize the synergistic effect of the first display area and the second display area of the display panel for display The image to be displayed; in addition, the light-transmitting area allows light to pass through to the sensor module placed at the corresponding position, so as to realize the sensing detection of the sensor module. The appearance of the display panel is beautiful, and it is beneficial to realize the full-screen display of the display panel.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another 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;

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

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

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

7 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the display panel along C1-C2 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;

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

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of the display device along D1-D2 in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of another 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 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 , the display panel 10 includes: a first display area 111 and a second display area 112 adjacent to the first display area 111 , the second display area 112 is multiplexed as a sensor reserved area, and the second display area 112 includes A plurality of light-transmitting areas 121 and a plurality of light-emitting areas 122; the first display area 111 is provided with a plurality of first pixel units 310, and the second display area 112 is provided with a plurality of second pixel units 320; Each of the two pixel units 320 includes N sub-pixel reserved areas 30; wherein, all the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 of the first pixel unit 310 are used for setting the sub-pixels 31, and at least some of the sub-pixels of at least part of the second pixel unit 320 are reserved. The reserved area 30 is the light-transmitting area 121 . In the second display area 112 , all the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 except the light-transmitting area 121 are used for setting the sub-pixels 31 ; wherein, N is a positive integer.

The sub-pixels 31 are used to emit light, so that the display panel 10 is used to display the image to be displayed.

Exemplarily, the sub-pixels 31 may be organic light-emitting units or other light-emitting units known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Exemplarily, the emission color of the sub-pixels 31 may be red, green, blue, white, yellow, orange, or other colors known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the sub-pixel reserved area 30 can be divided into two parts, wherein a part of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 is used for setting the sub-pixels 31, that is, forming the light-emitting area 122 in the second display area 112, and forming the first display area 111; Another part of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 is not provided with sub-pixels 31, and this part of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 is used as a light-transmitting area 121, and the light-transmitting area 121 can allow light to pass through, so that ambient light can pass through the display panel 10. The sensor module on the backlight side of the display panel 10 is used to realize the detection of the surrounding environment information by the sensor module.

It can also be understood that all the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the first display area 111 are used for setting the sub-pixels 31, that is, they are used for light emission, so that the first display area 111 is only used for displaying images; the second display area 112 The sub-pixel reserved area 30 can be divided into two parts, wherein a part of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 is used to set the sub-pixel 31, that is, the light-emitting area 122 is formed, and the light-emitting area 122 is used to display the to-be-displayed together with the first display area 111. image, so that the display panel can achieve a real full-screen display; the other part of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 is not provided with sub-pixels 31, that is, the light-transmitting area 121 is formed, and the light-transmitting area 121 can allow light to pass through, so that the sensor module can be connected to the The display panel 10 is integrated, so that the subsequently formed display device can realize the sensing and detection of environmental information while realizing the full-screen display.

Wherein, by setting the number of sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 to be N, in the actual manufacturing process of the display panel 10, the first display area 111 and the second The sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the display area 112 are all formed synchronously by the same process, thereby facilitating the simplification of the process. Among them, regarding the structural difference between the light-transmitting area 121 and the light-emitting area 122, it can be understood that the light-transmitting area 121 only lacks a few functional film layers than the light-emitting area 122. Combined with the understanding of the process, it can be understood as the production of the display panel. During the process, part of the functional film layer is not formed at the corresponding position of the light-transmitting area 121, so that the light-transmitting area 121 has a higher light transmittance relative to the light-emitting area 122, so that the sensor module disposed at the corresponding position can be normal. Work.

Exemplarily, the value of N may be 1, 2, 3, or other optional positive integers, which may be set according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Exemplarily, the number of the second pixel units 320 with the light-transmitting area 121 in the second pixel unit 320 and the proportion of the light-transmitting area 121 in each pixel unit 320 to the number of the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 can be determined according to the display. The actual requirement setting of the panel 10 is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that, FIG. 1 only exemplarily shows the arrangement of the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 in the partial area of the display panel 10 , and only exemplarily shows each first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 . Both the pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 include three sub-pixel reserved areas 30, which do not constitute a limitation on the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the arrangement of the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 and the number of sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 can be determined according to the display panel 10 This is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel provided by an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1 or FIG. 2 , in each second pixel unit 320 including the light-transmitting area 121 , M sub-pixels are reserved. The region 30 is the light-transmitting region 121 ; M is a positive integer smaller than N.

