Liquid crystal display device and display apparatus

1. A liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has on a first substrate side a common electrode and a pixel electrode for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines configured to be disposed in a matrix over the first substrate;

a drive element configured to be disposed at an intersection between the scan line and the signal line;

a first insulating film configured to be provided over the first substrate and cover the drive element;

a common electrode configured to be disposed on the first insulating film;

a second insulating film configured to be disposed over the first insulating film and cover the common electrode; and

a pixel electrode configured to be disposed on the second insulating film in a pixel area and have a plurality of slits, the pixel electrode being connected to the drive element via a contact hole provided in the second insulating film and the first insulating film,

wherein

the common electrode covers the pixel area except a formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film and at least one of the scan line and the signal line, and

the pixel electrode is so configured that a width of an electrode portion between an end of the pixel electrode on a signal line side and a slit closest to the signal line is different from a width of an electrode portion between other slits.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the common electrode is provided across an entire display area except the formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first insulating film is formed of a spin-on-glass film or an organic insulating film.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein

the common electrode is connected to a common potential line that is composed of a material having a resistance value lower than a resistance value of the common electrode, and

the common potential line overlaps with the signal line or the scan line in plan view.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of slits of the pixel electrode are provided in parallel to the signal line.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a gate insulating film formed on the first substrate; and

an insulating layer formed on a portion of the drive element, the insulating layer being between the gate insulating film and the first insulating film.

7. A liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has on a first substrate side a common electrode and a pixel electrode for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the liquid crystal display device comprising:

a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines configured to be disposed in a matrix over the first substrate;

a drive element configured to be disposed at an intersection between the scan line and the signal line;

a first insulating film configured to be provided over the first substrate and cover the drive element;

a common electrode configured to be disposed on the first insulating film;

a second insulating film configured to be disposed over the first insulating film and cover the common electrode; and

a pixel electrode configured to be disposed on the second insulating film in a pixel area and have a plurality of slits, the pixel electrode being connected to the drive element via a contact hole provided in the second insulating film and the first insulating film,

wherein

the common electrode, being formed only of a single electrode material, covers substantially the entire pixel area in a continuous manner except for a formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film and at least one of the scan line and the signal line, and

the pixel electrode is so configured that a width of an electrode portion between an end of the pixel electrode on a signal line side and a slit closest to the signal line is different from a width of an electrode portion between other slits.

8. A display apparatus including a liquid crystal display device that includes a liquid crystal layer interposed between a first substrate and a second substrate and has on a first substrate side a common electrode and a pixel electrode for applying an electric field to the liquid crystal layer, the display apparatus displaying video by using light modulated by the liquid crystal display device, the display apparatus comprising:

a plurality of scan lines and a plurality of signal lines configured to be disposed in a matrix over the first substrate;

a drive element configured to be disposed at an intersection between the scan line and the signal line;

a first insulating film configured to be provided over the first substrate and cover the drive element;

a common electrode configured to be disposed on the first insulating film;

a second insulating film configured to be disposed over the first insulating film and cover the common electrode; and

a pixel electrode configured to be disposed on the second insulating film in a pixel area and have a plurality of slits, the pixel electrode being connected to the drive element via a contact hole provided in the second insulating film and the first insulating film,

wherein

the common electrode covers the pixel area except a formation area of the contact hole on the first insulating film and at least one of the scan line and the signal line, and

the pixel electrode is so configured that a width of an electrode portion between an end of the pixel electrode on a signal line side and a slit closest to the signal line is different from a width of an electrode portion between other slits.