Display device

A display device, comprising:

• a first substrate having an active area where an image is displayed, a nonactive area where an image is not displayed, and a sealing area;
• a second substrate having a thin film transistor and arranged to face the first substrate;
• a pixel image layer disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate in the active area;
• a sealing member sealing between the first substrate and the second substrate in the sealing area;
• and
• a sealing area cell gap maintenance region provided in the sealing area to maintain a sealing area cell gap distance that is an internal distance between the first substrate and the second substrate in the sealing area as the same distance as an active area cell gap that is an internal distance between the first substrate and the second substrate in the active area,
• wherein, in the active area, the display device further comprises:
• a plurality of active area color filters disposed on a surface of a first base substrate facing the second substrate;
• a plurality of active area black matrixes disposed on the surface of the first base substrate between two adjacent active area color filters, wherein at least part of the two adjacent active area color filters cover the active area black matrix;
• an active area overcoat disposed on the plurality of active area color filters;
• and
• an active area cell gap maintenance-column spacer disposed on a surface of the active area overcoat where an active area black matrix, an active area color filter, and the active area overcoat are stacked,
• wherein the sealing area cell gap maintenance region comprises:
• a layered sealing area cell gap maintenance portion disposed on the surface of the first base substrate;
• and
• a sealing area cell gap maintenance-column spacer disposed on a surface of the layered sealing area cell gap maintenance portion facing the second substrate;
• wherein the layered sealing area cell gap maintenance portion comprises:
• a sealing area black matrix disposed on the surface of the first base substrate;
• a sealing area color filter disposed on the sealing area black matrix;
• and
• a sealing area overcoat disposed on the sealing area color filter;
• and
• wherein the sealing area cell gap distance and the active area cell gap are uniformly maintained by the sealing area cell gap maintenance region.