Patent ID: 8908140

Claim:
A liquid crystal display panel comprising: a thin film transistor substrate including a pixel electrode; a counter substrate including a counter electrode; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the thin film transistor substrate and the counter substrate; and spacers provided at at least four corners of a pixel defined by the pixel electrode; wherein the counter electrode includes a hole located at a center of the pixel; the spacers are provided on the thin film transistor substrate and taper towards the counter substrate; the liquid crystal display panel aligns liquid crystal molecules perpendicularly to the substrate surfaces when no voltage is applied; the liquid crystal molecules are aligned in a direction parallel or substantially parallel to a substrate surface of the thin film transistor substrate and aligned along a line extending from the four corners of the pixel towards a center of the pixel when a voltage which is not lower than a threshold voltage is applied; the thin film transistor substrate includes a scanning line; the scanning line is arranged to pass through the center of the pixel; and the hole of the counter electrode is provided in a region where the scanning line is provided.