Patent ID: 8786534

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate including a first gate line and a second gate line which extend in a first direction and are disposed with a first pitch along a second direction crossing the first direction, a storage capacitance line which is located at a substantially middle point between the first gate line and the second gate line and extends in the first direction, a first source line and a second source line which extend in the second direction and are disposed with a second pitch, which is less than the first pitch, along the first direction, a switching element which is electrically connected to the first gate line and the first source line, and a pixel electrode surrounded by the first gate line, the second gate line, the first source line and the second source line, the pixel electrode including a contact portion which is located above the storage capacitance line, is put in contact with the switching element and extends in the first direction, a first main pixel electrode which is continuous with a part of the contact portion, which is located on the first source line side, and extends in the second direction, and a second main pixel electrode which is continuous with a part of the contact portion, which is located on the second source line side, and extends in the second direction; a second substrate including a common electrode including main common electrodes which are located between the first main pixel electrode and the second main pixel electrode, above the first source line, and above the second source line, respectively, and extend in the second direction; and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate.