Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of electric paper display, when no external light source shines, also can normally show.
For reaching above-mentioned purpose, the present invention proposes a kind of electric paper display, comprises first substrate, a plurality of display unit and a plurality of luminescence unit.First substrate comprises first substrate and is disposed at first suprabasil a plurality of electrodes.These display units are disposed at first substrate top.These luminescence units are disposed at respectively between these display units and first substrate.
In one embodiment of this invention, each above-mentioned luminescence unit is respectively a little cup structure, and above-mentioned display unit fills in this slightly in the cup structure.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned electric paper display more comprises a plurality of little cup structures, is disposed on first substrate, and wherein each luminescence unit is coated the surface of corresponding little cup structure, and display unit fills in this slightly in the cup structure.
In one embodiment of this invention, the material of these above-mentioned luminescence units is selected phosphor material or fluorescent material for use.
In one embodiment of this invention, these above-mentioned electrodes are many group lateral electrodes, and respectively organize lateral electrode and comprise one first electrode adjacent one another are and one second electrode, and each luminescence unit is disposed at respectively between first electrode and second electrode of group lateral electrode of correspondence.
In one embodiment of this invention, above-mentioned display unit is selected little cup type Electronphoretic display unit, microcapsules formula Electronphoretic display unit or electronics powder fluid formula display unit for use.
In one embodiment of this invention, each above-mentioned luminescence unit is disposed at respectively on the first corresponding electrode, and display unit is selected the bead string type Electronphoretic display unit for use.
In one embodiment of this invention, each above-mentioned luminescence unit is disposed at respectively between corresponding first electrode and first substrate, and above-mentioned display unit is selected the electric moistening type display unit for use.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is: electric paper display of the present invention has a plurality of luminescence units; In order at the display unit that does not have the irradiation electric paper display that emits beam when the external world does not provide light source, under the situation of no external light source, also can watch electric paper display institute picture displayed for the user.
Above-mentioned explanation only is the general introduction of technical scheme of the present invention; Understand technological means of the present invention in order can more to know; And can implement according to the content of instructions, and for let above and other objects of the present invention, feature and advantage can be more obviously understandable, below special act embodiment; And conjunction with figs., specify as follows.
Embodiment
Fig. 1 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of first embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 1, the electric paper display 100 of first embodiment of the invention comprises first substrate 110, a plurality of display unit 120 and a plurality of luminescence unit 130.First substrate 110 comprises first substrate 112 and is disposed at a plurality of electrodes 113 in first substrate 112.These display units 120 are disposed at first substrate, 110 tops.130 of luminescence units are disposed at respectively between these display units 120 and first substrate 112.
In detail, these electrodes 113 of first substrate 110 be many group lateral electrodes, and respectively organize lateral electrode 113 and comprise the first electrode 113a adjacent one another are and the second electrode 113b, and correspondence is disposed at the below of each display unit 120.Display unit 120 is little cup type Electronphoretic display unit, and it comprises electrophoresis liquid 122 and intersperses among the electrophoresis particle 123 in the electrophoresis liquid 122.In the present embodiment, electrophoresis particle 123 is a charged black particles, 122 tool light transmissions of electrophoresis liquid, but the invention is not restricted to this.
In the present embodiment, luminescence unit 130 is the little cup structures that are mixed with phosphor material or fluorescent material, and is preferably phosphor material, in order to ccontaining display unit 120.These luminescence units 130 are under the irradiation of extraneous light, and the internal electron of its phosphor material or fluorescent material can absorb luminous energy and transit to excited state, fail to ground state then at leisure and emit beam.Because fluorescent material is different with the decline rate of the internal electron of phosphor material, therefore when the light of extraneous incident disappears, only there is the luminescence unit 130 that is mixed with phosphor material can continue to emit beam.
In addition, electric paper display 100 can also comprise second substrate 140, and it comprises second substrate 142 and is disposed at the electrode 143 in second substrate 142.And second substrate 140 is disposed on these display units 120, and electrode 143 is towards electrode 113.
In detail, after applying the lateral electrode 113 and electrode 143 that is biased into electric paper display 100, the electrophoresis particle 123 of the display unit 120 in the zone of preset demonstration non-black picture can move toward the top of the first electrode 113a and the second electrode 113b.At this moment, the light that luminescence unit 130 sent just can appear through display unit 120 along direction D 1.Therefore, even there is not the irradiation of external light source, the user also can watch electric paper display 100 picture displayed.
Fig. 2 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of second embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 2; The electric paper display 200 of second embodiment of the invention is similar with the electric paper display 100 of first embodiment; Difference is that electric paper display 200 is surfaces of luminescence unit being coated corresponding little cup structure 260, and this slightly cup structure 260 be to be disposed on first substrate 210.Display unit 220 fills in this slightly in the cup structure 260.
Specifically, the generation type of luminescence unit 230 is selected from one of them of slot coated (slit coating), screen coating (screen coating), rotary coating (spin coating) and ink jet printing (ink printing), but is not limited thereto.The material of luminescence unit 230 is then same or similar with the material of the luminescence unit 130 of previous embodiment.
Fig. 3 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of third embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 3, the electric paper display 300 of third embodiment of the invention is similar with the electric paper display 100 of first embodiment, and difference is that display unit 320 is electronics powder fluid formula display unit.
