Liquid light guide having position retaining function
First Claim
1. An illumination apparatus comprising an irradiation source and a liquid light guide which is coupled to the irradiation source and includes a light guiding tube filled with a liquid, characterized in thatthe liquid light guide further includes a position retaining tube within which the light guiding tube is arranged, andat least one end of the light guiding tube is rotatably supported with respect to the position retaining tube.
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Abstract
An illumination apparatus comprises an irradiation source 11 and a liquid light guide 10 coupled thereto. The liquid light guide has the form of a goose neck. A liquid filled light guide tube 28 of the liquid light guide 10 is supported in a position retaining tube 22 and at least one end of the light guiding tube 28, preferably the light input end, is supported rotatably in the position retaining tube 22.
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1. An illumination apparatus comprising an irradiation source and a liquid light guide which is coupled to the irradiation source and includes a light guiding tube filled with a liquid, characterized in that
the liquid light guide further includes a position retaining tube within which the light guiding tube is arranged, and at least one end of the light guiding tube is rotatably supported with respect to the position retaining tube.
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