Patent ID: 8804081
Filing Date: 2014-08-12
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate facing the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a gate line disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; a data line disposed between the first substrate and the liquid crystal layer; a pixel connected to the gate line and the data line, the pixel comprising: a thin film transistor disposed on the first substrate and connected to a first portion of the data line; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and including an opening formed therein overlapping the thin film transistor; and a reference electrode disposed on the first substrate and overlapping the pixel electrode, the reference electrode comprising: a first connection part disposed substantially parallel to the data line; a second connection part disposed substantially parallel to the gate line and connected to the first connection part; a third part connected to the first part and the second connection part, wherein the second part forms a first angle with the first part, wherein the thin film transistor comprises a source electrode being a portion of the data line, a drain electrode parallel the data line, and a channel area disposed under the data line and the drain electrode, wherein a first opening is formed in the reference electrode overlapping the channel area between the source electrode and the drain electrode.