In this way, each second pixel unit 320 including the light-transmitting area 121 can include at least one light-emitting area 122 , which is beneficial to make the image display of the second display area 112 uniform, that is, the display effect is better.

Exemplarily, when the value of N is 3, the value of M may be 1, and reference may be made to FIG. 1 . Alternatively, the value of M may also be 2, as shown in FIG. 2 . In other embodiments, in each of the second pixel units 320 including the light-transmitting area 121 , the number of the light-transmitting areas 121 may be different. For example, when the value of N is 3, M in some of the second pixel units 320 The value of M is 1, and the value of M in some of the second pixel units 320 is 2, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that the emission color of the sub-pixels 31 corresponding to the light-emitting regions 122 in the second pixel unit 320 can be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3 , in each of the second pixel units 320 including the light-transmitting region 121 , the N sub-pixel reserved regions 30 are all the light-transmitting regions 121 .

The sub-pixels 31 are not set in each sub-pixel reserved area 30 in the second pixel unit 320 including the light-transmitting area 121 , that is, the entire area corresponding to the second pixel unit 320 is the light-transmitting area 121 . This arrangement is beneficial to increase the overall area of the light-transmitting area 121 , thereby helping to increase the total amount of light that can pass through the display panel 10 , and further helping to improve the photosensitive effect of the sensor module.

It should be noted that, by setting each second pixel unit 320 including the light-transmitting area 121, the number of the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 set as the light-transmitting area 121 is equal, which is also beneficial to the distribution of the light-transmitting area 121. uniform, and is beneficial to reduce the difficulty of design and manufacture of the display panel 10 .

Optionally, FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a second display area of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a partial structure of the second display area 112 . 4, the second pixel units 320 are arranged in an array; along the row direction X and/or along the column direction Y, B second type second pixel units 322 are arranged at every interval of A1 first type second pixel units 321; Wherein, the N sub-pixel reserved areas 30 of the first type of second pixel unit 321 are all used for setting sub-pixels 31, and the N sub-pixel reserved areas 30 of the second type of second pixel unit 322 are all light-transmitting areas 121; 1 ≤A1≤20, 1≤B≤3, and both A1 and B are integers.

The sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the first type of second pixel units 321 are all used as light-emitting areas 122 to cooperate with the first display area 111 to realize full-screen display of the display panel 10 . The sub-pixel reserved areas 30 in the second type second pixel unit 322 are all used as light-transmitting areas 121 to allow light to pass through the display panel 10 at the position to reach the sensor module, so that the sensor module can achieve normal sensing probe.

The above arrangement can also make the light-transmitting regions 121 in the adjacent second-type second pixel units 322 communicate with each other, which is beneficial to increase the light-transmitting area.

Exemplarily, taking the orientation in FIG. 4 as an example, in the order from top right to bottom and from left to right, in the second row, one second type second pixel unit 321 is set at every interval of four first type second pixel units 321. Two pixel units 322; in the fifth row, one second type second pixel unit 322 is arranged at intervals of 1, 2, and 3 first type second pixel units 321 in sequence; in the seventh row, 7 first type second pixel units 322 are arranged One type of second pixel unit 321 is provided with two second type of second pixel units 322 ; in the second column, one second type of second pixel unit 322 is provided at intervals of two first type of second pixel units 321 . This is only an exemplary description of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and is not limiting. In other embodiments, the number and arrangement of the first-type second pixel units 321 and the second-type second pixel units 322 may also be set according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, referring to any of FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , the arrangement density of the first pixel units 310 in the first display area 111 is the same as the arrangement density of the second pixel units 320 in the second display area 112 .

This setting can make the display effects of the first display area 111 and the second display area 112 consistent, that is, on the premise that the visual viewing effect is not affected, the sub-pixel reserved area 30 in part of the second pixel unit 320 is set to be transparent. area 121, so that the light transmittance of the light-transmitting area 121 can meet the photosensitive requirements of the sensor module, so that the sensor module structure under the screen can be used to realize the sensing detection and the real full-screen display of the display device.

