Display panel

By setting a signal terminal portion at the bent portion of the display panel, the problem of high cost caused by the main screen and the auxiliary screen having independent driving chips and flexible circuit boards is solved, thereby achieving cost reduction and improved production efficiency.

CN115241213BActive Publication Date: 2025-10-24WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202210934542.0
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2022-08-04
Publication Date
2025-10-24
Estimated Expiration
2042-08-04

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Technical Problem

Existing foldable display panels have independent driver chips and flexible circuit boards for the main screen and sub-screen, making it difficult to reduce product costs.

Method used

The signal terminal portion is arranged on a side of the bending portion away from the second display sub-portion and close to the second side of the first display sub-portion, and the signal terminal portion is used to simultaneously provide signals to the first and second display sub-portions, reducing the use of driving chips and flexible circuit boards.

Benefits of technology

It reduces the production cost of display panels, reduces the demand for driver chips and flexible circuit boards, and improves production efficiency.

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Abstract

The display panel disclosed by the embodiment of the present application comprises: a display part, a first display subpart, a second display subpart close to the first side of the first display subpart, a bending part between the first display subpart and the second display subpart, a signal terminal part on the side of the bending part away from the second display subpart and close to the second side of the first display subpart, and a first signal line group electrically connected between the signal terminal part and the corresponding signal line in the first display subpart and a second signal line group electrically connected between the signal terminal part and the corresponding signal line in the second display subpart. The signal terminal part is arranged on the side of the bending part away from the second display subpart and close to the second side of the first display subpart, and the signal terminal part can provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart and the second display subpart at the same time, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the display panel.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of display, in particular to a display panel. BACKGROUND

[0002] At present, foldable display panels are divided into main screens and auxiliary screens to meet the use requirements of different application scenarios. In order to control the display of the main screen and the auxiliary screen respectively, the main screen and the auxiliary screen have independent driving chips and flexible circuit boards respectively, which leads to difficulty in reducing product cost.

[0003] Therefore, there is an urgent need for a display panel to solve the above technical problems. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application provides a display panel, which can alleviate the technical problem that the cost of the current display panel is difficult to reduce due to the main screen and the auxiliary screen having different driving chips and flexible circuit boards respectively.

[0005] The present application provides a display panel, comprising:

[0006] a display part, comprising a first display subpart and a second display subpart close to a first side of the first display subpart;

[0007] a bending part between the first display subpart and the second display subpart;

[0008] a signal terminal part on a side of the bending part away from the second display subpart, and the signal terminal part is close to a second side of the first display subpart, the first side of the first display subpart being adjacent to the second side of the first display subpart;

[0009] wherein the display panel further comprises a first signal line group and a second signal line group, the first signal line group being electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the first display subpart to provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart, and the second signal line group being electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the second display subpart to provide corresponding signals to the second display subpart.

[0010] Preferably, the first signal line group comprises at least one first scan signal line group and at least one first data signal line group, and the second signal line group comprises at least one second scan signal line group and at least one second data signal line group.

[0011] The signal terminal part comprises a first terminal group and a second terminal group, the first terminal group comprises a first scan driving terminal group and a first data driving terminal group, and the second terminal group comprises a second scan driving terminal group and a second data driving terminal group.

[0012] The first scan signal line group is electrically connected between the first scan driving terminal group and the scan lines in the first display subpart, and the first data signal line group is electrically connected between the first data driving terminal group and the data lines in the first display subpart, so as to provide the first display subpart with first scan signals and first data signals.

[0013] The second scan signal line group is electrically connected between the second scan driving terminal group and the scan lines in the second display subpart, and the second data signal line group is electrically connected between the second data driving terminal group and the data lines in the second display subpart, so as to provide the second display subpart with second scan signals and second data signals.

[0014] Preferably, the first scan driving terminal group, the first data driving terminal group, the second data driving terminal group and the second scan driving terminal group are arranged in a first direction in sequence, and the first direction is parallel to the extending direction of the second side of the first display subpart.

[0015] Preferably, the display panel further comprises a first scan driving circuit group close to the third side of the first display subpart and a second scan driving circuit group close to the third side of the second display subpart.

