PLATE-SHAPED OBJECT PROVIDED WITH FUNCTIONAL ELEMENT OR AESTHETIC ELEMENT WITH LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE, FORMED OBJECT PROVIDED WITH AESTHETIC ELEMENT WITH LIGHT GUIDING STRUCTURE, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

The disclosed translucent or semi-translucent decorative object is formed from a translucent or a semi-translucent material, is in the form of a subject provided with a particular exterior surface and particular characteristic portions, and a single or a plurality of optical fibers (17) are embedded within as a functional element or aesthetic element without protruding from the exterior surface. The optical fibers are disposed such that a first end face, which is the light receiving end (17a), is in a position that faces the exterior surface, and the second end face, which is the light emitting end (17c), is in a characteristic position that faces the exterior surface.