Liquid crystal display with horizontal electric field

Claim 2

A liquid crystal display device with a horizontal electric field, said liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate comprising a plurality of data bus lines which are parallel to each other; a plurality of gate bus lines disposed parallel to form matrix type unit cells; a plurality of thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of the data bus lines and the gate bus lines, each disposed at each unit cell; a pixel electrode connected to each of the thin film transistors and a counter electrode are formed in each of the unit cells of the first substrate; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate with a predetermined distance; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between the first and second substrates; and polarizing plates attached to outer surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate respectively; wherein each of the unit cells defined by the adjacent two bus lines of the plurality of bus lines and the adjacent two scanning lines of the plurality of gate lines is divided into a plurality of electric field forming regions; and wherein the electric field formed in each electric field forming region is obliquely formed toward the data bus line and the gate bus line, and an electric field formed in a selected electric field forming region forms a symmetry, in the up, down, left, and right directions respectively, with electric fields formed in adjacent electric field forming regions.

Claim 3

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are arranged such that the long axis thereof is parallel to the surface of the first substrate to the gate bus line, in case no electric field is formed between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode.

Claim 4

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 2, wherein a polarizing axis of the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the first substrate is parallel to the gate bus line, and a polarizing axis of the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the second substrate is crossed with the polarizing axis of the first substrate.

Claim 5

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the liquid crystal molecules are arranged such that the long axis thereof is parallel to the surface of the first substrate and to the data bus line, in case no electric field is formed between the counter electrode and the pixel electrode.

Claim 6

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 4, wherein a polarizing axis of the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the first substrate is parallel to the data bus line, and a polarizing axis of the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the second substrate is crossed with the polarizing axis of the first substrate.

Claim 7

A liquid crystal display device with horizontal electric field comprising; a first substrate comprising of a plurality of data bus lines which are parallel each other; a plurality of gate bus lines disposed parallel to form matrix type unit cells; a plurality of thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of the data bus lines and the gate bus lines, each disposed at each unit cell; and a pixel electrode connected to each of thin film transistor and a counter electrode are formed in each unit cells of the first substrate; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate with a predetermined distance; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between the first and second substrates; homogeneous alignment layers formed over inner surfaces of the first and the second substrates, respectively; and polarizing plates attached to outer surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate respectively; wherein the counter electrode of the first substrate includes a first electrode of a rectangular frame type forming an opening region surrounded thereby; at least one second electrode which divides the opening region surrounded by the first electrode into a plurality of squared aperture space, the second electrode being parallel to the gate bus line; and a common signal line transmitting a common signal to the first electrode; wherein the pixel electrode of the first substrate includes a first branch dividing the opening region surrounded by the first electrode to the direction parallel to the data bus line and a plurality of second branches which are crossed with the first branch to divide each of aperture spaces into four squared electric field forming regions; and wherein the electric field formed within the electric field forming region is disposed obliquely toward the gate bus line and the data bus line, thereby having a symmetry with adjacent electric field forming region.

Claim 8

A liquid crystal display device with horizontal electric field comprising; a first substrate comprising of a plurality of data bus lines which are parallel each other; a plurality of gate bus lines disposed parallel to form matrix type unit cells; a plurality of thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of the data bus lines and the gate bus lines, each disposed at each unit cell; and a pixel electrode connected to each of thin film transistor and a counter electrode are formed in each unit cells of the first substrate; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate with a predetermined distance; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between the first and second substrates; homogeneous alignment layers formed over inner surfaces of the first and the second substrates, respectively; and polarizing plates attached to outer surfaces of the first substrate and the second substrate respectively; wherein the counter electrode of the first substrate includes a first electrode of a rectangular frame type forming an opening region surrounded thereby; at least one second electrode which divides the opening region surrounded by the first electrode into a plurality of squared aperture space, the second electrode being parallel to the gate bus line; and a common signal line transmitting a common signal to the first electrode; wherein the pixel electrode of the first substrate includes a first branch dividing the opening region surrounded by the first electrode to the direction parallel to the data bus line and a plurality of second branches which are crossed with the first branch to divide each of aperture spaces into four squared electric field forming regions; and wherein the electric field formed within the electric field forming region is disposed obliquely toward the gate bus line and the data bus line, thereby having a symmetry with adjacent electric field forming region.

Claim 9

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the homogeneous alignment layer of the first substrate includes a rubbing axis parallel to the gate bus line, and the homogeneous alignment layer of the second substrate includes a rubbing axis having 180 degrees with the rubbing axis of the homogeneous alignment layer of the first substrate.

Claim 10

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the first substrate is disposed to be parallel to the rubbing axis of homogeneous alignment layer of the first substrate, and the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the second substrate is disposed such that the polarizing axis thereof is crossing with the polarizing axis attached to the outer surface of the first substrate.