[0016] The first scan driving circuit group is connected between the first scan signal line group and the scan lines in the first display subpart, and the second scan driving circuit group is connected between the second scan signal line group and the scan lines in the second display subpart.

[0017] The third side of the first display subpart is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart, the third side of the second display subpart is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart, and the third side of the second display subpart is located on the side of the second display subpart away from the bending part.

[0018] Preferably, the first data driving terminal group comprises a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the first data signal line group comprises a plurality of first data signal lines.

[0019] The second data driving terminal group comprises a plurality of second data driving terminals, and the second data signal line group comprises a plurality of second data signal lines.

[0020] The first ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the plurality of first data driving terminals in one-to-one correspondence, and the second ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the plurality of first display subparts in one-to-one correspondence.

[0021] The first ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the plurality of second data driving terminals one by one, and the second ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the plurality of second display subparts one by one.

[0022] Preferably, the display panel further comprises a signal input circuit group located between the signal terminal part and the first display subpart;

[0023] Preferably, the signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group and the data lines in the first display subpart, and the signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group and the data lines in the second display subpart.

[0024] Preferably, the signal input circuit group comprises a first signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part away from the second display subpart and a second signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part away from the first display subpart.

[0025] Preferably, the first signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group and the data lines in the first display subpart, and the second signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group and the data lines in the second display subpart.

[0026] Preferably, the first data driving terminal group comprises a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the second data driving terminal group comprises a plurality of second data driving terminals.

[0027] Preferably, the ratio of the number of data lines in the first display subpart to the number of first data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:1, and the ratio of the number of data lines in the second display subpart to the number of second data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:1.

[0028] Preferably, the first display subpart comprises a first non-bending subpart close to the bending part, a second non-bending subpart away from the bending part, and a bending subpart located between the first non-bending subpart and the second non-bending subpart.

[0029] Preferably, the signal terminal part has a first width in the first direction in the orthographic projection on the first plane, the first non-bending subpart has a second width in the first direction in the orthographic projection on the first plane, and the bending subpart has a third width in the first direction in the orthographic projection on the first plane.

[0030] Preferably, the first width is less than or equal to the sum of the second width and the third width, and the first plane is parallel to the plane where the first non-bending subpart is located.

[0031] Preferably, the display panel further comprises a substrate, and the signal terminal part is located on one side of the substrate close to the first display surface of the first display subpart;

[0032] The substrate comprises at least one hollow part, which is located between the first side of the display panel and the first side of the first display subpart, and is located in the bending part.

[0033] The first side of the display panel is located on the side of the signal terminal part away from the first display subpart.

[0034] The display panel provided by the present application sets the signal terminal part on the side of the bending part away from the second display subpart and close to the second side of the first display subpart, which can provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart and the second display subpart simultaneously, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost of the display panel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0035] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort.

[0036] Figure 1 Fig. 1 is a first structural schematic diagram of a display panel provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0037] Figure 2 Fig. 2 is a second structural schematic diagram of a display panel provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0038] Figure 3 Fig. 3 is a third structural schematic diagram of a display panel provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0039] Figure 4 Fig. 4 is a first structural schematic diagram of a hollow part of a display panel provided by an embodiment of the present application;

[0040] Figure 5 Fig. 5 is a second structural schematic diagram of a hollow part of a display panel provided by an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0041] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention. In addition, it should be understood that the specific implementation methods described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not used to limit the present invention. In the present invention, unless otherwise specified, the directional words used, such as "upper" and "lower", generally refer to the upper and lower parts of the device in actual use or working state, specifically the drawing direction in the accompanying drawings; while "inside" and "outside" refer to the outline of the device.

[0042] Currently, the main screen and sub-screen of a display panel have different driver chips and flexible circuit boards, respectively, which makes it difficult to reduce the production cost of the display panel.

