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- the present invention relates to a Light Emitting Diode (LED), and more particularly, to a dipolar LED structured to concentrate light emission in both lateral directions and an LED module incorporating the same.
- LED Light Emitting Diode
- Liquid Crystal Displays are gaining attention as next generation display devices. Since an LCD does not light spontaneously, it is required to provide a backlight unit for generating light in rear of an LCD panel.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lens disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,679,621 as an example of a conventional side-emitting LED used in the LCD backlight unit.
- LED Light Emitting Diode
- an LED lens 10 disclosed in the above document includes an upper part having a reflecting surface I and a refractive surface H and a lower part having a refractive surface 156 .
- the LED lens 10 is configured symmetric about an optical axis 43 .
- the conventional LED lens 10 has following drawbacks.
- an LED lens 10 L has a light radiation pattern or simply a light pattern LP 10 as shown in FIG. 2
- a portion of light directly collides against adjacent LED lenses 10 K and 10 M so that the adjacent LED lenses 10 K and 10 M screen the light portion thereby forming blocked areas BA 10 .
- the blocked area BA 10 causes loss to light emitted from the LED lens 10 L.
- the LEDs are necessarily increased in number corresponding to the light loss by the blocked areas BA 10 , thereby obstructing the miniaturization of the LCD backlight.
- the present invention has been made to solve the foregoing problems of the prior art, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dipolar LED and an LED module incorporating the same, by which when light beams are emitted from an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses, light emission from an LED chip can be concentrated mainly in both lateral directions in order to prevent any blocked areas from being formed between adjacent LED lenses.
- a dipolar LED lens comprising: an upper hemisphere-shaped base housing an LED chip therein and adapted to radiate light from the LED chip to the outside; a pair of reflecting surfaces, placed at opposed top portions of the base in a configuration symmetric about an imaginary vertical plane, which passes through the center of the LED chip perpendicularly to a light emitting surface of the LED chip, and extended upward away from the top portions of the base, to reflect light from the LED chip away from the imaginary vertical plane; and a pair of radiating surfaces placed outside the reflecting surfaces, respectively, to radiate light from the reflecting surfaces to the outside.
- the dipolar LED lens may further comprise triangular side surfaces confined by the reflecting surfaces, the radiating surfaces and the base top portions.
- the reflecting surfaces are curved downward, upward or planar.
- the reflecting surfaces are widened as extending away from the base top portions.
- the base has a hemispheric space formed in a lower part thereof, the space being opened downward at a uniform curvature.
- a dipolar Light Emitting Diode (LED) module comprising: an LED chip; a board mounted with the LED chip; a power-connecting unit for electrically connecting the LED chip with an external power source; and an LED lens as described above for sealing the LED chip therein and radiating light from the LED chip to the outside.
- LED Light Emitting Diode
- the base has a hemispheric space formed in a lower part thereof, the space being opened downward at a uniform curvature.
- the bipolar LED module may further comprise an encapsulant housing the LED chip within the space of the base and integrally bonded with the LED chip, the encapsulant having a curvature matching that of the space.
- the lens is provided separate from the encapsulant.
- the bipolar LED module may further comprise an encapsulant placed inside the lens to house the LED chip and integrally bonded with the LED chip.
- any of the encapsulants comprises polymer having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65.
- any of the encapsulants comprises nano-sized particles uniformly dispersed through the polymer, the nano-sized particles having a reflective index of about 2.2 to 3.5.
- FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional LED lens
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of an array of conventional LED lenses for illustrating drawbacks of the LED lens
- FIG. 3 is cross-sectional and plan views of a conventional LED lens for illustrating drawbacks of the LED lens
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an LED lens according to a first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 which is arranged in a different orientation;
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the LED shown in FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 4 for illustrating reflection and refraction in a cross-section of the LED lens;
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view for illustrating reflection and refraction in a lens wing of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 ;
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 10 ;
- FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating a light pattern produced by an LED lens of the invention.
- FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of a first alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of a second alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an LED module according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- FIG. 16 is a plan view of an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses according to the invention.
- FIG. 17 is cross-sectional and plan views of an LED lens of the invention for illustrating the enlargement of an LED chip.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an LED lens according to a first embodiment of the invention
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 which is arranged in a different orientation
- FIG. 6 is a plan view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4
- FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4
- FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the LED shown in FIG. 4 .
- an LED lens 100 of the invention comprises a unitary body made of transparent material, and includes an upper hemisphere-shaped base 102 and a pair of opposite wings 104 projected from opposite top portions of the base 102 .
