Patent ID: 8860669

Claim:
A touch screen panel comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate, which face each other with respect to a liquid crystal interposed therebetween; and a touch sensor interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the touch sensor comprises a plurality of first touch signal lines disposed on the first substrate and extending in a first direction; a protective layer disposed on the first substrate, the protective layer comprising a dielectric material which substantially covers the plurality of first touch signal lines and forms a capacitor of the touch sensor; a plurality of contact pads disposed on the protective layer; a plurality of second touch signal lines disposed on the second substrate and extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a capacitive change between the plurality of contact pads and the plurality of the first touch signal lines being sensed through a sensing circuit which are connected to one of the plurality of the first touch signal lines and the plurality of the second touch signal lines; a plurality of touch sensor spacers electrically connected to the plurality of second touch signal lines, wherein a gap between the touch sensor spacers and the plurality of contact pads is defined, and the touch sensor spacers are disposed to face the plurality of contact pads, and wherein the second substrate includes a black matrix, which comprises a conductive material and a portion of the black matrix is used as the second touch signal lines; a color filter on the second substrate to cover the black matrix, the color filter having an opening exposing the portion of the black matrix; a column part on an exposed surface of the portion of the black matrix by the opening; a conductive film on a surface of the column part, the conductive film electrically connected to the portion of the black matrix; and a common electrode on the color filter, the common electrode including a transparent conductive material, wherein the common electrode and the conductive film is separated and insulated from each other by the opening.