Image element array substrates, liquid crystal indicator and driving method thereof
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of image element array substrates, liquid crystal indicator and driving method thereof, and particularly relate to a kind of image element array substrates of low colour cast, liquid crystal indicator and driving method thereof.
Background technology
At present, market is towards height contrast (high contrastratio), without characteristics such as gray-scale inversion (no gray scale inversion), colour cast little (low color shift), brightness high (high luminance), high colorfulness, high color saturation, rapid reaction and wide viewing angles for the performance requirement of liquid crystal indicator.The technology can reaching wide viewing angle requirement at present includes stable twisted nematic (twisted nematic, TN) liquid crystal adds view film (wide viewing film), copline suitching type (in-plane switching, IPS) liquid crystal indicator, marginal field suitching type (fringe field switching) liquid crystal indicator and multi-zone vertical alignment nematic (multi-domain vertical alignment, MVA) liquid crystal indicator etc.
Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the single pixel region of the image element array substrates of known liquid crystal indicator.Please refer to Fig. 1, image element array substrates 100 is configured with sweep trace 110 and data line 120, sweep trace 110 and data line 120 definable pixel region.In single pixel region, image element array substrates 100 is configured with active component 130, active component 140, pixel electrode 150 and pixel electrode 160.Active component 130 and 140 is electrically connected sweep trace 110 and data line 120, and active component 130 and 140 is electrically connected pixel electrode 150 and 160 respectively, wherein active component 130 can be thin film transistor (TFT) with 140 and in order to whether electrically to communicate between control data line 120 and pixel electrode 130,140.Pixel electrode 150 and 160 is all M shape, produces the effect of multiple domain orientation, and then reach the requirement of wide viewing angle to make liquid crystal molecule topple over towards four main orientation angles (45 degree, 135 degree, 225 degree, 315 degree).In addition, drive image element array substrates 100 time, be input different size driving voltage in pixel electrode 150 and 160, drive liquid crystal molecule to produce the electric field of different size.So, the degree of toppling over of the liquid crystal molecule above pixel electrode 150 and 160 can be made to have narrow difference, the colour cast that may exist during to improve and to watch with great visual angle display frame and the problem of color saturation deficiency.
But when liquid crystal indicator shows, trunk 152 and 162 place of the pixel electrode 150 and 160 of M shape can produce dark line, causes the decline of brightness and contrast.In addition, making pixel electrode 150 and 160 merely lay respectively at the design of the left and right of pixel region, user also being allowed when watching the picture shown by liquid crystal indicator easily to discover the pattern of striped (Stripe) shape.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides again a kind of image element array substrates, can solve brightness decline that traditional low colour cast design causes, contrast declines and picture has the shortcoming of striped sense.
The invention provides a kind of liquid crystal indicator, brightness decline that traditional low colour cast design causes can be solved, contrast declines and picture has the shortcoming of striped sense.
The present invention separately provides a kind of driving method of liquid crystal indicator, is suitable for the colour cast problem improving liquid crystal indicator.
Image element array substrates of the present invention has multiple pixel region, black matrix, multiple first pixel electrode and multiple second pixel electrode.Each pixel region is divided into the first sub-pixel area, the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd sub-pixel area, and the first sub-pixel area is between the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd sub-pixel area.Black matrix has multiple opening, and each opening exposes a pixel region.Each first pixel electrode is configured at first sub-pixel area and has the first trunk, the second trunk and multiple first branch, the first trunk and the second trunk orthogonal in fact and define four quadrants.With the second trunk for benchmark, the position angle being positioned at the first branch of same quadrant is identical.Each second pixel electrode has the 3rd trunk, the 4th trunk, multiple second branch, the 5th trunk, the 6th trunk, multiple 3rd branch and is connected branch.3rd trunk and the 4th trunk orthogonal in fact, the 5th trunk and the 6th trunk orthogonal in fact.Connect branch and connect the 3rd trunk and the 5th trunk.3rd trunk is overlapping with black matrix and be close to the second sub-pixel area, and the 5th trunk is overlapping with black matrix and be close to the 3rd sub-pixel area.4th trunk and the second branch are positioned at the second sub-pixel area, and the second branch being positioned at the same side of the 4th trunk is parallel to each other in fact.6th trunk and the 3rd branch are positioned at the 3rd sub-pixel area, and the 3rd branch being positioned at the same side of the 6th trunk is parallel to each other in fact.
