US Patent 7446841 Liquid crystal display apparatus

In an LCD apparatus, a pixel area defined by data lines and gate lines intersected with each other has a V-shape. A first electrode having the V-shape is formed in the pixel area disposed adjacent to a data line corresponding to a present stage among the data lines so as to partially cover the pixel area and a second electrode having the V-shape is formed in the pixel area adjacent to a data line corresponding to a previous stage among the data lines so as to cover the pixel area partially. A pixel electrode is partially overlapped with the first and second electrodes or spaced apart from the first and second electrodes in a predetermined interval. Accordingly, a width of a light-shielding layer for covering the first and second electrodes and an interval between the data line and the first and second electrodes may be reduced, thereby enhancing a transmittance and a response time.