Patent ID: 7471367

Claim:
An in-plane switching mode liquid crystal display device, comprising: a substrate; a plurality of gate lines on the substrate, the gate lines having a zigzag shape; a plurality of first common lines between adjacent pairs of the gate lines, the plurality of first common lines being parallel to the gate lines and having a zigzag shape; a plurality of data lines crossing the gate lines and the first common lines to define a plurality of pixel regions; a thin film transistor connected to one of the gate lines and one of the data lines; a plurality of auxiliary common lines extending from the first common lines, the plurality of auxiliary common lines parallel to the data lines; a plurality of common electrodes extending from the plurality of auxiliary common lines, the plurality of common electrodes parallel to the first common lines; a plurality of pixel lines connected to the thin film transistor; and a plurality of pixel electrodes extending from the plurality of pixel lines, the plurality of pixel electrodes parallel to and alternating with the plurality of common electrodes, wherein each of the first common lines extends through the plurality of pixel regions.