Patent Publication Number: US-10310334-B2

Title: Display device and method of producing display device

Description:
TECHNICAL FIELD 
     The present invention relates to a display device, and a method of producing a display device. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     In a display panel such as a liquid crystal panel included in a display device, a technology for connecting a flexible circuit board having flexibility to an outer frame portion of a substrate included in the display panel has been known. The flexible circuit board is connected to the outer frame portion to supply driving signals or power to the display panel. Generally, in a method of producing a display device, after a pair of substrates of the display panel are bonded to each other with a sealant, such a flexible circuit board disposed on and connected to an outer frame portion of one of the substrates via an anisotropic conductive film (ACF). A liquid crystal display device including a flexible circuit board that is connected to the substrate of the display panel via the ACF is disclosed in Patent Document 1. 
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             Patent Document 1: Unexamined Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 2009-128779 
           
         
       
    
     Problem to be Solved by the Invention 
     However, in the liquid crystal display device disclosed in Patent Document 1, the liquid crystal panel includes a silicon substrate and a transparent substrate that are bonded to each other with a sealant, and a connection area (a mounting area) for connecting the flexible circuit board is provided on a part of the silicon substrate and outside the sealant so as to be projected from the transparent substrate. The flexible board is connected to the silicon substrate with thermocompression bonding and therefore, the connection area of the flexible circuit board necessarily has a width of approximately 1 mm to 2 mm. Therefore, in a configuration that the silicon substrate has the mounting area for the flexible circuit board outside the sealant, the frame width of the display device is increased by the mounting area and a narrow frame of the display device is less likely to be achieved. 
     DISCLOSURE OF THE PRESENT INVENTION 
     The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances. An object is to achieve a narrow frame in a display device. 
     Means for Solving the Problem 
     A technology described in this specification is related to a display device including a display panel including a first substrate having thin film patterns on a section of a plate surface thereof and a second substrate that is bonded to the first substrate with sealant that is disposed to surround the thin film patterns, the display panel performing displaying, and a resin film having flexibility and configuring a section of the thin film patterns and extending outside the sealant continuously from the thin film patterns, the resin film having a section outside the sealant and at least the section having metal lines through which signals for driving the display panel are transmitted. 
     According to the above display device, the resin film has flexibility and the section thereof configures a part of the thin film patterns and continuously extends from the thin film patterns to the outside of the sealant. Other section of the resin film on which the metal lines are formed is configured as the flexible circuit board to which signals for driving the display device are transmitted. The resin film extends continuously from the section of the first substrate to the outside of the sealant. Therefore, the section of the resin film overlaps the sealant between the first substrate and the second substrate. Therefore, a mounting area for mounting the flexible circuit board is not required to be provided outside the sealant. In comparison to the known display device including the mounting area for the flexible circuit board outside the sealant, a narrower frame can be provided in the display device. 
     The above display device may further include a reinforcing resin film on at least a part of the section of the resin film outside the sealant to increase a thickness of the resin film and reinforce the resin film. 
     The section of the resin film that configures a part of the thin film patterns preferably has a small thickness from a viewpoint of reducing a thickness of the display panel. The section of the resin film outside the sealant is required to have a great thickness ensuring sufficient strength. According to the above configuration, the strength of the section of the resin film outside the sealant can be ensured by the reinforcing resin film while reducing a thickness of the display panel. 
     The above display device may further include a resin material member having flexibility on a section of the resin film between the sealant and the reinforcing resin. 
     If the reinforcing resin film is disposed to be in contact with the sealant, the section of the resin film outside the sealant is less likely to be folded. The reinforcing resin film is preferably disposed away from the sealant. If the reinforcing resin film is disposed away from the sealant, the section of the resin film outside the sealant and near the sealant (hereinafter referred to as an edge section) has a small thickness and is less likely to have sufficient strength. According to the above configuration, the resin material member having flexibility is disposed between the sealant and the reinforcing resin film. The section of the resin film outside the sealant can be folded easily while ensuring the strength of the resin film at the edge section. 
     In the above display device, the first substrate may extend to a position overlapping the reinforcing resin film in a thickness direction of the first substrate. 
     According to such a configuration, the edge section is reinforced by the first substrate such that the strength of the resin film is further ensured. 
     In the above display device, the reinforcing resin film may be disposed continuously from the second substrate to a section of the resin film. 
     If the resin material member is disposed between the sealant and the reinforcing resin film, the resin material member may be removed from the resin film depending on the bonding strength between the resin material and the resin film when the section of the resin film outside the sealant is folded. With the above configuration, the section of the reinforcing resin film is disposed on the second substrate to be supported by the second substrate. Therefore, the strength of the resin film can be ensured at the edge section without providing the resin material between the sealant and the reinforcing resin film. 
     In the above display device, the display panel may include a display area and a non-display area within a panel surface area, the display area displaying images and the non-display area displaying no images, and the reinforcing resin may have a section positioned above the second substrate and the section overlaps only the non-display area in a thickness direction of the second substrate. 
     According to such a configuration, even if the section of the reinforcing resin film is disposed above the second substrate, the display quality of the display panel is not adversely affected and the strength of the resin film is ensured at the edge section. 
     In the above display device, the section of the resin film outside the sealant may be folded in an opposite side from the second substrate, and a gap may be provided between an end surface of the first substrate and a folded section of the resin film. 
     According to such a configuration, the end surface of the first substrate is not in contact with the folded section of the resin film by the gap. Therefore, the folded section of the resin film is less likely to be damaged by the end surface of the first substrate. 
     The above display device may further include a lighting device supplying light rays to the display panel, and one of the substrates may be fixed to the lighting device, and at least apart of the section of the resin film outside the sealant may be fixed to the lighting device. 
     According to such a configuration, the display device can be thinner compared to a configuration that the display panel or the section of the resin film that functions as the flexible circuit board is away from the backlight device. If the display panel or the section of the resin film that functions as the flexible circuit board is away from the lighting device, the section that functions as the flexible circuit board may be warped and damaged when the section that functions as the flexible circuit board is mounted on a casing of the display device during the production process of the display device. However, with the above configuration, the section that functions as the flexible circuit board is less likely to be damaged during the production process of the display device. 
