# US 11,112,668 B2 · Array substrate and display panel > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,112,668 B2 - Document ID: US11112668B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/311,172 - Filed: 2018-10-23 - Published: 2021-07-22 - Granted: 2021-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2018-09-30 - Assignees: Chongqing Hkc Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Hkc Corporation Limited - Applicants: Chongqing Hkc Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Hkc Corporation Limited - Inventors: Chunhui Yang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11112668B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/133711: {by organic films, e.g. polymeric films} - G02F 1/13629: {Multilayer wirings} - G02F 1/1343: Electrodes {(reflective electrodes G02F1/133553)} - G02F 1/136295: {Materials; Compositions; Manufacture processes} - G09G 3/3688: {suitable for active matrices only} - 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 - 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) ## Abstract The present application discloses an array substrate and a display panel. In the array substrate, a contact-hole shorting bar includes a first side edge and a second side edge arranged in parallel, and distances from an edge of a contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are greater than zero. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An array substrate, comprising: data lines; a display area and a peripheral area; a multiplicity of pixel elements, formed in the display area; and a multiplicity of alignment circuits, formed in the peripheral area, and configured to align liquid crystals in the pixel elements, wherein the alignment circuit comprises a first bonding pad and a multiplicity of shorting bars, each of the shorting bars is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through a transition line, the shorting bar comprises a contact-hole shorting bar having a contact hole, the transition line comprises a contact-hole transition line, the contact-hole shorting bar and the contact-hole transition line are arranged at different metal layers, the contact-hole shorting bar is connected to the transition line through the contact hole, the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first side edge and a second side edge arranged in parallel, and distances from an edge of the contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are greater than zero. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the distances from the edge of the contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are equal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The array substrate according to claim 2, wherein the shorting bar comprises a flat shorting bar, the transition line comprises a flat transition line, the flat shorting bar is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through the flat transition line, and the flat shorting bar and the flat transition line are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The array substrate according to claim 3, wherein there are at least two flat shorting bars, each of the flat shorting bars is arranged at a different metal layer, and the flat transition line and the flat shorting bar connected thereto are formed by using the same manufacture procedure. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The array substrate according to claim 2, wherein the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar and a second contact-hole shorting bar, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel, and contact-hole transition lines connected to the first contact-hole shorting bar and contact-hole transition lines connected to the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel and are alternately arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The array substrate according to claim 3, wherein the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar and a second contact-hole shorting bar, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel, and contact-hole transition lines connected to the first contact-hole shorting bar and contact-hole transition lines connected to the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel and are alternately arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The array substrate according to claim 4, wherein the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar and a second contact-hole shorting bar, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel, and contact-hole transition lines connected to the first contact-hole shorting bar and contact-hole transition lines connected to the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel and are alternately arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar and a second contact-hole shorting bar, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer, and the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel; and the contact-hole transition line comprises first contact-hole transition lines and second contact-hole transition lines, the data lines comprise a multiplicity of odd-numbered data lines and a multiplicity of even-numbered data lines, the odd-numbered data lines and the even-numbered data lines are arranged at intervals, the first contact-hole transition lines are coupled to the odd-numbered data lines, the second contact-hole transition lines are coupled to the even-numbered data lines, and the first contact-hole transition lines and the second contact-hole transition lines are arranged in parallel and are alternately arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the data lines comprise a first color resist data line, a second color resist data line, and a third color resist data line; the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole shorting bar, and a third contact-hole shorting bar; the contact-hole transition line comprises a first contact-hole transition line connected to the first color resist data line and the first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole transition line connected to the second color resist data line and the second contact-hole shorting bar, and a third contact-hole transition line connected to the third color resist data line and the third contact-hole shorting bar; and the first contact-hole transition line, the second contact-hole transition line, and the third contact-hole transition line form a group and are arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The array substrate according to claim 1, wherein the data lines comprise a first color resist data line, a second color resist data line, a third color resist data line, and a fourth color resist data line; the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole shorting bar, a third contact-hole shorting bar, and a fourth contact-hole shorting bar; the contact-hole transition line comprises a first contact-hole transition line connected to the first color resist data line and first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole transition line connected to the second color resist data line and the second contact-hole shorting bar, a third contact-hole transition line connected to the third color resist data line and the third contact-hole shorting