Liquid crystal display panel structure and manufacture method thereof

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel structure and a manufacture method thereof. The liquid crystal display panel structure comprises a CF substrate (1), a TFT substrate (3), a liquid crystal layer filled between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3), sealant (7) coated between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3) and a black matrix (5) arranged between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3); the black matrix (5) is positioned at periphery of an active area (AA) on the CF substrate (1), and a height thereof is smaller than a distance between the CF substrate (1) and the TFT substrate (3), and the black matrix (5) comprises a plurality of trenches (51), and each of the trenches (51) penetrates the black matrix (5) to form a hollow construction, and the sealant (7) is positioned on the black matrix (5) and fills in the trenches (51). Such structure is capable of promoting the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and preventing separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without any additional cost.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a display technology field, and more particularly to a liquid crystal display panel structure and a manufacture method thereof.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) possesses many advantages of being ultra thin, power saved and radiation free. It has been widely utilized in, such as mobile phones, PDAs (personal digital assistance), digital cameras, laptop screens or notebook screens.

The present thin film transistor liquid crystal display comprises a shell, a LCD panel located in the shell and a backlight module located in the shell. Particularly, the structure of the LCD panel mainly comprise a TFT Array Substrate (Thin Film Transistor Array Substrate), a CF (Color Filter) and a Liquid Crystal Layer. The working principle is that the light of backlight module is reflected to generate images by applying driving voltages to the two glass substrate for controlling the rotations of the liquid crystal molecules.

Generally, the CF substrate and the TFT substrate are assembled and attached with sealant. The sealant generally comprises acrylic, epoxy resin, photoinitiator and et cetera. By heating the sealant, irradiating the sealant with UV light or heating and UV light irradiating the sealant simultaneously, the solidification of the sealant is achieved to assemble and attach the CF substrate and the TFT substrate together. In prior arts, the main way of solidifying the sealant is simultaneous heating plus UV light irradiation.FIG. 1is a top view diagram of a liquid crystal display panel structure according to prior art. The CF substrate100and the TFT substrate300of the liquid crystal display panel structure are assembled and attached with the sealant. For preventing the damages caused by the sealant to the Polyimide (PI) alignment film and liquid crystal material inside the CF substrate100and the TFT substrate300during the solidifying process of the sealant500with UV light irradiation, a Black Matrix (BM)700is further arranged at the peripheral district of the active area AA

For achieving the formation of the narrow frame of the liquid crystal display panel, the sealant is generally coated on the black matrix to overlap the black matrix and the sealant. The position which previously is prepared for coating sealant can be saved for increasing the active area and attaching the CF substrate and the TFT substrate at the same time.

However, issues exist as coating the sealant on the black matrix, which affects the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. Because the black matrix directly contacts the CF substrate and the adhesive force of the black matrix to the glass substrate is smaller which can easily cause the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate. Therefore, most of the separation phenomena of the two substrates in the liquid crystal display panels happen between the black matrix and the CF substrate. Particularly, as the dimensions of the liquid crystal display panels increases, some unreasonable structure designs of the assembly modules can cause the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate more easily and more serious losses.

By improving the material of the black matrix, the adhesive force of the black matrix to the glass substrate can be promoted for attempting to solve the aforesaid issues. However, the cost for developing the new black matrix material is much higher.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

An objective of the present invention is to provide a Liquid crystal display panel structure, which the structure is capable of promoting the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and preventing separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without any additional cost.

Another objective of the present invention is to provide a manufacture method of a Liquid crystal display panel structure, which is capable of promoting the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and preventing separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate under circumstance of adding zero cost.

For realizing the aforesaid objective, the present invention first provides a Liquid crystal display panel structure, comprising a CF substrate, a TFT substrate oppositely positioned to the CF substrate, a liquid crystal layer filled between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate, sealant coated between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate and a black matrix arranged between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate, and the black matrix is positioned at periphery of an active area on the CF substrate, and a height thereof is smaller than a distance between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate, and the black matrix comprises a plurality of trenches, and each of the trenches penetrates the black matrix to form a hollow construction, and the sealant is positioned on the black matrix and fills in the trenches for assembling and attaching the CF substrate and the TFT substrate.

The sealant is black sealant.

An OD value of the black sealant is 3.2.

The plurality of trenches is evenly spread out along respective sides of the black matrix.

The trenches are rectangular trenches.

The liquid crystal display panel structure further comprises a photosensitive spacer material retaining wall, and the photosensitive spacer material retaining wall is positioned between the sealant and the active area, and a height thereof is same as a height of a cell gap.

The present invention further provides a manufacture method of a Liquid crystal display panel structure, comprising steps of:

Step1, providing a CF substrate and a TFT substrate;

Step2, forming a black matrix at periphery of an active area on the CF substrate;

Step3, opening a plurality of trenches in the black matrix with one mask exposure, and each of the trenches penetrates the black matrix to form a hollow construction;

Step4, coating sealant on the black matrix, and the sealant fills in the plurality of trenches at the same time;

Step5, assembling the CF substrate and the TFT substrate;

Step6, solidifying the sealant to attach the CF substrate and the TFT substrate together.

The step2further comprises forming a photosensitive spacer material retaining wall between the active area and the black matrix on the CF substrate.

The sealant is black sealant, and an OD value of the black sealant is 3.2.

The plurality of trenches is evenly spread out along respective sides of the black matrix, and the trenches are rectangular trenches.