     Another technology described in this specification is related to a method of producing a display device including a thin film forming process of forming thin film patterns including first metal lines and a resin film on one section of a first substrate and forming the resin film on another section of the first substrate, a line forming process of forming second metal lines on a section of the resin film to be directly connected to the first metal lines, a bonding process of disposing sealant on the first substrate to surround the thin film patterns and such that the resin film is disposed inside and outside a surrounded area, and bonding the first substrate and a second substrate opposite each other with the sealant after the line forming process, a second substrate removing process of removing a section of the second substrate outside the sealant after the bonding process, and a first substrate removing process of separating and removing at least a part of a section of the first substrate outside the sealant from the resin film after the bonding process. 
     According to the above described method of producing a display device, the thin film patterns including the first metal lines and the resin film are formed in the section of the first substrate in the pattern forming process. If the thin film transistors are configured with the thin film patterns, the sections of the metal lines are configured as the gate electrodes of the thin film transistors. The section of the resin film formed on the section of the first substrate is configured as the interlayer insulating film formed on each thin film transistor. The second metal lines that are directly connected to the first metal lines are formed on the section of the resin film in the line forming process. The section of the resin film formed on other section of the first substrate is configured as the flexible circuit board for transmitting the signals for driving the produced display device. 
     The bonding process is performed after the other processes. The sealant can be applied such that the section of the resin film to be the flexible circuit board is located at a position inside the sealant or near the sealant (including a position overlapping the sealant in the thickness direction of the first substrate). In the second substrate removing process and the first substrate removing process, large sections of the first substrate and the second substrate outside the sealant can be removed without maintaining mounting areas for mounting the flexible circuit board outside the sealant as in the known technology. In comparison to the known liquid crystal display device including the mounting area for mounting the flexible circuit board outside the sealant, the frame width of the display device can be reduced. 
     In the above method of producing a display device, in the thin film forming process, the resin film may be formed continuously on the one section of the first substrate and the other section of the first substrate, and in the bonding process, the sealant may be applied onto the first substrate such that the one section of the resin film extends outside the surrounded area. 
     According to such a method, the resin film formed on the section of the first substrate and the resin film formed on other section of the first substrate are collectively formed. Compared to a configuration in which the resin films are separately formed, the resin film forming process is simplified. 
     In the above method of producing a display device, in the first substrate removing process, the first substrate may be further removed at a section overlapping the sealant in a thickness direction of the first substrate. 
     According to such a method, if the section of the resin film outside the sealant is folded to an opposite side from the second substrate, a gap is likely to be provided between the end surface of the first substrate and the folded section of the resin film. The folded section of the resin film is less likely to be damaged by the end surface of the first substrate. 
     In the above method of producing a display device, in the thin film forming process, the resin film may be formed on the first substrate such that a mounting area for mounting a driver component that drives the display device is provided on an opposite side from an area for forming the thin film patterns on the first substrate, at least a section of the resin film may be between the mounting area and the area. The method may further include a mounting process of mounting the driver component on the mounting area on the first substrate provided in the thin film forming process after the second substrate removing process, and in the first substrate removing process, at least a section of an area of the first substrate except for the mounting area provided in the thin film forming process may be removed. 
     According to such a method, in the mounting process, the driver component is mounted in the area of the first substrate provided in the thin film forming process, and at least a part of the section of the first substrate outside the sealant and except for the section having the driver component is removed from the section of the first substrate outside the sealant in the first substrate removing process. Accordingly, after the first substrate removing process, the resin film positioned between the sealant and the driver component can be warped and folded. Therefore, the driver component can be mounted by the COG mounting method on the first substrate without having need for providing the mounting area for the driver component outside the sealant. The display device having a narrower frame can be produced. 
     Advantageous Effect of the Invention 
     According to the present invention, a narrow frame is achieved in a display device. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a schematic plan view of a liquid crystal display device according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel illustrating a cross-sectional configuration along line II-II in  FIG. 1 . 
         FIG. 3  is a magnified cross-sectional view of the liquid crystal panel illustrating a section near a sealant. 
         FIG. 4  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 1 ) of a method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 5  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 2 ) of a method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 6  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 3 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 7  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 4 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 8  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 5 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 9  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 6 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 10  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 7 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 11  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 8 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 12  is a magnified cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device according to a modification of the first embodiment. 
         FIG. 13  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG. 14  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a first modification of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 15  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a second modification of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 16  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a third modification of the second embodiment. 
         FIG. 17  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a third embodiment. 
         FIG. 18  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 19  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a modification of the fourth embodiment. 
         FIG. 20  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal panel according to a fifth embodiment. 
         FIG. 21  is a schematic cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device according to a sixth embodiment. 
         FIG. 22  is a magnified cross-sectional view of a liquid crystal display device according to a seventh embodiment. 
         FIG. 23  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 1 ) of a method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the seventh embodiment. 
         FIG. 24  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 2 ) of a method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the seventh embodiment. 
         FIG. 25  is a cross-sectional view illustrating process ( 3 ) of the method of producing the liquid crystal display device according to the seventh embodiment. 
     
    
    
     MODES FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION 
     First Embodiment 
     A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 to 11 . In this section, a liquid crystal display device (an example of a display device)  1  and a method of producing the liquid crystal display device  1  will be described. X-axes, Y-axes, and Z-axes may be provided in the drawings. The axes in each drawing correspond to the respective axes in other drawings to indicate the respective directions. An upper side in in each cross-sectional view corresponds to an upper side (a front side) of the liquid crystal display device  1 . 
     First, a configuration of the liquid crystal panel  1  and a configuration of a liquid crystal panel  10  will be described. As illustrated in  FIG. 1 , the liquid crystal display device  1  described in this section includes the liquid crystal panel  10  (an example of a display panel) and a backlight unit (not illustrated). The liquid crystal panel  10  has a rectangular shape in a plan view. The backlight unit is mounted in the back side portion of the liquid crystal panel  10  and configured to supply light to the liquid crystal panel  10 . A large section of the liquid crystal panel  10  is configured as a display area A 1  (an area defined by a chain line in  FIG. 1 ). The display area A 1  is a horizontally-long area in which images are displayed. A frame-shaped section outside the display area A 1  is configured as a non-display area A 2  in which images are not displayed. The frame-shaped non-display area A 2  is a frame section of the liquid crystal panel  10 . 
