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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2000
Hidefumi Yamashita, Yamato, JP;
Michikazu Noguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Taroh Hasumi, Machida, JP;
Tatsushi Koike, Sagamihara, JP;
Hidefumi Yamashita, Yamato, JP;
Michikazu Noguchi, Sagamihara, JP;
Taroh Hasumi, Machida, JP;
Tatsushi Koike, Sagamihara, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device having a narrow frame, which is capable of effectively removing a defective display owing to entering of a seal member to a display area. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a liquid crystal display device comprising first and second substratesanddisposed at a predetermined gap d; a liquid crystal sealed in the gap d; a seal memberprovided at the gap dbetween the first and second substratesandand outside a display area, the seal memberbeing for sealing the liquid crystal; and a wall-like structureprovided outside the display areaand inside the seal member, the wall-like structurebeing made of a material different from that of the seal memberand composed of a plurality of rows.