Gray scale multi domain liquid crystal display panel having capacitive voltage division characteristics

A gray scale liquid crystal display panel comprising:

• first and second transparent substrates disposed in spaced parallel relationship, each having inner and outer surfaces;
• a liquid crystal oriented and confined between said first and second transparent substrates;
• pixel electrodes arranged on the inner surface of said first transparent substrate in the form of a matrix, each pixel electrode being divided into a plurality of subpixel electrodes;
• a thin film transistor provided for each of said pixel electrodes for supplying driving voltage to the pixel electrode;
• a common electrode disposed on the inner surface of said second transparent substrate in opposing relation to all of said pixel electrodes;
• capacitance type voltage divider means for capacitance-dividing the driving voltage supplied to each of said pixel electrodes and for applying to said plurality of subpixel electrodes respective voltages at ratios different from each other;
• first alignment layer means formed on surfaces of said subpixel electrodes, said first alignment layer means including a plurality of alignment layers, the surface of each of said subpixel electrodes having at least one of said plurality of alignment layers formed thereon;
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• second alignment layer means formed on a surface of said common electrode, said second alignment layer means including a plurality of alignment layers each opposed to the alignment layers of said first alignment layer means, respectively,
• said first and second alignment layer means including first opposed domains for orientating the liquid crystal adjacent to a face of one of said first and second alignment layer means and the liquid crystal adjacent to a face of the other of said first and second alignment layer means in first and second directions, respectively, intersecting with each other within opposed domains of the surface of one of said subpixel electrodes and the surface of said common electrode, and
• said first and second alignment layer means including second opposed domains for orientating the liquid crystal adjacent to the face of one of said first and second alignment layer means and the liquid crystal adjacent to the face of the other of said first and second alignment layer means in the same direction as said first direction and in a third direction opposite to said second direction, respectively, within opposed domains of the surface of another one of said subpixel electrodes and the surface of said common electrode.