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Title:
ILLUMINATED SWITCH
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009009790
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide an illuminated switch capable of reducing luminance variations of a light exit surface of a light guide member.

Parallel light R1 emitted from a second light guide member 30 is refracted in a first direction D1 when entering inside of the first light guide member 20 from a light incident surface 21 of the first light guide member 20. Light R3 being refracted propagates within a second light guide member 30 and is reflected by a reflection surface 23 provided on a bottom portion thereof. Light R4 being reflected propagates within the first light guide member 20 in a second direction D2 and reaches a light exit surface 22. Since light emitted from a light source is emitted after being once reflected by the reflection surface 23, the light can propagate to a periphery portion of the light exit surface 22, and, therefore, the luminance variations of the light exit surface 22 can be reduced.


Inventors:
NISHIYAMA YOSHINORI
KOBAYASHI AYUMI
Application Number:
JP2007169076A
Publication Date:
January 15, 2009
Filing Date:
June 27, 2007
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
ALPS ELECTRIC CO LTD
International Classes:
H01H9/16; H01H21/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
野▲崎▼ 照夫
Masayoshi Miwa