Patent ID: 11953818
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Optics (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A light source apparatus comprising:
a light emitter that outputs light;
a light guide member that guides the light outputted from the light emitter;
a support member that has a groove and supports the light guide member in the groove; and
a position restriction member that restricts a position of the light guide member in the groove,
wherein the light guide member has a first surface and a second surface located at sides opposite from each other in a first direction that is a longitudinal direction of the light guide member, a third surface and a fourth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a second direction in an imaginary plane perpendicular to the first direction, and a fifth surface and a sixth surface located at sides opposite from each other in a third direction perpendicular to the second direction in the imaginary plane,
the light guided through the light guide member exits via the first surface,
the light emitter is provided so as to face the third surface,
the groove has a support surface facing the fourth surface, a first wall surface facing the fifth surface and separate from the fifth surface, and a second wall surface facing the sixth surface and separate from the sixth surface, and
the position restriction member includes a first placement section disposed in the groove between the fifth surface and the first wall surface, and a second placement section disposed in the groove between the sixth surface and the second wall surface.