JP2017120897A - Light-emitting apparatus and color-matching apparatus - Google Patents

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JP2017120897A
JP2017120897A JP2016246966A JP2016246966A JP2017120897A JP 2017120897 A JP2017120897 A JP 2017120897A JP 2016246966 A JP2016246966 A JP 2016246966A JP 2016246966 A JP2016246966 A JP 2016246966A JP 2017120897 A JP2017120897 A JP 2017120897A
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PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light-emitting apparatus and a color-matching apparatus, capable of adjusting the chromaticity of emitted light to multi-levels.SOLUTION: A light-emitting apparatus includes: a substrate; a resin frame fixed on the substrate; a plurality of sets of light-emitting elements mounted in a region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, the light-emitting elements which configure each of the sets being connected in series to each other; a plurality of pairs of connection electrodes which are provided on the substrate, electrically connected to the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements and capable of supplying a drive current selectively to some of the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements; and a sealing resin in which a phosphor excited by light from the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements is mixed and which is filled in such a way as to bury the region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, to seal integrally the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements. A thickness of the sealing resin immediately above the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements differs for the respective sets, and thereby, a chromaticity of light emitted from the sealing resin differs when each of the sets of light-emitting elements emits the light singly.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

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本発明は、発光装置および調色装置に関する。   The present invention relates to a light emitting device and a toning device.

特許文献1には、外形をほとんど変えず、色度調整の過程において与えるダメージが少なく、容易に色度調整が可能なLED(発光ダイオード)光源として、LED素子と、LED素子からの発光の一部を吸収し波長変換して発光する蛍光体を含みLED素子の周囲に配置された封止材と、封止材を切削して形成された凹部と、凹部全体に充填された封止材とは異なる色度調整用樹脂とを有するLED光源が記載されている。   Patent Document 1 discloses an LED element and an LED element that emits light from an LED element as an LED (light-emitting diode) light source that can be easily adjusted in chromaticity with little change in the chromaticity adjustment process with almost no change in outer shape. A sealing material disposed around the LED element, including a phosphor that absorbs the light and converts the wavelength to emit light, a recess formed by cutting the sealing material, and a sealing material filled in the entire recess LED light sources having different chromaticity adjusting resins are described.

特許文献2には、樹脂基板の配線パターンに、それぞれ赤色、緑色及び青色に発光する発光ダイオードのベアチップを接続し、これらを一組として、基板に対し、凸状の第1のコーティング層を、均一に、且つ、略等間隔に隣接させて形成し、さらにその上から基板全体に第2コーティング層を形成したベアチップ実装面発光体が記載されている。   In Patent Document 2, a bare chip of a light-emitting diode that emits red, green, and blue light is connected to a wiring pattern of a resin substrate, respectively, and a convex first coating layer is formed on the substrate as a set. There is described a bare chip mounting surface light emitter that is formed uniformly and adjacent to each other at substantially equal intervals, and further has a second coating layer formed on the entire substrate from above.

特許文献3には、独立して駆動される2つ以上の発光素子チップと、その2つ以上の発光素子チップを覆う一体の蛍光体層とを含み、一体の蛍光体層の厚みが少なくとも1つの発光素子チップを覆う部位とその他の発光素子チップを覆う部位とで異なるように形成されている発光装置が記載されている。   Patent Document 3 includes two or more light-emitting element chips that are driven independently, and an integral phosphor layer that covers the two or more light-emitting element chips, and the thickness of the integral phosphor layer is at least 1. A light emitting device is described in which a portion covering one light emitting element chip is different from a portion covering another light emitting element chip.

特開2010−232525号公報JP 2010-232525 A 特開2012−009530号公報JP 2012-009530 A 特開2012−069787号公報JP 2012-069787 A

青色LEDなどの複数の発光素子が1つの基板上に実装されて蛍光体含有樹脂により封止され、発光素子からの光を蛍光体で波長変換して出射するCOB(Chip On Board)の発光装置では、例えば封止樹脂の厚さによって出射光の色度が製品ごとにわずかに異なり、また、駆動中に装置内部の温度上昇に起因して色度シフトが発生することもある。しかしながら、こうした発光装置では、製品単体では色度の調整ができないため、製品ごとの色度のバラつきおよび駆動中の色度シフトを補正することは難しい。   A COB (Chip On Board) light emitting device in which a plurality of light emitting elements such as blue LEDs are mounted on one substrate and sealed with a phosphor-containing resin, and the wavelength of the light from the light emitting elements is converted by the phosphor and emitted. Then, for example, the chromaticity of the emitted light slightly varies depending on the product depending on the thickness of the sealing resin, and a chromaticity shift may occur due to a temperature rise inside the apparatus during driving. However, in such a light emitting device, the chromaticity cannot be adjusted by a single product, so it is difficult to correct the chromaticity variation and the chromaticity shift during driving for each product.

