Liquid crystal display device having alignment film that provides alignment upon irradiation and manufacturing method the same

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of:

• (1) applying an alignment film material on at least one of a pair of substrates for sandwiching liquid crystal;
• (2), subsequent to the first step, applying a spacer material on at least one of the pair of substrates;
• (3), subsequent to the second step, patterning the spacer material;
• and
• (4), subsequent to the third step, subjecting the alignment film material applied to an aligning process by photo-aligning method.

A method for manufacturing a liquid crystal display device, comprising the steps of:

• applying a spacer material on at least one of the pair of substrates;
• patterning the spacer material;
• applying an alignment film material on at least one of a pair of substrates for sandwiching liquid crystal;
• and
• subjecting the alignment film material applied to an aligning process by photo-aligning method,
• wherein said step of applying an alignment film material is carried out by a spraying method which applies a solution of alignment film material.