OPTICAL STRUCTURE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL STRUCTURE
20210364872 · 2021-11-25
Assignee
- HEFEI XINSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. (Hefei, Anhui, CN)
- Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. (Beijing, CN)
Inventors
Cpc classification
G02F1/133565
PHYSICS
G02F1/133368
PHYSICS
G02F1/133707
PHYSICS
International classification
Abstract
An optical structure, a display device and a method for manufacturing an optical structure and are provided. The optical structure includes a first positioning plate, a second positioning plate and a liquid crystal layer. The first positioning plate and the second positioning plate are oppositely disposed, and the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate. A surface of the first positioning plate close to the liquid crystal layer is provided with a plurality of protruding structures protruding toward the liquid crystal layer.
Claims
1. An optical structure, comprising a first positioning plate, a second positioning plate and a liquid crystal layer; wherein the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate are oppositely disposed; the liquid crystal layer is arranged between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate; and a surface of the first positioning plate close to the liquid crystal layer is provided with a plurality of protruding structures protruding toward the liquid crystal layer.
2. The optical structure according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the second positioning plate close to the liquid crystal layer is provided with a plurality of recessed structures recessed away from the liquid crystal layer.
3. The optical structure according to claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal layer has an identical thickness at any position between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate.
4. The optical structure according to claim 2, wherein the number of the plurality of recessed structures is the same as the number of the plurality of protruding structures, and each recessed structure is arranged oppositely to one of the plurality of protruding structure, a shape of the recessed structure matches with a shape of the protruding structure, and a size of the recessed structure matches with a size of the protruding structure.
5. The optical structure according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of recessed structures and the plurality of protruding structures have arc curved surfaces.
6. The optical structure according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of protruding structures is sequentially connected on the surface of the first positioning plate close to the liquid crystal layer.
7. The optical structure according to claim 1, wherein the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate are made of a transparent material.
8. A display device comprising the optical structure according to claim 1.
9. The display device according to claim 8, further comprising: an array substrate; and an opposite substrate; wherein the optical structure is disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate.
10. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the array substrate comprises a plurality of pixel units; an orthogonal projection of each of the plurality of pixel units on the array substrate is located in an orthogonal projection of one of the plurality of protruding structures corresponding to the pixel unit on a plane of the array substrate; the number of the plurality of pixel units on the array substrate is the same as the number of the plurality of protruding structures; and different pixel units of the plurality of pixel units are located in different orthogonal projections of different protruding structures of the plurality of protruding structures on the plane of the array substrate.
11. The display device according to claim 9, wherein the first positioning plate is disposed on the array substrate, and the second positioning plate is disposed the opposite substrate; or the first positioning plate is disposed on the opposite substrate, and the second positioning plate is disposed the array substrate.
12. A method for manufacturing an optical structure, comprising: forming a first positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of protruding structures is provided; providing a second positioning plate and oppositely arranging the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate to form a cell, wherein the surface of the first positioning plate provided with the plurality of protruding structures faces the second positioning plate; and filling a space between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate with liquid crystal to form a liquid crystal layer.
13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the providing the second positioning plate comprises forming the second positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of recessed structures is provided; and the surface of the second positioning plate provided with the plurality of recessed structures faces the first positioning plate.
14. The method according to claim 12, wherein the forming the first positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of protruding structures is provided comprises: providing a color film substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the color film substrate; and forming the plurality of protruding structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the first positioning plate; or, providing an array substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the array substrate; and forming the plurality of protruding structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the first positioning plate.
15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the forming the second positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of recessed structures is provided comprises: providing a color film substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the color film substrate; and forming the plurality of recessed structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the second positioning plate; or, providing an array substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the array substrate; and forming the plurality of recessed structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the second positioning plate.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS
[0038] Some embodiments provide an optical structure. For different side view angles, a thickness d of a path through which an incident light penetrates a liquid crystal layer varies greatly, and with larger value of d, the scattering index of liquid crystal (LC) cell (Scell) is increased while CR is reduced. In view of above principle, a surface of a first positioning plate for forming the liquid crystal layer is provided with a plurality of protruding structures protruding toward the liquid crystal layer, so that the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are arranged along with the plurality of protruding structures. Compared with optical structures having a same distance between substrates for forming a cell in the related art, the thickness of the liquid crystal layer of an optical structure in the following embodiments is reduced, and CR of the optical structure is increased, thereby solving the problem of a lowered CR for large viewing angle which cannot meet the user's visual requirements.