そこで、本発明は、出射光の色度を複数段階に調整可能な発光装置および調色装置を提供することを目的とする。   Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a light-emitting device and a toning device that can adjust the chromaticity of emitted light in a plurality of stages.

基板と、基板上に固定された樹脂枠と、樹脂枠により囲まれる基板上の領域に実装された複数組の発光素子であって、組ごとに、その組を構成する発光素子同士が互いに直列接続された複数組の発光素子と、基板上に設けられ、複数組の発光素子に電気的に接続された複数組の接続電極であって、複数組の発光素子のうちで一部の組の発光素子に選択的に駆動電流を供給可能な複数組の接続電極と、複数組の発光素子からの光により励起される蛍光体が混入され、樹脂枠により囲まれた基板上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填されて複数組の発光素子を一体的に封止する封止樹脂とを有し、複数組の発光素子の直上における封止樹脂の厚さが組ごとに互いに異なることで、複数組の発光素子のそれぞれを1組だけ発光させたときの封止樹脂からの出射光の色度が互いに異なる発光装置が提供される。   A plurality of sets of light-emitting elements mounted on a substrate, a resin frame fixed on the substrate, and a region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, and each set of light-emitting elements constituting the set is in series with each other A plurality of sets of connected light-emitting elements, and a plurality of sets of connection electrodes provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements, wherein some of the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements A plurality of sets of connection electrodes capable of selectively supplying a drive current to the light emitting elements and phosphors excited by light from the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mixed to fill the region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame. Sealing resin for integrally sealing a plurality of sets of light emitting elements so that the thicknesses of the sealing resins immediately above the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are different from one another for each set. From the sealing resin when only one set of each of the light emitting elements is made to emit light Chromaticity of emitted light is different light emitting device is provided.

上記の発光装置では、ANSI C78.377の規格で相対色温度により分類されている複数の白色のうちの1つに相当する色度図上の領域の中心点を中心とする当該中心点の色度値の±2%の範囲内に出射光の色度値が収まるように、複数組の発光素子の実装位置における封止樹脂の厚さが定められていることが好ましい。   In the above light emitting device, the color of the center point centered on the center point of the region on the chromaticity diagram corresponding to one of a plurality of whites classified by relative color temperature according to the ANSI C78.377 standard. It is preferable that the thickness of the sealing resin at the mounting position of the plurality of sets of light emitting elements is determined so that the chromaticity value of the emitted light is within a range of ± 2% of the degree value.

複数組の発光素子は、基板の水平な実装面上に実装され、実装面からの樹脂枠の高さは、基板の一端部側から一端部に対向する基板の他端部側に向けて徐々に小さくなり、封止樹脂は、一端部側から他端部側にかけて厚さが次第に減少するように複数組の発光素子を封止することが好ましい。   The plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on a horizontal mounting surface of the substrate, and the height of the resin frame from the mounting surface is gradually increased from one end of the substrate toward the other end of the substrate facing the one end. It is preferable that the plurality of sets of light emitting elements be sealed so that the thickness of the sealing resin gradually decreases from one end to the other end.

基板は水平面に対して傾斜した実装面を有し、複数組の発光素子は傾斜した実装面上に実装され、実装面からの樹脂枠の高さは、樹脂枠の上端が全周にわたって同じ水平面上に位置するように、水平面に対する実装面上の高さが低い位置ほど大きくなり、封止樹脂の下端は傾斜した実装面に沿って広がり、封止樹脂の上端は1つの水平面であることが好ましい。   The substrate has a mounting surface that is inclined with respect to a horizontal plane, and a plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on the inclined mounting surface, and the height of the resin frame from the mounting surface is the same horizontal plane over the entire circumference of the resin frame. The lower the height on the mounting surface relative to the horizontal plane is, the higher the position is, and the lower end of the sealing resin extends along the inclined mounting surface, and the upper end of the sealing resin is one horizontal plane. preferable.

