Patent ID: 7646465
Filing Date: 2010-01-12
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate, a second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate; a color filter formed on a predetermined region of the first substrate; a common electrode formed on and contacting the color filter; a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines formed on the second substrate and crossing each other to define a plurality of pixels; a plurality of switch elements each being formed in each of the plurality of pixel regions, each of the plurality of switch elements connected to an associated one of the plurality of gate lines and an associated one of the plurality of data lines; a plurality of pixel electrodes each being connected with an associated one of the plurality of switch elements; a common voltage connector formed on the second substrate outside an area where the plurality of pixel regions are defined, the common voltage connector configured to apply a common voltage to the common electrode; and a plurality of spacers positioned and configured to substantially maintain a predetermined interval between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein at least one of the plurality of spacers is disposed outside the area where the plurality of pixel regions are defined, wherein the common electrode covers the at least one spacer of the spacers disposed outside the area where the pixel regions are defined, and wherein the at least one spacer formed outside the area where the pixel regions are defined is electrically connected to the common voltage connector.