Liquid crystal indicator of the present invention comprises black matrix, image element array substrates, subtend substrate and liquid crystal layer.Black matrix has multiple opening.Image element array substrates has multiple pixel region, black matrix, multiple first pixel electrode and multiple second pixel electrode.Each pixel region is divided into the first sub-pixel area, the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd sub-pixel area, and the first sub-pixel area is between the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd sub-pixel area.Black matrix configuration is in image element array substrates or subtend substrate.Liquid crystal layer is configured between image element array substrates and subtend substrate.
In an embodiment of this image element array substrates and liquid crystal indicator, the position angle of the first branch of all quadrants is sequentially 45 degree, 135 degree, 225 degree and 315 degree, the angle of the 4th trunk and the second branch is 45 degree, and the angle of the 6th trunk and the 3rd branch is 45 degree.
In an embodiment of this image element array substrates and liquid crystal indicator, in each pixel region, the area summation of the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd pixel region is more than or equal to the area of the first sub-pixel area.
In an embodiment of this liquid crystal indicator, also comprise multiple color filter film, be configured at image element array substrates or subtend substrate, and be positioned at pixel region.
In an embodiment of this liquid crystal indicator, also comprise backlight module, and image element array substrates and subtend substrate are configured on backlight module.
The driving method of liquid crystal indicator of the present invention, in order to drive above-mentioned liquid crystal indicator.The driving method of this liquid crystal indicator comprise input different size driving voltage in the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, drive liquid crystal layer to produce the electric field of different size.
In an embodiment of the driving method of this liquid crystal indicator, the liquid crystal layer driven is greater than the liquid crystal layer that the driven transmittance in the part of the second sub-pixel area and the 3rd sub-pixel area at the transmittance of the part of the first sub-pixel area.
In sum, in image element array substrates of the present invention, liquid crystal indicator and driving method thereof, the generation of dark line can be avoided and promote brightness and contrast, and there is the fineness of preferred picture.
For above-mentioned and its feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, preferred embodiment cited below particularly, and coordinate appended diagram, be described in detail below.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the vertical view of the single pixel region of the image element array substrates of known liquid crystal indicator.
Fig. 2 is the fragmentary sectional view of the liquid crystal indicator of one embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 3 is the schematic top plan view of the single pixel region of the image element array substrates of the liquid crystal indicator of Fig. 2.
Description of reference numerals
100: image element array substrates 110: sweep trace
120: data line 130,140: active component
150,160: pixel electrode 152,162: trunk
1000: liquid crystal indicator 1100: image element array substrates
1110: patterned electrode layer 1112,1114: pixel electrode
1120: color filter film 1130: sweep trace
1140: data line 1150,1160,1180: active component
1170: share distribution 1200: subtend substrate
1210: common electrode 1220,1190: both alignment layers
1300: liquid crystal layer 1306: liquid crystal stablizes polymeric layer
1400: black matrix 1402: opening
1500: backlight module 1610,1620: polaroid
P10: pixel region P12, P14, P16: sub-pixel area
B110, B120, B140, B150, B170, B180: trunk
B130, B160, B190, B195: branch
Embodiment
Fig. 2 is the fragmentary sectional view of the liquid crystal indicator of one embodiment of the invention.Please refer to Fig. 2, the liquid crystal indicator 1000 of the present embodiment comprises image element array substrates 1100, subtend substrate 1200, liquid crystal layer 1300 and a black matrix 1400.Image element array substrates 1100 has multiple pixel region P10.Black matrix 1400 has multiple opening 1402, and each opening 1402 exposes a pixel region P10.Liquid crystal layer 1300 is configured between image element array substrates 1100 and subtend substrate 1200.The black matrix 1400 of the present embodiment is to be configured on image element array substrates 1100, but black matrix 1400 is also configurable on subtend substrate 1200.If liquid crystal indicator 1000 adopts transmission-type or half-transmission half-reflection type design, then also can comprise a backlight module 1500 to provide area source, and image element array substrates 1100 and subtend substrate 1200 are configured on backlight module 1500.In addition, the subtend substrate 1200 of the present embodiment has common electrode 1210 and a both alignment layers 1220.Both alignment layers 1220 covers common electrode 1210 and close liquid crystal layer 1300.Similarly, also configurable both alignment layers 1190 on image element array substrates 1100.In addition, liquid crystal indicator 1000 also can comprise multiple color filter film 1120, and it lays respectively at each pixel region P10.The color filter film 1120 of the present embodiment be configured at image element array substrates 1100 and be positioned at black matrix 1400 open 1402 for example, but color filter film 1120 is also configurable in subtend substrate 1200, and color filter film 1120 does not limit and need be positioned on same substrate with black matrix 1400.
