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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Dec. 27, 1993
Toshikazu Nishio, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiyuki Yamashita, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroyuki Amemiya, Tokyo, JP;
Michiko Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Nobu Masubuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lenticular lens has a light transmitting substrate and a plurality of lens elements formed on the light transmitting substrate. The lens elements are defined in such a way that ridges thereof are aligned in parallel with each other, wherein 30.degree..ltoreq..theta..sub.10% .ltoreq.100.degree. and R.ltoreq.20%, where .theta..sub.10% is a diffusing angle range with respect to normal of the one surface in the case that when light is entered from the opposite surface and transmitted from the one surface, the intensity of the light transmitted is equal to or more than 10% of the intensity of the light transmitted in a peak direction of a main lobe; and R is the ratio of side lobes to main lobe. The intensity of side lobes which causes light loss and light stray can be remarkably reduced. Light can be equally and isotropically focused on in a predetermined diffusing angle range.