Patent ID: 9599864
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: G02F

Claim:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate; a first electrode and a second electrode respectively formed on inner surfaces of the first and second substrates that face each other, a cell gap formed between the inner surfaces of the first and second substrates; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second electrodes, major axes of molecules of the liquid crystal layer being aligned parallel to a direction of the cell gap in the absence of voltage, the molecules of the liquid crystal layer having a negative dielectric anisotropy; and at least one third electrode formed in the liquid crystal layer to divide the liquid crystal layer into a plurality of sub-liquid crystal layers in the direction of the cell gap, wherein the third electrode is a pixel electrode, and the pixel electrode comprises: a central cross pattern electrode; and a plurality of fine branch electrodes extending from the cross pattern electrode in diagonal directions.