Patent ID: 7796230

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a display substrate including: a base substrate; a display area disposed on the base substrate and substantially surrounded by a peripheral area a plurality of gate lines disposed on the base substrate which extend in a first direction; a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate lines; and a plurality of data lines disposed on the gate insulating layer which extend in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction; an opposite substrate disposed substantially opposite the display substrate; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate; a seal line disposed between the display substrate and the opposite substrate in the peripheral area and which substantially surrounds the display area; a first signal line connected to one of the plurality of data lines, and disposed in the peripheral area on a first side of the gate insulating layer; and a second signal line connected to another one of the plurality of data lines, and disposed in the peripheral area on a second side of the gate insulating layer which is disposed substantially opposite the first side of the gate insulating layer, wherein portions of the first signal line and the second signal line overlap each other thereby exposing at least a portion of the seal line.