IP Library Granted Patent US 8,405,105
Granted Patent B2
US 8,405,105 · App. 12/703,201 · Granted Mar 26, 2013

Light emitting device

Inventors: Jen-Ta Chiang (Taipei, TW); Chia-Hao Liang (Taipei, TW); Hsin-Chang Tsai (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: Everlight Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 8,405,105
App. No.
12/703,201
Granted
Mar 26, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device includes a carrier, a light emitting element disposed and electrically connected to the carrier, and a transparent plate disposed on the carrier and including a flat-portion and a lens-portion. The lens-portion covers the light emitting element and has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. The light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam. A first partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and emerges from the light emitting surface. A second partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and is transmitted to the first side surface or the second side surface, and the first side surface or the second side surface reflects at least a part of the second partial beam of the beam which then emerges from the light emitting surface.

Claims (46)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a carrier;

at least one light emitting element disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the carrier;

a transparent plate disposed on the carrier, the transparent plate comprising:

a flat-portion having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the lower surface closed to the carrier; and

at least one lens-portion covering the light emitting element; and

a light shielding side wall structure disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion and surrounding the lens-portion;

wherein the lens-portion has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the light emitting surface being opposite to the light incident surface, the first side surface and the second side surface connecting the upper surface and the light emitting surface, the light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam, a first partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and emerges from the light emitting surface, a second partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and is transmitted to the first side surface or the second side surface, the first side surface or the second side surface reflects at least one part of the second partial beam of the beam, and the part of the second partial beam emerges from the light emitting surface, the light shielding side wall structure is adapted to reflect a part of the beam, and first side surface and the second side surface are respectively a flat surface and a curved surface.

2. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one light emitting element is a plurality of light emitting elements, the at least one lens-portion is a plurality of lens-portions, the lens-portions respectively cover the light emitting elements, the lens-portions are aligned into a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns to form a two-dimensional array, the light shielding side wall structure comprising:

an outer reflective frame disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion and surrounding the lens-portion;

a plurality of first reflective partition plates disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion, wherein each of the first reflective partition plates is disposed between the two neighboring columns; and

a plurality of second reflective partition plates disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion, wherein each of the second reflective partition plates is disposed between the two neighboring rows.

3. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light incident surface is a curved surface concaving towards the light emitting surface.

4. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a material of the transparent plate comprises polymethyl methacrylate.

5. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the transparent plate is disposed on the carrier by adhering, screwing, or locking.

6. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flat portion of the transparent plate further comprises a recess which is disposed around the lower surface, and the recess is circularly disposed around the light emitting element.

7. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein a waterproof gel layer is disposed within the recess.

8. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the light emitting element comprises a surface mount device (SMD) light emitting diode (LED).

9. A light emitting device, comprising:

a carrier;

at least one light emitting element disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the carrier;

a transparent plate disposed on the carrier, the transparent plate comprising:

a flat-portion having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the lower surface closed to the carrier; and

at least one lens-portion covering the light emitting element; and

a light shielding side wall structure disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion and surrounding the lens-portion;

wherein the lens-portion has a light incident surface, a light emitting surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the light emitting surface being opposite to the light incident surface, the first side surface and the second side surface connecting the upper surface and the light emitting surface, the light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam, a first partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and emerges from the light emitting surface, a second partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and is transmitted to the first side surface or the second side surface, the first side surface or the second side surface reflects at least one part of the second partial beam of the beam, and the part of the second partial beam emerges from the light emitting surface, the light shielding side wall structure is adapted to reflect a part of the beam, and the light incident surface is a curved surface concaving towards the light emitting surface.

10. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first side surface and the second side surface are flat surfaces.

11. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein a tilting angle of the first side surface and a tilting angle of the second side surface relative to the upper surface are substantially different or the same.

12. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the at least one light emitting element is a plurality of light emitting elements, the at least one lens-portion is a plurality of lens-portions, the lens-portions respectively cover the light emitting elements, the lens-portions are aligned into a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns to form a two-dimensional array, the light shielding side wall structure comprising:

an outer reflective frame disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion and surrounding the lens-portion;

a plurality of first reflective partition plates disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion, wherein each of the first reflective partition plates is disposed between the two neighboring columns; and

a plurality of second reflective partition plates disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion, wherein each of the second reflective partition plates is disposed between the two neighboring rows.

13. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a material of the transparent plate comprises polymethyl methacrylate.

14. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the transparent plate is disposed on the carrier by adhering, screwing, or locking.

15. A light emitting device, comprising:

a carrier;

at least one light emitting element disposed on the carrier and electrically connected to the carrier;

a transparent plate disposed on the carrier, the transparent plate comprising:

a flat-portion having an upper surface and a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, and the lower surface closed to the carrier, wherein the flat portion of the transparent plate further comprises a recess which is disposed around the lower surface, and the recess is circularly disposed around the light emitting element; and

at least one lens-portion covering the light emitting element; and

a light shielding side wall structure disposed on the upper surface of the flat-portion and surrounding the lens-portion.

16. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the lens-portion has a light incident surface, a side surface, and an outer curved surface, the side surface and the outer curved surface is connected to the upper surface, the light emitting element is adapted to emit a beam, a first partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and emerges from the outer curved surface, a second partial beam of the beam passes through the light incident surface and is transmitted to the side surface, the side surface reflects at least one part of the second partial beam of the beam, and the part of the second partial beam emerges from the outer curved surface, and the light shielding side wall structure is adapted to reflect a part of the beam.

17. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein the light incident surface is a curved surface concaving towards the outer curved surface.

18. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein a curvature of the light incident surface and a curvature of the outer curved surface are substantially different.

19. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein a waterproof gel layer is disposed within the recess.

20. The light emitting device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the light emitting element comprises a surface mount device (SMD) light emitting diode (LED).

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2010
From: CHIANG, JEN-TA; LIANG, CHIA-HAO; TSAI, HSIN-CHANG
To: EVERLIGHT ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 023972/0524 →
Priority Claims (2)
TW 98105180 A · Feb 18, 2009 · national
TW 98137149 A · Nov 2, 2009 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation In Part 12610371 · Nov 2, 2009
Related Publication 20100207131A1 · Aug 19, 2010