Patent ID: 6137557
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device comprising:a pair of substrates;a liquid crystal layer formed between said pair of substrates;a plurality of generally linear electrodes arranged in pairs and which are formed in a spaced, opposed relation on the liquid crystal layer side of said one substrate; anda switching element for applying a voltage between the paired electrodes and thereby applying a lateral electric field to the liquid crystal, said switching element being disposed in the vicinity of said paired electrodes,wherein one of said paired electrodes is a common electrode and the other is a pixel electrode, said pixel electrode having two ends and having a capacitive electrode portion connected to at least one end of said two ends,said pixel electrode is connected with said switching element at a portion of said pixel electrode,a space is defined between said two ends of said pixel electrode and said common electrode,both said pixel electrode and said common electrode have a constant line width at the space, andat least one of said common electrode and said pixel electrode defining the space is formed at least partially in a non-parallel relation to the other to form a narrower spacing and a wider spacing in the space.