Planar lighting device
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Jul 27, 2004
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Jan 30, 2003
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Jul 26, 2002
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Jul 27, 2001
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A simple and inexpensive planar lighting device realizing a high luminance is provided, including: a light guide plate having a pair of opposite light entry faces, a light emitting face extending perpendicularly to the light entry faces, a plurality of hemispherical surfaces formed on the light emitting face, and a light non-emitting face opposite to the light emitting face; a light source disposed to extend along each of the light entry faces; a reflector for reflecting light from the light source toward a respective one of the light entry faces; a reflecting plate disposed to extend along the light non-emitting face for reflecting light leaking from the light guide plate toward the light guide plate; and a lens sheet disposed to extend along the light emitting face and formed with a plurality of first ridges extending parallel with the light entry faces on a face thereof opposite to the light emitting face, the first ridges each having a triangular section.
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