Patent ID: 7771558

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an image display apparatus comprising a face plate equipped with an image display member, a rear plate equipped with an electron source, and a spacer disposed between the face plate and the rear plate, the method comprising a step of bonding a spacer to the face plate or the rear plate using an adhesive comprising an aqueous solution of sodium silicate, the bonding step comprising heating the adhesive at a temperature increase rate of not lower than 5° C./minute, wherein a molar ratio of SiO 2 /Na 2 O in the aqueous solution is from 1.6 to 3.0, wherein the aqueous solution contains from 30% by weight to 65% by weight of Ti grains, and at least one type of other grains selected from the group consisting of ZrO 2 grains, Ni grains, Au grains, Ta grains, and Al 2 O 3 grains, wherein an average grain size of the Ti grains, ZrO 2 grains, Ni grains, Au grains, Ta grains, and Al 2 O 3 grains is, respectively, from 1.0 μm to 200 μm, and wherein the aqueous solution contains from 10 to 20% by weight of water.