Light emitting device package and backlight unit comprising the same

• US RE47,444 E1
• Filed: 05/05/2016
• Issued: 06/18/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lumens Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Lumens Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Oh, Seung Hyun, Kim, Pyoung Gug, Lee, Seung Hoon, Min, Chun Ki, Lim, Jung A, Lim, Jun Hyung, Jung, Cheol Hun, Chung, Bo Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Till, Terrence R
• Application Number:
  US15/147,351
• Time in Patent Office: 1,139 Days
• CPC Class Codes: N/A

Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting element package having excellent heat radiation performance and high luminance, and a backlight unit including the same. The light emitting element package includes a package including a lead frame, a light emitting element provided on the lead frame, and a molded material combined with the lead frame and having an opening for emitting light generated by the light emitting element, and a reflection structure having an opening corresponding to the opening of the molded material, and contacting the molded material.

Claims

1. A light emitting element package, comprising:

a lead frame;

a light emitting element on the lead frame;

a molded material combined with the lead frame and having an opening for emitting light generated by the light emitting element;

a reflection structure having an opening that corresponds to the opening of the molded material and contacting the molded material; and

an adhesive layer provided in at least part of a region between the molded material and the reflection structure to fix the reflection structure onto the molded material,

wherein the adhesive layer has a first thickness in an area adjacent to the light emitting element and a second thickness in an area away from the light emitting element, and wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.

2. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein the reflection structure comprises:

a supporting portion contacting the molded material and provided continuously or discretely along a circumference of the opening of the molded material; and

a radial portion contacting the supporting portion and extending radially from the molded material relative to a direction along which light generated by the light emitting element emits.

3. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein the molded material comprises a supporting portion provided continuously or discretely along a circumference of the opening of the molded material, and

wherein the reflection structure comprises a radial portion contacting the supporting portion and having a radial shape extending radially from the molded material relative to a direction along which light generated by the light emitting element emits.

4. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein the molded material comprises a supporting portion provided continuously or discretely along a circumference of the opening of the molded material, and

wherein the reflection structure has a shape that corresponds to the supporting portion of the molded material, and contacts the molded material.

5. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein recesses or concave and convex portions are provided on the molded material, and

wherein the reflection structure is fitted into the recesses or concave and convex portions.

6. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the adhesive layer is gradually reduced away from the light emitting element.

11. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein the reflection structure comprises metal.

12. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein a surface of the supporting portion facing the opening of the molded material has a radial shape extending radially relative to a direction along which light generated by the light emitting element emits.

13. The light emitting element package according to claim 1, wherein part of the reflection structure is inserted into the opening of the molded material, and

Wherein the other part of the reflection structure, protruding from the opening of the molded material has a radial shape extending radially from the molded material relative to a direction along which light generated by the light emitting element emits.

15. A backlight unit, comprising:

a reflective sheet;

a light guide plate on or above the reflective sheet; and

alight emitting element package according to claim 1, configured to illuminate the light guide plate.

7. A light emitting element package, comprising:

a lead frame;

a light emitting element on the lead frame;

a molded material combined with the lead frame and haying an opening for emitting light generated by the light emitting element; and

a reflection structure having an opening that corresponds to the opening of the molded material and contacting the molded material,

wherein the reflection structure comprises a radial surface formed in a radial shape extending radially from the molded material relative to a direction along which light generated by the light emitting element emits, and

wherein the radial surface of the reflection structure forms a first angle with a main emission direction of light generated by the light emitting element, from a point where the radial surface contacts the molded material to a first point away from the molded material, and forms a second angle with the main emission direction from the first point to a second point further away from the molded material compared to the first point, wherein the second angle is greater than the first angle.

8. The light emitting element package according to claim 7, further comprising a first resin layer that includes a fluorescent material and is provided in the opening of the molded material to cover the light emitting element.

9. The light emitting element package according to claim 8, further comprising a light-transmitting second resin layer that covers the first resin layer and contacts the radial surface.

10. The light emitting element package according to claim 7, further comprising:

a light-transmitting second resin layer provided in the opening of the molded material to cover the light emitting element; and

a first resin layer that includes a fluorescent material, covers the second resin layer, and contacts the radial surface.

14. A light emitting element package, comprising:

a lead frame;

a light emitting element on the lead frame;

a molded material combined with the lead frame and having an opening for emitting light generated by the light emitting element;

a reflection structure having an opening that corresponds to the opening of the molded material, and contacting the molded material;

a supporting portion provided discretely or continuously on the molded material to fix the reflection structure onto the molded material; and

an adhesive layer provided in at least part of a region between the molded material and the reflection structure, and having a first thickness in an area adjacent to the light emitting element and a second thickness in an area away from the light emitting element, wherein the first thickness is greater than the second thickness.