CN108777116A - Display panel and display device - Google Patents

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CN108777116A
CN108777116A CN201810596572.9A CN201810596572A CN108777116A CN 108777116 A CN108777116 A CN 108777116A CN 201810596572 A CN201810596572 A CN 201810596572A CN 108777116 A CN108777116 A CN 108777116A
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Abstract

The invention discloses a display panel and a display device, which belong to the technical field of display and comprise: a display area and a peripheral non-display area; the display area comprises a gate line, a data line and a plurality of sub-pixels; the display area comprises a main display area and an auxiliary display area; the number of sub-pixels of the pixel row in the main display area is larger than that of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the auxiliary display area; the non-display region includes a light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascade-connected light emitting cells; sub-pixels in n pixel rows of the main display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit, and sub-pixels in at least n +1 pixel rows of the auxiliary display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit; wherein n is a positive integer; the sub-pixel comprises a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit comprises a light-emitting control signal end, and the light-emitting control signal end of the sub-pixel is electrically connected with the light-emitting unit. Compared with the prior art, the display panel has the advantages that the narrow frame of the display panel is facilitated, the brightness uniformity of the main display area and the auxiliary display area is improved, and the display quality is improved.

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Display panel and display device
Technical Field
The present invention relates to the field of display technologies, and in particular, to a display panel and a display device.
Background
With the development of display technology, the conventional rectangular display panel has been unable to meet the diversified use requirements of users.
Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 illustrates a partial structure at a corner of a display panel having a special shape. The prior art provides a special-shaped display panel, which includes a display area aa and a non-display area na, where the display area aa includes a section of a special-shaped edge y, and the special-shaped edge y is located at a corner of the display panel. A light-emitting circuit is provided in the non-display area na, and the light-emitting circuit supplies a light-emission drive signal to a pixel drive circuit in the pixel p. The light emitting circuit includes a plurality of cascade-connected light emitting cells e, one of which supplies a light emitting drive signal to the pixel drive circuit of one row of pixels p. The non-display area na at the corner is irregular in shape, and the excessive light-emitting units e are integrated in the non-display area na at the corner, which is not favorable for narrowing the frame at the corner.
In addition, the number of pixels p in the pixel row adjacent to the shaped edge y is smaller than that in the conventional pixel row. When the light-emitting driving signals provided by the light-emitting units e are the same, the load of the pixel driving circuit in each pixel row is different due to the different number of pixels p in each pixel row, which causes non-uniform brightness in each pixel row and reduces the display quality.
Disclosure of Invention
In view of the foregoing, the present invention provides a display panel and a display device.
The present invention provides a display panel, comprising: a display area and a peripheral non-display area; the display area comprises a plurality of gate lines extending along a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction and a plurality of sub-pixels; the sub-pixels which are positioned in the same row along the first direction and are continuously arranged are a pixel row; the display area comprises a main display area and an auxiliary display area; the number of sub-pixels of the pixel row in the main display area is larger than that of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the auxiliary display area; the non-display region includes a light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascade-connected light emitting cells; sub-pixels in n pixel rows of the main display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit, and sub-pixels in at least n +1 pixel rows of the auxiliary display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit; wherein n is a positive integer; the sub-pixel comprises a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit comprises a light-emitting control signal end, and the light-emitting control signal end of the sub-pixel is electrically connected with the light-emitting unit.
The invention also provides a display device which comprises the display panel provided by the invention.
Compared with the prior art, the display panel and the display device provided by the invention at least realize the following beneficial effects:
in the non-display area adjacent to the auxiliary display area, one light-emitting unit can be electrically connected with more sub-pixels in the pixel row, so that compared with the prior art, the number of the light-emitting units in the non-display area adjacent to the auxiliary display area can be reduced, and the narrow frame of the display panel is facilitated. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the main display area is larger than that of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the auxiliary display area. In this embodiment, the number of the pixel rows of the auxiliary display area electrically connected to the same light emitting unit is greater than the number of the pixel rows of the main display area electrically connected to the same light emitting unit, and compared with the prior art, the number of the sub-pixels in the pixel rows of the auxiliary display area electrically connected to the light emitting unit can be increased, the loads of different pixel rows are balanced, the uniformity of the luminance of the pixel rows of the main display area and the auxiliary display area is improved, and the display quality is improved.
Of course, it is not necessary for any product in which the present invention is practiced to achieve all of the above-described technical effects simultaneously.
