IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,079,093
Granted Patent B2
US 11,079,093 · App. 16/334,908 · Granted Aug 3, 2021

Light emitting device, display device, and lighting device

Inventors: Takeshi Yamamoto (Tokyo, JP); Tomoyuki Yoshimatsu (Kanagawa, JP); Soya Araki (Kanagawa, JP); Naoki Tanaka (Chiba, JP)
Assignee: Saturn Licensing LLC
F21V7/05F21S2/00G02B5/0205G02B27/0977G02F1/133605G02F1/133606H01L33/50H01L33/58H01L33/60F21V7/0083G02F1/133601G02F1/133602G02F1/133603G02F1/133614G02F2202/10
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Patent No.
US 11,079,093
App. No.
16/334,908
Granted
Aug 3, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device includes: a light emitting element; a reflection wall that surrounds the light emitting element; and a diffusion reflection sheet that includes a plurality of particles and permits entrance of emitted light from the light emitting element and reflected light from the reflection wall.

Claims (39)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a light emitting element comprising an LED (Light Emitting Diode);

a light source substrate having a surface on which the light emitting element is disposed;

a covering material that covers the light emitting element, the covering material having a refractive index between a refractive index of the light emitting element and a refractive index of air;

a reflection wall that surrounds the light emitting element and is in contact with the surface of the light source substrate;

a wavelength conversion sheet that faces the light source substrate;

a diffusion reflection sheet that is in contact with the reflection wall and includes a plurality of particles and permits entrance of emitted light from the light emitting element and reflected light from the reflection wall, wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is formed as a single resin sheet printed with ink including the plurality of particles, and wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is disposed between the wavelength conversion sheet and the light source substrate; and

an optical sheet provided between the diffusion reflection sheet and the wavelength conversion sheet.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least some of the plurality of the particles have a hollow structure.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of the particles include hollow silica.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the reflection wall includes a shaped reflection sheet.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the reflection wall is disposed, between the light source substrate and the diffusion reflection sheet, in a direction crossing the light source substrate.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the light emitting element is of a side emission type.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element is devoid of a package and a lens.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device includes a plurality of segments partitioned by the reflection wall.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein the plurality of the particles have a predetermined distribution pattern from segment to segment.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein in the distribution pattern, the plurality of the particles is densified directly over the light emitting element.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 8 , wherein a height of the reflection wall varies within a single one of the segments.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element emits light of a blue wavelength range.

13. A display device provided with a display panel and a light emitting device that illuminates the display panel,

the light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element comprising an LED (Light Emitting Diode);

a light source substrate having a surface on which the light emitting element is disposed;

a covering material that covers the light emitting element, the covering material having a refractive index between a refractive index of the light emitting element and a refractive index of air;

a reflection wall that surrounds the light emitting element and is in contact with the surface of the light source substrate;

a wavelength conversion sheet that faces the light source substrate;

a diffusion reflection sheet that is in contact with the reflection wall and includes a plurality of particles and permits entrance of emitted light from the light emitting element and reflected light from the reflection wall, wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is formed as a single resin sheet printed with ink including the plurality of particles, and wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is disposed between the wavelength conversion sheet and the light source substrate; and

an optical sheet provided between the diffusion reflection sheet and the wavelength conversion sheet.

14. The display device according to claim 13 , wherein the light emitting device includes a plurality of segments partitioned by the reflection wall, and wherein the plurality of the particles have a distribution pattern from segment to segment.

15. A lighting device provided with a light emitting device,

the light emitting device comprising:

a light emitting element comprising an LED (Light Emitting Diode);

a light source substrate having a surface on which the light emitting element is disposed;

a covering material that covers the light emitting element, the covering material having a refractive index between a refractive index of the light emitting element and a refractive index of air;

a reflection wall that surrounds the light emitting element and is in contact with the surface of the light source substrate;

a wavelength conversion sheet that faces the light source substrate;

a diffusion reflection sheet that is in contact with the reflection wall and includes a plurality of particles and permits entrance of emitted light from the light emitting element and reflected light from the reflection wall, wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is formed as a single resin sheet printed with ink including the plurality of particles, and wherein the diffusion reflection sheet is disposed between the wavelength conversion sheet and the light source substrate; and

an optical sheet provided between the diffusion reflection sheet and the wavelength conversion sheet.

16. The lighting device according to claim 15 , wherein the plurality of the particles have a distribution pattern in which the plurality of the particles is densified directly over the light emitting element.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 54999 FRAME: 883. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 26, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 055816/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 054999/0883 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 21, 2019
From: YAMAMOTO, TAKESHI; YOSHIMATSU, TOMOYUKI; ARAKI, SOYA; TANAKA, NAOKI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 048658/0707 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2016-198773 · Oct 7, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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