Patent ID: 8253915

Claim:
A method for manufacturing a cell in a drop-filling process, comprising: a first step of forming a first sealing body having first and second seal making portions with a first gap portion provided in between around a first area of a first supporting member; and a second step of assembling said first supporting member and a second supporting member in such a way that said first sealing body is interposed between said first supporting member and second supporting member, wherein in said second step, said first and second seal making portions are deformed in such a way that at least part of said first gap portion is closed, wherein in said first step, a second sealing body including third and fourth seal making portions with a second gap provided in between is also formed around a second area of said first supporting member, and said first and second seal making portions are continuously connected to said third and fourth seal making portions respectively, and wherein a liquid crystal material is directly dropped into the first and second areas before the first and second supporting members are assembled; and wherein when the first and second supporting members are being assembled, the sealing body is pressed between the first and second supporting members, so as to deform the first, second, third and fourth seal making portions to an extent closing said at least a part of said first gap and second gap.