Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the present invention is directed to overcome the defect that the conventional reflective display cannot ensure the display effect of the reflective display when the intensity of the external light source is low or no external light source is available, and to provide an electrochromic display and a method for manufacturing the same.
The present invention provides an electrochromic display comprising: an electrochromic component; the light dimming component is positioned on one side of the electrochromic component, which is far away from the light outlet side of the electrochromic component, and is suitable for switching between a transparent state and a reflective state; the light source is arranged on one side, away from the electrochromic component, of the dimming component, the light source is suitable for being in an open state when the dimming component is switched to a transparent state, and the light source is suitable for being in a closed state when the dimming component is switched to a reflecting state.
Optionally, the dimming component is an atomizing glass or a dimming film.
Optionally, the light source comprises a white light source.
Optionally, the electrochromic display further includes a control module, the control module is electrically connected to the dimming component and the light source, and the control module is adapted to control the dimming component to switch between a transparent state and a reflective state; the control module is further adapted to control the switching of the light source.
Optionally, the electrochromic assembly comprises a first substrate, a first transparent conducting layer, an electrochromic layer, an electrolyte layer, a second transparent conducting layer and a second substrate, wherein the first substrate, the first transparent conducting layer, the electrolyte layer and the second substrate are sequentially stacked, and one side of the first substrate, which deviates from the first transparent conducting layer, is the light-emitting side of the electrochromic assembly.
Optionally, a first antireflection film is disposed on a surface of the first substrate facing the first transparent conductive layer and/or a surface of the first substrate facing away from the first transparent conductive layer.
Optionally, a second antireflection film is disposed on a surface of the second substrate facing the second transparent conductive layer and/or a surface of the second substrate facing away from the second transparent conductive layer.
Optionally, a first antireflection film is disposed on a surface of the first substrate away from the first transparent conductive layer, and a transparent protective layer is disposed on a surface of the first antireflection film away from the first substrate.
Optionally, the transparent protective layer is made of organic silicon-polyurea, organic silicon-polyurethane-polyurea, or organic silicon polyamide.
Optionally, the dimming component is adapted to be in a transparent state when the brightness of the external light is lower than a threshold, and the dimming component is adapted to be in a reflective state when the brightness of the external light is higher than the threshold.
Optionally, the threshold is 30lux to 100 lux.
The invention also provides a preparation method of the electrochromic display, which comprises the following steps:
providing an electrochromic assembly, a dimming assembly and a light source, the dimming assembly being adapted to switch between a transparent state and a reflective state; the dimming component is arranged on one side, away from the light emitting side of the electrochromic component, of the electrochromic component; the light source is arranged on one side, away from the electrochromic component, of the dimming component, the light source is suitable for being in an open state when the dimming component is switched to a transparent state, and the light source is suitable for being in a closed state when the dimming component is switched to a reflecting state.
Optionally, the preparation method of the electrochromic display further includes: providing a control module; electrically connecting the control module with the dimming component and the light source, wherein the control module is suitable for controlling the dimming component to switch between a transparent state and a reflective state; the control module is further adapted to control the switching of the light source.
Optionally, the dimming component is an atomizing glass or a dimming film.
Optionally, the light source comprises a white light source.
Optionally, the preparation of the electrochromic assembly comprises the following steps:
providing a first substrate and a second substrate;
forming a first transparent conductive layer on one side surface of the first substrate;
forming an electrochromic layer on the surface of one side, away from the first substrate, of the first transparent conductive layer;
forming a second transparent conductive layer on one side surface of the second substrate;
aligning and attaching the first substrate and the second substrate, so that the electrochromic layer is positioned between the first transparent conducting layer and the second transparent conducting layer, and an accommodating inner cavity is formed between the electrochromic layer and the second transparent conducting layer;
and electrolyte is filled into the accommodating inner cavity to form an electrolyte layer and the electrolyte layer is packaged.
Optionally, the preparation method of the electrochromic assembly further comprises the following steps: and forming a first antireflection film on the surface of the first substrate facing the first transparent conductive layer and/or the surface of the first substrate departing from the first transparent conductive layer.
Optionally, the preparation method of the electrochromic assembly further comprises the following steps: and forming a second antireflection film on the surface of the second substrate facing the second transparent conductive layer and/or the surface of the second substrate departing from the second transparent conductive layer.