Other features of the present invention and advantages thereof will become apparent from the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments thereof, which proceeds with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a special-shaped display panel provided in the prior art;
fig. 2 is a schematic plan view of a display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of region m of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a partial enlarged structure of the display panel shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a planar structure of another display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a partial enlarged structure of the display panel shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a partial plan view of a display panel according to another embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a timing diagram of the display panel shown in FIG. 8;
fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that: the relative arrangement of the components and steps, the numerical expressions and numerical values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention unless specifically stated otherwise.
The following description of at least one exemplary embodiment is merely illustrative in nature and is in no way intended to limit the invention, its application, or uses.
Techniques, methods, and apparatus known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail but are intended to be part of the specification where appropriate.
In all examples shown and discussed herein, any particular value should be construed as merely illustrative, and not limiting. Thus, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.
It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, further discussion thereof is not required in subsequent figures.
The present invention provides a display panel, comprising: a display area AA and a peripheral non-display area NA;
the display area AA includes a plurality of gate lines G extending along a first direction X, a plurality of data lines S extending along a second direction Y, and a plurality of sub-pixels P; the sub-pixels P which are positioned in the same row along the first direction X and are arranged consecutively are a pixel row P0;
the display area AA includes a main display area AA1 and an auxiliary display area AA 2; the number of sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is greater than the number of sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the sub-display area AA 2;
the non-display area NA includes a light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascaded light emitting cells EU; the sub-pixels P in the n pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU, and the sub-pixels P in at least n +1 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU; wherein n is a positive integer;
the sub-pixel P comprises a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit comprises a light emitting control signal terminal PE, and the light emitting control signal terminal PE of the sub-pixel P is electrically connected with the light emitting unit EU.
It should be noted that, in order to clearly illustrate the technical solution of the present embodiment, only circuit elements of a pixel driving circuit are illustrated in the display panel shown in fig. 3, specifically, fig. 3 illustrates the light emitting control transistor TE and the light emitting diode OL in the pixel driving circuit. The gate of the light emission control transistor is the light emission control signal terminal PE.
In the display panel provided in this embodiment, the display area AA includes a main display area AA1 and an auxiliary display area AA2, where the area of the main display area AA1 is larger and the area of the auxiliary display area AA2 is smaller. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that in the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2.
The non-display area NA includes a light emitting circuit, the light emitting circuit includes a plurality of cascaded light emitting units EU, and optionally, circuit elements and electrical connection relations in the plurality of light emitting units EU are the same. The light emitting unit EU may generate a light emitting control signal, and the light emitting diode OL may emit light when the light emitting control transistor TE in the pixel driving circuit of the sub-pixel P is turned on under the control of the light emitting control signal.
Here, the number of pixel rows P0 electrically connected to different light emitting units EU is not exactly the same. Specifically, fig. 3 illustrates an embodiment when n is 1, in fig. 3, the sub-pixels P in 1 pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU, and the sub-pixels P in at least 2 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU. In this embodiment, in the non-display area NA adjacent to the auxiliary display area AA2, one light emitting unit EU can be electrically connected to more sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0, so that, compared with the prior art, the number of light emitting units EU in the non-display area NA adjacent to the auxiliary display area AA2 can be reduced, thereby being beneficial to narrowing the frame of the display panel. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that in the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2. In this embodiment, the number of the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU is larger than the number of the pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 electrically connected to the same light emitting unit EU, so that compared with the prior art, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the light emitting unit EU can be increased, the loads of different pixel rows P0 are balanced, the uniformity of the luminance of the pixel rows of the main display area AA1 and the auxiliary display area AA2 is improved, and the display quality is improved.
In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 4 and 5, the non-display area NA includes a first non-display area NA1 and a second non-display area NA 2; the first and second non-display areas NA1 and NA2 are located at opposite sides of the display area AA along the first direction X;
the auxiliary display area AA2 includes a first shaped edge 01 adjacent to the first non-display area NA1, and the extending direction of the first shaped edge 01 intersects with both the first direction X and the second direction Y;
the first non-display area NA1 includes a first light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascaded first light emitting cells EU 1;
the first non-display area NA1 includes a first shaped area NA11 and a first regular area NA12, the first shaped area NA11 is adjacent to the first shaped edge 01, and the first regular area NA12 extends in the second direction Y;
the first light-emitting unit EU1 located in the first heteromorphic region NA11 is a first light-emitting unit a EU1A, and the first light-emitting unit EU1 located in the first regular region NA12 is a first light-emitting unit b EU 1B; wherein,
the sub-pixels P in the n pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same first light-emitting unit EU1B, and the sub-pixels P in at least n +1 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same first light-emitting unit EU 1A.
