Patent ID: 7059746

Claim:
An illumination device, comprising: a light-emitting tube having a light-emitting member and sealing members located on two sides of the light emitting member, the light emitting member including a pair of electrodes, light emission being carried out between the pair of electrodes; a first reflecting mirror to hold the light-emitting tube, reflect the light emitted from the light-emitting tube, and direct the light forward; a transparent plate formed at a distal end portion of the first reflecting mirror; a second reflecting mirror that encloses a front portion of the light-emitting member and reflects the light from the light-emitting member toward the first reflecting mirror, the second reflecting mirror being fixedly attached to at least one of the sealing members and the transparent plate, the transparent plate and the second reflecting mirror being brought into contact or mounted in a fixedly attached condition, and at least one of the transparent plate and the second reflecting mirror being brought into contact or fixedly attached to the sealing member.