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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 03, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 09, 2017
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Shinichi Kitaoka, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/35 (2006.01); F21V 25/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0008 (2013.01); G02B 6/354 (2013.01); G02B 6/3574 (2013.01); F21V 25/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lighting device configured to accommodate an optical fiber is provided. The lighting device includes a breaking structure which accommodates a portion of the optical fiber in a state in which the portion includes two or more bends. The breaking structure is configured to break and sever the portion of the optical fiber when the optical fiber is subjected to a load of a predetermined magnitude.