Patent ID: 7995170

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a first substrate, a second substrate placed to face the first substrate and a vertically aligned liquid crystal layer placed between the first and second substrates, wherein the liquid crystal display apparatus comprises a plurality of pixels each comprising a first electrode formed on the first substrate, a second electrode formed on the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer located between the first and second electrodes, the first substrate further comprises a reflection layer having a concave/convex surface and an insulating layer formed to cover the reflection layer, the first electrode being placed on the insulating layer and having a shape defined to exert alignment regulating force with which at least one liquid crystal domain having radially tilted orientation is formed in the liquid crystal layer in a voltage applied state, the second substrate has a protrusion protruding toward the liquid crystal layer in a region corresponding to the liquid crystal domain; and wherein the second substrate has a color filter layer and a black matrix, and a light-shading layer is formed of the same film as the black matrix, and wherein the light-shading layer shades the protrusion and is spaced from the black matrix.