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US 8,035,787 B2Granted
Liquid crystal display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMee-Hye Jung, Ji-Won Sohn, Jae-Jin Lyu, Chong-Chul Chai
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a liquid crystal display including a pixel electrode including a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode spaced apart with a gap therebetween, a common electrode facing the pixel electrode, and a liquid crystal layer formed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode and including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules. The first and second subpixel electrodes include a plurality of branches, and each of the first and second subpixel electrodes includes a plurality of subregions. The branches extend in different directions in different subregions.
Claims62
A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode with a gap therebetween;
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode;
- a data line extending in a longitudinal direction;
- a storage electrode line to transmit a common voltage, comprising a first portion extending across at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode, and a second portion connected to the first portion;
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- a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules, wherein,
- at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises subregions comprising branches, a branch of one of the subregions and a branch of another of the subregions extending in different directions,
- at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a transverse stem extending in a transverse direction and a longitudinal stem extending in the longitudinal direction, the transverse stem and the longitudinal stem extending along a boundary between the subregions, and
- the first portion of the storage electrode line overlaps the transverse stem, and the second portion of the storage electrode line overlaps the longitudinal stem.
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A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode spaced apart with a gap therebetween;
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode;
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- a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules, wherein,
- the liquid crystal layer comprises a first portion disposed between the first subpixel electrode and the common electrode, and a second portion disposed between the second subpixel electrode and the common electrode,
- at least one of the first portion and the second portion comprises subregions, the liquid crystal molecules of one of the subregions being aligned in a different direction from the liquid crystal molecules of a different one of the subregions, and
- the areas of the subregions are different from each other in the first portion or in the second portion.
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A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a first signal line and a second signal line;
- a third signal line and a fourth signal line crossing the first signal line and the second signal line and extending in a longitudinal direction;
- a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode spaced apart with a gap therebetween;
- a first switching element connected to the first signal line and the third signal line, the first switching element transmitting a data voltage from the third signal line to the first subpixel electrode;
- a second switching element connected to the first signal line and the fourth signal line, the second switching element transmitting a data voltage from the fourth signal line to the second subpixel electrode;
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode;
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- a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules, wherein,
- at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises subregions comprising branches,
- at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises a transverse stem extending in a transverse direction and a longitudinal stem extending in the longitudinal direction that form a boundary between the subregions,
- the second signal line transmits a common voltage and comprises a first portion and a second portion, the first portion extending across at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode, and overlapping the transverse stem, and the second portion overlapping the longitudinal stem.
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A liquid crystal display comprising:
- a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode with a gap therebetween;
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode;
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- a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules, wherein,
- at least one of the first subpixel electrode and the second subpixel electrode comprises subregions comprising branches, a branch of one of the subregions extending in a different direction from a branch of another of the subregions, and
- the second subpixel electrode surrounds the first subpixel electrode.
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A liquid crystal display, comprising:
- a pixel electrode comprising a first subpixel electrode and a second subpixel electrode with a gap therebetween;
- a common electrode facing the pixel electrode;
- a liquid crystal layer disposed between the pixel electrode and the common electrode, the liquid crystal layer comprising liquid crystal molecules;
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- a data line extending in a longitudinal direction, wherein,
- the first subpixel electrode comprises subregions comprising branches, a branch of one of the subregions extending in a different direction from a branch of another one of the subregions, and
- a portion of the data line overlaps the second subpixel electrode.
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