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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 28, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Atsushi Kawahara, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Inoue, Kumagaya, JP;
Assignee:
Nikon Corporation, Tokto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
362 31 ; 362 32 ; 362231 ; 362234 ; 362245 ; 2502272 ; 358474 ; 385146 ;
Abstract
An illumination device for an image input device includes a cylindrical light guiding unit, a board having a plurality of light emitting diode elements, a connection member connecting the light guiding unit with the board and a terminal reflection member formed at one end of the light guiding unit. A surface of the light guiding unit has a scattering reflection member extending linearly along the axial direction of the light guiding unit. A cylindrical reflection member is spaced around the light guiding unit and a linear space is provided in the reflection member along the axial direction of the guiding unit.