Patent ID: 8724065

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate including a gate line extending in a first direction, a source line extending in a second direction crossing the first direction, a switching element which is electrically connected to the gate line and the source line, and a pixel electrode disposed in a pixel having a greater length in the first direction than in the second direction, the pixel electrode including a first main pixel electrode and a second main pixel electrode which extend in the second direction, a contact portion which is located at a substantially middle point between the first main pixel electrode and the second main pixel electrode, extends in the second direction and is put in contact with the switching element, and a sub-pixel electrode which connects the first main pixel electrode, the second main pixel electrode and the contact portion; a second substrate including a common electrode, the common electrode including a first main common electrode which is located between the first main pixel electrode and the contact portion and extends in the second direction, and a second main common electrode which is located between the second main pixel electrode and the contact portion and extends in the second direction; and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate.