IP Library Granted Patent US 9,163,790
Granted Patent B2
US 9,163,790 · App. 14/133,785 · Granted Oct 20, 2015

LED illumination device and LED light-emission module

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Patent No.
US 9,163,790
App. No.
14/133,785
Granted
Oct 20, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An illumination device and a light-emission module suppressing a change in color temperature when light emitted from a light-emission unit passes through an optical member. The illumination device has a lighting apparatus that includes: a first light-emission part emitting light of a daylight color temperature; a second light-emission part emitting light of an incandescent lamp color temperature; and the optical member, which is disposed on an optical path of the light emitted from the light-emission parts. A correlated color temperature of the light emitted from the second light-emission part is set to 2238 K. Due to this, in a spectrum of the light emitted from the second light-emission part, a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm is no greater than one-tenth of a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 300 nm to 800 nm.

Claims (39)

1. An illumination device comprising:

a first light-emission part that emits light of a first correlated color temperature;

a second light-emission part that emits light of a second correlated color temperature, the second correlated color temperature being lower than the first correlated color temperature;

an optical member that is disposed at least on an optical path of the light emitted from the second light-emission part; and

a color adjustment unit that adjusts a color of light that is a mixture of the light emitted from the first light-emission part and the light emitted from the second light-emission part by controlling an intensity of the light emitted from the first light-emission part and an intensity of the light emitted from the second light-emission part, wherein

in a spectrum of the light emitted from the second light-emission part, a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm is no greater than one-tenth of a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 300 nm to 800 nm.

2. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein

the second correlated color temperature is lower than 2600 Kelvin (K).

3. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein

at least one of the first light-emission part and the second light-emission part includes one or more light-emission elements and a wavelength conversion member that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the one or more light-emission elements, wherein

a spectrum of the light emitted from the one or more light-emission elements has a main peak within a wavelength range from 430 nm to 470 nm, and

the wavelength conversion member is made of transparent material and fluorescent material dispersed in the transparent material, the fluorescent material being a combination of red fluorescent material, and one of green fluorescent material and yellow fluorescent material.

4. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein

the optical member includes an optical element that absorbs light within the wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm.

5. The illumination device of claim 1 , wherein

the first correlated color temperature is higher than or equal to 6000 Kelvin (K).

6. The illumination device of claim 1 further comprising:

a mounting substrate on which the first light-emission part and the second light-emission part are mounted.

7. The illumination device of claim 1 further comprising:

a first mounting substrate on which the first light-emission part is mounted; and

a second mounting substrate on which the second light-emission part is mounted.

8. A light-emission module comprising:

a substrate; and

a light-emission unit disposed on the substrate, the light-emission unit including:

a first light-emission part that emits light of a first correlated color temperature; and

a second light-emission part that emits light of a second correlated color temperature, the second correlated color temperature being lower than the first correlated color temperature, wherein

in a spectrum of the light emitted from the second light-emission part, a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 400 nm to 500 nm is no greater than one-tenth of a maximum intensity within a wavelength range from 300 nm to 800 nm.

9. The light-emission module of claim 8 , wherein

at least one of the first light-emission part and the second light-emission part includes one or more light-emission elements and a wavelength conversion member that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the one or more light-emission elements, wherein

a spectrum of the light emitted from the one or more light-emission elements has a main peak within a wavelength range from 430 nm to 470 nm,

the wavelength conversion member is made of transparent material and fluorescent material dispersed in the transparent material, the fluorescent material being a combination of red fluorescent material, and one of green fluorescent material and yellow fluorescent material, and

the wavelength conversion member is disposed so as to cover the one or more light-emission units.

10. The light-emission module of claim 8 , wherein

the second correlated color temperature is lower than 2600 Kelvin (K).

11. The light-emission module of claim 8 , wherein

at least one of the first light-emission part and the second light-emission part includes one or more light-emission elements and a wavelength conversion member that converts a wavelength of light emitted from the one or more light-emission elements, wherein

the wavelength conversion member is made of transparent resin and fluorescent material dispersed in the transparent resin.

12. The light-emission module of claim 9 , wherein

the wavelength conversion member is made of transparent resin and fluorescent material dispersed in the transparent resin.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2014
From: OGATA, TOSHIFUMI; ISHIMORI, ATSUYOSHI; ABE, MASUMI; YAMAGUCHI, HIROSHI; WADA, YASUFUMI
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
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