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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2011
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 with liquid crystal contained therebetween, and a plurality of picture elements located on the first substrate. Each of the picture elements is defined between a pair of gate bus lines and a pair of data bus lines. At least one of the picture elements includes a switching element connected to one of the data bus lines, a first sub picture element electrode, and a second sub picture element electrode. At least one of the first and second sub picture element electrodes has a body portion and a plurality of branches that extend from the body portion. A neighboring two of the branches are parallel with each other. The first sub picture element electrode connects to the switching element, and the second sub picture element electrode connects, via capacitive coupling, to the switching element.