Claim 11

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the homogeneous alignment layer of the first substrate includes a rubbing axis parallel to the data bus line, and the homogeneous alignment layer of the second substrate includes a rubbing axis having 180 degrees with the rubbing axis of the first substrate.

Claim 12

The liquid crystal display device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the first substrate is disposed to be parallel to the rubbing axis of homogeneous alignment layer of the first substrate, and the polarizing plate attached to the outer surface of the second substrate is disposed such that the polarizing axis thereof is crossing with the polarizing axis attached to the outer surface of the first substrate.

Claim 13

The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 6, wherein the first electrode of the counter electrode is a similar figure of a reduced sub pixel of square frame type.

Claim 14

The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 6, wherein the product of the thickness of liquid crystal layer and the birefringence of liquid crystal molecules is in the range of 0.2 μm to 0.6 μm.

Claim 15

The liquid crystal display with horizontal electric field comprising; a first substrate comprising of a plurality of data bus lines which are parallel each other; a plurality of gate bus lines disposed parallel to form matrix type unit cells; a plurality of thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of the data bus lines and the gate bus lines, each disposed at each unit cell; and a pixel electrode connected to a thin film transistor and a counter electrode are formed in each of unit cells of the first substrate; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate with a predetermined distance; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between the first and second substrates; a first homogeneous alignment layer formed over an inner surface of the first substrate and having a rubbing axis parallel to the gate bus line(or the data bus line); a second homogeneous alignment layer formed over an inner surface of the second substrate and having a rubbing axis of 180 degrees with the rubbing axis of the first homogeneous alignment layer; a first polarizing plate attached to an outer surface of the first substrate and having a polarizing axis parallel to the rubbing axis of the first homogeneous alignment layer; and a second polarizing plate attached to an outer surface of the second substrate and having a polarizing axis being crossed with the polarizing axis of the first polarizing axis, wherein the counter electrode of the first substrate includes a first electrode of a rectangular frame type forming an opening region surrounded thereby; at least one second electrode which divides the opening region surrounded by the first electrode into a plurality of squared aperture space, the second electrode being parallel to the gate bus line; and a common signal line transmitting a common signal to the first electrode; wherein the pixel electrode of the first substrate includes a first branch dividing the opening region surrounded by the first electrode to the direction parallel to the data bus line and a plurality of second branches which are crossed with the first branch to divide each of aperture spaces into four squared electric field forming regions; and wherein the electric field formed within the electric field forming region is disposed obliquely toward the gate bus line and the data bus line, thereby having a symmetry with adjacent electric field forming region.

Claim 16

The liquid crystal display with horizontal electric field comprising; a first substrate comprising of a plurality of data bus lines which are parallel each other; a plurality of gate bus lines disposed parallel to form matrix type unit cells; a plurality of thin film transistors disposed at the intersections of the data bus lines and the gate bus lines, each disposed at each unit cell; and a pixel electrode connected to a thin film transistor and a counter electrode are formed in each of unit cells of the first substrate; a second substrate oppositely disposed to the first substrate with a predetermined distance; a liquid crystal layer including a plurality of liquid crystal molecules sandwiched between the first and second substrates; a first homogeneous alignment layer formed over an inner surface of the first substrate and having a rubbing axis parallel to the gate bus line(or the data bus line); a second homogeneous alignment layer formed over an inner surface of the second substrate and having a rubbing axis of 180 degrees with the rubbing axis of the first homogeneous alignment layer; a first polarizing plate attached to an outer surface of the first substrate and having a polarizing axis parallel to the rubbing axis of the first homogeneous alignment layer; and a second polarizing plate attached to an outer surface of the second substrate and having a polarizing axis being crossed with the polarizing axis of the first polarizing axis, wherein the counter electrode of the first substrate includes a first electrode of a rectangular frame type forming an opening region surrounded thereby; at least one second electrode which divides the opening region surrounded by the first electrode into a plurality of squared aperture space, the second electrode being parallel to the gate bus line; and a common signal line transmitting a common signal to the first electrode; wherein the pixel electrode of the first substrate includes a first branch dividing the opening region surrounded by the first electrode to the direction parallel to the data bus line and a plurality of second branches which are crossed with the first branch to divide each of aperture spaces into four squared electric field forming regions; and wherein the electric field formed within the electric field forming region is disposed obliquely toward the gate bus line and the data bus line, thereby having a symmetry with adjacent electric field forming region.

Claim 17

The liquid crystal display as claimed in claim 13, wherein the product of thickness of the liquid crystal layer and the birefringence of liquid crystal molecules is in the range of 0.2 μm to 0.6 μm.