Light source and lighting device including the same
First Claim
1. A light source comprising:
- an electrode-assembly comprising a first electrode including a projection and a depression, a second electrode including a projection and a depression, and an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to configure the electrode assembly in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; and
two or more light-emitting elements, each of the two or more light-emitting elements with a p-electrode and a n-electrode arranged on the electrode-assembly to straddle the insulating layer of the electrode-assembly, the p-electrode and the n-electrode of each of the two or more light-emitting elements being electrically disposed on the projection of the first electrode and on the projection of the second electrode of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped,the projection of the first electrode fitting in the depression of the second electrode on contact with the insulating layer and the projection of the second electrode fitting in the depression of the first electrode on contact with the insulating layer to configure the electrode-assembly, andthe two or more light-emitting elements being arranged on two or more surfaces of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped.
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a light source including a first electrode that includes a projection and a depression, a second electrode including a projection and a depression, an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and a light-emitting element straddling the insulating layer and disposed on the projection of the first electrode and on the projection of the second electrode. In other embodiments, a lighting device including a base that includes a first terminal and a second terminal that are configured to be electrically connected to the light source to supply current to the light-emitting element. In some embodiments, the lighting device is a lighting bulb, and in other embodiments, the lighting device is tube-shaped.
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25 Claims
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1. A light source comprising:
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an electrode-assembly comprising a first electrode including a projection and a depression, a second electrode including a projection and a depression, and an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to configure the electrode assembly in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; and two or more light-emitting elements, each of the two or more light-emitting elements with a p-electrode and a n-electrode arranged on the electrode-assembly to straddle the insulating layer of the electrode-assembly, the p-electrode and the n-electrode of each of the two or more light-emitting elements being electrically disposed on the projection of the first electrode and on the projection of the second electrode of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the projection of the first electrode fitting in the depression of the second electrode on contact with the insulating layer and the projection of the second electrode fitting in the depression of the first electrode on contact with the insulating layer to configure the electrode-assembly, and the two or more light-emitting elements being arranged on two or more surfaces of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 12, 21)
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2. A light source comprising:
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an electrode-assembly comprising a first electrode including projections and depressions, and a second electrode including projections and depressions, an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to configure the electrode assembly in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; and light-emitting elements, each with a p-electrode and a n-electrode being arranged on the electrode-assembly to straddle the insulating layer of the electrode-assembly, and the p-electrode and the n-electrode of each of the light-emitting elements being disposed on each of the projections of the first electrode and on each of the projections of the second electrode of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the projections of the first electrode fitting in the depressions of the second electrode on contact with the insulating layer, and the projections of the second electrode fitting in the depressions of the first electrode on contact with the insulating layer to configure the electrode-assembly, and the light-emitting elements being arranged on two or more surfaces of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25)
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24. A lighting device comprising:
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a light source including an electrode-assembly comprising a first electrode including projections and depressions, a second electrode including projections and depressions, an insulating layer disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode to configure the electrode assembly in a shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, and light-emitting elements each with a p-electrode and a n-electrode being arranged on the electrode-assembly to straddle the insulating layer of the electrode-assembly and disposed on each of the projections of the first electrode and on each of the projections of the second electrode, and wherein the projections of the first electrode fit in the depressions of the second electrode on contact with the insulating layer, and the projections of the second electrode fit in the depressions of the first electrode on contact with the insulating layer to configure the electrode assembly that has the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped; an upper cover covering from above the second end of the elongated shape of the electrode-assembly included in the light source; a lower cover being positioned at the first end of the elongated shape of the electrode-assembly included in the light source; and wherein the lower cover includes an opening that passes through the lower cover from an upper side to a lower side of the lower cover, and the first end of the elongated shape of the electrode-assembly included in the light source being inserted in the opening of the lower cover from the upper side of the lower cover, the light-emitting elements being arranged on two or more surfaces of the electrode-assembly that has the shape of the rectangular parallelepiped.
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Specification