Patent ID: 7217026

Claim:
A lighting system comprising: a light transmitting member, having a plane of incidence into which light enters and a plane of emission from which the light is emitted; a light source including a luminous portion, a non-luminous portion, and a white fluorescent layer that covers said non-luminous portion, the light source being located adjacent to said light transmitting member so that said light transmitting member is irradiated by light; a lamp socket, for holding at least one end of said light source; and a reflector, which is extended along said light source for reflecting the light produced by said light source, wherein said lamp socket exhibits a transmittance of 20 to 90% in wavelengths of from 300 to 900 nm, and the light is scattered through said lamp socketl; wherein said lamp socket is made of a thermosetting resin or a thermoplastic resin; and wherein said lamp socket includes a filler or a domain of resin having a different refractive index from thermoseffing resin or thermoplastic resin, in order to scatter the incident light.