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US 9,013,097 · App. 14/327,874 · Granted Apr 21, 2015

Light-emitting module, lighting device, and lighting fixture

Inventor: Naoko Takei (Osaka, JP)
Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 9,013,097
App. No.
14/327,874
Granted
Apr 21, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting module including: a first light source including a first light-emitting element and a wavelength converter and emitting visible light having a chromaticity within rectangle range ABCD, the wavelength converter changing a wavelength of a portion of light emitted by the first light-emitting element; and a second light source including a second light-emitting element and emitting red light. The light-emitting module emits white light by mixing the visible light and the red light, and satisfies conditions 2.0≦(S L −S H )/(F L −F H )≦3.0 and 0.01≦((x L −x H ) 2 +(y L −y H ) 2 ) 1/2 ≦0.02.

Claims (26)

1. A light-emitting module that emits white light generated by mixing red light and visible light of a color other than red, comprising:

a first light source including a first light-emitting element and a wavelength converter and emitting the visible light, the wavelength converter changing a wavelength of a portion of light emitted by the first light-emitting element, the visible light having a chromaticity within rectangle range ABCD defined by coordinate points A(0.15,0.35), B(0.28,0.33), C(0.39,0.48) and D(0.25,0.55) on a CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram;

a second light source including a second light-emitting element and emitting the red light, wherein

2.0≦(S L −S H )/(F L −F H )≦3.0, where S L , S H , F L , and F H are relative values to a predetermined reference value, and S 1 denotes an optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a first temperature, S H denotes the optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature by 30° C., F L denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and F H denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature, and

0.01≦((x L −x H ) 2 +(y L −y H ) 2 ) 1/2 ≦0.02, where chromaticity coordinates (x L ,y L ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and chromaticity coordinates (x H ,y H ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature.

2. The light-emitting module of claim 1 , wherein

when the wavelength converter is at the second temperature, an emission spectrum of the wavelength converter has a maximum intensity at least 10% and no greater than 20% lower than when the wavelength converter is at the first temperature.

3. The light-emitting module of claim 2 , wherein

the wavelength converter contains at least a first phosphor and a second phosphor, and

when the wavelength converter is at the second temperature, an emission spectrum of the first phosphor has a maximum intensity no greater than 10% lower than when the wavelength converter is at the first temperature, and an emission spectrum of the second phosphor has a maximum intensity at least 20% and no greater than 30% lower than when the wavelength converter is at the first temperature.

4. The light-emitting module of claim 3 , wherein

the first phosphor is a Eu 2+ -activated oxynitride phosphor, and

the second phosphor is a Eu 2+ -activated silicate phosphor.

5. The light-emitting module of claim 1 , wherein

the first light-emitting element emits blue light having a peak wavelength within a range of 450 nm to 470 nm, and

the second light-emitting element emits red light having a peak wavelength within a range of 610 nm to 650 nm.

6. A lighting device that emits white light generated by mixing red light and visible light of a color other than red, comprising:

a first light source including a first light-emitting element and a wavelength converter and emitting the visible light, the wavelength converter changing a wavelength of a portion of light emitted by the first light-emitting element, the visible light having a chromaticity within rectangle range ABCD defined by coordinate points A(0.15,0.35), B(0.28,0.33), C(0.39,0.48) and D(0.25,0.55) on a CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram;

a second light source including a second light-emitting element and emitting the red light, wherein

2.0≦(S L −S H )/(F L −F H )≦3.0, where S L , S H , F L , and F H are relative values to a predetermined reference value, and S L denotes an optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a first temperature, S H denotes the optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature by 30° C., F L denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and F H denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature, and

0.01≦((x L −x H ) 2 +(y L −y H ) 2 ) 1/2 )≦0.02, where chromaticity coordinates (x L ,y L ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and chromaticity coordinates (x H ,y H ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature.

7. A lighting fixture that emits white light generated by mixing red light and visible light of a color other than red, comprising:

a first light source including a first light-emitting element and a wavelength converter and emitting the visible light, the wavelength converter changing a wavelength of a portion of light emitted by the first light-emitting element, the visible light having a chromaticity within rectangle range ABCD defined by coordinate points A(0.15,0.35), B(0.28,0.33), C(0.39,0.48) and D(0.25,0.55) on a CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram;

a second light source including a second light-emitting element and emitting the red light, wherein

2.0≦(S L −S H )/(F L −F H )≦3.0, where S L , S H , F L , and F H are relative values to a predetermined reference value, and S L denotes an optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a first temperature, S H denotes the optical output level of the second light-emitting element measured when the second light-emitting element is at a second temperature that is higher than the first temperature by 30° C., F L denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and F H denotes the optical output level of the first light-emitting element measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature, and

0.01≦((x L −x H ) 2 +(y L −y H ) 2 ) 1/2 ≦0.02, where chromaticity coordinates (x L ,y L ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the first temperature, and chromaticity coordinates (x H ,y H ) on the CIE 1931 xy chromaticity diagram identify the chromaticity of the visible light measured when the first light-emitting element is at the second temperature.

Assignments (3)
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERRONEOUSLY FILED APPLICATION NUMBERS 13/384239, 13/498734, 14/116681 AND 14/301144 PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 034194 FRAME 0143. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Dec 24, 2020
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 056788/0362 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 10, 2014
From: PANASONIC CORPORATION
To: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 034194/0143 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 26, 2014
From: TAKEI, NAOKO
To: PANASONIC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 033605/0428 →
Priority Claims (1)
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