Display device

1. A display device comprising:

a substrate;

a switching element provided on the substrate and including a relay electrode;

a first lower electrode provided further away from the substrate than the switching element, the first lower electrode having an outer edge;

a first insulating film provided on the first lower electrode;

a first middle electrode provided on the first insulating film, the first middle electrode connected to the relay electrode through a through hole of the first insulating film;

a second insulating film provided on the first middle electrode; and

a first upper electrode provided on the second insulating film and supplied with a same potential as that of the first lower electrode, the first upper electrode including a plurality of openings,

wherein

the first middle electrode functions as a pixel electrode,

the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode sandwich the first middle electrode and function as a common electrode,

the through hole is provided outside the outer edge of the first lower electrode,

an entirety of the thorough hole is covered with the second insulating film and the first upper electrode, and

the second insulating film includes a filler disposed to fill in the through hole, and a first layer covering the through hole and the filler.

2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

an overlapping part of the relay electrode overlaps the first lower electrode.

3. The display device of claim 2 , wherein

a remaining part of the relay electrode does not overlap the first lower electrode, and

an area of the overlapping part is smaller than an area of the remaining part.

4. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second lower electrode,

wherein

both of the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode are in a same layer,

the second lower electrode is provided adjacent to the first lower electrode, and

the first middle electrode overlaps the first lower electrode, the relay electrode, and the second lower electrode.

5. The display device of claim 4 , wherein

a space is provided between the outer edge of the first lower electrode and an outer edge of the second lower electrode, and

the through hole is provided in the space.

6. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, and the space are covered with the second insulating film and the first upper electrode.

7. The display device of claim 5 , wherein

the switching element includes a gate electrode, and

the gate electrode overlaps the second lower electrode, and does not overlap the first lower electrode.

8. The display device of claim 7 , wherein

the gate electrode, the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, and the space are covered with the second insulating film and the first upper electrode.

9. The display device of claim 4 , further comprising:

a display area including the first middle electrode and provided on the substrate;

a surrounding area defining the display area; and

a potential supply line provided on the substrate in the surrounding area,

wherein

the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, and the first upper electrode are connected to the potential supply line.

10. The display device of claim 9 , wherein each of the first lower electrode and the second lower electrode extends from one side of the surrounding area to another side of the surrounding area across the display area, and the first upper electrode covers an entirety of the display area and a part of the surrounding area.

11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein

the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, and the first upper electrode overlap at least a part of the potential supply line at the surrounding area in plan view.

12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the first lower electrode, the second lower electrode, and the first upper electrode are connected to the potential supply line at the one side and another side of the surrounding area.

13. The display device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a display area including the first middle electrode and provided on the substrate;

a surrounding area defining the display area; and

a potential supply line provided on the substrate in the surrounding area,

wherein

the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode are connected to the potential supply line.

14. The display device of claim 13 , wherein the first lower electrode extends from one side of the surrounding area to another side of the surrounding area across the display area, and the first upper electrode covers an entirety of the display area and a part of the surrounding area.

15. The display device of claim 14 , wherein

the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode overlap at least a part of the potential supply line at the surrounding area in plan view.

16. The display device of claim 15 , wherein the first lower electrode and the first upper electrode are connected to the potential supply line at the one side and another side of the surrounding area.

17. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second insulating film comprises a second layer covering the first middle electrode, the first layer located above the second layer, and the filler located between the second layer and the first layer and overlapping the through hole.

18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein

the first layer and the second layer are formed of an inorganic insulating material, and

the filler is formed of an organic insulating material.

19. The display device of claim 1 , wherein

the second insulating film is thicker than the first insulating film.

20. The display device of claim 19 , wherein

a thickness of the second insulating film is two times or more a thickness of the first insulating film.