IP Library Granted Patent US 9,735,321
Granted Patent B2
US 9,735,321 · App. 14/649,564 · Granted Aug 15, 2017

Light-emitting diode including a plurality of luminescent regions

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Patent No.
US 9,735,321
App. No.
14/649,564
Granted
Aug 15, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Various embodiments may relate to A light-emitting diode, including an LED chip having at least one emitter surface for emitting primary light, and a plurality of luminescent regions, which are connected optically downstream from the at least one emitter surface. At least one harder one of the luminescent regions is embedded in another, softer one of the luminescent regions.

Claims (22)

1. A light-emitting diode, comprising:

an LED chip comprising at least one emitter surface for emitting primary light; and

a plurality of luminescent regions, which are connected optically downstream from the at least one emitter surface, wherein a first luminescent region consists of a ceramic material, and a second luminescent region comprises a plastic matrix material having at least one phosphor embedded thereon and/or therein; and

wherein the second region is embedded in the first region; and wherein the first luminescent region and the second luminescent region contact a front side of the LED.

2. A light-emitting diode, comprising:

an LED chip comprising at least one emitter surface for emitting primary light, and

a plurality of luminescent regions, which are connected optically downstream from the at least one emitter surface,

wherein at least one harder luminescent region of the luminescent regions is embedded in another, softer luminescent region of the luminescent regions;

wherein the at least one harder one of the luminescent regions consists of ceramic and wherein the at least one harder luminescent region and the softer luminescent region contact a front side of the LED.

3. The light-emitting diode as claimed claim 2 , wherein the softer one of the luminescent regions comprises a matrix material made of plastic, which is admixed with at least one phosphor as a filler material.

4. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the luminescent regions are arranged adjacent to one another in a light path of the primary light.

5. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the luminescent regions represent regions of a luminescent lamina and cover an emitter surface of the LED chip.

6. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the at least one harder one of the luminescent regions is laterally enclosed by the other, softer one of the luminescent regions.

7. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the harder one of the luminescent regions has the basic form of a circular disk.

8. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the primary light is blue light, the harder one of the luminescent regions converts the blue primary light at least partially into green to yellow light and the softer one of the luminescent regions converts the blue primary light at least partially into red light.

9. The light-emitting diode as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the softer one of the luminescent regions has been produced by a printing method.

10. The light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the softer one of the luminescent regions has been produced by a casting method.

11. The light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one harder luminescent region is disposed on a middle of the front side of the LED.

12. The light-emitting diode according to claim 11 , wherein the softer luminescent region is laterally disposed around the at least one harder luminescent region.

13. The light-emitting diode according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one harder luminescent region is substantially circular.

14. The light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one harder luminescent region and the softer luminescent region are substantially the same height.

15. The light-emitting diode according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one harder luminescent region contacts the softer luminescent region.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 3, 2020
From: OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
To: OSRAM OLED GMBH
Reel/Frame 051467/0906 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 8, 2015
From: BIEBERSDORF, ANDREAS; BOESL, FLORIAN; BERGENEK, KRISTER; WIRTH, RALPH
To: OSRAM GMBH
Reel/Frame 035800/0410 →