# US 2021/0242295 A1 · Display panel 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 2021/0242295 A1 - Document ID: US20210242295A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/234,295 - Filed: 2021-04-19 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-30 - Assignees: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Xiamen Tianma Micro-Electronics Co., Ltd - Inventors: Yaqin LUO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210242295A1 ## CPC - H10K 59/131: Interconnections, e.g. wiring lines or terminals - H10K 59/121: characterised by the geometry or disposition of pixel elements - H10K 59/353: {characterised by the geometrical arrangement of the RGB subpixels} - H10K 59/35: comprising red-green-blue [RGB] subpixels - H10K: ORGANIC ELECTRIC SOLID-STATE DEVICES ## Abstract Disclosed are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes multiple sub-pixels and multiple data signal lines. The multiple sub-pixels constitute multiple sub-pixel columns; each sub-pixel column includes multiple sub-pixels arranged in sequence; every three adjacent sub-pixels or every four adjacent sub-pixels form a pixel unit; and colors of sub-pixels in each pixel unit include red, green and blue; at least part of sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, and sub-pixels sharing one data signal line receive data signals transmitted by the one data signal line in a time-division manner; where a data signal line electrically connected to red sub-pixels is different from a data signal line electrically connected to blue sub-pixels, and a data signal line electrically connected to green sub-pixels is different from the data signal line electrically connected to the blue sub-pixels. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A display panel, comprising: a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of data signal lines; wherein the plurality of sub-pixels constitute a plurality of sub-pixel columns; each sub-pixel column comprises a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in sequence; every three adjacent sub-pixels or every four adjacent sub-pixels form a pixel unit; and colors of sub-pixels in each pixel unit comprise red, green and blue; and wherein at least part of sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, and sub-pixels sharing one data signal line receive data signals transmitted by the one data signal line in a time-division manner; wherein a data signal line electrically connected to red sub-pixels is different from a data signal line electrically connected to blue sub-pixels, and a data signal line electrically connected to green sub-pixels is different from the data signal line electrically connected to the blue sub-pixels. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The display panel of claim 1, wherein the sub-pixels in each pixel unit are disposed in respective two adjacent sub-pixel columns, and two sub-pixels, among the sub-pixels in a same pixel unit, of different colors belong to a same sub-pixel column. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The display panel of claim 1, wherein in a case where every three adjacent sub-pixels form the pixel unit and three sub-pixels in a same pixel unit are a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel, respectively, a color of the first sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, a color of the second sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, and a color of the third sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue; and the color of the first sub-pixel, the color of the second sub-pixel and the color of the third sub-pixel are different from each other; two adjacent pixel units disposed in a same column are a first pixel unit and a second pixel unit, respectively; the first sub-pixel in the first pixel unit, the second sub-pixel in the first pixel unit and the third sub-pixel in the second pixel unit belong to a same sub-pixel column, and the third sub-pixel in the first pixel unit, the first sub-pixel in the second pixel unit and the second sub-pixel in the second pixel unit belong to a same sub-pixel column; and in each sub-pixel column, red sub-pixels and green sub-pixels share one data signal line; and blue sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The display panel of claim 3, wherein blue sub-pixels in two adjacent sub-pixel columns share one data signal line. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The display panel of claim 3, further comprising: a plurality of scan signal lines; an arrangement manner of the sub-pixels in each of pixel units disposed in a same row is the same; and the sub-pixels in each of pixel units disposed in a same row share one scan signal line. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The display panel of claim 3, wherein in a same pixel unit, an orthographic projection of the first sub-pixel in a direction perpendicular to a column direction and an orthographic projection of the second sub-pixel in the direction perpendicular to the column direction each have an overlap with an orthographic projection of the third sub-pixel in the direction perpendicular to the column direction. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The display panel of claim 6, wherein an orthographic projection of the second sub-pixel in the first pixel unit in the direction perpendicular to the column direction has an overlap with an orthographic projection of the first sub-pixel in the second pixel unit in the direction perpendicular to the column direction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprised in the display panel further constitute a plurality of sub-pixel rows, and each sub-pixel row comprises a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in sequence; in a case where every three adjacent sub-pixels form the pixel unit and three sub-pixels in a same pixel unit are a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel, respectively, a color of the first sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, a color of the second sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, and a color of the third sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue; and the color of the first sub-pixel, the color of the second sub-pixel and the color of the third sub-pixel are different from each other; in a same pixel unit, the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel column, and the third sub-pixel and one of the first sub-pixel or the second sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel row; two adjacent pixel units disposed in a same row are a third pixel unit and a fourth pixel unit, respectively, and the third sub-pixel in the third pixel unit and the third sub-pixel in the fourth pixel unit belong to a same sub-pixel column; and sub-pixels which belong to a same sub-pixel column and have a same color share one data signal line; or, first sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, second sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, and every two adjacent third sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column are electrically connected to two different data signal lines, respectively. