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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2005
Filed:
May. 22, 2003
Kazuya Yamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Kazuya Yamanaka, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An illumination apparatus which illuminates a portion to be illuminated with light from a light source comprises a plurality of light emitting members constituting the light source, a driving circuit which drives the respective light emitting members, a condenser optical system which condenses an emitted light from the light emitting member drove by the driving circuit onto the portion to be illuminated, a light control member which performs change of a light path of the light from the light emitting member to illuminate the portion to be illuminated and/or movement of the light emitting member, a movable section which operates the light control member in a predetermined period, and a light selection control section which controls the movable section and/or driving circuit so as to select the light to illuminate the portion to be illuminated from the lights of the plurality of light emitting members.