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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
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; liquid crystal contained between the substrates; a polymer which determines directions in which liquid crystal molecules tilt; a plurality of gate and data bus lines; and a plurality of picture elements. At least one of the picture elements includes a switching element, and first and second sub picture element electrodes. 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. The first substrate further includes a control electrode that is connected to the switching element and the first sub picture element electrode. The control electrode is capacitively coupled to the second sub picture element electrode through an insulating film. The area of the second sub picture element electrode is larger than the area of the first sub picture element electrode.