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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2011
Filed:
May. 21, 2010
Yohei Nakanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kunihiro Tashiro, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsufumi Ohmuro, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutaka Hanaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Jin Hirosawa, Kawaski, JP;
Norio Sugiura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kengo Kanii, Himeji, JP;
Shota Makimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoto Kondo, Imabari, JP;
Isao Tsushima, Herts, GB;
Tomonori Tanose, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Takagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsuya Fujikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Yohei Nakanishi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kunihiro Tashiro, Kawasaki, JP;
Katsufumi Ohmuro, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazutaka Hanaoka, Kawasaki, JP;
Jin Hirosawa, Kawaski, JP;
Norio Sugiura, Kawasaki, JP;
Kengo Kanii, Himeji, JP;
Shota Makimoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoto Kondo, Imabari, JP;
Isao Tsushima, Herts, GB;
Tomonori Tanose, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Takagi, Kawasaki, JP;
Tetsuya Fujikawa, Kawasaki, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device including first and second substrates, liquid crystal between the substrates, a plurality of gate bus lines extending in a first direction, a plurality of drain bus lines extending in a second direction, and a picture element electrode. The picture element electrode includes a body portion and a plurality of branches, separated by slits, extending therefrom. The body portion includes a first body portion extending generally in the first direction and a second body portion extending generally in the second direction, and further wherein the first body portion includes at least one wide portion and at least one narrow portion. The liquid crystal display device also includes a capacitor electrode and a capacitor upper electrode that overlap the wide portion. The capacitor upper electrode connects to the picture element electrode through a contact hole formed at the wide portion.