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Title:
ILLUMINATION DEVICE
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/005159
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
Provided is an illumination device (100) provided with: a light-emission unit (1) having an emission end (1a) from which illumination light is emitted; an optical member (2) which is disposed along a circle having a prescribed axis at the centre thereof, and which emits, from a surface thereof, the illumination light that has entered from the emission end (1a); and a reflective layer (3) which is provided abutting a surface of the optical member (2) at an inner side in a radial direction, and which reflects the illumination light outwards in the radial direction. The optical member (2) is provided with: a light guide layer (4) into which the illumination light from the emission end (1a) enters, and which guides the illumination light; and a diffusion layer (5) which is positioned further towards one end side in a direction along the prescribed axis than the light guide layer (4), and further towards an outer side in the radial direction than the light guide layer (4), and which guides and diffuses the illumination light that has entered from the light guide layer (4).

Inventors:
FURUTA KOICHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2014/067362
Publication Date:
January 15, 2015
Filing Date:
June 30, 2014
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORP (JP)
International Classes:
A61B1/00; F21S2/00; F21V8/00; G02B23/26; F21Y101/02
Domestic Patent References:
WO2012137737A12012-10-11
Foreign References:
JPH1176148A1999-03-23
JP2012055342A2012-03-22
JP2011152371A2011-08-11
JP2008237790A2008-10-09
JP2012050607A2012-03-15
JP2011147757A2011-08-04
JP2004329700A2004-11-25
Other References:
See also references of EP 3020321A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
UEDA, Kunio et al. (JP)
Ueda Kunio (JP)
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