Can first equably doped with multiple reactive group monomer (not illustrating) in the liquid crystal layer 1300 of the present embodiment, these reactive group monomers stablize polymeric layer 1306 in the surface of image element array substrates 1100 and/or subtend substrate 1200 via forming liquid crystal after polymerization process.Liquid crystal is stablized polymeric layer 1306 and is contributed to increasing the anchorage force of both alignment layers 1220 for the liquid crystal molecule of liquid crystal layer 1300, therefore the toppling direction of Absorbable organic halogens liquid crystal molecule, and promote the reaction velocity of liquid crystal molecule.Thus, liquid crystal indicator 1000 can have higher transmissivity, and have faster reaction velocity to improve ghost phenomena.
When liquid crystal stablize polymeric layer 1306 execute to be formed in both alignment layers 1220 surperficial in alive situation time, the toppling direction that can imply along patterned electrode layer 1110 (further illustrating after a while) haply and form paradigmatic structure.Therefore, after the electric field putting on liquid crystal layer 1300 disappears, the liquid crystal in both alignment layers 1220 stablizes polymeric layer 1306 can retract predetermined orientation by liquid crystal molecule fast, and then the liquid crystal molecule of assistance liquid crystal layer 1300 carries out reaction next time fast.Thus, namely further shorten the reaction time of liquid crystal molecule, and further improve ghost phenomena.The help of being stablized polymeric layer 1306 by liquid crystal can reach preferred orientation effect by lower cost, therefore can reduce the manufacturing cost of whole liquid crystal indicator 1000.
In the manufacture method stablizing polymeric layer 1306 at liquid crystal, first liquid crystal layer 1300 can be sealed between image element array substrates 1100 and subtend substrate 1200, in liquid crystal layer 1300, be scattered with reactive group monomer.Then, electric field is applied in liquid crystal layer 1300 via patterned electrode layer 1110 and common electrode 1210, to make the liquid crystal molecule of liquid crystal layer 1300 topple over according to produced electric field, utilize irradiation ultraviolet radiation, heating or other appropriate ways to make reactive group monomer polymerization stablize polymeric layer 1306 for liquid crystal simultaneously.Wherein, the mode of polyreaction base monomer be comply with used reactive group monomer material behavior and determine.Thus, the liquid crystal molecule near the reactive group monomer after polymerization is by dump angle when remaining on reactive group monomer polymerization.
In the present embodiment, the material that liquid crystal stablizes the reactive group monomer of polymeric layer 1350 is as follows:
A
1-B
1-(B
2)
n-A
2
Wherein, n is 0-2.A
1with A
2one of them is reactive group, and can be propylene ester group (acrylae group), metering system ester group (methacrylate group), epoxy radicals (epoxy group), vinyl (vinyl group), ethyleneoxy (vinyloxy group), vinylphenoxyly (vinyl benzoxygroup), alkyl, alkoxy or its combination.
B1 and B2 can be
and
or its combination.
R is the side chain substituents on phenyl ring, can be alkyl, alkoxy or the group containing phenyl ring.
A
1with B
1, B
1with B
2and A
2with B
2between can also be connected by linking group except being connected by singly-bound, can be ester group (ester group:-COO-;-OCO-), oxygen base (oxy group:-O-), methylene (methylene group:-(CH2) m-; M=1-11) or its combination.
