Patent ID: 7471366

Claim:
A liquid crystal device, comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a plurality of pixel electrodes disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, each of the plurality of pixel electrodes having a line-symmetric shape, the plurality of pixel electrodes including a first pixel electrode and a second pixel electrode that face each other, the first pixel electrode having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a first distance to the second pixel electrode, the second portion having a second distance to the second pixel electrode, the first distance being larger than the second distance; an alignment layer disposed between the plurality of pixel electrodes and the second substrate; a liquid crystal disposed between the alignment layer and the second substrate, the liquid crystal aligned by the alignment layer; and an opposite electrode disposed between the liquid crystal and the second substrate, a selective electric voltage being applied between the opposite electrode and at least one of the plurality of pixel electrodes to change an orientation state of the liquid crystal from a spray orientation to a bend orientation.