Patent ID: 6921782

Claim:
An adhesive comprising a resin component, a metal chelate, and a silane coupling agent, wherein said resin component includes a thermosetting resin and said silane coupling agent is composed of a silane compound represented by general formula (1): wherein at least one of substituents X 1 through X 4 is an alkoxy group, and wherein if one or more of the substituents X 1 through X 4 is a substituent other than alkoxy group, such substituent other than alkoxy group is a substituent that includes in its structure a functional group selected from the group consisting of epoxy ring, vinyl group, amino group, mercapto group and methyl group, wherein the metal chelate is microcapsulated, wherein the adhesive is in the form of a paste, wherein microcapsules are formed as absorbent resin particles and dispersed in the adhesive, and wherein the metal chelate is liquid, and the metal chelate is absorbed by and retained in the microcapsules.