Optionally, after the first antireflection film is disposed on the surface of the first substrate facing away from the first transparent conductive layer, the method further includes: and arranging a transparent protective layer on the surface of the first antireflection film, which is far away from the first substrate.
The technical scheme of the invention has the following advantages:
1. the invention provides an electrochromic display, which comprises an electrochromic component, a dimming component and a light source, wherein the dimming component is positioned on one side of the electrochromic component, which is far away from the light-emitting side of the electrochromic component, the light source is arranged on one side of the dimming component, which is far away from the electrochromic component, when external light is weak or no external light exists, the light source is in an open state, the dimming component is switched to a transparent state, and light emitted by the light source penetrates through the dimming component and irradiates on the electrochromic component, so that a display image is generated on the light-emitting side; when external light is stronger, the light source is in a closed state and the dimming component is switched to a reflection state, the external light irradiates the dimming component through the electrochromic component, and then the external light is emitted out through the electrochromic component after being reflected by the dimming component, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side. Namely, the electrochromic display can ensure good display effect under different external light intensities by controlling the dimming component to switch between the transparent state and the reflective state and controlling the light source to be turned on and off.
2. According to the electrochromic display, the first antireflection film is arranged to improve the transmittance of light incident on the surface of the first substrate, so that the brightness of the electrochromic display is improved; the second antireflection film can improve the transmittance of light from the light source to the transparent second substrate, so that the brightness of the electrochromic display is improved; that is, the arrangement of the first antireflection film and the second antireflection film can improve the display effect of the electrochromic display.
3. The preparation method of the electrochromic display comprises the steps that the dimming component is arranged on one side, away from the light emergent side of the electrochromic component, and the light source is arranged on one side, away from the electrochromic component, of the dimming component; when external light is stronger, the light source is in a closed state and the dimming component is switched to a reflection state, the external light irradiates the dimming component through the electrochromic component, and then the external light is emitted out through the electrochromic component after being reflected by the dimming component, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side. Namely, the electrochromic display can ensure good display effect under different external light intensities by controlling the dimming component to switch between the transparent state and the reflective state and controlling the light source to be turned on and off.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions of the present invention will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are some, but not all embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "inside", "outside", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience in describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.
In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.
Example 1
As shown in fig. 1, the present embodiment provides an electrochromic display including: anelectrochromic component 1; thedimming component 2 is positioned on one side of theelectrochromic component 1, which is far away from the light-emitting side of theelectrochromic component 1, and thedimming component 2 is suitable for switching between a transparent state and a reflecting state; thelight source 3 is arranged on one side, away from theelectrochromic component 1, of thedimming component 2, thelight source 3 is suitable for being in an on state when thedimming component 2 is switched to a transparent state, and thelight source 3 is suitable for being in an off state when thedimming component 2 is switched to a reflecting state.
In the electrochromic display, when the external light is weak or no external light exists, thelight source 3 is in an on state and thedimming component 2 is switched to a transparent state, and light emitted by thelight source 3 is irradiated onto theelectrochromic component 1 through thedimming component 2, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side; when the external light is stronger, thelight source 3 is in a closed state and thedimming component 2 is switched to a reflection state, the external light irradiates thedimming component 2 through theelectrochromic component 1, and then the external light is emitted out through theelectrochromic component 1 after being reflected by thedimming component 2, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side. Namely, the electrochromic display can ensure good display effect under different external light intensities by controlling thedimming component 2 to switch between the transparent state and the reflective state and controlling thelight source 3 to be turned on and off.
In this embodiment, thelight adjusting component 2 is an atomizing glass or a light adjusting film; thedimming component 2 comprises a third substrate, a third transparent conductive layer, a liquid crystal layer, a fourth transparent conductive layer and a fourth substrate which are stacked, wherein the third substrate is made of, but not limited to, glass or polyimide, and the fourth substrate is made of, but not limited to, glass or polyimide; specifically, when the third substrate and the fourth substrate are made of glass, thedimming component 2 is made of atomized glass; when the third substrate and the fourth substrate are made of polyimide, thelight adjusting assembly 2 is a light adjusting film.
Further, thedimming component 2 is adapted to be in a transparent state when the brightness of the external light is lower than the threshold, and thedimming component 2 is adapted to be in a reflective state when the brightness of the external light is higher than the threshold. Specifically, the threshold is 30lux to 100lux, and a specific threshold can be selected according to actual needs.
