Patent ID: 8885132

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a first substrate including: a first line and a second line which extend in directions parallel with each other, a pixel electrode including a first main electrode disposed between the first line and the second line and extending like a belt in a first extending direction, a first auxiliary electrode extending from a first end side of the first main electrode only toward the first line and having an end, and a second auxiliary electrode extending from a second end side of the first main electrode only toward the second line, and a first alignment layer covering the pixel electrode; a second substrate including: a first counter electrode including a second main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction, a second counter electrode having a third main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction, and a second alignment layer covering the first counter electrode and the second counter electrode; a liquid crystal layer formed of liquid crystal molecules and held between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second main electrode and the third main electrode are disposed on both sides of the first main electrode, an initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules is parallel with a direction passing through an interstice between the first end side of the first main electrode and the second line, and through an interstice between the second end side of the first main electrode and the first line, and the distance between the end of the first auxiliary electrode and the first line is shorter than the distance between the first main electrode and the second line on the first end side of the first main electrode.