In the display panel provided in this embodiment, the first special-shaped edge 01 is taken as an example to be described, alternatively, the first special-shaped edge 01 may be a curved line segment shape, a straight line segment shape, or the like, and the extending direction of the first special-shaped edge 01 intersects with the first direction X and the second direction Y.
The first non-display area NA1 and the second non-display area NA2 are both in the shape of a long bar. The first non-display area NA1 includes a first irregularly shaped area NA11 and a first normal area NA12, the first irregularly shaped area NA11 is adjacent to the first irregularly shaped edge 01, and the shape of the first irregularly shaped area NA11 needs to be adapted to the shape of the first irregularly shaped edge 01, so that the shape of the first irregularly shaped area NA11 may be irregular. The first conventional area NA12 may be in the shape of a rectangular bar.
In this embodiment, the extending direction of the first special-shaped edge 01 intersects both the first direction X and the second direction Y, the pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 is longer, and the pixel row P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 is shorter, that is, the number of the sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that of the sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2.
The first non-display area NA1 includes a first light emitting circuit, the first light emitting circuit includes a plurality of cascaded first light emitting units EU1, and optionally, circuit elements and electrical connections in the plurality of first light emitting units EU1 are the same. The first light emitting unit EU1 may generate a light emission control signal, and the light emitting diode OL may emit light when the light emission control transistor TE in the pixel driving circuit of the sub-pixel P is turned on under the control of the light emission control signal.
The number of pixel rows P0 to which the first light-emitting unit a EU1A and the first light-emitting unit b EU1B are electrically connected is not completely the same. Specifically, fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment when n is 1, in fig. 5, the sub-pixels P in 1 pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same first light-emitting unit EU1B, and the sub-pixels P in at least 2 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same first light-emitting unit EU 1A. In this embodiment, in the first irregular area NA11, one first light-emitting unit EU1A can be electrically connected to more sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0, so that the number of the first light-emitting units EU1A in the first irregular area NA11 can be reduced compared to the prior art, thereby being beneficial to narrowing the frame of the display panel. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that in the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2. In this embodiment, the number of the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit EU1A is greater than the number of the pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit EU1B, and compared with the prior art, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit EU1A can be increased, the loads of the different pixel rows P0 can be balanced, the uniformity of the luminance of the pixel rows of the main display area AA1 and the auxiliary display area AA2 can be improved, and the display quality can be improved.
Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 4 and fig. 5, the auxiliary display area AA2 includes a second shaped edge 02 adjacent to the second non-display area NA2, and the extending direction of the second shaped edge 02 intersects with both the first direction X and the second direction Y;
the second non-display area NA2 includes a second light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascade-connected second light emitting cells EU 2;
the second non-display area NA2 includes a second shaped area NA21 and a second regular area NA22, the second shaped area NA21 is adjacent to the second shaped edge 02, and the second regular area NA22 extends in the second direction Y;
the second light-emitting unit EU2 located in the second heteromorphic region NA21 is a second light-emitting unit a EU2A, and the second light-emitting unit EU2 located in the second normal region NA22 is a second light-emitting unit b EU 2B; wherein
The sub-pixels P in the n pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit EU2B, and the sub-pixels P in at least n +1 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit EU 2A.
In the display panel provided in this embodiment, the second special-shaped edge 02 is taken as an example for explanation, optionally, the second special-shaped edge 02 may be a curved line segment shape, a straight line segment shape, or the like, the extending direction of the second special-shaped edge 02 intersects with the first direction X and the second direction Y, and the specific shape of the second special-shaped edge 02 is not illustrated in this embodiment.
In this embodiment, the extending direction of the second special-shaped edge 021 intersects both the first direction X and the second direction Y, the pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 is longer, and the pixel row P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 is shorter, that is, the number of the sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that of the sub-pixels P of the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2.
The second non-display area NA2 includes a second light emitting circuit, the second light emitting circuit includes a plurality of cascaded second light emitting units EU2, and optionally, circuit elements and electrical connections in the plurality of second light emitting units EU2 are the same. The second light emitting unit EU2 may generate a light emission control signal, and the light emitting diode OL may emit light when the light emission control transistor TE in the pixel driving circuit of the sub-pixel P is turned on under the control of the light emission control signal.
