Display module and method for driving same, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024169867-A1
Application number	US-202117785960-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 30, 2021
Priority date	Jun 30, 2021
Publication date	May 23, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is a display module. The display module includes: a base substrate, and a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array, a liquid crystal layer, and a light source that are disposed on a side of the base substrate and successively arranged along a direction away from the base substrate; wherein the pixel circuit at least comprises a drive transistor, the drive transistor comprising a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode; and the pixel electrode at least comprises a reflective electrode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A display module, comprising:
a base substrate; and a plurality of pixel circuits arranged in an array, a plurality of pixel electrodes arranged in an array, a liquid crystal layer, and a light source that are disposed on a side of the base substrate and successively arranged along a direction away from the base substrate; wherein the pixel circuit at least comprises a drive transistor, the drive transistor comprising a gate electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode; and the pixel electrode at least comprises a reflective electrode; wherein the plurality of pixel electrodes are electrically connected to the plurality of pixel circuits in one-to-one correspondence, and an orthographic projection of at least one of the pixel circuits on the base substrate is within an orthographic projection of a pixel electrode corresponding to the pixel electrode on the base substrate; and the pixel electrode is configured to reflect light transmitted by the liquid crystal layer to the liquid crystal layer, such that the light is exited from a side, distal from the base substrate, of the liquid crystal layer.

2 . The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the gate electrode of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a gate line, the first electrode of the drive transistor is electrically connected to a data line, and the second electrode of the drive transistor is electrically connected to the pixel electrode; wherein the data line and the gate line are covered by the pixel electrode.

3 . The display module according to claim 2 , wherein the drive transistor in each of the plurality of pixel circuits disposed in the same column is electrically connected to two data lines; and the two data lines are covered by the pixel electrode.

4 . The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrode further comprises a transparent electrode disposed on a side, distal from the base substrate, of the reflective electrode; and the display module further comprises:
a first planarization layer and a protrusion layer, disposed between the reflective electrode and the pixel electrode, and successively arranged along the direction away from the base substrate; and a second planarization layer, disposed between the reflective electrode and the transparent electrode; wherein a side, distal from the base substrate, of the protrusion layer is provided with a plurality of protrusions; and the reflective electrode is electrically connected to the pixel circuit by extending through the protrusion layer and a first via hole in the first planarization layer, and the reflective electrode is electrically connected to the transparent electrode by extending through a second via hole of the second planarization layer.

5 . The display module according to claim 4 , wherein the first via hole and the second via hole are spaced apart, and an orthographic projection of the first via hole on the base substrate is not overlapped with an orthographic projection of the second via hole on the base substrate.

6 . The display module according to claim 4 , wherein a protrusive direction of the protrusion is the direction away from the base substrate, and a section of the protrusion perpendicular to the base substrate is arc-shaped, and orthographic projections of the plurality of protrusions on the base substrate are overlapped with the orthographic projection of one of the pixel circuits on the base substrate.

7 . The display module according to claim 6 , wherein a slope angle of the protrusion is greater than or equal to 30 degrees and less than or equal to 60 degrees; and
a ratio of a spacing between each two adjacent protrusions of the protrusions to a diameter of the orthographic projection of each of the protrusions in each two adjacent protrusions of the protrusions on the base substrate is less than or equal to 1.

8 . The display module according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of protrusions are arranged in an array; or
the plurality of protrusions comprise a plurality of protrusion groups arranged in a first direction, each of the protrusion groups comprising at least two of the protrusions arranged in a second direction, wherein an included angle between the second direction and the first direction is an acute included angle.

9 . The display module according to claim 4 , wherein a material of the protrusion layer comprises a resin; a material of the reflective electrode comprises a silver metal; a material of the transparent electrode comprises an indium tin oxide;
a surface morphology of the side, distal from the base substrate, of the reflective electrode is consistent with a surface morphology of the side, distal from the base substrate, of the protrusion layer; and the reflective electrode comprises a plurality of reflective electrode blocks that are insulatively arranged, wherein one of the pixel circuits is correspondingly covered by each of the reflective electrode blocks.

10 . The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the liquid crystal layer comprises:
a first alignment layer, a liquid crystal molecule, and a second alignment layer that are successively arranged along the direction away from the base substrate; and a support layer disposed between the first alignment layer and the second alignment layer, wherein a thickness of the support layer is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 2 μm.

11 . The display module according to claim 10 , wherein the liquid crystal layer further comprises: a common electrode, a third planarization layer, a first black matrix layer, a packaging cover plate, and a composite optical film that are disposed on a side, distal from the base substrate, of the second alignment, and are successively arranged along the direction away from the base substrate;
wherein an orthographic of the support layer on the base substrate is covered by an orthographic projection of the first black matrix layer on the substrate.

12 . The display module according to claim 11 , wherein the composite optical film comprises: a linear polarizer, a quarter-wave plate, and a half-wave plate;
wherein an included angle θ pol between a light absorption axis of the linear polarizer and a target axis, an included angle θ 1/2 between a slow axis of the quarter-wave plate and the target axis, and an included angle θ 1/4 between a slow axis of the half-wave plate and the target axis satisfy: θ pol −2θ 1/2 +θ 1/4 =45 degrees.

13 . The display module according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is a direct-type light source, the direct-type light source comprising: a filling layer, a plurality of light-emitting units, and a plurality of second black matrix layers that are successively arranged along the direction away from the base substrate;
wherein an orthographic projection of one of the second black matrix layers on the base substrate is overlapped with an orthographic projection of one of the light-emitting units on the base substrate.

14 . The display module according to claim 13 , wherein a pixel is formed by each of the pixel electrodes and the common electrode in the liquid crystal layer; and
each of the light-emitting units comprises a plurality of light-emitting diodes, an orthographic projection of one of the light-emitting diodes on the base substrate being overlapped with orthographic projections of a plurality of pixels on the base substrate.

15 . (canceled)

16 . The display module according to claim 13 , wherein
each of the light-emitting units comprises a red light-emitting diode, a blue li

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Yang Song
• Liang Pengxia
• Shi Ge
• Liu Yujie
• Fang Zheng
• Sun Yanliu
• Han Jiahui
• Wu Qian
• Li Hongpeng

Classifications

• G02F1/134309

  characterised by their geometrical arrangement · CPC title

• G02F1/133555

  Transflectors · CPC title

• G02F1/136227

  Through-hole connection of the pixel electrode to the active element through an insulation layer · CPC title

• G02F1/133616 Primary

  Front illuminating devices · CPC title

• G09G3/3677 Primary

  suitable for active matrices only · CPC title