[0039] As shown in
[0040] The first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 are oppositely disposed, and the liquid crystal layer 30 is arranged between the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20.
[0041] A surface of the first positioning plate 10 close to the liquid crystal layer 30 is provided with a plurality of protruding structures 11 protruding toward the liquid crystal layer 30.
[0042] Referring to
[0043] In some embodiments, according to characteristics of liquid crystal molecules, a relationship between a refractive index of the liquid crystal molecules and S.sub.lc is as follows:
[0044] K11, k22 and k33 refer to liquid crystal splay elastic coefficient, liquid crystal twist elastic coefficient and liquid crystal bending elastic coefficient respectively, S.sub.lc is a scattering index of a liquid crystal (LC), and S.sub.cell is a scattering index of LC cell. Δn is a birefringence of liquid crystal molecules, n.sub.e is a refractive index of an extraordinary ray, and n.sub.0 is a refractive index of an ordinary ray.
[0045] According to the above formula, it can be determined that:
[0046] Therefore, in conjunction with
[0047] Some embodiments provide an optical structure including a first positioning plate 10, a second positioning plate 20, and a liquid crystal layer 30, as shown in
[0048] The first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 are oppositely disposed, and the liquid crystal layer 30 is arranged between the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20.
[0049] As shown in
[0050] By providing the plurality of recessed structure 21 on the second positioning plate 20, the light transmission effect of the liquid crystal layer 30 is ensured.
[0051] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0052] In a display panel including the above optical structure, a thickness of the liquid crystal layer 30 is a length of a path through which an incident light perpendicular to a base substrate of the display panel penetrates liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer 30, in which the incident light are incident to the liquid crystal layer 30.
[0053] In some embodiments, referring to
[0054] In a display panel including the optical structure, a projection of a recessed structure 21 and a projection of a protruding structure 11 disposed opposite to the recessed structure 21 on a plane (e.g., plane a in
[0055] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0056] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0057] In some embodiments, the plurality of protruding structures is in a one-to-one correspondence with pixel units on the array substrate, and each of the plurality of protruding structures has a plurality of intersecting cross sections in a direction perpendicular to the array substrate, each cross section has a rounded side away from the array substrate.
[0058] With the above optical structure, the recessed structure 21 is disposed opposite to the protruding structure 11 in one-to-one correspondence, a shape of each recessed structure 21 matches with a shape of a corresponding protruding structure 11, and a size of each recessed structure 21 matches with a size of a corresponding protruding structure 11.
[0059] In the optical structure, the liquid crystal layer 30 has a same thickness at different positions of the optical structure.
[0060] The recessed structure 21 and the protruding structure 11 are not limited to the structure having arc curved surfaces. Based on above-described arrangement principle, as long as the recessed structure 21 and the protruding structure 11 are oppositely disposed in one-to-one correspondence, and the shape and the size of the recessed structure 21 match with the shape and size of the corresponding protruding structure 11 respectively, the CR of the optical structure can be increased.
[0061] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0062] In some embodiments, the optical structure is applied to the display panel, the protruding structure 11 and the recessed structure 21 which are disposed in a one-to-one correspondence, are disposed corresponding to one pixel unit on an array substrate and an color film layer of the display panel.
[0063] In some embodiments, the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 are made of a transparent material. For example, the transparent material is made of a transparent resin (e.g., a polystyrene (PS) resin or an organic film resin).
[0064] In some embodiments, the optical structure described above is applied to the display panel, and the liquid crystal layer 30 between the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 forms a liquid crystal layer of the display panel.
[0065] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0066] In some embodiments, one of the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 is disposed on an array substrate of a display panel, and the other is disposed on an opposite substrate opposite to the array substrate.
