The present invention relates to the technical field of display, particularly to a pixel structure and a driving method thereof, an array substrate and a display device.
A liquid crystal display (LCD) includes sub-pixels of different colors. The sub-pixels of different colors generally have different voltage-transmittance curves (as shown in
Specifically, for example in an LCD including a slit electrode in the pixel structure, such as an In-Plan Switching (IPS) LCD, an Advanced. Super Dimension Switch (simply referred to as ADS) LCD, in a case of including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel, the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel are different in brightness ratios in different gray scales. For example, when in a certain low gray scale, the brightness ratio of the red sub-pixel to the green sub-pixel to the blue sub-pixel is 1:5:0.2, and the Chromaticity coordinates of a white light obtained by mixing lights emitted from the red sub-pixel, the green pixel and the blue pixel are (0.300,0.320); when in a certain high gray scale, the brightness ratio of the red sub-pixel to the green sub-pixel to the blue sub-pixel is 1:6;0.2, i.e., the brightness ratio of the green alb-pixel increases, and chromaticity coordinates of a white light obtained by mixing lights emitted from the red sub-pixel, the green pixel and the blue pixel is (0.310,0.330). Thus, during the viewing of a user, some of the white parts in a displayed image appear bluish while some appear yellowish, resulting in poor color reproduction and undesirable quality of a displayed image.
To allow white parts of a displayed image viewed by a user to have appropriate and consistent colors in any gray scales in order to realize the ideal quality of the displayed image, it is usually necessary to perform gamma correction on the image data before the displayed image has been output by the LCD. In the prior art, a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel are corrected by using different gamma curves, respectively, to make the bright ratios of the red sub-pixel to the green sub-pixel to blue sub-pixel consistent in a high gray scale and a low gray scale. However, the inventor has found that, after performing gamma correction on the LCD by using the foregoing method, the transmittance of the LCD is decreased, thus the brightness of the displayed image is decreased, so that the quality of the displayed image of the LCD is still not ideal.
In view of the foregoing problems in the prior art, the present invention provides a pixel structure and a driving method thereof, an array substrate and a display device. By making brightness ratios of sub-pixels of different colors consistent in different gray scales without reducing the brightness of a displayed image, the quality of the displayed image of the LCD can be improved.
The embodiments of the present invention provide a pixel structure, including sub-pixels of at least two colors, each of the sub-pixels including a plate electrode and a slit electrode provided to be insulated from each other. The slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to have different structures, to make voltage-transmittance curves of the sub-pixels of different colors consistent.
Preferably, at least one of the widths of electrodes, the widths of slits and the included angles between the slits and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels, of the slit electrodes included in the alb-pixels of different colors, are different.
Preferably, the included angles between the slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are the same, the sums of the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the slit electrodes included, in the sub-pixels of different colors are the same, and both the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different.
Preferably, the pixel structure includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel; and the red sub-pixel includes a first slit electrode, the green sub-pixel includes a second slit electrode, and the blue sub-pixel includes a third slit electrode.
Preferably, the included angles between slits of the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode and the third slit electrode and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are the same, the sums of the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode and the third slit electrode are the same, the widths of electrodes of the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode and the third slit electrode increase in this order, and the widths of slits of the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode and the third slit electrode decrease in this order.
Preferably, the width of each of the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel is 26 μm, and the length thereof is 78 μm, and the sum of the width of electrode and the width of slit of each of the first slit electrode, the second slit electrode and the third slit electrode is 6.2 μm; the width of electrode of the first slit electrode is 1.8 μm, and the width of slit of the first slit electrode is 4.4 μm; the width of electrode of the second slit electrode is 2.1 μm, and the width of slit of the second slit electrode is 4.1 μm; and the width of electrode of the third slit electrode is 2.8 μm, and the width of slit of the third slit electrode is 3.4 μm.
Preferably, the included angles between slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are the same, the sums of the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different, and both the widths of electrodes and the widths of Slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different.
