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US 11,007,930 B2Granted
Lighting device
AssigneeAlps Alpine Co., Ltd.
InventorKazuyoshi Yamagata
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Abstract
A lighting device includes a light guide that propagates incoming light, and a lighting panel including a lighting region. A front side of the lighting panel excluding the lighting region is configured to prevent transmission of light, the light guide is covered by the lighting panel, the lighting device is configured such that the light emitted from the light guide passes through the lighting region of the lighting panel for illumination, and surfaces of the lighting panel surrounding the light guide are white in color.
Claims3
A lighting device, comprising:
- a light guide that propagates incoming light;
- and
- a lighting panel including a lighting region, wherein
- a front side of the lighting panel excluding the lighting region is configured to prevent transmission of light;
- the light guide is covered by the lighting panel;
- the lighting device is configured such that the light emitted from the light guide passes through the lighting region of the lighting panel for illumination;
- and
- surfaces of the lighting panel surrounding the light guide are white in color, wherein
- the lighting panel includes
- an annular outer wall protruding backward from the front side of the lighting panel where the lighting region is formed, and
- an annular inner wall provided inside of the outer wall and protruding backward from the front side of the lighting panel;
- the lighting region is formed between the outer wall and the inner wall;
- the light guide is disposed in a groove between the outer wall and the inner wall;
- the outer wall and the inner wall are formed of a material that is same as a material of the surfaces of the lighting panel surrounding the light guide;
- and
- the outer wall, the inner wall, and the surfaces of the lighting panel surrounding the light guide are formed as a monolithic structure.
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