- the base 102 is generally shaped as a hemisphere to receive an LED chip C therein while radiating light generated by the LED chip C to the outside.
- the wings 104 are configured symmetric about an imaginary vertical plane that passes through the center of the LED chip C or the base 102 and perpendicularly crosses a light emitting surface or top surface of the LED chip C.
- the imaginary plane 102 generally crosses the underside of the base 102 .
- each of the wings 104 includes a reflecting surface 106 formed at the top of the base 102 to outwardly reflect light incident from the LED chip C in a direction substantially perpendicular to the imaginary plane 112 , a radiating surface 108 arranged outside the reflecting surface 106 to outwardly radiate light reflecting from the reflecting surface 106 and a pair of opposed side surfaces 110 formed between the reflecting surface 106 and the radiating surface 108 .
- the reflecting surface 106 is connected at the bottom with the top of the base 102 , and has an arc-shaped cross-section that widens as extending to the top thereof.
- the radiating surface 108 is connected at the bottom with the top of the base 102 , and has an arc-shaped cross-section that widens as extending to the top thereof.
- the radiation surface 108 is connected at the top with the top of the reflecting surface 106 . In this case, the top edges of the reflecting and radiating surfaces 106 and 108 are slightly curved downward as apparent from FIG. 8 .
- the side surfaces 110 are connected at the bottom with the top of the base 102 , and extended upward between the reflecting and radiating surfaces 106 and 108 . As the side surfaces 110 extend upward, the width of the side surfaces 110 is reduced thereby defining a substantially triangular area.
- the base 102 radiates light incident directly from the LED chip C to the outside by refracting most light.
- the reflective surfaces 106 reflect most light incident directly from the LED chip C toward the radiating surfaces 108 so that the radiating surfaces radiate reflection light to the outside by refracting most reflection light. Accordingly, when light is generated from the LED chip C, a portion of light spreads out radially through the base 102 but another portion of light is spread out by the wings 104 in opposite directions substantially perpendicular about both faces of the imaginary vertical plane 112 .
- FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 taken along the line IX-IX in FIG. 4 for illustrating reflection and refraction in a cross-section of the LED lens
- FIG. 10 is a perspective view for illustrating reflection and refraction in a lens wing of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4
- FIG. 11 is a plan view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 10 .
- the LED chip (not shown) in the LED lens 100 during the activation of the LED, it is assumed for the convenience's sake that the LED chip is a point light source designated with a focal point F and light is generated entirely from the focal point F.
- a group of light beams L 1 generated from the focal point F within the LED lens 100 are radiated through the outer surface of the base 102 , and another group of light beams L 2 directed within a predetermined angle ⁇ with respect to the imaginary vertical plane 112 are reflected from the reflecting surface 106 and then outwardly radiated via the radiating surface 108 .
- an overall light pattern is formed in a substantially horizontal direction of the drawing.
- light beams L 3 from the focal point F are reflected from a horizontal line H 11 on the right reflecting surface 106 , and then outwardly radiated through a horizontal line H 12 on the right radiation surface 108 .
- light beams L 4 are reflected from a horizontal line H 21 on the left reflecting surface 106 , and then radiated to the outside via the left radiating surface 106 .
- the light beams L 3 and L 4 converge toward an axial line 114 that is perpendicular to the imaginary vertical plane 112 . That is, the light beams emitted in various angles from the focal point F are reflected from the reflecting surfaces 106 and then converge generally toward the axial line 14 in opposite directions.
- the wings 102 converge the light beams L 3 and L 4 toward the axial line 114 so as to block or at least minimize the propagation of the light beams L 3 and L 4 across the axial line 114 .
- each side surface 110 adjacent to the base 102 refracts a light beam toward the axial line 114 along a nearby side surface 110 while radiating the light beam to the outside.
- a portion of each side surface 110 adjacent to each radiating surface 108 reflects a light beam to the radiating surface 108 or to the reflecting surface 106 , from which the light beam is reflected again toward the radiating surface 108 .
- the light beam is radiated to the outside via the radiating surface 108 , refracted toward the axial line 114 along the side surface 110 . Accordingly, it can be seen that the light beams incident onto the side surfaces 110 are also redirected toward the axial line 114 .
- Light refracted and reflected by the base 102 and the wings 104 as above makes a light pattern as shown in FIG. 12 .
- FIG. 12 As depicted in the plan view of FIG. 12 , when light beams radiate out through the base 102 , they are substantially refracted and uniformly spread out making a circular light pattern LP 1 .
