Patent ID: 7852424

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: a liquid crystal panel having a display surface; a frame positioned so as to cover the periphery of the display surface of the liquid crystal panel without coming into contact with said liquid crystal panel; and a relatively flat film member having a first end portion connected directly to said frame, a second end portion separated from said first end portion directly in contact with the display surface of said liquid crystal panel, and a thickness that is smaller than a gap between said liquid crystal panel and said frame, wherein said first end portion is positioned in the direction perpendicular to said display surface in a location that is closer to the portion covering the periphery of the display surface of said liquid crystal panel in said frame than the display surface of said liquid crystal panel, and said relatively flat film member is slightly bent so as to block the gap and so that said second end portion is spaced linearly farther from the portion covering the periphery of the display surface of said liquid crystal panel in said frame than said first end portion.