# US 7,608,858 B2 · Spacing architecture for liquid crystal display and spacing method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 7,608,858 B2 - Document ID: US7608858B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 11/448,378 - Filed: 2006-06-06 - Published: 2007-12-06 - Granted: 2009-10-27 - Earliest claimed: 2006-06-06 - Assignees: Hannstar Display Corp. - Inventors: Chia-Te Liao; Tean-Sen Jen; Hsu-Ho Wu; Ming-Tien Lin; Te-Cheng Chung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7608858B2 ## CPC - G02F 1/13394: {spacers regularly patterned on the cell subtrate, e.g. walls, pillars (G02F1/133377 takes precedence)} - G02F 1/136286: {Wiring, e.g. gate line, drain line} - G02F: OPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS ## Abstract A liquid crystal display is provided. A liquid crystal display includes a first substrate having color filters therewith; a second substrate having plural first signal lines and plural second signal lines thereon; plural first openings located at intersections of said first signal lines and plural of second signal lines; and plural supports located at said plural first openings and between said first substrate and said second substrate, and separating said first substrate from said second substrate. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A liquid crystal display, comprising: a first substrate having at least two color filters therewith; a second substrate having at least a first signal line thereon, wherein said first signal line is positioned between said second substrate and a second signal line, said first signal line having a first hole that penetrates said first signal line and is positioned at an intersection of said first and second signal lines, and said first hole is disposed under said second signal line and above said second substrate; and at least a first support positioned between said first and second substrates for separating said first substrate from said second substrate, a vertical projection of said first support is entirely within said first hole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein said second substrate further comprises an insulator layer between said first and second signal lines. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein said second substrate further comprises a passivation layer over said second signal line, said passivation layer provides a concave space via said first opening, and said first support is located within said concave space of said passivation layer. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 further comprising a bump formed by said second signal line and located at the intersection of said first and second signal lines, wherein said first support is located between said bump and said first hole. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 further comprising a second hole positioned between said two color filters and located at said intersection of said first and second signal lines. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, where said second substrate is not contacted with said first support. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1, wherein said first hole has one selected from a group consisting of circular, elliptic and polygonal shapes. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The liquid crystal display according to claim 1 further comprising a first extension portion extended from said second signal line, wherein said first extension portion is entirely located within said first hole, and a part of said first extension portion is overlapped with said first support. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The liquid crystal display according to claim 2 further comprising a floating layer overlapped with said second signal line and located between said insulator layer and said second substrate. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The liquid crystal display according to claim 4, wherein said bump is covered and surrounded by said first support. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The liquid crystal display according to claim 4 further comprising a second support located between said bump and said first hole and positioned between said first and second substrate for separating said first substrate from said second substrate. ### Claim 12 (depends on 5) The liquid crystal display according to claim 5, wherein said second hole is located above said first hole. ### Claim 13 (depends on 5) The liquid crystal display according to claim 5, wherein said first support is located at said second hole. ### Claim 14 (depends on 5) The liquid crystal display according to claim 5, wherein said second hole has one selected from a group consisting of circular, elliptic and polygonal shapes. ### Claim 15 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display according to claim 8 further comprising a second support located within said first hole. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The liquid crystal display according to claim 8 further comprising a second extension portion extended from said second signal line, said second extension portion is entirely located within said first hole, and said first and second extension portions are symmetrically extended from said second signal line. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The liquid crystal display according to claim 11, wherein said first and second supports are symmetrically aligned beside said bump. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The liquid crystal display according to claim 11, wherein the said first and second supports are connected to each other. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The liquid crystal display according to claim 15, wherein said second substrate is contacted with said first support, but not contacted with said second support.