Liquid crystal display apparatus, portable device, and drive method for liquid crystal display apparatus

Abstract

In a liquid crystal display apparatus, one display pixel has a total of six sub pixels, namely, a red sub pixel for a left eye, a green sub pixel for the left eye, a blue sub pixel for the left eye, a red sub pixel for a right eye, a green sub pixel for the right eye, and a blue sub pixel for the right eye. Those sub pixels are arranged in a square area, two in a horizontal direction along which gate lines extend, three in a vertical direction along which data lines extend. The polarity of the data lines with respect to a potential of a common electrode is inverted every time three gate lines are scanned and every frame.

1 . A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: 
 a pixel circuit substrate, said pixel circuit substrate comprising: 
 a first substrate;  
 gate lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a first direction;  
 data lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting said first direction;  
 pixel electrodes respectively provided at closest points of said gate lines and said data lines, each of said pixel electrodes constituting a sub pixel, (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels constituting a display pixel in which N sub pixels are provided consecutively in said first direction and M sub pixels are provided consecutively in said second direction, said (M×N) sub pixels of each of said display pixels being arranged in a square area;  
 switch elements, respectively provided at said closest points, which select whether or not to connect said data lines to said pixel electrodes based on potentials of said gate lines; and  
 a drive circuit which applies gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, and which outputs data signals to said data lines, said drive circuit changing a polarity of a potential of said data signal with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, and changing said polarity frame by frame;  
   an opposing substrate provided in parallel to and apart from said pixel circuit substrate, said opposing substrate comprising: 
 a second substrate; and  
 a common electrode provided on said second substrate; and  
   a liquid crystal layer provided between said pixel circuit substrate and said opposing substrate.    
     
     
         2 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising stripe-like color filters of M colors extending in said first direction and respectively intervening in paths of light rays which pass through each of said M sub pixels arranged in said second direction.  
     
     
         3 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 1 , further comprising an optical member which directs light rays from an n-th (n being an integer from 1 to N) sub pixel in said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction to an n-th observation point in each of said display pixels or directs light rays externally input in such a way as to pass through said n-th sub pixel and travel toward said n-th observation point.  
     
     
         4 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         5 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein said drive circuit changes said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode every time said drive circuit applies said gate-line drive signal to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         6 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 1 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.  
     
     
         7 . A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: 
 a pixel circuit substrate, said pixel circuit substrate comprising: 
 a first substrate;  
 gate lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a first direction;  
 data lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting said first direction;  
 pixel electrodes respectively provided at closest points of said gate lines and said data lines, each of said pixel electrodes constituting a sub pixel, (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels constituting a display pixel in which N sub pixels are provided consecutively in said first direction and M sub pixels are provided consecutively in said second direction;  
 switch elements, respectively provided at said closest points, which select whether or not to connect said data lines to said pixel electrodes based on potentials of said gate lines; and  
 a drive circuit which applies gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, and which outputs data signals to said data lines, said drive circuit changing a polarity of a potential of said data signal with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, and changing said polarity frame by frame;  
   an opposing substrate provided in parallel to and apart from said pixel circuit substrate, said opposing substrate comprising: 
 a second substrate; and  
 a common electrode provided on said second substrate;  
   a liquid crystal layer provided between said pixel circuit substrate and said opposing substrate; and    color filters, said color filters being stripe-like color filters of M colors extending in said first direction and respectively intervening in paths of light rays which pass through each of said M sub pixels arranged in said second direction.    
     
     
         8 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein (M×N) sub pixels included in each of said display pixels are arranged in a square area.  
     
     
         9 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 , further comprising an optical member which directs light rays from an n-th (n being an integer from 1 to N) sub pixel in said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction to an n-th observation point in each of said display pixels or directs light rays externally input in such a way as to pass through said n-th sub pixel and travel toward said n-th observation point.  
     
     
         10 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         11 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein said drive circuit changes said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode every time said drive circuit applies said gate-line drive signal to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         12 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.  
     
