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US 12,482,794 · App. 18/656,170 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

White light source system

Inventors: Masahiko Yamakawa (Yokohama, JP); Noriaki Yagi (Yokohama, JP); Kumpei Kobayashi (Yokohama, JP)
Assignee: SEOUL SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
H01L25/0753F21S2/00H05B45/20H05B47/10H05B47/16H10H20/80H10H20/851H10H20/8513H10H20/8515H10H20/853H10H20/854F21W2131/405F21Y2113/13F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,482,794
App. No.
18/656,170
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
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, and at least one phosphor of the first converter has a particle size of 5 um to 50 um.

Claims (59)

1 . A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate including a wiring network;

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first chromaticity point on an xy chromaticity diagram;

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram; and

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

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a plurality of first wavelength converters, each of the plurality of first wavelength converters having different half-value widths,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a plurality of second wavelength converters, each of the plurality of second wavelength converters having different peak wavelengths,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two of the plurality of second wavelength converters is 150 nm or less,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first wavelength converters includes a particle having a size in a range of 5 um to 50 um,

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

wherein the controller is configured to control light emission intensity emitted from at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter via the wiring network.

2 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram has a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

3 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a combination of the first light and the second light is white light of a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

4 . The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein at least one of color rendering indices R1 to R8 of the white light is 90 or more.

5 . The light emitting device of claim 3 , wherein at least one of special color rendering indices R9 to R15 of the white light is 90 or more.

6 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a first light emitting diode configured to emit first primary light and is covered by the first converter, and

wherein at least one of the plurality of first wavelength converters has a light emission peak in a range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

7 . The light emitting device of claim 1 , wherein a light emission spectrum of the plurality of first wavelength converters includes at least one wavelength region where a portion of each light emission spectrum overlaps another light emission spectrum.

8 . A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate including a wiring network;

a light source disposed on the substrate;

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

a controller configured to electrically control the light source,

wherein the light source comprises:

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first chromaticity point on an xy chromaticity diagram; and

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram,

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a plurality of first wavelength converters, each of the plurality of first wavelength converters having different half-value widths,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a plurality of second wavelength converters, each of the plurality of second wavelength converters having different peak wavelengths,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two of the plurality of second wavelength converters is 150 nm or less,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first wavelength converters includes a particle having a size in a range of 5 um to 50 um,

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

wherein light emission spectra of at least two of the plurality of first wavelength converters include at least one wavelength region where a portion of each light emission spectrum overlaps another light emission spectrum.

9 . The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the second chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram has a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

10 . The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein a combination of the first light and the second light is white light of a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

11 . The light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of color rendering indices R1 to R8 of the white light is 90 or more.

12 . The light emitting device of claim 10 , wherein at least one of special color rendering indices R9 to R15 of the white light is 90 or more.

13 . The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a first light emitting diode configured to emit first primary light and is covered by the first converter, and

wherein at least one of the plurality of first wavelength converters has a light emission peak in a range of 420 nm to 700 nm.

14 . The light emitting device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is configured to control light emission intensity emitted from at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter via the wiring network.

15 . A light emitting device, comprising:

a substrate including a wiring network;

a light source disposed on the substrate;

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

a controller configured to electrically control the light source,

wherein the light source comprises:

a first light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a first light having a first chromaticity point on an xy chromaticity diagram; and

a second light emitter disposed on the substrate and configured to emit a second light having a second chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram,

wherein the first light emitter has a first converter comprising a plurality of first wavelength conversion particles, at least one of the plurality of first wavelength conversion particles having a half-value width that is different from a half-value width of at least another one of the plurality of first wavelength conversion particles,

wherein the second light emitter has a second converter comprising a plurality of second wavelength conversion particles, at least one of the plurality of second wavelength conversion particles having a peak wavelength that is different from a peak wavelength of at least another one of the plurality of second wavelength conversion particles,

wherein a distance between peak wavelengths of at least two of the plurality of second wavelength conversion particles is 150 nm or less,

wherein at least one of the plurality of first wavelength conversion particles is a particle having a size in a range of 5 um to 50 um,

wherein a thickness of the second converter is in a range of 70 um to 1500 um, and

wherein the controller is configured to control light emission intensity emitted from at least one of the first light emitter or the second light emitter via the wiring network.

16 . The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the first chromaticity point on the xy chromaticity diagram has a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

17 . The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein a combination of the first light and the second light is white light of a color temperature of 2000 K to 6500 K.

18 . The light emitting device of claim 17 , wherein at least one of color rendering indices R1 to R8 of the white light is 90 or more.

19 . The light emitting device of claim 17 , wherein at least one of special color rendering indices R9 to R15 of the white light is 90 or more.

20 . The light emitting device of claim 15 , wherein the first light emitter comprises a first light emitting diode configured to emit first primary light and is covered by the first converter, and

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

Priority Claims (2)
JP 2015-126776 · Jun 24, 2015 · national
JP 2016-082968 · Apr 18, 2016 · national
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Continuation 16444243 · Jun 18, 2019
Continuation 16251468 · Jan 18, 2019
Continuation 15850399 · Dec 21, 2017
Continuation PCTJP2016068714 · Jun 23, 2016
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