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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2011
Applicants:
Kenji Ozawa, Saitama, JP;
Kensuke Nambu, Sakado, JP;
Yuichi Hiraki, Hidaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
OMRON Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F21V 7/04 (2006.01); G02F 1/1333 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/0031 (2013.01); G02B 6/0083 (2013.01); G02B 6/0088 (2013.01); G02B 6/0065 (2013.01); G02B 6/0068 (2013.01); G02F 1/133308 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surface light source includes a light source facing an end face of a lightguide plate, a rectangular-shaped frame surrounding an outer peripheral surface of the lightguide plate, and a reflecting sheet is disposed on a lower surface of the frame. The frame is formed such that an inside frame portion is made of a white resin and an outside frame portion is made of a black resin. The inside frame portion and the outside frame portion are integrally molded by a two-color molding method.