Patent ID: 9016923
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: G02B,G02F

Abstract:
1. A lighting device comprising: a plurality of light sources arranged in a line; and a light guide member including: the first light guide member and the second light guide member are arranged with the light entrance surfaces thereof opposite the plurality of light sources; the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion are connected to each other at long edges thereof; the first light output portion and the second light output portion are arranged in a line along a longitudinal direction of the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion such that the first light output portion is closer to the plurality of light sources than the second light output portion; the first light guide member is configured such that light from at least one of the plurality of light sources enters through the light entrance surface thereof, travels through the first light guide portion, and exits from the first light output portion; the second light guide member is configured such that light from at least one of the plurality of light sources enters through the light entrance surface thereof, travels through the second light guide portion, and exits from the second light output portion; and the first light output portion is overlapped with the first light guide portion at a light exit side, and the second light output portion is overlapped with the second light guide portion at a light exit side.