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Granted Patent B2
US 12,517,296 · App. 18/965,175 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Lighting module, lighting device, and manufacturing method thereof

Inventor: Young Jae Choi (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
G02B6/0065G02B6/0031G02B6/0051G02B6/0068G02B6/0073F21S2/005F21Y2115/10
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Patent No.
US 12,517,296
App. No.
18/965,175
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a substrate; a light source including a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate; a resin layer disposed on the substrate; and a first diffusion layer disposed on the resin layer, wherein the resin layer includes a first resin portion disposed on the light source, and a second resin portion adjacent to the first resin portion and disposed on the substrate. The upper surface of the first resin portion has an inclination and is spaced apart from the first diffusion layer, the second resin portion includes a material different from that of the first resin portion, and the second resin portion based on the upper surface of the substrate. The height of the upper surface may be greater than the lowermost height of the upper surface of the first resin portion.

Claims (49)

1 . A lighting device comprising:

a substrate;

a plurality of light emitting devices disposed on the substrate;

a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the plurality of light emitting devices;

a transparent layer disposed on the resin layer;

a diffusion layer disposed on the transparent layer; and

a plurality of light shielding portions disposed between the transparent layer and the diffusion layer;

a plurality of air regions between the resin layer and the diffusion layer,

wherein at least one of the plurality of air regions is spaced apart from at least one of the plurality of light shielding portions.

2 . The lighting device of claim 1 , comprising:

a first adhesive layer disposed between the transparent layer and the resin layer.

3 . The lighting device of claim 2 , comprising:

a second adhesive layer disposed between the transparent layer and the diffusion layer.

4 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the first adhesive layer is in contact with the transparent layer and the resin layer.

5 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the second adhesive layer is in contact with the plurality of light shielding portions.

6 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the second adhesive layer is in contact with the plurality of light shielding portions and the transparent layer.

7 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the second adhesive layer is disposed in a region between the plurality of light shielding portions.

8 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the second adhesive layer is in contact with the plurality of light shielding portions and the diffusion layer.

9 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein each of the plurality of light shielding portions overlaps each of plurality of light emitting devices in a vertical direction.

10 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein each of the plurality of light shielding portions overlaps the first and second adhesive layers in a vertical direction.

11 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein each of the plurality of light blocking portions has a first region overlapping the light emitting device and a second region not overlapping the light emitting device in a vertical direction.

12 . The lighting device of claim 11 ,

wherein an upper surface area of the first region is smaller than an upper surface area of the second region.

13 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein an area of an upper surface of each of the plurality of light shielding portions is different from an area of each of the air regions.

14 . The lighting device of claim 3 ,

wherein the light emitting devices emit light in a first direction toward a side surface of the resin layer, and

wherein each of the light shielding portions has a maximum length in the first direction equal to or smaller than a maximum width in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction.

15 . The lighting device of claim 14 ,

wherein the maximum width is in a range of 13 mm to 17 mm.

16 . The lighting device of claim 14 ,

wherein the maximum width is greater than a length of the light emitting device in the second direction.

17 . The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein an outer side surface of each of the light shielding portions includes regions having a convex curved surface.

18 . The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the transparent layer is thinner than a thickness of the diffusion layer.

19 . The lighting device of claim 1 ,

wherein a thickness of the light shielding portion is in a range of 100 to 200 μm.

20 . The lighting device of claim 1 , comprising:

a reflective member disposed between the resin layer and the substrate and having a plurality of openings,

wherein each of the light emitting devices is connected to the substrate through each of the openings.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2018-0169940 · Dec 26, 2018 · national
Continuity (5)
Continuation 18528889 · Dec 5, 2023
Continuation 18134813 · Apr 14, 2023
Continuation 17860373 · Jul 8, 2022
Continuation 17415060
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