Liquid crystal display device
View Patent ↗A liquid crystal display (LCD) device includes: a first substrate opposite a second substrate and coupled to the second substrate by a first seal pattern; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates within the first seal pattern; a second seal pattern sealing an injection hole in the first seal pattern; and a common line disposed at a first surface of the first substrate and having a predetermined pattern that exposes the second seal pattern to a second surface of the first substrate.
1. A liquid crystal display (LCD) device, comprising:
a first substrate opposite a second substrate and coupled to the second substrate by a first seal pattern;
a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first and second substrates within the first seal pattern;
a second seal pattern sealing an injection hole in the first seal pattern; and
a common line disposed at a first surface of the first substrate and having a predetermined pattern that exposes the second seal pattern to a second surface of the first substrate, wherein the predetermined pattern is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate adjacent to the second seal pattern.
2. The LCD device of claim 1 wherein the first surface is an inner surface of the first substrate and the second surface is an outer surface of the first substrate.
3. The LCD device of claim 2 wherein the outer surface of the first substrate is adjacent a light source, further wherein the second seal pattern is exposed to the light source.
4. The LCD device of claim 1 further comprising:
a gate line and a data line crossing each other on the first surface of the first substrate;
a thin film transistor disposed at the crossing of the gate line and the data line; and
a pixel electrode connected with the thin film transistor.
5. The LCD device of claim 4 , wherein the common line is formed at the same layer and with the same material as the gate line.
6. The LCD device of claim 1 further comprising a common electrode on a first surface of the second substrate, the common electrode connected with the common line by the first seal pattern.
7. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined pattern of the common line is a convex pattern, wherein the common line is spaced apart from the second seal pattern away from the liquid crystal layer.
8. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined pattern of the common line is a concave pattern, wherein the common line is spaced apart from the second seal pattern toward the liquid crystal layer.
9. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the predetermined pattern of the common line includes a plurality of slits in the common line.
10. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the first seal pattern comprises a plurality of conductive balls.
11. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the common line has a closed shape.
12. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the first seal pattern is connected to the common line via a contact hole in an insulating layer, the contact hole exposing a portion of the common line.
13. The LCD device of claim 1 further comprising a black matrix layer, wherein the second seal pattern resides between the common line and the black matrix layer.
14. The LCD device of claim 1 , wherein the first substrate and the predetermined pattern of the common line are arranged to provide an optical pathway through the first substrate.