Patent ID: 8432519
Filing Date: 2013-04-30
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a vertical-alignment type liquid crystal layer provided between the first substrate and the second substrate; a first electrode provided on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate; a second electrode provided on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate; and a plurality of pixels, wherein, each of the plurality of pixels includes a plurality of first linear alignment regulating structures provided on the liquid crystal layer side of the first substrate and a plurality of second linear alignment regulating structures provided on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate; the plurality of first linear alignment regulating structures and the plurality of second linear alignment regulating structures each have a first component extending along a first axis and a second component extending along a second axis which is different from the first axis, the plurality of second linear alignment regulating structures being a plurality of linear dielectric protrusions; the liquid crystal display device further comprises a connection dielectric protrusion provided on the liquid crystal layer side of the second substrate, the connection dielectric protrusion interconnecting a linear dielectric protrusion belonging to a given pixel and a linear dielectric protrusion which belongs to a pixel adjoining the given pixel and which is not collinear with the linear dielectric protrusion belonging to the given pixel; and the connection dielectric protrusion has a plurality of edges, the plurality of edges including at least one edge extending in a direction which is different from a direction of an edge of the first electrode and different from a direction of an edge of the linear dielectric protrusion.