SURFACE ILLUMINATING LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE AND SURFACE ILLUMINATING DEVICE
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Abstract
Uniform illuminating light is obtained on a surface at a prescribed distance from a radiation surface without increasing the thickness in a light radiation direction by using the light from the light source highly efficiently. A surface illuminating light source device is provided with a light source for radiating light; a light guide body propagating light from the light source and having a radiation surface at a prescribed position in the radiation direction; a casing closing the light guide body except the radiation surface and having the light source arranged substantially at the center; an inner reflection section arranged between the casing and the light guide body and having a reflection surface which reflects light propagating inside the light guide body; and a radiation side reflection section having an outer reflection section which is arranged on the radiation surface and has a reflection surface that reflects light propagating inside the light guide body at a prescribed rate and an opening section which is formed on the outer reflection section and through which reflection light reflected at least once on one of the reflection surfaces among the light from the light source passes.
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10. A surface illuminating light source device comprising:
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a group of light sources including a single point-light source or a combination of a plurality of point-light sources that emit light; an optically transmissive light guide body propagating light from the light source and having a radiation surface at a prescribed position in the radiation direction; a casing closing surfaces of the light guide body except the radiation surface and having an inner reflection unit formed of a bottom surface and a side reflection section that reflect light, in which the light source is arranged substantially at a center of the bottom surface; and a radiation side reflection unit arranged on the radiation surface, wherein the radiation side reflection unit is formed of a member that reflects or passes light propagating inside the light guide body at a prescribed rate, and an opening section is formed on a periphery of the radiation side reflection unit while a central portion of the radiation side reflection unit is a non-opening section so that an amount of light passing through the radiation side reflection unit increases as it gets farther from a center of the radiation surface facing the light source. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A surface illuminating device formed by arranging a plurality of surface illuminating light source devices, the surface illuminating light source comprising:
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a group of light sources including a single point-light source or a combination of a plurality of point-light sources that emit light; an optically transmissive light guide body propagating light from the light source and having a radiation surface at a prescribed position in the radiation direction; a casing closing surfaces of the light guide body except the radiation surface and having an inner reflection unit formed of a bottom surface and a side reflection section that reflect light, in which the light source is arranged substantially at a center of the bottom surface; and a radiation side reflection unit arranged on the radiation surface, wherein the radiation side reflection unit is formed of a member that reflects or passes light propagating inside the light guide body at a prescribed rate, and an opening section is formed on a periphery of the radiation side reflection unit while a central portion of the radiation side reflection unit is a non-opening section so that an amount of light passing through the radiation side reflection unit increases as it gets farther from a center of the radiation surface facing the light source.
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