Encapsulating sheet, producing method thereof, light emitting diode device, and producing method thereof
View Patent ↗An encapsulating sheet includes an encapsulating layer for encapsulating a light emitting diode element, a light scattering layer formed at one side in a thickness direction of the encapsulating layer and for scattering light emitted from the light emitting diode element, and a spacer layer interposed between the encapsulating layer and the light scattering layer.
1. An encapsulating sheet comprising:
an encapsulating layer for encapsulating a light emitting diode element,
a light scattering layer formed at one side in a thickness direction of the encapsulating layer and for scattering light emitted from the light emitting diode element, and
a spacer layer interposed between the encapsulating layer and the light scattering layer,
wherein the encapsulating sheet is a part for producing a light emitting diode device, the part before encapsulating the light emitting diode mounted on a board.
2. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the thickness of the spacer layer is 0.5 mm or more.
3. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer layer is formed from a transparent resin.
4. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulating layer is formed from a thermosetting resin in a B-stage state.
5. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the light scattering layer is formed from a light scattering resin containing a silicone resin and a light reflecting component dispersed in the silicone resin.
6. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the encapsulating sheet further includes a phosphor layer for converting a wavelength of the light emitted from the light emitting diode element.
7. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 6 , wherein the phosphor layer is interposed between the encapsulating layer and the spacer layer.
8. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 7 , wherein
the phosphor layer is formed on an upper surface of the encapsulating layer,
the spacer layer is formed on an upper surface of the phosphor layer, and
the light scattering layer is formed on an upper surface of the spacer layer.
9. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 8 , wherein
a release film is further laminated on an upper surface of the light scattering layer.
10. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 9 , which consists of the encapsulating layer, the phosphor layer, the spacer layer, the light scattering layer, and the release film.
11. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , further comprising a release film formed at one side in a thickness direction of the spacer layer.
12. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 1 , wherein the spacer layer is formed on an upper surface of the encapsulating layer, and the light scattering layer is formed on an upper surface of the spacer layer.
13. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 12 , wherein a release film is further laminated on the upper surface of the light scattering layer.
14. The encapsulating sheet according to claim 13 , which consists of the encapsulating layer, the spacer layer, the light scattering layer, and the release film.
15. A method for producing an encapsulating sheet comprising the steps of:
preparing a release film,
forming, on an upper surface of the release film, a light scattering layer for scattering light emitted from a light emitting diode element,
forming a spacer layer on an upper surface of the light scattering layer, and
forming an encapsulating layer for encapsulating the light emitting diode element on an upper surface of the spacer layer.
16. A light emitting diode device comprising:
a board,
a light emitting diode element mounted on the board, and
an encapsulating sheet formed on the board so as to encapsulate the light emitting diode element, wherein
the encapsulating sheet comprises:
an encapsulating layer for encapsulating the light emitting diode element,
a spacer layer formed on an upper surface of the encapsulating layer, and
a light scattering layer formed on an upper surface of the spacer layer and for scattering light emitted from the light emitting diode element.
17. The light emitting diode device according claim 16 , wherein a plurality of the light emitting diode elements are provided at spaced intervals to each other in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the encapsulating sheet.
18. A method for producing a light emitting diode device comprising the steps of:
preparing a board mounted with a light emitting diode element and disposing an encapsulating sheet at one side in a thickness direction of the board to encapsulate the light emitting diode element by an encapsulating layer, wherein
the encapsulating sheet comprises:
an encapsulating layer for encapsulating the light emitting diode element,
a light scattering layer formed at one side in a thickness direction of the encapsulating layer and for scattering light emitted from the light emitting diode element, and
a spacer layer interposed between the encapsulating layer and the light scattering layer,
wherein the encapsulating sheet is a part for producing a light emitting diode device, the part before encapsulating the light emitting diode mounted on a board, and
in the step of encapsulating the light emitting diode element by the encapsulating layer, putting of the encapsulating layer and putting of the light scattering layer with respect to the board are performed at the same time.
19. A method for producing an encapsulating sheet, comprising the steps of:
preparing a release film,
forming, on an upper surface of the release film, a light scattering layer for scattering light emitted from the light emitting diode element,
forming a spacer layer on an upper surface of the light scattering layer,
forming, on an upper surface of the spacer layer, a phosphor layer for converting a wavelength of the light emitting from the light emitting diode element, and
forming an encapsulating layer for encapsulating the light emitting diode element on an upper surface of the spacer layer.
20. A light emitting diode device comprising:
a board,
a light emitting diode element mounted on the board, and
an encapsulating sheet formed on the board so as to encapsulate the light emitting diode element, the encapsulating sheet including:
an encapsulating layer for encapsulating the light emitting diode element,
a phosphor layer formed on an upper surface of the encapsulating layer and for converting a wavelength of light emitted from the light emitting diode element,
a spacer layer formed on an upper surface of the phosphor layer, and
a light scattering layer formed on an upper surface of the spacer layer and for scattering light emitting from the light emitting diode element.