Title (en)

OPTICAL FIBER AND ILLUMINATION DEVICE

Title (de)

OPTISCHE FASER UND BELEUCHTUNGS VORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

FIBRE OPTIQUE ET DISPOSITIF D'ILLUMINATION

Publication

EP 1060343 A1 20001220 (EN)

Application

EP 99908592 A 19990301

Priority

• JP 4924998 A 19980302
• US 9904445 W 19990301

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9945316A1] An optical fiber (10) comprising (i) a core (1) capable of transmitting light entered at one end to another end and (ii) a covering tube (2) having a predetermined length and optically connected to the core (1), the covering tube (2) comprising a light-transmitting resin having dispersed therein light scattering particles, wherein the light scattering particles are contained in an amount of from 0.01 to 0.9 part by weight per 100 parts by weight of the light-transmitting resin.

IPC 1-7

F21V 8/00

IPC 8 full level

F21V 8/00 (2006.01); G02B 6/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G02B 6/001 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9945316A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9945316 A1 19990910; AU 2798799 A 19990920; AU 749991 B2 20020704; EP 1060343 A1 20001220; JP H11281819 A 19991015

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 9904445 W 19990301; AU 2798799 A 19990301; EP 99908592 A 19990301; JP 4924998 A 19980302