Light-emitting device, lighting device, and optical member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10982835-B2
Application number	US-202016851820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2020
Priority date	Apr 18, 2019
Publication date	Apr 20, 2021
Grant date	Apr 20, 2021

Abstract

A light-emitting device includes a concentrator, a first tubular body surrounding the concentrator, one or more first light-emitting elements disposed at a position corresponding to the concentrator, and a plurality of second light-emitting elements. The first tubular body is transparent. The first tubular body has a plurality of recesses formed in an end portion of the first tubular body. Portions of the first tubular body between the recesses form light guide portions. The plurality of second light-emitting elements are disposed at positions corresponding to a plurality of the light guide portions.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
a concentrator;
a first tubular body surrounding the concentrator, being transparent, and having a plurality of recesses formed in an end portion of the first tubular body, the plurality of recesses being arranged adjacent to each other along the perimeter of the first tubular body in a circumferential direction, portions of the first tubular body between the recesses forming light guide portions;
one or more first light-emitting elements disposed at a position corresponding to the concentrator; and
a plurality of second light-emitting elements disposed at positions corresponding to a plurality of the light guide portions.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the light guide portions are wider or constant in a direction away from the end portion.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the recesses are narrower or constant in a direction away from the end portion.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a side surface of each light guide portion is curved to be convex toward a respective recess.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
a portion of the plurality of light guide portions is a first light guide portion, and another portion of the plurality of light guide portions is a second light guide portion,
at an outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the first light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the first light guide portion most distal to the end portion is tilted at a first angle with respect to an extension direction of a central axis of the first light guide portion,
at the outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the second light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the second light guide portion most distal to the end portion is tilted at a second angle with respect to an extension direction of a central axis of the second light guide portion, and
the first angle is larger than the second angle.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion are arranged alternately.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein a color temperature of light emitted from the second light-emitting element disposed at a position corresponding to the first light guide portion is different from a color temperature of light emitted from the second light-emitting element disposed at a position corresponding to the second light guide portion.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 ,
wherein the light emitting device further includes another portion of the plurality of light guide portions that is a third light guide portion,
wherein at the outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the third light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the third light guide portion most distal to the end portion is tilted at a third angle with respect to an extension direction of a central axis of the third light guide portion, and
wherein the third angle is larger than the first angle.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second tubular body surrounding the first tubular body, being transparent, and having a plurality of recesses formed in an end portion of the second tubular body, portions of the second tubular body between the recesses forming light guide portions; and
a plurality of third light-emitting elements disposed at positions corresponding to a plurality of the light guide portions of the second tubular body.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 9 , wherein an angle at an outer surface of the second tubular body between an extension direction of a central axis of one of the light guide portions of the second tubular body and a direction from an intersection between a side surface of said light guide portion of the second tubular body and the end portion of the second tubular body toward a point of the side surface of said light guide portion of the second tubular body most distal to the end portion of the second tubular body is larger than an angle at the outer surface of the first tubular body between an extension direction of a central axis of one of the light guide portions of the first tubular body and a direction from an intersection between a side surface of said light guide portion of the first tubular body and the end portion of the first tubular body toward a point of the side surface of said light guide portion of the first tubular body most distal to the end portion of the first tubular body.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the concentrator includes:
a convex lens; and
a prism portion having a ring configuration surrounding the convex lens.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the concentrator includes a concave mirror having an opening formed at a position corresponding to the first light-emitting element.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the concentrator and the first tubular body are formed to have a continuous body of a transparent material.

14. A lighting device, comprising:
the light-emitting device according to claim 1 ; and
a cover member covering a side surface of the light-emitting device.

15. An optical member, comprising:
a concentrator; and
a first tubular body surrounding the concentrator, being transparent, and having a plurality of recesses formed in an end portion of the first tubular body, the plurality of recesses being arranged adjacent to each other along the perimeter of the first tubular body in a circumferential direction, portions of the first tubular body between the recesses forming light guide portions.

16. The optical member according to claim 15 , wherein
a portion of a plurality of the light guide portions is a first light guide portion, and another portion of the plurality of light guide portions is a second light guide portion,
at an outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the first light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the first light guide portion most distal to the end portion is tilted at a first angle with respect to an extension direction of a central axis of the first light guide portion,
at the outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the second light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the second light guide portion most distal to the end portion is tilted at a second angle with respect to an extension direction of a central axis of the second light guide portion, and
the first angle is larger than the second angle.

17. The optical member according to claim 16 , wherein the first light guide portion and the second light guide portion are arranged alternately.

18. The optical member according to claim 16 ,
wherein the optical member further includes another portion of the plurality of light guide portions that is a third light guide portion,
wherein at the outer surface of the first tubular body, a direction from an intersection between the end portion and a side surface of the third light guide portion toward a point of the side surface of the third light

Assignees

• Nichia Corp

Inventors

• Shima Kohei
• Kawano Yohei

Classifications

• F21V5/04

  of lens shape · CPC title

• F21Y2115/10

  Light-emitting diodes [LED] · CPC title

• F21S10/023 Primary

  by selectively switching fixed light sources · CPC title

• F21V14/06

  by movement of refractors {(in vehicle head lamps F21S41/635)} · CPC title

• F21V7/05

  plane · CPC title