Liquid crystal display device

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate including;
• a pixel electrode having a first main electrode extending like a belt in a first extending direction, a first auxiliary electrode extending from a first end side of the first main electrode in a direction different from the first extending direction, and a second auxiliary electrode extending from a second end side of the first main electrode in a direction different from the first extending direction, and a first alignment layer covering the pixel electrode;
• a second substrate including,
• a first counter electrode having 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;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules 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, and the first auxiliary electrode and the second auxiliary electrode are each disposed in an area where an angle between a reference straight line which is parallel with an initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules and passes through the center of the first main electrode and the center line which is parallel with the first extending direction and passes the center of the first main electrode is an obtuse angle.

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate including a first line and a second line extending in directions parallel with each other, a pixel electrode having a first main electrode disposed between the first line and the second line and extending like a belt in a first extending direction, a second main electrode extending like a belt in a second extending direction different from the first extending direction and connected with the first main electrode, a first auxiliary electrode extending from a second end side of the first main electrode toward the second line, a second auxiliary electrode extending from a connected portion of the first main electrode with the second main electrode toward the first line, and a third auxiliary electrode extending from a second end side of the second main electrode toward the second line, and a first alignment layer covering the pixel electrode;
• a second substrate including a first counter electrode having a third main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction and a fourth main electrode extending like a belt in the second extending direction and connected with the third main electrode, a second counter electrode having a fifth main electrode extending like a belt in the first extending direction and a sixth main electrode extending like a belt in the second extending direction and connected with the fifth main electrode, and a second alignment layer covering the first counter electrode and the second counter electrode;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules held between the first substrate and the second substrate,
• wherein the third main electrode and the fifth main electrode are disposed on both sides of the first main electrode, the fourth main electrode and the sixth main electrode are disposed on both sides of the second main electrode, and an initial alignment direction of the liquid crystal molecules is parallel with a direction passing through an interstice between the second end side of the first main electrode and the first line and an interstice between the second end side of the second main electrode and the first line.