Stacked Liquid Crystal Display Panel with Independent Layer Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

High-resolution liquid crystal display panels face a bottleneck in pixel charging time, limiting further improvements in resolution, especially in large-sized products using progressive scanning.

Innovation Solution

A liquid crystal display panel comprising at least two display layers stacked together, with each layer having a liquid crystal layer, pixel, and non-pixel regions, where data signals are independently controlled, allowing for longer pixel charging time and increased resolution.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Manufacturing precision

If progressive scanning is used in liquid crystal display panels, then the display structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but pixel charging time is reduced, preventing further improvement in pixel resolution

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepixel resolutionVSAvoidpixel charging time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDuration of action of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The display panel is divided into multiple independent display layers stacked together, with each layer having its own liquid crystal layer and pixel regions. By segmenting the display into multiple layers that can be independently controlled, the patent enables longer charging time per layer while achieving higher overall resolution through the combination of all layers.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Manufacturing precision

If the resolution of liquid crystal display panels is increased, then display quality is improved, but pixel charging time is reduced, creating a bottleneck

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisplay resolutionVSAvoidpixel charging time
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transitions from a single-plane display structure to a multi-layer stacked structure, adding the vertical dimension (z-axis) to the traditional two-dimensional display. This dimensional change allows the display to achieve higher resolution by combining multiple layers while maintaining adequate charging time for each individual layer.

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

3Manufacturing precision

If multiple display layers are stacked with independent data signal control, then pixel charging time is extended and resolution is increased, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveresolution limitVSAvoidmulti-layer control structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Manufacturing precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

Multiple display layers are merged into a single stacked structure that functions as one integrated display unit. The layers are combined vertically with complementary pixel region arrangements, allowing them to work together as a unified system that achieves higher resolution while managing complexity through integrated design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

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

The independent control of data signals in multiple layers doubles the pixel charging time, effectively increasing the resolution limit of the liquid crystal display panel.

Implementation Method 1

each of the liquid crystal layers comprises at least one pixel region and at least one non-pixel region

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLiquid crystal electro-optic effect: Electro-Optic Effects

Implementation Method 2

a first polarizer disposed on a side of the first substrate away from the display layer, and a second polarizer disposed a side of the most bottom layer of the display layers away from the first polarizer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectLight polarization: Polarisation

Data Source

PatentUS11409169B2Liquid crystal display panel and display device
Publication Date: 2022.08.09 SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICON DISPLAY TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel and a display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes at least two display layers arranged in a stack. Each of the display layers comprises a liquid crystal layer, each of the liquid crystal layers comprises at least one pixel region and at least one non-pixel region, wherein a total coverage area of the at least one pixel region of the at least two display layers is greater than or equal to a display area of the liquid crystal display panel, and data signals of the at least two display layers are independently controlled. The present invention may achieve higher resolution display of products by the solution mentioned above.