[0067] One of the protruding structure 11 and the recessed structure 21 having the above-mentioned structures is formed on the array substrate, and the other of the protruding structure 11 and the recessed structure 21 is formed on a substrate opposite to the array substrate. The two substrates are oppositely arranged to form a cell, and a space between the two substrates is filled with liquid crystal to form a liquid crystal layer shown in
[0068] Some embodiments provide a display device including the above optical structure shown in
[0069] The optical structure arranged in the display panel may refer to
[0070] In some embodiments, in combination with the optical structure shown in
[0071] In the embodiments of the above display panel, the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 are formed independently from structures of the array substrate 100 and the opposite substrate 200. Through forming the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 shown in
[0072] In above embodiments, by forming the liquid crystal layer 30 through oppositely arranging the first positioning plate 10 and the second positioning plate 20 to form a cell, the optical structure is formed in the above embodiment. Compared with the display device in the related art, the optical structure is integrally disposed between the array substrate 100 and the color filter substrate when the optical structure is applied to the display device, which reduces the thickness of the liquid crystal layer and increases the CR. Therefore, the problem that the CR is low at a large viewing angle and the user's visual requirements cannot be satisfied is solved.
[0073] In some embodiments, in conjunction with
[0074] In
[0075] In the display panel of
[0076] In some embodiments, the plurality of protruding structures 11 is formed on the color filter substrate, and the plurality of recessed structures 21 is directly formed on the array substrate 100 to meet lighting and thinning requirements of the display device.
[0077] In some embodiments, as shown in
[0078] The plurality of protrusion structures 11 shown in
[0079] In some embodiments, the number of pixel units is the same as the number of the plurality of protruding structures 11, and orthographic projections of different pixel units on the plane of the array substrate 100 is located in an orthographic projection of different protruding structures 11 on the plane of the array substrate 100. The first pixel structure 300 includes a thin film transistor, and the second pixel structure 301 includes a color resistance layer.
[0080] In some embodiments, the display device of the embodiments shown in
[0081] With the optical structure in the above embodiments, the liquid crystal layer 30 has a uniform light transmission effect for each pixel unit, achieving a better display effect.
[0082] In some embodiments, the display device is a product or component with a display function, such as a liquid crystal panel, a mobile phone, a computer, or a Portable Device (PAD).
[0083] Some embodiments provide a method for manufacturing an optical structure. As shown in
[0084] In the step 610, a first positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of protruding structures is provided is formed.
[0085] In the step 620, a second positioning plate is provided, and the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate are oppositely arranged to form a cell, where the surface provided with the plurality of protruding structures faces the second positioning plate.
[0086] In the step 630, a space between the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate is filled with liquid crystal to form a liquid crystal layer.
[0087] The structure of the optical structure manufactured through the method above is shown in
[0088] In some embodiments, the step 620 includes forming the second positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of recessed structures is provided, and in the step of oppositely arranging the first positioning plate and the second positioning plate to form a cell, a surface of the second positioning plate formed with a plurality of recessed structures faces the first positioning plate.
[0089] In some embodiments, the step of forming a first positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of recessed structures is provided in step 610 includes:
[0090] providing a color film substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the color film substrate; and forming the plurality of protruding structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the first positioning plate; or,
[0091] providing an array substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the array substrate; and forming the plurality of protruding structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the first positioning plate.
[0092] In some embodiments, the step of forming the second positioning plate on a surface of which a plurality of recessed structures is provided in step 620 includes:
[0093] providing a color film substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the color film substrate; and forming the plurality of recessed structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the second positioning plate; or,
[0094] providing an array substrate; coating a transparent material layer on the array substrate; and forming the plurality of recessed structures on the transparent material layer through a patterning process to form the second positioning plate.
[0095] In some embodiments, in the above step 610, the color film substrate is provided, a transparent material layer is coated on the color film substrate, and the plurality of protruding structures is formed through a patterning process to form the first positioning plate; and in step 620, the array substrate is provided, a transparent material layer is coated on the array substrate, and the plurality of recessed structures is formed through a patterning process to form the second positioning plate.
[0096] In some embodiments, the transparent material layer is a transparent resin (e.g., a polystyrene (PS) resin or an organic film resin).
[0097] In some embodiments, the patterning process used to manufacture the plurality of protruding structures and the plurality of recessed structures includes processes such as developing and exposing. In some embodiments, the transparent material layer is exposed through a semi-transparent mask during the exposing process.
[0098] The optical structure manufactured through the methods of the above embodiment provides a liquid crystal layer with reduced thickness and an increased CR, as compared with the display device of the related art, thereby solving the problem of a lowered CR for large viewing angle which cannot meet the user's visual requirements.
[0099] The above is a description of some embodiments of the present disclosure. A person skilled in the art may make further modifications and improvements without departing from principles of the present disclosure, and these modifications and improvements shall also fall within the scope of the present disclosure.