IP Library Granted Patent US 11,249,342
Granted Patent B2
US 11,249,342 · App. 16/644,512 · Granted Feb 15, 2022

Light emitting device, surface light source device and display device

Inventors: Toshihiko Mochida (Saitama, JP); Hiroaki Okuyama (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: Enplas Corporation
G02F1/133606F21V5/045F21V5/046G02B3/04
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Patent No.
US 11,249,342
App. No.
16/644,512
Granted
Feb 15, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

This light emitting device includes a light emitting element and a light flux controlling member. The light flux controlling member includes an incident surface, an emission surface, a back surface, a protruding portion and a scattering portion. In a cross section including a central axis, an angle formed by two beams, which are emitted from the light emitting device and have a maximum luminous intensity, is 150° or more. In a cross section including a central axis, predetermined light is made incident at an incident angle of 60° and an average angle, which is formed by, among the light reflected by the scattering portion, a light ray having a maximum light amount and a light ray having a light amount of 50% of the maximum light amount, is 5° or more.

Claims (41)

1. A light-emitting device including a light-emitting element and a light flux controlling member configured to control a distribution of light emitted from the light-emitting element,

wherein the light flux controlling member comprises

an incidence surface that is an inner surface of a recess that opens to a rear side in such a manner as to intersect a central axis of the light flux controlling member, the incidence surface being configured to allow incidence of the light emitted from the light-emitting element;

an emission surface disposed on a front side in such a manner as to intersect the central axis, the emission surface being configured to emit, to outside, light entered from the incidence surface;

a rear surface extending radially outward from an opening edge of the recess;

a protruding part disposed between the emission surface and the rear surface in a direction along the central axis, the protruding part protruding radially outward from an outer peripheral edge of the rear surface; and

a scattering part disposed in a part of the rear surface, the scattering part being configured to scatter light reaching the scattering part,

wherein on a virtual plane including the central axis, an angle between two light beams emitted from the light-emitting device and having a maximum luminous intensity is 150° or greater,

wherein the scattering part is disposed in a region of the rear surface, the region being a region where light that is emitted from a center of a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element and is then emitted from a side surface of the protruding part after being entered from the incidence surface and sequentially reflected by the emission surface and the rear surface reaches,

wherein, on the virtual plane, in a case where light is applied from a central axis side to the scattering part at an incident angle of 60° such that the light is reflected, an average of a first angle between a first light beam and a second light beam and a second angle between the first light beam and a third light beam is 5° or greater, the first light beam being a light beam reflected by the scattering part and having a maximum light quantity, the second light beam being a light beam reflected by the scattering part at a reflection angle greater than that of the first light beam and having a light quantity of 50% of the maximum light quantity, the third light beam being a light beam reflected by the scattering part at a reflection angle smaller than that of the first light beam and having a light quantity of 50% of the maximum light quantity, and

wherein, on the virtual plane, in a case where light is applied from the central axis side to a first region of the rear surface at an incident angle of 60° such that the light is reflected, an average of a third angle between a fourth light beam and a fifth light beam and a fourth angle between the fourth light beam and a sixth light beam is 3° or greater, the fourth light beam being a light beam reflected by the first region and having a maximum light quantity, the fifth light beam being a light beam reflected by the first region at a reflection angle greater than that of the fourth light beam and having a light quantity of 50% of the maximum light quantity, the sixth light beam being a light beam reflected by the first region at a reflection angle smaller than that of the fourth light beam and having a light quantity of 50% of the maximum light quantity, the first region being a region that is closer to a center side than the scattering part and adjoins the scattering part in the rear surface.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising an annular groove having a circular shape formed in the rear surface, the annular groove being formed in a region closer to the central axis than the scattering part in such a manner as to surround the opening edge of the recess, the annular groove including a first inner surface and a second inner surface, the first inner surface being closer to the central axis than the second inner surface, the second inner surface being farther from the central axis than the first inner surface,

wherein a plurality of linear ridges are disposed in the second inner surface, each of the plurality of linear ridges including a first inclined surface, a second inclined surface, and a ridgeline disposed between the first inclined surface and the second inclined surface, each of the plurality of linear ridges being tilted such that the plurality of linear ridges come closer to the rear side with increasing distance from the central axis.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a full width at half maximum of each of two peaks in a graph of a relationship between a luminous intensity and an angle of light emitted from the light-emitting device with respect to the optical axis on the virtual plane is 15° or smaller.

4. A surface light source device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and

a light diffusion member configured to allow, to pass through the light diffusion member, light emitted from the light-emitting device while diffusing the light emitted from the light-emitting device.

5. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 4 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

6. A surface light source device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 2 ; and

a light diffusion member configured to allow, to pass through the light diffusion member, light emitted from the light-emitting device while diffusing the light emitted from the light-emitting device.

7. A surface light source device comprising:

the light-emitting device according to claim 3 ; and

a light diffusion member configured to allow, to pass through the light diffusion member, light emitted from the light-emitting device while diffusing the light emitted from the light-emitting device.

8. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 1 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

9. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 2 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

10. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 3 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

11. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 6 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

12. A display device comprising:

the surface light source device according to claim 7 ; and

a display member configured to be illuminated with light emitted from the surface light source device.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2020
From: MOCHIDA, TOSHIHIKO; OKUYAMA, HIROAKI
To: ENPLAS CORPORATION
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Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2017-171496 · Sep 6, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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