LIGHTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

Title:

LIGHTING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING APPARATUS

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2015/141461

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A lighting apparatus is provided with a first lighting section and a second lighting section. The first lighting section and the second lighting section respectively have a bar-like light guide (2) that includes a circular or elliptic part in an end surface shape of an end portion, and light source elements (4) that are provided to face an end surface of the end portion of the light guide. In the light guide of the second lighting section, light is inputted to a predetermined range of the end surface shape at the end portion of the light guide, said range including a focal point. In the light guide (2) of the first lighting section, light is inputted to a range of the end surface shape of the light guide, said range being not the predetermined range including the focal point.

Inventors:

MATSUZAWA TAKU (JP)
FUJIUCHI AKIKO (JP)
SHOJI TOSHIAKI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2015/056236

Publication Date:

September 24, 2015

Filing Date:

March 03, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)

International Classes:

H04N1/04; F21S2/00; F21V8/00; G02B6/00; G03B27/50; G03B27/54; H04N1/028; F21Y101/02; F21Y105/00; G02B6/42

Foreign References:

JP2005235759A	2005-09-02
JP2006228710A	2006-08-31