Active matrix addressed liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements in a respective pixel;
• and
• at least one counter electrode formed in each one of said plurality of pixels, said at least one counter electrode being connected to one of said plurality of common lines;
• wherein
• at least one of pixel electrodes in respective pixels which are juxtaposed in the direction of a scanning line is arranged to form a storage capacitance with at least one of said plurality of common lines which is associated thereto alternately different from pixel to pixel.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements;
• and
• at least one counter electrode formed in each one of said plurality of pixels, said at least one counter electrode thereof being connected to one of said plurality of scanning lines;
• wherein
• the counter electrodes of respective pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said plurality of scanning lines are connected to different scanning lines.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements;
• a plurality of common lines formed between said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• and
• at least one counter electrode formed in each one of said plurality of pixels, said at least one counter electrode being connected to one of said plurality of common lines;
• wherein
• the counter electrodes of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines are connected to different common lines.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements;
• and
• at least one counter electrode formed in each one of said plurality of pixels, said at least one counter electrode being connected to one of said plurality of scanning lines;
• wherein
• each of the active elements of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a different one of said plurality of scanning lines.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is disposed predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements each formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements;
• a plurality of common lines each formed between an adjacent two of said plurality of scanning lines;
• and
• a plurality of counter electrodes each formed opposing to each corresponding pixel electrode in each one of said plurality of pixels;
• wherein
• each one of said plurality of active elements of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a different one of said plurality of scanning lines;
• and
• each one of said plurality of counter electrodes of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a same one of said plurality of common lines so that a current to be carried by a respective one of said plurality of common lines is reduced.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements in a respective pixel;
• and
• at least one counter electrode formed in each one of said plurality of pixels, said at least one counter electrode being connected to one of said plurality of scanning lines;
• wherein
• charged pixels of said plurality of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said plurality of scanning lines, which have changed transmittance of light due to an application of voltages to signal lines and scanning lines corresponding thereto, are arranged in a staggered pattern on either side of the scanning lines corresponding thereto.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is disposed predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements each formed at intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements in a respective pixel;
• a plurality of common lines each formed between an adjacent two of said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• and
• a plurality of counter electrodes each formed opposing to each corresponding pixel electrode in each one of said plurality of pixels, each one of said plurality of counter electrodes of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a same one of said plurality of common lines;
• wherein charged pixels of said plurality of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines which have changed transmittance of light thereof due to an application of voltages to corresponding signal lines, scanning lines and common lines thereto are arranged in a staggered pattern on either side of the scanning lines corresponding thereto.

A liquid crystal display device having a pair of opposed substrates, at least one of which is transparent, a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, and an electrode structure formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode structure produces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said pair of substrates, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so that a plurality of pixels are formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• a plurality of active elements formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to a respective one of said plurality of active elements in a respective pixel;
• and
• at least two common lines formed between any two signal lines of said plurality of signal lines so as to interpose each one of said plurality of pixel electrodes.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a liquid crystal layer supported between a pair of opposed substrates, each substrate having at least one transparent surface;
• and
• an electrode arrangement formed on one of said pair of substrates, which electrode arrangement induces an electric field which is predominantly in parallel with said substrates, said electrode arrangement comprising:
• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines so as to form a plurality of pixels;
• and
• a plurality of pixel electrodes provided in said plurality of pixels, which pixel electrodes are connected to a plurality of active elements, respectively, formed at respective intersections between said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines;
• wherein
• each pixel electrode in a group of four juxtaposed pixels arranged horizontally and vertically a voltage applied thereto when no voltage is applied to other pixel electrodes juxtaposed thereto.

A liquid crystal display apparatus having a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, one of said pair of substrates being provided with an electrode structure, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of active elements each formed in the vicinity of intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to one of said plurality of active elements;
• a plurality of common lines each formed between an adjacent two of said plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of pixels being formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines, respectively;
• and
• a plurality of counter electrodes each formed opposing to each corresponding pixel electrode in each one of said plurality of pixels;
• wherein each one of said plurality of active elements of said matrix pattern which is connected with each pixel electrode is connected to one of said plurality of scanning lines corresponding thereto which is different from each other between juxtaposed pixels in the direction of said scanning lines, and each one of said plurality of counter electrodes of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a same one of said plurality of scanning line so that a current to be carried by a respective one of said plurality of common lines is reduced.

A liquid crystal display apparatus having a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between said pair of substrates, one of said pair of substrates having an electrode structure formed thereon, wherein said electrode structure comprises:

• a plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of signal lines formed in a matrix pattern with said plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of active elements each formed at intersections of said matrix pattern;
• a plurality of pixel electrodes each connected to one of said plurality of active elements;
• a plurality of common lines each formed between an adjacent two of said plurality of scanning lines;
• a plurality of pixels being formed in areas surrounded by said plurality of signal lines and said plurality of scanning lines;
• and
• a plurality of counter electrodes each formed opposing to each corresponding pixel electrode in each one of said plurality of pixels, each one of said plurality of counter electrodes of pixels juxtaposed in the direction of said scanning lines is connected to a same one of said plurality of common lines corresponding thereto;
• wherein charged pixels of said plurality of pixels juxtaposed in a direction of any one of said scanning lines which have changed transmittance of light thereof due to application of voltages to corresponding signal lines, scanning lines and common lines thereto are arranged in a staggered pattern along any one of said plurality of scanning lines corresponding thereto.