Patent ID: 8790480

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device by bonding sheet pieces of optical functional films comprising polarizing films to both surfaces of a rectangular liquid crystal panel, comprising: a panel turning step comprising turning over the liquid crystal panel after one of the sheet pieces of optical functional films is bonded to the liquid crystal panel and before another of the sheet pieces of optical functional films is bonded thereto, wherein in the panel turning step, the liquid crystal panel is turned over about a single axis neither parallel to a long side of the liquid crystal panel nor to a short side of the liquid crystal panel in such a manner that the positional relationship between the long and short sides of the liquid crystal panel is reversed using a panel turning mechanism comprising: a long side-supporting part for supporting the liquid crystal panel by coming into contact with an end face along at least one long side of the liquid crystal panel; and a short side-supporting part for supporting the liquid crystal panel by coming into contact with an end face along at least one short side of the liquid crystal panel.