Exemplarily, the arrangement rule of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 in the first pixel unit 310 can be set to be the same as the arrangement rule of the sub-pixel reserved area 30 in the second pixel unit 320, so that the display panel 10 can be reduced. The difficulty of design and production.

It should be noted that, in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3 , only the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 are shown in a square, and the sub-pixel reserved area 30 and the sub-pixel 31 are shown in a square, but It does not constitute a limitation to the display panel 10 provided by the embodiments of the present invention. In other embodiments, the shapes of the first pixel unit 310 , the second pixel unit 320 , the sub-pixel reserved area 30 , and the sub-pixel 31 may also be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not specified in the embodiments of the present invention. limited.

Optionally, FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a second display area of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a partial structure of the second display area 112 . 5, the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 are arranged in an array; along the row direction X and/or along the column direction Y, a preset number of A2 sub-pixels 31 are spaced between two adjacent light-transmitting areas 121, and 10≤A2≤ 30.

Wherein, the sub-pixel reserved area 30 in the second pixel unit 320 may be all set as the light-transmitting area 121 , or partially set as the light-transmitting area 121 . Through the above arrangement, the distribution of the light-transmitting areas 121 in the second display area 112 can be more dispersed, so that the image display effect of the second display area 112 can be more consistent with the image display effect of the first display area 111 , thereby achieving A true full screen display of the display panel 10 .

Exemplarily, taking the orientation in FIG. 5 as an example, in the order of top right to bottom and left to right, in the second row, a light-transmitting area 121 is set at intervals of 14 sub-pixels 31; In the twenty-three rows, one light-transmitting area 121 is set at intervals of 11 sub-pixels 31; in the second and twelfth columns, one light-transmitting area 121 is set at intervals of 12 sub-pixels 31; The pixel 31 is provided with a light-transmitting area 121 ; in the seventeenth column, a light-transmitting area 121 is provided every 10 sub-pixels 31 . This is only an exemplary description of the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and is not limiting. In other embodiments, the number of sub-pixels 31 spaced between two adjacent light-transmitting regions 121 may also be set according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of a second display area of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a partial structure of the second display area 112 . Referring to FIG. 6 , the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 are arranged in an array; in the second display area 112 , the light-transmitting areas 121 are arranged in an array.

The sub-pixel reserved areas 30 are arranged in rows and columns. By setting the sub-pixel reserved areas 30 at specific positions as light-transmitting areas 121 , the sub-pixel reserved areas 121 can also be distributed in rows and columns. Therefore, the distribution of the light-transmitting areas 121 is relatively regular, so that the setting of the light-transmitting areas 121 has less influence on the image display effect of the second display area 112, which is beneficial to make the image display effect of the second display area 112 and the first display area 112. The image display effect of a display area 111 is relatively consistent, so that a true full-screen display of the display panel 10 can be realized.

Exemplarily, FIG. 6 shows an array of sub-pixel reserved areas 30 with 24 columns and 18 rows, including an array of light-transmitting areas 121 with 4 rows and 4 columns. This is only an exemplary description of the display panel provided by the embodiment of the present invention, and is not limiting. In other embodiments, the array arrangement of the sub-pixel reserved regions 30 and the array arrangement of the light-transmitting regions 121 can also be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

7-9, the cross-sectional structure of the display panel is taken as an example to exemplarily describe how to realize that the sub-pixels 31 are not arranged in the sub-pixel reserved area 30 to form the light-transmitting area 121.

Optionally, FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of the display panel along C1 - C2 in FIG. 3 , showing the film layer structure of the display panel when the display panel 10 is an organic light emitting display panel. 3 and 7 , the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 each include a driving circuit layer 410, a light-emitting layer 420 and an auxiliary light-emitting layer 430; the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 of the second pixel unit 320 extend to In the light-transmitting area 121 , the light-shielding layer in the driving circuit layer 410 of the second pixel unit 320 does not overlap with the light-transmitting area 121 .

