Pixel structure, method for driving pixel structure, display panel and display device
View Patent ↗The present disclosure provides a pixel structure, a method for driving the pixel structure, a display panel and a display device. The pixel structure includes M gate lines, N data lines, and pixel units arranged in an array of M rows and N columns. Each pixel unit includes a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor (TFT), a drain electrode of the TFT is connected to the pixel electrode. Both M and N are positive integers. Source electrodes of the TFTs included in two adjacent pixel units in each row of the array are connected to two adjacent data lines respectively, and source electrodes of the TFTs included in two adjacent pixel units in each column of the array are connected to two adjacent data lines respectively.
1. A pixel structure, comprising M gate lines, N data lines, and pixel units arranged in an array of M rows and N columns, where M and N are both positive integers,
wherein each pixel unit comprises a pixel electrode and a thin film transistor (TFT), and a drain electrode of the TFT is connected to the pixel electrode,
source electrodes of the TFTs comprised in two adjacent pixel units in each row of the array are connected to two adjacent data lines respectively, and
source electrodes of the TFTs comprised in two adjacent pixel units in each column of the array are connected to two adjacent data lines respectively,
wherein
in the case that M is an even number, apart from the pixel units in the last row of the array, the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n−1) th data line, and the source electrodes of the TFTs comprised in the pixel units in the last row of the array are connected to an (n+1) th data line, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N; or
in the case that M is an even number, apart from the pixel units in the last row of the array, the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n+1) th data line, and the source electrodes of the TFTs comprised in the pixel units in the last row of the array are connected to an (n−1) th data line, where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
2. The pixel structure according to claim 1 , wherein gate electrodes of the TFTs comprised in the pixel units in each row of the array are connected to an identical gate line.
3. The pixel structure according to claim 2 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n−1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
4. The pixel structure according to claim 2 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n+1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
5. The pixel structure according to claim 1 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n−1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
6. The pixel structure according to claim 1 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n+1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
7. A method for driving the pixel structure according to claim 1 , comprising steps of:
maintaining a polarity of a data voltage applied to each data line within one time frame, and inverting the polarity of the data voltage applied to the data line within an adjacent time frame.
8. A display panel, comprising the pixel structure according to claim 1 .
9. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein gate electrodes of the TFTs comprised in the pixel units in each row of the array are connected to an identical gate line.
10. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n−1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
11. The display panel according to claim 9 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n+1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
12. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n−1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
13. The display panel according to claim 8 , wherein in the case that M is an odd number,
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in an n th column and in each odd-numbered row of the array is connected to an n th data line, and
the source electrode of the TFT comprised in the pixel unit in the n th column and in each even-numbered row of the array is connected to an (n+1) th data line,
where n is a positive integer less than or equal to N.
14. A display device, comprising the display panel according to claim 8 .