IP Library Granted Patent US 7,102,719
Granted Patent B2
US 7,102,719 · App. 10/871,141 · Granted Sep 5, 2006

In-plane switching mode thin film transistor liquid crystal display device with alternating pixel and common electrode bones

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,102,719
App. No.
10/871,141
Granted
Sep 5, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

An LCD device ( 2 ) includes two substrates ( 21, 22 ), a liquid crystal layer ( 27 ) therebetween, and gate lines ( 24 ) and data lines ( 23 ) formed on one substrate thereby defining pixel regions. A set of pixel electrodes ( 26 ) and a set of common electrodes ( 25 ) are provided in each pixel region. A first subset of the pixel electrodes and a first subset of the common electrodes are disposed parallel to each other in alternating fashion and extend along a first horizontal axis, a second subset of the pixel electrodes and a second subset of the common electrodes are disposed parallel to each other in alternating fashion and extend along a second horizontal axis, and the first and second axes are inclined at respective angles relative to the data lines. Thus when voltage is applied, liquid crystal molecules are twisted in two different directions ( 281, 282 ) so as to reduce color shift.

Claims (12)

1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

a pair of substrates;

a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the substrates; and

a plurality of gate lines and data lines formed on one of the substrates, thereby defining a plurality of pixel regions; wherein

each of the pixel regions comprises:

a set of pixel electrodes having a wiring and a plurality of bones extending obliquely from the wiring; and

a set of common electrodes having two wirings and a plurality of bones extending obliquely from the wirings respectively; and

in each of the pixel regions a plurality of bones of the pixel and the common electrodes are disposed parallel to each other in alternating fashion and extend along a first horizontal axis, a plurality of bones of the pixel and the common electrodes are disposed parallel to each other in alternating fashion and extend along a second horizontal axis different from the first horizontal axis, and the first and second horizontal axes are inclined at respective angles relative to the data lines.

2. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising an insulating layer covering the set of common electrodes.

3. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the set of pixel electrodes is located on the insulating layer.

4. The liquid crystal display device is claimed in claim 3 , further comprising a passivation layer covering the set of pixel electrodes.

5. The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes are located at a same level relative to said one of the substrates.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORPORATION
To: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0877 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Apr 13, 2014
From: CHIMEI INNOLUX CORPORATION
To: INNOLUX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032672/0897 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2004
From: HSIEH, TSAU-HUA; PANG, JIA-PANG; CHEN, CHEUH-JU
To: INNOLUX DISPLAY CORP.
Reel/Frame 015499/0757 →