Light source device and vehicle lamp

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016102819-A1
Application number	US-201314785929-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 24, 2013
Priority date	Apr 24, 2013
Publication date	Apr 14, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A light source device which includes a light source which emits excitation light and a fluorescent layer which emits fluorescent light by the excitation light from the light source, mixes the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer with the excitation light diffused and reflected in the phosphor layer, and emits illumination light. The phosphor layer includes a plurality of phosphor particles which emit the fluorescent light by the excitation light and a plurality of diffusion reflection particles which diffuse and reflect the excitation light. The plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are dispersed in the phosphor layer. It is possible to reduce a regular reflection amount and adjust a color mixing ratio between the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer and the excitation light diffused and reflected therein according to a mixed amount of the diffusion reflection particles 7.

First claim

1 . A light source device comprising:
a light source which emits excitation light; and a phosphor layer which emits fluorescent light by the excitation light, wherein the light source device mixes the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer with the excitation light diffused and reflected in the phosphor layer, and emits illumination light, the phosphor layer includes: a plurality of phosphor particles which emit the fluorescent light by the excitation light; and a plurality of diffusion reflection particles which diffuse and reflect the excitation light, and the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are dispersed in the phosphor layer.

2 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein
the phosphor layer is formed by mixing and sintering the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles.

3 . The light source device according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

4 . The light source device according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having reflectivity with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

5 . The light source device according to claim 2 , wherein
a surface of the phosphor layer is covered with a material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light and having thermal conductivity, and the plurality of phosphor particles are not exposed to the surface of the fluorescent layer.

6 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein
the phosphor layer is formed by mixing and sintering the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles, and voids between the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are filled with a filling material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

7 . The light source device according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light, and having a higher refractive index than the filling material.

8 . The light source device according to claim 6 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having reflectivity with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

9 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are dispersed in a filling material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

10 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having translucency with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light, and having a higher refractive index than the filling material.

11 . The light source device according to claim 9 , wherein
the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are made of a material having reflectivity with respect to the excitation light and the fluorescent light.

12 . The light source device according to claim 1 , wherein
a reflection preventing film with respect to the excitation light is formed on the surface of the phosphor layer.

13 . A vehicle lamp using a light source device, wherein
the light source device includes: a light source which emits excitation light; and a phosphor layer which emits fluorescent light by the excitation light, wherein the light source device emits illumination light in which the fluorescent light emitted from the phosphor layer and the excitation light diffused and reflected in the phosphor layer are mixed, the phosphor layer includes: a plurality of phosphor particles which emit the fluorescent light by the excitation light; and a plurality of diffusion reflection particles which diffuse and reflect the excitation light, and the plurality of phosphor particles and the plurality of diffusion reflection particles are dispersed in the phosphor layer.

Assignees

• Hitachi Maxell

Inventors

• Misawa Tomonari
• Morita Kousaku

Classifications

• F21S41/285

  Refractors, transparent cover plates, light guides or filters not provided in groups F21S41/24 - F21S41/2805 · CPC title

• F21S41/176

  Light sources where the light is generated by photoluminescent material spaced from a primary light generating element · CPC title

• F21K9/56 Primary

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21S48/1225

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F21V9/16

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic