Patent ID: 7128423
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: F21S,F21V,F21Y,G03B

Abstract:
1. An illumination apparatus which illuminates an illumination target area with light, comprising: light sources comprising a plurality of luminous bodies; luminous body drive portions each configured to respectively drive each of the plurality of luminous bodies; an optical member configured to lead and apply light exiting from a luminous body lighted by the luminous body drive portion to the illumination target area; a light control member configured to perform at least one of change of a lihgt path of a light exiting from the luminous body with which the illumination target area is illuminated and relative movement of the plurality of luminous bodies and the optical member; a movable portion configured to operably drive the light control member; and a light selection control portion configured to control at least one of the movable portion and the luminous body drive portions in such a manner that the light with which the illumination target area is illuminated is selected from the light exiting from the plurality of luminous bodies, wherein at least a given number of said luminous bodies emit light of a given color, and the luminous body drive portions cause the plurality of luminous bodies to emit the light having said given color with which the illumination target area is illuminated by driving to sequentially light each of the at least the given number of said plurality of luminous bodies in synchronization with a timing of controlling at least one of the movable portion and the luminous body drive portion by the light selection control portion.