- light beams reflected/refracted by the wings 104 converge to the axial line 114 perpendicular to the imaginary vertical plane 112 , thereby making a dipolar light pattern LP 2 .
- light from the LED chip (not shown) has a higher density along the axial line 114 but a lower density along the imaginary vertical plane 102 crossing the axial line 114 , thereby forming the dipolar light pattern LP 2 as described above.
- FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of a first alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- an LED lens 200 is substantially the same as the afore-described LED lens 100 of the first embodiment except that a reflecting surface 206 is curved upward.
- the reflecting surface 206 of this configuration when light beams are reflected from the reflecting surface 206 as in FIGS. 10 and 11 , they are more converged toward an axial line (cf. the axial line 114 ) compared to the LED lens 100 . Accordingly, the LED lens 200 produces a light pattern formed longer along the axial line (cf. 114 in FIG. 12 ).
- FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of a second alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention.
- an LED 300 is substantially the same as the LED lenses 100 and 200 except that a reflecting surface 306 is formed substantially flat.
- the reflecting surface 306 of this configuration when light beams are reflected from the reflecting surface 306 as in FIGS. 10 and 11 , they are more converged toward an axial line (cf. the axial line 114 ) compared to the LED lens 100 but less than the first alternative LED lens 200 . Accordingly, the LED lens 300 produces a light pattern formed intermediating between those of the LED lenses 100 and 200 .
- the LED lenses 100 , 200 and 300 may have a wing structure different from the above.
- the wings have the reflecting surface, the radiating surface and the side surfaces between the reflecting and radiating surfaces, the reflecting surface may be suitably curved at both lateral edges to directly connect with the radiating surface and vice versa to realize the object of the invention.
- An LED module of the invention may be realized by adopting any of the LED lenses 100 , 200 and 300 of the above structure.
- the LED module of the invention includes an LED chip C contained within any of the LED lenses 100 , 200 and 300 , a substrate S mounted with the LED chip C and electric connectors W for electrically connecting the LED chip C with an external power source (not shown).
- the LED module may also include a reflector mounted on the substrate S for reflecting light generated by the LED chip in an upward direction.
- the LED module may further include an encapsulant of a predetermined curvature to seal the LED chip inside the LED lens 100 , 200 , 300 .
- the encapsulant has a curvature similar to, preferably, the same as that of the LED lens 100 , 200 , 300 .
- the encapsulant may be made of silicone.
- the encapsulant may be made of polymeric material having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65, or contain nano-sized particles of a higher refractivity material that is uniformly dispersed therein.
- Suitable examples of the higher refractivity material may include TiO 2 , ZrO 2 and so on, in which TiO 2 has a refractive index of 3.1, and ZrO 2 has a refractive index of 2.2.
- Such a high refractivity material may change the refractivity of the encapsulant up to about 1.7 to 2.5 when added into the polymeric material. With raised refractivity as above, such an encapsulant can prevent the degradation of light extraction efficiency caused by a conventional encapsulant, in which the conventional encapsulant reflects light from the LED chip owing to low refractive index.
- the encapsulant may be made utilizing polymer chains bonded with inorganic material having high refractivity.
- FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an LED module according to a second embodiment of the invention.
- the LED module shown in FIG. 15 includes an LED 120 having a hemispheric encapsulant and an LED diode lens 100 A according to a second embodiment of the invention for housing an upper portion of the LED 120 .
- the LED lens 100 A has a base 102 a with a hemispheric space 102 b formed therein and wings 104 configured the same as those of the LED lens 100 of the first embodiment. Accordingly, the LED lens 100 A has a structure substantially the same as that of the LED lens 100 except for the hemispheric space 102 b.
- the transparent encapsulant for sealing an LED chip 122 therein has a refractive index similar to, preferably, the same as that of the base 102 a of the LED lens 100 A.
- the LED 120 includes a reflector for reflecting light generated by the LED chip 122 in an upward direction, a substrate mounting with the LED chip 122 and the reflector and electric connectors for electrically connecting the LED chip 122 with an external power source.
- the encapsulant may be made of silicone.
- the encapsulant may be made of polymeric material having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65, or contain nano-sized particles of a higher refractivity material that is uniformly dispersed therein. Suitable examples of the higher refractivity material may include those as described about the LED of the first embodiment.
- the encapsulant may be made utilizing polymer chain bonded with inorganic material having high refractivity.
