Patent ID: 9488878
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G02F

Claim Text:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a first electrode provided on a first surface of the first substrate, the first surface facing the second substrate, the first electrode including a plurality of convex and concave portions; a first oriented film provided on the first surface of the first substrate; a second electrode provided on a second surface of the second substrate, the second surface facing the first substrate; and a liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein at least one of the convex portions includes a plurality of stepped portions, wherein the plurality of convex and concave portions includes convex stem portions that pass a pixel center portion and extend in a cross shape and a plurality of branched convex portions that extend from the convex stem portions toward a pixel circumferential portion, and wherein the plurality of stepped portions are provided at the convex stem portions, each of the plurality of stepped portions comprising a first surface positioned at a center portion of one of the convex stem portions, a second surface positioned on both sides of the first surface, and a third surface positioned outside the second surface, and wherein a height of the first surface is greater than a height of the second surface, and a height of the second surface is greater than a height of the third surface.