Patent ID: 9134577
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate comprising a gate line, a first storage capacitance line, and a second storage capacitance line which extend in a first direction, a first source line and a second source line which extend in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a T-shaped pixel electrode comprising a strip-shaped first main electrode, which is positioned midway between the first source line and the second source line and extends in the second direction, and a strip-shaped sub-electrode, which is continuous with the first main electrode, is positioned above the first storage capacitance line and extends in the first direction, and a first alignment film formed of a material which exhibits horizontal alignment properties, the first alignment film covering the pixel electrode; a second substrate comprising a counter-electrode which comprises a strip-shaped second main electrode positioned above the first source line and the second source line and extending in the second direction, and a second alignment film formed of a material which exhibits horizontal alignment properties, the second alignment film covering the counter-electrode; and a liquid crystal layer comprising a liquid crystal molecule held in a cell gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein when an inter-electrode distance in the first direction between the first main electrode and the second main electrode is L and the cell gap is GP, a formed angle Θ, which is expressed by a relationship of tan Θ=GP/L, is greater than a pre-tilt angle α of the liquid crystal molecule, a first distance between the gate line and the second storage capacitance line in the second direction is smaller than a second distance between the gate line and the first storage capacitance line in the second direction, the first main electrode crosses the gate line, and extends toward the second storage capacitance line beyond the gate line, and a length of the sub-electrode along the first direction is the same as or less than a length of the first storage capacitance line which is between the first source line and the second source line along the first direction, a width of the sub-electrode along the second direction is greater than a width of the first storage capacitance line, and the sub-electrode is disposed to cover the first storage capacitance line between the first source line and the second source line.