Color Filter Substrate Electrodes for Uniform Electric Field Distribution

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Solution Overview

Problem

Horizontal E-field LCD devices suffer from non-uniform electric field distribution and low light transmissivity due to regions not covered by the electric field, leading to reduced overall light transmissivity.

Innovation Solution

A liquid crystal panel design featuring both an array substrate and a color filter substrate with alternating strip-shaped pixel and common electrodes, where the color filter substrate's electrodes generate an auxiliary electric field to complement the primary electric field on the array substrate, ensuring uniform electric field distribution and enhanced light transmissivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Device complexity

If horizontal E-field LCD devices are used to eliminate the need for optical compensation films, then device complexity is reduced, but light transmissivity decreases due to non-uniform electric field distribution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoptical compensation filmsVSAvoidlight transmissivity
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSIllumination intensity

Solution Approach 1:

The invention segments the electrode structure by introducing additional pixel electrodes and common electrodes on the color filter substrate, dividing the single-layer electrode system into a multi-layer segmented structure that generates multiple electric field regions to achieve uniform coverage

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The invention adds a vertical dimension to the electrode arrangement by placing electrodes on both the array substrate and the color filter substrate, creating a three-dimensional electrode configuration that generates uniform electric field distribution across the liquid crystal layer

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Illumination intensity

If electrodes are arranged to cover all regions, then light transmissivity improves, but device complexity increases due to additional electrode structures

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvelight transmissivityVSAvoidelectrode structures
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The color filter substrate electrodes serve multiple functions: they generate the auxiliary electric field to ensure uniform coverage, maintain the horizontal E-field configuration to avoid compensation films, and integrate with the existing pixel electrode structure to reduce overall device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This configuration increases light transmissivity from a minimum of 70% to a maximum of 90% by uniformly rotating liquid crystal molecules and improving phase delay, thereby enhancing light transmission.

Implementation Method 1

the direction of the E-field driving the liquid crystals

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectric field: Electric Field

Implementation Method 2

uniformly rotating liquid crystal molecules

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal: Liquid Crystals

Data Source

PatentEP2813887B1Color filter substrate, liquid crystal panel and liquid crystal display device
Publication Date: 2019.02.06 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the invention provide a color filter substrate, a liquid crystal panel and a liquid crystal display device. The color filter substrate comprising a substrate; a plurality of sets of electrode structure formed on a side of the substrate, each set of electrode structure comprises a pixel electrode and a common electrode for generating a horizontal electric field between the pixel electrode and the common electrode by applying a voltage.