Light conversion substrate and light emitting package and automobile lamp including the same

• US 9,810,402 B2
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Innotek Company Limited (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Park, Jin Gyeong, Kim, Won Jin, Lee, In Jae
• Primary Examiner(s): Breval, Elmito
• Assistant Examiner(s): Farokhrooz, Fatima
• Application Number:
  US14/621,924
• Publication Number:
  US 20150233546A1
• Time in Patent Office: 998 Days
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/148 the main emission direction of the LED being perpendicular to the optical axis
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/151 arranged in one or more lines
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/153 arranged in a matrix
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/155 Surface emitters, e.g. organic light emitting diodes [OLED]
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/16 Laser light sources
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/176 Light sources where the light is generated by photoluminescent material spaced from a primary light generating element
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 41/30 characterised by reflectors
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/08 for producing coloured light, e.g. monochromatic; for reducing intensity of light with provision for controlling the colour F21V9/40
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 9/30 Elements containing photoluminescent material distinct from or spaced from the light source shades F21V1/17; globes, bowls or cover glasses F21V3/08, F21V3/12; refractors F21V5/10; reflectors F21V7/26, F21V7/30; elements with provision for controlling the spectral properties or intensity F21V9/40
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 2224/48091 Arched
• 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 2933/0041 relating to wavelength conversion elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01L 33/505 characterised by the shape, e.g. plate or foil

Abstract

Provided are a light conversion substrate intended for converting an excited beam into a conversion beam, and a light emitting package including the light conversion substrate, the light conversion substrate being implemented in a structure in which side parts of the light conversion substrate for converting a beam emitted from a light emitting element are formed to have different tapers so that uniform color distribution can be implemented all over the entire surface of the light conversion substrate upon packaging the light conversion substrate with the light emitting element.

Claims

1. A light emitting package, comprising:

a light emitting unit emitting an excited beam; and

a light conversion substrate disposed on the light emitting unit,

wherein the light conversion substrate comprises;

a first side part having a first taper; and

a second side part disposed on an edge portion of the light conversion substrate and having a second taper different from the first taper, wherein the second side part exposes a connection terminal of the light emitting unit,

wherein the first taper has a straight line connecting to an upper end and a lower end of the first side part and the second taper has a curved line connecting to an upper end and a lower end of the second side part,

wherein the first taper and second taper are inclined so that an area of the light conversion substrate decreases in the direction away from the light emitting unit,

wherein an angle of the second taper is larger than an angle of the first taper,

wherein the angle of first taper is an angle between the straight line and a vertical segment extending in a vertical direction from the lower end point of the first side part,

wherein the angle of second taper is an angle between an virtual straight line and a vertical segment extending in a vertical direction from the lower end of the second side part, and

wherein the virtual straight line connects the upper end and the lower end of the second side part.

2. The light emitting package of claim 1, wherein the first taper has an angle of 30°

or less, and the second taper has an angle of 30°

or more.

3. The light emitting package of claim 1, wherein the light conversion substrate is a ceramic substrate containing a phosphor, and wherein the ceramic substrate further contains a metal oxide.

4. The light emitting package of claim 1, wherein the second taper is formed by using an etching process and the first taper is formed by using a dicing process.

5. The light emitting package of claim 2, wherein a position where the second side part is provided is inwardly curved and corresponds to a connection terminal of the light emitting element.

6. The light emitting package of claim 5, further comprising an adhesive member disposed between the light emitting unit and the light conversion substrate and an optical selective member that transmits beams having several wavelengths and flowing into the light conversion substrate to a surface facing the light emitting unit to partially reflects conversion beams converted by the light conversion substrate.

7. The light emitting package of claim 6, wherein the optical selective member is disposed to be adjacent to one surface of the light conversion substrate, and has a structure in which at least two material layers having different refractive indexes are laminated, and

wherein a difference in refractive indexes for ones of the material layers laminated to be adjacent to each other is 0.1 or more.

8. An automobile lamp, comprising:

a light emitting package; and

a reflective module that reflects a conversion beam passing through a light conversion substrate for converting an excited beam emitted from a light emitting unit of the light emitting package into the conversion beam,

wherein the light emitting package comprises;

a light conversion substrate disposed on the light emitting unit,

wherein the light conversion substrate comprises;

a first side part having a first taper; and

a second side part disposed on an edge portion of the light conversion substrate and having a second taper different from the first taper, wherein the second side part exposes a connection terminal of the light emitting unit,

wherein the first taper has a straight line connecting to an upper end and a lower end of the first side part and the second taper has a curved line connecting to an upper end and a lower end of the second side part,

wherein the first taper and second taper are inclined so that an area of the light conversion substrate decreases in the direction away from the light emitting unit,

wherein an angle of the second taper is larger than an angle of the first taper,

wherein the angle of first taper is an angle between the straight line and a vertical segment extending in a vertical direction from the lower end point of the first side part,

wherein the angle of second taper is an angle between an virtual straight line and a vertical segment extending in a vertical direction of the lower end of the second side part, and

wherein the virtual straight line connects the upper end and the lower end of the second side part.

9. The automobile lamp of claim 8, wherein the second taper is formed by using an etching process and the first taper is formed by using a dicing process.

10. The automobile lamp of claim 8, wherein the angle of the first taper has an angle of 30°

or less, and the angle of the second taper has an angle of 30°

or more.

11. The automobile lamp of claim 10, wherein a position where the second side part is provided is inwardly curved and corresponds to the connection terminal of the light emitting element.