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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2007
Applicants:
Tomotaka Nishihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Kimiaki Imai, Hiroshima, JP;
Inventors:
Tomotaka Nishihara, Hiroshima, JP;
Kimiaki Imai, Hiroshima, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka-shi, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A light-source cover for controlling transmission of light from a light source mounted in a portable device is made of an optical material. The front surface of the light-source cover has a knurl finish composed of linear grooves and the back surface thereof has a spin finish composed of ripple grooves. Alternatively, both the front and back surfaces of the light-source cover have knurl finishes composed of linear grooves. Still alternatively, only the back surface of the light-source cover has a knurl finish or a spin finish.