[0043] See also Figures 1 to 5 , an embodiment of the present invention provides a display panel 100, comprising:

[0044] The display portion 101 includes a first display sub-portion 102 and a second display sub-portion 103 adjacent to a first side of the first display sub-portion 102 ;

[0045] The bending portion 104 is located between the first display sub-portion 102 and the second display sub-portion 103;

[0046] a signal terminal portion 105 located on a side of the bent portion 104 away from the second display sub-portion 103 and close to a second side of the first display sub-portion 102 , wherein the first side of the first display sub-portion 102 is adjacent to the second side of the first display sub-portion 102 ;

[0047] In which, the display panel 100 also includes a first signal line group 106 and a second signal line group 107. The first signal line group 106 is electrically connected between the signal terminal portion 105 and the corresponding signal line in the first display sub-section 102 to provide a corresponding signal to the first display sub-section 102. The second signal line group 107 is electrically connected between the signal terminal portion 105 and the corresponding signal line in the second display sub-section 103 to provide a corresponding signal to the second display sub-section 103.

[0048] The signal terminal part 105 is arranged on the side of the bending part 104 away from the second display subpart 103 and close to the second side of the first display subpart 102, so that the signal terminal part 105 can provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart 102 and the second display subpart 103, reducing the use of driving chips and flexible circuit boards and lowering the manufacturing cost of the display panel 100.

[0049] The technical solutions of the present application will be described in detail in combination with specific embodiments.

[0050] Please refer to Figures 1 to 5 In the embodiment, the first signal line group 106 includes at least one first scanning signal line group 108 and at least one first data signal line group 109, and the second signal line group 107 includes at least one second scanning signal line group 111 and at least one second data signal line group 110.

[0051] The signal terminal part 105 includes a first terminal group 112 and a second terminal group 113, the first terminal group 112 includes a first scanning driving terminal group 114 and a first data driving terminal group 115, and the second terminal group 113 includes a second scanning driving terminal group 117 and a second data driving terminal group 116.

[0052] The first scanning signal line group 108 is electrically connected between the first scanning driving terminal group 114 and the scanning lines in the first display subpart 102, and the first data signal line group 109 is electrically connected between the first data driving terminal group 115 and the data lines in the first display subpart 102, so as to provide the first scanning signal and the first data signal to the first display subpart 102.

[0053] The second scanning signal line group 111 is electrically connected between the second scanning driving terminal group 117 and the scanning lines in the second display subpart 103, and the second data signal line group 110 is electrically connected between the second data driving terminal group 116 and the data lines in the second display subpart 103, so as to provide the second scanning signal and the second data signal to the second display subpart 103.

[0054] In some embodiments, the first scanning driving terminal group 114, the first data driving terminal group 115, the second data driving terminal group 116 and the second scanning driving terminal group 117 are arranged in a first direction in sequence, and the first direction is parallel to the extension direction of the second side of the first display subpart 102.

[0055] In some embodiments, the display panel 100 further comprises a first scan driving circuit group 118 close to the third side of the first display subpart 102 and a second scan driving circuit group 119 close to the third side of the second display subpart 103.

[0056] The first scan driving circuit group 118 is connected between the first scan signal line group 108 and the scan lines in the first display subpart 102, and the second scan driving circuit group 119 is connected between the second scan signal line group 111 and the scan lines in the second display subpart 103.

[0057] The third side of the first display subpart 102 is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart 102, the third side of the second display subpart 103 is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart 102, and the third side of the second display subpart 103 is on the side of the second display subpart 103 away from the bending part 104.

[0058] The first scan driving circuit group 118 and the second scan driving circuit group 119 can be GOA (Gate Driver On Array or Gate On Array) circuits, which are manufactured on the array substrate by using the array process of the existing thin film transistor display device to realize the driving of row-by-row scanning, thereby reducing the frame area of the display panel 100 close to the third side of the first display subpart 102 and the frame area of the display panel 100 close to the third side of the second display subpart 103.

[0059] In some embodiments, the first scan driving terminal group 114 comprises a plurality of first scan driving terminals, and the first scan signal line group 108 comprises a plurality of first scan signal lines.

[0060] The second scan driving terminal group 117 comprises a plurality of second scan driving terminals, and the second scan signal line group 111 comprises a plurality of second scan signal lines.

[0061] The first end of the first scan signal line is connected to the first scan driving terminal one by one, and the second end of the first scan signal line is connected to the first scan driving circuit group 118.

[0062] The first end of the second scan signal line is connected to the second scan driving terminal one by one, and the second end of the second scan signal line is connected to the second scan driving circuit group 119.

[0063] The first display subpart 102 includes a plurality of arrayed first subpixels, and the plurality of arrayed first subpixels includes first pixel rows arranged along the first direction and first pixel columns arranged along the second direction.

