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METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, ELECTRON BEAM DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MANUFACTURED THOSE MANUFACTURING METHODS, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRON SOURCE, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

US6802753B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 28, 2000
Grant dateOct 12, 2004
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Expiry dateJul 9, 2021

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH01J2209/0223
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In a manufacturing process of an image forming apparatus (electron beam device) using electron emission elements, particularly, surface conduction type electron emission elements, wirings on an electron source substrate on which the wirings and element electrodes are formed are opposite to electrodes for a face plate, and a given voltage is applied between the wirings and the electrodes to thereby generate a discharge phenomenon in advance, thus removing a protrusion or the like. In this way, when an electric field applying process is conducted on the electron source substrate, a factor such as a protrusion in an electron source which induces a discharge phenomenon in driving an electron beam device represented by an image forming apparatus is removed, thus realizing an image forming apparatus excellent in display characteristic with no defective pixel even in image display for a long period of time.

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