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Light emitting device provided with lens for controlling light distribution characteristic

US7710016B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 17, 2006
Grant dateMay 4, 2010
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Expiry dateJul 3, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8516
  • WIPO fieldSemiconductors
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The light emitting device comprises a substrate (2), a positive electrode (6) and a negative electrode (4) formed on the substrate (2), a light emitting diode (8) connected to the positive electrode (6) and the negative electrode (4), the transparent resin (12 and 14) that covers the light emitting diode (8), a fluorescent material (16) that absorbs at least part of light emitted by the light emitting diode (8) and converts it to light of longer wavelength, and the lens that changes the direction of light emission from the light emitting diode (8) and/or the fluorescent material (16). The resin (12 and 14) includes the fluorescent material (16) and is formed so as to constitute the lens of substantially semi-cylindrical shape, and the fluorescent material (16) included in the resin (12 and 14) is distributed with a higher concentration in a region near the surface of the light emitting diode (8) than in a region near the surface of the portion that constitutes the lens.

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