Liquid crystal display device
A liquid crystal display device having first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween, a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines, a plurality of counter voltage signal lines, a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines and a counter electrode and a pixel electrode being formed on the first substrate in each pixel region and enabling forming of an electric field therebetween. The counter electrode is of planar shape and, the pixel electrode is of planar shape with plurality of slits and is overlapped with the counter electrode with an insulating layer provided therebetween. Both the counter electrode and pixel electrode are made of a transparent conductor. The counter voltage signal line is made of metal and extends in center region in each pixel region and is directly connected to the counter electrode.
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween;
a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines;
a plurality of counter voltage signal lines;
a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines; and
a counter electrode and a pixel electrode being formed on the first substrate in each pixel region and enabling an electric field to be formed therebetween;
wherein the counter electrode is of planar shape, the pixel electrode is of planar shape with a plurality of slits and being overlapped with the counter electrode and an insulating layer being provided therebetween, both the counter electrode and the pixel electrode being made of a transparent conductor, and the counter voltage signal line being made of metal extends in a center region in each pixel region and is directly connected to the counter electrode; and
wherein the plurality of slits of the pixel electrode have portions which do not extend in parallel to an extending direction of the drain signal lines and an extending direction of the gate signal lines.
2. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter voltage signal line crosses the gate signal lines.
3. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the counter voltage signal line crosses the drain signal lines.
4. A liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the extending directions of the plurality of slits of the pixel electrode on one side of the counter voltage signal line are different from the extending directions of the slits of the pixel electrode on another side of the counter voltage signal line.
5. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
first and second substrate with a liquid crystal layer therebetween;
a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines;
a plurality of counter voltage signal lines;
a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines; and
a counter electrode and a pixel electrode being formed on the first substrate in each pixel region and enabling an electric field to be formed therebetween;
wherein the counter electrode is of planar shape, the pixel electrode is of planar shape with a plurality of slits and being overlapped with the counter electrode and an insulating layer being provided therebetween, both the counter electrode and the pixel electrode are made of a transparent conductor, and the counter voltage signal line being made of metal extends in each pixel region and is directly connected to the counter electrode, and the counter electrode exists at opposite sides of the counter voltage signal line in the pixel region when viewed in plane view; and
wherein the plurality of slits of the pixel electrode have portions which do not extend in parallel to an extending direction of the drain signal lines and an extending direction of the gate signal lines.