Solid state lighting devices having remote luminescent material-containing element, and lighting methods
First Claim
1. A lighting device comprising:
- a first group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a first solid state light emitter;
a second group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a second solid state light emitter; and
at least a first luminescent material-containing element comprising at least one luminescent material,the second group of solid state light emitters spaced from every luminescent material-containing element in the lighting device,wherein at least 50% of the light emitted by the first solid state light emitter does not mix with any light emitted by any of the second group of solid state light emitters until after the light emitted by the second solid state light emitters has entered the luminescent material-containing element.
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Abstract
A lighting device comprising a first group of solid state light emitters, an element containing luminescent material and a second group of solid state light emitters spaced from the element. In some embodiments, (1) at least 50% of light emitted by one of the first group does not mix with light emitted by the second group before the light emitted by the second group has entered the element, (2) at least 90% of exiting light emitted by the second group travels farther within the lighting device than 90% of exiting light emitted by the first group, (3) an average distance traveled by exiting light emitted by the second group is farther than an average distance traveled by exiting light emitted by the second group, and/or (4) light emitted by the first group directly exiting the lighting device exits the lighting device without being incident upon the element.
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33 Claims
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1. A lighting device comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a first solid state light emitter; a second group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a second solid state light emitter; and at least a first luminescent material-containing element comprising at least one luminescent material, the second group of solid state light emitters spaced from every luminescent material-containing element in the lighting device, wherein at least 50% of the light emitted by the first solid state light emitter does not mix with any light emitted by any of the second group of solid state light emitters until after the light emitted by the second solid state light emitters has entered the luminescent material-containing element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A lighting device comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a first solid state light emitter; a second group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a second solid state light emitter; and at least a first luminescent material-containing element comprising at least one luminescent material, the second group of solid state light emitters spaced from every luminescent material-containing element in the lighting device, wherein at least 90% of light exiting the lighting device that was emitted by the second group of solid state light emitters travels at least 25% farther within the lighting device than 90% of light exiting the lighting device that was emitted by the first group of solid state light emitters. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A lighting device comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a first solid state light emitter; a second group of solid state light emitters comprising at least a second solid state light emitter; and at least a first luminescent material-containing element comprising at least one luminescent material, the second group of solid state light emitters spaced from every luminescent material-containing element in the lighting device, and wherein an average distance traveled by light exiting the lighting device that was emitted by the second group of solid state light emitters is at least 25% farther than an average distance traveled by light exiting the lighting device that was emitted by the first group of solid state light emitters.
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22. A solid state lighting device, comprising:
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a first group of solid state light emitters; a luminescent material-containing element comprising at least one luminescent material; and a second group of solid state light emitters spaced from the luminescent material-containing element, wherein the lighting device is configured such that light emitted by the first group of solid state light emitters that directly exits the lighting device exits the lighting device without being incident upon the luminescent material-containing element. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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