IP Library Granted Patent US 7,837,374
Granted Patent B2
US 7,837,374 · App. 12/003,880 · Granted Nov 23, 2010

Light-emitting device

Assignee: Epistar Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,837,374
App. No.
12/003,880
Granted
Nov 23, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

This application relates to a light-emitting device comprising a light channel having an upper surface, a lower surface opposite to the upper surface, an inner surface intersecting with each of the upper and lower surface by different angles, and an escape surface; and a light-emitting element having a bottom surface substantially parallel to the inner surface and emitting light traveling inside the light channel toward the escape surface. In an embodiment, the escape surface of the light-emitting device is an inclined plane with lens array thereon.

Claims (44)

1. A light-emitting device comprising:

a light channel formed on a base, comprising:

an upper surface;

a lower surface opposite to the upper surface;

an inner surface intersecting with the upper surface and the lower surface at different intersecting angles; and

a light output surface opposite to the inner surface and intersecting with the upper surface and the lower surface; and

a light-emitting unit on the inner surface and emitting light to propagate inside the light channel towards the light output surface.

2. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first reflecting layer covering the inner surface;

a conducting layer covering the first reflecting layer and electrically connecting to the light-emitting unit; and

a second reflecting layer on the upper surface.

3. The device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a first insulating layer between the first reflecting layer and the conducting layer.

4. The device of claim 2 , further comprising:

a filling material filling the light channel.

5. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light output surface is substantially parallel to the inner surface.

6. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light output surface is substantially perpendicular to at least one of the upper surface and the lower surface.

7. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light output surface intersects with the upper surface and the lower surface at different intersecting angles.

8. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light output surface is a curved surface.

9. The device of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface is substantially parallel to the lower surface.

10. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting unit comprises a p-electrode and an n-electrode, each of the two electrodes electrically connecting to a conducting layer formed on the inner surface.

11. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting unit emits two or more colors of lights.

12. The device of claim 1 , wherein the light-emitting unit emits red, blue and green lights.

13. The device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of the inner surface or the lower surface is curved.

14. The device of claim 1 , wherein the upper surface comprises a cut.

15. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a wavelength converting material for receiving light from the light-emitting unit and generating an excited light.

16. The device of claim 15 , wherein the wavelength converting material directly overlays on the light-emitting unit.

17. The device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a light guide for receiving and redirecting light from the light-emitting unit.

18. The device of claim 17 , wherein a light input surface of the light guide has a contour corresponding to the light output surface.

19. The device of claim 17 , further comprising:

a reflecting layer, on a side of the light guide, for reflecting light;

an optical film; and

a liquid crystal layer;

wherein the optical film and the liquid crystal layer locates on another side of the light guide.

20. The light-emitting device comprising:

a light channel comprising:

an upper surface;

a lower surface opposite to the upper surface;

an inner surface, on one end of the light channel, intersecting with the upper surface and the lower surface; and

a light output surface, on the other end of the channel, being not parallel to the inner surface and intersecting with the upper surface and the lower surface;

a filling material inside the light channel; and

a light-emitting unit on the inner surface and emitting light to propagate inside the light channel towards the light output surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2008
From: HSU, CHIA-LIANG; HSU, SHU-TING
To: EPISTAR CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 020377/0254 →
Priority Claims (2)
TW 96100867 A · Jan 9, 2007 · national
TW 96112300 A · Apr 4, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20080165539A1 · Jul 10, 2008