Plane light source unit and light guide used therein

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PATENT NO 5779337
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08691807

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A plane light source unit includes a tubular light source, and a light guide. The light guide has a light emitting surface and a reflecting surface in addition to a light incident face placed near the tubular light source to receive light emitted from the tubular light source. The light guide has a plurality of projections or grooves arrayed on the light emitting surface to extend parallel to each other along a longitudinal direction of the tubular light source so as to cause the light incident from the light incident face to emerge from the light emitting surface. The height or depth of each of the projections or grooves increases from the central portion to the two end portions in the longitudinal direction of the tubular light source.

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TOSHIBA CORPORATION1-1 SHIBAURA 1-CHOME MINATO-KU TOKYO 105-8001

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Higuchi, Yoshinori Tokyo, JP 13 655
Nakamura, Norio Tokyo, JP 138 2061
Ohyama, Atsunori Tokyo, JP 1 149
Saito, Shinichiro Hachioji, JP 151 1253
Shono, Yasuo Tokyo, JP 2 260

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