Electric paper display 300 more comprises a plurality of spacer elements 350, and these spacer elements 350 are disposed in first substrate 312 of first substrate 310.First substrate 310, second substrate 340 and 350 of these spacer elements surround a plurality of accommodation spaces 360.Display unit 320 fills in these accommodation spaces 360, and it comprises air dielectric 322 and intersperses among the electronics powder fluid 323 in the air dielectric 322.
In the present embodiment, a plurality of electrodes 313 that are configured on first substrate 310 are many group lateral electrodes, and each is organized lateral electrode 313 and comprises the first electrode 313a adjacent one another are and the second electrode 313b.And each luminescence unit 330 is disposed at respectively between the corresponding first electrode 313a and the second electrode 313b that respectively organize lateral electrode 113.Said as preamble; The material of luminescence unit 330 can be phosphor material or fluorescent material; And it can slot coated (slit coating), the mode of screen coating (screen coating), rotary coating (spin coating) or ink jet printing (ink printing) is formed in first substrate, but is not limited thereto.
Each organizes 330 of lateral electrode 313 and each luminescence units and the 320 corresponding configurations of a display unit.In detail; When apply be biased into electric paper display 100 after; In the display unit 320 in the zone of preset demonstration non-black picture; Electronics powder fluid 323 can move towards the first electrode 313a and the second electrode 313b, and the light that luminescence unit 330 sends can appear along direction D3, with as the required light source of electric paper display 300 display frames.
Fig. 4 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of fourth embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 4; The electric paper display 400 of fourth embodiment of the invention is similar with the electric paper display 300 of the 3rd embodiment; Difference is that display unit 420 is electronics microcapsules formula Electronphoretic display unit, and wherein each display unit 420 comprises electrophoresis liquid 422, intersperses among the electrophoresis particle 423 in the electrophoresis liquid 422 and is used to encapsulate the microcapsules 424 of above-mentioned electrophoresis liquid 422 and electrophoresis particle 423.
Likewise; Apply be biased into electric paper display 400 after; Electrophoresis particle 423 can move towards the first electrode 413a and the second electrode 413b; So that the light that luminescence unit 430 sent can be along direction D4 through display unit 420 and appearing, to provide electric paper display 400 display frames required light.
Fig. 5 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of fifth embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 5; The electric paper display 500 of fifth embodiment of the invention is similar with the electric paper display 100 of first embodiment; Difference is that the display unit 520 of electric paper display 500 is the electric moistening type display unit, and luminescence unit 530 is disposed between the electrode 513 and first substrate 512.Mandatory declaration be; In the present embodiment, each display unit 520 pairing luminescence unit 530 integrally is configured in first substrate 512, but not as limit; In another embodiment, each display unit 520 also can correspond to a luminescence unit 530 respectively.
In detail, display unit 520 comprises water 522 and colored liquid 523, and colored liquid 523 is immiscible with water 522.When not applying when being biased into electric paper display 500, colored liquid 523 is a water wettability, and it is on the surface of electrode 513, to form one deck flat membrane; When applying when being biased into electric paper display 500, colored liquid 523 can convert hydrophobic liquid into, thereby shifts to a side of electrode 513.At this moment, the light that luminescence unit 530 is sent just appears along direction D5, so that the user can watch electric paper display 500 picture displayed.
Fig. 6 illustrates the diagrammatic cross-section into the electric paper display of sixth embodiment of the invention.See also Fig. 6; The electric paper display 600 of sixth embodiment of the invention is similar with the electric paper display 100 of first embodiment; Difference is that the display unit 620 of electric paper display 600 is the bead string type Electronphoretic display unit, and each luminescence unit 630 is disposed at respectively on the corresponding electrode 613.
Electric paper display 600 more comprises second substrate 640 and a plurality of spacer elements 650, and these spacer elements 650 dispose on first substrates 610, and surround a plurality of accommodation spaces 660 with first substrate 610 and second substrate 640.Display unit 620 fills in these accommodation spaces 660, and it comprises liquid 622 and intersperses among the neutral particle 623 in the liquid 622.
Apply be biased into electric paper display 600 after, neutral particle 623 can be polarized to charged particle, and is connected in series each other and is distributed in the both sides of luminescence unit 630.At this moment, the light that sends of luminescence unit 630 just can appear along direction D6.Therefore, even there is not the irradiation of external light source, the user also can watch electric paper display 600 picture displayed.
In sum, electric paper display of the present invention has advantage at least:
1. electric paper display of the present invention has luminescence unit, and this luminescence unit can be after the luminous energy that absorbs external light source, the display unit of the irradiation electric paper display that emits beam.And in using the embodiment of phosphor material, even external light source is removed, luminescence unit also can continue the light that provides electric paper display display frame required, and then makes the user can watch the electric paper display picture displayed.
2. the display unit of electric paper display of the present invention comprises little cup type Electronphoretic display unit, microcapsules formula Electronphoretic display unit, electronics powder fluid formula display unit, bead string type Electronphoretic display unit or electric moistening type display unit; Therefore the applicability of electric paper display of the present invention is stronger; Can select different types of display unit for use according to actual demand.
The above only is embodiments of the invention, is not the present invention is done any pro forma restriction; Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; Yet be not in order to limiting the present invention, anyly be familiar with the professional and technical personnel, in not breaking away from technical scheme scope of the present invention; When the technology contents of above-mentioned announcement capable of using is made a little change or is modified to the equivalent embodiment of equivalent variations; In every case be not break away from technical scheme content of the present invention, to any simple modification, equivalent variations and modification that above embodiment did, all still belong in the scope of technical scheme of the present invention according to technical spirit of the present invention.