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Description
この発明は、液晶表示装置に関し、特にLEDバックライトの駆動に関するものである。 The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display device, and more particularly to driving an LED backlight.
従来、LEDバックライトを複数のブロックに分け、各ブロックにドライバ回路をそれぞれ備え、各ドライバ回路により、対応するブロックを順次点灯させてスキャン駆動する液晶表示装置がある(例えば、特許文献1参照)。 2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there is a liquid crystal display device in which an LED backlight is divided into a plurality of blocks, each block is provided with a driver circuit, and the corresponding blocks are sequentially turned on by each driver circuit to perform scan driving (for example, see Patent Document 1) .
しかしながら、従来の液晶表示装置は、LEDバックライトでスキャンライティングする際に、分割ブロック数に対応した数のドライバ回路を備えなければならなかった。 However, the conventional liquid crystal display device has to include a number of driver circuits corresponding to the number of divided blocks when performing scan writing with an LED backlight.
この発明は上述した点に鑑みてなされたもので、LEDバックライトでスキャンライティングする際にドライバ回路の数を減らすことができる液晶表示装置を得ることを目的とする。 The present invention has been made in view of the above-described points, and an object thereof is to obtain a liquid crystal display device capable of reducing the number of driver circuits when performing scanning lighting with an LED backlight.
この発明に係る液晶表示装置は、単一のドライバ回路と、液晶表示パネルのスキャン方向に対応してLEDをブロック化し、前記ドライバ回路からのスキャン駆動信号に基づいて点灯する複数のLEDブロックでなるLEDバックライトと、前記LEDバックライトの各LEDブロックを順次単独点灯または複数同時点灯制御する制御手段とを備え、前記制御手段は、前記LEDバックライトの各LEDブロックを点灯制御するためのコントロール信号を出力するタイミング制御回路と、各LEDブロック間に順次設けられた奇数番目のスイッチング素子と、前記ドライバと各ブロックの信号経路のブロック間位置に順次設けられた偶数番目のスイッチング素子と、前記タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の反転信号を前記奇数番目のスイッチング素子に与えるインバータとを備え、前記偶数番目のスイッチング素子は、タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の直接入力に基づいてON制御され、前記奇数番目のスイッチング素子は、前記インバータを介した前記タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の反転信号に基づいてON制御されることを特徴とするものである。 The liquid crystal display device according to the present invention comprises a single driver circuit and a plurality of LED blocks that are turned on based on a scan drive signal from the driver circuit, in which LEDs are blocked in correspondence with the scan direction of the liquid crystal display panel. An LED backlight, and a control means for controlling each LED block of the LED backlight to be individually or sequentially turned on , and the control means is a control signal for controlling the lighting of each LED block of the LED backlight. A timing control circuit that outputs the odd-numbered switching elements sequentially provided between the LED blocks, the even-numbered switching elements sequentially provided between the driver and the signal path of each block, and the timing The inverted signal of each control signal from the control circuit is set to the odd number. The even-numbered switching element is ON-controlled based on direct input of each control signal from the timing control circuit, and the odd-numbered switching element is connected to the switching element via the inverter. The ON control is performed based on the inverted signal of each control signal from the timing control circuit .
この発明によれば、制御手段により、LEDバックライトの各LEDブロックを順次単独点灯または複数同時点灯制御することにより、LEDバックライトを用いてスキャン駆動を行う際に、ドライバ回路の数を減らすことができる。 According to the present invention, the number of driver circuits can be reduced when performing scanning drive using the LED backlight by controlling each LED block of the LED backlight individually or in sequence by the control means. Can do.
図1は、この発明の実施の形態に係る液晶表示装置を説明する図である。図1に示す液晶表示装置において、ドライバ回路1としては、低電流駆動の単一のドライバ回路でなり、LEDバックライト2としては、液晶パネルのスキャン方向に対応してLED素子をブロック化した複数のLEDブロックを備えており、ドライバ回路1とLEDバックライト2との間に、制御手段として、FETなどのスイッチング素子で構成されたスイッチ回路3が設けられて、スイッチ回路3のON−OFF制御により、ドライバ回路1からのスキャン駆動信号に基づいて各LEDブロックを時系列にずらして順次単独点灯するように制御する。 FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a liquid crystal display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the liquid crystal display device shown in FIG. 1, the driver circuit 1 is a single driver circuit that is driven at a low current, and the LED backlight 2 is a plurality of LED elements that are blocked in correspondence with the scanning direction of the liquid crystal panel. A switch circuit 3 composed of a switching element such as an FET is provided as a control means between the driver circuit 1 and the LED backlight 2, and ON / OFF control of the switch circuit 3 is provided. Thus, based on the scan drive signal from the driver circuit 1, each LED block is shifted in time series and controlled so as to be lit in sequence sequentially.
また、図2は、図1におけるLEDバックライト2の多ブロックを順次単独点灯または同時点灯制御する場合の制御手段の構成を示す図である。図2に示すように、制御手段としては、コントロール信号を出力するタイミング制御回路4と、各LEDブロック21、22、・・・間に順次設けられた奇数番目のスイッチング素子51、53、・・・と、ドライバ回路1と各LEDブロック21、22、・・・の信号経路のLEDブロック間位置に順次設けられた偶数番目のスイッチング素子52、54、・・・と、各LEDブロックの奇数番目のスイッチング素子51、53、・・・にタイミング制御回路4からの各コントロール信号の反転信号を与えるインバータ61、62、・・・とを備えている。 FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the configuration of the control means in the case where multiple blocks of the LED backlight 2 in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the control means includes a timing control circuit 4 for outputting a control signal, and odd-numbered switching elements 51, 53, which are sequentially provided between the LED blocks 21, 22,. .., And even-numbered switching elements 52, 54,... That are sequentially provided at positions between the LED blocks in the signal path of the driver circuit 1 and the LED blocks 21, 22,. Are provided with inverters 61, 62,... That give inverted signals of the control signals from the timing control circuit 4 to the switching elements 51, 53,.
