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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2005
Applicant:
Toru Kunimochi, Iwata-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Toru Kunimochi, Iwata-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Minebea Co., Ltd., Nagano, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spread illuminating apparatus includes at least one spot light source; and a light conductive plate which has the at least one spot light source disposed at one end surface thereof, and which has a plurality of ridges formed on at least one of two major surfaces thereof and extending from the one end surface toward another end surface opposite to the one end surface. The plurality of ridges are configured to meander.