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Granted Patent B2
US 7,071,616 · App. 10/609,503 · Granted Jul 4, 2006

Light emitting device with blue light led and phosphor components

Assignee: Nichia Kagaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent No.
US 7,071,616
App. No.
10/609,503
Granted
Jul 4, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light source having a planar main surface capable of emitting a white light includes a blue LED, an optical guide plate having a planar main surface and an edge face receiving injection of the light from the blue LED, and a coating material of transparent resin or glass containing fluorescent materials positioned between the blue LED and the optical guide plate. The fluorescent materials can be exited by absorption of a part of the blue light from the blue LED to emit fluorescent light and the fluorescent light can be mixed with a remaining part of the blue light to make white light in the optical guide plate.

Claims (15)

1. A light source having a planar main surface capable of emitting a white light which comprises a blue LED, an optical guide plate having a planar main surface and an edge face getting injection of the light from said blue LED, and an coating material of transparent resin or glass containing fluorescent materials positioned between said blue LED and said optical guide plate, whereby the fluorescent materials can be excited by absorption of a part of the blue light from the blue LED to emit fluorescence light and the fluorescence light can be mixed with a remaining part of the blue light to make a white light in said optical guide plate.

2. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the coating material contains a fluorescent material capable of emitting a green fluorescence light and a fluorescent material capable of emitting a red fluorescence light.

3. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the coating material contains a fluorescent material capable of emitting a yellow fluorescence light.

4. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the coating material contains an inorganic fluorescent material.

5. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the transparent resin is selected from the group consisting of epoxy resin, urea resin and silicone.

6. A light source according to claim 1 , wherein the light source is a back light source.

7. A light source according to claim 2 , wherein the light source is a backlight source.

8. A light source according to claim 3 , wherein the light source is a backlight source.

9. A light source according to claim 4 , wherein the light source is a backlight source.

10. A light source according to claim 5 , wherein the light source is a backlight source.

11. A liquid crystal display device arranged on a backlight source according to claim 6 .

12. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorescent material is a yellow body color which fluorescence light has complementary color relation with the light emitting from said blue LED.

13. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein the fluorescent material comprises at least two different kinds of fluorescent materials.

14. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 13 , wherein a first one of the fluorescent materials is capable of emitting a green fluorescence light and a second one of the fluorescent materials is capable of emitting a red fluorescence light.

15. A light source having a planar main surface of emitting a white light according to claim 1 , wherein a dispersive sheet is arranged on said optical guide plate.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 14, 2006
From: NICHIA KAGAKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017260/0861 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 10, 2006
From: NAKANISHI, ELJI
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017175/0605 →
Priority Claims (5)
JP P 08-198585 · Jul 29, 1996 · national
JP P 08-244339 · Sep 17, 1996 · national
JP P 08-245381 · Sep 18, 1996 · national
JP P 08-359004 · Dec 27, 1996 · national
JP P 09-081010 · Mar 31, 1997 · national
Continuity (4)
Division 0945802400 · Dec 10, 1999
Division 0930031500 · Apr 28, 1999
Division 0890272500 · Jul 29, 1997
Related Publication 20040004437A1 · Jan 8, 2004