Patent ID: 7679708

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate; a second substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; and a closed sealing member formed in peripheral portions of the first and second substrates, wherein the closed sealing member includes: a ring-shaped continuous portion that seals the liquid crystal layer therein, the ring-shaped continuous portion including a first sealing member made from a first material and a second sealing member made from a second material, the second material being different from the first material; and a connecting portion for forming the ring-shaped continuous portion, the connecting portion including a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion; the first connecting portion connecting one end of the first sealing member and one end of the second sealing member, the second connecting portion connecting another end of the first sealing member and another end of the second sealing member, each of the first and second connecting portions protruding from the ring-shaped continuous portion and extending to at least one of an edge of the first substrate and an edge of the second substrate, and each of the first and second connecting portions including a first part and a second part that abut each other to seal the liquid crystal layer in the closed sealing member, the first part being continuous with the first sealing member, and the second part being continuous with the second sealing member.