Patent ID: 8599341

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a first substrate having a pixel area in which pixels are arranged in a matrix form; a second substrate disposed to be opposed to the first substrate; a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates; a conductive section disposed at least on the first substrate to apply a voltage to the liquid crystal layer; an organic film disposed at least on one of the first and second substrates, except for at least two circumferential organic film-free areas; and a sealing area with a sealant adapted to hold the first and second substrates together at peripheral portions of the first and second substrates, wherein, the sealant maintains the first and second substrates in spaced apart relation, each of the at least two circumferential organic film-free areas is an area free from the organic film and extends from no farther than the inward side of the outermost end of the sealing area to the outward side of the outer periphery of the pixel area, each of the at least two circumferential organic film-free areas is continuous about the pixel area so as to completely surround the pixel area, and at least one circumferential organic film-free area extends completely between the first and second substrates in a region that is free from the sealant.