Patent ID: 7898635

Claim:
A display panel, comprising: an array substrate comprising a plurality of pixels to display an image and a common voltage line to transmit a common voltage, a first base substrate comprising a display area where the pixels are arranged and a peripheral area adjacent to the display area, and a plurality of signal lines arranged on the first base substrate to transmit an image signal corresponding to the image to the pixels, the common voltage line being arranged in the peripheral area and insulated from the signal lines; an opposite substrate comprising a common electrode to receive the common voltage from the common voltage line; a coupling member arranged between the array substrate and the opposite substrate to couple the array substrate and the opposite substrate; and a conductive spacer member arranged in a portion of a region between the common electrode and the common voltage line, the conductive spacer member comprising a plurality of conductive balls to connect the common electrode to the common voltage line and a cover member covering the conductive balls, having a bar-like shape and extending along the common voltage line, the conductive spacer member arranged at a side of the coupling member, wherein the conductive spacer member comprises at least one first conductive spacer arranged adjacent to a first end of the signal lines and at least one second conductive spacer arranged adjacent to a second end of the signal lines, wherein the array substrate further comprises a first insulation layer arranged between the common voltage line and the signal lines to insulate the common voltage line from the signal lines and a second insulation layer arranged on the first insulation layer to cover the signal lines, and wherein the first insulation layer and the second insulation layer are partially removed to provide a first via hole and a second via hole formed therethrough, the first conductive spacer is connected to the common voltage line through the first via hole, and the second conductive spacer is connected to the common voltage line through the second via hole.