Illumination – Elongated source light unit or support – With or including transparent or translucent member
Patent
1991-10-31
1993-03-16
Cole, Richard R.
Illumination
Elongated source light unit or support
With or including transparent or translucent member
362260, 362308, 362331, F21V 502, F21V 1304
Patent
active
051938995
ABSTRACT:
A box-type planar light-source device has incorporated therein a linear light source and is provided with a reflecting surface and a multi-prism sheet. The reflecting surface has such function that a major portion of a light reflected by the reflecting surface is obliquely incident upon the multi-prism sheet. The multi-prism sheet has its inner surface formed with a group of prisms so arranged as to extend in parallel relation to the light source and having such function that the light incident directly or obliquely in reflection outgoes in concentration toward a predetermined direction. Accordingly, so as to eliminate portion by the fact that the light outgoing at an angle separated from the normal direction converges at the dark portion. A dark-portion removing sheet for eliminating a dark portion at a location immediately above the light source is arranged on the side of the front face of the multi-prism sheet. An illumination apparatus can satisfactorily exhibit its optical performance by incorporation of the planar light-source device as illumination apparatuses of various display devices. The display devices include an internal-illumination type display device, a liquid-crystal display device, a display device mounted to an automatic vending machine, an observation device for a film, or an illumination apparatus mounted to a wall surface of a building.
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Chiba Issei
Oe Makoto
Cole Richard R.
Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd.
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