Liquid crystal display device

Abstract

A display device having a display element is configured such that the extending directions of electrodes are made different from each other among upper, lower, left and right pixels.

1 . A display device having a display element, wherein the display element is configured such that the extending directions of electrodes are made different from each other among upper, lower, left and right pixels.  
   
   
       2 . A display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the extending direction of the electrodes in each pixel is unidirectional.  
   
   
       3 . A display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the pixels include two types of pixels in which the extending directions of the electrodes are symmetrical with respect to the gate-signal-line extending direction or the video-signal-line extending direction, and the pixels are alternately arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions.  
   
   
       4 . A display device according to  claim 2 , wherein the pixels include two types of pixels in which the extending directions of the electrodes are symmetrical with respect to the gate-signal-line extending direction or the video-signal-line extending direction, and the pixels are alternately arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions.  
   
   
       5 . A display device according to  claim 1 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       6 . A display device according to  claim 2 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       7 . A display device according to  claim 3 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       8 . A display device according to  claim 4 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       9 . A display device having a display element, wherein the display element includes lower planar electrodes and upper electrodes each of which has a large number of line-like portions or slit portions both electrodes of which are formed on a same substrate, and the extending directions of the large number of line-like portions or slit portions are made different from each other among upper, lower, left and right pixels.  
   
   
       10 . A display device according to  claim 9 , wherein the extending direction of the line-like portions and the slit portions in each pixel is unidirectional.  
   
   
       11 . A display device according to  claim 9 , wherein the pixels include two types of pixels in which the extending directions of the line-like portions or the slit portions are symmetrical with respect to the gate-signal-line extending direction or the video-signal-line extending direction, and the pixels are alternately arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions.  
   
   
       12 . A display device according to  claim 10 , wherein the pixels include two types of pixels in which the extending directions of the line-like portions or the slit portions are symmetrical with respect to the gate-signal-line extending direction or the video-signal-line extending direction, and the pixels are alternately arranged in the upper, lower, left and right directions.  
   
   
       13 . A display device according to  claim 9 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       14 . A display device according to  claim 10 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       15 . A display device according to  claim 11 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.  
   
   
       16 . A display device according to  claim 12 , wherein the display element includes color filters having three primary colors and the color filters are arranged such that the color filters of the same color are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the display device and the color filters of three primary colors are sequentially arranged in the lateral direction of the display device.