LED lighting apparatus having sterilizing function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11844957-B2
Application number	US-202217676744-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 21, 2022
Priority date	Dec 7, 2018
Publication date	Dec 19, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023

Abstract

A lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitting diode and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and at least one second light emitting diode emitting light suitable for producing a cell activating substance, wherein the first light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of about 300 nm to about 420 nm, the second light emitting diode emits light having a central wavelength in a range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm, the wavelength converter includes a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitting diode into white light, the lighting apparatus emits the white light implemented in the white light emitting device and light generated by the second light emitting diode to the outside, and, in irradiance spectrum of the white light implemented in the white light emitting device, irradiance of the central wavelength of light emitted from the first light emitting diode is smaller than that of a peak wavelength of blue light emitted from the wavelength conversion substance.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitting diode and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and
at least one second light emitting diode configured to emit light that causes a target to produce a cell activating substance upon irradiation,
wherein:
the first light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of blue light;
the second light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm;
the wavelength converter comprises a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitting diode into white light; and
the white light emitting device is configured to have, in irradiance spectrum of the white light implemented in the white light emitting device, an irradiance of light emitted from the second light emitting diode to be greater than that of light emitted from the white light emitting device at the same wavelength.

2. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the cell activating substance is nitric oxide (NO) produced by cytochrome c oxidase activity in mitochondria.

3. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the second light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength of about 605 nm to about 655 nm, about 685 nm to about 705 nm, about 790 nm to about 840 nm, or about 875 nm to about 935 nm.

4. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the wavelength converter comprises a phosphor or a quantum dot.

5. The lighting apparatus of claim 4 , wherein light emitted from the second light emitting diode is emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus without passing through the wavelength converter.

6. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , wherein an irradiance of light generated by the at least one second light emitting diode and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus is greater than that of red light wavelength-converted by the wavelength converter and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus.

7. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the lighting apparatus comprises a greater number of first light emitting diodes than that of the at least one second light emitting diode.

8. The lighting apparatus of claim 6 , wherein an irradiance of light generated by the at least one second light emitting diode and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus is less than or equal to 570 W/m 2 .

9. The lighting apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a circuit board on which the first light emitting diode and the second light emitting diode are mounted.

10. A lighting system comprising the lighting apparatus of claim 1 installed indoors.

11. A lighting apparatus, comprising:
a white light emitting device including at least one first light emitting diode and a wavelength converter to implement white light; and
at least one second light emitting diode configured to emit light that causes a target to produce a cell activating substance upon irradiation,
wherein:
the first light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of blue light;
the second light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of about 605 nm to about 935 nm;
the wavelength converter comprises a plurality of wavelength conversion substances to convert light of the first light emitting diode into white light; and
the white light emitting device is configured to have, in irradiance spectrum of the white light implemented in the white light emitting device, an irradiance of light generated by the second light emitting diode and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus without wavelength conversion to be greater than that of light generated on the first light emitting diode and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus without wavelength conversion.

12. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a third light emitting diode configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of about 300 nm to about 470 nm and a third wavelength converter,
wherein:
the third light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a higher color temperature than that of the second light emitting diode; and
in irradiance spectrum of light emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus, an irradiance at the central wavelength of light generated by the third light emitting diode and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus without wavelength conversion is less than that at a peak wavelength of wavelength-converted light emitted from the third wavelength converter.

13. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein each of the first, second, and third wavelength converters further includes a green wavelength conversion substance to convert light emitted from the first light emitting diode into green light and a red wavelength conversion substance to convert light emitted from the first light emitting diode into red light.

14. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first light emitting diode, the second light emitting diode, and the third light emitting diode are configured to be driven independently from one another.

15. The lighting apparatus of claim 12 , wherein the first, second, and third light emitting diodes are configured to emit light having a central wavelength in a range of about 400 nm to about 420 nm.

16. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
the second light emitting diode is configured to emit light having a central wavelength of about 605 nm to about 655 nm, about 685 nm to about 705 nm, about 790 nm to about 840 nm, or about 875 nm to about 935 nm; and
the cell activating substance is nitric oxide (NO) produced by cytochrome c oxidase activity in mitochondria.

17. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein:
light wavelength-converted by the wavelength converter and light emitted from the second light emitting diode are configured to be mixed and emitted to the outside of the lighting apparatus; and
the mixed light is white light.

18. The lighting apparatus of claim 17 , further comprising a diffusion plate configured to mix light wavelength-converted by the wavelength converter and light emitted from the second light emitting diode.

19. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , wherein a number of the first light emitting diode disposed is greater than a number of the second light emitting diode.

20. The lighting apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising a circuit board on which the first and second light emitting diodes are mounted.

Assignees

• Seoul Viosys Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Hee Ho
• Lee A Young
• Yoon Yeong Min

Classifications

• H10W90/00 Primary

  Package configurations · CPC title

• F21Y2113/13

  comprising an assembly of point-like light sources · CPC title

• H10H20/8515

  not being in contact with the bodies · CPC title

• H10H20/8514

  characterised by their shape, e.g. plate or foil · CPC title

• H10H20/8513

  having two or more wavelength conversion materials · CPC title