# US 11,029,554 B2 · Display device

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- Number: US 11,029,554 B2
- Document ID: US11029554B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/904,862
- Filed: 2020-06-18
- Published: 2021-04-15
- Granted: 2021-06-08
- Earliest claimed: 2019-10-15
- Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jin Su Lee; Kook Hyun Choi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11029554B2

## CPC

- G02F 1/133514: {Colour filters}
- G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate}
- G02F 1/136286: {Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line}
- G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS

## Abstract

A display device comprises a plurality of pixels including a first pixel having a first color filter, a second pixel having a second color filter, and a third pixel having a third color filter, a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of second signal lines, a first overlapping portion in which the first and the second color filters overlap each other in an adjacent portion of the first and the second pixels, a second overlapping portion in which the second and the third color filters overlap each other that overlap one of the second signal lines in an adjacent portion of the second and the third pixels, and a third overlapping portion in which the third and the first color filters overlap each other that overlap two of the second signal lines in an adjacent portion of the third and the first pixels.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixels disposed along a first direction and comprising a first pixel including a first color filter, a second pixel including a second color filter, and a third pixel including a third color filter;
a plurality of first signal lines and a plurality of data lines extending in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
a first overlapping portion in which the first color filter and the second color filter overlap each other in an adjacent portion of the first pixel and the second pixel without overlapping the data lines;
a second overlapping portion in which the second color filter and the third color filter overlap each other that overlap one data line of the data lines in an adjacent portion of the second pixel and the third pixel; and
a third overlapping portion in which the third color filter and the first color filter overlap each other that overlap two data line of the data lines in an adjacent portion of the third pixel and the first pixel.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display device of claim 1, wherein
the first overlapping portion, the second overlapping portion, and the third overlapping portion extend in the second direction.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display device of claim 2, wherein
a width of the third overlapping portion is wider than a width of the second overlapping portion, and the width of the second overlapping portion is wider than a width of the first overlapping portion.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The display device of claim 3, wherein
light transmittance of the first overlapping portion is greater than light transmittance of the second overlapping portion, and the light transmittance of the second overlapping portion is greater than light transmittance of the third overlapping portion.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The display device of claim 4, wherein
light transmittance of the first color filter is smaller than light transmittance of the second color filter, and light transmittance of the third color filter is smaller than light transmittance of the first color filter.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The display device of claim 5, wherein
one of the plurality of first signal lines overlaps the first overlapping portion.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The display device of claim 6, wherein
two of the plurality of first signal lines are disposed at each side of the two data lines overlapping the third overlapping portion respectively.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The display device of claim 1, wherein
two of the plurality of first signal lines are disposed at each side of the one data line overlapping the second overlapping portion respectively.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The display device of claim 1, wherein
light transmittance of the first overlapping portion is greater than light transmittance of the second overlapping portion, and the light transmittance of the second overlapping portion is greater than light transmittance of the third overlapping portion.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The display device of claim 9, wherein
light transmittance of the first color filter is smaller than light transmittance of the second color filter, and light transmittance of the third color filter is smaller than light transmittance of the first color filter.

### Claim 11

A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixels disposed along a first direction and including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel;
a first voltage line, a second voltage line, a third voltage line, a fourth voltage line, and a fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction and extending along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; and
a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line insulated from the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction, and extending along the second direction,
wherein the first data line and the second data line are disposed between the first voltage line and the second voltage line adjacent to each other,
the third data line is disposed between the fourth voltage line and the fifth voltage line adjacent to each other, and
no data line is disposed between the first pixel and the second pixel.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The display device of claim 11, wherein
the second voltage line, the third voltage line, and the second data line are connected to the first pixel,
the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the third data line are connected to the second pixel, and
the fifth voltage line, the first voltage line, and the first data line are connected to the third pixel.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The display device of claim 12, wherein
the first pixel includes a first color filter, the second pixel includes a second color filter, and the third pixel includes a third color filter,
a first insulating film is disposed between the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, the fifth voltage line and the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line, a second insulating film disposed on the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line are further included, and
the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter are disposed on the second insulating film.

### Claim 14

A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixels disposed along a first direction and including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel;
a first voltage line, a second voltage line, a third voltage line, a fourth voltage line, and a fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction and extending along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line insulated from the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction, and extending along the second direction,
wherein the first data line and the second data line are disposed between the first voltage line and the second voltage line adjacent to each other,
the third data line is disposed between the second voltage line and the third voltage line adjacent to each other, and
no data line is disposed between the second pixel and the third pixel.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The display device of claim 14, wherein
the fourth voltage line and the fifth voltage line are disposed between the second pixel and the third pixel, and
no data line is disposed between the fourth voltage line and the fifth voltage line.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The display device of claim 14, wherein
the second voltage line, the third voltage line, and the second data line are connected to the first pixel,
the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the third data line are connected to the second pixel, and
the fifth voltage line, the first voltage line, and the first data line are connected to the third pixel.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The display device of claim 16, wherein
the first pixel includes a first color filter, the second pixel includes a second color filter, and the third pixel includes a third color filter,
a first insulating film is disposed between the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, the fifth voltage line and the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line,
a second insulating film disposed on the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line are further included, and
the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter are disposed on the second insulating film.

### Claim 18

A display device comprising:
a plurality of pixels disposed along a first direction and including a first pixel, a second pixel, and a third pixel;
a first voltage line, a second voltage line, a third voltage line, a fourth voltage line, and a fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction and extending along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction;
a first data line, a second data line, and a third data line insulated from the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the fifth voltage line disposed in order along the first direction, and extending along the second direction,
wherein the first data line and the second data line are disposed between the first voltage line and the second voltage line,
a portion of the third data line is disposed between the second voltage line and the third voltage line, and another portion of the third data line is disposed between the fourth voltage line and the fifth voltage line, and
the portion of the third data line and the another portion of the third data line is connected to each other.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The display device of claim 18, wherein
the second voltage line, the third voltage line, and the second data line are connected to the first pixel,
the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, and the third data line are connected to the second pixel, and
the fifth voltage line, the first voltage line, and the first data line are connected to the third pixel.

### Claim 20 (depends on 19)

The display device of claim 19, wherein
the first pixel includes a first color filter, the second pixel includes a second color filter, and the third pixel includes a third color filter,
a first insulating film disposed between the first voltage line, the second voltage line, the third voltage line, the fourth voltage line, the fifth voltage line and the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line,
a second insulating film disposed on the first data line, the second data line, and the third data line are further included, and
the first color filter, the second color filter, and the third color filter are disposed on the second insulating film.
