Liquid crystal display device

摘要

According to one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate including a plurality of first signal lines disposed with a first pitch along a second direction, a plurality of second signal lines disposed with a second pitch along a first direction, and a first electrode including an n-number of first main electrodes (n is an integer of 2 or more), a second substrate including a second electrode including a plurality of second main electrodes disposed with a third pitch along the first direction, wherein an n-number of times the third pitch is substantially equal to the second pitch, and any one of the second main electrodes is located above each of the second signal lines.

主权项

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:
a first substrate including a plurality of first signal lines which extend in a first direction and are disposed with a first pitch along a second direction crossing the first direction, a plurality of second signal lines which extend in the second direction and are disposed with a second pitch along the first direction, and a first electrode including an n-number of first main electrodes (n is an integer of 2 or more) which are arranged in the first direction, each of the first main electrodes extending in the second direction between two neighboring ones of the second signal lines; a second substrate including a second electrode including a plurality of second main electrodes which extend in the second direction on both sides of each of the first main electrodes and are disposed with a third pitch along the first direction, and second sub-electrodes which are located above each of the first signal lines, extend in the first direction and are continuous with the second main electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the n-number of times the third pitch is substantially equal to the second pitch, and any one of the second main electrodes is located above each of the second signal lines, the first pitch is greater than the second pitch, the first substrate further includes a switching element which is electrically connected to any one of the first signal lines and any one of the second signal lines, the first electrode further includes at least one first sub-electrode which is electrically connected to the switching element, extends in the first direction, and is continuous with the n-number of first main electrodes, a transmissive region is formed between the first electrode and the second electrode, the first substrate further includes a third main electrode which is opposed to each of the second signal lines and has the same potential as the second main electrodes, the n-number of first main electrodes, the third main electrode, and the first sub-electrode are formed directly on an upper surface of a same insulation film, and the first substrate does not include any electrode electrically connected to the third main electrode between adjacent of the first main electrodes in plan view.