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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2006
Koichi Fukasawa, Fujiyoshida, JP;
Koichi Fukasawa, Fujiyoshida, JP;
Citizen Electronics Co., Ltd., Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an illumination apparatus comprising an LED light source which includes an LED chip and a sealing member containing a fluorescent material therein and sealing the LED chip and is configured to illuminate an object, and a light-transmitting member provided in front of the LED light source, the LED chip being configured to make standby emission of light by application of a standby current during standby illumination of the object, the LED chip being controlled so that a color of the sealing member containing the fluorescent material is less visible from outside, and a current value of the standby current being controlled according to brightness of external light detected by an external light sensor to reduce power consumption.