IP Library Granted Patent US 11,754,259
Granted Patent B2
US 11,754,259 · App. 18/000,953 · Granted Sep 12, 2023

Fluorescent plate, wavelength conversion member, and light source device

Inventors: Shohei Takaku (Nagoya, JP); Hiroki Yamauchi (Nagoya, JP); Shinji Ban (Nagoya, JP); Hiroki Takeuchi (Nagoya, JP)
Assignee: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
F21V13/08F21V3/08F21V7/05F21V9/40F21V29/83F21Y2115/10F21Y2115/30
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Patent No.
US 11,754,259
App. No.
18/000,953
Granted
Sep 12, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A fluorescent plate including a fluorescent phase which emits fluorescence by excitation light, and a plurality of voids, wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.4 micrometers or greater and 50 micrometers or smaller have a standard deviation in equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 or less.

Claims (50)

1. A fluorescent plate comprising:

a fluorescent phase which emits fluorescence by excitation light, and

a plurality of voids, wherein,

in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.4 micrometers or greater and 50 micrometers or smaller have a standard deviation in equivalent circle diameter of 1.5 micrometers or less.

2. The fluorescent plate according to claim 1 ,

wherein a ratio of the number of voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 1 micrometer or greater and smaller than 10 micrometers to the number of voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.4 micrometers or greater and 50 micrometers or smaller is 90% or higher.

3. The fluorescent plate according to claim 1 ,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, an area ratio of voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.4 micrometers or greater and 50 micrometers or smaller is 3% or higher and 15% or lower.

4. The fluorescent plate according to claim 1 , further comprising a light-transmitting phase which allows passage of the excitation light,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, a ratio of an area of the fluorescent phase present in the fluorescent plate to a total area of the fluorescent phase and the light-transmitting phase present in the fluorescent plate is 95% or lower.

5. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 1 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

6. The wavelength conversion member according to claim 5 , further comprising a heat radiation member for radiating heat of the fluorescent plate to an outside atmosphere.

7. A light source device comprising:

the wavelength conversion member as recited in claim 5 , and

a light source which radiates light to the fluorescent plate.

8. The fluorescent plate according to claim 2 ,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, an area ratio of voids having an equivalent circle diameter of 0.4 micrometers or greater and 50 micrometers or smaller is 3% or higher and 15% or lower.

9. The fluorescent plate according to claim 2 , further comprising a light-transmitting phase which allows passage of the excitation light,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, a ratio of an area of the fluorescent phase present in the fluorescent plate to a total area of the fluorescent phase and the light-transmitting phase present in the fluorescent plate is 95% or lower.

10. The fluorescent plate according to claim 3 , further comprising a light-transmitting phase which allows passage of the excitation light,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, a ratio of an area of the fluorescent phase present in the fluorescent plate to a total area of the fluorescent phase and the light-transmitting phase present in the fluorescent plate is 95% or lower.

11. The fluorescent plate according to claim 8 , further comprising a light-transmitting phase which allows passage of the excitation light,

wherein, in a cross section of the fluorescent plate including cross sections of the voids, a ratio of an area of the fluorescent phase present in the fluorescent plate to a total area of the fluorescent phase and the light-transmitting phase present in the fluorescent plate is 95% or lower.

12. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 2 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

13. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 3 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

14. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 4 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

15. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 8 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

16. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 9 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

17. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 10 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

18. A wavelength conversion member comprising:

the fluorescent plate as recited in claim 11 , and

a reflection member which is attached to the fluorescent plate and which reflects the excitation light and the fluorescence.

19. The wavelength conversion member according to claim 12 , further comprising a heat radiation member for radiating heat of the fluorescent plate to an outside atmosphere.

20. A light source device comprising:

the wavelength conversion member as recited in claim 6 , and

a light source which radiates light to the fluorescent plate.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Sep 7, 2023
From: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
To: NITERRA CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064842/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: TAKAKU, SHOHEI; BAN, SHINJI; TAKEUCHI, HIROKI
To: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062007/0455 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 7, 2022
From: YAMAUCHI, HIROKI
To: NGK SPARK PLUG CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 062007/0495 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2020-099395 · Jun 8, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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