Display device and pixel array thereof
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of display, in particular to a display device and a pixel array thereof.
Background
In recent years, the OLED (Organic Light-Emitting Diode) technology has been developed rapidly, and has become a promising technology for replacing the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) most probably.
In the prior art, a display panel includes a substrate and a pixel array on the substrate, where the pixel array includes a plurality of pixel units, and each pixel unit is composed of three sub-pixels with different colors. Each sub-pixel is connected with a scanning line and a data line on the substrate, the scanning line gates the sub-pixel, and the sub-pixel displays according to signals of the data line, so that the display panel can display images.
In one example of the prior art, as shown in fig. 1, the pixel array 100 includes a plurality of pixel units 110, and each pixel unit 110 includes a blue sub-pixel B, a red sub-pixel R, and a green sub-pixel G. When the blue sub-pixel B in one row of pixel unit 110 is arranged near the upper boundary of the pixel unit, the blue sub-pixel B in two adjacent rows of pixel units is arranged near the upper boundary of the pixel unit, and in the same row of pixel unit 110, each blue sub-pixel B is arranged near the same direction. In the pixel array 100, the distance between two adjacent sub-pixels B in the column direction is either small or large, and when a blue image is displayed, an implied black straight line (as shown by a plurality of blue sub-pixels B in two adjacent dotted lines) is easily displayed at two rows of pixel units 110 where the blue sub-pixels B have a small pitch, which affects the display effect.
In another example of the prior art, as shown in FIG. 2, a pixel array 200 is similar to that of FIG. 1. However, unlike fig. 1, in fig. 2, one red sub-pixel R, one green sub-pixel G, and one blue sub-pixel B are used as RGB units, and 6 rows and 6 columns of pixels 210 are displayed by using 6 rows and 4 columns of RGB units. Such a pixel array 200 can block the dark line of fig. 1, but it causes a jagged problem (as indicated by the broken line) when a single-color line is displayed.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to overcoming the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and provides a display device and a pixel array thereof, which improve the display effect of the display device.
The invention provides a pixel array, which comprises a first pixel column and a second pixel column, wherein the first pixel column and the second pixel column are repeatedly arranged at intervals along a row direction, the first pixel column comprises a plurality of first pixels arranged along the column direction, the column direction has a first vector direction and a second vector direction opposite to the first vector direction, the first pixels comprise a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a third sub-pixel which display different colors, in the first pixels, the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel are arranged in a triangle, one side of the triangle arrangement of the first pixels is parallel to the row direction, a vertex opposite to the side is the third sub-pixel and is positioned in the first vector direction of the side, the second pixel column comprises a plurality of second pixels arranged along the column direction, and the second pixels comprise a first sub-pixel, a second sub-pixel and a second sub-pixel, And one of the second sub-pixels and one of the third sub-pixels, in the second pixel, the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel are arranged in a triangle, one side of the triangular arrangement of the second pixel is parallel to the row direction, a vertex opposite to the side is the third sub-pixel and is located in a second vector direction of the side, and the first pixel column and the second pixel column are staggered by a first distance in the column direction.
Preferably, the first distance is half of a length of the first pixel or the second pixel in the column direction, and the third sub-pixel of the first pixel and the third sub-pixel of a part of the second pixel adjacent to the first pixel are aligned in the row direction.
Preferably, in each of the first pixel and the second pixel: the third sub-pixel is located on a center line of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel.
Preferably, a line connecting centers of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel of the first pixel and a line connecting centers of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel of the second pixel are flush in the row direction.
Preferably, in the row direction, two adjacent first sub-pixels are spaced by one second sub-pixel in the row direction.
Preferably, a width of the third sub-pixel in the row direction is greater than or equal to a width of the first sub-pixel or the second sub-pixel in the row direction.
Preferably, a width of the third sub-pixel in the row direction is equal to or less than a sum of widths of the first sub-pixel and the second sub-pixel in the row direction.
Preferably, the first sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel and the third sub-pixel are a green sub-pixel, a red sub-pixel and a blue sub-pixel.
Preferably, each sub-pixel is one or more of a triangle, a quadrangle, a polygon, and a circle.
According to still another aspect of the present invention, there is also provided a display device including the pixel array as described above.
Compared with the prior art, the invention improves the problem that the pixel array displays an implicit black line or the displayed line generates saw-tooth shape by improving the pixel arrangement. The invention can also alleviate the problem of saw-toothed display when oblique lines are displayed.
Drawings
The above and other features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings.
Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array of one embodiment of the prior art.
Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array of another embodiment of the prior art.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a display device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array according to a first embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 5 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array according to a second embodiment of the invention.
Fig. 6 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array according to a third embodiment of the invention.
Detailed Description
Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference to the accompanying drawings. Example embodiments may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the embodiments set forth herein; rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the concept of example embodiments to those skilled in the art. The same reference numerals in the drawings denote the same or similar structures, and thus their repetitive description will be omitted.
The described features, structures, or characteristics may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments. In the following description, numerous specific details are provided to provide a thorough understanding of embodiments of the invention. One skilled in the relevant art will recognize, however, that the invention may be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or with other methods, components, materials, and so forth. In some instances, well-known structures, materials, or operations are not shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring the invention.
The drawings of the present invention are only for illustrating the relative positional relationship, and the dimensions of some parts are exaggerated in the drawing for easy understanding, and the dimensions in the drawings do not represent the proportional relationship of the actual dimensions.
Fig. 3 is a schematic view of a display device of the present invention. The display device is an OLED display device 30. Referring to fig. 3, the OLED display device 30 includes at least a display unit 300, a scan driver 320, and a data driver 330. Other devices and/or elements may also be included in the OLED display device 30.
The display unit 300 may include a plurality of sub-pixels (or pixels) 310 connected to scan lines (S1 to Sn), emission control lines (EM1 to EMn), and data lines (D1 to Dm).
The display unit 300 may display an image so as to correspond to a first power source (ELVdd) provided from the outside and a second power source (ELVss) provided from the outside. The display unit 300 may also display images corresponding to scan signals supplied from the scan lines S1 through Sn generated by the scan driver 320 and light emission control signals supplied from the light emission control lines EM1 through EMn, and data signals supplied from the data lines D1 through Dm generated by the data driver 330.
The scan driver 320 may generate a scan signal and a light emission control signal. The scan signal generated within the scan driver 320 may be sequentially supplied to the scan lines (S1 to Sn), and the light emission control signal may be sequentially supplied to each of the light emission control lines (EM1 to EMn). The scan signal and the light emission signal may also be supplied to the scan lines S1 to Sn and the light emission control lines EM1 to EMn, respectively, out of order. In other embodiments, the light emission control signal may also be generated by a light emission control driver.
The data driver 330 may receive input signals, e.g., RGB data, and may generate data signals corresponding to the received input signals. The data signals generated in the data driver 330 may be supplied to the subpixels 310 through the data lines (D1 through Dm) to be synchronized with the scan signals. The data signals may also be supplied to the data lines D1 through Dm in a manner asynchronous with the scan signals.
The pixel array provided by the present invention will be shown in more detail with reference to fig. 4 to 6.
First embodiment
Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 shows a schematic diagram of a pixel array 400 according to a first embodiment of the invention. The pixel array 400 includes a first pixel column 411 and a second pixel column 412 that are repeatedly arranged at intervals in the X direction (i.e., row direction). In other words, the first pixel column 411 and the second pixel column 412 are repeatedly arranged in the X direction in the order of the first pixel column 411 and the second pixel column 412.
The first pixel column 411 includes a plurality of first pixels 421 arranged in the Y direction (i.e., column direction). The first pixel 421 includes a first sub-pixel P1, a second sub-pixel P2, and a third sub-pixel P3 displaying different colors. The Y direction has a first vector direction that is the same as the arrow direction indicating the Y direction in fig. 4 and a second vector direction opposite to the first vector direction (i.e., opposite to the arrow direction indicating the Y direction). Specifically, the first sub-pixel P1 may be a red sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel P2 may be a green sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel P3 may be a blue sub-pixel. In the first pixel 421, the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2, and the third sub-pixel P3 are arranged in a triangle. In other words, the center line of the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2 and the third sub-pixel P3 is triangular. One side 432 of the triangular arrangement 431 of the first pixel 421 is parallel to the X direction, and a vertex 433 opposite to the side 432 is the third subpixel P3 and is located in the first vector direction of the side 432 (the same as the arrow direction indicating the Y direction). In the present embodiment, the side 432 parallel to the X direction is a central connecting line of the first subpixel P1 and the second subpixel P2, and the vertex 433 of the third subpixel P3 opposite to the side 432 as the triangular arrangement 431 is located at the lower side of the side 432. Alternatively, in the first pixel 421, the third sub-pixel P3 is located on the central line of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2. In other words, the center of the third subpixel P3 is located on the central line connecting the centers of the first subpixel P1 and the second subpixel P2. As can be seen, in the present embodiment, the triangular arrangement 431 of the first pixel 421 is an isosceles triangle.
Similarly, the second pixel 412 column includes a plurality of second pixels 422 arranged in the Y direction. The second pixel 422 includes a first sub-pixel P1, a second sub-pixel P2, and a third sub-pixel P3. In the second pixel 422, the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2, and the third sub-pixel P3 are arranged in a triangle. In other words, the center line of the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2 and the third sub-pixel P3 is triangular. One side 435 of the triangular arrangement 434 of the second pixel 422 is parallel to the X direction, and a vertex 436 opposite to the side 435 is the third subpixel P3 and is located in a second vector direction of the side 435 (opposite to the arrow direction indicating the Y direction). In the present embodiment, the side 434 parallel to the X direction is a central connecting line of the first subpixel P1 and the second subpixel P2, and the vertex 436 of the third subpixel P3 arranged as a triangle 434 opposite to the side 435 is located at the upper side of the side 435. Alternatively, in the second pixel 422, the third sub-pixel P3 is also located on the central line of the first and second sub-pixels P1 and P2. As can be seen, in the present embodiment, the triangular arrangement 434 of the second pixels 422 is also an isosceles triangle.
