Pixel arrangement structure, display panel and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10274654-B2
Application number	US-201615536347-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 5, 2016
Priority date	Feb 18, 2016
Publication date	Apr 30, 2019
Grant date	Apr 30, 2019

Abstract

A pixel arrangement structure, a display panel and a display device are provided. The pixel arrangement structure includes a plurality of repeating units, each repeating unit includes one first sub-pixel, one second sub pixel and two third sub-pixels; the four sub-pixels of each repeating unit constitute two pixels, with the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel being shared by the two pixels; in a first direction of the pixel array, the sub-pixel density is equal to 1.5 times of the pixel density, in a second direction of the pixel array, the sub-pixel density is equal to 1.5 times of the pixel density; wherein, the first direction and the second direction are different directions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A pixel arrangement structure, comprising a plurality of repeating units, wherein
each repeating unit comprises one first sub-pixel, one second sub-pixel and two third sub-pixels;
the four sub-pixels of each repeating unit constitute two pixels, the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel being shared by the two pixels;
in a first direction of the pixel array, the sub-pixel density is equal to 1.5 times of the pixel density, in a second direction of the pixel array, the sub-pixel density is equal to 1.5 times of the pixel density; and
the first direction and the second direction are different directions.

2. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction and the second direction are two directions being perpendicular to each other in a same plane.

3. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first direction is a horizontal direction and the second direction is a vertical direction.

4. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein the first sub-pixel is red sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel is blue sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel is green sub-pixel.

5. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 4 , wherein, in the first direction, the green sub-pixels are disposed in pairs in each of which two green sub-pixels are adjacently disposed so as to form a plurality of green sub-pixel pairs arranged along the first direction;
one red sub-pixel and one blue sub-pixel are disposed between any two adjacent pairs of green sub-pixels.

6. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 5 , wherein the two green sub-pixels in each pair of green sub-pixels are arranged along the first direction.

7. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 5 , wherein both the red sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel have a shape of trapezoid, a base of the red sub-pixel and a base of the blue sub-pixel are disposed to be opposed to each other;
each green sub-pixel has a shape of pentagon, the pentagon comprises a pair of parallel opposite sides and a perpendicular side, the perpendicular side being perpendicular to the pair of parallel opposite sides; wherein the perpendicular sides of each pair of the green sub-pixels are disposed adjacent to each other;
the bases of the red sub-pixel and of the blue sub-pixel are parallel to the pair of parallel opposite sides of the green sub-pixels.

8. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 5 , wherein a shorter base of the red sub-pixel and a shorter base of the blue sub-pixel are disposed to be adjacent to each other.

9. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 1 , wherein, in the second direction, the green sub-pixels are disposed in pairs in each of which two green sub-pixels are adjacently disposed so as to form a plurality of green sub-pixel pairs arranged along the second direction;
one red sub-pixel and one blue sub-pixel are disposed between any two adjacent pairs of green sub-pixels.

10. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 9 , wherein the two green sub-pixels in each pair of green sub-pixels are arranged along the second direction.

11. The pixel arrangement structure according to claim 9 , wherein both the red sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel have a shape of hexagon, each of three pairs of opposite sides of the hexagon has two sides parallel to each other;
each green sub-pixel has a shape of pentagon, the pentagon comprises a pair of parallel opposite sides and a perpendicular side, the perpendicular side being perpendicular to the pair of parallel opposite sides; wherein the perpendicular sides of each pair of green sub-pixels are disposed adjacent to each other;
a pair of parallel opposite sides of the red sub-pixel with longer length and a pair of parallel opposite sides of the blue sub-pixel with longer length, are parallel to the pair of parallel opposite sides of the green sub-pixels.

12. A display panel, comprising the pixel arrangement structure according to claim 1 .

13. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 12 .

14. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein the first direction and the second direction are two directions being perpendicular to each other in a same plane.

15. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein the first direction is a horizontal direction and the second direction is a vertical direction.

16. The display panel according to claim 12 , wherein the first sub-pixel is red sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel is blue sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel is green sub-pixel.

17. The display panel according to claim 16 , wherein, in the first direction, the green sub-pixels are disposed in pairs in each of which two green sub-pixels are adjacently disposed so as to form a plurality of green sub-pixel pairs arranged along the first direction;
one red sub-pixel and one blue sub-pixel are disposed between any two adjacent pairs of green sub-pixels.

18. The display panel according to claim 17 , wherein the two green sub-pixels in each pair of green sub-pixels are arranged along the first direction.

19. The display panel according to claim 17 , wherein both the red sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel have a shape of trapezoid, a base of the red sub-pixel and a base of the blue sub-pixel are disposed to be opposed to each other;
each green sub-pixel has a shape of pentagon, the pentagon comprises a pair of parallel opposite sides and a perpendicular side, the perpendicular side being perpendicular to the pair of parallel opposite sides; wherein the perpendicular sides of each pair of the green sub-pixels are disposed adjacent to each other;
the bases of the red sub-pixel and of the blue sub-pixel are parallel to the pair of parallel opposite sides of the green sub-pixels.

20. The display panel according to claim 17 , wherein a shorter base of the red sub-pixel and a shorter base of the blue sub-pixel are disposed to be adjacent to each other.

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jin Xiaodan
• Huangfu Lujiang
• Liang Yinan

Classifications

• G02F1/136 Primary

  Liquid crystal cells structurally associated with a semi-conducting layer or substrate, e.g. cells forming part of an integrated circuit (G02F1/135 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G09F9/3023

  Segmented electronic displays · CPC title

• G02B5/201 Primary

  in the form of arrays · CPC title

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title

• G09F9/302

  characterised by the form or geometrical disposition of the individual elements · CPC title