     
         13 . A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: 
 a pixel circuit substrate, said pixel circuit substrate comprising: 
 a first substrate;  
 gate lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a first direction;  
 data lines provided on said first substrate and extending in a second direction intersecting said first direction;  
 pixel electrodes respectively provided at closest points of said gate lines and said data lines, each of said pixel electrodes constituting a sub pixel, (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels constituting a display pixel in which N sub pixels are provided consecutively in said first direction and M sub pixels are provided consecutively in said second direction;  
 switch elements, respectively provided at said closest points, which select whether or not to connect said data lines to said pixel electrodes based on potentials of said gate lines; and  
 a drive circuit which applies gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, and which outputs data signals to said data lines, said drive circuit changing a polarity of a potential of said data signal with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, and changing said polarity frame by frame;  
   an opposing substrate provided in parallel to and apart from said pixel circuit substrate, said opposing substrate comprising: 
 a second substrate; and  
 a common electrode provided on said second substrate;  
   a liquid crystal layer provided between said pixel circuit substrate and said opposing substrate; and    a lenticular lens which has a plurality of cylindrical lenses provided in said first direction and directs light having passed through said liquid crystal layer to different directions, said cylindrical lenses being provided in association with columns of said display pixels aligned in said second direction, given that a layout pitch of said display pixels in said first direction is P, a layout pitch of said cylindrical lenses is L, a layout pitch of said sub pixels in said first direction is b, and a layout pitch of said sub pixels in said second direction is a, (a×M):(b×N)=L:P being satisfied.    
     
     
         14 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 13 , further comprising stripe-like color filters of M colors extending in said first direction and respectively intervening in paths of light rays which pass through each of said M sub pixels arranged in said second direction.  
     
     
         15 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         16 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein said drive circuit changes said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode every time said drive circuit applies said gate-line drive signal to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         17 . The liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 13 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.  
     
     
         18 . A portable device comprising said liquid crystal display according to  claim 1 .  
     
     
         19 . A portable device comprising said liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 7 .  
     
     
         20 . A portable device comprising said liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 13 .  
     
     
         21 . A drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus which has a plurality of display pixels consisted of (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels being arranged in a square area so that said N sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a first direction along which gate lines extend and said M sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a second direction along which data lines extend, each of said sub pixels being provided for each of pixel electrodes, said method comprising: 
 applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a first frame for displaying one image on said liquid crystal display apparatus; and    applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a second frame for displaying another image with respect to said first frame by inverting said polarity.    
     
     
         22 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         23 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is changed every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         24 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 21 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.  
     
     
         25 . A drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus which has a plurality of display pixels consisted of (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels so that said N sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a first direction along which gate lines extend and said M sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a second direction along which data lines extend, each of said sub pixels being provided for each of pixel electrodes, and which has stripe-like color filters of M colors provided extending in said first direction and respectively intervening in paths of light rays which pass through each of said M sub pixels arranged in said second direction, said method comprising: 
 applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a first frame for displaying one image on said liquid crystal display apparatus; and    applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a second frame for displaying another image with respect to said first frame by inverting said polarity.    
     
     
         26 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         27 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is changed every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         28 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 25 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.  
     
     
         29 . A drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus which has a plurality of display pixels consisted of (M×N) (N and M being an integer equal to or greater than 2, respectively) sub pixels so that said N sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a first direction along which gate lines extend and said M sub pixels are arranged consecutively in a second direction along which data lines extend, each of said sub pixels being provided for each of pixel electrodes, and which has a lenticular lens consisted of a plurality of cylindrical lenses provided in association with columns of said display pixels aligned in said second direction, given that a layout pitch of said display pixels in said first direction is P, a layout pitch of said cylindrical lenses is L, a layout pitch of said sub pixels in said first direction is b, and a layout pitch of said sub pixels in said second direction is a, (a×M):(b×N)=L:P being satisfied, said method comprising: 
 applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a first frame for displaying one image on said liquid crystal display apparatus; and    applying gate-line drive signals to said gate lines in order, said gate-line drive signal enabling said switch element connected to said gate line to turn on, outputting data signals to said data lines, and changing a polarity of a potential of said pixel electrodes with respect to a potential of said common electrode every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to 2 to (2×M) gate lines among said gate lines, in a second frame for displaying another image with respect to said first frame by inverting said polarity.    
     
     
         30 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 29 , wherein in each of said display pixels, one of said N sub pixels arranged in said first direction forms an image for a left eye, and another sub pixel forms an image for a right eye, thereby displaying a stereoscopic image.  
     
     
         31 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 29 , wherein said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is changed every time said gate-line drive signals are applied to M gate lines in said gate lines.  
     
     
         32 . The drive method for a liquid crystal display apparatus according to  claim 29 , wherein changing of said polarity of said data signal with respect to said common electrode is carried out by changing both a potential of said data signal and a potential to be applied to said common electrode.