# US 12,001,035 B2 · Display substrate and display device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,001,035 B2 - Document ID: US12001035B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/140,699 - Filed: 2023-04-28 - Published: 2023-10-05 - Granted: 2024-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2016-02-18 - Assignees: Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Chengdu Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.; Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Fengli Ji; Chang Luo; Jianpeng Wu; Lujiang Huangfu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12001035B2 ## CPC - G09F 9/3023: {Segmented electronic displays} - G02B 5/201: {in the form of arrays} - G02F 1/134309: {characterised by their geometrical arrangement} - G02F 1/136: Liquid crystal cells structurally associated with a semi-conducting layer or substrate, e.g. cells forming part of an integrated circuit (G02F1/135 takes precedence) - G02F 1/1362: Active matrix addressed cells {(G02F1/134336, G02F1/134363 take precedence)} - G09F 9/302: characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements - G09F 9/33: being semiconductor devices, e.g. diodes - H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements - H10K 59/1315: {comprising structures specially adapted for lowering the resistance} - H10K 59/352: {the areas of the RGB subpixels being different} - H10K 59/353: {characterised by the geometrical arrangement of the RGB subpixels} - G02F 1/134345: {Subdivided pixels, e.g. for grey scale or redundancy} - G09G 3/3208: organic, e.g. using organic light-emitting diodes [OLED] - G09G 2300/0452: Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components - G09F: DISPLAYING; ADVERTISING; SIGNS; LABELS OR NAME-PLATES; SEALS - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - 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 - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES - 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 A display substrate and a display device are provided. The display substrate includes a plurality of repeat units. Each of the plurality of repeat units includes one first-color sub-pixel, one second-color sub-pixel pair and one third-color sub-pixel which are arranged in a first direction, the second-color sub-pixel pair includes two second-color sub-pixels arranging in a second direction. In three sub-pixels of different colors which are adjacent to each other, orthographic projections of light-emitting layers of at least two sub-pixels adjacent to each other on the base substrate are overlapped or connected, and a spacing is disposed between at least part of the light-emitting layers of two sub-pixels which are adjacent to each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display substrate, comprising: a base substrate; and a plurality of repeat units on the base substrate, wherein each of the plurality of repeat units comprises one first-color sub-pixel, two second-color sub-pixels and one third-color sub-pixel, in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, the one first-color sub-pixel and the one third-color sub-pixel are arranged in a first direction, the two second-color sub-pixels are arranged in a second direction, the plurality of repeat units are arranged in the first direction to form a plurality of repeat unit groups, the plurality of repeat unit groups are arranged in the second direction, and adjacent repeat unit groups in the plurality of repeat unit groups are staggered from each other in the first direction, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, each of the one first-color sub-pixel, the two second-color sub-pixels and the one third-color sub-pixel comprises a light-emitting layer; in three sub-pixels of different colors which are adjacent to each other, orthographic projections of light-emitting layers of at least two sub-pixels adjacent to each other on the base substrate are overlapped or connected, and a spacing is disposed between at least part of the light-emitting layers of two sub-pixels which are adjacent to each other. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein connecting lines of centers of light emitting regions of the three sub-pixels form a triangular. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein orthographic projections of light-emitting layers of the two second-color sub-pixels on the base substrate are overlapped or connected. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display substrate according to claim 3, wherein, a size of the light-emitting layer of the two second-color sub-pixels in the second direction is maximum, and a size of the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel in the second direction is minimum. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display substrate according to claim 3, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, each of the first-color sub-pixel and the third-color sub-pixel comprises a light-emitting region covering a center of the light-emitting layer and a non-light-emitting region surrounding the light-emitting region, the two second-color sub-pixels comprise two light-emitting regions covering the light-emitting layer and a non-light-emitting region surrounding the two light-emitting regions, the two light-emitting regions are located on both sides of a center of the light-emitting layer in the second direction, and in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, an area of the light-emitting region of the third-color sub-pixel is greater than an area of the light-emitting region of the second-color sub-pixel and an area of the light-emitting region of the first-color sub-pixel. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display substrate according to claim 5, wherein, in the first-color sub-pixel and the third-color sub-pixel, a region of the light-emitting layer outside a portion covered by the light-emitting region has an annular shape with approximately equal widths everywhere, and in the two second-color sub-pixels, a region of the light-emitting layer except a portion covered by the light-emitting regions and a portion between mutually opposite edges of the light-emitting regions of the two second-color sub-pixels has an annular shape with approximately equal widths everywhere. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The display substrate according to claim 5, wherein a region of the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel outside a portion covered by the light-emitting region has an annular shape, a width of the annular shape in the first direction is smaller than a width of the annular shape in a third direction, and the third direction is parallel to a shortest connection line between mutually opposite edges of the light-emitting region of the first-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting region of the second-color sub-pixel, which are adjacent to each other in the second direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The display substrate according to claim 5, wherein a spacing between the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel, which are adjacent to each other in the second direction, is greater than a spacing between the light-emitting layer of the second-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel, which are adjacent to each other in the second direction. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein orthographic projections, of parts of the light-emitting layers of the two sub-pixels which are adjacent to each other, on the base substrate are overlapped or connected, and a spacing is disposed between orthographic projections, of another parts of the light-emitting layers of the two sub-pixels which are adjacent to each other, on the base substrate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display substrate according to claim 9, wherein, a shortest distance between edges of the light-emitting regions of adjacent sub-pixels of two different colors is in a range of 15 to 30 micrometers. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein, a size of the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel in the first direction is maximum, and a size of the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel in the first direction is minimum. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein, for the light-emitting layers of sub-pixels of different colors, ratios of a size in the first direction to a size in the second directions are different. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein, a size of the light-emitting region of the third-color sub-pixel in the first direction is maximum, and a size of the light-emitting region of the first-color sub-pixel in the first direction is minimum; and a size of the light-emitting region of the first-color sub-pixel and a size of the light-emitting region of the third-color sub-pixel in the second direction are approximately equal, and a size of the light-emitting region of the second-color sub-pixel in the second direction is minimum. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel comprise edges parallel to the second direction, and a midpoint of a shortest connection line between edges, which are opposite to each other in the first direction, of the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel and the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel which are adjacent to each other in the first direction and a center of the light-emitting layer of the two second-color sub-pixels adjacent to the third-color sub-pixel in the second direction are located on a same straight line parallel to the second direction. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display substrate according to claim 14, wherein, in the first direction, a sum of the size of the light-emitting layer of the first-color sub-pixel and the size of the light-emitting layer of the third-color sub-pixel is approximately twice of the size of the light-emitting layer of the two second-color sub-pixels. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) A display device, comprising the display substrate according to claim 1. ### Claim 17 A display substrate, comprising: a base substrate; and a plurality of repeat units on the base substrate, wherein each of the plurality of repeat units comprises one first-color sub-pixel, two second-color sub-pixels and one third-color sub-pixel, in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, the one first-color sub-pixel and the one third-color sub-pixel are arranged in a first direction, the two second-color sub-pixels are arranged in a second direction, the plurality of repeat units are arranged in the first direction to form a plurality of repeat unit groups, the plurality of repeat unit groups are arranged in the second direction, and adjacent repeat unit groups in the plurality of repeat unit groups are staggered from each other in the first direction, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of repeat units, each of the one first-color sub-pixel, the two second-color sub-pixels and the one third-color sub-pixel comprises a light-emitting layer; the display substrate comprises at least one region not overlapped with the light-emitting layer in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate, and the at least one region is at least surrounded by light-emitting layers of at least two sub-pixels of different colors which are adjacent to each other; in a same repeat unit, at least one of the two second-color sub-pixels and the one first-color sub-pixel are arranged in the first direction, and at least two adjacent sub-pixels of different colors surrounding the at least one region comprise two sub-pixels of different colors which are adjacently arranged and have light-emitting layers connected. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display substrate according to claim 17, wherein an orthographic projection of the light-emitting layer of at least one sub-pixel on the base substrate is overlapped or connected with an orthographic projection of the light-emitting layer of one sub-pixel adjacent to the at least one sub-pixel on the base substrate, and has a spacing with an orthographic projection of another sub-pixel adjacent to the at least one sub-pixel on the base substrate. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The display substrate according to claim 17, wherein the at least one region is surrounded by at least three sub-pixels of different colors which are adjacent to each other. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The display substrate according to claim 17, wherein the at least one region comprises a plurality of regions, two adjacent regions arranged in the first direction have different shapes, and the plurality of regions comprise at least two regions having a same shape.