     A resin film  12  extends from a first end of the liquid crystal panel  10  in the Y-axis direction (on the right side in  FIG. 1 ). The extended section of the resin film  12  extending outside the liquid crystal panel  10  is folded to the backside of the backlight unit. A second end of the flexible circuit board is connected to a control circuit board, which is not illustrated. An IC chip, which is not illustrated, is mounted on the control circuit board. The IC chip is an electronic component for driving the liquid crystal panel  10 . The control circuit board is a circuit board for supplying various kinds of input signals to the IC chip. The resin film  12  has flexibility. The resin film  12  is made of yellow opaque resin material containing polyimide as a main component. The resin film  12  is a circuit board that connects the control circuit board and the IC chip to the liquid crystal panel  10  for transmitting the signals from the IC chip to the liquid crystal panel  10 . 
     A driving type of the liquid crystal panel  10  is a twisted nematic (TN) type. As illustrated in  FIGS. 1 and 2 , the liquid crystal panel  10  includes a pair of glass boards  20  and  30  having high light transmissivity and a liquid crystal layer including liquid crystal molecules. The liquid crystal molecules are substances having optical characteristics that change according to an application of an electrical field. The boards  20  and  30  of the liquid crystal panel  10  are bonded together with a cell gap corresponding to a thickness of the liquid crystal layer  18  with an ultraviolet curable type sealant  40 . The sealant  40  is in a form of rectangle along outlines of the boards  20  and  30  to surround the liquid crystal layer  18  and thin film patterns  30 L. A part of the resin film  12  configures a part of the thin film patterns  30 L extends continuously from the thin film patterns  30  to the outside of the sealant  40 . A section except for the part configuring the part of the thin film patterns  30 L is a flexible circuit board section  12 A. 
     The one of the boards  20  and  30  of the liquid crystal panel  10  on the front side is the color filter board  20  and the other on the rear side (the back side) is the array board  30 . The color filter board  20  and the array board  30  have dimensions in the X-axis direction about equal to each other and dimensions in the Y-axis direction about equal to each other. Alignment films  10 A and  10 B for orienting the liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer  18  are formed on inner surfaces of the boards  20  and  30 , respectively. Polarizing plates  10 C and  10 D are attached to an outer surface of a first glass substrate  20 A (an example of a second substrate) included in the color filter board  20  and an outer surface of a second glass substrate  30 A (an example of a first substrate) included in the array board  30 , respectively. In this embodiment, a section of the resin film  12  outside the sealant  40  is folded and extended downward and an extended section is in contact with an end surface of the second glass substrate  30 A. An end of the folded section of the resin film  12  is connected to a third glass substrate  30 B that is made of the same material and has a same thickness as the second glass substrate  30 A. The control circuit board is connected to the third glass substrate  30 B. 
     The thin film patterns  30 L are formed on the inner surface of the second glass substrate  30 A (on the liquid crystal layer  18  side) of the array board  30 . The thin film patterns  30 L include multiple thin film patterns in layers. Specifically, the thin film patterns  30 L include thin film patterns of TFTs  32  that are switching components, thin film patterns of pixel electrodes  34  that are formed on the respective TFTs  32 , and thin film patterns of gate lines  36 G (an example of first metal lines, see  FIG. 3 ) and source lines that are routed in a grid to surround the TFTs  32  and the pixel electrodes  34 . A section of the resin film  12  that is on the TFTs  32  (a section configuring a part of the thin film patterns  30 L) is an interlayer insulating film  39  that is between the TFTs  32  and the pixel electrodes  32 . Capacitive lines that extend parallel to the gate lines  36 G are also routed around the TFTs  32  and the pixel electrodes  34 . 
     The pixel electrodes  34  are made of a transparent electrode film such as an indium tin oxide (ITO) film. The pixel electrodes  34  are connected to the TFTs  32  and arranged in a matrix in a plan view. The gate lines  36 G are metal lines formed from a metal film and patterned on the second glass substrate  30 A. The gate lines  36 G extend such that a first end thereof overlaps the sealant  40  in the Z-axis direction. The source lines are metal lines formed from a metal film and patterned in a layer above the gate lines  36 G with a gate insulator film  38 G therebetween. The gate insulator film  38 G is made of transparent inorganic material (e.g., silicon oxide film) and patterned to cover entire surfaces of the gate lines  36 G to insulate the gate lines  36 G from the outside. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , connection lines  13  are formed on a section of the resin film  12  outside the sealant  40  and overlapping the sealant  40  in the Z-axis direction. The connection lines  13  are connected to the gate lines  36 G. The resin film  12  and the gate insulator film  38 G include first contact holes CH 1  at sections thereof overlapping the first end of the gate lines  36 G. The first contact holes CH 1  are through holes that open in the top-bottom direction. The gate lines  36 G are exposed through the first contact holes CH 1 . The connection lines  13  are formed on the section of the resin film  12  to be disposed within each first contact hole CH 1 . According to such a configuration, the first ends of the connection lines  13  are directly connected to the gate lines  36 G via the first contact holes CH 1  and are electrically connected to the gate lines  36 G. Another ends of the connection lines  13  are electrically connected to the control circuit board. 
     Next, the TFTs  32  that are the switching components on the array board  30  will be described. Sections of the gate lines  36 G overlapping the TFTs  32  in the Z-axis direction are configured as gate electrodes  32 G of the TFTs  32 . As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the TFTs  32  are disposed in a layer above the gate electrodes  32 G. Sections of the source lines overlapping the TFTs  32  in the Z-axis direction are configured as source electrodes  32 S of the TFTs  32 . The TFTs  32  include drain electrodes  32 D opposed to the source electrodes  32 S with predetermined gaps therebetween in the Y-axis direction to form an island pattern. The drain electrodes  32 D are made of the same material as that of the source lines and formed on the array board  30  by patterning in the same process as the source electrodes during a process of producing the array board  30 . 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , in each TFT  32 , a semiconductor film  37  is formed on the gate insulator film  38 G to connect the source electrode  32 S to the drain electrode  32 D. The semiconductor film  37  may be an amorphous silicon (a-Si) semiconductor film, a low temperature polysilicon (LTPS) semiconductor film, an oxide semiconductor film, or another kind of semiconductor film. The source electrode  32 S and the drain electrode  32 D are opposed to each other with the predefined gap therebetween and not directly electrically connected to each other. The source electrode  32 S and the drain electrode  32 D are electrically connected to each other via the semiconductor film in the layer below them. A bridging section of the semiconductor film  37  between the electrodes  32 S and  32 D functions as a channel through which a drain current flows. In a layer above the electrodes  32 S and  32 D and the semiconductor film  37 , a protective insulator film  39  is formed to cover the electrodes  32 S and  32 D and the semiconductor film  37 . The protective insulator film  39  is made of transparent inorganic material. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 3 , the resin film  12  is formed on the protective insulator film  39  to cover the protective insulator film  39 . The section of the resin film  12  covering the protective insulator film  39  functions as a planarization film for planarizing surfaces of the TFTs  32 . The protective insulator film  39  and the resin film  12  include second contact holes CH 2  at sections thereof overlapping a section of the drain electrodes  32  in the Z-axis direction. The second contact holes CH 2  are through holes that open in the top-bottom direction. The drain electrodes  32 D are exposed through the second contact holes CH 2 . The pixel electrodes  34  are formed on the section of the resin film  12  to be disposed within each second contact hole CH 2 . The pixel electrode  34  is connected to the drain electrode  32 D via the second contact hole CH 2 . With the configuration that the pixel electrode  34  is connected to the drain electrode  32 D, if a voltage is applied to the gate electrode  32 G of the TFT  32  (the TFT  32  is turned on), a current flows between the source electrode  32 S and the drain electrode  32 D via the channel and a predefined voltage is applied to the pixel electrode  34 . 
