Patent ID: 7486366

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate facing said first substrate; a liquid crystal layer sealed between said first substrate and said second substrate; a first electrode formed on said first substrate; a second electrode formed on said second substrate; a first molecule orientation film formed on said first substrate so as to cover said first electrode; a second molecule orientation film formed on said second substrate so as to cover said second electrode; a first polarizing plate provided outside of said first substrate; and a second polarizing plate provided outside of said second substrate in a crossed Nicol state to said first polarizing plate, wherein: in a non-driving state in which a driving voltage is not applied between said first electrode and said second electrode, liquid crystal molecules are oriented in a vertical direction to a surface of said first and second substrates by said first molecule orientation film and said second molecule orientation film, respectively; and a plurality of directional patterns are formed directly on said first substrate in a common direction.