Patent ID: 6554946
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: H01J

Abstract:
A method of manufacturing an image-forming apparatus, said method comprising the steps of:(A) disposing a plurality of electron-emitting devices on a rear plate; (B) disposing on a face plate, an image-forming member in which an image is to be formed upon an irradiation of electrons emitted from said electron-emitting devices; and (C) bonding said face plate, which is heated, to said rear plate, which also is heated, in a vacuum by using a bonding member to form a container, an interior of said container being maintained in a vacuum state, wherein said step of disposing said plurality of electron-emitting devices on said rear plate comprises a step of disposing an electroconductive film having a first gap on said rear plate and a step of flowing an electric current through said first gap while an organic substance is disposed therein, to carbonize the organic substance and to cause a carbon film having a second gap to be disposed in the first gap, and wherein said bonding step is performed after the carbon film is disposed in the first gap.