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Granted Patent B2
US 9,179,507 · App. 13/821,551 · Granted Nov 3, 2015

Lighting apparatus

Inventors: Siegfried Herrmann (Neukirchen, DE); Norwin Von Malm (Nittendorf, DE); Lutz Höppel (Alteglofsheim, DE)
Assignee: OSRAM Opto Semiconductors GmbH
H05B33/08F21L13/06H01L41/044H01L41/107H05B33/0809
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Patent No.
US 9,179,507
App. No.
13/821,551
Granted
Nov 3, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

What is specified is: a lighting apparatus, with a piezoelectric transformer ( 1 ), which has a mounting face ( 10 ), on which at least two output-side connection points ( 11 ) are arranged, and at least one substrateless light-emitting diode ( 2 ), which is designed to generate electromagnetic radiation, wherein the at least one substrateless light-emitting diode ( 2 ) is fitted at least indirectly to the mounting face ( 10 ) and fastened mechanically to the mounting face ( 10 ), and the at least one substrateless light-emitting diode ( 2 ) is electrically conductively connected to at least two of the output-side connection points ( 11 ).

Claims (29)

1. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a piezo-transformer, having a mounting face, at which at least two output-side connection locations are arranged; and

at least one substrateless luminescence diode designed for generating electromagnetic radiation,

wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode is at least indirectly applied to the mounting face and mechanically fixed to the mounting face, and

wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode is electrically conductively connected electrically to at least two of the output-side connection locations.

2. The lighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the substrateless luminescence diode exclusively consists of an epitaxially grown semiconductor body, on which are arranged metallizations for electrical connection and at least one passivation layer for electrical insulation in places.

3. The lighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode is directly applied to the mounting face.

4. The lighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an intermediate carrier is arranged between the at least one substrateless luminescence diode and the mounting face,

wherein the intermediate carrier comprises contact locations, and

wherein the at least two output-side connection location and the at least one substrateless luminescence diode are electrically conductively connected to the contact locations.

5. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate carrier has at least one plated-through hole extending from an underside of the intermediate carrier facing the piezo-transformer to a top side of the intermediate carrier facing away from the piezo-transformer, and

wherein the plated-through hole electrically conductively connects an output-side connection location of the piezo-transformer to at least one of the substrateless luminescence diodes.

6. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate carrier comprises at least one passive electrical component.

7. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate carrier comprises at least one ESD protective component that forms protection for the at least one substrateless luminescence diode against electrostatic discharges.

8. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate carrier comprises at least one photodiode wherein the photodiode is designed to detect electromagnetic radiation generated by the at least one substrateless luminescence diode during operation.

9. The lighting apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode has a thickness of at most 10 μm.

10. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the intermediate carrier has a thickness of at most 150 μm.

11. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode or the intermediate carrier mechanically oscillates with the same frequency as an output part of the piezo-transformer during the operation of the lighting apparatus.

12. The lighting apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one substrateless luminescence diode or the intermediate carrier mechanically oscillates with the same frequency as an output part of the piezo-transformer during the operation of the lighting apparatus.

13. A lighting apparatus comprising:

a piezo-transformer, having a mounting face, at which at least two output-side connection locations are arranged; and

at least one luminescence diode designed for generating electromagnetic radiation,

wherein the at least one luminescence diode is at least indirectly applied to the mounting face and mechanically fixed to the mounting face,

wherein the at least one luminescence diode is electrically conductively connected to at least two of the output-side connection locations,

wherein an intermediate carrier is arranged between the at least one luminescence diode and the mounting face,

wherein the intermediate carrier comprises contact locations,

wherein the at least two output-side connection locations and the at least one luminescence diode are electrically conductively connected to the contact locations,

wherein the intermediate carrier has at least one plated-through hole extending from an underside of the intermediate carrier facing the piezo-transformer to a top side of the intermediate carrier facing away from the piezo-transformer, and

wherein the plated-through hole electrically conductively connects an output-side connection location of the piezo-transformer to at least one of the luminescence diodes.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 17, 2013
From: HERMANN, SIEGFRIED; VON MALM, NORWIN; HOPPEL, LUTZ
To: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
Reel/Frame 030438/0571 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 10 2010 045 054 · Sep 10, 2010 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20130229793A1 · Sep 5, 2013