Abstract: A method for producing a glass plate according to the present invention includes: a conveying-in step of conveying a heated glass plate into a molding apparatus; a first molding step of molding the glass plate in a state where at least part of a peripheral edge portion of at least one of an upper face and a lower face of the glass plate is free from contact; a separating step of separating at least a region molded in the first molding step, of the glass plate, from any mold that the region was in contact with; a second molding step of molding a region including at least part of the peripheral edge portion of the glass plate; and a conveying-out step of conveying the glass plate subjected to the second molding step, out of the molding apparatus.

Abstract: There is provided a line illuminating device in which a rod-shaped light guiding member is incorporated, the light guiding member producing substantially no color variation in the vicinity of the end on which light is incident. A light scattering pattern 20 for scattering incident light is integrally formed in a bottom surface 11b of a rod-shaped light guiding member 11. The light scattering pattern 20 is comprised of a large number of recesses 21. The recess 21 is shaped into a triangular groove with its longitudinal direction being the short-side direction of the light guiding member 11. Inclined surfaces 22, 22 that form the triangular groove have a large number of minute recesses 23 formed integrally therewith. Each of the minute recesses 23 is a triangular groove along the longitudinal direction of the recess 21.

Abstract: A windshield glass including a transparent conductive film and bus bars for feeding electricity thereto. In the windshield glass, at least one film-free portion is formed in the transparent conductive film and is arranged so as to lie in at least a part of a wiper blade stopping area in the windshield glass or is arranged in the vicinity of the area. This configuration relatively increases the amount of electric current passing through a unit area of the transparent conductive film at least in a part of the wiper blade stopping area.