Patent ID: 7656474

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: liquid crystals containing polymerizable monomers between a first substrate provided with a pixel electrode having micro slits and a second substrate facing the first substrate; wherein the monomers are polymerizable as voltage is applied to the liquid crystals; and an alignment orientation of the liquid crystals is controllable to a direction in which the micro slits are extended, wherein the pixel electrode includes: a direct coupling part which is electrically connected to a switching element; a capacitive coupling part which is electrically insulated from the switching element, and which forms capacitance with a control capacitance electrode which has a same potential as that of a source electrode of the switching element; and a space which is between the direct coupling part and the capacitive coupling part, wherein directions in which the micro slits are extended along the direct coupling part and along the adjacent capacitive coupling part are orthogonal to each other.