Planar illumination light source device and planar illumination light device using the planar illumination light source device
US7726828B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09F3/0297
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a planar illumination light source device by which uniform illumination light can be obtained over a wide area without increasing the thickness of LEDs in the radiation direction even when a highly directional light source such as LEDs is used, and a planar illumination device using this. The present invention includes a highly directional light source, a light guiding body having a radiation plane in a radiation direction of the light source, a casing that encloses the light source and seals planes other than the radiation plane of the light guiding body, inside reflection means provided in the entirety of the area between the casing and the light guiding body, and radiation side reflection means provided on the radiation plane and reflecting light from the light source at a prescribed ratio. A light emitting diode group consisting of one or a plurality of light emitting diodes is used as the highly directional light source.
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