[0064] The first display subpart 102 further includes a plurality of first scan lines extending along the first direction and a plurality of first data lines extending along the second direction. First ends of the first scan lines are connected to the first scan driving circuit group 118, and second ends of the first scan lines are connected to the first pixel rows to provide the first scan signals to the first pixel rows. First ends of the first data lines are connected to the first data line group, and second ends of the first data lines are connected to the first pixel columns to provide the first data signals to the first pixel columns.

[0065] The second display subpart 103 includes a plurality of arrayed second subpixels, and the plurality of arrayed second subpixels includes second pixel rows arranged along the first direction and second pixel columns arranged along the second direction.

[0066] The second display subpart 103 further includes a plurality of second scan lines extending along the first direction and a plurality of second data lines extending along the second direction. First ends of the second scan lines are connected to the second scan driving circuit group 119, and second ends of the second scan lines are connected to the second pixel rows to provide the second scan signals to the second pixel rows. First ends of the second data lines are connected to the second data line group, and second ends of the second data lines are connected to the second pixel columns to provide the second data signals to the second pixel columns.

[0067] In some embodiments, the number of the first pixel rows is the same as the number of the second pixel rows, and correspondingly, the number of the first scan signal lines can be the same as the number of the second scan signal lines, and the number of the first scan driving terminals can be the same as the number of the second scan driving terminals. Preferably, the number of the first scan driving terminals is 9-12, and the number of the second scan driving terminals is 9-12.

[0068] In some embodiments, the first data driving terminal group 115 includes a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the first data signal line group 109 includes a plurality of first data signal lines.

[0069] The second data driving terminal group 116 includes a plurality of second data driving terminals, and the second data signal line group 110 includes a plurality of second data signal lines.

[0070] The first ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the plurality of first data driving terminals one by one, and the second ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the first display subpart 102 one by one. At this time, the number of the first data driving terminals is the same as the number of the data lines in the first display subpart 102.

[0071] The first ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the plurality of second data driving terminals one by one, and the second ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the second display subpart 103 one by one. At this time, the number of the second data driving terminals is the same as the number of the data lines in the second display subpart 103.

[0072] In some embodiments, the display panel 100 further comprises a signal input circuit group located between the signal terminal part 105 and the first display subpart 102.

[0073] The signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group 109 and the data lines in the first display subpart 102, and the signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group 110 and the data lines in the second display subpart 103.

[0074] The signal input circuit group can be a multiplexing circuit. One first data signal line is connected to a plurality of data lines in the first display subpart 102 through the signal input circuit group, thereby reducing the number of first data lines and the number of first data driving terminals. One second data signal line is connected to a plurality of data lines in the second display subpart 103 through the signal input circuit group, thereby reducing the number of second data lines and the number of second data driving terminals.

[0075] In some embodiments, through the signal input circuit group, the first data signal line group 109 can be multiplexed into the second data signal line group 110, the first data signal line can be multiplexed into the second data signal line, and the first data driving terminal group 115 can be multiplexed into the second data driving terminal group 116, so as to further reduce the number of terminals in the signal terminal part 105, reduce the space occupied by the signal terminal part, and narrow the frame of the display panel 100.

[0076] In some embodiments, the signal input circuit group comprises a first signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part 104 away from the second display subpart 103 and a second signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part 104 away from the first display subpart 102.

[0077] The first signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group 109 and the data lines in the first display subpart 102, and the second signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group 110 and the data lines in the second display subpart 103.

[0078] By arranging the first signal input circuit group and the second signal input circuit group on both sides of the bending part 104, the signal input circuit groups can be arranged across the bending part 104, reducing the damage to the lines caused by repeated bending during use of the display panel 100.

[0079] In some embodiments, the first data driving terminal group 115 includes a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the second data driving terminal group 116 includes a plurality of second data driving terminals.

[0080] The ratio of the number of data lines in the first display subpart 102 to the number of first data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:1, and the ratio of the number of data lines in the second display subpart 103 to the number of second data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:1.

