Patent ID: 7381111

Claim:
A method of manufacturing a flat fluorescent lamp (FFL), the method comprising: attaching a first substrate to a second substrate to form a discharge channel defining a discharge space therebetween; forming at least one gas injection port at a side of the discharge channel and aligned along a horizontal direction of the FFL, wherein the at least one gas injection port is in communication with the discharge space; and providing a sealant in the at least one gas injection port so as to seal the at least one gas injection port, wherein the at least one gas injection port comprises a plurality of gas injection ports, and wherein the method further comprises: providing a mercury pellet containing mercury in at least one of the plurality of the gas injection ports; and connecting an open end of a diffusion pipe to an end of the gas injection port to which the mercury pellet is provided, wherein the other end of the diffusion pipe is closed.