Light-emitting device, lighting device, and optical member

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11047549-B2
Application number	US-201916668984-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2019
Priority date	Oct 31, 2018
Publication date	Jun 29, 2021
Grant date	Jun 29, 2021

Abstract

A light-emitting device includes an optical member including first and second light emitting elements, first and second light condenser portions, and a light guide portion. The first light condenser portion is disposed at a position corresponding to the first light-emitting element, and condenses a portion of light emitted from the first light-emitting element. The second light condenser portion surrounds the first light condenser portion, and condenses a portion of the light that is not incident to the first light condenser portion among the light emitted from the first light-emitting element. The light guide portion is disposed at a periphery of the second light condenser portion and at a position corresponding to the second light-emitting element, and guides light emitted from the second light-emitting element by causing total reflection in an interior of the light guide portion. A full width at half maximum of light exiting from the light guide portion is larger than a full width at half maximum of light exiting from the first light condenser portion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A light-emitting device, comprising:
one or more first light-emitting elements;
one or more second light-emitting elements; and
an optical member comprising:
a first light condenser portion disposed at a position corresponding to the one or more first light-emitting elements, the first light condenser portion condensing a portion of light emitted from the one or more first light-emitting elements;
a second light condenser portion surrounding the first light condenser portion, the second light condenser portion condensing a portion of the light that is not incident to the first light condenser portion among the light emitted from the one or more first light-emitting elements; and
a first light guide portion disposed at a periphery of the second light condenser portion and at a position corresponding to the one or more second light-emitting elements, the first light guide portion guiding light emitted from the one or more second light-emitting elements by causing total reflection in an interior of the first light guide portion,

wherein a full width at half maximum of light exiting from the first light guide portion is larger than a full width at half maximum of light exiting from the first light condenser portion.

2. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the first light guide portion is a transparent member, and diffuses and outputs the light emitted from the one or more second light-emitting elements.

3. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the second light condenser portion is a transparent member having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface being a surface on which light is incident, and the outer surface causing total reflection of at least a portion of the light entering from the inner surface.

4. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
one or more third light-emitting elements; and
a second light guide portion surrounding the first light guide portion and disposed at a position corresponding to the one or more third light-emitting elements, the second light guide portion guiding a portion of light incident on a third light incident region,
wherein a full width at half maximum of light exiting from the second light guide portion is larger than the full width at half maximum of the light exiting from the first light guide portion.

5. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the first light condenser portion is a convex lens, and
the first light guide portion is a transparent member arranged in an annual configuration so as to surround the convex lens.

6. The light-emitting device according to claim 5 , wherein a minimum curvature radius of the convex lens is not less than 0.3 mm and not more than 13 mm.

7. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a color temperature of the light emitted from the one or more second light-emitting elements is different from a color temperature of the light emitted from the one or more first light-emitting elements.

8. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein
the one or more first-light emitting elements are plural first light-emitting elements that are disposed in a first region,
the one or more second light-emitting elements are plural second light-emitting elements that are disposed in a second region so as to surround the first region,
a color temperature of the light emitted from the plural second light-emitting elements is different from a color temperature of the light emitted from the plural first light-emitting elements, and
further comprising a first circuit including the plural first light-emitting elements and a second circuit including the plural second light-emitting elements are connected in parallel to each other, wherein
a number of stages of the plural first light-emitting elements connected in series in the first circuit is less than a number of stages of the plural second light-emitting elements connected in series in the second circuit.

9. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
two or more of the first light-emitting elements, wherein the two or more first light-emitting elements are disposed in the second region.

10. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , further comprising a first resistance element connected to the one or more first light-emitting elements in the first circuit in series connection.

11. The light-emitting device according to claim 8 , further comprising:
one or more third light-emitting elements disposed in the second region; and
one or more fourth light-emitting elements disposed in the second region,
a color temperature of the light emitted from the plural first light-emitting elements, a color temperature of the light emitted from the plural second light-emitting elements, a color temperature of light emitted from the one or more third light-emitting elements, and wherein a color temperature of light emitted from the one or more fourth light-emitting elements being different from each other.

12. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising:
a third circuit including plural third light-emitting elements and a fourth circuit including plural fourth light-emitting elements are connected in parallel to each other, wherein a number of stages of the plural third light-emitting elements connected in series in the third circuit is less than a number of stages of the plural fourth light-emitting elements connected in series in the fourth circuit.

13. The light-emitting device according to claim 12 , further comprising a second resistance element connected to the plural third light-emitting elements in the third circuit in series connection.

14. The light-emitting device according to claim 11 , further comprising a second light guide portion surrounding the second region to guide light entering from a third region, wherein:
a full width at half maximum of light emitted from the second light guide portion is larger than the full width at half maximum of the light emitted from the first light guide portion,
two or more of the third light-emitting elements and two or more of the fourth light-emitting elements are provided, and
wherein a plurality of the two or more third light-emitting elements and a plurality of the two or more fourth light-emitting elements are disposed in the third region.

15. The light-emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a color of light emitted from the light-emitting device can be changed to follow blackbody radiation.

16. A light-emitting device, comprising:
an optical member comprising:
a first light condenser portion having a convex lens;
a second light condenser portion having an inner surface and an outer surface being curved outward as approaching a light exiting surface, while surrounding the first light condenser portion; and
a first light guide portion having a tubular configuration surrounding a periphery of the second light condenser portion in an annular configuration, a cross-sectional configuration of the first light guide portion being a trapezoid;
one or more first light-emitting elements disposed at a position corresponding to the first light condenser portion; and
one or more second light-emitting elements disposed at a position corresponding to the first light guide portion.

17. The light-emitting device according to claim 16 , wherein a minimum curvature radius of the outer surface is not less than 0.6 mm and not more than 28 mm.

18. The light-emitting device according to claim 16

Assignees

• Nichia Corp

Inventors

• Shima Kohei
• Kawano Yohei
• Asano Akira

Classifications

• H05B45/40

  Details of LED load circuits · 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

• F21V2200/00

  Use of light guides, e.g. fibre optic devices, in lighting devices or systems · CPC title

• F21Y2105/18

  annular; polygonal other than square or rectangular, e.g. for spotlights or for generating an axially symmetrical light beam · CPC title