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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Shinichi Shimomaki, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichi Shimomaki, Tokyo, JP;
Casio Computer Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A liquid crystal display device comprising: liquid crystal layer provided between a first substrate and a second substrate; first electrodes, which are formed above the first substrate as a first layer, each first electrode having a side which extends in the direction in parallel with the extending direction of data lines, each first electrode electrically connected to corresponding data line via corresponding switching device; and a second electrode, which is formed above the first substrate as a second layer, having a first slit and a second slit in each part of the area overlapping with corresponding first electrode; wherein the first slit has a first elongated portion extending in a direction inclining toward the extending direction of the side at a given angle, a second elongated portion extending in a direction inclining toward the extending direction of the side at an angle symmetrical to the given angle with respect to the first elongated portion, and a bent portion that connects the first elongated portion with the second elongated portion; and the second slit has a third elongated portion which is formed in parallel with the first elongated portion, and a fourth elongated portion which is formed in parallel with the second elongated portion and separated from the third elongated portion.