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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2004
Yuan-cheng Chin, Hsintien, TW;
Hung-chih LI, Taichung, TW;
Yuan-Cheng Chin, Hsintien, TW;
Hung-Chih Li, Taichung, TW;
Unity Opto Technology Co., Ltd., Taipei Hsien, TW;
Genius Electronic Optical Co., Ltd., Taichung Hsien, TW;
Abstract
A sideway-emission light emitting diode includes a light emitting diode package comprised of a light emitting diode dice that gives off light and a lens that is positioned in front of a front end face of the package for receiving the light and redirecting the received light toward a circumference of the package and a light guide comprised of a board defining a cavity to receive and retain the light emitting diode package therein. The board has opposite sides each forming a cut-off delimited by opposite inclined edges, a refraction section extending from each inclined edge, and a projection section formed between opposite refraction sections, whereby light transmitting into the light guide is directed, by means of the reflection/refraction by the inclined edges, the refraction sections and the projection sections, toward and projected from the projection sections in sideway directions.