Luminous flux control member, light emitting device, and display device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10107476-B2
Application number	US-201414563207-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 8, 2014
Priority date	Dec 9, 2013
Publication date	Oct 23, 2018
Grant date	Oct 23, 2018

Abstract

The luminous flux control member includes a surface of incidence, a first optical surface formed to be recessed toward the surface of incidence and configured to reflect at least some of incident light passing through the surface of incidence, and a second optical surface formed to extend from the first optical surface and configured to reflect at least some of incident light passing through the first optical surface. The second optical surface includes a plurality of sections having different slopes.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light emitting device comprising:
a luminous flux control member comprising:
a surface of incidence arranged to face a light emitting element;
a first optical surface formed to be recessed toward the surface of incidence and configured to reflect at least some of incident light passing through the surface of incidence, wherein the first optical surface includes a curved portion and a flat portion; and
a second optical surface formed to extend from the first optical surface and configured to reflect at least some of incident light reflected from the first optical surface; and

a cover provided on the flat portion of the first optical surface, the cover to control transmittance of incident light passing through the first optical surface, the cover including a plurality of through holes, the plurality of through holes including a center hole, a first set of holes evenly arranged in a first concentric circle at a first distance from the center hole, and a second set of holes evenly arranged in a second concentric circle at a second distance from the center hole,
wherein the second optical surface includes a plurality of sections having different slopes,
wherein the surface of incidence is an optical surface on which the light radiated from the light emitting element is incident, and
wherein the surface of incidence includes a first convex portion formed to protrude toward a first lower portion of the luminous flux control member, and a second convex portion formed to protrude toward a second lower portion of the luminous flux control member,
wherein an optical axis is an axis that extends from between the first and second convex portions in a direction toward the center hole of the cover, and
wherein a bottom of the first convex portion is located below the lowermost portion of the second optical surface with respect to a position of the optical axis,
wherein the second optical surface consists of a first section connected at the first optical surface, and a second section connected between the first section and the surface of incidence,
wherein both a slope of the first section and a slope of the second section are less than 90 degrees, wherein the slope of the first section means an angle formed by an outer surface of the first section with respect to a surface vertical to the optical axis, and the slope of the second section means an angle formed by an outer surface of the second section with respect to the surface vertical to the optical axis,
wherein a ratio of the slope of the second section to the slope of the first section is 0.2 to 0.8, and
wherein a cross section of the first section in a direction of the optical axis is a linear shape, and a cross section of the second section in a direction of the optical axis is a linear shape.

2. The luminous flux control member of claim 1 , wherein the second optical surface is formed to extend from the first optical surface toward the surface of incidence, and the second optical surface forms an outer surface of the luminous flux control member.

3. The luminous flux control member of claim 1 , wherein the first optical surface totally reflects at least some of the incident light to the first section, and totally reflects at least some of the rest of the incident light to the second section.

4. The luminous flux control member of claim 3 , wherein the first section refracts at least some of the light totally reflected from the first optical surface.

5. The luminous flux control member of claim 3 , wherein the second section totally reflects at least some of the light totally reflected from the first optical surface to the first optical surface.

6. The luminous flux control member of claim 5 , wherein at least some of the light totally reflected by the second section is refracted and output by the first optical surface or the first section.

7. A light emitting device comprising;
a luminous flux control member comprising a surface of incidence arranged to face a light emitting element, a first optical surface formed to be recessed toward the surface of incidence and configured to reflect at least some of incident light passing through the surface of incidence, and a second optical surface formed to extend from the first optical surface and configured to reflect at least some of incident light reflected from the first optical surface, wherein the first optical surface includes a curved portion and a flat portion; and
a cover coupled on the flat portion of the first optical surface to control transmittance of the incident light passing through the first optical surface, the cover including a plurality of through holes, the plurality of through holes including a center hole, a first set of holes evenly arranged in a first concentric circle at a first distance from the center hole, and a second set of holes evenly arranged in a second concentric circle at a second distance from the center hole,
wherein the second optical surface includes a plurality of sections having different slopes,
wherein the surface of incidence is an optical surface on which the light radiated from the light emitting element is incident, and
wherein the surface of incidence includes a first convex portion formed to protrude toward a first lower portion of the luminous flux control member, and a second convex portion formed to protrude toward a second lower portion of the luminous flux control member,
wherein an optical axis is an axis that extends from between the first and second convex portions in a direction toward the center hole of the cover, and
wherein a bottom of the first convex portion is located below the lowermost portion of the second optical surface with respect to a position of the optical axis,
wherein the second optical surface consists of a first section connected at the first optical surface, and a second section connected between the first section and the surface of incidence,
wherein both a slope of the first section and a slope of the second section are less than 90 degrees, wherein the slope of the first section means an angle formed by an outer surface of the first section with respect to a surface vertical to the optical axis, and the slope of the second section means an angle formed by an outer surface of the second section with respect to the surface vertical to the optical axis,
wherein a ratio of the slope of the second section to the slope of the first section is 0.2 to 0.8, and
wherein a cross section of the first section in a direction of the optical axis is a linear shape, and a cross section of the second section in a direction of the optical axis is a linear shape.

8. A display device comprising;
a luminous flux control member comprising a surface of incidence arranged to face a light emitting element, a first optical surface formed to be recessed toward the surface of incidence and configured to reflect at least some of incident light passing through the surface of incidence, and a second optical surface formed to extend from the first optical surface and configured to reflect at least some of incident light reflected from the first optical surface, wherein the first optical surface includes a curved portion and a flat portion; and
a cover coupled on the flat portion of the first optical surface to control transmittance of the incident light passing through the first optical surface, the cover including a plurality of through holes, the plurality of through holes including a center hole, a first set of holes evenly arranged in a first concentric circle at a first distance from the center hole, and a second set of holes evenly arranged in a second concentric circle at a second distance from the center hole
wherein the second optical surface includes a plurality of s

Assignees

• Lg Innotek Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Lee Im

Classifications

• F21V7/0091 Primary

  using total internal reflection · CPC title

• G02B19/0028

  refractive and reflective surfaces, e.g. non-imaging catadioptric systems · CPC title

• G02B19/0071 Primary

  adapted to illuminate a complete hemisphere or a plane extending 360 degrees around the source · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21V5/046

  the lens having a rotationally symmetrical shape about an axis for transmitting light in a direction mainly perpendicular to this axis, e.g. ring or annular lens with light source disposed inside the ring · CPC title