# US 11,906,149 B2 · Lighting device

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- Number: US 11,906,149 B2
- Document ID: US11906149B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 17/830,666
- Filed: 2022-06-02
- Published: 2022-09-15
- Granted: 2024-02-20
- Earliest claimed: 2018-08-16
- Assignees: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: LG Innotek Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Jung Ju Lee; Sa Rum Han
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11906149B2

## CPC

- F21V 3/08: the material comprising photoluminescent substances
- F21K 9/64: using wavelength conversion means distinct or spaced from the light-generating element, e.g. a remote phosphor layer
- F21K 9/65: specially adapted for changing the characteristics or the distribution of the light, e.g. by adjustment of parts
- F21V 31/005: {Sealing arrangements therefor}
- H10H 20/853: characterised by their shape
- H10H 29/142: {Two-dimensional arrangements, e.g. asymmetric LED layout}
- H10H 29/8515: {not being in contact with the bodies}
- H10H 29/853: characterised by their shape
- F21Y 2105/10: comprising a two-dimensional [2D] array of point-like light-generating elements
- F21Y 2115/10: Light-emitting diodes [LED]
- H10H 20/8514: {characterised by their shape, e.g. plate or foil}
- F21V: FUNCTIONAL FEATURES OR DETAILS OF LIGHTING DEVICES OR SYSTEMS THEREOF; STRUCTURAL COMBINATIONS OF LIGHTING DEVICES WITH OTHER ARTICLES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F21K: NON-ELECTRIC LIGHT SOURCES USING LUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING ELECTROCHEMILUMINESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES USING CHARGES OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL; LIGHT SOURCES USING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES AS LIGHT-GENERATING ELEMENTS; LIGHT SOURCES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- H10H: INORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES HAVING POTENTIAL BARRIERS
- F21Y: INDEXING SCHEME ASSOCIATED WITH SUBCLASSES F21K, F21L, F21S and F21V, RELATING TO THE FORM OR THE KIND OF THE LIGHT SOURCES OR OF THE COLOUR OF THE LIGHT EMITTED

## Abstract

A lighting device may include a substrate, light sources, a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the light sources, and a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer. A surface of the resin layer has a flat upper surface and a plurality of side surfaces on an outer side of the flat upper surface. At least one of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer has a curved surface. The phosphor layer has a first region disposed on the flat upper surface of the resin layer and a second region disposed on the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer. Light generated from the plurality of light sources is emitted through the flat upper surface and the curved surface of the resin layer.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A lighting device comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate;
a resin layer disposed on the substrate and covering the plurality of light sources; and
a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer;
wherein three or more of the plurality of light sources are arranged in a column direction,
wherein three or more of the plurality of light sources are arranged in a row direction,
wherein a surface of the resin layer has a flat upper surface and a plurality of side surfaces on an outer side of the flat upper surface,
wherein at least one of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer has a curved surface,
wherein the phosphor layer has a first region disposed on the flat upper surface of the resin layer and a second region disposed on the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer,
wherein the second region extends from an end of the first region to the substrate in a curved surface,
wherein the flat upper surface of the resin layer and the first region of the phosphor layer extend parallel to each other,
wherein the plurality of light sources includes a first light source arranged on an outermost side,
wherein the curved surface of the resin layer and the second region of the phosphor layer overlap the first light source in a vertical direction,
wherein the plurality of light sources includes a second light source, and the flat upper surface of the resin layer and the first region of the phosphor layer overlap the second light source in the vertical direction,
wherein a radius of curvature of the curved surface of the second region is greater than or equal to a sum of a thickness of the resin layer and a thickness of the first region of the phosphor layer in the vertical direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate, and
wherein light generated from the plurality of light sources is emitted through the flat upper surface and the curved surface of the resin layer.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer has a convex curved surface.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The lighting device of claim 2, wherein the second region of the phosphor layer has a convex curved surface.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The lighting device of claim 2, wherein a corner between two adjacent side surfaces of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer has a convex curved surface,
wherein the corner of the resin layer overlaps the first light source in the vertical direction.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The lighting device of claim 4, wherein the phosphor layer has a convex curved region outside the corner of the resin layer.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The lighting device of claim 5, wherein the second region includes a first point horizontally in contact with the substrate from a center of the first light source closest to the side surface of the resin layer, a second point on the curved surface of the resin layer, and a third point where a straight line perpendicular to the substrate passes the center of the first light source, and
wherein a second distance from the center of the first light source to the second point is greater than a first distance from the center of the first light source to the first point, and is smaller than a third distance from the center of the first light source to the third point.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The lighting device of claim 6, wherein the first distance comprises 44% to 55% of a distance between the light sources.

### Claim 8 (depends on 7)

The lighting device of claim 7, wherein the distance between the light sources is in a range of 5.5 mm to 6.5 mm.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The lighting device of claim 1, wherein the sum of the thickness of the resin layer and the thickness of the first region of the phosphor layer is in a range of 5.5 mm to 6.0 mm in the vertical direction.

### Claim 10

A lighting device comprising:
a substrate;
a plurality of light sources disposed on the substrate;
a resin layer disposed on the substrate and covering the plurality of light sources; and
a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer;
wherein the plurality of light sources is arranged in three or more rows and three or more columns,
wherein a surface of the resin layer has a flat upper surface and a plurality of side surfaces on an outer side of the flat upper surface,
wherein at least two of the plurality of side surfaces of the resin layer have a curved surface,
wherein the phosphor layer has a first region disposed on the flat upper surface of the resin layer and a second region disposed on the plurality of side surfaces,
wherein the second region extends from an end of the first region to the substrate in a curved surface,
wherein the flat upper surface of the resin layer and the first region of the phosphor layer extend parallel to each other,
wherein the plurality of light sources includes first light sources arranged on an outermost row,
wherein the first light sources in the outermost row overlap the second region of the phosphor layer in a vertical direction, and
wherein the curved surface of the resin layer overlaps the first light sources in the vertical direction,
wherein the plurality of light sources includes a second light source, and the flat upper surface of the resin layer and the first region of the phosphor layer overlap the second light source in the vertical direction,
wherein a radius of curvature of the curved surface of the second region is greater than or equal to a sum of a thickness of the resin layer and a thickness of the first region of the phosphor layer in the vertical direction perpendicular to an upper surface of the substrate.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the first light sources are further arranged in the outermost column,
wherein the first light sources arranged in the outermost column overlap the second region of the phosphor layer in the vertical direction.

### Claim 12 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the phosphor layer includes a red ink.

### Claim 13 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the phosphor layer includes a red phosphor.

### Claim 14 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein an outer end of the phosphor layer is in contact with a reflective layer of the substrate.

### Claim 15 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein a corner region between two adjacent side surfaces of the resin layer has a curved surface,
wherein the phosphor layer is disposed along the curved surface of the corner of the resin layer.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The lighting device of claim 15, wherein an outermost line of the corner region of the resin layer has points having a same distance from a center of a light source that is vertically overlapped with the corner region.

### Claim 17 (depends on 10)

The lighting device of claim 10, wherein the resin layer includes a layer having no impurities therein.