In-plane field type liquid crystal display device comprising liquid crystal molecules with more than two kinds of reorientation directions

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising:

a first substrate;

a second substrate;

a first electrode and a second electrode formed on the first substrate, the second electrode being arranged at an upper layer with respect to the first electrode;

a drain signal line and a gate signal line formed on the first substrate; and

a liquid crystal layer driven by an electric field formed between the first electrode and the second electrode;

wherein the first electrode extends in parallel to the drain signal line and the second electrode extends at a slanted direction to the drain signal line.

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the first electrode is provided in a same layer as the gate signal line.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein the second electrode extends at two slanted directions to the drain signal line.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein the second electrode extends at two slanted directions to the drain signal line.

5. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 , wherein an area of the first electrode is larger than an area of the second electrode.

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 2 , wherein an area of the first electrode is larger than an area of the second electrode.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 3 , wherein an area of the first electrode is larger than an area of the second electrode.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 4 , wherein an area of the first electrode is larger than an area of the second electrode.