Display panel,method of photo alignment and driving method of the display panel
AssigneesChongqing Hkc Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., Hkc Corporation Limited
InventorsJunhong CAO, Wei LI
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Abstract
The present application discloses a display panel, a method of photo alignment and a driving method of the display panel. A display area of the display panel is divided into at least a first area and a second area, light transmittance of the first area is different from that of the second area when driven by the identical voltage difference, and pre-tilt angles of liquid crystal molecules corresponding to the first area are different from those of liquid crystal molecules corresponding to the second area.
Claims20
A display panel, comprising:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate, disposed opposite to the first substrate;
- and
- a liquid crystal layer, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- wherein a display area of the display panel is divided into at least a first area and a second area, and light transmittance of the first area is different from light transmittance of the second area when driven by the identical voltage difference;
- pre-tilt angles of liquid crystal molecules corresponding to the first area are different from pre-tilt angles of liquid crystal molecules corresponding to the second area.
A photo-alignment method for a display panel, wherein a display area of the display panel is divided into at least a first area and a second area, the display panel comprises a first substrate and a second substrate;
- the first substrate comprises a plurality of pixel electrodes, and the second substrate comprises a first common electrode and a second common electrode with a spacer disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode for insulation from each other;
- the photo-alignment method comprises steps of:
- applying a first common voltage to the first common electrode, and applying a second common voltage different from the first common voltage to the second common electrode to allow the first common electrode and the second common electrode to form different voltage differences with the corresponding pixel electrodes;
- and
- performing photo-alignment after liquid crystal molecules in a liquid crystal layer reach predetermined deflection angles to allow the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer to form different pre-tilt angles corresponding to the first common electrode and the second common electrode.
A driving method for a display panel, wherein the display panel comprises:
- a first substrate;
- a second substrate, disposed opposite to the first substrate;
- and
- a liquid crystal layer, disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate;
- a plurality of pixel electrodes, disposed on the first substrate;
- a first common electrode;
- and
- a second common electrode;
- wherein the first common electrode and the second common electrode are disposed on the second substrate with a spacer disposed between the first common electrode and the second common electrode for insulation from each other;
- the driving method for the display panel comprises steps of:
- providing a gate drive signal to control gate lines of the display panel to be sequentially connected,
- providing a data driving signal to data lines of the display panel;
- and
- applying common voltages to the first common electrode and the second common electrode of the display panel;
- wherein the common voltages of the first common electrode and the second common electrode are the identical.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.