IP Library Granted Patent US 8,674,978
Granted Patent B2
US 8,674,978 · App. 12/732,765 · Granted Mar 18, 2014

Electrophoretic display, electrophoretic display device and electronic apparatus

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Patent No.
US 8,674,978
App. No.
12/732,765
Granted
Mar 18, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electrophoretic display includes: a plurality of spatially divided cells; and plural types of color substances contained in each of the cells wherein a display color is controlled by controlling electrophoresis of the colored substances within the cells, wherein each of a first cell, a second cell and a third cell included in the plurality of cells includes a first color substance corresponding to a mutually differing one of three primary colors in additive color mixing or subtractive color mixing and a second color substance in a relationship of complementary colors with the first color substance, wherein the first cell is controlled to be in a display state by the first color substance, and the second and third cells are controlled to be in a display state by the second color substance, respectively.

Claims (24)

1. An electrophoretic display comprising: a plurality of cells including a first cell, a second cell and a third cell, each of the plurality of cells being spatially divided and containing a plurality of types of color particles constituting a display color, the display color being controlled by controlling electrophoresis of the plurality of types of color particles, and

a first transparent electrode having a first polarity and a second transparent electrode having a second polarity provided on a side of the cells configured to be viewed in a viewing direction,

the plurality of types of color particles including

first color particles, second color particles, third color particles that correspond to one of three primary colors in additive color mixing or subtractive color mixing, the first color particles, the second color particles, the third color particles being mutually different, and

fourth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the first color particles, fifth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the second color particles, and sixth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the third color particles, the first cell including the first color particles and the fourth color particles, the second cell including the second color particles and the fifth color particles, the third cell including the third color particles and the sixth color particles,

the second cell being controlled to be in a display state by the fifth color particles and third cell being controlled to be in a display state by the sixth color particles, when the first cell is controlled to be in a display state by the first color particles, and

when the first to sixth particles are gathered in a vicinity of the first and second transparent electrodes, respectively, the first polarity changing with the second polarity.

2. An electrophoretic display according to claim 1 , the first color particles and the fourth color particles being electrically charged with mutually opposite polarities, respectively.

3. An electrophoretic display according to claim 1 , each of the first cell, the second cell and the third cell further including white particles or a white solvent.

4. An electrophoretic display according to claim 3 , the white particles being non-charged or having a charge amount smaller than a charge amount of the first color particles.

5. An electrophoretic display according to claim 1 , the first color particles having a first color, and the fourth color particles are color solvent having a different color than the first color.

6. An electrophoretic display according to claim 5 , each of the first cell, the second cell, and third cell further including white particles.

7. An electrophoretic display according to claim 6 , the white particles being electrically charged with a polarity opposite to a charge polarity of the first color particles, the second color particles, and the third color particles.

8. An electrophoretic display according to claim 1 , when the first cell is controlled to be in a mixed color display state with the first color particles together with the fourth color particles, the second cell is controlled to be in a mixed color display state with the fifth color particles with the second color particles, and third cell is controlled to be in a mixed color display state with the sixth color particles together with the third color particles.

9. An electrophoretic display device comprising the electrophoretic display recited in claim 1 , and a control circuit that controls the display state.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising the electrophoretic display device recited in claim 9 .

11. An electrophoretic display comprising: a plurality of cells including a first cell, a second cell and a third cell, each of the plurality of cells being spatially divided and containing a plurality of types of color particles constituting a display color, the display color being controlled by controlling electrophoresis of the plurality of types of color particles, and

a first transparent electrode having a first polarity and a second transparent electrode having a second polarity provided on a side of the cells to configured to be viewed in a view by direction,

the plurality of types of color particles including

first color particles, second color particles, third color particles that correspond to one of three primary colors in additive color mixing or subtractive color mixing, the first color particles, the second color particles, the third color particles being mutually different, and

fourth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the first color particles, fifth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the second color particles, and sixth color particles that are in a relationship of complementary colors with the third color particles, the first cell including the first color particles and the fourth color particles, the second cell including the second color particles and the fifth color particles, the third cell including the third color particles and the sixth color particles,

the second cell being controlled to be in a display state by the fifth color particles and third cell being controlled to be in a display state by the sixth color particles, when the first cell is controlled to be in a display state by the first color particles, and

the first transparent electrode being supplied with positive or negative polarity, and the second transparent electrode being grounded.

12. The electrophoretic display according to claim 11 , further comprising a control circuit configured to change the status of the second transparent electrode by applying a voltage to the second transparent electrode and by making the second polarity the same as the first polarity.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2018
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: E INK CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047072/0325 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 26, 2010
From: KOMATSU, HARUNOBU; KAWASE, TAKEO; KANAI, MASASHI; FUKASAWA, KENJI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 024149/0551 →