- the LED lens 100 A adopted in the LED 120 as above has a structure the same as the afore-described LED lens 100 except that the hemispheric space 102 b is formed inside the LED lens 100 A, the LED lens 100 A combined with an LED can realize functions and effects the same as described about the LED lens 100 . Accordingly, the invention has an advantage in that those effects of the invention can be also realized by capping a general LED with the LED lens 100 A.
- the LED lens 100 A is fabricated separate from an LED and can be selectively separated/combined from/to the LED, and thus can be conveniently applied thereto.
- the LED lens 100 A of this embodiment can be modified to have the wing configurations of FIGS. 13 and 14 and then capped on a conventional LED.
- the LED lens 100 A may have a wing structure different from the above.
- each wing has a reflecting surface, a radiating surface and side surfaces between the reflecting and radiating surfaces
- the reflecting surface may be suitably curved at both lateral edges to directly connect with the radiating surface and vice versa to realize the object of the invention.
- FIG. 16 is a plan view of an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses according to the invention. The advantages of the invention that can be found from FIG. 16 will be described with reference to FIG. 12 .
- An LED array includes plurality of LED lenses 100 K, 100 L, 100 M, 100 N and so on of the invention are arranged into a specific pattern.
- An LED lens 100 L of this LED array has a substantially elliptic light pattern LP 100 , which is extended along the axial line 114 and shaped by combining the light patterns LP 1 and LP 2 as shown in FIG. 12 .
- the light pattern LP 100 As above, a portion of the light pattern directly collides against adjacent LED lenses 100 M and 100 K, so that the LED lenses 100 M and 100 screen the light pattern portion thereby forming blocked areas BA 100 .
- the light pattern LP 100 is shaped to extend along the axis 114 , light quantity propagating toward the LED lenses 100 M and 100 K is reduced compared to that of the conventional LED lenses 10 as shown in FIG. 2 . This as a result can reduce light loss by the blocked areas BA 100 to a large quantity compared to that by the conventional blocked areas BA 10 as shown in FIG. 2 , thereby to remarkably improve the efficiency of the entire LED array.
- FIG. 17 is cross-sectional and plan views of an LED lens of the invention for illustrating the enlargement of an LED chip. The advantages of the invention which can be found from FIG. 17 will be described in comparison with FIG. 3 above.
- the problem of the prior art does not take place when an LED chip C 2 is enlarged along the vertical imaginary plane 112 from an LED chip C 1 . That is, when the LED chip C 2 is enlarged along the vertical imaginary plane 112 , enlarged chip portions (depicted with dotted lines) have the same conditions as a conventional LED chip C 1 portion with respect to the interface between the reflecting surfaces 106 . This as a result does not increase a probability of light beams from the enlarged chip portions to be out of total reflection condition and thus emitted upward than before the enlargement. Therefore, applying the LED lens 100 of the invention can increase the size of the LED chip C 2 in order to lower current density thereby improving luminous efficiency. At the same time, this can prevent the size-enlargement of the LED lens 100 and resultant thickness-increase of an LCD backlight module.
- dipolar LED and the LED module incorporating the same of the invention when light beams are emitted from an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses, light emission from an LED chip can be concentrated mainly in both lateral directions in order to prevent any blocked areas from being formed between adjacent LED lenses.
- the dipolar LED and the LED module incorporating the same can concentrate light emission from an LED chip mainly in both lateral directions, an LED chip can be enlarged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the concentrated light emission thereby lowering current density in high power conditions and thus improving luminous efficiency.
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- The present application is based on, and claims priority from, Korean Application Number 2004-84120, filed Oct. 20, 2004, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention relates to a Light Emitting Diode (LED), and more particularly, to a dipolar LED structured to concentrate light emission in both lateral directions and an LED module incorporating the same.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- According to the development of electronic devices, Liquid Crystal Displays are gaining attention as next generation display devices. Since an LCD does not light spontaneously, it is required to provide a backlight unit for generating light in rear of an LCD panel.
