Optical device and light source module including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10678036-B2
Application number	US-201816021729-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Priority date	Nov 20, 2017
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

An optical device is provided. The optical device includes a first surface that defines a concave light incident surface facing a central axis and a light source; a second surface disposed opposite the first surface which is configured to reflect light incident on the concave light incident surface; and an inclined light exit surface between the first surface and the second surface. The second surface includes a concave first reflective portion curving toward the first surface, and a substantially flat second reflective portion which portion is interposed between a first reflective portion edge of the first reflective portion and an outer second surface edge of the second surface. The first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light incident at a predetermined angle or more with respect to a top surface of the light source once to the light exit surface.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An optical device comprising:
a first surface, the first surface defining a concave light incident surface facing a central axis and a light source;
a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, the second surface being configured to reflect light which is incident on the concave light incident surface; and
a light exit surface defined between the first surface and the second surface, and having an inclined slope that forms an acute angle with a top surface of the light source,
wherein the second surface includes a first reflective portion having a concave surface curving toward the first surface, and a second reflective portion having a substantially flat region that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the light source, the second reflective portion being interposed between a first reflective portion edge of the first reflective portion and an outer second surface edge of the second surface,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light incident at a predetermined angle or more once to the light exit surface, the predetermined angle being within a range of 20 degrees to 40 degrees with respect to a plane extending along the central axis from the top surface of the light source,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light which is incident at less than the predetermined angle once to the second reflective portion and away from the plane extending from the top surface of the light source,
wherein the second reflective portion is configured to totally reflect the light which is incident at less than the predetermined angle once to the light exit surface, and
wherein the first reflective portion is interposed between the second reflective portion and the plane extending from the top surface of the light source.

2. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein a first surface edge of the first surface and a second surface edge of the second surface are respectively convex, continuously curved, and rotationally symmetrical with respect to the central axis at every 90 degrees.

3. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the light exit surface comprises a first light exit region having a first inclination, and a second light exit region having a second inclination, and
wherein the first inclination is less than the second inclination with respect to the second reflective portion.

4. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface comprises a first surface flat portion, the first surface flat portion extending from a light incident surface edge of the concave light incident surface to a first surface edge of the first surface.

5. The optical device of claim 1 , further comprising a support protruding from the first surface.

6. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the concave light incident surface comprises a light incident surface circular edge with respect to the central axis.

7. The optical device of claim 1 , wherein the first surface has a relatively large diameter at every 90 degrees with respect to the central axis.

8. The optical device of claim 2 , wherein the concave light incident surface and the first reflective portion edge are respectively convex, continuously curved, and rotationally symmetrical with respect to the central axis at every 90 degrees.

9. The optical device of claim 3 , wherein the first light exit region is adjacent the second light exit region.

10. The optical device of claim 4 , wherein the first surface flat portion is substantially parallel to the second reflective portion.

11. The optical device of claim 4 , wherein the first surface flat portion is provided with a concave-convex region.

12. The optical device of claim 5 , wherein the support includes a plurality of supports arranged along a periphery of the central axis.

13. The optical device of claim 5 , wherein the support is a step portion protruding along an edge of the first surface.

14. The optical device of claim 6 , wherein the first reflective portion comprises a first reflective portion circular edge with respect to the central axis.

15. The optical device of claim 14 , wherein a first reflective portion diameter of the first reflective portion is greater than a light incident surface diameter of the concave light incident surface.

16. An optical device comprising:
a first surface facing a light source, the first surface defining a concave recess portion in a central portion of the first surface;
a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, the second surface being configured to reflect light which is incident on the concave recess portion; and
a side surface connecting the first surface and the second surface to each other, and forming an acute angle with a top surface of the light source,
wherein the second surface includes a first reflective portion having a concave surface curving toward the first surface, and a second reflective portion having a substantially flat region that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the light source, the second reflective portion being interposed between a first reflective portion edge of the first reflective portion and an outer second surface edge of the second surface,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light which is incident at a predetermined angle or more once to the side surface, the predetermined angle being within a range of 20 degrees to 40 degrees with respect to a plane extending from the top surface of the light source,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light which is incident at less than the predetermined angle once to the second reflective portion and away from the plane extending from the top surface of the light source,
wherein the second reflective portion is configured to totally reflect the light which is incident at less than the predetermined angle once to the side surface, and
wherein the first reflective portion is interposed between the second reflective portion and the plane extending from the top surface of the light source.

17. A light source module comprising:
a substrate;
at least one light source mounted on the substrate; and
at least one optical device disposed on the at least one light source, the at least one optical device including a first surface defining a light incident surface, on which light of the at least one light source is incident, a second surface disposed opposite the first surface, the second surface being configured to reflect the light which is incident on the light incident surface to change an optical path, and a light exit surface defined by a side surface between the first surface and the second surface that forms an acute angle with a top surface of the at least one light source,
wherein the second surface includes a first reflective portion having a concave surface curving toward the first surface, and a second reflective portion having a substantially flat region that is substantially parallel to the top surface of the at least one light source, the second reflective portion being interposed between a first reflective portion edge of the first reflective portion and an outer second surface edge of the second surface,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to totally reflect light incident at a predetermined angle or more once to the light exit surface, the predetermined angle being within a range of 20 degrees to 40 degrees with respect to a plane extending from the top surface of the at least one light source,
wherein the first reflective portion is configured to total

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ha Sang Woo
• Ariyoshi Tetsuo
• Moon Kyung Mi
• Song Jong Sup
• Won Jong Pil

Classifications

• F21Y2105/14

  characterised by the overall shape of the two-dimensional [2D] array · CPC title

• F21V7/0066

  specially adapted to cooperate with point like light sources; specially adapted to cooperate with light sources the shape of which is unspecified (F21V7/16 - F21V7/30 take precedence) · CPC title

• F21V13/04

  the elements being reflectors and refractors {(for vehicle rear lights F21S43/40)} · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21Y2105/10

  comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements · CPC title