Wherein, when the display panel 10 is an organic light-emitting display panel, the light-emitting layer 420 is an organic light-emitting layer, and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 may be a carrier-assisted functional layer. A blocking layer, an electron injection layer, an electron transport layer, a hole blocking layer, and other auxiliary light-emitting functional layers known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention; the driving circuit layer 410 is used to form a pixel driving circuit, and may include Thin film transistors, storage capacitors, and other circuit elements known to those skilled in the art are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Wherein, the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 are usually made of materials with high light transmittance, while the structure of the pixel driving circuit in the driving circuit layer 410 is relatively complex, and the driving circuit layer 410 usually includes materials with low light transmittance. Even the opaque material is included; therefore, the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 can be retained in the light-transmitting region 121, and the driving circuit layer 410 needs to be removed at the same time. In this way, while ensuring that the light transmission area 121 has a light transmittance satisfying the light transmittance of the sensor module, it is beneficial to simplify the manufacturing process of the display panel 10 , thereby helping to reduce the manufacturing difficulty of the display panel 10 .

On this basis, in order to improve the light transmittance of the light-transmitting region 121 , the light-emitting layer 420 and/or the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 may be removed together. At this time, the film layer removed in the light-transmitting area 121 can be filled with a material with higher transmittance, so that the overall display panel 10 can be made flat, which is beneficial to ensure the overall stability of the display panel 10 and is beneficial to improve the display panel 10. Reliability of panel 10.

Optionally, FIG. 8 is a schematic cross-sectional structural diagram of another display panel provided by an embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 8 , the first pixel unit 310 and the second pixel unit 320 each include a driving circuit layer 410, a light-emitting layer 420 and an auxiliary light-emitting layer 430; The light-emitting layer 430 does not overlap with the light-transmitting region 121 .

The driving circuit layer 410 , the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 in the light-transmitting area 121 are all removed, so as to improve the light transmittance of this area.

On this basis, a transparent material layer 450 with high transmittance is used to fill this area, so that the surface of the display panel 10 is relatively flat, which is beneficial to improve the reliability of the display panel.

It should be noted that, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8 only exemplarily show the relative positional relationship of the driving circuit layer 410 , the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 , but do not show the details of each film layer. In the actual structure of the display panel 10 , the specific film structures of the driving circuit layer 410 , the light-emitting layer 420 and the auxiliary light-emitting layer 430 can be set according to the actual requirements of the display panel, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

In addition, it should be noted that the display panel 10 may further include a base substrate 400, an encapsulation film layer 440, and other functional film layers known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, FIG. 9 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a cross-sectional structure schematic diagram of the display panel when the display panel 10 is a liquid crystal display panel. 10, the display panel 10 may further include a first base substrate 510, a second base substrate 520 and a liquid crystal layer 500 located between the first base substrate 510 and the second base substrate 520; In the sub-pixel reserved area 30 of a pixel unit 310, the driving circuit 530 is disposed on the side of the first base substrate 510 close to the second base substrate 520, and the second base substrate 520 is close to the first base substrate 510. A color resist layer 540 is arranged on one side; in the light-transmitting area 121 of the second pixel unit 320, a driving circuit 530 is arranged on the side of the first base substrate 510 close to the second base substrate 520, and a driving circuit 530 is arranged on the side of the second base substrate 520 close to the second base substrate 520. One side of the first base substrate 510 is not provided with the color resist layer 540 .

Wherein, the first base substrate 510 and the second base substrate 520 are sealed to form a liquid crystal layer to accommodate the liquid crystal layer 500 . One side of the first substrate 510 and/or the second substrate 520 close to the liquid crystal layer 500 is provided with a liquid crystal control electrode, exemplarily including a pixel electrode and a common electrode. The voltage can deflect the liquid crystal molecules, so that the light emitted from the backlight module passes through the liquid crystal layer and is emitted from the color resist layer 540 to different degrees, thereby realizing the normal display of the liquid crystal display panel.

The color resist layer 540 includes a filterable functional film layer on the color filter substrate. Exemplarily, the color resist layer 540 may include a black matrix, red color resist blocks, green color resist blocks, blue color resist blocks, and other color resist structures known to those skilled in the art.

Among them, since the pixel driving circuit in the liquid crystal display panel is relatively simple, the light transmittance of the driving circuit layer 530 is relatively high; the light transmittance of the color resist layer is low, and the light passing through the color resist layer will be The color corresponding to the color of the color resist layer is emitted. Therefore, the driving circuit layer 530 can be retained in the light-transmitting region 121, and the color resist layer 540 needs to be removed at the same time. In this way, while ensuring that the light transmission area 121 has a light transmittance satisfying the light transmittance of the sensor module, it is beneficial to simplify the manufacturing process of the display panel 10 , thereby helping to reduce the manufacturing difficulty of the display panel 10 .

