Sub-pixel unit and method of controlling the same, pixel unit, array substrate, display device
First Claim
1. A pixel unit comprising several sub-pixel units, wherein:
- at least one of the several sub-pixel units comprises at least two subpixels;
each of the at least two subpixels comprises;
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
a liquid crystal layer controlled by a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode;
at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a slit electrode;
the at least two subpixels have different initial twist angles, and each of the initial twist angles is an included angle between a direction of a slit of the slit electrode and a direction where major axes of liquid crystal molecules are oriented when the liquid crystal layer is in an unpowered state, in a corresponding subpixel of the at least two subpixels;
the several sub-pixel units comprise a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit and a blue sub-pixel unit;
the red sub-pixel unit comprises a first red subpixel and a second red subpixel having different initial twist angles;
the green sub-pixel unit comprises a first green subpixel and a second green subpixel having different initial twist angles;
the blue sub-pixel unit comprises;
a first blue subpixel and a second blue subpixel having different initial twist angles;
the first red subpixel, the first green subpixel and the first blue subpixel have a same initial twist angle of θ
1; and
the second red subpixel, the second green subpixel and the second blue subpixel have a same initial twist angle of θ
2.
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a sub-pixel unit and a method of controlling the same, a pixel unit, an array substrate, and a display device. In one embodiment, a sub-pixel unit includes: at least two subpixels. Each of the at least two subpixels includes: a first electrode; a second electrode; and a liquid crystal layer controlled by a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a slit electrode. The two subpixels have different initial twist angles, and the initial twist angle is an included angle between a direction of a slit of the slit electrode and a direction where major axes of liquid crystal molecules are oriented when the liquid crystal layer is in an unpowered state, in the respective subpixel.
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16 Claims
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1. A pixel unit comprising several sub-pixel units, wherein:
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at least one of the several sub-pixel units comprises at least two subpixels; each of the at least two subpixels comprises; a first electrode; a second electrode; and a liquid crystal layer controlled by a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode; at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a slit electrode; the at least two subpixels have different initial twist angles, and each of the initial twist angles is an included angle between a direction of a slit of the slit electrode and a direction where major axes of liquid crystal molecules are oriented when the liquid crystal layer is in an unpowered state, in a corresponding subpixel of the at least two subpixels; the several sub-pixel units comprise a red sub-pixel unit, a green sub-pixel unit and a blue sub-pixel unit; the red sub-pixel unit comprises a first red subpixel and a second red subpixel having different initial twist angles; the green sub-pixel unit comprises a first green subpixel and a second green subpixel having different initial twist angles; the blue sub-pixel unit comprises;
a first blue subpixel and a second blue subpixel having different initial twist angles;the first red subpixel, the first green subpixel and the first blue subpixel have a same initial twist angle of θ
1; andthe second red subpixel, the second green subpixel and the second blue subpixel have a same initial twist angle of θ
2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of controlling a sub-pixel unit, wherein the sub-pixel unit comprises at least two subpixels;
- wherein, each of the at least two subpixels comprises;
a first electrode;
a second electrode; and
a liquid crystal layer controlled by a voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode;
at least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is a slit electrode; and
the at least two subpixels have different initial twist angles, and each of the initial twist angles is an included angle between a direction of a slit of the slit electrode and a direction where major axes of liquid crystal molecules are oriented when the liquid crystal layer is in an unpowered state, in a corresponding subpixel of the at least two subpixels, the method comprising;a step A of, acquiring a display luminance value required by the sub-pixel unit; and a step B of, selecting a corresponding working mode from a group of arrangements of the at least two subpixels, according to the sub-pixel unit required display luminance value, wherein, the at least two subpixels comprise a first subpixel and a second subpixel, the first subpixel having an initial twist angle of θ
1, and the second subpixel having an initial twist angle of θ
2, wherein θ
1>
θ
2; andwherein the step B comprises; a sub-step B1 of, judging, if Δ
<
Δ
2, that the sub-pixel unit requires to display in a low luminance, and controlling only the first subpixel of the sub-pixel unit to work;a sub-step B2 of, judging, if Δ
2≤
Δ
<
Δ
1, that the sub-pixel unit requires to display in a medium luminance, and controlling only the second subpixel of the sub-pixel unit to work; anda sub-step B3 of, judging, if Δ
≥
Δ
1, that the sub-pixel unit requires to display in a high luminance, and controlling the first subpixel and the second subpixel of the sub-pixel unit to work simultaneously;in which, Δ
is the display luminance value required by the sub-pixel unit, Δ
1 is a first luminance threshold of the sub-pixel unit, Δ
2 is a second luminance threshold of the sub-pixel unit, and Δ
1>
Δ
2.
- wherein, each of the at least two subpixels comprises;
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