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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2022
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Masatoshi Nishimura, Tokyo, JP;
Satoru Okagaki, Tokyo, JP;
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Regarding an illumination device reproducing a sky seen through a window, an object is to achieve further size reduction and structure simplification and reproduce a more natural scene without limiting provision places and the number of provided devices. An illumination device of the present disclosure includes: a light source; a diffuser having a scattering structure to scatter entering light, and having at least one light entrance surface, a first light exit surface from which first outgoing light including scattered light produced by the scattering structure goes out, and a second light exit surface from which second outgoing light different from first outgoing light goes out; a sunshine formation portion provided at least at one position around the diffuser, and having a light-transmitting member; and a turning portion to guide second outgoing light toward the sunshine formation portion.