Preferably, the pixel structure includes a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel, and a blue sub-pixel; the red sub-pixel includes a first slit electrode, the green sub-pixel the width of each of the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel is 26 μm, and length thereof is 78 μm; the sum of the width of electrode and the width of slit of the first slit electrode is 5.1 μm, the width of electrode of the first slit electrode is 2.1 μm, and the width of slit of the first slit electrode is 3.0 μm; the sum of the width of electrode and the width of slit of the second slit electrode is 5.9 the width of electrode of the second slit electrode is 2.3 μm, and the width of slit of the second slit electrode is 3.6 μm; and the sum of the width of electrode and the width of slit of the third slit electrode is 6.2 μm, the width of electrode of the third slit electrode is 2.8 μm, and the width of slit of the third slit electrode is 3.4 μm.
Preferably, the included angles between slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement direction of the sub-pixel are different, and any of the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are the same, or both of the widths of electrodes and the widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different.
A pixel structure according to the embodiments of the present invention includes sub-pixels of at least two colors, each of the sub-pixels including a plate electrode and a slit electrode provided to be insulated from each other. The slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to have different structures, to make voltage-transmittance curves of the sub-pixels of different colors consistent. Hence, the saturation voltages of the sub-pixels of different colors are the same. Therefore, the sub-pixels of different Mors can be subjected to gamma correction by using a same gamma curve. Consequently, it is ensured that the transmittance of the LCD will not be reduced after the gamma correction while the brightness ratios of sub-pixels of different colors are made consistent in different gray scales, so that the brightness of a displayed image is high and the quality of the image displayed on the LCD is ideal.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide an array substrate including any one of the above pixel structures. Compared with the prior art, the array substrate according to embodiments of the present invention can make brightness ratios of sub-pixels of different colors consistent in different gray scales without reducing the brightness of a displayed image, so that the quality of the image displayed on the LCD is improved.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a display device including the array substrate as described above. Compared with the prior art, the display device according to embodiments of the present invention can make brightness ratios of sub-pixels of different colors consistent in different gray scales without reducing the brightness of a displayed image, so that the quality of the displayed image is improved.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a method of driving a pixel structure, used for driving the pixel structure according to the embodiments of the present invention. The driving method includes: performing gamma correction on the sub-pixels of different colors by using a same gamma curve. Compared with the prior art, by the method for driving the pixel structure according to the embodiments of the present invention, the brightness ratios of sub-pixels of different colors are made consistent in different gray scales in a simpler manner without reducing the brightness of a displayed image, and the quality of the image displayed on the LCD is thus improved.
To explain the technical solutions of the present invention more clearly, the embodiments of the present invention will be described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, the drawings described below are merely some embodiments of the present invention, and for a person of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings may also be obtained according to these drawings without any creative effort.
Embodiments of the present invention will be described clearly and completely in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Apparently, embodiments described herein are merely some but not all of embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments made by a person of ordinary skill in the art without any creative effort are within the protection scope of the present invention.
Embodiments of the present invention provide a pixel structure. Specifically, the pixel structure includes sub-pixels of at least two colors, each of the sub-pixels including a plate electrode (shaded portion in
It should be noted that, the plate electrode described above may be a common electrode or pixel electrode, and correspondingly, the slit electrode described above may be a pixel electrode or a common electrode, as long as it is ensured that the electrode close to the liquid crystal molecules is a slit electrode. In the embodiments of the present invention, preferably, the plate electrode is a common electrode and the slit electrode is a pixel electrode.
Specifically, “the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to have different structures” may be: at least one of widths of electrodes, widths of slits and included angles between the slits and arrangement directions of the sub-pixels, of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors, are different. In an example, the included angles between the slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are configured to be the same, the sums of widths of electrodes and widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to be the same, whereas the widths of electrodes/slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different. In another example, the included angles between the slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are configured to be the same, the sums of widths of electrodes and widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to be different, and both widths of electrodes and widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different. In still another example, the included angles between the slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors and the arrangement directions of the sub-pixels are configured to be different, and any of widths of electrodes and widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are the same or both of widths of electrodes and widths of slits of the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are different. Apparently, the present invention is not limited thereto.
The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail as below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings by taking a pixel structure including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel as an example.
