IP Library Granted Patent US 8,809,878
Granted Patent B2
US 8,809,878 · App. 13/240,365 · Granted Aug 19, 2014

Illumination device

Inventor: Hitoshi Ota (Shiojiri, JP)
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,809,878
App. No.
13/240,365
Granted
Aug 19, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

An organic EL device as an illumination device includes a device substrate as a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface, and a conductor portion provided on the first surface of the device substrate and overlapping the periphery of a luminescent section or at least a part of a region where the luminescent section is provided, when seen in a plan view. The conductor portion includes a conductive material and detects the temperature of the luminescent section.

Claims (9)

1. An illumination device comprising:

a first substrate having a first surface and a second surface;

a luminescent section provided on the first surface of the first substrate and having a light emitting element; and

a conductor portion overlapping a periphery of the luminescent section or at least a part of a region where the luminescent section is provided, when seen in a plan view,

the conductor portion including a conductive material and detecting a temperature of the luminescent section.

2. The illumination device according to claim 1 , further comprising a drive control circuit that controls a drive waveform to be applied to the light emitting element so that the light emitting element emits light with a predetermined luminance according to the temperature detected by the conductor portion.

3. The illumination device according to claim 1 , wherein the conductor portion has a linear shape repeatedly cranked.

4. The illumination device according to claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of terminal portions provided on the first surface of the first substrate to connect to an external circuit provided in correspondence to the conductor portion.

5. The illumination device according to claim 4 , wherein the plurality of terminal portions are disposed close to one another.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2026
From: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
To: SHIHENG CREATION LIMITED
Reel/Frame 074264/0468 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 22, 2011
From: OTA, HITOSHI
To: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026987/0019 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2010-229326 · Oct 12, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20120086362A1 · Apr 12, 2012