In the present embodiment, thelight source 3 includes, but is not limited to, a white light source. Furthermore, thelight source 3 is arranged on one side of thedimming component 2, which is far away from theelectrochromic component 1, so that the light emitted by the electrochromic display cannot be shielded, and the flexible setting mode is achieved. Preferably, thelight source 3 is a whole-surface light-emitting light source, and the whole-surface light-emitting light source can make the brightness and the contrast of the electrochromic display at different positions the same, so that the display effect is more uniform.
In this embodiment, the electrochromic display further comprises a control module (not shown in the figure) electrically connecting thedimming component 2 and thelight source 3, the control module being adapted to control thedimming component 2 to switch between a transparent state and a reflective state; the control module is further adapted to control the switching of thelight source 3.
Specifically, when the external light is strong, the control module controls thelight source 3 to be turned off and controls thedimming component 2 to be switched to a reflective state, so that the electrochromic display is a reflective display, the external light irradiates thedimming component 2 through theelectrochromic component 1, and is reflected by the dimmingcomponent 2 and then emitted through theelectrochromic component 1, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side; when the brightness of a display image generated by the reflective display is low or the reflective display cannot generate the display image, the control module controls thelight source 3 to be turned on and switches thedimming component 2 to be in a transparent state, so that the electrochromic display is a transmissive display, and light emitted by thelight source 3 is irradiated onto theelectrochromic component 1 through thedimming component 2, so that the display image is generated on a light emitting side.
It is to be understood that theelectrochromic element 1 functions as a filter. Take the example that the electrochromic display needs to show blue light. When the electrochromic display is a reflective display, external light irradiates to theelectrochromic component 1 and then is filtered by theelectrochromic component 1 to remove light with non-blue wave bands, so that the light irradiating to thedimming component 2 is blue light, and the blue light irradiates to the surface of theelectrochromic component 1 after being reflected by the dimmingcomponent 2 and then emits the blue light on the light emitting side. When the electrochromic display is a transmissive display, light emitted by thelight source 3 is irradiated onto theelectrochromic component 1 through thedimming component 2, and then the light in a non-blue waveband is filtered by theelectrochromic component 1, so that light emitted from the light emitting side is blue light. That is, the display color of the electrochromic display is controlled by theelectrochromic assembly 1.
As shown in fig. 1, in this embodiment, theelectrochromic device 1 includes afirst substrate 11, a first transparent conductive layer 12, anelectrochromic layer 13, anelectrolyte layer 14, a second transparentconductive layer 15, and a second substrate 16, which are sequentially stacked, where a side of thefirst substrate 11 away from the first transparent conductive layer 12 is a light outgoing side of theelectrochromic device 1. The shade of the display color is regulated by changing the magnitude of the voltage applied to theelectrochromic assembly 1.
Specifically, the material of the first substrate 11 includes, but is not limited to, glass or polyimide, and the material of the second substrate 16 includes, but is not limited to, glass or polyimide; the material of the first transparent conductive layer 12 includes, but is not limited to, Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), nano silver wire or graphene, and the material of the second transparent conductive layer 15 includes, but is not limited to, Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), nano silver wire or graphene; the electrochromic layer 13 is made of a solid electrochromic material, specifically including an organic electrochromic material, an inorganic electrochromic material and an organic-inorganic hybrid electrochromic material, and the material of the electrochromic layer 13 can be selected according to a display color; the material of the electrolyte layer 14 is a liquid electrolyte, a solid electrolyte or a gel electrolyte, and the electrolyte layer 14 is ion-exchanged with the electrochromic layer 13, so that the electrolytic rate of the electrolyte layer 14 is related to the display capability of the electrochromic layer 13, and the electrolytic rate of the liquid electrolyte is greater than that of the gel electrolyte than that of the solid electrolyte, however, the encapsulation process of the liquid electrolyte is complicated, and therefore the material of the electrolyte layer 14 is preferably a gel electrolyte.
