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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide particles for image display that can stably hold surface electric charges and make an image display state stable, power fluid for image display, and an image display apparatus. SOLUTION: Particle groups having electric characteristics of a semiconductor, preferably, particle groups having electric characteristics of a hale transporting semiconductor or electron transporting semiconductor are used as the particles of image display used for the image display device which has the particle groups 3W and 3B charged between opposed substrates 1 and 2 at least one of which is transparent and displays an image by applying an electric field to the particle groups to move particles. Further, the powder fluid is formed by using the particle groups. COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a ring-like illuminator which emits ring-like light at even brightness. SOLUTION: A light emitting part 2 comprises a light reflecting means 9, on one circumferential side 7, which reflects the incident light from a point-like light source 8, and a light emitting surface 11, on the other circumferential side 10, which emits a ring-like light. A lightguide part 3 which comprises a light incidence surface 12 which takes in the light from the point-like light source 8 and protrudes from at least one point of the one circumferential surface 7 of the light emitting part 2 where no light reflecting means 9 is provided, which is integrally formed together with the light emitting part 2. A light deflecting means 4 which reflects at least a part of the advancing light taken into the lightguide part 3 in at least one direction among the two directions falling on an extension direction 14 of the light emitting part 2. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light emitting device, an automobile headlamp in particular, having an auxiliary emitter to emit light by gathering leaked light which is a part of light from a current light source, without adding a new light source. SOLUTION: This light emitting device has the light source 2, a housing 3 to store the light source 2, and a lens member 5 mounted to the front opening part of the housing 3 to form a light chamber 4 together with the housing 3, and the auxiliary emitter 11 to emit light by gathering leaked light which is a part of light emitted from the light source 2 is provided on the outer rim part 5a of the lens member 5 or on the inner surface 10 side of the outer rim part 5a. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high performance linear light emitter having an optimized angular distribution of outgoing light in a peripheral direction and capable of radiating light from a side peripheral surface with a high directivity without a loss. SOLUTION: This linear light emitter has at least a translucent bar-like body having a light incident part at at least one end thereof, wherein a light reflective groove provided with a light reflective surface that faces the light incident part is formed on a peripheral side surface along an axial direction. In the linear light emitter, a light reflective layer is formed on the light reflective groove of the translucent bar-like body and a land other than the light reflective groove. An efficient method for manufacturing the linear light emitter is provided. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a high-performance wire-shaped luminous body which is optimized in the angle distribution of exit light in a circumferential direction and is capable of radiating light from side peripheral surfaces with high directionality without loss. SOLUTION: This wire-shaped luminous body has at least a translucent rod-like body which has a light incident section at least at one end and is formed light reflecting channels having light reflecting surfaces facing this light incident section on the peripheral flank along an axial direction. The surface roughness (Ra) of the light reflecting surfaces at the light reflecting channels is ≤0.5 μm. The embodiment that the light reflecting channels have the channel walls at both ends of the light reflecting surfaces is more preferable. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a linear light emitter capable of radiating light from the side circumferential surface with high directivity, without losses and optimizing the angular distribution of circumferentially outgoing light. SOLUTION: This linear light emitter comprises at least a translucent bar-like body having a light incident part at least at one end and a light reflection layer for reflecting the incident light from the light incident part on the circumferential side surface laid along the axial direction. In this light emitter, when the circumferential length in a section orthogonal to the axial direction of the inside surface of the translucent bar-like body is LC (mm), and the linear width of the light reflection layer is LW (mm), the translucent bar-like body satisfies the expression 0.01
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a linear luminous unit that emits light from the side periphery surface with high luminance and which has low loss of the light. SOLUTION: The linear luminous unit is provided with an light-transmitting tube 1, a reflector 7 at both ends of the light-transmitting tube 1, a concave portion 6 provided on the light-transmitting tube 1, and a light source unit 11 opposite to the concave portion 6. The light-transmitting tube 1 is provided with a tubular clad 3, a core 2 constituted by a material having refractive index higher than that of the clad member, and a zonal reflection layer 4 between the tubular clad 3 and the core 2. The concave portion 6 plays a roll of forcing the light entering into the core 2 to scatter.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain a single core type optical transmission tube excellent in light transmissivity and flexibility, less liable to cause the plastic deformation and fluidization of the core at high temperature, the decrease of the light transmissivity and the falling of a fixed cap and excellent also in heat resistance by using a specified copolymer as a core material. SOLUTION: A copolymer obtained by copolymerizing a 1st monomer selected from the group consisting of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid and esters of the acids and lower alcohols, a 2nd monomer of the formula and a di(meth)acrylic ester and/or a tri(meth)acrylic ester as a 3rd monomer is used as a core material filled into a tubular clad. In the formula, R1 is H or methyl and R2 is 8-20C alkyl. The (meth)acrylic means acrylic and/or methacrylic.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an inexpensive light transmission tube which emits light having high luminance while having directivity from its lateral peripheral surface, maintains an excellent light transmission characteristic in spite of adhesion of stains, etc., and has excellent mass productivity and which is excellent in UV resistance. SOLUTION: This light transmission tube 1 has a tubular clad 3 and a core 2 composed of a material having the refractive index higher than the refractive index of this clad material, is formed with belt-like reflection layers 4 between the tubular clad 3 and the core 2 along the longitudinal direction thereof and is constituted to reflect and scatter the light passing the core 2 by these reflection layers 4 and to release the light from the outer peripheral surface of the tubular clad 3 on the side opposite to the side formed with the reflection layers. A UV shielding material or UV absorbing material is incorporated into the tubular clad 3. The light transmission tube is produced by using a multicolor extruder, simultaneously introducing the core material, the clad material and the reflection materials contg. white pigments or scattering materials into the respective mouthpiece parts of the extruder and respectively simultaneously extruding the core material to a columnar shape, the reflection materials to belt forms on the outer peripheral surface of the columnar core material and the clad material to a tubular form covering the core material and the reflection material.
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To use a small number of luminous sources to allow letters, figures and marks to emit light without gap uniformly, at the same time, have no fear of occurrence of scattering in a luminous state and at low power consumption. SOLUTION: A traffic sign with a linear luminous body includes light transmission tubes 1 having a transparent core and a clad with refractive index lower than the core and used for a luminous device, light sources 2 arranged to at least one end in the direction of the length of the light transmission tubs 1 in a waterproof state, and a power source for lighting the light sources 2. Incident light from the light sources 2 is emitted from the light transmission tubes 1 to emit light in a line-like state or to turn lights on and off to indicate operation and guidance, etc., for a vehicle.