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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Junichi Kobayashi, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Yoshio Iwai, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Harada, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Junichi Kobayashi, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Yoshio Iwai, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Kazuyuki Harada, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Yasuhiro Yamamoto, Ishikawa-ken, JP;
Japan Display Central Inc., Fukaya-shi, JP;
Abstract
In one embodiment, a liquid crystal display device includes first and second substrates, an active area to display an image, a seal material surrounding the active area, and an intermediate area between the active area and the seal area. In the intermediate area, first and second color filters are formed on the second substrate. An overcoat layer is laminated on the first and second color filters. First and second pillar-shaped spacers are provided between the overcoat layer and the first substrate corresponding to the first and second color filters to form a first and second cell gaps between the first and second substrates, respectively. The first cell gap adjacent to the active area between the first and second substrates is smaller than the second cell gap adjacent to the seal area in the intermediate area.