# US 12,120,906 B2 · Display substrate, display device, and method for manufacturing display substrate > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,120,906 B2 - Document ID: US12120906B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/630,116 - Filed: 2021-04-22 - Published: 2022-08-18 - Granted: 2024-10-15 - Earliest claimed: 2020-05-26 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hongwei Tian; Yanan Niu; Hejin Wang; Pinfan Wang; Fangxu Cao; Zheng Liu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12120906B2 ## CPC - H10K 59/124: Insulating layers formed between TFT elements and OLED elements - H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals - H10K 59/873: {Encapsulations} - H10K 71/00: Manufacture or treatment specially adapted for the organic devices covered by this subclass - H10K 71/135: {using ink-jet printing} - H10K 59/1201: {Manufacture or treatment} - H10K 59/122: Pixel-defining structures or layers, e.g. banks - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES ## Abstract Provided are a display substrate, a display device, and a method for manufacturing the display substrate. The display substrate includes: a first inorganic encapsulation layer covering pixels of an island region and covering a signal line of a bridge region, a first organic encapsulation layer covering the first inorganic encapsulation layer, and multiple insulating layers located in the bridge region and between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and a substrate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display substrate, comprising: a base substrate; a plurality of island regions located on one side of the base substrate; an empty region located between adjacent island regions; a plurality of bridge regions, connecting the adjacent island regions, wherein each island region of the plurality of island regions comprises at least one pixel, and each bridge region of the plurality of bridge regions comprises signal lines connecting pixels in the adjacent island regions; a first inorganic encapsulation layer, covering pixels of the island regions and the signal lines in the bridge regions; a first organic encapsulation layer, covering the first inorganic encapsulation layer; and a plurality of insulation layers, located between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the base substrate in the bridge regions; wherein at least one insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers has at least one first groove recessed to one side of the base substrate in the bridge regions; and the first inorganic encapsulation layer has corresponding concave second grooves at positions corresponding to the at least one first groove, the second grooves enable two adjacent island regions to communicate, and are configured to make a printing liquid flow to the adjacent island regions when forming the printing liquid of the first organic encapsulation layer of a current island region. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein each insulation layer comprises at least one of the followings sequentially located on one side of the base substrate: a buffer layer; a first gate insulation layer; a second gate insulation layer; an interlayer insulation layer; a flat layer; a pixel definition layer; and a spacer. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The display substrate according to claim 2, wherein an orthographic projection of the at least one first groove on the base substrate covers orthographic projections of the signal lines on the base substrate; the insulation layer comprises the buffer layer, the first gate insulation layer, the second gate insulation layer, the interlayer insulation layer, the flat layer, the pixel definition layer, and the spacer which are sequentially located on one side of the base substrate; and the signal lines are located between the interlayer insulation layer and the flat layer, and the at least one first groove is recessed to the flat layer from a surface of one side of the spacer facing away from the pixel definition layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display substrate according to claim 3, wherein the at least one first groove is recessed to an interior of the flat layer. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The display substrate according to claim 2, wherein an orthographic projection of the at least one first groove on the base substrate does not overlap orthographic projections of the signal lines on the base substrate; the insulation layer comprises the buffer layer, the first gate insulation layer, the second gate insulation layer, the interlayer insulation layer, the flat layer, the pixel definition layer, and the spacer which are sequentially located on one side of the base substrate; and the signal lines are located between the interlayer insulation layer and the flat layer, and the at least one first groove is recessed to the buffer layer from a surface of one side of the spacer facing away from the pixel definition layer. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The display substrate according to claim 5, wherein the at least one first groove is recessed to an interior of the buffer layer. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein the empty region is of a hollow structure. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display substrate according to claim 1, wherein a first surface and a second surface of the first organic encapsulation layer are in a same plane, the first surface is a surface of the first organic encapsulation layer facing away from the first inorganic encapsulation layer in the island regions, and the second surface is a surface of the first organic encapsulation layer facing away from the first inorganic encapsulation layer in the bridge regions. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display substrate according to claim 8, wherein the display substrate further comprises a second organic encapsulation layer located between the first organic encapsulation layer and the first inorganic encapsulation layer; and in a region where the at least one first groove is located, a thickness of the second organic encapsulation layer in a direction perpendicular to the base substrate is less than a thickness of the first organic encapsulation layer in the direction perpendicular to the base substrate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display substrate according to claim 9, wherein the second organic encapsulation layer covers only a bottom and a side wall of the at least one first groove. