# US 10,319,273 B2 · Array substrates and display panels > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,319,273 B2 - Document ID: US10319273B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/577,843 - Filed: 2017-08-22 - Published: 2019-01-17 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2017-07-12 - Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Longqiang Shi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10319273B2 ## CPC - G09G 3/20: for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} - G06F 3/1446: {display composed of modules, e.g. video walls} - G09F 9/30: in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00) - G09G 2300/026: Video wall, i.e. juxtaposition of a plurality of screens to create a display screen of bigger dimensions - G09G 2300/0452: Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components - G09G 2310/0221: with use of split matrices (G09G3/3644 and G09G3/3666 take precedence) - G09G: ARRANGEMENTS OR CIRCUITS FOR CONTROL OF INDICATING DEVICES USING STATIC MEANS TO PRESENT VARIABLE INFORMATION (arrangements for transferring data between digital computers and displays G06F3/14; static indicating arrangements comprising an association of a number of separate sources or light control cells G09F9/00; static indicating arrangements comprising integral associations of a number of light sources H01J, H01K, H10H, H05B33/12; scanning, transmission or reproduction of documents or the like, e.g. facsimile transmission, details thereof H04N1/00) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS ## Abstract Disclosed are an array substrate and a display panel. The array substrate comprises: a first display area and a second display area which are close to each other; wherein in the first display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row. With the aforesaid manner, the array substrate provided by the present invention can prevent the split screen during the split screen driving. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An array substrate, comprising: a first display area, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array, wherein the pixel units in the first display area are coupled to a first scanning driver; a second display area, being adjacent to the first display area and comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array, wherein the pixel units in the second display area are coupled to a second scanning driver and the pixel units in the first display area and the pixel units in the second display area constitute a pixel array, wherein row amounts of the pixel units of the first display area and the second display area are the same; wherein a row of pixel units in the first display area close to the second display area is as a first scanning start row, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units as the first scanning start row is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row and the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units as the first scanning start row is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the first display area; and/or a row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area is as a second scanning start row, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units as the second scanning start row is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row and the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units as the second scanning start row is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the second display area. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein in the first display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein in the first display area, the row of pixel units close to the second display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of first type and a plurality of pixel units of second type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of first type and the plurality of pixel units of second type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of first type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of second type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or the row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of third type and a plurality of pixel units of fourth type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of third type and the plurality of pixel units of fourth type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of third type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of fourth type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The array substrate according to claim 3, wherein the area of the pixel units of fourth type is the same as the area of the pixel units of first type. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The array substrate according to claim 4, wherein the pixel units of first type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of third type in the second display area and the pixel units of second type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of fourth type in the second display area. ### Claim 6 An array substrate, comprising: a first display area, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array; a second display area, being adjacent to the first display area and comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array, wherein the pixel units in the first display area and the pixel units in the second display area constitute a pixel array, wherein row amounts of the pixel units of the first display area and the second display area are the same; wherein in the first display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein in the first display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein in the first display area, the row of pixel units close to the second display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of first type and a plurality of pixel units of second type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of first type and the plurality of pixel units of second type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of first type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of second type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or the row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of third type and a plurality of pixel units of fourth type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of third type and the plurality of pixel units of fourth type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of third type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of fourth type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The array substrate according to claim 8, wherein the area of the pixel units of fourth type is the same as the area of the pixel units of first type. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The array substrate according to claim 9, wherein the pixel units of first type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of third type in the second display area and the pixel units of second type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of fourth type in the second display area. ### Claim 11 (depends on 6) The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein in the first display area, the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the first display area; and/or in the second display area, the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the second display area. ### Claim 12 (depends on 6) The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein the pixel units in the first display area are coupled to a first scanning driver and the row of pixel units in the first display area close to the second display area is as a scanning start row; and/or the pixel units in the second display area are coupled to a second scanning driver and the row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area is as a scanning start row. ### Claim 13 (depends on 6) The array substrate according to claim 6, wherein each of the pixel units in the display area and in the second display area respectively comprises a red (R) sub pixel unit, a green (G) sub pixel unit and a blue (B) sub pixel unit; and/or each of the sub pixel units in the display area and in the second display area respectively comprises a main pixel electrode and a sub pixel electrode. ### Claim 14 A display panel, comprising an array substrate, wherein the array substrate comprises: a first display area, comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array; a second display area, being adjacent to the first display area and comprising a plurality of pixel units arranged in array, wherein the pixel units in the first display area and the pixel units in the second display area constitute a pixel array, wherein row amounts of the pixel units of the first display area and the second display area are the same; wherein in the first display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller an area of a pixel unit of a non-edge row. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display panel according to claim 14, wherein in the first display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or in the second display area, an area of each pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is smaller the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The display panel according to claim 14, wherein in the first display area, the row of pixel units close to the second display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of first type and a plurality of pixel units of second type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of first type and the plurality of pixel units of second type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of first type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of second type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row; and/or the row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area comprises a plurality of pixel units of third type and a plurality of pixel units of fourth type, wherein the plurality of pixel units of third type and the plurality of pixel units of fourth type are alternated respectively according to predetermined amounts, an area of the pixel units of third type is the same as the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row and an area of the pixel units of fourth type is smaller than the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display panel according to claim 16, wherein the area of the pixel units of fourth type is the same as the area of the pixel units of first type. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display panel according to claim 17, wherein the pixel units of first type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of third type in the second display area and the pixel units of second type in the first display area respectively correspond to the pixel units of fourth type in the second display area. ### Claim 19 (depends on 14) The display panel according to claim 14, wherein in the first display area, the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the second display area is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the first display area; and/or in the second display area, the area of the at least one pixel unit in the row of the pixel units close to the first display area is 0.1 to 0.9 of the area of the pixel unit of the non-edge row in the second display area. ### Claim 20 (depends on 14) The display panel according to claim 14, wherein the pixel units in the first display area are coupled to a first scanning driver and the row of pixel units in the first display area close to the second display area is as a scanning start row; and/or the pixel units in the second display area are coupled to a second scanning driver and the row of pixel units in the second display area close to the first display area is as a scanning start row.