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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 22, 2008
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2006
Koji Nakano, Anan, JP;
Tomoaki Inuzuka, Anan, JP;
Koji Nakano, Anan, JP;
Tomoaki Inuzuka, Anan, JP;
Nichia Corporation, Anan, JP;
Abstract
A surface light emitting apparatus that can be made smaller in depth and lighter in weight and has high uniformity in luminance over the light emitting surface is disclosed. The surface light emitting apparatus of the present invention comprising a substrate, a plurality of light sources on the substrate, and a plurality of reflectors on the substrate, each of the reflectors having a first surface that covers the light sources and a second surface that reflects or scatters the irradiated light, wherein the reflectors are disposed so that the second surface is irradiated with a light emitted by the light source by the first surface of the adjacent reflector, and the light reflected or scattered by the second surface is emitted to outside.