Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, so that the above is the core idea of the present invention, and the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention can be more clearly understood. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
An embodiment of the present invention provides a flexible display panel, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic top view structure diagram of a flexible display panel provided in an embodiment of the present invention, where the flexible display panel 2 includes a display area AA and a non-display area AA' surrounding the display area AA, the flexible display panel 2 includes a first side C1 and a second side C2 opposite to each other, and a third side C3 and a fourth side C4 opposite to each other. Also, the flexible display panel 2 includes a plurality of columns of pixels.
It should be noted that, in the actual production process, the number of rows of pixels on the entire flexible display panel 2 is greater than the number of rows of pixels required by the display area AA, so that the display area AA can still normally display after the pixels in a row are bent or shifted or display abnormal in the row close to the side edge. That is, when the pixels in the rows are the pixels in the 1 st row to the z th row sequentially arranged along the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2, the number of the rows of the pixels in the display area AA near the first side C1, which is the first row of the pixels in the display area AA near the first side C1, is greater than or equal to 1. Similarly, when the pixels in the rows are the pixels in the 1 st row to the z th row sequentially arranged along the direction from the second side C2 to the first side C1, the number of the rows of the pixels in the display area AA near the first side C2, which is the display start row of the pixels in the display area AA near the second side C2, is greater than or equal to 1.
In this embodiment, the flexible display panel 2 at least includes the first caliper structure 20 located at one side of the columns of pixels, for example, in the non-display area AA' between the columns of pixels and the third side C3, and close to the first side C1. The first caliper structure 20 includes a first scale 201 and a first pointer 202.
As shown in fig. 3, the first scale 201 is a ruler-shaped structure extending along the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2, the first scale 201 includes first scales corresponding to the ith to (i + j) th columns of pixels near the first side C1, and i and j are integers greater than 1. The display start column pixels of the display area AA near the first side C1 range from the ith column of pixels to the (i + j) th column of pixels, that is, the display start column pixels of the display area AA near the first side C1 are all any column of pixels from the ith column of pixels to the (i + j) th column of pixels, regardless of offset. Alternatively, i is greater than or equal to 80, less than or equal to 280; j is greater than or equal to 260 and less than or equal to 460.
The first scale of the first scale 201 includes not only main scale lines (i.e., vertical lines on the first scale 201) corresponding to the ith to (i + j) th rows of pixels, but also pixel column number identifiers corresponding to the ith to (i + j) th rows of pixels, where the pixel column number identifiers are numbers, letters, or a combination thereof. Optionally, the pixel column number is identified as the column number of the corresponding pixel column, such as i, i +1, i +2 … i + j, etc. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the first scale may include only the main scale line, and may also include other marks besides the main scale line and the pixel column number mark.
As shown in fig. 3, the first pointer 202 is directly opposite to the 1 st column pixel near the first side C1 in the extending direction of the column pixels. The first pointer 202 has a triangular shape, and before the flexible display panel 2 is unfolded, the first pointer 202, i.e. the triangle, only points to the 1 st column of pixels near the first side C1. Of course, the invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the graphic shape of the first pointer 202 may also be a T shape, an inverted T shape, or the like.
As shown in fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of the flexible display panel shown in fig. 3 after being bent, and after the first side C1 of the flexible display panel 2 is bent toward the supporting structure 3 disposed on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2, the first ruler is bent201 and the first pointer 202 will also bend along with the flexible display panel 2, and the first pointer 202 will be located on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2, at this time, the first pointer 202 not only points to the 1 st column of pixels on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2 near the first side C1, but also points to a column of pixels on the display surface of the flexible display panel 2, such as the Y column1The column of pixels, based on which the number of columns Y of pixels can be known from the scale on the first scale 2011Then according to the column number Y of the column of pixels1And a predetermined formula, the number X of the columns of the pixels at the display area AA near the first side C1 at the start of displaying can be determined1。
That is, according to the scale of the first pointer 202 opposite to a column of pixels on the first scale 201, the column number X of the display start column of pixels located on the display area AA near the first side C1 can be determined according to a preset formula one1。
Optionally, the first preset formula is:
wherein, X1The number of the display start column pixels of the display area AA near the first side C1, R is the bending radius of the flexible display panel 2, Y1The row number of the row of pixels corresponding to the scale where the first pointer 202 faces the row of pixels on the first scale 201, W is the length of each row of pixels in the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2.
