Apparatus and method for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel

1. A method for fabricating a liquid crystal display panel, comprising the steps of:

aligning an ink-jet device filled with a spacer material relative to a substrate of a liquid crystal display device;

heating the spacer material in the ink-jet device; jetting the spacer material from the ink-jet device across a space onto the substrate to form a bead having rounded edges that form a first contact angle with a horizontal surface of the substrate on which the bead is formed, the bead of the spacer material being in a partially cured state on the substrate; and

fully curing the bead of the spacer material to form a beaded spacer, wherein rounded edges of the beaded spacer form a second contact angle with the horizontal surface of the substrate on which the beaded spacer is formed, the second contact angle being substantially the same as the first contact angle;

wherein said step of heating is performed by positioning a heater around a nozzle of the ink-jet device and heating the spacer material in the nozzle to a first temperature, which is greater than a second temperature of the space; and

wherein the substrate has a third temperature that is less than the second temperature during said jetting of the spacer material.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising the steps of:

cooling the spacer material in the space; and

cooling the spacer material with the substrate.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the step of curing includes radiating an ultraviolet ray onto the spacer material.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spacer material includes solid content material.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spacer material is provided on an area corresponding to a black matrix.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the spacer is provided on an area other than on a pixel electrode.