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display substrate according to claim 8, wherein the display substrate further comprises: a second inorganic encapsulation layer located on one side of the first organic encapsulation layer facing away from the first inorganic encapsulation layer. ### Claim 12 A display device, comprising a display substrate, wherein the display substrate comprises: a base substrate; a plurality of island regions located on one side of the base substrate; an empty region located between adjacent island regions; a plurality of bridge regions, connecting the adjacent island regions, wherein each island region of the plurality of island regions comprises at least one pixel, and each bridge region of the plurality of bridge regions comprises signal lines connecting pixels in the adjacent island regions; a first inorganic encapsulation layer, covering pixels of the island regions and the signal lines in the bridge regions; a first organic encapsulation layer, covering the first inorganic encapsulation layer; and a plurality of insulation layers, located between the first inorganic encapsulation layer and the base substrate in the bridge regions; wherein at least one insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers has at least one first groove recessed to one side of the base substrate in the bridge regions; and the first inorganic encapsulation layer has corresponding concave second grooves at positions corresponding to the at least one first groove, the second grooves enable two adjacent island regions to communicate, and are configured to make a printing liquid flow to the adjacent island regions when forming the printing liquid of the first organic encapsulation layer of a current island region. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) A method for manufacturing the display substrate according to claim 1, comprising: forming a plurality of insulation layers on one side of a base substrate; forming at least one first groove in a bridge region of at least one insulation layer; forming a first inorganic encapsulation layer on one side of the at least one first groove facing away from the insulation layers, wherein the first inorganic encapsulation layer has corresponding concave at positions corresponding to the at least one first groove to form second grooves; and printing a printing liquid for forming a first organic encapsulation layer on one side of the first inorganic encapsulation layer facing away from the insulation layers, so that when printing a printing liquid of a current island region, the printing liquid flows to other island regions through the second grooves. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein the printing the printing liquid for forming the first organic encapsulation layer on one side of the first inorganic encapsulation layer facing away from the insulation layers further comprises: printing the printing liquid for forming the first organic encapsulation layer only on one of a plurality of island regions connected through the second grooves. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The method according to claim 13, wherein before the printing the printing liquid for forming the first organic encapsulation layer on one side of the first inorganic encapsulation layer facing away from the insulation layers, the method further comprises: printing a printing liquid for forming a second organic encapsulation layer in the at least one first groove, wherein a viscosity of the printing liquid forming the second organic encapsulation layer is lower than a viscosity of the printing liquid forming the first organic encapsulation layer. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The display device according to claim 12, wherein each insulation layer comprises at least one of the followings sequentially located on one side of the base substrate: a buffer layer; a first gate insulation layer; a second gate insulation layer; an interlayer insulation layer; a flat layer; a pixel definition layer; and a spacer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein an orthographic projection of the at least one first groove on the base substrate covers orthographic projections of the signal lines on the base substrate; the insulation layer comprises the buffer layer, the first gate insulation layer, the second gate insulation layer, the interlayer insulation layer, the flat layer, the pixel definition layer, and the spacer which are sequentially located on one side of the base substrate; and the signal lines are located between the interlayer insulation layer and the flat layer, and the at least one first groove is recessed to the flat layer from a surface of one side of the spacer facing away from the pixel definition layer. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The display device according to claim 17, wherein the at least one first groove is recessed to an interior of the flat layer. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The display device according to claim 16, wherein an orthographic projection of the at least one first groove on the base substrate does not overlap orthographic projections of the signal lines on the base substrate; the insulation layer comprises the buffer layer, the first gate insulation layer, the second gate insulation layer, the interlayer insulation layer, the flat layer, the pixel definition layer, and the spacer which are sequentially located on one side of the base substrate; and the signal lines are located between the interlayer insulation layer and the flat layer, and the at least one first groove is recessed to the buffer layer from a surface of one side of the spacer facing away from the pixel definition layer. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The display device according to claim 19, wherein the at least one first groove is recessed to an interior of the buffer layer.