Patent ID: 8400597
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, picture elements being provided in a matrix manner, the first substrate being provided with: a plurality of scanning signal lines; a plurality of image signal lines which are provided so as to intersect the plurality of scanning signal lines; a plurality of switching elements each of which is electrically connected with a corresponding one of the plurality of scanning signal lines and electrically connected with a corresponding one of the plurality of image signal lines; and picture element electrodes which are provided so as to correspond to the respective picture elements and so as to be electrically connected with the respective switching elements, the second substrate being provided with a common electrode, each of the picture element electrodes having (i) a first side that extends in a direction in which a corresponding one of the plurality of scanning signal lines extends and (ii) a second side that extends in a direction in which a corresponding one of the plurality of image signal lines extends, the first side being longer than the second side, each of the picture elements having a plurality of alignment regions, in each of which liquid crystal molecules contained in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in a direction that is different from those in the others of the plurality of alignment regions, and each scanning signal line of said plurality of scanning signal lines is associated with a corresponding picture element of said picture elements, and at least partially overlap each other when viewed from above.