Patent ID: 7619698
Filing Date: 2009-11-17
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a pair of first and second substrates arranged to face each other; a liquid crystal layer which is disposed between the pair of substrates; a plurality of thin film transistors which are arranged in a row direction and a column direction on an inner surface side of the first substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes which are provided on the inner surface side of the first substrate, which are respectively arranged in pixels, and which are electrically connected with the thin film transistors; a plurality of signal lines, each of which is disposed between adjacent ones of the pixel electrodes, and each of which supplies a display signal to the pixel electrodes through the corresponding thin film transistors; an insulating film which covers the thin film transistors, the pixel electrodes and the signal lines; and a common electrode which is provided between the insulating film and the liquid crystal layer to cover the pixel electrodes and the signal lines between the adjacent pixel electrodes; wherein the common electrode has a plurality of elongate slits formed therein to divide the common electrode into a plurality of elongate partial electrodes, and at least one of the elongate partial electrodes corresponds to each of the pixel electrodes to extend along the elongate slit; and wherein each of the elongate slits includes an opening area defined by opposite side edges in a width direction, and the opposite side edges are directly positioned above each of the pixel electrodes.