     The source lines and the capacitive lines are connected to the gate lines  36 G via contact holes, which are not illustrated. A reference voltage or signals are input from the control circuit board to the gate lines  36 G, the source lines, and the capacitive lines via the connection liens  13  patterned on the resin film  12 . With the reference voltage and the signals, the driving of the TFTs  32  is controlled. In this specification, the connection lines  13  and the gate lines  36 G are metal lines and are directly connected to each other within the first contact holes CH 1 . Therefore, proper electrical connection is established between the control circuit board and the thin film patterns  30 L formed on the array board  30  via the connection lines  13  and the gate lines  30 G. 
     Next, a configuration of the color filter board  20  in the display area A 1  of the liquid crystal panel  10  will be described. As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , color filters  22  are disposed on the inner surface of the first glass substrate  20 A (on the liquid crystal layer  18  side) of the color filter board  20  at positions overlapping the pixel electrodes  34  of the array board  30  in the plan view. The color filters  22  are arranged in a matrix. The color filters  22  include red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color sections. A light blocking section  23  (a black matrix) for reducing color mixture is formed in a grid among the color sections of the color filters  22 . The light blocking section  23  overlaps the gate lines  36 G, the source lines, and the capacitive lines on the array board  30  in the plan view. 
     In the liquid crystal panel  10 , a red (R) color section, a green (G) color section, a blue (B) color section, and three pixel electrodes  34  opposed to them form a single display pixel, which is a display unit. The display pixel includes a red pixel including the R color section, a green pixel including the G color section, and a blue pixel including the B color section. Pixels in those colors are repeatedly arranged in the row direction (the X-axis direction) on a plate surface of the liquid crystal panel  10  to form lines of pixels. The lines of pixels are arranged in the column direction (the Y-axis direction). As illustrated in  FIG. 2 , a counter electrode  24  is formed on inner surfaces of color filters  22  and light blocking sections  23  to be opposed to the pixel electrodes  34  on the array board  30 . The counter electrode is connected to a counter electrode line, which is not illustrated, in the non-display area A 2  of the liquid crystal panel  10 . A reference voltage is applied to the counter electrode  24  via the counter electrode line. By controlling the voltage applied to the pixel electrodes  34  by the TFTs  32 , a predefined voltage difference is produced between the pixel electrodes  34  and the counter electrode  24 . 
     In the liquid crystal display device of this embodiment, as described before, the resin film  12  has flexibility and the section thereof configures a part of the thin film patterns  30 L and continuously extends from the thin film patterns  30  to the outside of the sealant  40 . According to such a configuration, the section of the resin film  12  disposed on the section of the second glass substrate  30 A is configured as the interlayer insulating film  12 B that configures the section of the thin film patterns  30 L. Other section of the resin film  12  other than the interlayer insulating film  12 B, that is, the section on which the connection lines  13  are formed is configured as the flexible circuit board  12 A to which signals for driving the liquid crystal display device  1  are transmitted. 
     In the liquid crystal panel  10  of this embodiment, the resin film  12  extends continuously from the section of the second glass substrate  30 A to the outside of the sealant  40 . Therefore, the section of the resin film  12  overlaps the sealant  40  between the second glass substrate  30 A and the first glass substrate  20 A. Therefore, a mounting area for mounting the flexible circuit board is not required to be provided outside the sealant  40 . In comparison to the known liquid crystal display device including the mounting area for the flexible circuit board outside the sealant, a narrower frame can be provided in the liquid crystal display device  1 . 
     The configuration of the liquid crystal panel  10  according to this embodiment is described above. Next, the method of producing the liquid crystal panel  10  having the configuration described above. When a patterned thin film is formed in a flowing sequence, the known photolithography method is used. In this section, in a process of producing the array board  30 , as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the gate lines  36 G are formed through pattering on one of the sections of the second glass substrate  30 A and the gate insulator film  38 G is formed to cover the gate lines  36 G through patterning. The source lines and the semiconductor film  37  are formed on a section of the gate insulator film  38 G through patterning to form the TFTs  32  in sections of the second glass substrate  30 A. Sections of the gate lines  36 G formed through patterned and overlapping the TFTs  32  are configured as the gate electrodes  32 G. Sections of the source lines formed through patterned and overlapping the TFTs  32  are configured as the source electrodes  32 S or the drain electrodes  32 D. 
     Next, the protective insulator film  39  is formed through patterning to cover the TFTs  32 . Then, as illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the resin film  12  made of a transparent polyimide film is formed on the gate insulator film  38 G continuously from the one section of the second glass substrate  30 A to another section of the second glass substrate  30 A. The surface on the TFTs  32  side is planarized by the resin film  12 . Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the first contact holes CH 1  are formed in the sections of the resin film  12  and the gate insulator film  38 G. The first contact holes CH 1  are through holes that open in the top-bottom direction. First ends of the gate lines  36 G are exposed through the first contact holes CH 1 . The second contact holes CH 2  are formed in the sections of the resin film  12  and the protective insulator film  39  to be through holes that open in the top-bottom direction. The section of each drain electrode  32 D is exposed through the contact holes CH 2 . 