As shown in fig. 1, as an alternative embodiment, afirst antireflection film 17 is disposed on a surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing the first transparent conductive layer 12 and/or a surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing away from the first transparent conductive layer 12, where thefirst antireflection film 17 can improve transmittance of light incident on the surface of thefirst substrate 11, so as to improve brightness of the electrochromic display; and/or asecond antireflection film 18 is arranged on the surface of the second substrate 16 facing the secondtransparent conducting layer 15 and/or the surface of the second substrate 16 facing away from the secondtransparent conducting layer 15, and when the electrochromic display is a transmissive display, the transmittance of light from thelight source 3 to the second substrate 16 can be improved by the arrangement of thesecond antireflection film 18, so that the brightness of the electrochromic display is improved. That is, the arrangement of thefirst antireflection film 17 and thesecond antireflection film 18 can improve the display effect of the electrochromic display.
Further, as shown in fig. 1, when afirst antireflection film 17 is disposed on a surface of thefirst substrate 11 away from the first transparent conductive layer 12, atransparent protection layer 19 may be further disposed on a surface of thefirst antireflection film 17 away from thefirst substrate 11 to protect thefirst antireflection film 17 and prevent thefirst antireflection film 17 from being damaged. Specifically, the material of thetransparent protection layer 19 includes, but is not limited to, silicone-polyurea, silicone-polyurethane-polyurea, and silicone polyamide.
As an alternative embodiment, as shown in fig. 2, theelectrochromic layer 13 includes a plurality ofelectrochromic regions 131; theelectrolyte layer 14 comprises a plurality ofelectrolyte regions 141 corresponding to theelectrochromic regions 131, andisolation columns 142 are arranged between theadjacent electrolyte regions 141; both the first transparent conductive layer 12 and the second transparentconductive layer 15 are patterned to conform to theelectrochromic region 131 and theelectrolyte region 141. The above arrangement divides theelectrochromic assembly 1 into a plurality of display areas, and the colors displayed in the respective display areas may be the same or different, depending on the choice of the materials of the respectiveelectrochromic areas 131.
Further, severalelectrochromic regions 131 may be grouped, with adjacent 2 x 2 arrays in a group, with 4electrochromic regions 131 in each group displaying the four colors cyan, magenta, yellow, and black, respectively. The material of eachelectrochromic region 131 is a monochrome electrochromic material to improve controllability of display colors.
It is to be understood that the electrochromic display described in this embodiment includes, but is not limited to, electronic readers and electronic paper.
Example 2
As shown in fig. 3, this embodiment provides a method for manufacturing an electrochromic display, including the following steps:
s1, providing anelectrochromic component 1, adimming component 2 and alight source 3, wherein thedimming component 2 is suitable for switching between a transparent state and a reflecting state;
s2, arranging thedimming component 2 on one side of theelectrochromic component 1, which is far away from the light emergent side of theelectrochromic component 1;
s3, disposing thelight source 3 on a side of thedimming component 2 away from theelectrochromic component 1, where thelight source 3 is suitable for being in an on state when thedimming component 2 is switched to a transparent state, and thelight source 3 is suitable for being in an off state when thedimming component 2 is switched to a reflective state.
According to the preparation method of the electrochromic display, the dimmingcomponent 2 is arranged on one side of theelectrochromic component 1, which is far away from the light-emitting side of theelectrochromic component 1, and thelight source 3 is arranged on one side of thedimming component 2, which is far away from theelectrochromic component 1, when external light is weak or no external light exists, thelight source 3 is in an open state and thedimming component 2 is switched to a transparent state, light emitted by thelight source 3 penetrates through thedimming component 2 and irradiates theelectrochromic component 1, so that a display image is generated on the light-emitting side; when the external light is stronger, thelight source 3 is in a closed state and thedimming component 2 is switched to a reflection state, the external light irradiates thedimming component 2 through theelectrochromic component 1, and then the external light is emitted out through theelectrochromic component 1 after being reflected by the dimmingcomponent 2, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side. Namely, the electrochromic display can ensure good display effect under different external light intensities by controlling thedimming component 2 to switch between the transparent state and the reflective state and controlling thelight source 3 to be turned on and off.
In this embodiment, the method for manufacturing an electrochromic display further includes: providing a control module; electrically connecting the control module with thedimming component 2 and thelight source 3, the control module being adapted to control thedimming component 2 to switch between a transparent state and a reflective state; the control module is further adapted to control the switching of thelight source 3.
