LED LIGHT SOURCE FOR PLANT CULTIVATION

• US 20150327446A1
• Filed: 12/11/2013
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/15/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: KAWAGUCHI, Yoshihiro, ITAKURA, Yoshiaki
• Application Number:
  US14/652,587
• Publication Number:
  US 20150327446A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A01G 7/045 with electric lighting
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 25/0753 the devices being arranged next to each other
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2924/00014 the subject-matter covered by the group, the symbol of which is combined with the symbol of this group, being disclosed without further technical details
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/501 characterised by the materials, e.g. binder
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/502 Wavelength conversion materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/504 Elements with two or more wavelength conversion materials
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/505 characterised by the shape, e.g. plate or foil
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/56 Materials, e.g. epoxy or silicone resin
• CPC Class Codes: Y02P 60/14 Measures for saving energy, e.g. in green houses

Abstract

A plant cultivation LED light source (1A) of the present invention includes: a substrate (2A); at least one blue LED chip (11), provided on the substrate (2A), for emitting blue light; a red phosphor mixed resin (12) which is provided so as to cover the blue LED chip (11) and contains red phosphors (12a) being dispersed or settled down therein, each of the red phosphors (12a) emitting red light in response to excitation light emitted from the blue LED chip (11); and a silicone resin (13) which is transparent and is provided so as to cover the red phosphor mixed resin (12).

Claims

1. A plant cultivation LED light source, comprising:

a substrate;

at least one blue LED chip, provided on the substrate, for emitting blue light having a light emission peak at a wavelength in a range of 400 nm to 480 nm;

a red phosphor mixed resin which is provided so as to cover the blue LED chip and contains red phosphors being dispersed or settled down therein, each of the red phosphors emitting, in response to excitation light emitted from the blue LED chip, red light having a light emission peak at a wavelength in a range of 620 nm to 700 nm;

a silicone resin which is transparent, has a dome shape, and is provided so as to cover the red phosphor mixed resin; and

a plurality of LED packages provided on a mounting substrate, each of the plurality of LED packages including (i) the at least one blue LED chip provided on the substrate, (ii) the red phosphor mixed resin, and (iii) the silicone resin, the red phosphor mixed resin and the silicone resin being provided so as to cover the at least one blue LED chip.

2. The plant cultivation LED light source as set forth in claim 1, wherein as the plurality of LED packages, LED packages have different light amount rations of blue region emission light to red region emission light are provided in combination.

3. The plant cultivation LED light source as set forth in claim 1, wherein the substrate is made of ceramic or a film-like base material.

4. The plant cultivation LED light source as set forth in claim 1, wherein each of the red phosphor mixed resin and the silicone resin has a dome shape.

5. The plant cultivation LED light source as set forth in claim 1, wherein:

(i) the plurality of LED packages, each of which includes the blue LED chip, the red phosphor mixed resin, and the silicone resin, the red phosphor mixed resin and the silicone resin being provided so as to cover the blue LED chip, and (iii) a plurality of LED packages for illumination are provided on the mounting substrate.