Patent ID: 6816223
Filing Date: 2004-11-09
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display element comprising:a pair of substrates arranged parallel to each other; first and second transparent electrodes, the first electrode being formed on one substrate and the second electrode being formed on the other substrate of the pair, the electrodes having predetermined patterns formed on the respective substrates and forming a display area; perpendicularly oriented membranes respectively formed on the transparent electrodes; and a liquid crystal layer consisting of the liquid crystal molecules sandwiched by the substrates, wherein: the pair of substrates being arranged such that the respective first and second transparent electrodes face each other; a series of nearly rectangular slits are formed on the respective first and second transparent electrodes by removing portions of the electrodes in the display area formed by electrodes; and the series of the slits on the first of the transparent electrodes are alternately arranged with respect to the series of slits on the facing second electrode in a normal direction to a longitudinal direction of the series of the slits, when the substrates are viewed perpendicular to the substrates vertically.