Liquid crystal display

Abstract

A liquid crystal display includes: a plurality of pixel electrodes each having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode that face each other in a diagonal direction; a plurality of gate lines; and a plurality of data lines that intersect the plurality of gate lines and at least partially overlap the pixel electrodes.

1 . A liquid crystal display comprising:
 a plurality of pixel electrodes each having a first sub-pixel electrode and a second sub-pixel electrode that face each other in a diagonal direction and are connected to each other;   a plurality of gate lines; and   a plurality of data lines that intersect the plurality of gate lines and at least partially overlap the pixel electrodes.   
   
   
       2 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second sub-pixel electrodes comprises first and second edges that are parallel to the gate line and third and fourth edges that are parallel to the data line. 
   
   
       3 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines, the data lines, and the pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       4 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 3 , wherein each data line comprises a first data line connected to the pixel electrodes through the thin film transistors, and second and third data lines that are adjacent to the first data line, respectively. 
   
   
       5 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 4 , wherein the pixel electrode overlaps the first to third data lines. 
   
   
       6 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 5 , wherein the first data line overlaps both the first and second sub-pixel electrodes, the second data line overlaps the first sub-pixel electrodes, and the third data line overlaps the second sub-pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       7 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 6 , wherein data voltages having the same polarity are applied to the second and third data lines, and the polarity of the data voltage applied to the first data line is opposite to that applied to the second and third data lines. 
   
   
       8 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of thin film transistors connected to the pixel electrodes that are adjacent in the column direction are alternately disposed at both sides of the data line. 
   
   
       9 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , further comprising an organic film formed between the pixel electrodes and the data lines. 
   
   
       10 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 3 , further comprising storage electrode lines that overlap the pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       11 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 10 , wherein an opening is formed in the organic film at a position where the storage electrode line overlaps the pixel electrode. 
   
   
       12 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 10 , wherein the thin film transistor comprises a drain electrode connected to the pixel electrode, and at least a portion of the drain electrode overlaps the storage electrode line. 
   
   
       13 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of color filters that are formed between the pixel electrodes and the data lines. 
   
   
       14 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 10 , wherein an opening is formed in the color filter at a position where the storage electrode line overlaps the pixel electrode. 
   
   
       15 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a common electrode that faces the pixel electrodes; and   a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode,   wherein liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in parallel with the pixel electrodes and the common electrode when no electric field is applied.   
   
   
       16 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a common electrode that faces the pixel electrodes; and   a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode,   wherein liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in a splay alignment mode when no electric field is applied, and are aligned in a bend alignment mode when the electric field is applied.   
   
   
       17 . A liquid crystal display comprising:
 a plurality of pixel electrodes;   a plurality of gate lines that transmit gate signals to the pixel electrodes; and   a plurality of data lines that intersect the gate lines and transmit data voltages to the pixel electrodes,   wherein the data line overlaps the pixel electrodes and comprises a first portion that lies on a first imaginary straight line and a second portion that lies on a second imaginary straight line separated from and parallel to the first imaginary straight line.   
   
   
       18 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , wherein the first and second portions overlap different pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       19 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , wherein each pixel electrode comprises first and second edges that are parallel to the gate lines and third and fourth edges that are parallel to the data lines. 
   
   
       20 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of storage electrode lines that overlap the pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       21 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 20 , further comprising a light blocking member disposed between adjacent pixel electrodes. 
   
   
       22 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 21 , wherein the light blocking member comprises a first light blocking member that is adjacent to the first portion of the data line and a second light blocking member that is adjacent to the second portion of the data line. 
   
   
       23 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 22 , wherein the first light blocking member is separated from the second light blocking member, and the first light blocking member is connected to the storage electrode line. 
   
   
       24 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 20 , wherein the light blocking member is formed of the same material as the storage electrode line. 
   
   
       25 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising an organic film formed between the pixel electrodes and the data lines. 
   
   
       26 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 25 , wherein an opening is formed in the organic film at a position where the storage electrode line overlaps the pixel electrode. 
   
   
       27 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of color filters that are formed between the pixel electrodes and the data lines. 
   
   
       28 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 27 , wherein an opening is formed in the color filter at a position where the storage electrode line overlaps the pixel electrode. 
   
   
       29 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising a plurality of thin film transistors connected to the gate lines, the data lines, and the pixel electrodes,
 wherein the plurality of thin film transistors connected to the pixel electrodes that are adjacent in the column direction are alternately disposed at both sides of the data line.   
   
   
       30 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , wherein data voltages having opposite polarities are applied to the two adjacent data lines. 
   
   
       31 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a common electrode that faces the pixel electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode,   wherein liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in parallel with the pixel electrodes and the common electrodes when no electric field is applied.   
   
   
       32 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a common electrode that faces the pixel electrodes; and   a liquid crystal layer interposed between the pixel electrodes and the common electrode,   wherein liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer are aligned in a splay alignment mode when no electric field is applied, and are aligned in a bend alignment mode when the electric field is applied.