Liquid crystal display panel comprising multiple main photo spacers disposed directly below a black matrix and multiple sub-photo spacers disposed between the black matrix
View Patent ↗An LCD panel includes a first and a second substrate structure. The second substrate structure includes multiple sub-pixel areas. The first substrate structure has a first substrate, a common electrode layer, an insulation layer, multiple sub-photo spacers, a first conductive film layer and a first alignment film layer. The sub-photo spacers are located above corresponding sub-pixel areas and are separated from the second substrate structure. The first conductive film layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the multiple sub-photo spacers. The first alignment film layer covers the first conductive film layer except a portion that covers the sub-photo spacers, and also covers the insulation layer except a portion that is covered by the first conductive film layer. Utilizing the sub-photo spacers to realize a more even alignment of the liquid crystal molecules such that manufacturing process of the liquid crystal panel is simplified, and the cost is reduced.
1. A liquid crystal display panel, comprising:
a first substrate structure having a first substrate, a black matrix, a common electrode layer, an insulation layer, multiple main photo spacers and multiple sub-photo spacers, a first conductive film layer, and a first alignment film layer; and
a second substrate structure disposed oppositely to the first substrate structure, and having a second substrate and multiple sub-pixel areas formed on the second substrate;
wherein, the common electrode layer is disposed on the first substrate; the insulation layer is disposed on the common electrode layer; the multiple sub-photo spacers are disposed on the insulation layer; the multiple sub-photo spacers are located above corresponding sub-pixel areas and are separated from the second substrate structure; the first conductive film layer is disposed on the insulation layer and covers the multiple sub-photo spacers; the first alignment film layer covers the first conductive film layer except a portion of the first conductive film layer that covers each sub-photo spacer; the first alignment film layer also covers the insulation layer except a portion of the insulation layer that is covered by the first conductive film layer;
wherein, the multiple main photo spacers are disposed on the first alignment film layer, and the main photo spacers are disposed directly below the black matrix and abut upon the second substrate structure;
wherein, each of the multiple sub-photo spacers is disposed between the black matrix; and
wherein, the common electrode layer and first conductive film layer are separated by the insulation layer.
2. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, each of the multiple sub-photo spacer is located above a center portion of a corresponding sub-pixel area.
3. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, a shape of each of the multiple sub-photo spacer is a trapezoidal shape.
4. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 2 , wherein, a shape of each of the multiple sub-photo spacer is a trapezoidal shape.
5. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, the first substrate structure further includes a color filter layer, wherein, the black matrix is disposed on the first substrate; the color filter layer is disposed on the black matrix; the common electrode layer is disposed on the color filter layer.
6. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 2 , wherein, the first substrate structure further includes a color filter layer, wherein, the black matrix is disposed on the first substrate; the color filter layer is disposed on the black matrix; the common electrode layer is disposed on the color filter layer.
7. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 1 , wherein, the second substrate structure further includes multiple switching transistors and a second alignment film layer; the multiple switching transistors are arranged on the second substrate as a matrix; pixel electrodes of the switching transistors are disposed in corresponding sub-pixel areas; the second alignment film covers the switching transistors and the sub-pixel areas.
8. The liquid crystal display panel according to claim 2 , wherein, the second substrate structure further includes multiple switching transistors and a second alignment film layer; the multiple switching transistors are arranged on the second substrate as a matrix; pixel electrodes of the switching transistors are disposed in corresponding sub-pixel areas; the second alignment film covers the switching transistors and the sub-pixel areas.