On this basis, in order to improve the light transmittance of the light-transmitting region 121 , the driving circuit layer 530 may be removed together. At this time, the film layer removed in the light-transmitting area 121 can be filled with a material with higher transmittance, so that the overall display panel 10 can be made flat, which is beneficial to ensure the overall stability of the display panel 10 and is beneficial to improve the display panel 10. Reliability of panel 10.

It should be noted that, FIG. 9 only exemplarily shows some of the film layers in the display panel 10 . In other embodiments, the display panel may further include other functional film layers known to those skilled in the art, which are not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

It should be noted that, in the process of the display panel, for the film layers not formed in the light-transmitting area 121 in FIGS. 7-9 , after the complete film layer is formed, the mask etching process can be used to change the film layer. The layout of the mask pattern in the mask plate is removed synchronously; or the region may be shielded during the process of forming the film layer, so that the film layer is not formed at the position corresponding to the light-transmitting area 121 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention .

Optionally, FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 10 , the area ratio of the second display area 112 to the first display area 111 satisfies

The image display effect of the second display area 112 is more consistent with the image display effect of the first display area 111. Therefore, by setting the area of the second display area 112 to be larger, the sensor module can be placed in a larger area; thus It is conducive to realizing large-angle detection, and is conducive to improving the photosensitive quality and detection agility of the sensor module.

Exemplarily, take the row direction X as the width direction and the column direction Y as the length direction as an example. The width of the first display area 111 and the width of the second display area 112 may be equal, and the ratio of the length of the second display area 112 to the length of the first display area 111 is between 0 and 0.8, so that the area of the second display area 112 The area ratio of A2 to the area A1 of the first display area 111 may satisfy

It should be noted that, FIGS. 1-3 and FIG. 10 only exemplarily show that the shape of the second display area 112 is a square, and the second display area 112 is located on one side of the display panel 10, but does not It constitutes a limitation on the display panel 10 provided by the embodiment of the present invention. In other embodiments, the shape and position of the second display area 112 can be set according to actual requirements of the display panel 10 , which is not limited in this embodiment of the present invention.

Optionally, the light transmittance of the light transmission area 121 of the second display area 112 is greater than or equal to 30%.

In this way, the requirements of the sensor module for light transmittance can be met.

In addition, it should be noted that, on the premise of no conflict, the structures of the display panel 10 shown in the above figures can be combined with or replaced with each other, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present invention.

On the basis of the above-mentioned embodiments, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a display device, the display device includes any display panel provided in the above-mentioned embodiments, so the display device also has the same features as the display panels provided in the above-mentioned embodiments. The beneficial effects can be understood with reference to the above, and the similarities will not be repeated in the following.

Exemplarily, FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional structural schematic diagram of the display device along D1-D2 in FIG. 11 . 11 and 12 , the display device 20 includes the display panel 10 , and also includes a sensor module 210 . The sensor module 210 includes a plurality of sensor units 211 ; , the photosensitive surface of the sensor unit 211 faces the display panel 10 .

The light-sensitive surface of the sensor unit 211 is used for light-sensing. By arranging the sensor unit 211 in the light-transmitting area 121 , the light transmitted by the light-transmitting area 121 can reach the light-sensitive surface of the sensor unit 211 and be received by the sensor unit 211 . The overall photosensitive effect of the sensor module 210 can be obtained by processing the information received by each sensor unit 211 in the sensor module 210 .

Exemplarily, FIG. 13 is a schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of another display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 11 and 13 , the display device 20 further includes a sensor module 210 , which is disposed in the second display area 112 and covers the light-transmitting area 121 ; the sensor module 210 is located on the backlight side of the display panel 10 , and the photosensitive surface of the sensor module 210 toward the display panel 10 .

The difference between FIG. 13 and FIG. 12 is that the sensor module in FIG. 12 includes a plurality of discrete sensor units 211, while the sensor module 210 in FIG. 13 is an entire sensor unit. The light transmitted through the light-transmitting area 121 can detect the surrounding environment information of the display device 20 .

