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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2015
Filed:
May. 28, 2012
Shozo Toyohisa, Kawasaki, JP;
Chie Kanazawa, Higashiomi, JP;
Tsuneyuki Hirabayashi, Koka, JP;
Shingo Matsuura, Omihachiman, JP;
Shozo Toyohisa, Kawasaki, JP;
Chie Kanazawa, Higashiomi, JP;
Tsuneyuki Hirabayashi, Koka, JP;
Shingo Matsuura, Omihachiman, JP;
Kyocera Corporation, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
According to an aspect, a lighting apparatus includes a lighting unit including a long-shaped housing that has upper and lower openings and has an outer surface formed as a convex surface when seen in a cross-section perpendicular to a longitudinal direction, and a semiconductor light emitting device disposed inside the housing so as to emit light toward the lower opening. Further, the lighting apparatus includes a holding unit including a holding member in which at least a portion of a surface is formed as a concave surface corresponding to the convex surface when seen in a cross-section perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the lighting unit. When seen in the cross-section, the convex surface has, in a region that faces the concave surface, a portion that is brought into contact with the concave surface, and a portion that is not brought into contact with the concave surface.