Here, the number of pixel rows P0 to which the second light emitting unit EU2A and the second light emitting unit EU2B are electrically connected is not exactly the same. Specifically, fig. 5 illustrates an embodiment when n is 1, in fig. 5, the sub-pixels P in 1 pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit EU2B, and the sub-pixels P in at least 2 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit EU 2A. In this embodiment, in the second irregular area NA21, one second light-emitting unit EU2A can be electrically connected to more sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0, so that the number of the second light-emitting units EU2A in the second irregular area NA21 can be reduced compared to the prior art, thereby being beneficial to narrowing the frame of the display panel. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel row P0 in the main display area AA1 is larger than that in the pixel row P0 in the auxiliary display area AA 2. In this embodiment, the number of the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the second light-emitting unit EU2A is larger than the number of the pixel rows P0 of the main display area AA1 electrically connected to the second light-emitting unit EU2B, and compared with the prior art, the number of the sub-pixels P in the pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 electrically connected to the second light-emitting unit EU2A can be increased, the loads of the different pixel rows P0 can be balanced, the uniformity of the luminance of the pixel rows of the main display area AA1 and the auxiliary display area AA2 can be improved, and the display quality can be improved.
Alternatively, in the display panel shown in fig. 4 and 5, the first light-emitting unit a EU1A, the first light-emitting unit b EU1B, the second light-emitting unit a EU2A, and the second light-emitting unit b EU2B have the same circuit structure. The display panel provided by the embodiment does not need to change the internal circuit structure and the electric connection relation of each light-emitting unit, is simple in setting and manufacturing process, and is favorable for improving the manufacturing efficiency of the display panel.
In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 6 and 7, the auxiliary display area AA2 includes a third shaped edge 03, and the third shaped edge 03 is recessed toward the inside of the display area AA to form the notch area 10;
the first irregularly shaped edge 01 is located at the first side S1 of the cutout region 10, and the pixel row P0 electrically connected to the first light emitting unit EU1A is located at the first side S1 of the cutout region 10;
the second profile edge 02 is positioned at the second side S2 of the cutout region 10, and the pixel row P0 electrically connected to the second light emitting unit EU2A is positioned at the second side S2 of the cutout region 10; the first side S1 and the second side S2 are located at opposite sides of the notch area 10 in the first direction X.
When the display panel provided by the embodiment is applied to a display device, the notch area 10 can be used for integrating electronic elements such as a camera, a headphone and the like.
The third irregular edge 03 is recessed towards the inside of the display area AA to form a gap area 10, and at least one row of pixels is separated into two pixel rows P0 by the third irregular edge 03. The sub-pixels P located in the same row along the first direction X and arranged consecutively are a pixel row P0. The pixel rows P0 positioned at the first side S1 and the second side S2 of the notch area 10 are electrically connected to different light emitting cells, respectively.
In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 8, the non-display area NA includes a first clock signal line group CK01 and a second clock signal line group CK 02;
the first clock signal line group CK01 includes a first master clock signal line CK1 and a first slave clock signal line XCK 1;
the second clock signal line group CK02 includes a second master clock signal line CK2 and a second slave clock signal line XCK 2;
the first clock signal line group CK01 is electrically connected to the first light emitting unit first EU1A and the second light emitting unit first EU2A, and the second clock signal line group CK02 is electrically connected to the first light emitting unit second EU1B and the second light emitting unit second EU 2B.
In the display panel provided by this embodiment, the number of pixel rows electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit a EU1A and the second light-emitting unit a EU2A is large, the number of pixel rows electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit b EU1B and the second light-emitting unit b EU2B is small, and accordingly, the first light-emitting unit a EU1A and the second light-emitting unit a EU2A, and the first light-emitting unit b EU1B and the second light-emitting unit b EU2B require different clock signals. The first clock signal line group CK01 provides clock signals to the first light-emitting unit EU1A and the second light-emitting unit EU2A, and the second clock signal line group CK02 provides clock signals to the first light-emitting unit EU1B and the second light-emitting unit EU 2B. In this embodiment, the first light emitting unit EU1A, the first light emitting unit EU1B, the second light emitting unit EU2A, and the second light emitting unit EU2B have the same circuit structure, only two clock signal lines are needed to provide clock signals for each light emitting unit, and the circuit structure is simple.
