Patent ID: 8355091

Claim:
An array substrate of a liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising a plurality of first signal lines parallel with each other, a plurality of second signal lines parallel with each other, a plurality of pixel regions defined by intersections between the plurality of first signal lines and the plurality of second signal lines, thin film transistors as switching devices and pixel electrodes, which are each formed in each of the plurality of pixel regions, wherein each of the thin film transistors has a first terminal connected with one of the plurality of first signal lines, a second terminal connected with one of the plurality of second signal lines and a third terminal connected with one of the pixel electrodes, and wherein at least one first overlapping strip is formed between two adjacent pixel regions in a first direction along the plurality of second signal lines, both ends of the first overlapping strip overlap the pixel electrodes within the two adjacent pixel regions, respectively, and a central portion of the first overlapping strip overlaps the first signal line between the two adjacent pixel regions; at least one second overlapping strip is formed between two adjacent pixel regions in a second direction along the plurality of first signal lines, both ends of the second overlapping strip overlap the pixel electrodes within the two adjacent pixel regions, respectively, and a central portion of the second overlapping strip overlaps the second signal line between the two adjacent pixel regions, the at least one first overlapping strip and the at least one second overlapping strip are together used to repair a broken first signal line or a broken second signal line, and before repairing the broken first or second signal line, the at least one first overlapping strip and the at least one second overlapping strip are isolated components.