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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2012
Applicants:
Kyohei Nakamura, Joyo, JP;
Tadashi Murakami, Hirakata, JP;
Hiroyuki Sekii, Higashiosaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 5/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An optical member for refracting light emitted from a light source and projecting the light from a light projecting surface thereof includes a plurality of concave or convex portions formed on the light projecting surface. The concave or convex portions are concentrically arranged on a plurality of circles having a common center point. The concave or convex portions on the circles adjoining to each other are arranged in different phase positions with respect to radial lines extending from the center point.