# US 2022/0035196 A1 · Display panel and display device

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- Number: US 2022/0035196 A1
- Document ID: US20220035196A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/770,503
- Filed: 2020-04-28
- Published: 2022-02-03
- Earliest claimed: 2020-04-08
- Assignees: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Munan Lin; Bangyin Peng; Ilgon Kim
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20220035196A1

## CPC

- G02F 1/1339: Gaskets; Spacers; Sealing of cells
- G02F 1/13394: {spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars (G02F1/133377 takes precedence)}
- G02F 1/13398: {Spacer materials; Spacer properties}
- G02F 1/136222: {Colour filters incorporated in the active matrix substrate}
- G02F 1/136227: {Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer}
- 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 panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer. The first substrate comprises a substrate, an array structure layer, a color resist layer, a pixel electrode layer, and a column spacer layer. The column spacer layer includes at least one spacer column, the color resist layer includes at least one supporting color resist block supporting the spacer column, a supporting compensation block is disposed on one side of any of the supporting color resist blocks, the supporting compensation block is disposed on the array structure layer, and the spacer column is disposed on the supporting color resist block and the supporting compensation block.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A display panel, comprising: a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the first substrate comprises a substrate, an array structure layer disposed on the substrate, a color resist layer disposed on the array structure layer, and a pixel electrode layer and a column spacer layer disposed on the color resist layer;
wherein the column spacer layer comprises at least one spacer column, the color resist layer comprises at least one supporting color resist block supporting the spacer column, a supporting compensation block is disposed on one side of any of the supporting color resist blocks, the supporting compensation block is disposed on the array structure layer, and the spacer column is disposed on the supporting color resist block and the supporting compensation block.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a first opening is disposed on one side of any of the supporting color resist blocks, the supporting compensation block is disposed on one side of the supporting color resist block away from the first opening, a side of the spacer column away from the supporting compensation block extends to the first opening, and an orthographic projection of the spacer column in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer at least partially overlaps the first opening.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein a first through hole is disposed in the first opening for electrically connecting the pixel electrode layer and the array structure layer, and the orthographic projection of the spacer column in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer is adjacent to an orthographic projection of the first through hole in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein at least one first groove is disposed at one lateral edge of a bottom of the first opening close to the spacer column, and the first groove comprises an overlapping area with the first opening.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The display panel according to claim 4, wherein an orthographic projection of the first groove on the first opening is positioned inside an area of the first opening.

### Claim 6 (depends on 4)

The display panel according to claim 4, wherein the orthographic projection of the first groove on the first opening is positioned in the first opening and a color resist area adjacent to the first opening.

### Claim 7 (depends on 2)

The display panel according to claim 2, wherein a width of the spacer column at the first opening is greater than a width of the first opening.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a shape of a lateral cross section of the supporting compensation block comprises one of a trapezoid shape, a rectangle shape, or a semicircle shape, the lateral cross section is parallel to a plane corresponding to the color resist layer.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein the orthographic projection of the spacer column in the direction perpendicular to the color resist layer overlaps an orthographic projection of the supporting compensation block in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The display panel according to claim 1, wherein a material of the supporting compensation block is the same as a material of the supporting color resist block, and the supporting compensation block and the supporting color resist block are an integrally formed structure.

### Claim 11

A display device, comprising a backlight module and a display panel disposed on the backlight module;
wherein the display panel comprises a first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite the first substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
wherein the first substrate comprises a substrate, an array structure layer disposed on the substrate, a color resist layer disposed on the array structure layer, and a pixel electrode layer and a column spacer layer disposed on the color resist layer;
wherein the column spacer layer comprises at least one spacer column, the color resist layer comprises at least one supporting color resist block supporting the spacer column, a supporting compensation block is disposed at one side of any of the supporting color resist blocks, the supporting compensation block is disposed on the array structure layer, and the spacer column is disposed on the supporting color resist block and the supporting compensation block.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The display device according to claim 11, wherein a first opening is disposed at one side of any of the supporting color resist blocks, the supporting compensation block is disposed at one side of the supporting color resist block away from the first opening, a side of the spacer column away from the supporting compensation block extends to the first opening, and an orthographic projection of the spacer column in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer at least partially overlaps with the first opening.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The display device according to claim 12, wherein a first through hole is disposed in the first opening for electrically connecting the pixel electrode layer and the array structure layer, and the orthographic projection of the spacer column in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer is adjacent to a orthographic projection of the first through hole in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer.

### Claim 14 (depends on 12)

The display device according to claim 12, wherein at least one first groove is disposed at one lateral edge of a bottom of the first opening close to the spacer column, and the first groove comprises an overlapping area with the first opening.

### Claim 15 (depends on 14)

The display device according to claim 14, wherein a orthographic projection of the first groove on the first opening is positioned inside an area of the first opening.

### Claim 16 (depends on 14)

The display device according to claim 14, wherein the orthographic projection of the first groove on the first opening is positioned in the first opening and an area of the color resist layer adjacent to the first opening.

### Claim 17 (depends on 12)

The display device according to claim 12, wherein a width of the spacer column at the first opening is greater than a width of the first opening.

### Claim 18 (depends on 11)

The display device according to claim 11, wherein a shape of a lateral cross section of the supporting compensation block comprises one of a trapezoid shape, a rectangle shape, or a semicircle shape, the lateral cross section is parallel to a plane corresponding to the color resist layer.

### Claim 19 (depends on 11)

The display device according to claim 11, wherein the orthographic projection of the spacer column in the direction perpendicular to the color resist layer overlaps a orthographic projection of the supporting compensation block in a direction perpendicular to the color resist layer.

### Claim 20 (depends on 11)

The display device according to claim 11, wherein a material of the supporting compensation block is the same as a material of the supporting color resist block, and the supporting compensation block and the supporting color resist block are an integrally formed structure.
