Abstract: A simple and inexpensive planar lighting device realizing a high luminance is provided, including: a light guide plate having a pair of opposite light entry faces, a light emitting face extending perpendicularly to the light entry faces, a plurality of hemispherical surfaces formed on the light emitting face, and a light non-emitting face opposite to the light emitting face; a light source disposed to extend along each of the light entry faces; a reflector for reflecting light from the light source toward a respective one of the light entry faces; a reflecting plate disposed to extend along the light non-emitting face for reflecting light leaking from the light guide plate toward the light guide plate; and a lens sheet disposed to extend along the light emitting face and formed with a plurality of first ridges extending parallel with the light entry faces on a face thereof opposite to the light emitting face, the first ridges each having a triangular section.

Abstract: A simple and inexpensive planar lighting device realizing a high luminance is provided, including: a light guide plate having a pair of opposite light entry faces, a light emitting face extending perpendicularly to the light entry faces, a plurality of hemispherical surfaces formed on the light emitting face, and a light non-emitting face opposite to the light emitting face; a light source disposed to extend along each of the light entry faces; a reflector for reflecting light from the light source toward a respective one of the light entry faces; a reflecting plate disposed to extend along the light non-emitting face for reflecting light leaking from the light guide plate toward the light guide plate; and a lens sheet disposed to extend along the light emitting face and formed with a plurality of first ridges extending parallel with the light entry faces on a face thereof opposite to the light emitting face, the first ridges each having a triangular section.

Abstract: A light reflective body useful for a panel-type lighting or ornamental member with edge lighting is formed of a transparent inorganic or organic casted glass member, such as a transparent plate of polymethyl methacrylate which has foam layers unevenly dispersed in the inner or outer face of the member or plate. The organic casted glass member of the light reflective body is manufactured by (a) gelling organic glass beads and an organic glass monomer or prepolymer or a mixture of them and thereafter casting them with an organic glass monomer or prepolymer or a mixture of them in a framework; (b) spreading the foaming material on a ready-made organic glass plate and hardening it; or (c) tightly attaching an organic glass foam plate manufactured in advance to an organic glass plate. In accordance with the method (a) or (b), the foam layer is completely integral with the organic casted glass product. Method (c) can also be applied to an inorganic casted glass member.

Abstract: A light reflection material comprises transparent body of organic glass having therein a thin through hole or holes whose inner wall is smooth. This material is useful for an ornamental material, a lighting material, eye-obstructing material, shading material, etc.This material is manufactured by pouring a raw material into a mold within which a thread or threads of synthetic fiber are straightly or curvedly set according to aimed pattern and pulling the thread or threads out of the formed body to form a thin hole or holes or pulling the thread or threads to separate them from the inner wall of the hole or holes. As a result of it, a hole or holes of a shape and number corresponding to those of the thread or threads are formed in the formed body.

Abstract: A light reflection material comprises transparent body of organic glass having therein a thin through hole or holes whose inner wall is smooth. This material is useful for an ornamental material, a lighting material, eye-obstructing material, shading material, etc.This material is manufactured by pouring a raw material into a mold within which a thread or threads of synthetic fiber are straightly or curvedly set according to aimed pattern and pulling the thread or threads out of the formed body to form a thin hole or holes or pulling the thread or threads to separate them from the inner wall of the hole or holes. As a result of it, a hole or holes of a shape and number corresponding to those of the thread or threads are formed in the formed body.