Patent ID: 7304698

Claim:
A color filter substrate comprising: a transparent substrate with a first edge and a second edge that are opposed to each other; and a color filter layer and an opaque layer, both of which are provided on the transparent substrate; wherein the color filter layer includes at least one color filter of a first type, at least one color filter of a second type and at least one color filter of a third type, all of the color filters of the first, second and third types extend in a first direction from the first edge toward the second edge of the transparent substrate, each said color filter of the third type being provided between an associated pair of the color filters of the first and second types, the opaque layer includes opaque portions of a first type extending in the first direction and an opaque portion of a second type, which is connected to the opaque portions of the first type and which is provided near and along the second edge, the opaque portions of the first type being provided between the first and third types of color filters and between the third and second types of color filters, and the opaque layer further includes an opening in a non-effective display area of the color filter substrate between one end of said at least one color filter of the third type and the second edge of the transparent substrate.