LED lighting apparatus having separate wavelength conversion unit

• US 20090116217A1
• Filed: 02/06/2008
• Published: 05/07/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Prodisc Technology
• Original Assignee: Prodisc Technology
• Inventors: Huang, Ching-Yuan, Chen, Hon-Lun, Teng, Kuo-Hsin, Wu, Jyh-Way, Lee, Cai-Nan
• Application Number:
  US12/068,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20090116217A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 362/84
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 9/64 using wavelength conversion means distinct or spaced from the light-generating element, e.g. a remote phosphor layer
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/008 Combination of two or more successive refractors along an optical axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 5/10 comprising photoluminescent material
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]

Abstract

The present invention provides an LED lighting apparatus having a separate wavelength conversion unit, which comprises the wavelength conversion unit and an LED. The wavelength conversion unit has an optical component and a wavelength conversion layer. The LED may be such positioned that the wavelength conversion layer is excited thereby. By forming the wavelength conversion unit at a surface of the optical component, the process of the LED can be simplified and the yield can be improved. Further, the present invention contributes to extending the application scope of the LED lighting apparatus by separating the wavelength conversion unit from the LED, so as to achieve optically desired light beams with evenness.

Claims

1. An LED lighting apparatus having a separate wavelength conversion unit, comprising:

the wavelength conversion unit, including an optical component having a surface, and a wavelength conversion layer formed on the surface; and

at least one LED positioned such that the wavelength conversion layer can be excited thereby, and including a base, an LED chip mounted on the base, and a lens formed on the base and covering the LED chip.

2. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the optical component is a lens, a Fresnel lens or a diffuser.

3. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is made of a yellow fluorescent material.

4. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is made of a hybrid material from a yellow fluorescent material and a red fluorescent material.

5. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the wavelength conversion layer further comprises a plurality of protrusions, and the optical component comprises a plurality of recesses, in which the recesses and the protrusions are combined mutually as an integral unit.

6. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the LED chip is a blue LED lighting source.

7. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein a beam angle of the LED is defined as ranging from +60 degrees to −

60 degrees.

8. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the LED is separated from the wavelength conversion layer for a predetermined distance.

9. The LED lighting apparatus of claim 1, wherein the LED is further mounted on and electrically connected to a circuit board.

10. A wavelength conversion unit, comprising:

an optical component, having a surface; and

a wavelength conversion layer formed on the surface.

11. The wavelength conversion unit of claim 10, wherein the optical component is a lens, a Fresnel lens or a diffuser.

12. The wavelength conversion unit of claim 10, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is made of a yellow fluorescent material.

13. The wavelength conversion unit of claim 10, wherein the wavelength conversion layer is made of a hybrid material from a yellow fluorescent material and a red fluorescent material.

14. The wavelength conversion unit of claim 10, wherein the wavelength conversion layer further comprises a plurality of protrusions, and the optical component comprises a plurality of recesses, in which the recesses and the protrusions are combined mutually as an integral unit.