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a Light Emitting Diode (LED) lens disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,679,621 as an example of a conventional side-emitting LED used in the LCD backlight unit. - Referring to
FIG. 1 , anLED lens 10 disclosed in the above document includes an upper part having a reflecting surface I and a refractive surface H and a lower part having arefractive surface 156. In a three dimensional view, theLED lens 10 is configured symmetric about anoptical axis 43. - In this
LED lens 10, light generated from a focal point F is radiated to the outside through the refracting surface H after reflecting from the reflecting surface I or directly through the refracting surface H. - However, the
conventional LED lens 10 has following drawbacks. - First, in an LED array including a plurality of
LED lenses FIG. 2 , when anLED lens 10L has a light radiation pattern or simply a light pattern LP10 as shown inFIG. 2 , a portion of light directly collides againstadjacent LED lenses adjacent LED lenses LED lens 10L. Then, the LEDs are necessarily increased in number corresponding to the light loss by the blocked areas BA10, thereby obstructing the miniaturization of the LCD backlight. - Another problem of the
conventional LED lens 10 will be described with reference toFIG. 3 . - As shown in
FIG. 3 , it is frequently required to increase the size of anLED chip 2 a over that of the existingLED chip 2 in order to reduce current density thereby improving luminous efficiency. However, light beams L2 generated in the periphery of theLED chip 2 a are out of total reflection condition and thus emitted upward without reflecting from the reflecting surface I. This disadvantageously lowers the color uniformity of an entire LCD backlight module. Although the poor uniformity can be improved by increasing the size of theLED lens 10, the increased LED lens size also creates a problem of increasing the thickness of the LCD backlight unit. - The present invention has been made to solve the foregoing problems of the prior art, and it is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a dipolar LED and an LED module incorporating the same, by which when light beams are emitted from an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses, light emission from an LED chip can be concentrated mainly in both lateral directions in order to prevent any blocked areas from being formed between adjacent LED lenses.
- It is another object of the invention to provide a dipolar LED and an LED module incorporating the same which are structured to concentrate light emission from an LED chip mainly in both lateral directions in order to increase the size of the LED chip in a direction substantially perpendicular to the concentrated light emission thereby lowering current density in high power conditions and thus improving luminous efficiency.
- According to an aspect of the invention for realizing the object, there is provided a dipolar LED lens comprising: an upper hemisphere-shaped base housing an LED chip therein and adapted to radiate light from the LED chip to the outside; a pair of reflecting surfaces, placed at opposed top portions of the base in a configuration symmetric about an imaginary vertical plane, which passes through the center of the LED chip perpendicularly to a light emitting surface of the LED chip, and extended upward away from the top portions of the base, to reflect light from the LED chip away from the imaginary vertical plane; and a pair of radiating surfaces placed outside the reflecting surfaces, respectively, to radiate light from the reflecting surfaces to the outside.
- The dipolar LED lens may further comprise triangular side surfaces confined by the reflecting surfaces, the radiating surfaces and the base top portions.
- Preferably, the reflecting surfaces are curved downward, upward or planar.
- Preferably, the reflecting surfaces are widened as extending away from the base top portions.
- Preferably, the base has a hemispheric space formed in a lower part thereof, the space being opened downward at a uniform curvature.
- According to another aspect of the invention for realizing the object, there is provided a dipolar Light Emitting Diode (LED) module comprising: an LED chip; a board mounted with the LED chip; a power-connecting unit for electrically connecting the LED chip with an external power source; and an LED lens as described above for sealing the LED chip therein and radiating light from the LED chip to the outside.
- Preferably, the base has a hemispheric space formed in a lower part thereof, the space being opened downward at a uniform curvature.
- The bipolar LED module may further comprise an encapsulant housing the LED chip within the space of the base and integrally bonded with the LED chip, the encapsulant having a curvature matching that of the space.
- Preferably, the lens is provided separate from the encapsulant.
- The bipolar LED module may further comprise an encapsulant placed inside the lens to house the LED chip and integrally bonded with the LED chip.
- Preferably, any of the encapsulants comprises polymer having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65.
- Preferably, any of the encapsulants comprises nano-sized particles uniformly dispersed through the polymer, the nano-sized particles having a reflective index of about 2.2 to 3.5.
