Liquid crystal display
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate, a first field generating electrode arranged on the first substrate and including first and second cutouts, and a second substrate facing the first substrate. A second field generating electrode is arranged on the second substrate and includes a third cutout, and a liquid crystal layer is interposed between the first and second field generating electrodes. A column spacer is interposed between the first and second substrates and is disposed in the first cutout region.
1. A liquid crystal display, comprising:
a first substrate;
a first field generating electrode arranged on the first substrate, the first field generating electrode comprising a first cutout and a second cutout;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a thin film transistor arranged on the second substrate;
a second field generating electrode arranged on the second substrate and connected to the thin film transistor, the second field generating electrode comprising a third cutout;
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first field generating electrode and the second field generating electrode; and
a column spacer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the column spacer being arranged in a region substantially corresponding to the first cutout.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 ,
wherein the second field generating electrode comprises a first oblique side, and the first cutout comprises a second oblique side that is parallel with the first oblique side, and
wherein a distance between a center axis of the column spacer and the first oblique side is less than a distance between the center axis of the column spacer and the second oblique side.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 ,
wherein the column spacer decreases in width in a direction from the first substrate to the second substrate.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 ,
wherein the first oblique side and the second oblique side are slanted at an angle of about 45° with respect to a gate line.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 ,
wherein the second cutout and the third cutout are alternately disposed.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising a color filter arranged on the first substrate.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the first cutout is triangular shaped.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , wherein the first cutout is triangular shaped.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the column spacer is arranged entirely within the region corresponding to the first cutout.
10. A liquid crystal display, comprising:
a first substrate;
a first field generating electrode arranged on the first substrate, the first field generating electrode comprising a first cutout and a second cutout;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a second field generating electrode arranged on the second substrate, the second field generating electrode comprising a third cutout;
a storage electrode arranged on the second substrate, the storage electrode overlapping with the second field generating electrode to form a storage capacitor;
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first field generating electrode and the second field generating electrode; and
a column spacer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the column spacer being arranged in a region substantially corresponding to the first cutout.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 ,
wherein the second field generating electrode comprises a first oblique side, and the first cutout comprises a second oblique side that is parallel with the first oblique side, and
wherein a distance between a center axis of the column spacer and the first oblique side is less than a distance between the center axis of the column spacer and the second oblique side.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 ,
wherein the column spacer decreases in width in a direction from the first substrate to the second substrate.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 ,
wherein the first oblique side and the second oblique side are slanted at an angle of about 45° with respect to a gate line.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 ,
wherein the second cutout and the third cutout are alternately disposed.
15. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , further comprising a color filter arranged on the first substrate.
16. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , further comprising a thin film transistor arranged on the second substrate, wherein the thin film transistor is connected to the second field generating electrode.
17. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , wherein the first cutout is triangular shaped.
18. The liquid crystal display of claim 11 , wherein the first cutout is triangular shaped.
19. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , wherein the column spacer is arranged entirely within the region corresponding to the first cutout.