Wherein,is according to formula Y1*W=πR+2(Y1-X1+1) W derived, i.e. pixels in column 1 to Y1The length of the column pixel is equal to the length of the semicircle at the bending part and twice the Xth1Column pixels to Yth1The sum of the lengths of the column pixels.
Optionally, the first preset formula is: x1=X10+(Y1-Y10)/2;
Wherein, X1The number of columns, X, of the pixels of the display area AA near the first side C110The preset number of columns, Y, of the pixels of the display start column of the display area near the first side C11The number of columns of pixels, Y, corresponding to the scale of a column of pixels on the first scale 201 directly opposite to the first pointer 20210The preset first pointer 202 is directly opposite to the column number, X, of a column of pixels on the first scale 201 corresponding to the scale of the column of pixels10And Y10The number of columns of pixels in the display area AA near the first side C1 when the flexible display panel is not shifted and the number of columns of pixels corresponding to the scale where the first pointer 202 directly faces the column of pixels on the first scale 201 are both preset fixed values.
As shown in fig. 5, fig. 5 is a schematic top view structure diagram of another flexible display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, where the flexible display panel 2 further includes a second caliper structure 21 located at one side of the columns of pixels and near the second side C2. Optionally, the second caliper structure 21 is a caliper structure located on one side of the multi-column pixels, e.g., within the non-display area AA 'between the multi-column pixels and the fourth side C4, and proximate to the second side C2, or the second caliper structure 21 is a caliper structure located on one side of the multi-column pixels, e.g., within the non-display area AA' between the multi-column pixels and the third side C3, and proximate to the second side C2.
The second caliper structure 21 includes a second scale 211 and a second pointer 212. Similarly, the second scale 211 is a ruler-shaped structure extending along the direction from the second side C2 to the first side C1, the second scale 211 includes second scales corresponding to the m-th column to the m + n-th column of pixels close to the second side C2, and m and n are integers greater than 1. Similarly, whether offset or not, the display start column of pixels of the display area AA near the second side C2 is within the range from m-th column of pixels to m + n-th column of pixels, i.e., any one of m-th column of pixels to m + n-th column of pixels. Alternatively, m is greater than or equal to 80, less than or equal to 280; n is greater than or equal to 260 and less than or equal to 460.
Moreover, the second scale of the second scale 211 not only includes main scale lines (i.e. thick vertical lines on the second scale 211) corresponding to the m-th to m + n-th rows of pixels, but also includes pixel column number identifiers corresponding to the m-th to m + n-th rows of pixels, where the pixel column number identifiers are numbers, letters, or a combination thereof. Optionally, the pixel column number is identified as the column number of the corresponding pixel column, such as m, m +1, m +2 … m + n, etc. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and in other embodiments, the second scale may include only the main scale line, and may also include other marks besides the main scale line and the pixel column number mark.
As shown in FIG. 5, the second pointer 212 directly faces the column 1 pixel near the second side edge C2 in the extending direction of the column pixels. The second pointer 212 has a triangular shape, and before the flexible display panel 2 is unfolded, the second pointer 212, i.e. the triangle, only points to the 1 st column of pixels close to the second side C2. Of course, the present invention is not limited thereto, and in other embodiments, the graphic shape of the second pointer 212 may also be a T shape, an inverted T shape, or the like. The first pointer 202 and the second pointer 212 may have the same or different shapes.
It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the positional relationship between the first scale 201 and the first pointer 202 is not limited, and the first scale 201 may be located above the first pointer 202, below the first pointer 202, or on an extension line of the first pointer 202. Similarly, the positional relationship between the second scale 211 and the second pointer 212 is not limited, and the second scale 211 may be located above the second pointer 212, below the second pointer 212, or on an extension line of the second pointer 212.
