IP Library Granted Patent US 7,894,031
Granted Patent B2
US 7,894,031 · App. 12/128,674 · Granted Feb 22, 2011

Pixel structure of horizontal field liquid crystal display

Assignee: Beijing Boe Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 7,894,031
App. No.
12/128,674
Granted
Feb 22, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pixel structure for a horizontal field LCD comprises a plurality of pixel units. Each of the pixel units comprises a gate line corresponding to the pixel unit, a data line corresponding to the pixel unit, and at least one TFT, wherein the TFT is electrically connected with the gate line and the data line, the gate line and the data line divide the pixel unit into four sub-pixels, the sub-pixel is provided with a pixel electrode which is electrically connected with the TFT, and the pixel electrode is provided with a plurality of slits in a predetermined direction.

Claims (21)

1. A pixel structure for a horizontal field liquid crystal display (LCD), comprising a plurality of pixel units, each of the pixel units comprising a gate line corresponding to the pixel unit, a data line corresponding to the pixel unit, and at least one thin film transistor (TFT),

wherein the TFT is electrically connected with the gate line and the data line, the gate line and the data line divide the pixel unit into four sub-pixels, each of the sub-pixels is provided with a pixel electrode which is electrically connected with the TFT, and the pixel electrode is provided with a plurality of slits in a predetermined direction and

wherein the angle between the slit in the first sub pixel and the gate line is (nπ/2)+θ, the angle between the slit in the second sub pixel and the gate line is [(n+2 )π/2]+θ, the angle between the slit in the third sub pixel and the gate line is [(n+2)π/2]+θ, and the angle between the slit in the fourth sub pixel and the gate line is [(n+3)π/2]+θ; or the angle between the slit in the first sub pixel and the data line is (n+/2)+θ, the angle between the slit in the second sub pixel and the data line is [(n+1)π/2]+θthe angle between the slit in the third sub pixel and the data line is [(n+2)π/2]+θ, and the angle between the slit in the fourth sub pixel and the data line is [(n+3)π/2]+θ, and

wherein n is a natural number, π is 180° , and 0<θ<90°.

2. The pixel structure according to claim 1 , wherein the areas for the sub-pixels are equal with each other.

3. The pixel structure according to claim 1 wherein the slits in the sub-pixels, which are not adjacent with each other, are parallel with each other.

4. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are perpendicular with each other.

5. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are symmetric with each other with respect to the gate line, and the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are symmetric with each other with respect to the data line.

6. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein one TFT is provided in each of the pixel unit, the TFT is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of the sub-pixels, and the pixel electrodes in different sub-pixels are electrically connected with each other.

7. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein two TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, and each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrodes in two sub-pixels, respectively.

8. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein two TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of sub-pixels, respectively, and the pixel electrode, which is electrically connected with the TFT, is electrically connected with the another pixel electrode, which is not electrically connected with the TFT.

9. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein four TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, and each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of the sub-pixels.

10. The pixel structure according to claim 3 , wherein the horizontal field is an in-plane field switching horizontal field or a fringe field switching horizontal field.

11. The pixel structure according to claim 2 , wherein the slits in the sub-pixels which are not adjacent with each other, are parallel with each other.

12. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are perpendicular with each other.

13. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are symmetric with each other with respect to the gate line, and the slits in adjacent sub-pixels are symmetric with each other with respect to the data line.

14. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein one TFT is provided in each of the pixel unit, the TFT is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of the sub-pixels, and the pixel electrodes in different sub-pixels are electrically connected with each other.

15. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein two TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, and each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrodes in two sub-pixels respectively.

16. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein two TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of sub-pixels respectively, and the pixel electrodes, which is electrically connected with the TFT, is electrically connected with another pixel electrode, which is not electrically connected with the TFT.

17. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein four TFTs are provided in each of the pixel unit, and each of the TFTs is electrically connected with the pixel electrode in one of the sub-pixels.

18. The pixel structure according to claim 11 , wherein the horizontal field is an in-plane field switching horizontal field or a fringe field switching horizontal field.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2015
From: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
To: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.; BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD
Reel/Frame 036644/0601 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 29, 2008
From: KIM, JAIKWANG
To: BEIJING BOE OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 021013/0610 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2007 1 0175483 · Sep 29, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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