Abstract: A method of manufacturing a surface emitting fluorescent lamp, designed to reduce a total thickness of the surface emitting fluorescent lamp, and to allow easy sealing of a gas injection port. The method comprises forming at least one injection port connected to one side of a discharge channel in a horizontal direction of the fluorescent lamp to communicate with the discharge channel simultaneous with forming a discharge space, providing a sealant within the gas injection port in order to seal the gas injection port, providing a mercury pellet containing mercury to one side of the sealant, vacuum exhausting the discharge space of the fluorescent lamp, diffusing inert gas into the discharge space, and diffusing mercury vapor evaporated from the mercury pellet into the discharge space. Then, the sealant is melted, and seals a connection between the gas injection port and the discharge channel.

Abstract: Apparatus for assembling substrates of a planar fluorescent lamp including a base mounted movable along a process line, the base having an upper surface for placing a first substrate of the fluorescent lamp, at least one movable board over the base, the movable board being mounted rotatable between a first position and a second position, at least one pair of parallel links each having one end rotatably coupled to the base and the other end rotatably coupled to the movable board for the movable board rotatable from the first position to the second position, a plurality of clamping members mounted on the movable board for holding a second substrate of the fluorescent lamp at a position under the movable board, a stopping member mounted in the process line over a direction of movement of the base, for coming into contact with the movable board to cause rotation of the movable board, and a damping member for making a damping action at a time the first, and second substrates of the fluorescent lamp come into conta

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a surface emitting fluorescent lamp, designed to reduce a total thickness of the surface emitting fluorescent lamp, and to allow easy sealing of a gas injection port. The method comprises forming at least one injection port connected to one side of a discharge channel in a horizontal direction of the fluorescent lamp to communicate with the discharge channel simultaneous with forming a discharge space, providing a sealant within the gas injection port in order to seal the gas injection port, providing a mercury pellet containing mercury to one side of the sealant, vacuum exhausting the discharge space of the fluorescent lamp, diffusing inert gas into the discharge space, and diffusing mercury vapor evaporated from the mercury pellet into the discharge space. Then, the sealant is melted, and seals a connection between the gas injection port and the discharge channel.