As shown in fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of the flexible display panel shown in fig. 5 after the second side C2 of the flexible display panel 2 is bent toward the supporting structure 3 disposed on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2, and the second pointer 212 not only points to the 1 st column of pixels on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2 near the second side C2, but also points to a column of pixels on the display surface of the flexible display panel 2Such as the Y th2The column of pixels, based on which the number of columns Y of pixels can be known from the scale on the second scale 2112Then according to the column number Y of the column of pixels2And a predetermined formula, the number of columns X of the pixels of the display start column located near the second side C2 in the display area AA can be determined2. That is, according to the scale of the second pointer 212 facing a column of pixels on the second scale 211, the column number X of the display start column of pixels located on the display area AA near the second side C2 is determined by a second predetermined formula2。
Optionally, the preset formula two is:
wherein, X2The number of the display start column pixels of the display area AA near the second side C2, R is the bending radius of the flexible display panel 2, Y2The row number of the column of pixels corresponding to the scale where the second pointer 212 faces the column of pixels on the second scale 211, and W is the length of each column of pixels in the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2.
Optionally, the preset formula two is: x2=X20+(Y2-Y20)/2;
Wherein, X2The number of columns, X, of pixels in the display area AA near the second side C220The predetermined number of the display start row pixels, Y, of the display area AA near the second side C22The number of columns of pixels, Y, corresponding to the scale of a column of pixels on the second scale 211 directly opposite to the second pointer 21220The preset second pointer 212 is directly opposite to the column number, X, of the column of pixels corresponding to the scale of the column of pixels on the second scale 21120And Y20The number of columns of pixels in the display area AA near the first side C1 when the flexible display panel is not shifted and the number of columns of pixels corresponding to the scale where the first pointer 202 directly faces the column of pixels on the first scale 201 are both preset fixed values.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the flexible display panel may include only one first caliper structure 20. Determining the number of columns X of the pixels of the display start column located at the display area AA near the first side C1 according to the first caliper structure 201Then, the number of the last column of pixels in the display area AA, that is, the number of the columns X of the display start column of pixels located near the second side C2 in the display area AA, may be determined according to the number of the pixel columns preset in the display area AA2。
Of course, in order to improve the accuracy of the setting of the AA pixel columns in the display area, the flexible display panel may include one first caliper structure 20 and one second caliper structure 21, and may also include two first caliper structures 20 and two second caliper structures 21.
When the flexible display panel comprises one first caliper structure 20 and one second caliper structure 21, the first caliper structure 20 and the second caliper structure 21 are located on the same side of the columns of pixels, e.g. the first caliper structure 20 and the second caliper structure 21 are both located in the non-display area AA ' between the columns of pixels and the third side C2, or the first caliper structure 20 and the second caliper structure 21 are located on both sides of the columns of pixels, respectively, as shown in fig. 5, the first caliper structure 20 is located in the non-display area AA ' between the columns of pixels and the third side C3, and the second caliper structure 21 is located in the non-display area AA ' between the columns of pixels and the fourth side C4.
When the flexible display panel 2 comprises two first caliper structures 20 and two second caliper structures 21, one first caliper structure 20 and one second caliper structure 21 are located at one side of the columns of pixels and the other first caliper structure 20 and the other second caliper structure 21 are located at the other side of the columns of pixels. E.g., one first caliper structure 20 and one second caliper structure 21 located in the non-display area AA 'between the columns of pixels and the third side C3, and another first caliper structure 20 and another second caliper structure 21 located in the non-display area AA' between the columns of pixels and the fourth side C4.
In an embodiment of the invention, each row of pixels further includes at least one row of sub-pixels, for example, the row 1 to the row 3 sub-pixels sequentially arranged along the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2, and the row 1 to the row 3 sub-pixels are respectively a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel.
As shown in fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic top view structure diagram of another flexible display panel according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to further improve the alignment precision, the first scale 201 further includes third scales (i.e., thin vertical lines on the first scale 201) corresponding to multiple columns of sub-pixels of each of the ith to (i + j) th columns of pixels. Also, the first caliper structure 20 further includes a third pointer 203. The third pointer 203 is directly opposite to the sub-pixel of the 1 st column of the pixels near the first side C1 in the extending direction of the pixels of the columns.
After the first side C1 of the flexible display panel 2 is bent toward the supporting structure 3 disposed on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2, the number of columns of sub-pixels in the display start column located in the display area AA near the first side C1 is determined according to the scale of a column of sub-pixels on the first scale 201 directly opposite to the third pointer 203. The number of columns of sub-pixels corresponding to the scale of a column of sub-pixels on the first scale 201 directly opposite to the third pointer 203 is the number of columns of sub-pixels in the display start column of pixels in the display area AA near the first side C1.