Specifically, when the external light is strong, the control module controls thelight source 3 to be turned off and controls thedimming component 2 to be switched to a reflective state, so that the electrochromic display is a reflective display, the external light irradiates thedimming component 2 through theelectrochromic component 1, and is reflected by the dimmingcomponent 2 and then emitted through theelectrochromic component 1, so that a display image is generated on a light emitting side; when external light is weaker or does not have external light, the control module controls thelight source 3 to be opened and will thesubassembly 2 of adjusting luminance switches into transparent state, makes the electrochromic display is for seeing through the display, and the light that thelight source 3 sent sees through thesubassembly 2 of adjusting luminance shines to on theelectrochromic subassembly 1 to produce the display image at the light-emitting side.
In this embodiment, thelight adjusting component 2 is an atomizing glass or a light adjusting film; thelight source 3 includes, but is not limited to, awhite light source 3.
In the present embodiment, the preparation of theelectrochromic assembly 1 comprises the following steps: providing afirst substrate 11 and a second substrate 16; forming a first transparent conductive layer 12 on one side surface of thefirst substrate 11; forming anelectrochromic layer 13 on the surface of the first transparent conductive layer 12 on the side away from thefirst substrate 11; forming a second transparentconductive layer 15 on one side surface of the second substrate 16; aligning and attaching thefirst substrate 11 and the second substrate 16, so that theelectrochromic layer 13 is located between the first transparent conductive layer 12 and the second transparentconductive layer 15, and an accommodating cavity is formed between theelectrochromic layer 13 and the second transparentconductive layer 15; electrolyte is poured into the accommodating cavity to form anelectrolyte layer 14, and the accommodating cavity is packaged.
It should be understood that when thefirst substrate 11 and the second substrate 16 are aligned and attached, the filling opening is reserved for electrolyte filling.
In the present embodiment, theelectrochromic layer 13 is formed by an evaporation or inkjet printing process. It is to be understood that the formation of theelectrochromic layer 13 includes, but is not limited to, the processes described above.
As an alternative embodiment, the method for preparing theelectrochromic assembly 1 further comprises the following steps: forming afirst antireflection film 17 on the surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing the first transparent conductive layer 12 and/or the surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing away from the first transparent conductive layer 12; specifically, before the first transparent conductive layer 12 is formed on one side surface of thefirst substrate 11, the method further includes: forming afirst antireflection film 17 on at least one side surface of thefirst substrate 11, and after forming the first transparent conductive layer 12 on one side surface of thefirst substrate 11, thefirst antireflection film 17 is located on a surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing the first transparent conductive layer 12 and/or a surface of thefirst substrate 11 facing away from the first transparent conductive layer 12.
As an alternative embodiment, the method for preparing theelectrochromic assembly 1 further comprises the following steps: forming asecond antireflection film 18 on the surface of the second substrate 16 facing the second transparentconductive layer 15 and/or the surface of the second substrate 16 facing away from the second transparentconductive layer 15; specifically, before forming the second transparentconductive layer 15 on one side surface of the second substrate 16, asecond antireflection film 18 is further formed on at least one side surface of the second substrate 16, and after forming the second transparentconductive layer 15 on one side surface of the second substrate 16, thesecond antireflection film 18 is located on a surface of the second substrate 16 facing the second transparentconductive layer 15 and/or a surface of the second substrate 16 facing away from the second transparentconductive layer 15.
Further, after thefirst antireflection film 17 is disposed on the surface of thefirst substrate 11 away from the first transparent conductive layer 12, the method further includes: and arranging a transparentprotective layer 19 on the surface of thefirst antireflection film 17, which is far away from thefirst substrate 11. Specifically, after afirst antireflection film 17 is formed on at least one side surface of thefirst substrate 11, atransparent protection layer 19 is disposed on a surface of thefirst antireflection film 17 on one side, which is away from thefirst substrate 11, and after the first transparent conductive layer 12 is formed on the surface of thefirst substrate 11 on one side, thetransparent protection layer 19 is located on a surface of thefirst substrate 11, which is away from the first transparent conductive layer 12.
It should be understood that the above examples are only for clarity of illustration and are not intended to limit the embodiments. Other variations and modifications will be apparent to persons skilled in the art in light of the above description. And are neither required nor exhaustive of all embodiments. And obvious variations or modifications therefrom are within the scope of the invention.