IP Library Granted Patent US 7,630,046
Granted Patent B2
US 7,630,046 · App. 12/213,375 · Granted Dec 8, 2009

Liquid crystal display device

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Patent No.
US 7,630,046
App. No.
12/213,375
Granted
Dec 8, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

Below a transparent pixel electrode, an opaque pixel electrode is arranged while sandwiching an insulation film between the transparent pixel electrode and the opaque pixel electrode. A common electrode is arranged below the opaque pixel electrode thus forming a holding capacitance between the common electrode and an opaque metal electrode. In case when the pixel is divided into four or more portions, an interval between the pixel electrode and the common electrode is set to an unequal pitch size or an unequal electrode width within one pixel.

Claims (16)

1. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device including

a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between a first transparent first substrate and a second transparent second substrate, wherein

a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of drain lines which intersect the plurality of gate lines in a matrix array are formed over the first transparent substrate,

a pixel region is defined by a region surrounded by two gate lines among the plurality of gate lines and two drain lines among the plurality of drain lines, and

the pixel region includes a TFT element, a transparent conductive layer, and a the conductive layer,

the transparent conductive layer is formed closer to the liquid crystal layer side rather than to a layer in which the drain line is formed, and the transparent conductive layer has a first bending portion, and

the metal conductive layer is formed in the same layer as the drain line and overlaps with the transparent conductive layer, and the metal conductive layer has a second bending portion.

2. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bending portion of the transparent conductive layer and the second bending portion of the metal conductive layer have the same bending angle.

3. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer has a plurality of first bending portion portions in one pixel region.

4. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first bending portion of the transparent conductive layer and the second bending portion of the metal conductive layer are the shape of “<” substantially V-shaped, respectively.

5. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer does not overlap the gate line and the drain line.

6. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the metal conductive layer does not overlap to at least the drain line.

7. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer is connected to the metal conductive layer through a contact hole.

8. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 7 , wherein the contact hole is formed on a metal line which crosses the pixel region.

9. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 8 , wherein the metal line is formed in the same layer as the gate line.

10. An active matrix type liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent conductive layer functions as a pixel electrode.

Assignments (4)
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING FIFTY (50) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENTS AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
To: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0466 →
COMPANY SPLIT PLAN TRANSFERRING ONE HUNDRED (100) PERCENT SHARE OF PATENT AND PATENT APPLICATIONS Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: HITACHI, LTD.
To: HITACHI DISPLAYS, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027362/0612 →
MERGER/CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 12, 2011
From: IPS ALPHA SUPPORT CO., LTD.
To: PANASONIC LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 027363/0315 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 18, 2008
From: ONO, KIKUO; OKE, RYUTARO; OCHIAI, TAKAHIRO; IMAYAMA, HIROTAKA
To: HITACHI, LTD.
Reel/Frame 021178/0137 →