Alternatively, referring to fig. 8 and 9, the duty ratios of the clock signals on the first master clock signal line CK1, the first auxiliary clock signal line XCK1, the second master clock signal line CK2 and the second auxiliary clock signal line XCK2 are the same. In this embodiment, the duty ratios of the clock signals on the first main clock signal line CK1, the first auxiliary clock signal line XCK1, the second main clock signal line CK2 and the second auxiliary clock signal line XCK2 are all 50%.
It should be noted that, in fig. 8, only the sub-pixels P in the 1 pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same first light emitting unit EU1B, the sub-pixels P in the 2 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same first light emitting unit a EU1A, and the sub-pixels P in the 1 pixel row P0 of the main display area AA1 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit b EU2B, and the sub-pixels P in the 2 pixel rows P0 of the auxiliary display area AA2 are electrically connected to the same second light emitting unit a EU2A, as an example, fig. 9 only illustrates a timing diagram of the panel by taking the display panel provided in fig. 8 as an example. It is understood that when the number of the pixel rows P0 to which the light emitting units are electrically connected is different, the timing diagram of the display panel is changed accordingly.
Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 8 and 9, the pulse width of the clock signal on the first master clock signal line CK1 and the first auxiliary clock signal line XCK1 is L1, and the pulse width of the clock signal on the second master clock signal line CK2 and the second auxiliary clock signal line XCK2 is L2, where L1 is 2 × L2.
Optionally, with continued reference to fig. 8 and fig. 9, the light-emitting signals output by two adjacent first light-emitting units EU1A are separated by the pulse width of the clock signal on the first master clock signal line CK 1;
the light emitting signals output by two adjacent first light emitting units EU1B are separated by the pulse width of the clock signal on the second master clock signal line CK 2.
In fig. 9, only the EU1A first stage output and the EU1A second stage output, and the EU1B first stage output and the EU1B second stage output are exemplified as electric signals output from the light emitting cells.
It is understood that the electrical signal output by the second light emitting unit may refer to fig. 9.
In this embodiment, since the first light-emitting unit EU1A is electrically connected to the 2 pixel rows P0, and the first light-emitting unit EU1B is electrically connected to only 1 pixel row P0, the pulse widths of the clock signals on the first main clock signal line CK1 and the first auxiliary clock signal line XCK1 are set to be wider, so that the interval between the light-emitting signals output by two adjacent first light-emitting units EU1A is longer, and when the refresh of all the 2 pixel rows P0 electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit EU1A is completed, the refresh of the subsequent pixel rows is performed.
The invention also provides a display device which comprises the display panel provided by the invention. Referring to fig. 10, fig. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Fig. 10 provides a display device 1000 including the display panel 1001 according to any of the above embodiments of the present invention. The embodiment of fig. 10 is only an example of a mobile phone, and the display device 1000 is described, but it should be understood that the display device provided in the embodiment of the present invention may be other display devices with a display function, such as a computer, a television, and a vehicle-mounted display device, and the present invention is not limited thereto. The display device provided in the embodiment of the present invention has the beneficial effects of the display panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention, and specific reference may be made to the specific description of the display panel in each of the above embodiments, which is not repeated herein.
As can be seen from the above embodiments, the display panel and the display device provided by the present invention at least achieve the following beneficial effects:
in the non-display area adjacent to the auxiliary display area, one light-emitting unit can be electrically connected with more sub-pixels in the pixel row, so that compared with the prior art, the number of the light-emitting units in the non-display area adjacent to the auxiliary display area can be reduced, and the narrow frame of the display panel is facilitated. In addition, the number of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the main display area is larger than that of the sub-pixels of the pixel row in the auxiliary display area. In this embodiment, the number of the pixel rows of the auxiliary display area electrically connected to the same light emitting unit is greater than the number of the pixel rows of the main display area electrically connected to the same light emitting unit, and compared with the prior art, the number of the sub-pixels in the pixel rows of the auxiliary display area electrically connected to the light emitting unit can be increased, the loads of different pixel rows are balanced, the uniformity of the luminance of the pixel rows of the main display area and the auxiliary display area is improved, and the display quality is improved.
Although some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail by way of examples, it should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the above embodiments without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims.

