Disclosed is a liquid crystal display capable of high quality image and bright display. Gate signal lines are curved at near switching elements of the liquid crystal display. A pixel area is defined by the gate signal lines and their intersecting data signal lines. Pixel electrodes and common electrodes are disposed along a longitudinal direction of a pixel. A pixel signal and a common signal line is connected to the pixel electrode and the common electrode respectively. A storage capacitor may be formed in the middle of a longitudinal direction of the pixel, or where generally a texture may arise during display. One half of the pixel may be symmetrical with the other half with respect to the storage capacitor. A common signal line may be parallel with the data signal line and be disposed nearer to the data signal line than a pixel signal line. The pixel may be disposed symmetrically with respect to the data signal line therebetween. The pixel shape may also be repeated in the direction of the gate signal line.

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›1.independentA liquid crystal display, comprising:na substrate;a first signal line formed on the substrate;a second signal line intersecting the first signal line;…+27

›2.↳ 1The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the first common electrode forms a first outer edge of the common electrode and the second common elect…d2+21

›3.↳ 2The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the common electrode comprises a common signal line connecting the first common electrode and the secon…d3+17

›4.↳ 3The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the common electrode comprises a center common electrode formed between the first common electrode and …d4+1

›6.↳ 3The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the pixel signal line is parallel to the second signal line.d4

›7.↳ 3The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the common signal line is parallel to the second signal line.d4+7

›8.↳ 7The liquid crystal display of claim 7, wherein the common electrode comprises a center common electrode formed between the first common electrode and …d5+1

›10.↳ 7The liquid crystal display of claim 7, wherein the pixel signal line is parallel to the second signal line.d5

›11.↳ 7The liquid crystal display of claim 7, wherein the distance between the common signal line and the second signal line is shorter than the distance bet…d5+3

›15.↳ 3The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the distance between the common signal line and the second signal line is shorter than the distance bet…d4+3

›19.↳ 3The liquid crystal display of claim 3, wherein the common electrode comprises a center common electrode formed between the first common electrode and …d4+1

›21.↳ 2The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the common electrode comprises a center common electrode formed between the first common electrode and …d3+1

›23.↳ 2The liquid crystal display of claim 2, wherein the pixel signal line is parallel to the second signal line.d3

›24.↳ 1The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the common electrode comprises a common signal line connecting the first common electrode and the secon…d2+1

›26.↳ 1The liquid crystal display of claim 1, wherein the pixel signal line is parallel to the second signal line.d2

›27.↳ 1The liquid crystal display of claim 1, further comprising a capacitor electrode comprising a triangle shaped portion.d2+1

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Section G — Physics

G02F1/1343

USPC · US Patent Classification

349/141349/146349/145

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related publication	US 20110216279 A1	8 Sep 2011

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