Patent ID: 6356329
Filing Date: 2002-03-12
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:(1) a liquid crystal panel including an electrodes substrate provided with a comb-like pixel electrodes and comb-like counter electrodes, a counter substrate which opposes the electrodes substrate, and a liquid crystal layer containing therein liquid crystal molecules which are driven by an electric field that is generated in a substantially parallel manner with respect to a surface of the electrodes substrate when voltage is applied on the pixel electrodes and counter electrodes; and (2) a driving circuit for supply predetermined electric signals to the pixel electrodes and the counter electrodes, wherein longitudinal directions of the comb-teeth portions of the comb-like pixel and counter electrode are aligned with each other, wherein rubbing directions of said two substrates are substantially equal so that the longitudinal axes of liquid crystal molecules are set substantially in parallel to the rubbing directions, and said rubbing directions are 10Â° with respect to said longitudinal direction of the comb-teeth portion of the comb-like electrodes, and wherein magnitudes of inclining directions of liquid crystal molecules which are closest to the electrodes substrate and those of liquid crystal molecules which are closest to the counter substrate are equal, and inclining directions of liquid crystal molecules located between the electrode and counter substrate are arranged in a splay pattern symmetric to a plane located midway between said electrode and counter substrates.