IP Library Granted Patent US 12,709,708
Granted Patent B2
US 12,709,708 · App. 17/907,403 · Granted Aug 18, 2026

Light emitting device and lighting fixture provided with same

Inventors: Atsushi Bando (Anan, JP); Keigo Nishida (Anan, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
C09K11/7774C09K11/77348H10H20/8513
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Patent No.
US 12,709,708
App. No.
17/907,403
Filed
Sep 26, 2022
Granted
Aug 18, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
1734
USPC
252/301.4R
Abstract

To provide a light emitting device that has an excellent color rendering property and a high light emission efficiency, and a lighting fixture provided with the same. A light emitting device including a light emitting element having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less, and a fluorescent member including two or more kinds of rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a first fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (I) (Y 3 (Al,Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce), a second fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (II) (Lu 3 Al 5 O 12 :Ce), and a third fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (III) (Y 3 Al 5 O 12 :Ce), a fourth fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (IV) (A 2 [M1 1-p Mn 4+ p F 6 ]), and a fifth fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (V) ((Sr,Ca)AlSiN 3 :Eu).

Claims (32)

1 . A light emitting device comprising a light emitting element having a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 430 nm or more and 470 nm or less, and

a fluorescent member including fluorescent material consisting of

two or more kinds of rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials including at least one kind selected from the group consisting of a first fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (I), a second fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (II), and a third fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (III),

a fourth fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (IV), and

a fifth fluorescent material having a composition represented by the following formula (V):

Y 3 (Al,Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce  (I)

Lu 3 Al 5 O 12 :Ce  (II)

Y 3 Al 5 O 12 :Ce  (III)

A 2 [M1 1-p Mn 4+ p F 6 ]  (IV)

(Sr,Ca)AlSiN 3 :Eu  (V)

wherein in the formula (IV), A includes at least one kind selected from the group consisting of K, Li, Na, Rb, Cs, and NH 4 + , M1 includes at least one kind of element selected from the group consisting of a Group 4 element, a Group 13 element, and a Group 14 element, and p represents a number satisfying 0<p<0.2.

2 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials is in a range of 0.35 or more and 0.7 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 4,750 K or more and 7,000 K or less.

3 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials is in a range of 0.7 or more and 1.3 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,500 K or more and 4,750 K or less.

4 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.25 or more and 0.45 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 4,750 K or more and 7,000 K or less.

5 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a content of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.4 or more and 0.6 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,500 K or more and 4,750 K or less.

6 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.5 or more and 0.75 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 4,750 K or more and 7,000 K or less.

7 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.4 or more and 0.6 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,500 K or more and 4,750 K or less.

8 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of the fourth fluorescent material and the fifth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.25 or more and 0.5 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 4,750 K or more and 7,000 K or less.

9 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a total content of the fourth fluorescent material and the fifth fluorescent material with respect to a total content of the rare earth aluminate fluorescent materials, the fourth fluorescent material, and the fifth fluorescent material is in a range of 0.4 or more and 0.6 or less, and wherein the light emitting device emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,500 K or more and 4,750 K or less.

10 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has a light emission spectrum having a light emission peak intensity ratio of a light emission peak of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a light emission peak of the light emitting element in a range of 1.0 or more and 2.0 or less, and emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 4,750 K or more and 7,000 K or less.

11 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has a light emission spectrum having a light emission peak intensity ratio of a light emission peak of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a light emission peak of the light emitting element in a range of 2.0 or more and 3.5 or less, and emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 3,250 K or more and 4,750 K or less.

12 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has a light emission spectrum having a light emission peak intensity ratio of a light emission peak of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a light emission peak of the light emitting element in a range of 3.5 or more and 5.5 or less, and emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,850 K or more and 3,250 K or less.

13 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has a light emission spectrum having a light emission peak intensity ratio of a light emission peak of the fourth fluorescent material with respect to a light emission peak of the light emitting element in a range of 5.5 or more and 7.0 or less, and emits light having a correlated color temperature in a range of 2,500 K or more and 2,850 K or less.

14 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element has a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 440 nm or more and 460 nm or less.

15 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first fluorescent material has a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 520 nm or more and 550 nm or less and a full width at half maximum in a range of 95 nm or more and 120 nm or less.

16 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second fluorescent material has a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 500 nm or more and 545 nm or less and a full width at half maximum in a range of 95 nm or more and 105 nm or less.

17 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the third fluorescent material has a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 535 nm or more and 555 nm or less and a full width at half maximum in a range of 100 nm or more and 120 nm or less.

18 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the fifth fluorescent material has a light emission peak wavelength in a range of 600 nm or more and 630 nm or less and a full width at half maximum of 80 nm or less.

19 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light emitting device has an average color rendering index Ra of 90 or more or a special color rendering index R15 of 85 or more.

20 . A lighting fixture comprising the light emitting device according to claim 1 .

21 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the fourth fluorescent material has a full width at half maximum of 10 nm or less.

22 . The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein in the formula (IV), A is K, and M1 includes at least one kind of an element selected from the group consisting of silicon and aluminum.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 26, 2022
From: BANDO, ATSUSHI; NISHIDA, KEIGO
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 061219/0813 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2020-056981 · Mar 27, 2020 · national
JP 2021-011944 · Jan 28, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230151273A1 · May 18, 2023
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