Patent ID: 8542329

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate having a pixel electrode formed thereon, the pixel electrode including a first pixel electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in a first direction and a second pixel electrode portion connected with one end of the first pixel electrode portion and extending in a second direction orthogonally crossing the first direction; a second substrate having a counter electrode formed thereon and facing the first substrate, the counter electrode including a first counter electrode portion in a belt-like shape extending in the first direction to form a lateral electric field between the first counter electrode portion and the first pixel electrode portion; and a liquid crystal layer held between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the first substrate further comprises a first auxiliary capacitance line and a second auxiliary capacitance line respectively extending in the second direction, the pixel electrode further includes a third pixel electrode portion arranged above the first auxiliary capacitance line and connected with the other end of the first pixel electrode portion, and the second pixel electrode portion is located above the second auxiliary capacitance line.