図2に示すように、第1及び第2コントロール信号は、タイミング制御回路4からそれぞれ出力され、第1コントロール信号は、偶数番目のスイッチング素子52及びインバータ61に入力され、第2コントロール信号は、偶数番目のスイッチング素子54及びインバータ62に入力される。インバータ61により反転された第1コントロール信号は、奇数番目のスイッチング素子51に入力され、インバータ62により反転された第2コントロール信号は、奇数番目のスイッチング素子53に入力される。図2に示す制御手段においては、インバータ61を介したタイミング制御回路4からの第1コントロール信号の反転信号により、スイッチング素子51をON制御し、タイミング制御回路4からの第2コントロール信号により、スイッチング素子54をON制御し、タイミング制御回路4からの第1コントロール信号により、スイッチング素子52をOFF制御し、インバータ62を介したタイミング制御回路4からの第2コントロール信号の反転信号により、スイッチング素子53をOFF制御することにより、第1LEDブロック21のみ単独点灯することができる。また、同様に、スイッチング素子52と53をON制御し、スイッチング素子51と54をOFF制御することにより、第2LEDブロック22のみ単独点灯することができる。さらに、スイッチング素子51と53をON制御し、スイッチング素子52と54をOFF制御することにより、第1及び第2LEDブロック21及び22を同時点灯することができる。 As shown in FIG. 2, the first and second control signals are respectively output from the timing control circuit 4, the first control signal is input to the even-numbered switching element 52 and the inverter 61, and the second control signal is The even-numbered switching element 54 and the inverter 62 are input. The first control signal inverted by the inverter 61 is input to the odd-numbered switching element 51, and the second control signal inverted by the inverter 62 is input to the odd-numbered switching element 53. In the control means shown in FIG. 2, the inverted signal of the first controls signals from the timing control circuit 4 through the inverter 61, the switching element 5 1 is ON controlled by the second control signal from the timing control circuit 4 The switching element 54 is turned on, the first control signal from the timing control circuit 4 is turned off , the switching element 52 is turned off , and the inverted signal of the second control signal from the timing control circuit 4 via the inverter 62 is By controlling the switching element 53 to OFF, only the first LED block 21 can be lit alone. Similarly, only the second LED block 22 can be lit alone by controlling the switching elements 52 and 53 to be ON and controlling the switching elements 51 and 54 to be OFF. Furthermore, the first and second LED blocks 21 and 22 can be turned on simultaneously by controlling the switching elements 51 and 53 to be ON and controlling the switching elements 52 and 54 to be OFF.
従って、上記実施の形態によれば、LEDバックライトでスキャンライティングする際にドライバ回路の数を減らすことができ、LEDバックライト2の多ブロックを順次単独点灯または同時点灯制御することができる。 Therefore, according to the above-described embodiment, the number of driver circuits can be reduced when performing scanning lighting with an LED backlight, and multiple blocks of the LED backlight 2 can be controlled individually or simultaneously.
1 ドライバ回路、2 LEDバックライト、3 スイッチ回路、4 タイミング制御回路、51、53、・・・奇数番目のスイッチング素子、52、54、・・・偶数番目のスイッチング素子、61、62、・・・インバータ。 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Driver circuit, 2 LED backlight, 3 Switch circuit, 4 Timing control circuit, 51, 53, ... Odd-numbered switching element, 52, 54, ... Even-numbered switching element, 61, 62, ...・ Inverter.
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液晶表示パネルのスキャン方向に対応してLEDをブロック化し、前記ドライバ回路からのスキャン駆動信号に基づいて点灯する複数のLEDブロックでなるLEDバックライトと、
前記LEDバックライトの各LEDブロックを順次単独点灯または複数同時点灯制御する制御手段と
を備え、
前記制御手段は、
前記LEDバックライトの各LEDブロックを点灯制御するためのコントロール信号を出力するタイミング制御回路と、
各LEDブロック間に順次設けられた奇数番目のスイッチング素子と、
前記ドライバと各ブロックの信号経路のブロック間位置に順次設けられた偶数番目のスイッチング素子と、
前記タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の反転信号を前記奇数番目のスイッチング素子に与えるインバータと
を備え、
前記偶数番目のスイッチング素子は、タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の直接入力に基づいてON制御され、
前記奇数番目のスイッチング素子は、前記インバータを介した前記タイミング制御回路からの各コントロール信号の反転信号に基づいてON制御される
ことを特徴とする液晶表示装置。 A single driver circuit;
An LED backlight comprising a plurality of LED blocks that are turned on based on a scan drive signal from the driver circuit;
Control means for sequentially controlling each LED block of the LED backlight individually or plurally ,
The control means includes
A timing control circuit for outputting a control signal for controlling lighting of each LED block of the LED backlight;
Odd-numbered switching elements sequentially provided between the LED blocks;
An even-numbered switching element sequentially provided at a position between the driver and the signal path of each block;
An inverter for providing an inverted signal of each control signal from the timing control circuit to the odd-numbered switching elements;
With
The even-numbered switching element is ON-controlled based on direct input of each control signal from the timing control circuit,
The odd-numbered switching element is ON-controlled based on an inverted signal of each control signal from the timing control circuit via the inverter.
A liquid crystal display device characterized by the above .
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