Patent ID: 7161567

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising a reflecting member for reflecting light, a light guiding member arranged at the side of a light reflecting surface of said reflecting member, and a light emitting element for emitting light toward said light guiding member, characterized in that the surface of the light emitting side of said light guiding member comprises a direct emitting portion for directly passing the light emitted from said light emitting element through to be emitted toward the outside of the light guiding member; a first total reflecting portion for totally reflecting the light emitted from the light emitting element toward said reflecting member and passing the light reflected by the reflecting member through to be emitted toward the outside of the light guiding member; and a second total reflecting portion configured so that the light emitted from the light emitting element is totally reflected toward the direct emitting portion, the light totally reflected by the direct emitting portion is directed to said reflecting member, and the light reflected by the reflecting member is emitted toward the outside of the light guiding member.