Patent ID: 9614993
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: G02B,H04N

Claim:
1. A lighting device comprising: a point light source; a light guide body which emits light from the point light source in a linear manner; and a connecting member provided on an end on a side of the point light source of the light guide body, wherein the light guide body includes a plurality of rods arranged in a predetermined direction including a reflecting surface for emitting entering light in a linear manner and a branching unit which branches an entering light beam toward the plurality of rods, the connecting member includes a hole in which the point light source is fitted, the hole penetrating the connecting member from a side of the point light source to a side of the light guide body, and the hole becomes wider from the point light source toward the light guide body and a surface of the connecting member facing the hole inclines with respect to an extending direction of the rods such that a first portion of the light emitted from the point light source is reflected by the surface to enter the light guide body and is concentrated on the reflecting surface, and a second portion of the light emitted from the point light source is not reflected by the surface and is concentrated on the reflecting surface through the branching unit, wherein the first and second portions are not overlapped with each other.