- The above and other objects, features and other advantages of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
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FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional LED lens; -
FIG. 2 is a plan view of an array of conventional LED lenses for illustrating drawbacks of the LED lens; -
FIG. 3 is cross-sectional and plan views of a conventional LED lens for illustrating drawbacks of the LED lens; -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an LED lens according to a first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the LED lens shown in FIG. 4 which is arranged in a different orientation; -
FIG. 6 is a plan view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the LED shown inFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 taken along the line IX-IX inFIG. 4 for illustrating reflection and refraction in a cross-section of the LED lens; -
FIG. 10 is a perspective view for illustrating reflection and refraction in a lens wing of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 ; -
FIG. 11 is a plan view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 10 ; -
FIG. 12 is a plan view illustrating a light pattern produced by an LED lens of the invention; -
FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of a first alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of a second alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an LED module according to a second embodiment of the invention; -
FIG. 16 is a plan view of an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses according to the invention; and -
FIG. 17 is cross-sectional and plan views of an LED lens of the invention for illustrating the enlargement of an LED chip. - Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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FIG. 4 is a perspective view of an LED lens according to a first embodiment of the invention,FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 which is arranged in a different orientation,FIG. 6 is a plan view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 ,FIG. 7 is a front elevation view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 , andFIG. 8 is a side elevation view of the LED shown inFIG. 4 . - Referring FIGS. 4 to 8, an
LED lens 100 of the invention comprises a unitary body made of transparent material, and includes an upper hemisphere-shaped base 102 and a pair ofopposite wings 104 projected from opposite top portions of thebase 102. - The
base 102 is generally shaped as a hemisphere to receive an LED chip C therein while radiating light generated by the LED chip C to the outside. - The
wings 104 are configured symmetric about an imaginary vertical plane that passes through the center of the LED chip C or thebase 102 and perpendicularly crosses a light emitting surface or top surface of the LED chip C. In this case, theimaginary plane 102 generally crosses the underside of thebase 102. In addition, each of thewings 104 includes a reflectingsurface 106 formed at the top of thebase 102 to outwardly reflect light incident from the LED chip C in a direction substantially perpendicular to theimaginary plane 112, aradiating surface 108 arranged outside the reflectingsurface 106 to outwardly radiate light reflecting from the reflectingsurface 106 and a pair ofopposed side surfaces 110 formed between the reflectingsurface 106 and theradiating surface 108. - The reflecting
surface 106 is connected at the bottom with the top of thebase 102, and has an arc-shaped cross-section that widens as extending to the top thereof. The radiatingsurface 108 is connected at the bottom with the top of thebase 102, and has an arc-shaped cross-section that widens as extending to the top thereof. Theradiation surface 108 is connected at the top with the top of the reflectingsurface 106. In this case, the top edges of the reflecting and radiatingsurfaces FIG. 8 . The side surfaces 110 are connected at the bottom with the top of thebase 102, and extended upward between the reflecting and radiatingsurfaces - In the
LED lens 100, thebase 102 radiates light incident directly from the LED chip C to the outside by refracting most light. In thewings 104, thereflective surfaces 106 reflect most light incident directly from the LED chip C toward the radiatingsurfaces 108 so that the radiating surfaces radiate reflection light to the outside by refracting most reflection light. Accordingly, when light is generated from the LED chip C, a portion of light spreads out radially through the base 102 but another portion of light is spread out by thewings 104 in opposite directions substantially perpendicular about both faces of the imaginaryvertical plane 112. - Such radiation of light through reflection and refraction will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11, in which
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 taken along the line IX-IX inFIG. 4 for illustrating reflection and refraction in a cross-section of the LED lens,FIG. 10 is a perspective view for illustrating reflection and refraction in a lens wing of the LED lens shown inFIG. 4 , andFIG. 11 is a plan view of the LED lens shown inFIG. 10 . - In description of the path of light generated from the LED chip (not shown) in the
LED lens 100 during the activation of the LED, it is assumed for the convenience's sake that the LED chip is a point light source designated with a focal point F and light is generated entirely from the focal point F. - First, referring to
FIG. 9 , a group of light beams L1 generated from the focal point F within theLED lens 100 are radiated through the outer surface of thebase 102, and another group of light beams L2 directed within a predetermined angle θ with respect to the imaginaryvertical plane 112 are reflected from the reflectingsurface 106 and then outwardly radiated via the radiatingsurface 108. Through such refraction and reflection, an overall light pattern is formed in a substantially horizontal direction of the drawing. - Referring to
FIG. 10 , light beams L3 from the focal point F are reflected from a horizontal line H11 on theright reflecting surface 106, and then outwardly radiated through a horizontal line H12 on theright radiation surface 108. Also, light beams L4 are reflected from a horizontal line H21 on theleft reflecting surface 106, and then radiated to the outside via theleft radiating surface 106. - When depicted in a plan view, as shown in
