Lighting unit
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1. A lighting unit comprising:
- a plurality of panels arranged adjacently, each panel having a transparent substrate and an electroluminescent element that is provided on the transparent substrate, each panel also having end faces, the adjacent panels being arranged so that the end faces thereof face each other; and
a light scattering means interposed between at least the end faces of the adjacent panels.
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Abstract
A lighting unit includes a plurality of panels and a light scattering means. The panels are arranged adjacently. Each panel has a transparent substrate and an electroluminescent element that is provided on the transparent substrate. Each panel also has end faces. The adjacent panels are arranged so that the end faces thereof face each other. The light scattering means is interposed between at least the end faces of the adjacent panels.
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1. A lighting unit comprising:
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a plurality of panels arranged adjacently, each panel having a transparent substrate and an electroluminescent element that is provided on the transparent substrate, each panel also having end faces, the adjacent panels being arranged so that the end faces thereof face each other; and
a light scattering means interposed between at least the end faces of the adjacent panels. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A lighting unit comprising:
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a plurality of panels arranged adjacently, each panel having a transparent substrate, which has on opposite sides thereof a light exit surface and a light incidence surface, each panel also having an electroluminescent element that is provided on the light incidence surface of the transparent substrate, each panel further having end faces, wherein the light exit surfaces or the light incidence surfaces are positioned roughly in an identical plane, each electroluminescent element being located so as to exist on the same side relative to the plane; and
a light scattering structure provided on the end face of each transparent substrate, thereby extracting the light that is emitted from the electroluminescent element from a side of the light exit surface to an outside of the lighting unit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lighting unit comprising:
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a plurality of panels arranged adjacently, each panel having a transparent substrate, which has on opposite sides thereof a light exit surface and a light incidence surface, each panel also having an electroluminescent element that is provided on the light incidence surface of the transparent substrate, each panel further having end faces, wherein the light exit surfaces or the light incidence surfaces are positioned roughly in an identical plane, each electroluminescent element being located so as to exist on the same side relative to the plane; and
a scattering member provided on a side of the light exit surface of the transparent substrate and/or uneven portions formed on the light exit surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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