The first pixel column 411 and the second pixel column 422 are shifted by a first distance in the Y direction. In the present embodiment, the first distance is half of the length of the first pixel 421 or the second pixel 422 in the Y direction. Alternatively, the lengths of the first pixel 421 and the second pixel 422 in the Y direction are equal. The arrangement is staggered such that the third sub-pixel P3 of the first pixel 421 and the third sub-pixel P3 of a part of the second pixels 422 adjacent to the first pixel 421 are aligned in the X direction. When a picture of the color P3 is displayed, a black straight line as in the related art of fig. 1 does not appear.
Further, a center connecting line of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 of the first pixel 421 and a center connecting line of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 of the second pixel 422 are flush in the X direction. In other words, the central connecting line of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 of the first pixel 421 and the central connecting line of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 of the second pixel 422 are collinear in the X direction. Optionally, in the present embodiment, in the X direction, two adjacent first sub-pixels P1 are separated by one second sub-pixel P2. And the first sub-pixels P1 of the same pixel column are aligned in the Y direction, and the second sub-pixels P2 of the same pixel column are aligned in the Y direction. With this arrangement, when a picture of any one of colors P1/P2/P3 is displayed, the problem of jaggies as in the prior art of FIG. 2 does not occur.
When the first sub-pixel P1 is a red sub-pixel, the second sub-pixel P2 is a green sub-pixel, and the third sub-pixel P3 is a blue sub-pixel, the human eye is not sharp to blue, so that the width of the third sub-pixel P3 in the X direction is greater than or equal to the width of the first sub-pixel P1 or the second sub-pixel P2 in the X direction in the same pixel (the first pixel 421 and the second pixel 422). Alternatively, the first and second sub-pixels P1 and P2 are equal in width in the X direction. Further, the lengths of the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2, and the third sub-pixel P3 in the Y direction are also equal. Meanwhile, the width of the third sub-pixel P3 in the X direction is equal to or less than the sum of the widths of the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 in the X direction, so as to equalize the proportion of the third sub-pixel P3 in the pixel. Meanwhile, as human eyes are not sharp to P3 (blue), when P3 (blue) lines are actually displayed, the problem that the P3 (blue) lines are wide is not obvious.
Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram illustrating a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, the number of sub-pixels, the number of pixels, and the number of pixel columns may vary according to actual needs. For example, the size of the sub-pixels, the size of the pixels, and the size of the pixel rows are not limited thereto, and these sizes may vary according to the actual display requirements and the requirements of the manufacturing process. Further modifications can be implemented by those skilled in the art based on the above description, and are not described herein.
Second embodiment
Referring to fig. 5, the pixel array 500 shown in fig. 5 is similar to the pixel array 400, and differs from the pixel array 400 in that the third sub-pixel P3 is aligned in the X direction, and the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 are repeatedly arranged in units of a first sub-pixel P1, a second sub-pixel P2, a second sub-pixel P2, and a first sub-pixel P1. The embodiment can also alleviate the problem that the pure color picture of P3 in the prior art displays black lines and jagged pure color pictures.
Third embodiment
Referring to fig. 6, the pixel array 600 shown in fig. 6 is similar to the pixel array 400, and is different from the pixel array 400 in that the first sub-pixel P1 and the second sub-pixel P2 are repeatedly arranged at intervals in the Y direction in the same pixel column. In this embodiment, the pixel array 600 can repair the display flash phenomenon by using the driving algorithm of the sub-pixels of the neighboring pixels, and can also alleviate the display problem of the prior art that the P3 pure color picture displays black lines or jagged lines.
The above-described first to third embodiments are merely exemplary embodiments illustrating the present invention. And for clarity, individual sub-pixels, and pixel columns are shown as simple rectangles. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the sub-pixels may also be non-rectangular shapes, such as triangular, quadrilateral, polygonal, and shape shapes. In some embodiments, the first sub-pixel P1, the second sub-pixel P2, and the third sub-pixel P3 may have different shapes. Further variations can be implemented by those skilled in the art and will not be described herein.
Compared with the prior art, the invention improves the problem that the pixel array displays an implicit black line or the displayed line generates saw-tooth shape by improving the pixel arrangement. The invention can also alleviate the problem of saw-toothed display when oblique lines are displayed.
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are specifically illustrated and described above. It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the disclosed embodiments, but on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.