As shown in fig. 7, in order to further improve the alignment accuracy, the second scale 211 includes fourth scales (i.e., thin vertical lines on the second scale 211) corresponding to the sub-pixels of the m-th to m + n-th columns of pixels. The second caliper structure 21 further comprises a fourth pointer 213. The fourth pointer 213 directly faces the column 1 sub-pixel of the column 1 pixel near the second side C2 in the extending direction of the column pixels.
After the second side C2 of the flexible display panel 2 is bent toward the supporting structure 3 disposed on the non-display surface of the flexible display panel 2, the number of columns of sub-pixels in the display start column of pixels in the display area AA near the second side C2 is determined according to the scale of a column of sub-pixels on the second scale 211 directly opposite to the fourth pointer 213. The number of columns of sub-pixels corresponding to the scale of a column of sub-pixels on the second scale 211 directly opposite to the fourth pointer 213 is the number of columns of sub-pixels in the display start column of pixels in the display area AA near the second side C2.
Similarly, the third scale or the fourth scale includes not only the sub-scale lines corresponding to the sub-pixels, but also the sub-pixel column number identifiers corresponding to the sub-pixels, wherein the sub-pixel column number identifiers are numbers, letters or a combination thereof. Optionally, the sub-pixel column number is identified as the column number of the corresponding sub-pixel column, such as 1, 2, 3, etc. Of course, the present invention is not limited to this, and in other embodiments, the third scale or the fourth scale may include only the sub-scale lines, or may include other marks besides the sub-scale lines and the sub-pixel column number marks.
It should be noted that the first scale 201 in this embodiment is located between the first pointer 202 and the third pointer 203, but the present invention is not limited to this, and in other embodiments, the first scale 201 may be located on one side of the first pointer 202 and the third pointer 203, or on an extension line of the first pointer 202 or the third pointer 203. Similarly, the second scale 211 may be located only between the second pointer 212 and the fourth pointer 213, may be located on the side of the second pointer 212 and the fourth pointer 213, or may be located on an extension line of the second pointer 212 or the fourth pointer 213.
Certainly, the flexible display panel provided in the embodiment of the present invention further includes a driving circuit, a gate line, a data line, and the like, which are not described in detail herein.
An embodiment of the present invention further provides a flexible display device, where the flexible display device includes the flexible display panel provided in any of the above embodiments and a supporting structure disposed on a non-display surface of the flexible display panel, as shown in fig. 8 and 9, fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the flexible display device provided in an embodiment of the present invention, fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a cross section of the flexible display device shown in fig. 8 along a BB' cutting line, and an area of the supporting structure 3 corresponding to the caliper structure 20 or 21 is hollowed out by 30, so as to align and read scales on a scale through the hollowed out area 30.
Alternatively, the support structure 3 is a foam structure or tape or the like. Further, in order to meet the alignment and reading requirements, the length of the caliper structure 20 or 21 in the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2 is at least twice as long as the foam attachment accuracy, that is, the length of the caliper structure 20 or 21 in the direction from the first side C1 to the second side C2 is at least greater than 6 mm.
According to the flexible display panel and the flexible display device provided by the embodiment of the invention, the flexible display panel at least comprises a first caliper structure which is positioned on one side of a plurality of columns of pixels and is close to a first side edge; the first caliper structure includes a first scale and a first pointer; the first scale comprises first scales which are in one-to-one correspondence with the ith row of pixels to the (i + j) th row of pixels close to the first side edge, and i and j are integers larger than 1; the first pointer is just to the first row of pixel that is close to first side on each row of pixel extending direction, and based on this, after the first side of flexible display panel is buckled to the bearing structure who sets up at the non-display surface of flexible display panel, can be located the initial row of pixel's of demonstration that the display area is close to first side line column number of pixel according to the scale that first pointer is just to a row of pixel on the first scale and a predetermined formula one fast determination to avoided charging in proper order and reconfirmed the problem that the process of initial row of pixel reduces flexible display device production efficiency.
The embodiments in the present description are described in a progressive manner, each embodiment focuses on differences from other embodiments, and the same and similar parts among the embodiments are referred to each other. The device disclosed by the embodiment corresponds to the method disclosed by the embodiment, so that the description is simple, and the relevant points can be referred to the method part for description.
The previous description of the disclosed embodiments is provided to enable any person skilled in the art to make or use the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.