Patent ID: 6778248
Filing Date: 2004-08-17
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A flat display apparatus comprising:a first substrate; a second substrate disposed opposite to and apart from the first substrate for a predetermined distance; a sealing material disposed between the first and second substrates and formed into a frame-like shape to bond the first and second substrates to each other; a light modulation layer held in a gap between the first and second substrates bonded to each other with the sealing material; and columnar patterned spacers secured integrally with at least either of the first and second substrates to maintain the gap, the spacers being formed of a different material from the sealing material; wherein the spacers are disposed apart from and across a parting line which is formed along substantial centers of the sealing material in the widthwise direction of the sealing material, and wherein a portion of each of the spacers is disposed in the sealing material and other portion of the spacers projects from the sealing material.