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Plane-like lighting units and display equipment provided therewith

US8177407B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2011
Grant dateMay 15, 2012
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2320/0261
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light unit which includes a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) light sources arranged in parallel, a light-guiding member arranged on said LED light sources, a light reflecting part for reflecting light from said LED light sources forward, a light diffusion part for outgoing light from the surface of said light-guiding member to outside, and an optical path changing part arranged above said light-diffusion part, wherein a side of said light-guiding member that faces said light diffusion part is flat.

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