Seal pattern for liquid crystal display device and fabrication method thereof
A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate, a second substrate opposing the first substrate with the first and second substrates defining a display region and a non-display region. A first seal pattern is provided along a boundary of the display region and the non-display region, and a second seal pattern is provided dividing the display region into a plurality of spaces. A liquid crystal layer is provided between the first and second substrates in the plurality of spaces.
1 . A liquid crystal display device, comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate opposing the first substrate, the first and second substrates defining a display region and a non-display region;
a first seal pattern disposed along a boundary of the display region and the non-display region;
a second seal pattern dividing the display region into a plurality of spaces; and
a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second substrates in the plurality of spaces.
2 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second substrate includes a black matrix disposed at portions corresponding to the second seal pattern.
3 . The device according to claim 2 , wherein a width of the second seal pattern is within a range of about ½ to ¾ of a width of the black matrix.
4 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes gate and data lines disposed at portions corresponding to the second seal pattern.
5 . The device according to claim 4 , wherein a width of the second seal pattern is smaller than a width of the gate and data lines.
6 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, and wherein the second substrate includes a color filter layer and a common electrode.
7 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and wherein the second substrate includes a color filter layer.
8 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a color filter layer, and a pixel electrode.
9 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of spaces are isolated from each other.
10 . The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second seal pattern is disposed in the non-pixel region of the display region.
11 . A fabrication method of a liquid crystal display device, comprising:
forming a first seal pattern at a boundary of a display region and a non-display region of one of first and second substrates;
forming a second seal pattern in the display region of one of the first and second substrates, the second seal pattern dividing the display region into a plurality of spaces;
forming a liquid crystal layer on one of the first and second substrates; and
attaching the first and second substrates to each other with the liquid crystal layer, the first seal pattern, and the second seal pattern between the first and second substrates.
12 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first and second seal patterns are formed on the same one of the first and second substrates.
13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first and second seal patterns are formed on different ones of the first and second substrates.
14 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the second seal pattern and the liquid crystal layer have the same height.
15 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the second substrate includes a black matrix disposed at portions corresponding to the second seal pattern.
16 . The method according to claim 15 , wherein a width of the second seal pattern is within a range of about ½ to ¾ of a width of the black matrix.
17 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first substrate includes gate and data lines corresponding to the second seal pattern.
18 . The method according to claim 17 , wherein a width of the second seal pattern is smaller than a width of the gate and data lines.
19 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the liquid crystal is formed by a dispensing method.
20 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor and a pixel electrode, and wherein the second substrate includes a color filter layer and a common electrode.
21 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a pixel electrode and a common electrode, and wherein the second substrate includes a color filter layer.
22 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the first substrate includes a thin film transistor, a color filter layer, and a pixel electrode.
23 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the plurality of spaces are isolated from each other by the second seal pattern.
24 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein the second seal pattern is disposed in the non-pixel region of the display region.