Exemplarily, the display device 20 may be a mobile phone or a tablet. When the sensor module 210 is a camera module, the second display area 112 corresponds to the area where the front camera of the mobile phone or tablet is located, and the second display area 112 is used for setting sub-displays. The sub-pixel reserved area 30 of the pixel 31 can be used for display, and the light-transmitting area 121 can allow incident light to enter the front camera for the front camera to collect external images; when the sensor module 210 is a light sensor, the light sensor can It is a light-sensing sensor used to sense external light and adjust the brightness of the display device 20; or, the light-sensing sensor can also be a light-sensing sensor used for sensing whether there is a fingerprint outside, so as to perform fingerprint recognition; the light-sensing sensor is also The external light is received through the light-transmitting area 121 of the second display area 112, and then sensing is performed. At the same time, the second display area 112 can use the sub-pixels 31 in the light-emitting area 122 and the first display area 111 to jointly display images, thereby realizing True full screen display.

Exemplarily, the sensor module 210 includes one or more of a camera module, a light sensor and an ultrasonic distance sensor.

Exemplarily, the display device 20 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a smart wearable device (eg, a smart watch), 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.

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1. A display panel, characterized in that, comprising: A first display area and a second display area adjacent to the first display area, the second display area is multiplexed as a sensor reserved area, and the second display area includes a plurality of light-transmitting areas and a plurality of light-emitting areas Area; The first display area is provided with a plurality of first pixel units, and the second display area is provided with a plurality of second pixel units; Both the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit include N sub-pixel reserved areas; the sub-pixel reserved areas of the first display area and the second display area are formed by the same process; the The arrangement of the sub-pixel reserved area in the first pixel unit is the same as the arrangement of the sub-pixel reserved area in the second pixel unit; Wherein, all of the sub-pixel reserved areas of the first pixel unit are used for setting sub-pixels, and only at least part of the sub-pixel reserved areas of some of the second pixel units are the light-transmitting areas, In the second display area, all the sub-pixel reserved areas except the light-transmitting area are used for setting sub-pixels; wherein, N is a positive integer; Both the first pixel unit and the second pixel unit include a driving circuit layer and a light-emitting layer; the light-emitting layer of the second pixel unit extends to the light-transmitting area, and the driving circuit layer of the second pixel unit is in the driving circuit layer. The light-shielding layer does not overlap with the light-transmitting area. 2 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, in each of the second pixel units including the light-transmitting area, M reserved sub-pixel areas are the light-transmitting areas; 3 . M is a positive integer smaller than N. 3 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein in each of the second pixel units including the light-transmitting area, the N sub-pixel reserved areas are all the light-transmitting areas. 4 . . 4. The display panel according to claim 3, wherein the second pixel units are arranged in an array; Along the row direction and/or along the column direction, B second pixel units of the second type are arranged at every interval of A1 second pixel units of the first type; wherein the N sub-pixels of the second pixel unit of the first type The reserved areas are all used for setting sub-pixels, and the N sub-pixel reserved areas of the second type of second pixel unit are all the light-transmitting areas; 1≤A1≤20, 1≤B≤3, and Both A1 and B are integers. 5. The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the sub-pixel reserved areas are arranged in an array; Along the row direction and/or along the column direction, a predetermined number A2 of the sub-pixels are spaced between two adjacent light-transmitting regions, 10≤A2≤30. 6 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the sub-pixel reserved areas are arranged in an array; and in the second display area, the light-transmitting areas are arranged in an array. 7 . 7 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein an area ratio of the second display area to the first display area satisfies the

8 . The display panel according to claim 1 , wherein the light transmittance of the light-transmitting region of the second display region is greater than or equal to 30%. 9 . 9. A display device, comprising the display panel according to any one of claims 1-8. 10. The display device according to claim 9, further comprising: The sensor module includes a plurality of sensor units; the sensor units are arranged in the light-transmitting area and located on the backlight side of the display panel, and the photosensitive surface of the sensor unit faces the display panel. 11. The display device according to claim 9, further comprising: The sensor module is disposed in the second display area and covers the light-transmitting area; the sensor module is located on the backlight side of the display panel, and the photosensitive surface of the sensor module faces the display panel.

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