Light flux controlling member, light emitting device and illumination apparatus

A light flux controlling member that controls a distribution of light emitted from a light emitting element, comprising:

• an incidence area that allows light emitted from the light emitting element to enter the light flux controlling member;
• and
• an emission area that is formed facing away from the incidence area and configured to emit light having entered the light flux controlling member,
• wherein:
• the incidence area includes a plurality of protrusions disposed to surround a central axis of the light flux controlling member and each protrusion having an incidence surface that is disposed on an inner side of the protrusion and allows a part of the light emitted from the light emitting element to enter the light flux controlling member, a reflection surface that is disposed on an outer side of the protrusion and reflects the incident light toward the emission area, and a ridge line disposed between the incidence surface and the reflection surface,
• the reflection surface disposed outermost including:
• a plurality of split reflection surfaces that are spaced apart from each other and reflect the light having entered the light flux controlling member toward the emission area, and
• one or two or more stepped surfaces disposed between the two adjacent split reflection surfaces and at a dead angle position relative to a traveling direction of the light having entered the light flux controlling member, and
• the protrusion disposed outermost has a projection part projecting in a direction along the central axis from the one or two or more stepped surfaces, with a tip portion of the projection part being closer to the emission area than an end portion of the light flux controlling member on the light emitting element side is to the emission area in the direction along the central axis.