Patent ID: 7148618

Claim:
An image display apparatus comprising: a first substrate provided with a plurality of electron emitting elements in a vacuum container; a second substrate positioned opposite to said first substrate in said vacuum container, said second substrate being irradiated with electrons emitted from said electron emitting elements; at least one spacer disposed on either one of said first and second substrates to provide an atmospheric pressure resistant structure of said vacuum container, said spacer being interposed between said first and second substrates and having a longitudinal direction in a direction substantially perpendicular to an opposing direction of said first and second substrates; and a lateral wall positioned inside an external periphery of at least either one of said first and second substrates to provide a sealed structure of said vacuum container, wherein a first electroconductive support member for supporting said spacer is fixed to said spacer and provided outside an image display area which is formed between an area of said electron emitting elements of said first substrate and an electron-irradiated area of said second substrate, and a second electroconductive support member is provided fixed on at least one of said first and second substrates outside said image display area of either one of said first and second substrates, and wherein said first electroconductive support member and said second electroconductive support member are joined together so that said first electroconductive support member is positioned between said spacer and said second electroconductive support member and electrically interconnected, and further wherein said second electroconductive support member is defined with a predetermined potential.