Liquid crystal display
View Patent ↗An exemplary embodiment of the present invention relates to a liquid crystal display having a display area and a non-display area which includes a first substrate and a second substrate facing the first substrate, a layer having a first opening, a spacer disposed in the first opening, and a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area. The spacer is disposed in the first opening to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer and the first light blocking member include the same material.
1. A liquid crystal display including a display area and a non-display area, comprising:
a first substrate;
a second substrate facing the first substrate;
a layer disposed on the first substrate at the display area and the non-display area, the layer comprising an opening at the display area;
a spacer disposed in the opening and protruding from the opening toward the second substrate, the spacer having the second substrate disposed thereon to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate; and
a first light blocking member disposed in the non-display area, wherein the spacer and the first light blocking member comprise the same material.
2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising:
a gate line disposed on the first substrate;
a gate insulating layer disposed on the gate line;
a data line disposed on the gate insulating layer; and
a pixel electrode disposed on an organic layer,
wherein the organic layer is disposed on the data line.
3. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , wherein
a thickness of the first light blocking member is greater than 4 μm.
4. The liquid crystal display of claim 3 ,
wherein a thickness of the spacer is greater than a height of a cell gap.
5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , wherein
the thickness of the spacer is greater than the height of the cell gap by more than 1.0 μm.
6. The liquid crystal display of claim 5 , wherein
the thickness of the spacer is greater than 5.0 μm.
7. The liquid crystal display of claim 6 , wherein
the first light blocking member is more than 1 μm thinner than the spacer.
8. The liquid crystal display of claim 7 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
9. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , wherein
a thickness of the spacer is greater than a height of a cell gap.
10. The liquid crystal display of claim 9 , wherein
the thickness of the spacer is greater than the height of the cell gap by more than 1.0 μm.
11. The liquid crystal display of claim 10 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
12. The liquid crystal display of claim 2 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
13. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
a thickness of the first light blocking member is greater than 4 μm.
14. The liquid crystal display of claim 13 , wherein
a thickness of the spacer is greater than a height of a cell gap.
15. The liquid crystal display of claim 14 , wherein
the thickness of the spacer is greater than the height of the cell gap by more than 1.0 μm.
16. The liquid crystal display of claim 15 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
17. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
a thickness of the spacer is greater than a height of a cell gap.
18. The liquid crystal display of claim 17 , wherein
the thickness of the spacer is greater than the height of the cell gap by more than 1.0 μm.
19. The liquid crystal display of claim 18 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
20. The liquid crystal display of claim 17 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
21. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein
a width of the spacer is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
22. A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display comprising a display area and a non-display area, the method comprising:
forming a layer on a first substrate at the display area and the non-display area, the layer comprising an opening at the display area;
forming a spacer in the opening, the spacer extending from the opening toward a second substrate and having the second substrate disposed thereon to maintain an interval between the first substrate and the second substrate; and
forming a first light blocking member in the non-display area,
wherein the spacer and the first light blocking member are simultaneously formed.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein
the forming of the first light blocking member and the spacer comprises using a translucent mask to reduce the thickness of the first light blocking member compared with the thickness of the spacer.
24. The method of claim 23 , wherein
the spacer is formed to have a width that is decreased in an upper and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.
25. The method of claim 22 , wherein
the spacer is formed to have a width that is decreased in an upper portion and a lower portion of the spacer compared to a middle portion of the spacer.