Patent ID: 7671939

Claim:
A liquid crystal display element comprising: a first substrate including a first surface and a pixel electrode; a second substrate including a second surface opposing the first surface, a light-shielding film, a thickness adjusting film, and a counter electrode arranged in sequence in a direction from the second surface; a sealing material including a frame-shape to bond the first substrate and the second substrate; a liquid crystal layer provided in a region surrounded by the sealing material and between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the thickness adjusting film of the second substrate covers the light-shielding film, defines a boundary of the thickness of the liquid crystal layer, and includes a contact hole, wherein the counter electrode opposes the pixel electrode and is electrically connected to the light shielding film via the contact hole, wherein the first substrate further includes a thin-film transistor connected to the pixel electrode, and a gate wire and a source wire connected to the thin-film transistor that supplies a gate signal and a data signal thereto, wherein the second substrate further includes a columnar spacer provided on the counter electrode that contacts the first surface of the first substrate, and wherein the columnar spacer opposes the gate wire.