Patent ID: 7287896

Claim:
An illumination device, comprising: an optical guide section including a light guide extending along a longitudinal axis and including a transparent material, and a light access having a pair of engagement portions, and at least one rib located at at least one end of the light guide and extending in a direction opposite to the direction of extension of the light guide; and a light source section including a printed circuit board having a pair of opposite ends with respective openings located adjacent thereto, and at least one light source electrically connected to the printed circuit board, wherein the engagement portions of the light access are respectively located in the openings in the printed circuit board to position the printed circuit board in a plane normal to the longitudinal axis of the light guide, and wherein a tip of the rib of the light access and an engagement surface of the engagement portions sandwich the printed circuit board such that the tip of the rib of the light access positions the printed circuit board in a longitudinal direction with respect to the light guide.