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Granted Patent B2
US 12,274,892 · App. 18/541,086 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Lighting apparatus

Inventors: Hee Ho Bae (Gyeonggi-do, KR); A Young Lee (Gyeonggi-do, KR); Yeong Min Yoon (Gyeonggi-do, KR)
Assignee: Seoul Viosys Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,274,892
App. No.
18/541,086
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitter and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and at least one second light emitter emitting light having a different peak wavelength. The wavelength converter can include a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitter into white light. The lighting apparatus can emit the white light implemented in the white light emitting device and light generated by the second light emitter to the outside, and, the light emitted by the second light emitter can include an irradiance spectrum having a wavelength region with a greater irradiance that an irradiance of the light emitted from the white light emitting device within the same wavelength region.

Claims (44)

1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:

first light source configured to emit a first light and including at least one first light emitter and a wavelength converter;

at least one second light emitter configured to emit a second light having a different peak wavelength from a peak wavelength of light emitted from the at least one first light emitter; and

a controller configured to control the first light source and the at least one second light emitter,

wherein:

the peak wavelength of the light emitted from the at least one first light emitter is in a range of blue light;

the different peak wavelength of the second light is in a low visibility range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm;

the wavelength converter comprises one or more wavelength converting materials to convert light emitted from the at least one first light emitter into the first light;

the second light emitted from the at least one first light emitter is emitted to an outside of the lighting apparatus without passing through the wavelength converter; and

the second light includes an irradiance spectrum having a wavelength region with a greater irradiance than an irradiance of the first light emitted from the first light source within the same wavelength region.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one second light emitter is spaced apart from the wavelength converter.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second light does not affect a color temperature of the first light.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller controls a driving time of the at least one second light emitter and a driving time of the at least one first light emitter to be approximately equal.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an irradiance of the second light emitted from the at least one second light emitter and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus is greater than an irradiance of red light wavelength of the first light converted by the wavelength converter and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the lighting apparatus comprises a greater number of first light emitters than that of the at least one second light emitter.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an irradiance of the second light emitted from the at least one second light emitter and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus is less than or equal to 570 W/m 2 .

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board on which the at least one first light emitter and the at least one second light emitter are disposed.

9. A lighting apparatus, comprising:

a first light source configured to emit a first light and including a first light emitter and a wavelength converter;

a second light emitter configured to emit a second light having a different peak wavelength from a peak wavelength of the first light emitted from the first light source; and

a controller configured to control the first light source and the second light emitter,

wherein:

the second light emitted from the second light emitter does not affect a color temperature of the first light;

the different peak wavelength of the second light is in a range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm;

the wavelength converter comprises one or more wavelength conversion materials to convert light emitted from the first light emitter into the first light; and

the second light emitted from the second light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus without wavelength conversion includes an irradiance spectrum having a wavelength region with a greater irradiance than an irradiance of light emitted from the first light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus without wavelength conversion.

10. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second light emitter is spaced apart from the wavelength converter.

11. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the second light emitted from the second light emitter is emitted outside of the lighting apparatus without passing through the wavelength converter.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein an irradiance of the second light emitted from the second light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus is greater than an irradiance of red light wavelength of the first light converted by the wavelength converter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the lighting apparatus comprises a greater number of first light emitter than that of the second light emitter.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 9 , wherein an irradiance of second light emitted from the second light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus is less than or equal to 570 W/m 2 .

15. A lighting apparatus, comprising:

a first light source configured to emit a first light and including a first light emitter and a wavelength converter;

a second light emitter configured to emit a second light having a different peak wavelength from a peak wavelength of the first light emitted from the first light source; and

a controller configured to control the first light source and the second light emitter,

wherein:

the second light emitted from one second light emitter does not affect a color temperature of the first light;

the wavelength converter comprises one or more wavelength converting materials to convert light emitted from the first light emitter into the first light; and

the second light emitted from the second light emitter includes an irradiance spectrum having a wavelength region with a greater irradiance than an irradiance of the first light emitted from the first light source within the same wavelength region.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second light emitter is spaced apart from the wavelength converter.

17. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the second light has the different peak wavelength in a low visibility range.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an irradiance of the second light emitted from the second light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus is greater than an irradiance of red light wavelength of the first light converted by the wavelength converter.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein the lighting apparatus comprises a greater number of first light emitters than that of the second light emitter.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 15 , wherein an irradiance of the second light emitted from the second light emitter and emitted outside of the lighting apparatus is less than or equal to 570 W/m 2 .

Continuity (4)
Continuation 17676744 · Feb 21, 2022
Continuation 16703067 · Dec 4, 2019
Provisional Application 62776566 · Dec 7, 2018
Related Publication 20240139542A1 · May 2, 2024
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