     Next, the connection lines  13  are formed on the section of the resin film  12  (a section above the second glass substrate  30 A) to cross the first contact holes CH 1  (a line forming process). According to such a configuration, the connection lines  13  are directly connected to the gate lines  36 G. Next, the pixel electrodes  23  formed through patterning are formed on the section of the resin film (a section above the second glass substrate  30 A) to cross each second contact hole CH 2 . Thus, the thin film patterns  30 L including thin film patterns that are disposed in layers on the second glass substrate  30 A included in the array board  30  (a thin film forming process). Thereafter, alignment film  10 B is formed on the sections of the resin film  12  and the connection lines  13 . Through the processes, the array board  30  is complete. 
     A method of producing the color filter board  20  will be briefly described. In a production process of the color filter board  20 , the light blocking section  23  that is a thin film is formed on the first glass substrate  20 A and processed into a grid by the photolithography method. The light blocking section  23  is made of titanium, for example. The color sections of the color filters  22  are formed at predefined positions. The counter electrode  24  is formed to cover the light blocking section  23  and the color filters  22 . A transparent insulating film (not illustrated), which is a protective film, is formed to cover the counter electrode. The insulating film is made of silicon dioxide, for example. The alignment film  10 A is formed on the surface of the insulating film. Through the above steps, the color filter board  20  is complete. 
     When the array board  30  and the color filter board  20  are complete, the sealant  40  is applied onto the resin film  12  (on the second glass substrate  30 A) in a form of a rectangle surrounding the thin film patterns  30  and such that a section of the resin film  12  extends outside the surrounded area. Specifically, as illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the sealant  40  is applied such that a section of the sealant  40  overlaps the first contact hole CH 1  in the Z-axis direction (overlaps the first end of the gate lines  36 G). The first glass substrate  20 A of the color filter board  20  is set opposite the second glass substrate  30 A and positioned such that the end surface of the first glass substrate  20 A is aligned with the end surface of the second glass substrate  30 A. The liquid crystals are injected into a section of the second glass substrate  30 A surrounded by the sealant  40  by the one drop fill (ODF) method using a liquid crystal dropping device to form the liquid crystal layer  18 . As illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the first glass substrate  20 A is held opposite the second glass substrate  30 A and bonded to the second glass substrate  30 A with the sealant  40  (a bonding process). 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 9 , the first glass substrate  20 A is cut at a boundary between a section outside the sealant  40  and other section using a scriber  44  to remove the section of the first glass substrate  20 A outside the sealant  40  (a second substrate removing process). As illustrated in  FIG. 10 , a laser beam L 1  is applied to a section of the boundary between the gate insulator film  38 G and the resin film  12  outside the sealant  40  by a laser beam applying unit  42  (a laser beam applying process). As a result, a weak layer  12 A is formed in a section of the resin film  12  to which the laser beam L 1  is applied. As illustrated in  FIG. 11 , the second glass substrate  30 A is cut at two boundary sections between the section to which the laser beam L 1  is applied in the laser beam applying process and other section to separate and remove a portion between the two boundary sections of the second glass substrate  30 A from the resin film  12  (the gate insulator film  38 G) (a first substrate removing process). Accordingly, the section of the second glass substrate  30 A is removed and a section of the second glass substrate  30 A remaining outside the sealant  40  is configured as the third glass substrate  30 B (see  FIG. 2 ). 
     A section of the resin film  12  outside the sealant  40  is folded at about right angle to the plate surface of the second glass substrate  30 A toward the back side (an opposite side from the first glass substrate  20 A) (a folding process). The polarizing plates  10 C and  10 D are bonded to the outer surfaces of the glass substrates  20 A and  30 A and the control circuit board is connected to the third glass substrate  30 B remaining outside the sealant  40 . The ends of the connection lines  13  are connected to the control circuit board. The IC chip is mounted on the control circuit board. This completes the liquid crystal panel  10 . The backlight unit is fixed to the back of the liquid crystal panel  10 . This completes the liquid crystal display device  1  according to this embodiment. The section of the gate insulator film  38 G outside the sealant  40  is not illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     As described above, in the method of producing the liquid crystal panel  10  in this embodiment, the thin film patterns  30 L including the gate lines  36 G and the section of the resin film  12  are formed in the section of the second glass substrate  30 A in the pattern forming process. The sections of the gate lines  36 G are configured as the gate electrodes  32 G of the TFTs  32 . The section of the resin film  12  formed on the section of the second glass substrate  30 A is configured as the interlayer insulating film  12 B formed on each TFT  32 . The connection lines  13  that are directly connected to the gate lines  36 G are formed on the section of the resin film  12  in the line forming process. The section of the resin film  12  formed on other section of the second glass substrate  30 A is configured as the flexible circuit board  12 A for transmitting the signals for driving the produced liquid crystal display device  1 . 
     The bonding process is performed after the other processes. As described above, the sealant can be applied such that the section of the resin film  12  to be the flexible circuit board  12 A is located at a position inside the sealant and overlapping the sealant in the Z-axis direction. In the second substrate removing process and the first substrate removing process, large sections of the first glass substrate  20 A and the second glass substrate  30 A outside the sealant  40  can be removed without maintaining mounting areas for mounting the flexible circuit board outside the sealant as in the known technology. In comparison to the known liquid crystal display device including the mounting area for mounting the flexible circuit board outside the sealant, the frame width of the liquid crystal display device  1  can be reduced. 
     In this embodiment, the resin film  12  formed on the section of the second glass substrate  30 A and the resin film  12  formed on other section of the second glass substrate  30 A are collectively formed. Compared to a configuration in which the resin films are separately formed, the resin film forming process is simplified. 
     Modification of First Embodiment 
     A modification of the first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 12 . A liquid crystal display device according to this modification includes two resin films  112 A,  112 B formed separately on the second glass substrate  30 A, which differ from the first embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the liquid crystal display device described in the first embodiment section. In a liquid crystal panel  110  of this modification, as illustrated in  FIG. 12 , a first resin film  112 A is disposed on a section of the gate insulator film  38 G overlapping the sealant  40  in the Z-axis direction and outside the sealant and a second resin film  112 B is disposed above the TFTs  32 . The first resin film  112 A is away from the second resin film  112 B and the first resin film  112 A functions as a flexible circuit board for transmitting signals from the IC chip to the liquid crystal panel  110  and the second resin film  112 B functions as an interlayer insulating film that separates each TFT  32  from each pixel electrode  34 . Connection lines  113  are disposed on the first resin film  112 A. 
