Display device and display method thereof, display equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11335283-B2
Application number	US-201816483541-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 25, 2018
Priority date	Mar 28, 2018
Publication date	May 17, 2022
Grant date	May 17, 2022

Abstract

A display device and a display method thereof, and a display equipment are disclosed. The display device includes a display panel and a light transmittance adjusting layer, the display panel includes a plurality of pixel regions, the light transmittance adjusting layer is stacked with the display panel, and the light transmittance adjusting layer is configured to adjust display brightness of the plurality of pixel regions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A display device, comprising:
a display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel regions; and
a light transmittance adjusting layer stacked with the display panel, wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is configured to adjust display brightness of the plurality of pixel regions;
the light transmittance adjusting layer comprises a plurality of light adjusting units arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixel regions is disposed corresponding to at least one of the plurality of light adjusting units, and
the at least one of the plurality of light adjusting units is switchable to be in different light transmittances in operation;
each of the plurality of light adjusting units comprises:
a light attenuating film, comprising a plurality of light adjusting regions of different light transmittances; and
a micro-electro-mechanical driving unit configured to drive the light attenuating film to move, so as to allow at least one of the plurality of light adjusting regions to be stacked with the display panel.

2. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is on a light-emitting side of the display panel.

3. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a backlight module on a light-entering side of the display panel,
wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is between the backlight module and the display panel.

4. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of pixel regions comprises at least one pixel unit; and
the plurality of light adjusting units are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the plurality of pixel regions, alternatively, the plurality of light adjusting units are disposed in one-to-one correspondence with the at least one pixel unit.

5. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein the micro-electro-mechanical driving unit comprises a first rotating shaft and a second rotating shaft, the light attenuating film is wound around the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft, and
the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are rotated to allow one of the plurality of light adjusting regions to spread into a plane.

6. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein the first rotating shaft and the second rotating shaft are both electrostatic micro-motors; and
the electrostatic micro-motor comprises a rotor and a stator which are spaced apart from each other, and the rotor is rotatable relative to the stator under driving of a voltage.

7. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein an orthographic projection of the pixel region on the display panel coincides with an orthographic projection of the light adjusting region on the display panel.

8. The display device according to claim 5 , wherein an orthographic projection of the pixel region on the display panel is within an orthographic projection of the light adjusting region on the display panel.

9. The display device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of light adjusting units comprises: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light adjusting layer,
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are applied with voltages to adjust a light transmittance of the light adjusting layer.

10. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the light adjusting layer comprises a liquid crystal layer, and a first polarizing layer and a second polarizing layer respectively on two sides of the liquid crystal layer; and
the first electrode and the second electrode are on a same side or different sides of the liquid crystal layer, and the first electrode and the second electrode are applied with the voltages to adjust the light transmittance of the light adjusting layer.

11. The display device according to claim 9 , wherein the light adjusting layer is an electrochromic layer, the electrochromic layer is between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
the first electrode, the electrochromic layer and the second electrode are sequentially stacked in a direction perpendicular to a plane on which the display panel is located.

12. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a controller configured to control a light transmittance of the light adjusting unit.

13. A display equipment, comprising the display device according to claim 1 .

14. The display equipment according to claim 13 , further comprising: a lens on a light-emitting side of the display panel,
wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is on a side of the lens that faces the display panel.

15. The display equipment according to claim 13 , further comprising: a lens on a light-emitting side of the display panel,
wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is on a side of the lens that is away from the display panel.

16. A display device, comprising:
a display panel, comprising a plurality of pixel regions; and
a light transmittance adjusting layer stacked with the display panel, wherein the light transmittance adjusting layer is configured to adjust display brightness of the plurality of pixel regions;
the light transmittance adjusting layer comprises a plurality of light adjusting units arranged in an array, each of the plurality of pixel regions is disposed corresponding to at least one of the plurality of light adjusting units, and
the at least one of the plurality of light adjusting units is switchable to be in different light transmittances in operation;
each of the plurality of light adjusting units comprises: a first electrode, a second electrode, and a light adjusting layer,
wherein the first electrode and the second electrode are applied with voltages to adjust a light transmittance of the light adjusting layer;
the light adjusting layer is an electronic ink layer, the electronic ink layer is between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
the first electrode, the electronic ink layer and the second electrode are sequentially stacked in a direction perpendicular to a plane on which the display panel is located.

Assignees

• Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Tech Co Ltd
• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Chenru
• Liu Yali
• Zhang Hao
• Chen Lili
• Dong Ruijun
• Zhang Xuebing
• Li Ke

Classifications

• G02F1/1676

  Electrodes · CPC title

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title

• G02F2201/44

  Arrangements combining different electro-active layers, e.g. electrochromic, liquid crystal or electroluminescent layers · CPC title

• G02F1/167

  by electrophoresis · CPC title

• G02F1/155

  Electrodes · CPC title