Liquid crystal device comprising an orientation control element giving an orientation regulating force to counteract an orientation regulating force given by an edge of pixel electrode

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• a first substrate having thereon a pixel electrode and an active element;
• a second substrate having thereon an opposed electrode;
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between said first and second substrates with said pixel and opposed electrodes facing each other,
• a first orientation control element locally provided to be located on the pixel electrode near an edge of the pixel electrode on said first substrate and giving an orientation regulating force to liquid crystal molecules near the edge of said pixel electrode on said first substrate, the orientation regulating force counteracting an orientation regulating force given by the edge of said pixel electrode to said liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer, so that said liquid crystal molecules including those near said edge are oriented in a substantially the same direction, when difference in orientation direction among the liquid crystal molecules adjacent to each other near said edge is caused by the orientation regulating force given to the liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer by said edge of said pixel electrode when voltage is being applied between said pixel and opposed electrodes;
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• a second orientation control element giving an orientation regulating force that orients the liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer in a predetermined direction different from the directions of the orientation regulating force given by the edge of the pixel electrode to the liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer and the orientation regulating force given by said first orientation control element.