Light source device using LED, and method of producing same
First Claim
1. A light source apparatus for emitting light from a LED chip, comprising:
- a radiator plate having thermally conductive properties;
an insulator positioned on at least one side of the radiator plate having a through hole facing the radiator plate;
the LED chip being mounted on and thermally coupled to an exposed portion of the radiator plate facing the through hole;
a wiring pattern positioned on the insulator and electrically isolated by the insulator from the radiator plate;
connectors that electrically connect the wiring pattern to electrodes of the LED chip; and
sealing material in the through hole that entirely encapsulates the LED chip and the connectors, wherein portions of the wiring pattern electrically connected by the connectors to the LED chip are located in a bottom of the through hole adjacent to the radiator plate.
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Abstract
A light source apparatus having a radiator plate having thermally conductive properties and an insulating member coupled to at least one side of the radiator plate having a through hole provided in a side thereof facing the radiator plate. The light source apparatus further including a LED chip installed and thermally coupled to an exposed portion of the radiator plate facing the through hole, an extension inwardly projecting at the through hole from the radiator plate end of the insulating member, and a wiring pattern provided on the insulating member electrically isolated by the insulating member from the radiator plate. The light source apparatus also including bonding wires electrically connecting portions of the wiring pattern on the extension and the electrodes of the LED chip, and a light-transmissive sealing material filling the through hole for entirely encapsulating the LED chip and the bonding wires.
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22 Claims
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1. A light source apparatus for emitting light from a LED chip, comprising:
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a radiator plate having thermally conductive properties;
an insulator positioned on at least one side of the radiator plate having a through hole facing the radiator plate;
the LED chip being mounted on and thermally coupled to an exposed portion of the radiator plate facing the through hole;
a wiring pattern positioned on the insulator and electrically isolated by the insulator from the radiator plate;
connectors that electrically connect the wiring pattern to electrodes of the LED chip; and
sealing material in the through hole that entirely encapsulates the LED chip and the connectors, wherein portions of the wiring pattern electrically connected by the connectors to the LED chip are located in a bottom of the through hole adjacent to the radiator plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of producing a light source apparatus for emitting light from a LED chip comprising:
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preparing an insulator which has a through hole provided therein to extend from a front side for emitting the light to a back side;
providing a wiring pattern on the front side of the insulator for feeding power to the LED chip;
coupling a thermally conductive radiator plate to the back side of the insulator;
installing and thermally coupling the LED chip to a corresponding portion of the radiator plate projected from the through hole and electrically connecting electrodes of the LED chip to the wiring pattern by connectors; and
filling the through hole with a sealing material to entirely encapsulate the LED chip and the connectors.
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21. A method of producing a light source apparatus for emitting light from an LED chip, comprising:
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forming an insulator of an insulating material that has a through hole, the insulator through hole having a front side for emitting the light and a back side, and a radiator plate which has thermally conductive properties coupled to the back side of the insulator;
providing a wiring pattern on the front side of the insulator for feeding power to the LED chip;
installing and thermally coupling the LED chip to a corresponding portion of the radiator plate projecting from the through hole and electrically connecting electrodes of the LED chip to the wiring pattern by connectors; and
filling the through hole with a sealing material to entirely encapsulate the LED chip and the connectors.
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22. A method of producing a light source apparatus for emitting light from a LED chip, comprising:
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preparing a thermally conductive radiator plate and an electrically conductive sheet to serve as a wiring pattern for feeding power to the LED chip;
plating the radiator plate and the electrically conductive sheet;
forming the electrically conductive sheet spaced from the radiator plate and forming an insulator of an insulating material;
installing and thermally coupling the LED chip to a corresponding portion of the radiator plate projected from a through hole provided in the insulator, the through hole having a front side for emitting the light and a back side, and electrically connecting the electrodes of the LED chip to the wiring pattern by connectors; and
filling the through hole with a light-transmissive sealing material to entirely encapsulate the LED chip and the connectors.
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