Patent ID: 9041894
Filing Date: 2015-05-26
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate which includes a pixel electrode provided in a pixel; a second substrate which includes a counter electrode provided opposite to the pixel electrode; a liquid crystal layer which is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal layer including a liquid crystal that has a negative dielectric anisotropy; and a spacer which is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the pixel electrode includes a first portion which is formed by a plurality of first branch portions extending in a first direction, a second portion which is formed by a plurality of second branch portions extending in a second direction, a third portion which is formed by a plurality of third branch portions extending in a third direction, and a fourth portion which is formed by a plurality of fourth branch portions extending in a fourth direction, the first direction, the second direction, the third direction, and the fourth direction are different directions from one another, the spacer is provided at a position in the pixel which is surrounded by the first portion, the second portion, the third portion, and the fourth portion of the pixel electrode when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first substrate, when a voltage is applied between the pixel electrode and the counter electrode, a first region in which the liquid crystal is aligned along the first branch portions, a second region in which the liquid crystal is aligned along the second branch portions, a third region in which the liquid crystal is aligned along the third branch portions, and a fourth region in which the liquid crystal is aligned along the fourth branch portions are formed by the plurality of first branch portions, the plurality of second branch portions, the plurality of third branch portions, and the plurality of fourth branch portions, the first substrate includes a TFT which is provided in the pixel, and the spacer is provided at a position so as to overlap the TFT when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a plane of the first substrate.