LCD device having pixel electrodes asymmetrically overlapping gate and/or source signal lines

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• gate signal lines;
• source signal lines crossing the gate signal lines;
• an interlayer insulating film formed on the gate signal lines and the source signal lines;
• and pixel electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film, the liquid crystal display device further comprising:
• a first pixel electrode;
• and
• a second pixel electrode having at least a region adjacent to the first pixel electrode,
• wherein a source signal line is between the entire adjacent region of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode,
• the first pixel electrode partially overlaps one side of the source signal line by an overlap width ds1, and the second pixel electrode partially overlaps the other side of the source signal line by an overlap width ds2, wherein the magnitude of ds1 is different than the magnitude of ds2, and ds1 and ds2 are uniform for the entire length of the respective overlapping portions.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• gate signal lines;
• source signal lines crossing the gate signal lines;
• an interlayer insulating film formed on the gate signal lines and the source signal lines;
• and pixel electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film, the liquid crystal display device further comprising:
• a first pixel electrode;
• a second pixel electrode having at least a region adjacent to the first pixel electrode,
• a third pixel electrode;
• and
• a fourth pixel electrode having at least a region adjacent to the third pixel electrode,
• wherein a gate signal line is between the entire adjacent region of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode, and
• the first pixel electrode partially overlaps one side of the gate signal line by an overlap width dg1, and the second pixel electrode partially overlaps the other side of the gate signal line by an overlap width dg2, and the magnitude of dg1 is different than the magnitude of dg2, and dg1 and dg2 are uniform for the entire length of the respective overlapping portions,
• wherein a source signal line is between the entire adjacent region of the third pixel electrode and the fourth pixel electrode, and
• the third pixel electrode partially overlaps one side of the source signal line by an overlap width ds1, and the fourth pixel electrode partially overlaps the other side of the source signal line by an overlap width ds2, and the magnitude of ds1 is different than the magnitude of ds2.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• gate signal lines;
• source signal lines crossing the gate signal lines;
• an interlayer insulating film formed on the gate signal lines and the source signal lines;
• and pixel electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film,
• wherein each of the pixel electrodes has a first region and a second region which are adjacent to each other and have different orientation directions of liquid crystal molecules,
• the first region and the second region of each pixel electrode partially overlap at least one signal line of the gate signal line and the source signal line,
• an overlap width of the first region on the signal line is different from an overlap width of the second region on the signal line, and
• a boundary of the first region and the second region is covered with a light-shading film which crosses the signal line.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• storage capacitor electrodes;
• gate signal lines;
• source signal lines crossing the storage capacitor electrodes;
• and interlayer insulating film formed on the gate signal lines and the source signal lines;
• and pixel electrodes formed on the interlayer insulating film, the liquid crystal display device further comprising:
• a first pixel electrode;
• and
• a second pixel electrode having at least a region adjacent to the first pixel electrode,
• wherein a source signal line is between the entire adjacent region of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode and the first and second pixel electrodes are divided into two regions along a line corresponding to the storage capacitor electrode such that each region has a different orientation direction of liquid crystal molecules,
• the first pixel electrode partially overlaps one side of the source signal line by an overlap width d1 in the first region, and the second pixel electrode partially overlaps the other side of the source signal line by an overlap width d2 in the first region, wherein the magnitude of d1 is different than the magnitude of d2, and
• the first pixel electrode partially overlaps one side of the source signal line by an overlap width d4 in the second region, and the second pixel electrode partially overlaps the other side of the source signal line by an overlap width d3 in the second region, wherein the magnitude of d3 is different than the magnitude ofd4.