Patent ID: 8854585

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: a liquid crystal layer exhibiting Kerr effect; a first electrode including combtooth portions facing one main surface of the liquid crystal layer, the combtooth portions each extending in a first direction and arranged in a second direction, the first and second directions being parallel with the main surface and crossing each other; a second electrode electrically insulated from the first electrode, the second electrode including a portion that faces the main surface and is positioned in a gap between the combtooth portions or that faces the main surface with the gap interposed therebetween; an insulating layer interposed between the first and second electrodes; and first protruding portions each extending in the first direction and arranged in the second direction, wherein each of the first protruding portions faces the main surface with the combtooth portion interposed therebetween such that a surface of the combtooth portion facing the main surface includes a first convex surface having a ridge shape, or wherein each of the first protruding portions faces the main surface with the portion of the second electrode interposed therebetween such that a surface of the portion of the second electrode facing the main surface includes a first convex surface having a ridge shape.