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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Takuya Fujimoto, Sakai, JP;
Takuya Fujimoto, Sakai, JP;
Cateye Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An illumination apparatus is provided that can achieve light distribution towards the front, and light illumination in a direction other than the front direction, without using a light source other than the light source for frontward illumination. The illumination apparatus includes a light emitting diode located at the front side of the illumination apparatus, corresponding to one end, a side transmission unit having a surface exposed at a gap in the casing, located rearward of the light emitting diode to transmit light from the side, and a light path modification unit, located rearward of the light emitting diode to modify the direction of light output from the light emitting diode towards the side transmission unit.
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