Pixel unit, display panel, display method and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016275858-A1
Application number	US-201414762200-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 14, 2014
Priority date	May 3, 2014
Publication date	Sep 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a pixel unit made up of three rhombic sub-pixels spliced with each other, and, every two adjacent rhombic sub-pixels of the three rhombic sub-pixels share one common edge and are symmetrical about the common edge. In accordance to embodiments of the present invention, the rhombic sub-pixels have larger sizes and accordingly can be achieved in the existing production line with adoption of the existing mature production technology. Accordingly, high production yield, small spreading difficulty, and wide application prospect can be achieved for products. Meanwhile, embodiments of the present invention also provide a display panel, a display method and a display device.

First claim

1 . A pixel unit, wherein the pixel unit is formed in a regular hexagonal shape and is made up of three rhombic sub-pixels spliced with each other, and every two adjacent rhombic sub-pixels of the three rhombic sub-pixels share one common edge and are symmetrical about the common edge.

2 . The pixel unit of claim 1 , wherein the pixel unit is an RGB pixel unit, and the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B) and a green rhombic sub-pixel (G).

3 . The pixel unit of claim 1 , wherein the pixel unit is an XYW pixel unit, and the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a white rhombic sub-pixel (W) and any two of a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B) and a green rhombic sub-pixel (G).

4 . A display panel, wherein the display panel comprises a plurality of pixel units wherein, each of the plurality of pixel units is formed in a regular hexagonal shape and is made up of three rhombic sub-pixels spliced with each other, and every two adjacent rhombic sub-pixels of the three rhombic sub-pixels share one common edge and are symmetrical about the common edge; and wherein, every two adjacent pixel units, except the pixel units at a margin of the display panel, of the plurality of pixel units share one common edge.

5 . The display panel of claim 4 , wherein the display panel comprises two types of pixel units comprising RGB pixel units and XYW pixel units; wherein, in each of the RGB pixel units, the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B) and a green rhombic sub-pixel (G); and in each of the XYW pixel units, the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a white rhombic sub-pixel (W) and any two of a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B) and a green rhombic sub-pixel (G).

6 . The display panel of claim 5 , wherein each of the XYW pixel units comprises an RGW pixel unit, an RBW pixel unit or a BGW pixel unit; wherein,
in the RGW pixel unit, the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a green rhombic sub-pixel (G) and a white rhombic sub-pixel (W); in the RBW pixel unit, the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a red rhombic sub-pixel (R), a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B) and a white rhombic sub-pixel (W); and in the BGW pixel unit, the three rhombic sub-pixels comprise a blue rhombic sub-pixel (B), a green rhombic sub-pixel (G) and a white rhombic sub-pixel (W).

7 . The display panel of claim 6 , wherein the RGB pixel units and the XYW pixel units are arranged alternately in a preset direction, and, the rhombic sub-pixels of the two types of pixel units, major axes of rhomb shapes of which are arranged in the preset direction, are arranged in an end-to-end point contact manner; wherein,
in the XYW pixel units, white rhombic sub-pixels (W) are arranged such that their major axes of rhomb shapes are arranged in the preset direction; in the RGB pixel units, any one of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R), the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) and the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) is arranged such that its major axis of rhomb shape is arranged in the preset direction; and in the display panel, the rhombic sub-pixels, having one color, of each of the pixel units are not arranged adjacent to the rhombic sub-pixels, having the same color, of their adjacent ones of the pixel units; and the preset direction is a column direction or a row direction.

8 . (canceled)

9 . The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises the RGB pixel units and the RGW pixel units spliced with each other, and the preset direction is the column direction; wherein,
in the RGB pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction; and in the RGW pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the white rhombic sub-pixels (W) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction.

10 . The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises the RGB pixel units and the RBW pixel units spliced with each other, and the preset direction is the column direction; wherein,
in the RGB pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction; and in the RBW pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the white rhombic sub-pixels (W) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction.

11 . The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises the RGB pixel units and the BGW pixel units spliced with each other, and the preset direction is the column direction; wherein,
in the RGB pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction; and in the BGW pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the white rhombic sub-pixels (W) are arranged in the column direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the column direction.

12 . The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises the RGB pixel units and the RGW pixel units spliced with each other, and the preset direction is the row direction; wherein,
in the RGB pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the blue rhombic sub-pixels (B) are arranged in the row direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhombs of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the row direction; and in the RGW pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the white rhombic sub-pixels (W) are arranged in the row direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are respectively rotated by 120° or 60° clockwise and counterclockwise, with respect to the row direction.

13 . The display panel of claim 7 , wherein the display panel comprises the RGB pixel units and the RBW pixel units spliced with each other, and the preset direction is the row direction; wherein,
in the RGB pixel units, the major axes of rhomb shapes of the green rhombic sub-pixels (G) are arranged in the row direction, while the major axes of rhomb shapes of the red rhombic sub-pixels (R) and the major axes of rh

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Hongli
• Guo Renwei

Classifications

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