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1. A display panel, comprising:
a display area and a peripheral non-display area; the display area comprises a plurality of gate lines extending along a first direction, a plurality of data lines extending along a second direction and a plurality of sub-pixels; the sub-pixels which are positioned in the same row along the first direction and are continuously arranged are a pixel row;
the display area comprises a main display area and an auxiliary display area; the number of sub-pixels of the pixel row in the main display area is greater than the number of sub-pixels of the pixel row in the auxiliary display area;
the non-display area includes a light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascaded light emitting cells;
the sub-pixels in the n pixel rows of the main display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit, and the sub-pixels in at least n +1 pixel rows of the auxiliary display area are electrically connected with the same light-emitting unit; wherein n is a positive integer;
the sub-pixel comprises a pixel driving circuit, the pixel driving circuit comprises a light-emitting control signal end, and the light-emitting control signal end of the sub-pixel is electrically connected with the light-emitting unit.
2. The display panel according to claim 1,
the non-display area comprises a first non-display area and a second non-display area; the first non-display area and the second non-display area are positioned on two opposite sides of the display area along the first direction;
the auxiliary display area comprises a first special-shaped edge adjacent to the first non-display area, and the extending direction of the first special-shaped edge is intersected with the first direction and the second direction;
the first non-display area comprises a first light-emitting circuit, and the first light-emitting circuit comprises a plurality of cascaded first light-emitting units;
the first non-display area includes a first shaped area and a first regular area, the first shaped area is adjacent to the first shaped edge, and the first regular area extends along the second direction;
the first light-emitting unit positioned in the first special-shaped area is a first light-emitting unit A, and the first light-emitting unit positioned in the first conventional area is a first light-emitting unit B; wherein,
the sub-pixels in the n pixel rows of the main display area are electrically connected with the same first light-emitting unit B, and the sub-pixels in at least n +1 pixel rows of the auxiliary display area are electrically connected with the same first light-emitting unit A.
3. The display panel according to claim 2,
the auxiliary display area comprises a second special-shaped edge adjacent to the second non-display area, and the extending direction of the second special-shaped edge is intersected with the first direction and the second direction;
the second non-display area includes a second light emitting circuit including a plurality of cascade-connected second light emitting cells;
the second non-display area includes a second shaped area NA21 and a second normal area NA22, the second shaped area NA21 is adjacent to the second shaped edge, and the second normal area NA22 extends in the second direction;
the second light-emitting unit located in the second heteromorphic region NA21 is a second light-emitting unit a, and the second light-emitting unit located in the second conventional region NA22 is a second light-emitting unit b; wherein
The sub-pixels in the n pixel rows of the main display area are electrically connected with the same second light-emitting unit B, and the sub-pixels in at least n +1 pixel rows of the auxiliary display area are electrically connected with the same second light-emitting unit A.
4. The display panel according to claim 3,
the auxiliary display area comprises a third special-shaped edge, and the third special-shaped edge is sunken towards the inside of the display area to form a gap area;
the first irregularly shaped edge is located on a first side of the cutout area, and the pixel row electrically connected to the first light-emitting unit A is located on the first side of the cutout area;
the second irregularly shaped edge is located on a second side of the cutout area, and the pixel row electrically connected to the second light emitting unit a is located on the second side of the cutout area; the first side and the second side are located on opposite sides of the notched area along the first direction.
5. The display panel according to claim 3,
the first light-emitting unit A, the first light-emitting unit B, the second light-emitting unit A and the second light-emitting unit B have the same circuit structure.
6. The display panel according to claim 3,
the non-display area comprises a first clock signal line group and a second clock signal line group;
the first clock signal line group comprises a first main clock signal line and a first auxiliary clock signal line;
the second clock signal line group comprises a second main clock signal line and a second auxiliary clock signal line;
the first clock signal line group is electrically connected with the first light-emitting unit A and the second light-emitting unit A, and the second clock signal line group is electrically connected with the first light-emitting unit B and the second light-emitting unit B.
7. The display panel according to claim 6,
the duty ratios of the clock signals on the first main clock signal line, the first auxiliary clock signal line, the second main clock signal line and the second auxiliary clock signal line are the same.
8. The display panel according to claim 6,
the pulse width of the clock signal on the first master clock signal line and the first auxiliary clock signal line is L1, and the pulse width of the clock signal on the second master clock signal line and the second auxiliary clock signal line is L2, wherein L1 is 2 × L2.
9. The display panel according to claim 8,
the light-emitting signals output by two adjacent first light-emitting units A are separated by the pulse width of a clock signal on one first main clock signal line;
the light emitting signals output by two adjacent first light emitting units B are separated by the pulse width of the clock signal on the second main clock signal line.
10. A display device characterized by comprising the display panel according to any one of claims 1 to 9.
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