[0081] When the signal input circuit groups are present, the corresponding reduction of the first data signal lines, the second data signal lines, the number of first data driving terminals, and the number of second data driving terminals also occurs. Preferably, the ratio of the number of data lines in the first display subpart 102 to the number of first data driving terminals is 2:1 or 3:1, and the ratio of the number of data lines in the second display subpart 103 to the number of second data driving terminals is 2:1 or 3:1.

[0082] In some embodiments, the ratio of the number of data lines in the first display subpart 102 to the number of data lines in the second display subpart 103 is positively correlated with the ratio of the display area of the first display subpart 102 to the display area of the second display subpart 103, and the ratio of the number of first data driving terminals to the number of second data driving terminals is also positively correlated with the ratio of the display area of the first display subpart 102 to the display area of the second display subpart 103. Preferably, the ratio of the number of first data driving terminals to the number of second data driving terminals is 2:1.

[0083] In some embodiments, the first display subpart 102 includes a first non-bending subpart close to the bending part 104, a second non-bending subpart away from the bending part 104, and a bending subpart between the first non-bending subpart and the second non-bending subpart.

[0084] The signal terminal portion 105 has a first width in a first direction in a normal projection on a first plane, the first non-bent sub-portion has a second width in the first direction in the normal projection on the first plane, and the bent sub-portion has a third width in the first direction in the normal projection on the first plane.

[0085] The first width is less than or equal to a sum of the second width and the third width, and the first plane is parallel to a plane on which the first non-bent sub-portion is located. Preferably, the first width is less than or equal to the second width. By arranging the signal terminal portion 105 closer to the bent portion 104, the bending of the first signal line group 106 and the second signal line group 107 electrically connected to the signal terminal portion 105 is reduced, thereby reducing the problem of disconnection caused by repeated bending of the first display sub-portion 102 during use of the display panel 100. At the same time, the arrangement of the signal terminal portion 105 closer to the bent portion 104 is conducive to balancing the lengths of the first signal line group 106 and the second signal line group 107, so as to prevent the length of the second signal line group 107, especially the second scanning signal line, from being too long and increasing the risk of disconnection.

[0086] Please refer to Figures 4 to 5 In some embodiments, the display panel 100 further includes a substrate, and the signal terminal portion 105 is located on a side of the substrate close to a first display surface of the first display sub-portion 102.

[0087] The substrate includes at least one hollow portion 120, the hollow portion 120 is located between a first side of the display panel 100 and a first side of the first display sub-portion 102, and the hollow portion 120 is located in the bent portion 104, and the first side of the display panel 100 is located on a side of the signal terminal portion 105 away from the first display sub-portion 102.

[0088] The hollow portion 120 includes a first through hole having a first concave surface recessed toward the first side of the display panel 100. The first through hole also has a second concave surface recessed in a direction away from the first side of the display panel 100.

[0089] The hollow portion 120 further includes a second through hole, and the second through hole includes a third concave surface recessed toward a third side of the first display sub-portion 102.

[0090] The hollow portion 120 further includes a third through hole, and the third through hole includes a fourth concave surface recessed toward a third side of the second display sub-portion 103.

[0091] The first via hole, the second via hole, the third via hole and the fourth via hole are arranged away from the wire (for example, the second data signal line and the second scan signal line) passing through the bending portion 104.

[0092] By arranging the hollow portion 120, the bending stress of the substrate in the bending portion 104 is reduced, and the risk of breakage of the substrate and the wire (for example, the second data signal line and the second scan signal line) passing through the bending portion 104 is reduced.

[0093] In some embodiments, the second display surface of the second display sub-portion 103 and the first display surface are respectively located on opposite sides of the substrate.

[0094] In some embodiments, the display panel 100 further comprises a driving chip and a flexible circuit board 121 electrically connected to the driving chip. The display panel 100 can be a COG (Chip On Glass, chip directly bonded on glass) type display panel or a COF (Chip On Film, Chip On Film) type display panel.

[0095] When the display panel 100 is a COG type display panel, the signal terminal portion 105 is the driving chip, and the signal terminal portion 105 further comprises a bonding terminal, and the signal terminal portion 105 is electrically connected to the flexible circuit board 121 through the bonding terminal. The bonding terminal can be located between the first terminal group 112 and the first side of the display panel 100.

