IP Library Granted Patent US 9,920,889
Granted Patent B2
US 9,920,889 · App. 14/511,494 · Granted Mar 20, 2018

Lighting device including phosphor cover and method of manufacturing the same

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Patent No.
US 9,920,889
App. No.
14/511,494
Granted
Mar 20, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

In a first aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a lighting device includes a light source including a light-emitting surface, and a phosphor cover including a spiral surface that covers the light-emitting surface of the light source. In a second aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a phosphor cover including a spiral surface may include one or more layers. In a third aspect of the present inventive subject matter, a method manufacturing a lighting device includes: rolling up a phosphor film from one end to another end to form a roll with spiral surfaces both ends of the roll of the phosphor film.

Claims (52)

1. A lighting device comprising:

a light source comprising a light-emitting surface, a substrate, and at least one light-emitting element arranged in a region of the substrate; and

a phosphor cover comprising a spiral surface that covers the light-emitting surface of the light source,

wherein the phosphor cover is arranged above the light-emitting surface of the light source.

2. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phosphor cover comprises a phosphor layer that is spiral.

3. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phosphor cover comprises a phosphor layer and a light-reflection layer that is layered on a surface of the phosphor layer, and the light-reflection layer layered on the surface of the phosphor layer is spiraled around each other.

4. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phosphor cover comprises a first phosphor layer and a second phosphor layer that are layered, and the spiral surface includes the first phosphor layer and the second phosphor layer that are spiraled together.

5. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spiral surface of the phosphor cover is a circle spiral surface.

6. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the spiral surface of the phosphor cover is a square spiral surface.

7. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phosphor cover is arranged in contact with the light-emitting surface of the light source.

8. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the phosphor cover is arranged to be spaced from the light-emitting surface of the light source.

9. The lighting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein a light-emitting element included in the light source is configured to emit light with peak emission spectrum in a range of 350 nm to 500 nm.

10. A method manufacturing a lighting device comprising:

rolling up a phosphor film from one end to another end to form a roll with spiral surfaces both ends of the roll of the phosphor film.

11. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 10 further comprising:

arranging the roll as a phosphor cover above a light source.

12. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 10 further comprising:

dividing the roll in a direction parallel with the spiral surfaces into phosphor covers.

13. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 11 further comprising:

arranging the phosphor cover above a light source.

14. A method manufacturing a lighting device comprising:

providing a first film;

placing a second film on the first film to be layered; and

rolling up the layered first and second films to form a roll with spiral surfaces.

15. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 14 further comprising:

arranging the roll as a phosphor cover above a light source.

16. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 14 further comprising:

dividing the roll in a direction parallel with the spiral surfaces into phosphor covers with the spiral surfaces.

17. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 16 further comprising:

arranging one of the phosphor covers above a light source.

18. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the second film is a light-reflection film vapored on the first film to be layered.

19. The method manufacturing a lighting device according to claim 14 ,

wherein the first film is a first phosphor film including a red phosphor and the second film is a second phosphor film including a green phosphor.

20. A lighting device comprising:

a light source comprising a light-emitting surface; and

a phosphor cover comprising a spiral surface that is arranged above the light-emitting surface of the light source,

wherein the light-emitting surface of the light source is spaced away from the spiral surface of the phosphor cover.

21. A lighting device comprising:

a light source comprising a light-emitting surface; and

a phosphor cover comprising a spiral surface that is arranged above the light-emitting surface of the light source,

wherein the spiral surface of the phosphor cover comprises a first spiral surface that is arranged above the light-emitting surface of the light source,

wherein the spiral surface of the phosphor cover further comprises a second spiral surface that is opposite to the first spiral surface, and

wherein the light-emitting surface of the light source is directly in contact with the second spiral surface of the phosphor cover.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 3, 2017
From: CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
To: CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 041233/0092 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2014
From: MIYASHITA, JUNJI
To: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.; CITIZEN HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034211/0911 →