     The gate insulator film  38 G includes third contact holes CH 3  at sections thereof between the first resin film  112 A and the second resin film  112 B. The third contact holes CH 3  are through holes that open in the top-bottom direction. First ends of the gate lines  36 G are exposed through the third contact holes CH 3 . Connection lines  113  are formed to cross the third contact holes CH 3 . The first ends of the connection lines  113  are directly connected to the gate lines  36 G via the third contact holes CH 3  and are electrically connected to the gate lines  36 G. Another ends of the connection lines  113  are electrically connected to the control circuit board. 
     The liquid crystal panel  110  having the above configuration according to this modification is produced with a following sequence. In the thin film forming process, the first resin film  112 A and the second resin film  112 B are formed in the same process to be away from each other and the third contact holes CH 3  are formed between the first resin film  112 A and the second resin film  112 B. Other processes are same as those in the first embodiment. In this modification, even with the configuration including the first resin film  112 A and the second resin film  112 B that are away from each other, the section of the first resin film  112 A that functions as the flexible circuit board is disposed to overlap the sealant  40  in the Z-axis direction. Therefore, compared to the known liquid crystal display device including the mounting area for the flexible circuit board outside the sealant  40 , the liquid crystal display device including a narrow frame can be produced. 
     Second Embodiment 
     A second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 13 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment, a flexible circuit board  212 A of a resin film  212  has a configuration different from the first embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment and thus will not be described. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , a liquid crystal panel  210  of this embodiment includes a reinforcing resin film  252  on a section of a resin film  212  outside the sealant  40 . A thickness of the resin film  212  is increased by the reinforcing resin film  252  to reinforce the resin film  212  outside the sealant  40 . A section of the resin film  212  having the reinforcing resin film  252  thereon has a thickness of 5 μm or more, for example. 
     The liquid crystal panel  210  having the above configuration of this embodiment is produced by bonding the reinforcing resin film  252  on the section of the resin film  212  outside the sealant  40  after the second substrate removing process and performing the first substrate removing process. The section of the resin film that configures a part of the thin film patterns (a section disposed above the TFTs) preferably has a small thickness from a viewpoint of reducing a thickness of the liquid crystal panel and easy connection between the drain electrodes and the pixel electrodes in the TFTs. The section of the resin film outside the sealant is required to have a great thickness ensuring sufficient strength. According to the configuration of this embodiment, the strength of the section of the resin film  212  outside the sealant  40  can be ensured by the reinforcing resin film  252  while reducing a thickness of the liquid crystal panel  210  and ensuring easy connection between the drain electrodes and the pixel electrodes  34  in the TFTs  32 . 
     First Modification of Second Embodiment 
     A first modification of the second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 14 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this modification, a configuration of a flexible circuit board  212 A of the resin film  212  differs from the second embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the liquid crystal display device described in the second embodiment section. In this modification, as illustrated in  FIG. 14 , first resin material member RM 1  having flexibility is bonded to a section of a surface of a flexible circuit board  312 A of a resin film  312  between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  252 . 
     If the reinforcing resin film is disposed to be in contact with the sealant, the section of the resin film outside the sealant is less likely to be folded. The reinforcing resin film is preferably disposed away from the sealant. If the reinforcing resin film is disposed away from the sealant, the section of the resin film outside the sealant and near the sealant (hereinafter referred to as an edge section) has a small thickness and is less likely to have sufficient strength. According to the configuration of this modification, the first resin material member RM 1  having flexibility is disposed between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  252 . The section of the flexible circuit board  312 A of the resin film  312  outside the sealant  40  can be folded easily while ensuring and the strength of the resin film  312  at the edge section. 
     Second Modification of Second Embodiment 
     A second modification of the second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 15 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this modification, a configuration of a flexible circuit board  412 A of a resin film  412  differs from the second embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the liquid crystal display device described in the second embodiment section. In this modification, as illustrated in  FIG. 15 , second resin material member RM 2  having flexibility is bonded to a section of a back surface of the flexible circuit board  412 A of the resin film  412  between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  252 . With such a configuration, the section of the flexible circuit board  412 A of the resin film  412  outside the sealant  40  can be folded easily and the strength of the resin film  412  at the edge section can be ensured. 
     Third Modification of Second Embodiment 
     A third modification of the second embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 16 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this modification, a configuration of a flexible circuit board  512 A of a resin film  512  differs from the second embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the liquid crystal display device described in the second embodiment section. In this modification, as illustrated in  FIG. 16 , the first resin material member RM 1  and the second resin material member RM 2  are bonded to sections of a front surface and a back surface of the flexible circuit board  512 A of the resin film  512  between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  252 . With such a configuration, the section of the flexible circuit board  512 A of the resin film  512  outside the sealant  40  can be folded easily and the strength of the resin film  512  at the edge section can be ensured. 
     Third Embodiment 
     A third embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 17 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment, a second glass substrate  630 A of a liquid crystal panel  610  has a size different from the second embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the second embodiment and thus will not be described. In this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 17 , similarly to the second embodiment, the liquid crystal panel  610  includes the reinforcing resin film  252  bonded to the section of the resin film  612  outside the sealant  40 . The second glass substrate  630 A has a size greater than the second embodiment and extends to the position overlapping the reinforcing resin film  252  in the Z-axis direction (a thickness direction of the second glass substrate  630 A). 
     According to the above configuration of this embodiment, the edge section of the liquid crystal panel  610  is reinforced by the second glass substrate  630 A. The strength of the resin film  612  can be ensured without providing the resin material members RM 1 , RM 2  at the section between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  252 . 
     Fourth Embodiment 
     A fourth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 18 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment, a configuration of a reinforcing resin film for reinforcing a resin film  712  differs from the second and third embodiments. Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment and thus will not be described. In this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 18 , the liquid crystal panel  610  includes a reinforcing resin film  754  bonded to a section of the resin film  712  above the first glass substrate  20 A and a section thereof outside the sealant  40 . The reinforcing resin film  754  extends continuously from a section above the first glass substrate  20 A to a section of the resin film  712 . Similarly to the reinforcing resin film  252  of the second embodiment, the reinforcing resin film  754  increases the thickness of the resin film  712  to reinforce the section of the resin film  712  outside the sealant  40 . 
     If the resin material member is disposed between the sealant and the reinforcing resin film, the resin material member may be removed from the resin film depending on the bonding strength between the resin material and the resin film when the section of the resin film outside the sealant is folded. With the configuration of this embodiment, the section of the reinforcing resin film  754  is disposed on the first glass substrate  20 A to be supported by the first glass substrate  20 A. Therefore, the strength of the resin film  712  can be ensured at the edge section without providing the resin material between the sealant  40  and the reinforcing resin film  754 . 
