Patent ID: 11860485
Assignee: JAPAN DISPLAY INC.
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A liquid-crystal display device comprising:
a substrate including a first electrode and a second electrode;
a liquid-crystal layer above the first and second electrodes, wherein
the first electrode has a slit that has a base portion, a first protruding portion protruding from the base portion, and a second protruding portion protruding from the base portion,
the first protruding portion runs in a first direction,
the base portion runs in a second direction different from the first direction,
the first protruding portion has a first width at a first region and a second width at a second region that is located between the first region and the base portion,
the second width is wider than the first width,
the first protruding portion has a side protruding from the base portion,
the side has a bend portion,
the second protruding portion has a third width at a third region and a fourth width at a fourth region that is located between the third region and the base portion,
the fourth width is wider than the third width,
the slit has first protruding portions including the first protruding portion, and second protruding portions including the second protruding portion,
the first protruding portions protrude from the base portion to a first side, and
the second protruding portions protrude from the base portion to a second side opposite to the first side.