bar, and a fourth contact-hole transition line connected to the fourth color resist data line and the fourth contact-hole shorting bar; and the first contact-hole transition line, the second contact-hole transition line, the third contact-hole transition line, and the fourth contact-hole transition line form a group and are arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 11 An array substrate, comprising: a display area and a peripheral area; a multiplicity of pixel elements, formed in the peripheral area, and comprising data lines; and a multiplicity of alignment circuits, formed in the peripheral area, and configured to align liquid crystals in the pixel elements, wherein the alignment circuit comprises a first bonding pad and a multiplicity of shorting bars, each of the shorting bars is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through a transition line, the shorting bar comprises a contact-hole shorting bar having a contact hole, the transition line comprises a contact-hole transition line, the contact-hole shorting bar and the contact-hole transition line are arranged at different metal layers, the contact-hole shorting bar is connected to the transition line through the contact hole, the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first side edge and a second side edge arranged in parallel, and distances from an edge of the contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are equal; the width of the contact hole is greater than that of the contact-hole transition line; the shorting bar comprises a flat shorting bar, the transition line comprises a flat transition line, the flat shorting bar is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through the flat transition line, and the flat shorting bar and the flat transition line are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer; and there are at least two flat shorting bars, each of the flat shorting bars is arranged at a different metal layer, and the flat transition line and the flat shorting bar connected thereto are formed by using the same manufacture procedure. ### Claim 12 A display panel, comprising an array substrate and an opposite substrate arranged opposite thereto, a liquid crystal layer being arranged between the array substrate and the opposite substrate, and the array substrate comprising: data lines; a display area and a peripheral area; a multiplicity of pixel elements, formed in the display area; and a multiplicity of alignment circuits, formed in the peripheral area, and configured to align liquid crystals in the pixel elements, wherein the alignment circuit comprises a first bonding pad and a multiplicity of shorting bars, each of the shorting bars is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through a transition line, the shorting bar comprises a contact-hole shorting bar having a contact hole, the transition line comprises a contact-hole transition line, the contact-hole shorting bar and the contact-hole transition line are arranged at different metal layers, the contact-hole shorting bar is connected to the transition line through the contact hole, the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first side edge and a second side edge arranged in parallel, and distances from an edge of the contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are greater than zero. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the distances from the edge of the contact hole to the first side edge and the second side edge are equal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The display panel according to claim 13, wherein the shorting bar comprises a flat shorting bar, the transition line comprises a flat transition line, the flat shorting bar is electrically connected to the first bonding pad through the flat transition line, and the flat shorting bar and the flat transition line are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display panel according to claim 14, wherein there are at least two flat shorting bars, each of the flat shorting bars is arranged at a different metal layer, and the flat transition line and the flat shorting bar connected thereto are formed by using the same manufacture procedure. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar and a second contact-hole shorting bar, the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are formed by using a manufacture procedure of the same metal layer, and the first contact-hole shorting bar and the second contact-hole shorting bar are arranged in parallel; and the contact-hole transition line comprises first contact-hole transition lines and second contact-hole transition lines, the data lines comprise a multiplicity of odd-numbered data lines and a multiplicity of even-numbered data lines, the odd-numbered data lines and the even-numbered data lines are arranged at intervals, the first contact-hole transition lines are coupled to the odd-numbered data lines, the second contact-hole transition lines are coupled to the even-numbered data lines, and the first contact-hole transition lines and the second contact-hole transition lines are arranged in parallel and are alternately arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the data lines comprise a first color resist data line, a second color resist data line, and a third color resist data line; the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole shorting bar, and a third contact-hole shorting bar; the contact-hole transition line comprises a first contact-hole transition line connected to the first color resist data line and the first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole transition line connected to the second color resist data line and the second contact-hole shorting bar, and a third contact-hole transition line connected to the third color resist data line and the third contact-hole shorting bar; and the first contact-hole transition line, the second contact-hole transition line, and the third contact-hole transition line form a group and are arranged at even intervals. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The display panel according to claim 12, wherein the data lines comprise a first color resist data line, a second color resist data line, a third color resist data line, and a fourth color resist data line; the contact-hole shorting bar comprises a first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole shorting bar, a third contact-hole shorting bar, and a fourth contact-hole shorting bar; the contact-hole transition line comprises a first contact-hole transition line connected to the first color resist data line and first contact-hole shorting bar, a second contact-hole transition line connected to the second color resist data line and the second contact-hole shorting bar, a third contact-hole transition line connected to the third color resist data line and the third contact-hole shorting bar, and a fourth contact-hole transition line connected to the fourth color resist data line and the fourth contact-hole shorting bar; and the first contact-hole transition line, the second contact-hole transition line, the third contact-hole transition line, and the fourth contact-hole transition line form a group and are arranged at even intervals.