Patent ID: 7561237
Filing Date: 2009-07-14
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device, comprising: first and second substrates facing and spaced apart from each other; a plurality of gate lines on the first substrate; a plurality of data lines crossing the plurality of gate lines to define a plurality of sub-pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to the gate line and the data line; a common line parallel to and spaced apart from the gate line; a common electrode extending from the common line and having a ring shape; a pixel electrode connected to the thin film transistor and having a ring shape, the pixel electrode alternating with the common electrode; a liquid crystal layer between the pixel electrode and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer in neighboring sub-pixel regions having orientation directions different from each other; a first capacitor electrode connected to the thin film transistor; a second capacitor electrode overlapping the common electrode; and a pixel connecting line combining the first and second capacitor electrodes.