[0096] When the display panel 100 is a COF type display panel, the signal terminal portion 105 is electrically connected to the driving chip by being electrically connected to the Chip On Film, and at this time, the driving chip is fixed on the flexible circuit board 121.

[0097] In the embodiments of the present application, the signal terminal portion 105 is arranged on the side of the bending portion 104 away from the second display sub-portion 103 and close to the second side of the first display sub-portion 102, so that the signal terminal portion 105 can provide corresponding signals to the first display sub-portion 102 and the second display sub-portion 103, thereby reducing the use of the driving chip and the flexible circuit board and reducing the manufacturing cost of the display panel 100.

[0098] The present application further provides a driving method of the display panel 100, for driving the display panel 100 as described above, comprising:

[0099] In the first state, the first scan driving terminal group 114 provides first scan signals to scan lines in the first display subpart 102 through the first scan signal line group 108, the first data driving terminal group 115 provides first data signals to data lines in the first display subpart 102 through the first data signal line group 109, the first display subpart 102 displays, and the second display subpart 103 does not display.

[0100] In the second state, the second scan driving terminal group 117 provides second scan signals to scan lines in the second display subpart 103 through the second scan signal line group 111, the second data driving terminal group 116 provides second data signals to data lines in the second display subpart 103 through the second data signal line group 110, the second display subpart 103 displays, and the first display subpart 102 does not display.

[0101] In the third state, the first scan driving terminal group 114 provides first scan signals to scan lines in the first display subpart 102 through the first scan signal line group 108, the first data driving terminal group 115 provides first data signals to data lines in the first display subpart 102 through the first data signal line group 109, the first display subpart 102 displays, the second scan driving terminal group 117 provides second scan signals to scan lines in the second display subpart 103 through the second scan signal line group 111, the second data driving terminal group 116 provides second data signals to data lines in the second display subpart 103 through the second data signal line group 110, and the first display subpart 102 and the second display subpart 103 both display.

[0102] The first state is a display state of the first display subpart 102, at this time, the display panel 100 can be in a fully unfolded state or other application states, for example, a second non-display surface of the second display subpart 103 is coplanar with the first display surface; or the second display subpart 103 is folded to the first non-display side of the first display subpart 102, and the first display subpart 102 has a first non-display surface opposite to the first display surface on the first non-display side.

[0103] The second state is a display state of the second display subpart 103, at this time, the display panel 100 can be in a folded state or other application states in which only the second display subpart 103 displays.

[0104] The third state is a simultaneous display state of the first display subpart 102 and the second display subpart 103, at this time, the display panel 100 can be in an application state in which the first display subpart 102 and the second display subpart 103 both display.

[0105] The display panel 100 driving method provided by the embodiment of the present application, by setting the signal terminal part 105 on the side of the bending part 104 far away from the second display subpart 103 and close to the second side of the first display subpart 102, the signal terminal part 105 can provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart 102 and the second display subpart 103, reduces the use of driving chip and flexible circuit board, and reduces the manufacturing cost of the display panel 100.

[0106] The display panel provided by the embodiment of the present application comprises: a display part comprising a first display subpart and a second display subpart close to the first side of the first display subpart, a bending part between the first display subpart and the second display subpart, and a signal terminal part on the side of the bending part far away from the second display subpart and close to the second side of the first display subpart, and further comprises a first signal line group electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the first display subpart, and a second signal line group electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the second display subpart, by setting the signal terminal part on the side of the bending part far away from the second display subpart and close to the second side of the first display subpart, the signal terminal part can provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart and the second display subpart, and the manufacturing cost of the display panel is reduced.

[0107] The above describes the display panel provided by the embodiment of the present application in detail, and the principle and implementation mode of the present application are described by applying specific examples; the above embodiment is only used to help understand the method of the present application and its core idea; meanwhile, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present application, the specific implementation mode and application range can be changed, and the above description should not be understood as the limitation of the present application.

