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Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,168 · App. 15/648,729 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Light emitting device

Inventors: Takeshi Tamura (Anan, JP); Hiroshi Fujimori (Chino, JP); Motokazu Yamada (Tokushima, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
F21V13/08F21V3/02F21V7/0083F21V9/08G02F1/133603G02F1/133608G02F1/133611H01L25/0753F21Y2115/10G02F2001/133607H01L33/60
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Patent No.
US 10,274,168
App. No.
15/648,729
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device includes a mounting board on which a plurality of light sources are disposed; a partitioning member surrounding the light sources and including a plurality of walls that include top parts and form a plurality of areas; a diffuser sheet that is provided above the partitioning member and is supported directly or indirectly by at least one of the top parts of the partitioning member; a plurality of first reflectors that are provided directly above the light sources and are positioned on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the diffuser sheet; and a second reflector that is provided directly above the top parts and is positioned on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the diffuser sheet.

Claims (31)

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a mounting board on which a plurality of light sources are disposed;

a partitioning member surrounding the light sources and including a plurality of walls that include top parts and form a plurality of areas;

a diffuser sheet that is provided above the partitioning member and is supported directly or indirectly by at least one of the top parts of the partitioning member;

a plurality of first reflectors that are provided directly above the light sources and are positioned on one of an upper surface and a lower surface of the diffuser sheet;

a second reflector that is provided directly above the top parts and is positioned on one of the upper surface and the lower surface of the diffuser sheet; and

a third reflector that is provided directly above intersecting areas where the top parts intersect,

wherein the diffuser sheet is disposed on the third reflector, and

the third reflector has a reflectivity lower than the second reflector.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

at least one of a prism sheet and a polarizing sheet that is provided above the diffuser sheet.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second reflector is provided on the lower surface of the diffuser sheet and disposed in contact with at least one of the top parts of the partitioning member.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second reflector has a reflectivity lower than the first reflectors.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first reflectors are disposed inside the areas demarcated by the partitioning member.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a wavelength conversion sheet that converts light from the light sources into light having a different wavelength, and is positioned above the diffuser sheet,

wherein the first reflectors contain a light absorbing material that absorbs at least part of a wavelength of the light from the light sources.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a wavelength conversion sheet that converts light from the light sources into light having a different wavelength, and is positioned above the diffuser sheet,

wherein the second reflector contains a light absorbing material that absorbs at least part of a wavelength of light from the wavelength conversion sheet.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein each of the light sources includes a light emitting element and a light reflecting film formed on an upper surface of the light emitting element.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first reflectors are provided on the upper surface of the diffuser sheet, and

the second reflector is provided on the lower surface of the diffuser sheet.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the second reflector is provided on the upper surface of the diffuser sheet, and

the diffuser sheet is disposed in contact with at least one of the top parts of the partitioning member.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: TAMURA, TAKESHI; FUJIMORI, HIROSHI; YAMADA, MOTOKAZU
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 042996/0852 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2016-142850 · Jul 20, 2016 · national
JP 2017-135184 · Jul 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180023784A1 · Jan 25, 2018