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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 1992
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hideaki Katoh, Saitama, JP;
Nobuhisa Noguchi, Saitama, JP;
Yutaka Kikuchi, Saitama, JP;
Isamu Kaneko, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd., Kawaguchi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362256 ; 362224 ; 362260 ; 362307 ; 362355 ;
Abstract
An illumination device comprising a reflecting plate, a single or a plural number of linear light source(s) arranged over said reflecting plate and a diffusing plate arranged over said light source(s), a light quantity adjusting means being arranged on the surface of the linear light source on between said light source(s) and said diffusing plate, and said illumination device being so adapted as to uniformalize luminance distribution on the diffusing plate by selecting shape and size of light-transmitting portions of the light quantity adjusting means.