Lighting device
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
- a light guide body, having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a side surface to join the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is larger than the second end, and a local scattering region by a roughen surface is disposed on and protrudes outside the second end, and wherein the local scattering region in all of its transverse cross sections is smaller or equal to the second end, wherein the light guide body has cutting surfaces at a region other than the local scattering region to produce sparkling effect; and
at least one light-emitting unit, capable of emitting a light into the light guide body, disposed adjacent to the first end, wherein at least one portion of the light is guided within the light guide body to reach the local scattering region, and the local scattering region with an effect to destroy total internal reflection scatters and refracts the light through the local scattering region to a space external to the light guide body as a local light source region.
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Abstract
A lighting device includes a light guide body and at least one light-emitting unit. The light guide body has a light guide channel and a local roughened surface on the light guide channel as a scattering region. The at least one light-emitting unit is capable of emitting a light into the light guide channel, wherein at least one portion of the light is guided to the scattering region, and the scattering region scatters the light as a local light source region.
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1. A lighting device, comprising:
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a light guide body, having a first end, a second end opposite to the first end, and a side surface to join the first end and the second end, wherein the first end is larger than the second end, and a local scattering region by a roughen surface is disposed on and protrudes outside the second end, and wherein the local scattering region in all of its transverse cross sections is smaller or equal to the second end, wherein the light guide body has cutting surfaces at a region other than the local scattering region to produce sparkling effect; and at least one light-emitting unit, capable of emitting a light into the light guide body, disposed adjacent to the first end, wherein at least one portion of the light is guided within the light guide body to reach the local scattering region, and the local scattering region with an effect to destroy total internal reflection scatters and refracts the light through the local scattering region to a space external to the light guide body as a local light source region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A lighting device, comprising:
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a solid light guide block, having an outer surface and a concave channel portion along a center line from one end surface of the solid light guide block, wherein the outer surface is not conformal to a contour of the concave channel portion and a local roughened surface on the solid light guide block is at a concave end surface of the concave channel portion to serve as a scattering region, wherein the solid light guide block has cutting surfaces at a region other than the scattering region to produce sparkling effect; at least one light-emitting unit capable of emitting a light into the concave channel portion, wherein at least one portion of the light is guided within the concave channel portion and reaches to the scattering region, and the scattering region scatters and refracts the light through the scattering region to outside the concave channel portion as a local light source region, wherein the solid light guide block with the concave channel portion covers over the at least one light-emitting unit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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