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Liquid crystal device with split pixel electrodes and with intermediate electrodes used for bisecting each of the pixel regions

Assignee: LG Display Co Ltd
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Filing: 1997-10-28
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Granted: 1999-09-14
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Expires: 2017-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract A liquid-crystal display device having liquid crystal provided between a pair of opposed substrates includes a common electrode formed on a surface of one substrate facing the liquid crystal; surrounding electrodes formed on a surface of the other substrate facing the liquid crystal, the surrounding electrodes provided for defining a plurality of pixel regions, to which surrounding electrodes a potential equal to that of the common electrode is applied; intermediate electrodes formed on the surface of the other substrate, the intermediate electrodes provided for bisecting each pixel region; pixel electrodes formed on the surface of the other substrate for the pixel regions, to which pixel electrodes a potential equal to that of the intermediate electrodes is applied; and gaps formed on the pixel electrodes along the direction in which the intermediate electrodes are arranged, each gap provided for bisecting each pixel electrode in accordance with the width of each intermediate electrode.

Inventors

  • 👤 Chae Gee Sung
  • 👤 Hyunho Shin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 17:30
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02F; G02F1/00; G02F1/01; G02F1/13; G02F1/133; G02F1/136; G02F1/1333; G02F1/1343; G02F1/134309; G02F1/134336; G02F1/1337; G02F1/133707

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 166 words
A liquid-crystal display device comprising: liquid crystal provided between a pair of opposed substrates; a common electrode formed on a surface of one of said pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal; surrounding electrodes formed on a surface of the other of said pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal, said surrounding electrodes provided for defining a plurality of pixel regions, to which surrounding electrodes a potential equal to that of said common electrode is applied; intermediate electrodes formed on the surface of said other substrate, said intermediate electrodes provided for bisecting each of said pixel regions; pixel electrodes formed on the surface of the other substrate for said pixel regions, to which pixel electrodes a potential equal to that of said intermediate electrodes is applied; and gaps formed on said pixel electrodes along a direction in which said intermediate electrodes are arranged, each of said gaps provided for bisecting each of said pixel electrodes in accordance with the width of each of said intermediate electrodes.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 166 words
A liquid-crystal display device comprising: liquid crystal provided between a pair of opposed substrates; a common electrode formed on a surface of one of said pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal; surrounding electrodes formed on a surface of the other of said pair of substrates facing the liquid crystal, said surrounding electrodes provided for defining a plurality of pixel regions, to which surrounding electrodes a potential equal to that of said common electrode is applied; intermediate electrodes formed on the surface of said other substrate, said intermediate electrodes provided for bisecting each of said pixel regions; pixel electrodes formed on the surface of the other substrate for said pixel regions, to which pixel electrodes a potential equal to that of said intermediate electrodes is applied; and gaps formed on said pixel electrodes along a direction in which said intermediate electrodes are arranged, each of said gaps provided for bisecting each of said pixel electrodes in accordance with the width of each of said intermediate electrodes.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 28 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein each of said gaps is formed along a diagonal of each of said pixel electrodes having a rectangular shape.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 36 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein a video signal is applied to said pixel electrodes and said intermediate electrodes, and said common electrode and said surrounding electrodes are grounded to have zero potential.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 51 words
A liquid-crystal display device according to claim 1, wherein said intermediate electrodes are formed in the shapes of strips, and the longitudinal direction of each of said intermediate electrodes is arranged so as to coincide with the alignment-processed direction of an alignment layer formed on the surface of the other substrate.

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