Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween;
• a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines;
• a plurality of counter voltage signal lines;
• a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines;
• a counter electrode and a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate in each pixel region;
• an orientation film formed on the first substrate;
• the counter electrode is of planar shape, the pixel electrode is overlapped with the counter electrode with an insulating layer being provided therebetween;
• wherein a first bar and a second bar of the pixel electrode are elongated so as to extend in a direction parallel to the drain signal line, the first bar being arranged near to one of the neighboring drain signal lines in the pixel region and the second bar being arranged near to another of the neighboring drain signal lines in the pixel region;
• and
• wherein a plurality of branches of the pixel electrode extend from the first bar toward the second bar without being connected to the second bar and another plurality of branches of the pixel electrode extend from the second bar toward the first bar without being connected to the first bar, the plurality and another plurality of branches enable forming of an electric field between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode so as to enable display of an image, and at least one branch connects both the first bar and the second bar.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates with a liquid crystal layer therebetween;
• a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines;
• a plurality of counter voltage signal lines;
• a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines;
• a counter electrode and a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate in each pixel region;
• an orientation film formed on the first substrate;
• the counter electrode and the pixel electrode are of planar and rectangular shape shape, the pixel electrode overlaps with the counter electrode with an insulating layer being provided therebetween;
• wherein a first bar and a second bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape are elongated so as to extend in parallel to the drain signal line, the first bar being arranged near to one of the neighboring drain signal lines in the pixel region and the second bar being arranged near to another of neighboring drain signal lines in the pixel region, a third bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape being arranged near to one of the neighboring gate signal lines in the pixel region and a fourth bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape being arranged near to another of the neighboring gate signal lines in the pixel region, a plurality of branches of the pixel electrode being connected between the first bar and the second bar, one of the counter voltage signal lines extends along a center of the pixel region, and the plurality of branches of the pixel electrode having a bent portion facing the one of the counter voltage signal lines.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• first and second substrates with liquid crystal layer therebetween;
• a plurality of gate signal lines and a plurality of drain signal lines;
• a plurality of counter voltage signal line;
• a plurality of pixel regions defined by neighboring gate signal lines and drain signal lines;
• a counter electrode and a pixel electrode formed on the first substrate in each pixel region;
• an orientation film formed on the first substrate;
• the counter electrode and the pixel electrode are of planar and rectangular shape, the pixel electrode overlaps with the counter electrode with an insulating layer being provided therebetween;
• wherein a first bar and a second bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape are elongated so as to extend in parallel to the drain signal line, the first bar being arranged near to one end neighboring drain signal lines in the pixel region;
• wherein a third bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape being arranged near to one of the neighboring gate signal lines in the pixel region and a fourth bar of the pixel electrode of rectangular shape being arranged near to another of the neighboring gate signal lines in the pixel region;
• wherein a plurality of first slits and a plurality of second slits are arranged in the pixel electrode;
• wherein one of the counter voltage signal lines extends along a center of the pixel region;
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• wherein the first slits and the second slits are symmetrically arranged with respect to the one of the counter voltage signal lines.