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The display panel of claim 8, wherein the plurality of sub-pixel columns comprises a first sub-pixel column, and the first sub-pixel column comprises first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels alternately arranged in sequence; and two data signal lines disposed on two opposite sides of the first sub-pixel column are electrically connected to the first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels in the first sub-pixel column, respectively. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The display panel of claim 9, wherein each sub-pixel comprises a pixel circuit; and a pixel circuit of the first sub-pixel and a pixel circuit of the second sub-pixel which belong to a same sub-pixel column and are adjacent to each other are centrally symmetric in structure. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The display panel of claim 8, wherein the first sub-pixel in the third pixel unit and the second sub-pixel in the fourth pixel unit belong to a same sub-pixel row, and the second sub-pixel in the third pixel unit and the first sub-pixel in the fourth pixel unit belong to a same sub-pixel row. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The display panel of claim 11, wherein the plurality of sub-pixel columns comprise first sub-pixel columns, and each first sub-pixel column comprises first sub-pixels and second sub-pixels alternately arranged in sequence; two data signal lines disposed on two opposite sides of each first sub-pixel column are electrically connected to the first sub-pixels and the second sub-pixels in the each first sub-pixel column, respectively; and in two adjacent first sub-pixel columns, sub-pixels of a first color share one data signal line, or sub-pixels of a second color share one data signal line. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The display panel of claim 8, wherein each sub-pixel comprises a pixel circuit; every two adjacent sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column are electrically connected to two data signal lines disposed on two opposite sides of the sub-pixel column, respectively; and pixel circuits of two adjacent third sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column are centrally symmetric in structure, and a pixel circuit of the first sub-pixel and a pixel circuit of the second sub-pixel which belong to a same sub-pixel column and are adjacent to each other are centrally symmetric in structure. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The display panel of claim 1, wherein the plurality of sub-pixels comprised in the display panel further constitute a plurality of sub-pixel rows; in a case where each pixel unit comprises four sub-pixels and the four sub-pixels in each pixel unit are a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel, a third sub-pixel and a fourth sub-pixel, respectively, a color of the first sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, a color of the second sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue, and a color of the third sub-pixel is one of red, green or blue; the color of the first sub-pixel, the color of the second sub-pixel and the color of the third sub-pixel are different from each other; and the color of the third sub-pixel is the same as a color of the fourth sub-pixel; in a same pixel unit, the first sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel column, the second sub-pixel and the fourth sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel column, the third sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel row, and the fourth sub-pixel and the first sub-pixel belong to a same sub-pixel row; and sub-pixels which belong to a same sub-pixel column and have a same color share one data signal line. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The display panel of claim 14, wherein two adjacent pixel units disposed in a same row are a third pixel unit and a fourth pixel unit, respectively; and the second sub-pixel in the third pixel unit and the fourth sub-pixel in the fourth pixel unit are adjacent to each other and belong to a same sub-pixel row, and the fourth sub-pixel in the third pixel unit and the second sub-pixel in the fourth pixel unit are adjacent to each other and belong to a same sub-pixel row. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The display panel of claim 14, wherein data signal lines disposed on two opposite sides of each sub-pixel column are electrically connected to two adjacent sub-pixels of different colors in the each sub-pixel column, respectively. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The display panel of claim 16, wherein each sub-pixel comprises a pixel circuit; and pixel circuits of two adjacent sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column are centrally symmetric in structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 8) The display panel of claim 8, further comprising: a plurality of scan signal lines; and sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel row share one scan signal line. ### Claim 19 A display device, comprising a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises: a plurality of sub-pixels and a plurality of data signal lines; wherein the plurality of sub-pixels constitute a plurality of sub-pixel columns; each sub-pixel column comprises a plurality of sub-pixels arranged in sequence; every three adjacent sub-pixels or every four adjacent sub-pixels form a pixel unit; and colors of sub-pixels in each pixel unit comprise red, green and blue; and wherein at least part of sub-pixels belonging to a same sub-pixel column share one data signal line, and sub-pixels sharing one data signal line receive data signals transmitted by the one data signal line in a time-division manner; wherein a data signal line electrically connected to red sub-pixels is different from a data signal line electrically connected to blue sub-pixels, and a data signal line electrically connected to green sub-pixels is different from the data signal line electrically connected to the blue sub-pixels.