Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a plurality of gate lines extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction;
• a plurality of data lines extending in the second direction and arranged in the first direction;
• a plurality of pixels formed by the intersection of the plurality of gate lines and the plurality of data lines, each of the plurality of pixels having a pixel electrode;
• a TFT substrate having the plurality of pixels formed thereon in the form of a matrix;
• a counter substrate;
• a black matrix formed on the counter substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate,
• wherein a common electrode is formed below the pixel electrode with an inter-layer insulating layer located therebetween,
• wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy, and
• wherein the pixel electrode includes:
• a bus electrode extending in the first direction;
• a first comb-shaped electrode connected to one side of the bus electrode and tilted by a particular angle with respect to the second direction;
• a second comb-shaped electrode connected to an other side of the bus electrode and tilted with respect to the second direction by the particular angle in a direction opposite to the tilt direction of the first comb-shaped electrode,
• a first slit formed between a portion of the first comb-shaped electrode and another portion of the first comb-shaped electrode, the first slit being open at an opposite side to the one side of the bus electrode,
• a second slit formed between a portion of the second comb-shaped electrode and another portion of the second comb-shaped electrode, the second slit being open at an opposite side to the other side of the bus electrode,
• wherein the liquid crystals do not align in a direction of a line of an electric force at a transversal center of the first slit,
• wherein the black matrix includes a plurality of openings, each of the plurality of openings having a first side extending in the first direction, and
• the first slit at the opposite side to the one side of the bus electrode does not overlap with the black matrix in a plan view.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a TFT substrate having a plurality of data lines arranged in a first direction, a plurality of gate lines arranged in a second direction, a plurality of TFTs, and a plurality of pixels;
• a common electrode on the TFT substrate;
• an inter-layer insulating layer on the common electrode;
• a pixel electrode on the inter-layer insulating layer;
• a counter substrate opposed to the TFT substrate;
• a black matrix formed on the counter substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer sandwiched between the TFT substrate and the counter substrate,
• wherein the liquid crystal layer includes liquid crystals with negative dielectric anisotropy,
• wherein the pixel electrode is formed in each of the plurality of pixels, and having a plurality of comb-like electrodes separated by a slit,
• the plurality of comb-like electrodes are connected by a connecting portion at one side,
• the plurality of comb-like electrodes are not connected at another side,
• the pixel electrode is connected to each of the TFTs via the connecting portion through a through hole,
• wherein the slit is open at the another side of the plurality of comb-like electrodes,
• wherein the liquid crystals do not align in a direction of a line of an electric force at a transversal center of the slit,
• the connecting portion overlaps with the black matrix in a plan view, and
• the slit at the another side does not overlap with the black matrix in a plan view.