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Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2018

Filed:

Nov. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Hidekazu Kobayashi, Hara-mura, JP;

Hitoshi Ueno, Fujimi-machi, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 6/293 (2006.01); G02B 27/14 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/28 (2006.01); G02B 27/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/29367 (2013.01); G02B 6/0053 (2013.01); G02B 27/145 (2013.01); G02B 27/283 (2013.01); G02B 27/126 (2013.01);
Abstract

A light divider includes a light guide having first and second surfaces that reflect light incident on the guide and cause the light to propagate through a portion between the first and second surfaces. A first light dividing layer on the second surface reflects part of the light having propagated through the guide and transmits part thereof so that the light is divided into light fluxes. A first transparent piece on the second surface in a position where the light that the first light dividing layer has transmitted is incident, the first transparent piece having a first reflection surface that reflects the incident light, a second transparent piece that is provided on the second surface in a position where the light reflected off the first light dividing layer and reflected off the first surface is incident, the second transparent piece has a second reflection surface that reflects the incident light.


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