     Modification of Fourth Embodiment 
     A modification of the fourth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 19 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this modification, arrangement of a reinforcing resin film  854  differs from the fourth embodiment. Other configurations are similar to the liquid crystal display device of the fourth embodiment. In a liquid crystal panel  810  of this modification, as illustrated in  FIG. 19 , unlike the fourth embodiment, the section of the reinforcing resin film  854  disposed on the first glass substrate  20 A overlaps only the non-display area A 2  in the Z-axis direction (the thickness direction of the first glass substrate  20 A). In other words, the reinforcing resin film  854  does not overlap the display area A 1  in the Z-axis direction. 
     If the section of the reinforcing resin film overlaps the display area in the Z-axis direction similarly to the fourth embodiment, the display quality of the liquid crystal panel may be deteriorated depending on light transmittance of the reinforcing resin film. In this modification, the reinforcing resin film  854  does not overlap the display area A 1  in the Z-axis direction. Therefore, even if the section of the reinforcing resin film  854  is disposed above the first glass substrate  20 A, the display quality of the liquid crystal panel  810  is not adversely affected and the strength of the resin film  812  is ensured at the edge section. 
     According to the fourth embodiment and the modification thereof, as illustrated in  FIGS. 18 and 19 , the reinforcing resin films  754 ,  854  are disposed on the respective sections of the resin films  712 ,  812  before the sections of the resin films  712 ,  812  outside the sealant  40  are folded. In the process of producing the liquid crystal panels  710 ,  810 , the reinforcing resin films  754 ,  854  may be disposed on the sections of the resin films  712 ,  812 , respectively, after the sections outside the sealant  40  are folded. 
     Fifth Embodiment 
     A fifth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 20 . In a liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment, a second glass substrate  930 A has a size different from the first embodiment. Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment and thus will not be described. In this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 20 , the second glass substrate  930 A included in a liquid crystal panel  910  has a size smaller than that of the first embodiment. Specifically, the second glass substrate  930 A has an end surface (on the right side in  FIG. 20 ) from which the resin film  912  extends outside the sealant  40  and the end surface is located inside an outer surface of the sealant  40  and overlaps the sealant  40 . 
     In this embodiment, with a configuration of the second glass substrate  930 A having the above size, a gap S 1  is provided between the end surface of the second glass substrate  930 A and the folded section of the resin film  912 , as illustrated in  FIG. 20 . The end surface of the second glass substrate  930 A is not in contact with the folded section of the resin film  912  by the gap S 1 . Therefore, in the liquid crystal display device of this embodiment, the folded section of the resin film  912  is less likely to be damaged by the end surface of the second glass substrate  930 A. 
     Sixth Embodiment 
     Next, a sixth embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG. 21 . As illustrated in  FIG. 21 , a liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment includes a backlight device (an example of the lighting device)  1056  that is fixed on a rear side of a liquid crystal panel  1010  with adhesive agent  1058 . An end of a folded section of a resin film  1012  outside the sealant  40  is folded to the rear side of the backlight device. The folded section as a whole is fixed to the backlight device  1056  with the adhesive agent  1058 . The end of the folded section of the resin film  1012  positioned on the rear side of the backlight device  1056  is connected to the control circuit board  14  on which the IC chip  16  is mounted. 
     In this embodiment, with the above configuration, the liquid crystal display device can be thinner compared to a configuration that the liquid crystal panel or the flexible circuit board is away from the backlight device. If the liquid crystal panel or the flexible circuit board is away from the backlight device, the flexible circuit board may be warped and damaged when the flexible circuit board is mounted on a casing of the liquid crystal display device during the production process of the liquid crystal display device. However, in this embodiment having the above configuration, the flexible circuit board  1012 A of the resin film  1012  is less likely to be damaged during the production process of the liquid crystal display device. 
     Seventh Embodiment 
     A seventh embodiment will be described with reference to  FIGS. 22 to 25 . A liquid crystal display device according to this embodiment differs from that of the first embodiment in that an IC chip  1116  is mounted on a third glass substrate  30 B that is on a rear surface side of a backlight device  1056  by the chip-on-glass (COG) mounting method. Other configurations are similar to those of the first embodiment and thus will not be described. In this embodiment, as illustrated in  FIG. 22 , an end of the folded section of the resin film  1112  is on the rear side of the backlight device  1056  and is connected to the third glass substrate  30 B. 
     Connection lines  1113  that are disposed on a flexible circuit board  1112 A of the resin film  1112  extend on the third glass substrate  30 B. Pattern lines  1162  are formed on the third glass substrate  30 B away from the connection lines  1113 . The IC chip  1116  is mounted on the third glass substrate  30 B by the COG mounting method via an anisotropic conductive film  1160  to extend from the connection lines  1113  to the pattern lines  1162  on the third glass substrate  30 B. With this configuration, the connection lines  1113  and the pattern lines  1162  are electrically connected to each other. As is not illustrated, a control circuit board may be connected to the pattern lines  1162  via another flexible circuit board. 
     Next, a method of producing a liquid crystal panel  1110  having the above configuration will be described. Similarly to the first embodiment, the thin film forming process, the line forming process, and the bonding process are performed. As illustrated in  FIG. 23 , in the thin film forming process, the resin film  1112  is formed on the second glass substrate  30 A while keeping an area ( 30 A 2  in  FIG. 23 ) where the resin film  1112  is not formed in the other section of the second glass substrate  30 A (a section having no thin film patterns  30 L). In the line forming process, the pattern lines  1162  are formed near a distal end of the connection lines  1113  (on the section  30 A 2  having no resin film  1112 ) and opposite and away from the distal end of the connection lines  1113  having a predefined space therebetween. The pattern lines  1162  are made of the same material as the connection lines  1113 . 
     Next, the light applying process is performed. In this process, laser beam is applied to a boundary between a section of the resin film  1112  and the second glass substrate  30 A except for the end section of the resin film  1112  (a section near the section  30 A 2  where the resin film  1112  is not formed). A weak layer  1112 C is formed at the boundary of the resin film  1112  (see  FIG. 23 ). Then, the second substrate removing process will be performed similarly to the first embodiment. The second substrate removing process may be performed prior to the light applying process. Next, as illustrated in  FIG. 24 , the IC chip  1116  is mounted on the section  30 A 2  of the second glass substrate  30 A provided in the thin film forming process (a mounting process). In the mounting process, the IC chip  1116  is mounted on the section  30 A 2 , on which the resin film  1112  is not formed, by the COG mounting method via the anisotropic conductive film  61160  to extend from the connection lines  1113  to the pattern lines  1162 . 
