Patent ID: 7046325

Claim:
An active matrix liquid crystal display device, comprising: a pair of substrates, at least one of which is transparent; a liquid crystal composite layer provided between said substrates; a plurality of scanning lines and video signal lines provided in a matrix manner on a surface of one of said substrates facing the other substrate; at least one pixel electrode, and at least one common electrode; an active element connected to said pixel electrode, said scanning line and said video signal line, respectively; wherein said pixel electrode is bent so as to be inclined in first and second directions which are symmetrical relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal, where the first direction of said pixel electrode is at a plus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction of the liquid crystal, while the second direction of the pixel electrode is at a minus predetermined angle relative to the alignment direction with substantially the same absolute angle with that of the first direction, thereby making the first and second directions symmetrical relative to the alignment direction.