Patent ID: 8730417

Claim:
A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising: an liquid crystal (LC) panel comprising a plurality of pixels defined by a plurality of gate lines and data lines; at least one gate shorting bar disposed at the outside of the LC panel, and configured to apply a test signal to the LC panel through gate lines; first and second data shorting bars disposed at the outside of the LC panel, and configured to apply test signals to odd and even numbered data lines, respectively; odd numbered data link lines connected to the odd numbered data lines, the odd numbered data link lines being apart from the first data shorting bar in a predetermined distance; even numbered data link lines connected to the even numbered data lines, the even numbered data link lines being apart from the second data shorting bar in a predetermined distance; a transparent electrode for electrically connecting the odd numbered data link lines and the first data shorting bar with each other, and connecting the even numbered data link lines and the second data shorting bar with each other through contact holes; and a first equi-potential circuit disposed between the odd numbered data link line and the even numbered data link line, and configured to maintain potentials of the odd and even numbered data link lines to be equal to each other, wherein the odd numbered data link lines have a length equal to that of the even numbered data link lines.