     Next, the first substrate removing process is performed. As illustrated in  FIG. 24 , in this process, the second glass substrate  30 A is cut at two boundaries between the section to which the laser beam is applied in the light applying process and other sections. The section of the second glass substrate  30 A that is between the two boundaries is separated and removed from the resin film  1112 . Accordingly, as illustrated in  FIG. 25 , the section of the second glass substrate  30 A is removed and the section  30 A 2  of the second glass substrate  30 A provided in the thin film forming process corresponds to the third glass substrate  30 B that is away from the second glass substrate  30 A. 
     Thereafter, the polarizing plates are bonded to the outer surfaces of the glass substrates  20 A and  30 A and a backlight device  1056  is mounted on the rear side of the array board  30 , and the control circuit board is connected to the pattern lines  1162  on the third glass substrate  30 B. Then, the section of the resin film  1112  outside the sealant  40  is warped and folded such that the third glass substrate  30 B is on the rear side of the backlight device  1056 . Through the processes, the liquid crystal panel in this embodiment is complete. 
     According to the production method of this embodiment as described before, the IC chip  1116  is mounted on the section  30 A 2  of the glass substrate  30 A where the resin film  1112  is not formed in the mounting process, and the section of the second glass substrate  30 A outside the sealant  40  and except for the section  30 A 2  having no resin film  1112  is removed from the section of the second glass substrate  30 A outside the sealant  40  in the first substrate removing process. Accordingly, after the first substrate removing process, the resin film  1112  positioned between the sealant  40  and the IC chip  1116  can be warped and folded. Therefore, the IC chip  1116  can be mounted by the COG mounting method on the second glass substrate  30 A without having need for providing the mounting area for the IC chip  1116  outside the sealant  40 . The liquid crystal display device having a narrower frame can be produced. 
     Modifications of each of the above embodiments will be described below. 
     (1) In each of the above embodiments, a section of the thin film patterns of the resin film functions as the interlayer insulator film. The function of the section of the thin film patterns of the resin film is not limited thereto. For example, a section of the thin film patterns of the resin film may function as a protective insulator film. 
     (2) In each of the above embodiments, the resin film is made of a polyimide film that is transparent. However, the material of the resin film is not limited thereto. A section of the resin film overlaps the display area of the liquid crystal panel and therefore, the resin film is preferably made of material having high transmissivity. 
     (3) In each of the above embodiments, the liquid crystal panel has a rectangular plan view shape. However, a liquid crystal panel having an outline a part of which is curved may be included in a scope of the present invention. 
     (4) In each of the above embodiments, the liquid crystals are injected into a section surrounded by the sealant by the one drop fill (ODF) method using the liquid crystal dropping device to form the liquid crystal layer between the substrates. However, it is not limited thereto and the liquid crystals may be injected into a section between the substrates after the bonding process. 
     (5) In each of the above embodiments, the IC chip is mounted on the control circuit board and the IC chip is mounted on the third glass substrate that is disposed away from the second glass substrate. However, if the material of the flexible circuit board has good heat resistance properties, a mounting area for mounting the IC chip may be provided on an end of the flexible circuit board that is opposite end from an end thereof to be connected to the second glass substrate in the resin film forming process, and the IC hip may be mounted on the area provided at the end of the flexible circuit board in the mounting process. 
     (6) In each of the above embodiments, a driving type of the liquid crystal panel is a twisted nematic (TN) type in a method of producing a liquid crystal display device. However, it is not limited thereto and a driving type of the liquid crystal panel may be an in-plane switching (IPS) type, a multi-domain vertical alignment (MVA) type, or a fringe field switching (FFS) type. 
     (7) In each of the above embodiments, the liquid crystal display device and the method producing thereof are described. However, it is not limited thereto and display devices other than a liquid crystal display device may be included in a scope of the present invention. For example, a method of producing an organic EL display device may be included in a scope of the present invention. 
     The embodiments of the present invention are described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. Modifications or altered modes of the embodiments described above are also included in the technical scope of the present invention. 
     EXPLANATION OF SYMBOLS 
       1 : Liquid crystal display device,  10 ,  110 ,  210 ,  310 ,  410 ,  510 ,  610 ,  710 ,  810 ,  910 ,  1010 ,  1110 : Liquid crystal panel,  12 ,  112 ,  212 ,  312 ,  412 ,  512 ,  612 ,  712 ,  812 ,  912 ,  1012 ,  1112 : Resin film,  12 A,  112 A,  212 A,  312 A,  412 A,  512 A,  612 A,  712 A,  812 A,  912 A,  1012 A,  1112 A: Flexible circuit board,  12 B,  112 B,  212 B,  312 B,  412 B,  512 B,  612 B,  712 B,  812 B,  912 B,  1012 B,  1112 B: Interlayer insulator film,  12 C,  1112 C: Weak layer,  13 ,  113 ,  1113 : Connection lines,  14 : Control circuit board,  16 ,  1116 : IC chip,  18 : Liquid crystal layer,  20 : Color filter board,  20 A: First glass substrate,  22 : Color filter,  23 : Light blocking section,  24 : Counter electrode,  30 ,  130 ,  230 ,  330 ,  430 ,  530 ,  630 ,  730 ,  830 ,  930 ,  1030 : Array board,  30 A,  630 A,  930 A: Second glass substrate,  30 B: Third glass substrate,  30 L: Thin film patterns,  32 : TFT,  32 D: Drain electrodes,  32 G: Gate electrodes,  32 S: Source electrodes,  34 : Pixel electrodes,  36 G: Gate lines,  37 : Semiconductor film,  38 G: Gate insulator film,  39 : Protective insulator film,  40 : Sealant,  44 : Scriber,  252 ,  754 ,  854 : Reinforcing resin film,  1160 : Anisotropic conductive film,  1162 : Pattern films, A 1 : Display area, A 2 : Non-display area, CH 1 : First contact hole, CH 2 : Second contact hole, CH 3 : Third contact hole, L 1 : Laser beam, RM 1 : First resin material member, RM 2 : Second resin material member, S 1 : Gap