FIG. 11 , the light beams L3 and L4 converge toward anaxial line 114 that is perpendicular to the imaginaryvertical plane 112. That is, the light beams emitted in various angles from the focal point F are reflected from the reflectingsurfaces 106 and then converge generally toward the axial line 14 in opposite directions. - As a result, when the light beams L3 and L4 are emitted upward within a predetermined angle range from the focal point F, the
wings 102 converge the light beams L3 and L4 toward theaxial line 114 so as to block or at least minimize the propagation of the light beams L3 and L4 across theaxial line 114. - Although not shown in the drawing, light beams directed toward the
wings 104 are incident onto the side surfaces 110 before the reflecting surfaces 106. In this case, a portion of eachside surface 110 adjacent to thebase 102 refracts a light beam toward theaxial line 114 along anearby side surface 110 while radiating the light beam to the outside. In addition, a portion of eachside surface 110 adjacent to each radiatingsurface 108 reflects a light beam to the radiatingsurface 108 or to the reflectingsurface 106, from which the light beam is reflected again toward the radiatingsurface 108. In this way, the light beam is radiated to the outside via the radiatingsurface 108, refracted toward theaxial line 114 along theside surface 110. Accordingly, it can be seen that the light beams incident onto the side surfaces 110 are also redirected toward theaxial line 114. - Light refracted and reflected by the
base 102 and thewings 104 as above makes a light pattern as shown inFIG. 12 . As depicted in the plan view ofFIG. 12 , when light beams radiate out through thebase 102, they are substantially refracted and uniformly spread out making a circular light pattern LP1. On the other hand, light beams reflected/refracted by thewings 104 converge to theaxial line 114 perpendicular to the imaginaryvertical plane 112, thereby making a dipolar light pattern LP2. - Accordingly, light from the LED chip (not shown) has a higher density along the
axial line 114 but a lower density along the imaginaryvertical plane 102 crossing theaxial line 114, thereby forming the dipolar light pattern LP2 as described above. -
FIG. 13 is a side elevation view of a first alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 13 , anLED lens 200 is substantially the same as the afore-describedLED lens 100 of the first embodiment except that a reflectingsurface 206 is curved upward. - According to the reflecting
surface 206 of this configuration, when light beams are reflected from the reflectingsurface 206 as inFIGS. 10 and 11 , they are more converged toward an axial line (cf. the axial line 114) compared to theLED lens 100. Accordingly, theLED lens 200 produces a light pattern formed longer along the axial line (cf. 114 inFIG. 12 ). -
FIG. 14 is a side elevation view of a second alternative to the LED lens according to the first embodiment of the invention. Referring toFIG. 14 , anLED 300 is substantially the same as theLED lenses surface 306 is formed substantially flat. - According to the reflecting
surface 306 of this configuration, when light beams are reflected from the reflectingsurface 306 as inFIGS. 10 and 11 , they are more converged toward an axial line (cf. the axial line 114) compared to theLED lens 100 but less than the firstalternative LED lens 200. Accordingly, theLED lens 300 produces a light pattern formed intermediating between those of theLED lenses - Alternatively, the
LED lenses - An LED module of the invention may be realized by adopting any of the
LED lenses FIG. 5 , the LED module of the invention includes an LED chip C contained within any of theLED lenses - In addition, the LED module may further include an encapsulant of a predetermined curvature to seal the LED chip inside the
LED lens LED lens - The encapsulant may be made of silicone. Alternatively, the encapsulant may be made of polymeric material having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65, or contain nano-sized particles of a higher refractivity material that is uniformly dispersed therein. Suitable examples of the higher refractivity material may include TiO2, ZrO2 and so on, in which TiO2 has a refractive index of 3.1, and ZrO2 has a refractive index of 2.2. Such a high refractivity material may change the refractivity of the encapsulant up to about 1.7 to 2.5 when added into the polymeric material. With raised refractivity as above, such an encapsulant can prevent the degradation of light extraction efficiency caused by a conventional encapsulant, in which the conventional encapsulant reflects light from the LED chip owing to low refractive index.
- In addition, the encapsulant may be made utilizing polymer chains bonded with inorganic material having high refractivity.
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FIG. 15 is a cross-sectional view of an LED module according to a second embodiment of the invention. The LED module shown inFIG. 15 includes anLED 120 having a hemispheric encapsulant and anLED diode lens 100A according to a second embodiment of the invention for housing an upper portion of theLED 120. TheLED lens 100A has a base 102 a with ahemispheric space 102 b formed therein andwings 104 configured the same as those of theLED lens 100 of the first embodiment. Accordingly, theLED lens 100A has a structure substantially the same as that of theLED lens 100 except for thehemispheric space 102 b. - In the
LED 120, the transparent encapsulant for sealing anLED chip 122 therein has a refractive index similar to, preferably, the same as that of the base 102 a of theLED lens 100A. Although not shown, theLED 120 includes a reflector for reflecting light generated by theLED chip 122 in an upward direction, a substrate mounting with theLED chip 122 and the reflector and electric connectors for electrically connecting theLED chip 122 with an external power source. - The encapsulant may be made of silicone. Alternatively, the encapsulant may be made of polymeric material having a refractive index of about 1.45 to 1.65, or contain nano-sized particles of a higher refractivity material that is uniformly dispersed therein. Suitable examples of the higher refractivity material may include those as described about the LED of the first embodiment. In addition, the encapsulant may be made utilizing polymer chain bonded with inorganic material having high refractivity.
