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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2008
Shuichi Tatemori, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Kabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Uejima, Tokyo, JP;
Shuichi Tatemori, Kanagawa, JP;
Masaaki Kabe, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidemasa Yamaguchi, Kanagawa, JP;
Seiji Uejima, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a liquid crystal display device including, a liquid crystal layer, a first substrate and a second substrate which face each other through the liquid crystal layer therebetween, and a plurality of columnar spacers holding a gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the plurality of columnar spacers include a first columnar spacer and a second columnar spacer which are formed to be substantially equal in height, and a substrate surface of one of the first substrate and the second substrate is provided with a recess in at least one of a part where to dispose the first columnar spacer and a part where to dispose the second columnar spacer.