IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,721,675
Granted Patent B2
US 11,721,675 · App. 17/897,230 · Granted Aug 8, 2023

White light source system

Inventors: Masahiko Yamakawa (Yokohama, JP); Noriaki Yagi (Yokohama, JP); Kumpei Kobayashi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: Seoul Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
H01L25/0753F21S2/00H01L33/00H01L33/50H01L33/504H01L33/507H01L33/54H01L33/56H05B45/20H05B47/10H05B47/16F21W2131/405F21Y2113/13F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 11,721,675
App. No.
17/897,230
Granted
Aug 8, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light emitting device including a substrate, a first light emitter to emit light having a first color temperature, and a second light emitter to emit light having a second color temperature, in which the first light emitter has a first converter including first phosphors and a first resin, each first phosphor having different half-value widths, the second light emitter has a second converter including second phosphors and a second resin, each second phosphor having different peak wavelengths, at least one phosphor of the first converter has a half-value width of 33 nm to 110 nm, a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two phosphors of the second converter is 150 nm or less, at least one phosphor of the first converter has a particle size of 5 um to 50 um, and a thickness of the second converter is in 0.07 mm to 1.5 mm.

Claims (59)

1. A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate;

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first color temperature; and

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second color temperature,

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a first plurality of phosphors and a first resin, each phosphor of the first converter having different half-value widths,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a second plurality of phosphors and a second resin, each phosphor of the second converter having different peak wavelengths,

wherein at least one of the plurality of phosphors of the first converter has a half-value width of 33 nm or more and 110 nm or less,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two phosphors of the second converter is 150 nm or less,

wherein at least one of the plurality of phosphors of the first converter has a particle size in a range of 5 um to 50 um, and

wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 0.07 mm to 1.5 mm.

2. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a light combined by the first light emitter and the second light emitter is white light of a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

3. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a first LED configured to emit first primary light and the first converter directly covering the first LED, and

wherein the first plurality of phosphors has a light emission peak in a range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

4. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the second light emitter comprises a second LED configured to emit second primary light and the second converter directly covering the second LED, and

wherein the second converter comprises a plurality of layers.

5. The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein the first converter comprises a first layer and a second layer covering the first layer, and

wherein a thickness of the second layer is in a range of 100 um to 1000 um.

6. The light emitting device of claim 4 , wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 100 um to 1000 um.

7. The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the first light emitter and a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the second light emitter are different.

8. The light emitting device of claim 7 , wherein the light emission spectrum of the phosphors of the first converter includes at least one wavelength region where a portion of each light emission spectrum overlaps another light emission spectrum.

9. A white light device, comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting source disposed on the substrate;

a cover disposed on the light emitting source and covering the substrate; and

a controller configured to electrically control the light emitting source,

wherein the light emitting source comprises:

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first color temperature; and

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second color temperature,

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a first plurality of phosphors and a first resin, each phosphor of the first converter having different half-value widths,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a second plurality of phosphors and a second resin, each phosphor of the second converter having different peak wavelengths,

wherein at least one of the plurality of phosphors of the first converter has a half-value width of 33 nm or more and 110 nm or less,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two phosphors of the second converter is 150 nm or less, and

wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 0.07 mm to 1.5 mm.

10. The white light device of claim 9 , wherein a combined light by the first light emitter and the second light emitter is white light of a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

11. The white light device of claim 9 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a first LED configured to emit first primary light and the first converter directly covering the first LED, and

wherein the first plurality of phosphors has a light emission peak in a range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

12. The white light device of claim 9 , wherein the second light emitter comprises a second LED configured to emit second primary light and the second converter directly covering the second LED, and

wherein the second converter comprises a plurality of layers.

13. The white light device of claim 12 , wherein the first converter comprises a first layer and a second layer covering the first layer, and

wherein a thickness of the second layer is in a range of 100 um to 1000 um.

14. The white light device of claim 13 , wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 100 um to 1000 um.

15. The white light device of claim 9 , wherein a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the first light emitter and a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the second light emitter are different.

16. The white light device 15 , wherein the light emission spectrum of the phosphors of the first converter includes at least one wavelength region where a portion of each light emission spectrum overlaps another light emission spectrum.

17. The white light device 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of phosphors of the first converter has a particle size in a range of 5 um to 50 um.

18. A white light device, comprising:

a substrate;

a light emitting source disposed on the substrate;

a cover disposed on the light emitting source and covering the substrate; and

a controller configured to electrically control the light emitting source,

wherein the light emitting source comprises:

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first color temperature; and

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second color temperature,

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a first plurality of phosphors and a first resin, each phosphor of the first converter having different half-value widths,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a second plurality of phosphors and a second resin, each phosphor of the second converter having different peak wavelengths,

wherein at least one of the plurality of phosphors of the first converter has a particle size in a range of 5 um to 50 um,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two phosphors of the second converter is 150 nm or less, and

wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 100 um to 1000 um.

19. The white light device of claim 18 , wherein a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the first light emitter and a peak wavelength in a light emission spectrum of the second light emitter are different.

20. The white light device 19 , wherein the light emission spectrum of the phosphors of the first converter includes at least one wavelength region where a portion of each light emission spectrum overlaps another light emission spectrum.

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-126776 · Jun 24, 2015 · national
JP 2016-082968 · Apr 18, 2016 · national
Continuity (7)
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