Pixel unit, display device and driving method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10140934-B2
Application number	US-201414429991-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Nov 27, 2018
Grant date	Nov 27, 2018

Abstract

A pixel unit, a display device and a driving method thereof are provided. The display unit includes at least four sub-pixels, wherein three sub-pixels are polygonal, while the other at least one sub-pixel is disposed in a gap enclosed by the three polygonal sub-pixels. Thus, the display device according to an embodiment of the present invention can improve light utilization, while reducing structural complexity and driving difficulty

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pixel unit, comprising at least four sub-pixels,
wherein three sub-pixels are polygonal, while the other at least one sub-pixel is disposed in a gap surrounded by the three polygonal sub-pixels;
wherein each of the three polygonal sub-pixels comprises a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrodes of the three polygonal sub-pixels jointly drive the sub-pixel located in the gap such that a change of a voltage of any one of the pixel electrodes of any one of the three polygonal sub-pixels will result in a change of the deflection degree of liquid crystal molecules in a region corresponding to the any one of the pixel electrodes, and further a change of a luminance value of the any one of the polygonal sub-pixels, and at the same time, a change of a luminance value of the other at least one sub-pixel disposed in the gap, whereby the luminance value of the other at least one sub-pixel disposed in the gap changes together with luminance values of the surrounding three polygonal sub-pixels.

2. The pixel unit according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel unit comprises four sub-pixels, the sub-pixel located in the gap surrounded by the three polygonal sub-pixels is a yellow sub-pixel or a white sub-pixel.

3. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein the pixel electrodes of the three polygonal sub-pixels are arranged closely.

4. The pixel unit according to claim 3 , wherein the three polygonal sub-pixels are in a same shape.

5. The pixel unit according to claim 4 , wherein the shape of the polygonal sub-pixels is octagonal or heptagonal.

6. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein each of the three polygonal sub-pixels is provided with a thin film transistor, and the sub-pixel located in the gap is provided with no thin film transistor.

7. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein a color filter corresponding to the sub-pixel located in the gap is a white color filter or a yellow color filter.

8. The pixel unit according to claim 2 , wherein the sub-pixel located in the gap is provided with no pixel electrode.

9. A display device, comprising:
a plurality of pixel units according to claim 1 arranged closely; and
a black matrix, dividing the plurality of pixel units and a plurality of sub-pixels of each of the pixel units,
wherein, the black matrix is disposed around each of the sub-pixels.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the black matrix is disposed corresponding to a gap between pixel electrodes of the polygonal sub-pixels.

11. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the display device comprises an array substrate and an opposed substrate cell-assembled, and the black matrix is located on the array substrate or the opposed substrate.

12. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein the array substrate is provided with a plurality of data lines and a plurality of gate lines crossed each other and insulated from each other, and the plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate lines are disposed corresponding to a gap between pixel electrodes of the polygonal sub-pixels.

13. The display device according to claim 12 , wherein the plurality of data lines and the plurality of gate lines are polylines.

14. The display device according to claim 11 , wherein, the opposed substrate or the array substrate is further provided with color filters corresponding to each sub-pixel of each of the pixel units.

15. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein the color filters corresponding to the three polygonal sub-pixels enclosing the gap are respectively a red color filter, a blue color filter, and a green color filter.

16. The display device according to claim 14 , wherein at least one of the color filters corresponding to the sub-pixel located in the gap is a white color filter or a yellow color filter.

17. A driving method of a display device, the display device comprising:
a plurality of pixel units arranged closely, each of the pixel units including at least four sub-pixels, wherein three sub-pixels are polygonal, while the other at least one sub-pixel is disposed in a gap surrounded by the three polygonal sub-pixels; and
a black matrix, dividing the plurality of pixel units and a plurality of sub-pixels of each of the pixel units,
wherein the black matrix is disposed around each of the sub-pixels;
wherein each of the three polygonal sub-pixels comprises a pixel electrode;
the driving method comprising:
jointly driving the sub-pixel located in the gap by the pixel electrodes of the three polygonal sub-pixels, wherein the pixel electrodes of the three polygonal sub-pixels jointly drive the sub-pixel located in the gap such that a change of a voltage of any one of the pixel electrodes of any one of the three polygonal sub-pixels will result in a change of the deflection degree of liquid crystal molecules in a region corresponding to the any one of the pixel electrodes, and further a change of a luminance value of the any one of the polygonal sub-pixels, and at the same time, a change of a luminance value of the other at least one sub-pixel disposed in the gap, whereby the luminance value of the other at least one sub-pixel disposed in the gap changes together with luminance values of the surrounding three polygonal sub-pixels.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd
• Hefei Boe Optoelectronics Tech

Inventors

• Yin Xiaobin
• Park Ku Hyun
• Sun Dongling

Classifications

• G09G3/3406

  Control of illumination source (illumination devices structurally associated with liquid crystal cells G02F1/1336) · CPC title

• G09G2300/0426

  Layout of electrodes and connections · CPC title

• G09G2300/0452

  Details of colour pixel setup, e.g. pixel composed of a red, a blue and two green components · CPC title

• G02F2201/122

  having a particular pattern · CPC title

• G02F1/1362

  Active matrix addressed cells {(G02F1/134336, G02F1/134363 take precedence)} · CPC title