Patent ID: 7264529

Claim:
A method of manufacturing an image display device comprising an envelope having a front substrate and a back substrate, which are oppositely arranged and have image displaying pixels, and a sealing portion which seals peripheral edges of the front substrate and the back substrate, the method comprising: forming a sealing layer entirely on and along at least one of an inner peripheral edge of the front substrate and an inner peripheral edge of the back substrate; arranging a frame body of metal extending along an inner peripheral portion of the front substrate or the back substrate on the inner peripheral edge in a state that the frame body is spaced from the sealing layer; after the frame body is arranged, arranging the front substrate and the back substrate in a state that the substrates are confronted with each other; after the substrates are arranged, heating the sealing layer and the frame body to melt or soften the sealing layer, and at the same time, discharging gas from the frame body; and after the gas is discharged, moving the front substrate and the back substrate in a direction that the substrates are close to each other, thereby to press the frame body against the sealing material layer to be bonded thereto and to seal the peripheral edges of the front substrate and the back substrate, wherein the metal frame body has outwardly extending protrusions located at the peripheral portion, and the frame body is supported by the protrusions such that the frame body is spaced from the sealing material layer; and wherein the metal frame body is pressed by the protrusions to come in contact with the sealing layer and to be bonded thereto.