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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2021
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An optical member that refracts a light beam to diverge or focus the light beam, includes: at least three pairs of opposing surfaces. Each of the three pairs of opposing surfaces include a lens. Curvatures of the lenses at one side surfaces of the respective three pairs of surfaces are all the same, or curvatures of the lenses at one side surfaces of respective pairs of at least two pairs of the three pairs of surfaces are different from each other, and respective shortest distances between optical axes of the lenses at the one side surfaces of respective pairs of the at least two pairs of surfaces, and reference sides which are each any one of respective sides surrounding surfaces including the lenses are different from each other.