Patent ID: 7428034

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device having a first substrate, a second substrate, a spacer to give a substantially equal gap between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first substrate and the second substrate, the first substrate comprising: a gate line; a source line crossing the gate line with an insulation film interposed therebetween; a switching element connected to the source line; a liquid crystal drive electrode connected to the switching element and having a plurality of electrodes substantially parallel to each other; and a common electrode having a plurality of electrodes arranged substantially parallel to and alternately with the liquid crystal drive electrode, and the second substrate comprising: color filters arranged in an array arrangement; and a light shielding layer provided between the color filters; wherein a width of the light shielding layer increases in an alignment error area proximate where the source line, the liquid crystal electrode, and the common electrode oppose each other, the alignment error area being a region where light leakage occurs when displaying black, and the spacer overlaps with the source line and the light shielding layer in an area where the width of the light shielding layer increases.