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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Kuraray Co., Ltd., Kurashiki, JP;
Inventors:
Takeshi Tsudaka, Kurashiki, JP;
Yosuke Washitake, Okayama, JP;
Ryokei Endo, Tokyo, JP;
Shunsuke Suiko, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KURARAY CO., LTD., Kurashiki, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/02033 (2013.01); G02B 1/046 (2013.01); G02B 6/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A light-emitting fiber includes a core and a cladding and is configured to emit light through a side surface of the fiber. A resin used for the core is at least one selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate, polymethyl methacrylate copolymers, polystyrene, polycarbonates, polyorganosiloxanes, and norbornene, and a resin used for the cladding is fluorine resin. The light-emitting fiber has a fiber diameter of 95 μm or less.