Patent ID: 8873017

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: first and second glass substrates spaced from each other, the first and second glass substrates being opposite such that main surfaces of the first and second glass substrates face each other; a seal pattern placed between said first and second glass substrates to bond said first and second glass substrates together, the seal pattern sealing a liquid crystal material in between said first and second glass substrates and holding the liquid crystal material in a form of a liquid crystal layer; a plurality of columnar spacers placed between said first and second glass substrates in a display region surrounded by said seal pattern and corresponding to a display surface appearing when the liquid crystal display device is in operation, the columnar spacers holding a distance between said first and second glass substrates; and a plurality of gap holding members formed continuously along each of edges of said first and second glass substrates and placed along the outer circumference of said seal pattern at positions spaced by a predetermined distance from each edge of the first and second glass substrates as seen in a plan view, the gap holding members holding a distance between said first and second glass substrates, the area share of said gap holding members indicating the ratio of a sectional area per unit area being larger than the area share of said columnar spacers.