A light-emitting device includes a strip-like high flexibility region and a strip-like low flexibility region arranged alternately in a direction. The high flexibility region includes a flexible light-emitting panel. The low flexibility region includes the light-emitting panel and a support panel having a lower flexibility than that of the light-emitting panel and overlapping with the light-emitting panel. It is preferable that the light-emitting panel include an external connection electrode and that a length in the direction of a low flexibility region A that overlaps with the external connection electrode be longer than a length in the direction of a low flexibility region B that is closest to the region A.

Provided are a light emitting element capable of maintaining high fluorescent intensity over a long period, and a fluorescent light source device. The light emitting element according to the present invention includes: a substrate; a reflection layer formed of a material containing Ag or Al, formed on the upper layer of the substrate; a diffusion prevention layer formed of a layer at least part of which being crystallized, the diffusion prevention layer being formed in contact with a surface of the reflection layer on a side opposite to the substrate; an enhanced reflection layer formed in contact with a surface of the diffusion prevention layer on a side opposite to the substrate; and a fluorescent body layer formed on the upper layer of the enhanced reflection layer.

The present invention has as its object the provision of a fluorescent light source device capable of stably obtaining high luminous efficiency and a production process of the same. The fluorescent light source device of the present invention includes a fluorescent plate which has a fluorescent light-emitting layer formed of a polycrystalline material and in which a periodic structure body is formed on an excitation light incident side of the fluorescent light-emitting layer. The fluorescent plate has a thermal diffusion layer which is directly bonded to a front surface of the fluorescent light-emitting layer on the excitation light incident side and has a thermal conductivity larger than that of the fluorescent light-emitting layer, and a high thermal conductive layer provided on a back surface of the fluorescent light-emitting layer opposite to the excitation light incident side. The high thermal conductive layer is formed of a light reflection layer and a bonding layer made of a metal, and the fluorescent plate is provided so as to cover a part of a surface of a heat dissipation substrate disposed on a side of the high thermal conductive layer side.

A toilet seat assembly includes a toilet seat, a toilet lid, and one or more hinges pivotally coupling the toilet seat and toilet lid. At least one of the toilet seat and the toilet lid includes a light source, a power source configured to power the light source, and a controller configured to control operation of the light source. The light source can include an electroluminescent (EL) light source or a side emitting fiber optic cable.

A technique relates to a head apparatus for a user. A structure has an opening. A light source includes one or more graphene elements.

The present invention provides an illumination apparatus that can suppress heat generation during use. The illumination apparatus includes a planar light emitting panel and a heat-radiating mounting member. The mounting member mounts the planar light emitting panel and has a body plate-section. The body plate-section has a through hole for feeding power that penetrates the body plate-section in a thickness direction, and a smooth region substantially free of protrusions. The panel has a panel body and a connecting wiring section. The connecting wiring section electrically connects the panel body to an external power source, and extends through the through hole. The panel has a front surface including a light emitting region that emits light, and a back surface on which another smooth region is provided. The smooth regions are in surface contact with each other over not less than 50% of an area of the light emitting region.

The present disclosure relates to an electroluminescent lighting device having high aperture ratio. The present disclosure provides an electroluminescent light device comprising: a substrate including an emission area and a non-emission area surrounding the emission area; a power line disposed in the emission area and defining an open area; a buffer layer covering the power line; an emission element disposed in the open area on the buffer layer; a link electrode overlapping the power line on the buffer layer, and having a first end connected to the emission element and a second end connected to the power line; a passivation layer deposited within a width of the power line covering the link electrode; an emission layer covering the emission area; and a cathode layer covering the emission area on the emission layer.

The present disclosure relates to an electroluminescent lighting device embedding touch function. The present disclosure provides an electroluminescent light device that includes a substrate including an emission area and a non-emission area surrounding the emission area. An emission element is disposed on a first surface of the substrate in the emission area. A first pad and a second pad are disposed on the first surface of the substrate in the non-emission layer. A touch layer is disposed on a second surface of the substrate opposite the first surface, and a cover plate is attached on a bottom surface of the touch layer.

The present invention provides an illumination apparatus that can suppress heat generation during use. The illumination apparatus includes a planar light emitting panel and a heat-radiating mounting member. The mounting member mounts the planar light emitting panel and has a body plate-section. The body plate-section has a through hole for feeding power that penetrates the body plate-section in a thickness direction, and a smooth region substantially free of protrusions. The panel has a panel body and a connecting wiring section. The connecting wiring section electrically connects the panel body to an external power source, and extends through the through hole. The panel has a front surface including a light emitting region that emits light, and a back surface on which another smooth region is provided. The smooth regions are in surface contact with each other over not less than 50% of an area of the light emitting region.

A device with lighting creating the appearance of animations is disclosed herein. The device includes: a first layer of translucent material and a second layer of translucent material, where the first and second layers of translucent material are attached to form a combined piece of translucent material, and where a first image is etched into the first layer and a second image is etched into the second layer; a housing unit including a first LED used solely with the first layer and a second LED used solely with the second layer; control circuitry connected to the first and the second LEDs; and a power source connected to the control circuitry.