Claims

1. A display panel, characterized by, The display panel comprises: a display part comprising a first display subpart and a second display subpart adjacent to a first side of the first display subpart; a bending part between the first display subpart and the second display subpart; a signal terminal part on a side of the bending part away from the second display subpart, and adjacent to a second side of the first display subpart, the first side of the first display subpart being adjacent to the second side of the first display subpart; wherein the display panel further comprises a first signal line group and a second signal line group, the first signal line group being electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the first display subpart to provide corresponding signals to the first display subpart, and the second signal line group being electrically connected between the signal terminal part and corresponding signal lines in the second display subpart to provide corresponding signals to the second display subpart; the signal terminal part comprises a first terminal group and a second terminal group, the first terminal group comprising a first scan driving terminal group and a first data driving terminal group, and the second terminal group comprising a second scan driving terminal group and a second data driving terminal group; the first scan driving terminal group, the first data driving terminal group, the second data driving terminal group and the second scan driving terminal group are arranged in a first direction in sequence, the first direction being parallel to an extension direction of the second side of the first display subpart.

2. The display panel of claim 1, wherein, the first signal line group comprises at least one first scan signal line group and at least one first data signal line group, and the second signal line group comprises at least one second scan signal line group and at least one second data signal line group; the first scan signal line group is electrically connected between the first scan driving terminal group and scan lines in the first display subpart, and the first data signal line group is electrically connected between the first data driving terminal group and data lines in the first display subpart to provide first scan signals and first data signals to the first display subpart; the second scan signal line group is electrically connected between the second scan driving terminal group and scan lines in the second display subpart, and the second data signal line group is electrically connected between the second data driving terminal group and data lines in the second display subpart to provide second scan signals and second data signals to the second display subpart.

3. The display panel of claim 2, wherein, the display panel further comprises a first scan driving circuit group adjacent to a third side of the first display subpart and a second scan driving circuit group adjacent to a third side of the second display subpart; the first scan driving circuit group is connected between the first scan signal line group and scan lines in the first display subpart, and the second scan driving circuit group is connected between the second scan signal line group and scan lines in the second display subpart; the third side of the first display subpart is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart, the third side of the second display subpart is parallel to the first side of the first display subpart, and the third side of the second display subpart is on a side of the second display subpart away from the bending part.

4. The display panel of claim 3, wherein, The first data driving terminal group includes a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the first data signal line group includes a plurality of first data signal lines; The second data driving terminal group includes a plurality of second data driving terminals, and the second data signal line group includes a plurality of second data signal lines; The first ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the plurality of first data driving terminals one by one, and the second ends of the plurality of first data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the first display subpart one by one. The first ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the plurality of second data driving terminals one by one, and the second ends of the plurality of second data signal lines are connected to the data lines in the second display subpart one by one.

5. The display panel of claim 3, wherein, The display panel further includes a signal input circuit group located between the signal terminal part and the first display subpart; The signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group and the data lines in the first display subpart, and the signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group and the data lines in the second display subpart.

6. The display panel of claim 5, wherein, The signal input circuit group includes a first signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part away from the second display subpart and a second signal input circuit group located on the side of the bending part away from the first display subpart; The first signal input circuit group is connected between the first data signal line group and the data lines in the first display subpart, and the second signal input circuit group is connected between the second data signal line group and the data lines in the second display subpart.

7. The display panel of claim 2, wherein, The first data driving terminal group includes a plurality of first data driving terminals, and the second data driving terminal group includes a plurality of second data driving terminals; The ratio of the number of data lines in the first display subpart to the number of first data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:1, and the ratio of the number of data lines in the second display subpart to the number of second data driving terminals is 1:1 to 3:

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8. The display panel of claim 1, wherein, The first display subpart includes a first non-bending subpart close to the bending part, a second non-bending subpart away from the bending part, and a bending subpart located between the first non-bending subpart and the second non-bending subpart; The signal terminal part has a first width in a first direction in the orthographic projection on a first plane, the first non-bending subpart has a second width in the first direction in the orthographic projection on the first plane, and the bending subpart has a third width in the first direction in the orthographic projection on the first plane; The first width is less than or equal to the sum of the second width and the third width, and the first plane is parallel to the plane where the first non-bending subpart is located.

9. The display panel of claim 1, wherein, The display panel further includes a substrate, and the signal terminal part is located on the side of the substrate close to the first display surface of the first display subpart; The substrate includes at least one hollow part, and the hollow part is located between the first side of the display panel and the first side of the first display subpart, and the hollow part is located in the bending part; The first side of the display panel is located on a side of the signal terminal portion away from the first display sub-portion.

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