The benefits of the present invention are: according to the liquid crystal display panel structure provided by the present invention, the hollow trenches are formed in the black matrix and the sealant fills in the trenches to make the CF substrate directly contact not merely the black matrix but the sealant too. Accordingly, the adhesive force between the black matrix and the CF substrate is promoted to prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without any additional cost and influence to the narrow frame formation of the liquid crystal display panel. According to the manufacture method of the liquid crystal display panel structure provided by the present invention, by opening a plurality of trenches in the black matrix and filling in the trenches with the sealant to make the CF substrate directly contact the black matrix and the sealant. Under circumstance of adding zero cost, the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate is promoted to prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate.

In order to better understand the characteristics and technical aspect of the invention, please refer to the following detailed description of the present invention is concerned with the diagrams, however, provide reference to the accompanying drawings and description only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

In order to better understand the characteristics and technical aspect of the invention, please refer to the following detailed description of the present invention is concerned with the diagrams.

Please refer toFIG. 2andFIG. 3at the same time. The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel structure. The liquid crystal display panel structure comprises a CF substrate1, a TFT substrate3oppositely positioned to the CF substrate1, a liquid crystal layer (not shown) filled between the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3, sealant7coated between the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate and a black matrix5arranged between the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3

The black matrix5is positioned at periphery of an active area AA on the CF substrate1, and a height thereof is smaller than a distance between the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3. That is, a gap exists between the black matrix5and the substrate3. The black matrix5comprises a plurality of trenches51, and each of the trenches51penetrates the black matrix5to form a hollow construction, and exposes the surface of the CF substrate1under the trench51. Furthermore, the plurality of trenches51is evenly spread out along respective sides of the black matrix5. The trenches51are rectangular trenches. The distance between each two adjacent trenches51and the distribution density of the trenches51can be adjustable based on design demands.

The sealant7is positioned on the black matrix5and fills in the trenches51. With the sealant7, the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3are assembled and attached. Because the trench51of the black matrix5has a hollow construction and the sealant7fills in the trenches51. That is, the sealant7directly contacts the CF substrate1to promote the adhesive force between the black matrix5and the CF substrate1and effectively prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without neither additional cost nor influence to the narrow frame formation of the liquid crystal display panel.

Furthermore, the present main sealant appears with cream white color after solidification and forms obvious color contrast with the black matrix. For being more artistic the structure can, the sealant7can be black sealant to get close to the color of the black matrix5. Specifically, the Optical Density (OD) value of the black sealant is about 3.2.

Significantly, the liquid crystal display panel structure further comprises a photosensitive spacer material retaining wall9, and the photosensitive spacer material retaining wall9is positioned between the sealant7and the active area AA on the CF substrate1. A height thereof is same as a height of a cell gap. The photosensitive spacer material retaining wall9can restricts the flow of the sealant7during the coating and solidifying processes to prevent the influence of the sealant7to the active area AA and the PI alignment film.

Please refer fromFIG. 4toFIG. 6in conjunction withFIG. 2,FIG. 3. The present invention further provides a manufacture method of a Liquid crystal display panel structure, comprising steps of:

Step1, providing a CF substrate1and a TFT substrate3.

Step2, as shown inFIG. 5, forming a black matrix5at periphery of an active area AA on the CF substrate1.

The black matrix5formed in the Step2can be a continuously distributed rectangular.

For preventing the flow of the sealant during the following coating and solidifying processes to prevent the influence of the sealant7to the active area AA and the PI alignment film, the Step2further comprises forming a photosensitive spacer material retaining wall9between the active area AA and the black matrix5on the CF substrate1. The height of the photosensitive spacer material retaining wall9can be determined according to the given cell gap of the liquid crystal layer.

Step3, as shown inFIG. 6, opening a plurality of trenches51in the black matrix5, and each of the trenches51penetrates the black matrix5to form a hollow construction.

Specifically, the plurality of trenches51is evenly spread out along respective sides of the black matrix5, and the trenches51are rectangular trenches.

The Step3is to expose the black matrix5with one mask. Ultimately, the plurality of trenches51is formed without any additional cost.

After the Step3is accomplished, the surface of the CF substrate1under the trench51is exposed because the trenched51are hollow.

Step4, as shown inFIG. 3, coating sealant7on the black matrix5, and the sealant7fills in the plurality of trenches51at the same time.

Moreover, the sealant7is black sealant to get close to the color of the black matrix5to prevent obvious color contrast of the two. Specifically, the OD value of the black sealant is about 3.2.

Step5, as shown inFIG. 1, assembling the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3.

Step6, solidifying the sealant7to attach the CF substrate1and the TFT substrate3together.

In the aforesaid method, because the trench51of the black matrix5has a hollow construction and the sealant7fills in the trenches51. That is, the sealant7directly contacts the CF substrate1to promote the adhesive force between the black matrix5and the CF substrate1and effectively prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without neither additional cost nor influence to the narrow frame formation of the liquid crystal display panel.

In conclusion, according to the liquid crystal display panel structure of the present invention, the hollow trenches are formed in the black matrix and the sealant fills in the trenches to make the CF substrate directly contact not merely the black matrix but the sealant too. Accordingly, the adhesive force between the black matrix and the CF substrate is promoted to prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate without any additional cost and influence to the narrow frame formation of the liquid crystal display panel. According to the manufacture method of the liquid crystal display panel structure provided by the present invention, by opening a plurality of trenches in the black matrix and filling in the trenches with the sealant to make the CF substrate directly contact the black matrix and the sealant. Under circumstance of adding zero cost, the adhesive force between the CF substrate and the TFT substrate is promoted to prevent the separation of the CF substrate and the TFT substrate.