Method for fabricating liquid crystal display device

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

forming alignment keys on a dummy region of an upper substrate;

forming a first alignment film over an active region of the upper substrate;

forming sealant along a periphery of the active region of the upper substrate; and

bonding the upper substrate to a lower substrate;

wherein a distance between the sealant on the upper substrate and the first alignment film is approximately 0.5˜1 mm.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the lower substrate includes:

an active region having pixel regions defined therein;

RGB color layers in the pixel regions;

a light shielding film on a periphery of the active region of the lower substrate; and

a second alignment film on a part of the lower substrate opposite to the first alignment film on the upper substrate.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2 , wherein a distance between the sealant on the upper substrate and the second alignment film is approximately 0.5˜1 mm.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alignment keys are at least one of an alignment film printing key, a bonding key, and a seal printing key.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein forming the alignment keys has a precision at a level of 1 mm unit.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the alignment key is formed by ink jet printing.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein forming alignment keys by ink jet printing includes dropping ink on desired parts of the dummy region of the upper substrate upon reception of a signal to dispense ink using an ink jet apparatus, wherein the ink jet apparatus has an ink jet head, a vertical head driver with a shaft for moving the ink jet head in up/down directions with respect to the upper substrate, and upper and lower head drivers for moving the ink jet head, and the vertical head driver in left and right directions.