Patent ID: 7884916
Filing Date: 2011-02-08
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
1. A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate facing each other; a gate line and a data line formed on the first substrate such that the gate line and the data line intersect each other to define a pixel region; a thin film transistor formed at an intersection of the gate line and the data line; a black matrix layer formed on the second substrate such that the black matrix layer is disposed corresponding to a region other than the pixel region; a color filter layer formed on the second substrate such that the color filter layer is disposed corresponding to the pixel region; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; a first column spacer formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate having a first height such that the first column spacer is disposed corresponding to one of a signal line and the thin film transistor; a second column spacer formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate wherein the second column spacer has a second height to form a first gap between the second column spacer and the second substrate or the first substrate, respectively, such that the second column spacer is disposed corresponding to the gate line; and a third column spacer formed on one of the first substrate and the second substrate wherein the third column spacer has a third height to form a second gap between the third column spacer and the second substrate or the first substrate, respectively, such that the third column spacer is disposed corresponding to the data line.