Liquid crystal indicator 1000 such as also comprises polaroid 1610 and a polaroid 1620.Polaroid 1610 is configured on the surface of subtend substrate 1200 away from liquid crystal layer 1300, that is polaroid 1610 lays respectively on two apparent surfaces of subtend substrate 1200 with liquid crystal layer 1300.Polaroid 1620 is configured at the surface of image element array substrates 1100 away from liquid crystal layer 1300, that is polaroid 1620 lays respectively on two apparent surfaces of image element array substrates 1100 with liquid crystal layer 1300.Polaroid 1610 and polaroid 1620 are all such as linear polarizer, and configuration mode makes both axis of homology mutually orthogonal.Or polaroid 1610 and polaroid 1620 can be also all circular polarizing disks.
Fig. 3 is the schematic top plan view of the single pixel region of the image element array substrates of the liquid crystal indicator of Fig. 2.Please refer to Fig. 3, each pixel region P10 of image element array substrates 1100 is divided into three sub-pixel area P12, P14 and P16.Do not illustrate the black matrix 1400 of Fig. 2 in Fig. 3, and only indicate opening 1402 position of black matrix 1400 with dotted line, opening 1402 exposes a pixel region P10, that is the region outside black matrix 1400 cover gab 1402.Image element array substrates 1100 also has multiple pixel electrode 1112 and multiple pixel electrode 1114, but each pixel region P10 only has a pixel electrode 1112 and a pixel electrode 1114.These pixel electrodes 1112 and 1114 are with regard to the patterned electrode layer 1110 of pie graph 2, that is these pixel electrodes 1112 and 1114 can form by the conductive material of same rete is patterned, but the present invention is not limited to this.
Each pixel electrode 1112 is configured at a sub-pixel area P12, and has a trunk B110, a trunk B120 and multiple branch B130.Trunk B110 and trunk B120 is orthogonal in fact and define four quadrants.With trunk B120 for benchmark, the position angle being positioned at the branch B130 of same quadrant is identical.For example, the position angle of the branch B130 of all quadrants is sequentially 45 degree, 135 degree, 225 degree and 315 degree, but is not limited to this.In other words, the pattern of each pixel electrode 1112 is roughly in M shape.
Each pixel electrode 1114 has a trunk B140, trunk B150, a multiple branch B160, a trunk B170, trunk B180, multiple branch B190 and branch B195.Trunk B140 and trunk B150 is orthogonal in fact, and trunk B170 and trunk B180 is orthogonal in fact, and branch B195 connects trunk B140 and trunk B170.In the present embodiment, trunk B110, B140 and B170 are parallel to each other.Trunk B140 is overlapping with black matrix 1400 (being shown in Fig. 2) and nearby subpixels district P14, trunk B170 are overlapping with black matrix 1400 and nearby subpixels district P16.That is be that it is other that each trunk B140 and B170 is positioned at opening 1402, and each trunk B140 and B170 at least partially or all overlapping with black matrix 1400.Trunk B150 and B160 is positioned at sub-pixel area P14.The branch B160 being positioned at the same side of trunk B150 is parallel to each other in fact.Trunk B180 and B190 is positioned at sub-pixel area P16.The branch B190 being positioned at the same side of trunk B180 is parallel to each other in fact.For example, the angle of trunk B150 and B160 is 45 degree, and the angle of trunk B180 and B190 is 45 degree, but is not limited to this.In other words, trunk B140, B150 and B160 roughly form the pattern as half M shape, and trunk B170, B180 and B190 also roughly form the pattern as half M shape.
Please refer to Fig. 2 and Fig. 3, because each trunk B140 and B170 of pixel electrode 1114 is overlapping with black matrix 1400, therefore liquid crystal indicator 1000 is when display frame, result from dark line that trunk B140 and B170 locates can cover by black matrix 1400, and then promote the brightness of display frame and contrast.