The voltage-transmittance curves of the red sub-pixel, the green sub-pixel and the blue sub-pixel in the prior art are as shown in
In a specific example, each of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 is configured to have a width of 26 μm and a length of 78 μm, and the sum of width of electrode and width of slit of each of the first slit electrode 11, the second slit electrode 21 and the third slit electrode 31 is set as 6.2 μm.
The width W1 of electrode of the first slit electrode 11 is 1.8 μm, and width S1 of slit of the first slit electrode 11 is 4.4 μm.
The width W2 of electrode of the second slit electrode 21 is 2.1 μm, and width S2 of slit of the second slit electrode 21 is 4.1 μm.
The width W3 of electrode of the third slit electrode 31 is 2.8 μm, and width S3 of slit of the third slit electrode 31 is 3.4 μm.
It should be noted that, the sizes of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 in this embodiment are not limited thereto. Meanwhile, the structures of the first slit electrode 11, the second slit electrode 21 and the third slit electrode 31 are not limited to the above specific sizes. The structures of the first slit electrode 11, the second slit electrode 21 and the third slit electrode 31 should change correspondingly, when the sizes of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 change. Repeated description will not be given herein.
In a specific example, each of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 is configured to have a width of 26 μm and a length of 78 μm.
The sum of width of electrode and width of slit of the first slit electrode 11 is 5.1 μm, the width W1 of electrode of the first slit electrode 11 is 2.1 μm, and width S1 of slit of the first slit electrode 11 is 3.0 μm.
The sum of width of electrode and width of slit of the second slit electrode 21 is 5.9 μm, the width W2 of electrode of the second slit electrode 21 is 2.3 μm, and the width S2 of slit of the second slit electrode 21 is 3.6 μm.
The sum of width of electrode and width of slit of the third slit electrode 31 is 6.2 μm, the width W3 of electrode of the third slit electrode 31 is 2.8 μm, and the width S3 of slit of the third slit electrode 31 is 3.4 μm.
It should be noted that, the sizes of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 in this embodiment are not limited thereto. Meanwhile, the structures of the first slit electrode 11, the second slit electrode 21 and the third slit electrode 31 are not limited to the above specific sizes. The structures of the first slit electrode 11, the second slit electrode 21 and the third slit electrode 31 should change correspondingly, when the sizes of the red sub-pixel 1, the green sub-pixel 2 and the blue sub-pixel 3 change. Repeated description will not be given herein.
Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described by taking a pixel structure including a red sub-pixel, a green sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel as an example, it may be envisaged that the present invention is not limited to the above example, and instead, the present invention may be applied to other pixel structures including sub-pixels of other colors. For example, the pixel structure may include sub-pixels of four colors, i.e., C (cyan), M (magenta), Y (yellow) and G (green), or may include sub-pixels of four colors, i.e., R (red), G (green), B (blue) and E (emerald).
The embodiments of the present invention provide a pixel structure. Specifically, the pixel structure includes sub-pixels of at least two colors, each of the sub-pixels including a plate electrode and a slit electrode provided, to be insulated from each other, wherein the slit electrodes included in the sub-pixels of different colors are configured to have different structures to make voltage-transmittance curves of the sub-pixels of different colors consistent. Hence, the saturated voltages of the sub-pixels of different colors are the same. Therefore, the sub-pixels of different colors can be subjected to gamma correction by using a same gamma curve. Consequently, the transmittance of the LCD will not be reduced after the gamma correction, so that the brightness of a displayed image is high and the quality of the image displayed on the LCD is ideal.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide an array substrate including the pixel structure according to the embodiments of the present invention.
The embodiments of the present invention further provide a display device including the array substrate as described above. The display device may be a liquid crystal panel, electronic paper, a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a TV set, a display, a notebook computer, a digital photo frame, a navigation instrument, and any other products or components having a display function.
In addition, the embodiments of the present invention further provide a driving method of a pixel structure, used for driving the pixel structure according to the embodiments of the present invention. As shown in
The forgoing implementations are merely exemplary implementations of the present invention, and the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any changes or substitutions that may be envisaged by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the technical scope disclosed by the present invention should be considered to be encompassed in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention is subjected to that of the appended claims.
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201510106616.1 | Mar 2015 | CN | national |
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PCT/CN2015/087508 | 8/19/2015 | WO | 00 |