IP Library Granted Patent US 10,274,667
Granted Patent B2
US 10,274,667 · App. 15/407,377 · Granted Apr 30, 2019

Light-emitting device with two green light-emitting elements with different peak wavelengths and backlight including light-emitting device

Inventors: Seitaro Akagawa (Komatsushima, JP); Takeshi Morikawa (Tokushima, JP); Yusaku Achi (Tokushima, JP); Kentaro Nishigaki (Anan, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
G02B6/0073G02B6/0068H01L25/0753H01L25/105H01L27/156H01L33/50G02B6/0083H01L2224/16245H01L2224/48137
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Patent No.
US 10,274,667
App. No.
15/407,377
Granted
Apr 30, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes: one or more first light-emitting elements each having a peak wavelength in a range from 430 nm to less than 490 nm; a second light-emitting element having a peak wavelength Y in a range from 490 nm to less than a wavelength X; a third light-emitting element having a peak wavelength Z in a range from more than the wavelength X to 570 nm; and a phosphor or a fourth light-emitting element having a peak wavelength in a range from 580 nm to 680 nm. At least one of the second and third light-emitting elements is connected to at least one of the first light-emitting elements in series. The wavelength X is in a range from more than 490 nm to less than 570 nm with an absolute value of difference between |X−Y| and |X−Z| being 10 nm or less.

Claims (25)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

at least two first light-emitting elements each having a peak wavelength in a range from 430 nm to less than 490 nm;

at least one second light-emitting element having a peak wavelength Y in a range from 490 nm to less than a wavelength X;

at least one third light-emitting element having a peak wavelength Z in a range from more than the wavelength X to 570 nm; and

a phosphor having a composition represented by A 2 MF 6 :Mn 4+ , wherein A is at least one selected from the group consisting of K, Li, Na, Rb, Cs, and NH.sub.4.sup.+, and M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group IV elements and Group XIV elements,

wherein at least one of the second light-emitting element and the third light-emitting element is connected to at least one of the first light-emitting elements in series,

the wavelength X is in a range from more than 490 nm to less than 570 nm with an absolute value of difference between |X−Y| and |X−Z| being 10 nm or less,

a number of the first light-emitting elements is equal to a total number of the second light-emitting element and the third light-emitting element, and

a ratio of a total light output of the second light-emitting element and the third light-emitting element to a total light output of the first light-emitting elements is in a range from 0.3 to 0.7 about 0.3 or more and about 0.7 or less.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

the number of the one or more first light-emitting elements is two, wherein

the first light-emitting elements, the second light-emitting element, and the third light-emitting element are arranged in a two-dimensional array,

the first light-emitting elements are arranged diagonally with respect to each other along a first diagonal line connecting centers of the first light-emitting elements, and

the second light-emitting element and the third light-emitting element are arranged diagonally with respect to each other along a second diagonal line other than the first diagonal line.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the wavelength X is in a range from 515 nm to 535 nm.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising

a support on which the first light-emitting elements, the second light-emitting element, and the third light-emitting element are disposed.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the phosphor is contained in a light-transmissive member covering the first light-emitting elements, the second light-emitting element, and the third light-emitting element.

6. A backlight comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and

a light guide plate having a lateral surface including an incident portion of light, the light guide plate being arranged with respect to the light-emitting device so that the incident portion faces a light extracting surface of the light-emitting device.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the number of the first light-emitting elements is 2, and the total number of the second-light emitting element and the third light-emitting element is 2.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 30, 2017
From: AKAGAWA, SEITARO; MORIKAWA, TAKESHI; ACHI, YUSAKU; NISHIGAKI, KENTARO
To: NICHIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 041118/0946 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2016-007484 · Jan 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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