When driving liquid crystal indicator 1000, the driving voltage inputting different size, in pixel electrode 1112 and 1114, drives liquid crystal layer 1300 to produce the electric field of different size.Specifically, the pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 of same pixel region P10 is input identical driving voltage in first sequential, can be there is narrow difference by adjusting with the driving voltage of pixel electrode 1112 in the driving voltage of pixel electrode 1114 in next sequential, and pixel electrode 1112 drives liquid crystal molecule to show same original image signal from 1114 with different driving voltages.Therefore, the liquid crystal molecule of the liquid crystal layer 1300 above the pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 of same pixel region P10 is being had narrow difference by the degree of toppling over after driving.Therefore, user is when single visual angle viewing display frame, in single pixel region P10 can there is narrow difference with the transmittance in region corresponding to pixel electrode 1114 in the transmittance in region corresponding to pixel electrode 1112, and this difference contributes to the problem solving colour cast and the color saturation deficiency that may exist.And, region (i.e. sub-pixel area P14 and P16) corresponding to pixel electrode 1114 surrounds region corresponding to pixel electrode 1112 (i.e. sub-pixel area P12), therefore can promote the fineness of the picture shown by liquid crystal indicator 1000.
In addition, in each pixel region P10, the area allowing the area summation of sub-pixel area P14 and P16 be more than or equal to sub-pixel area P12 can be designed.In addition, also adjustable driving voltage and the liquid crystal layer that the liquid crystal layer 1300 driven is greater than at the transmittance of the part of sub-pixel area P driven at the transmittance of the part of the second sub-pixel area.That is be that, when driving liquid crystal indicator 1000 display frame, in each pixel region P10, the brightness shown by P14 and the P16 of sub-pixel area can be less than the brightness shown by the P12 of sub-pixel area.Certainly, the allocation scheme of clear zone and dark space and area ratio also can be different from aforesaid way.Moreover in single pixel region P10, the driving voltage being input into pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 is good with identical polar, but is not limited to this.It should be noted, the design of the present embodiment allows the driving voltage of the pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 of same pixel region P10 produce narrow difference in adjacent two sequential, but also directly can directly input different driving voltages in two pixel electrodes of same pixel region in same sequential in other embodiments.
Referring again to Fig. 3, image element array substrates 1100 can have more in multi-strip scanning line 1130, a plurality of data lines 1140 and multiple active component 1150 and 1160, Fig. 3 and only illustrate two sweep traces, 1130, data line, 1140, active component 1150 and an active component 1160.Sweep trace 1130 is crossing with data line 1140 and roughly define pixel region P10.Image element array substrates 1100 is more configured with shared distribution 1170.Active component 1150 and 1160 is electrically connected pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 respectively.In addition, image element array substrates 1100 also can comprise active component 1180, and active component 1180 is electrically connected pixel electrode 1114.The active component 1150 and 1180 that each pixel electrode 1114 is electrically connected is driven by two sweep traces 1130 respectively.Therefore, in first sequential, sweep trace 1130 opens the active component 1150 and 1160 be connected with 1114 with the pixel electrode 1112 of same pixel region P10, and identical voltage signal then writes this two pixel electrodes 1112 and 1114 by data line 1140.In next sequential, next sweep trace 1130 opens the active component 1180 be connected with pixel electrode 1114, make the voltage generation pressure drop of the pixel electrode 1114 writing identical voltage signal in last sequential with pixel electrode 1112, and then make in this sequential, to drive the voltage of the pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 in single pixel region P10 to produce narrow difference.The said structure and method making the voltage of driving pixel electrode 1112 and 1114 produce narrow difference is only and illustrates, but the present invention is not limited to this.
In sum, in image element array substrates of the present invention, liquid crystal indicator and driving method thereof, because half M shape pixel electrode of both sides can cause the part of dark line overlapping with black matrix, therefore can avoid the generation of dark line and promote brightness and contrast.In addition, surrounded the design of the pixel electrode of another M shape by the part of two and half M shapes of a pixel electrode, the fineness of picture can be promoted.
Although the present invention discloses as above with preferred embodiment; so itself and be not used to limit the present invention; those of ordinary skill in any art; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and retouching, therefore protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion depending on the appended claim person of defining.