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Light emitting device, surface light source, liquid crystal display device, and method for manufacturing light emitting device

US9634203B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 29, 2009
Grant dateApr 25, 2017
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Expiry dateSep 17, 2030

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH10H20/8514
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A light emitting device includes: a substrate having a main surface; a phosphor layer provided on the main surface and containing an LED element that emits primary light and a fluorescent particle that absorbs a part of the primary light and emits secondary light; and a transparent resin layer having a refractive index n and covering the phosphor layer. The transparent resin layer has an outer circumferential surface that forms a boundary between the transparent resin layer and the atmosphere. When a minimum circumference that includes the overall phosphor layer and is concentric with the outer circumferential surface has a radius r in a cut surface where at least a part of the outer circumferential surface takes a shape of an arc having a radius R, a relationship of R>r·n is satisfied. With such configuration, the light extraction efficiency is enhanced.

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