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US 12,520,635 · App. 18/295,589 · Granted Jan 6, 2026

Light-emitting device

Inventors: Takuya Nakabayashi (Tokushima, JP); Tomokazu Maruyama (Anan, JP); Tetsuya Ishikawa (Anan, JP)
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
H10H20/851H10H20/826H10H20/83H10H20/8506H10H20/854H10H20/856H10H20/857
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Patent No.
US 12,520,635
App. No.
18/295,589
Granted
Jan 6, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a substrate comprising a base member, a first wiring, a second wiring, and a via hole; at least one light-emitting element electrically connected to and disposed on the first wiring; and a covering member having light reflectivity and covering a lateral surface of the light-emitting element and a front surface of the substrate. The base member defines a plurality of depressed portions separated from the via hole in a front view and opening on a back surface and a bottom surface of the base member. The substrate includes a third wiring covering at least one of inner walls of the plurality of depressed portions and electrically connected to the second wiring. A depth of each of the plurality of depressed portions defined from the back surface toward the front surface is larger on a bottom surface side than on an upper surface side of the base member.

Claims (19)

1 . A light-emitting device comprising:

first and second light-emitting elements aligned in a first direction; and

a substrate comprising:

a front surface supporting the first and second light-emitting elements;

a back surface opposite to the front surface;

a bottom surface adjacent to the front surface and the back surface; and

a first depressed portion, wherein

each of the back surface and the bottom surface includes an opening of the first depressed portion, and

at least a portion of the first depressed portion is located between the first and second light-emitting elements in the first direction.

2 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first light-emitting element has a first surface facing the front surface of the substrate and a second surface opposite to the first surface,

the second light-emitting element has a third surface facing the front surface of the substrate and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, and

the light-emitting device further comprises a first light-transmissive member covering the second surface and a second light-transmissive member covering the fourth surface.

3 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least a portion of the first depressed portion is located between the first and second light-transmissive members in the first direction.

4 . The light-emitting device according to claim 2 , further comprising a covering member having light reflectivity and covering a lateral surface of each of the first and second light-emitting elements, the front surface of the substrate, and a lateral surface of each of the first and second light-transmissive members.

5 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the first depressed portion on the bottom surface reaches a maximum at a center of the first depressed portion.

6 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a maximum depth of the first depressed portion is 0.4 to 0.8 times a thickness of the substrate.

7 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising a covering member having light reflectivity and covering a lateral surface of each of the first and second light-emitting elements and the front surface of the substrate.

8 . The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate has a second depressed portion, and each of the back surface and the bottom surface includes an opening of the second depressed portion.

Priority Claims (5)
JP 2017-089996 · Apr 28, 2017 · national
JP 2017-098438 · May 17, 2017 · national
JP 2017-123949 · Jun 26, 2017 · national
JP 2017-138720 · Jul 18, 2017 · national
JP 2017-203159 · Oct 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 17179881 · Feb 19, 2021
Continuation 15965415 · Apr 27, 2018
Related Publication 20230238490A1 · Jul 27, 2023
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