Illumination – Edge lighted panel – Light guide
Reexamination Certificate
2008-07-11
2010-10-19
Lee, Jong-Suk (James) (Department: 2885)
Illumination
Edge lighted panel
Light guide
C362S606000, C362S609000, C362S628000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07815359
ABSTRACT:
A transparent resin plate includes a plurality of slits formed intermittently and located along the border line between a housing frame portion and a light conductor plate portion, the slits includes either or both of respective first optical path converting portions and a second optical path converting portion, and flap portions of a reflector are inserted at least in the first optical path converting portions. Also, the second optical path converting portion of the plurality of slits is arranged to meet at least part of optical paths of hypothetical optical paths which are emitted forward from a light source in the forward direction, reach directly the housing frame portion and which do not cross the first optical path converting portion.
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Egawa Motoji
Sano Akinobu
Shimura Takahiro
Crowe David R
Lee Jong-Suk (James)
Minebea Co. Ltd.
Oliff & Berridg,e PLC
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