Patent ID: 8125593

Claim:
A display device comprising: a display panel including first and second substrates opposed to each other and a display medium layer interposed therebetween; and a plurality of support members arranged on one of the first and second substrates so as to reach the other substrate from a side of the one of the first and second substrates in a display region and a light shielding region extending along an outer periphery of the display region; wherein a color layer is provided in the display region; a step having the same thickness as the color layer located in the display region, the step being provided on a light shielding layer of the light shielding region; a total height of the light shielding layer in the light shielding region, the step disposed on the light shielding layer, and the support members, which are provided on the step, is larger than a total height of the color layer in the display region and the support members located on the color layer; a panel thickness buffering region is located between the step and the display region; and the panel thickness buffering region is located in the light shielding region adjacent to the display region and includes an empty recess provided between the color layer and the step, the empty recess is arranged such that a dimension of a space within the empty recess between the first and second substrates is adjustable and the support members do not prevent adiustability of the dimension of the space.