Liquid crystal display apparatus

摘要

A liquid-crystal display apparatus having a plurality of pixels comprises a pair of substrates (12,14), a liquid crystal (16) having a negative dielectric anisotropy, inserted between the two substrates (12,14), first and second electrodes (18,22) formed on the pair of substrates (12,14), respectively, and a first and second alignment control structure (30,44;32,46) formed linearly on the substrates (12,14) for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal. The first and second alignment control structures (30,32,44,46) are bent in a zigzag fashion and extend parallel with each other; and the liquid-crystal display apparatus comprises an additional structure (76,76x,78,78x) for controlling the alignment of the liquid crystal, extending from the bent portion of the first and/or second alignment control structures (30,32;44,46).