Patent ID: 6152796
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing an image forming apparatus provided with a container structured by a member including a first substrate and a second substrate with a gap between each other, image forming means comprising electron discharging devices and an image forming member arranged in the interior of the container, and spacers for maintaining the gap therebetween, said method comprising the following steps of:bonding the spacers to the first substrate by use of a chemically reactive type bonding agent;bonding the first substrate to the second substrate through an outer frame member,wherein the image forming member is arranged on the first substrate, and the electron discharging devices are arranged on the second substrate;using at least one of alkaline metal silicate, acid metal phosphate and colloidal silica as the bonding agent; andproviding no bonding agent between the spacers and the second substrate.