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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2008
Applicant:
Kenji Takase, Osaka, JP;
Inventor:
Kenji Takase, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 14/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pair of band-shaped window portions () having no fluorescent film is formed in the inner circumference of a fluorescent lamp (). The fluorescent lamp () is oriented such that a straight line intersecting the center of the fluorescent lamp () and the midpoint between the pair of window portions on the circumference intersects the midpoint between a pair of reflective members () on a reflective plate (), and is arranged such that light emitted from the pair of window portions () is reflected off the pair of reflective members () and is shone on a diffusion plate ().