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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2012
Kumiko Ioka, Chiba-ken, JP;
Michinobu Inoue, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideo Nishiuchi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Kazuki Tateyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Koki Moriya, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kumiko Ioka, Chiba-ken, JP;
Michinobu Inoue, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hideo Nishiuchi, Hyogo-ken, JP;
Kazuki Tateyama, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Koki Moriya, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A lighting apparatus includes a case, a power source unit, and a light emitting unit. The case has a side portion provided around a first axis parallel to a direction from the power source unit toward the light emitting unit. The side portion has a first portion and a second portion disposed around a central axis parallel to the first axis. The first portion has a long distance to the central axis. The second portion has a short distance to the central axis. An end portion of an inner surface of the second portion is configured to have at least one selected from a portion perpendicular to the central axis and a portion has a recessed configuration with respect to the central axis when the inner surface is cut by a cross-section perpendicular to the central axis.