Patent ID: 8045126

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising: first and second spaced apart substrates and each having a display area and a non-display area; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates; a seal pattern in the non-display area between the first and second substrates; a driver in the non-display area on the first substrate; a common electrode on the second substrate in the non-display area and in the display area; column spacers in the display area between the first and second substrates; and a first auxiliary spacer between the driver and the second substrate in the non-display area, wherein at least one side of the first auxiliary spacer is spaced apart from the seal pattern, and the first auxiliary spacer and the seal pattern are directly on and contacts the common electrode in the non-display area of the second substrate, wherein the first auxiliary spacer covers the driver with an area and is directly on top of and in direct contact with the driver such that a parasitic capacitance is prevented from being caused between the driver and the common electrode, particles are prevented from going to the driver, and the liquid crystal layer is prevented from flowing beyond the display area, wherein the first auxiliary spacer includes a plurality of patterns spaced apart from each other, and a distance between adjacent patterns is shorter than a distance between adjacent column spacers.