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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2008
Atsuyuki Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Atsuyuki Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An illumination device includes a plurality of light source blocks defined by a first partition wall and a second partition wall, the light source blocks being provided with LEDs. The illumination device is capable of adjusting a luminance of each of the plurality of light source blocks. A projection section to diffuse the light is provided on a vertex of the first partition wall. As a result, it is possible to prevent a luminance irregularity and a color irregularity from occurring between illumination areas when adjusting the respective luminance in each of the plurality of illumination areas.