- Since the
LED lens 100A adopted in theLED 120 as above has a structure the same as the afore-describedLED lens 100 except that thehemispheric space 102 b is formed inside theLED lens 100A, theLED lens 100A combined with an LED can realize functions and effects the same as described about theLED lens 100. Accordingly, the invention has an advantage in that those effects of the invention can be also realized by capping a general LED with theLED lens 100A. - The
LED lens 100A is fabricated separate from an LED and can be selectively separated/combined from/to the LED, and thus can be conveniently applied thereto. - In the meantime, the
LED lens 100A of this embodiment can be modified to have the wing configurations ofFIGS. 13 and 14 and then capped on a conventional LED. - Alternatively, the
LED lens 100A may have a wing structure different from the above. For example, although each wing has a reflecting surface, a radiating surface and side surfaces between the reflecting and radiating surfaces, the reflecting surface may be suitably curved at both lateral edges to directly connect with the radiating surface and vice versa to realize the object of the invention. -
FIG. 16 is a plan view of an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses according to the invention. The advantages of the invention that can be found fromFIG. 16 will be described with reference toFIG. 12 . - An LED array includes plurality of
LED lenses LED lens 100L of this LED array has a substantially elliptic light pattern LP100, which is extended along theaxial line 114 and shaped by combining the light patterns LP1 and LP2 as shown inFIG. 12 . - In the light pattern LP100 as above, a portion of the light pattern directly collides against
adjacent LED lenses LED lenses axis 114, light quantity propagating toward theLED lenses conventional LED lenses 10 as shown inFIG. 2 . This as a result can reduce light loss by the blocked areas BA100 to a large quantity compared to that by the conventional blocked areas BA10 as shown inFIG. 2 , thereby to remarkably improve the efficiency of the entire LED array. - Then, since light quantity directed from one LED array toward any adjacent LED array opposed thereto is increased, it is possible to increase the distance between the LED arrays without reducing resultant light quantity. This as a result can reduce the number of LEDs used in an LCD backlight unit and thus the size of the LCD backlight unit.
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FIG. 17 is cross-sectional and plan views of an LED lens of the invention for illustrating the enlargement of an LED chip. The advantages of the invention which can be found fromFIG. 17 will be described in comparison withFIG. 3 above. - In case of high power LEDs, it is frequently required to increase LED chip size over conventional one in order to reduce current density thereby improving luminous efficiency.
- In the prior art, when the
LED chip 2 a is enlarged, light beams L2 generated from the periphery of theenlarged LED chip 2 a are out of total reflection condition even though thelens 156 is increased in any directions. Then, the light beams L2 are radiated upward without being reflected from the reflecting surfaces I. - However, in case of the
LED lens 100 of the invention, the problem of the prior art does not take place when an LED chip C2 is enlarged along the verticalimaginary plane 112 from an LED chip C1. That is, when the LED chip C2 is enlarged along the verticalimaginary plane 112, enlarged chip portions (depicted with dotted lines) have the same conditions as a conventional LED chip C1 portion with respect to the interface between the reflecting surfaces 106. This as a result does not increase a probability of light beams from the enlarged chip portions to be out of total reflection condition and thus emitted upward than before the enlargement. Therefore, applying theLED lens 100 of the invention can increase the size of the LED chip C2 in order to lower current density thereby improving luminous efficiency. At the same time, this can prevent the size-enlargement of theLED lens 100 and resultant thickness-increase of an LCD backlight module. - According to the dipolar LED and the LED module incorporating the same of the invention as described above, when light beams are emitted from an LED array having a plurality of LED lenses, light emission from an LED chip can be concentrated mainly in both lateral directions in order to prevent any blocked areas from being formed between adjacent LED lenses.
- Furthermore, since the dipolar LED and the LED module incorporating the same can concentrate light emission from an LED chip mainly in both lateral directions, an LED chip can be enlarged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the concentrated light emission thereby lowering current density in high power conditions and thus improving luminous efficiency.
- While the present invention has been shown and described in connection with the preferred embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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