Patent ID: 8810759

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device which is configured such that a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules having negative dielectric constant anisotropy is held between a first substrate and a second substrate, comprising: pixel electrodes which are disposed in association with a plurality of pixels which are arrayed in a matrix, in the first substrate; a first alignment film which is disposed in a manner to cover the pixel electrodes and aligns the liquid crystal molecules in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first substrate; light-blocking wiring lines which are disposed in a manner to cross the pixel electrodes and are formed of a light-blocking, electrically conductive material; a counter-electrode which is disposed in common with the plurality of pixels, in the second substrate; a second alignment film which is disposed in a manner to cover the counter-electrode and aligns the liquid crystal molecules in a direction substantially perpendicular to the second substrate; and an insulative protrusion which controls an alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules in a manner to form a multi-domain in each of the pixels, wherein the protrusion includes a first protrusion which is disposed in a manner to overlap the light blocking wiring line, and a second protrusion which is disposed in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first protrusion and is formed to be narrower than the first protrusion, wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion are disposed in a manner to cross at a substantially central part on the pixel electrode, and the second protrusion extends substantially parallel to a long side of the pixel electrode and is formed to be shorter than the long side of the pixel electrode.