基板は、上面が傾斜した実装面である金属製の実装基板と、厚さが一様であり、開口部を有し、実装基板の上面に固定され、複数組の接続電極が設けられた回路基板とで構成され、複数組の発光素子は、開口部内で露出した実装基板の上面に実装されていることが好ましい。   The substrate is a metal mounting substrate whose mounting surface is inclined, and a circuit that is uniform in thickness, has an opening, is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting substrate, and is provided with a plurality of sets of connection electrodes Preferably, the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on the upper surface of the mounting substrate exposed in the opening.

基板は、上面に段差が形成されていることにより、鉛直方向の高さが互いに異なる複数の水平面を有し、複数組の発光素子は、組ごとに異なる高さの位置に実装されており、封止樹脂の上端は1つの水平面であることが好ましい。   The substrate has a plurality of horizontal surfaces whose vertical heights are different from each other by forming a step on the upper surface, and the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted at different height positions for each set, The upper end of the sealing resin is preferably one horizontal plane.

基板は、複数の水平面を有する金属製の実装基板と、厚さが一様であり、開口部を有し、実装基板の上面に固定され、複数組の接続電極が設けられた回路基板とで構成され、複数組の発光素子は、開口部内で露出した実装基板の上面に実装されていることが好ましい。   The board includes a metal mounting board having a plurality of horizontal planes, and a circuit board having a uniform thickness, an opening, and fixed to the upper surface of the mounting board, and provided with a plurality of sets of connection electrodes. Preferably, the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on the upper surface of the mounting substrate exposed in the opening.

同じ組を構成する複数の発光素子はいずれも同じ発光波長帯域を有し、複数組の発光素子の一部は、残りの組の発光素子とは異なる発光波長帯域を有することが好ましい。   It is preferable that a plurality of light-emitting elements constituting the same set have the same emission wavelength band, and that some of the plurality of sets of light-emitting elements have emission wavelength bands different from those of the remaining sets.

また、基板と、基板上に固定された樹脂枠と、樹脂枠により囲まれる基板上の領域に実装された複数組の発光素子であって、組ごとに、当該組を構成する発光素子同士が互いに直列接続された複数組の発光素子と、基板上に設けられ、複数組の発光素子に電気的に接続された複数組の接続電極であって、複数組の発光素子のうちで一部の組の発光素子に選択的に駆動電流を供給可能な複数組の接続電極と、複数組の発光素子からの光により励起される蛍光体が混入され、樹脂枠により囲まれた基板上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填されて複数組の発光素子を一体的に封止する封止樹脂と、複数組の接続電極の少なくともいずれかに接続されて、複数組の発光素子のうちで対応する組の発光素子に駆動電流を供給することで、封止樹脂を通して当該組に対応する色度の光を出射させる定電流電源とを有し、複数組の発光素子の直上における封止樹脂の厚さが組ごとに互いに異なることで、複数組の発光素子のそれぞれを1組だけ発光させたときの封止樹脂からの出射光の色度が互いに異なる調色装置が提供される。   Further, there are a plurality of sets of light emitting elements mounted on a substrate, a resin frame fixed on the substrate, and a region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame. A plurality of sets of light emitting elements connected in series with each other, and a plurality of sets of connection electrodes provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of sets of light emitting elements, A plurality of sets of connection electrodes capable of selectively supplying a driving current to a set of light emitting elements and a phosphor excited by light from the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mixed, and an area on the substrate surrounded by a resin frame A sealing resin for filling and filling a plurality of sets of light emitting elements integrally, and a corresponding set of the plurality of sets of light emitting elements connected to at least one of the plurality of sets of connection electrodes. By supplying driving current to the light emitting element, A constant current power source that emits light of chromaticity corresponding to the set, and the thickness of the sealing resin immediately above the plurality of sets of light emitting elements is different for each set, so that each of the plurality of sets of light emitting elements A toning device is provided in which the chromaticities of the light emitted from the sealing resin when only one set is emitted are different from each other.

上記の発光装置および調色装置によれば、出射光の色度を複数段階に調整することが可能になる。   According to the light emitting device and the color adjusting device, the chromaticity of the emitted light can be adjusted in a plurality of stages.

調色装置1の概略構成図である。1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a toning device 1. FIG. 図1のII−II線に沿った発光装置10の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the light-emitting device 10 along the II-II line of FIG. 基板11の上面図および縦断面図である。It is the upper side figure and longitudinal cross-sectional view of the board | substrate 11. FIG. 白色レジスト19が取り除かれた基板11の上面図および縦断面図である。It is the top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of the board | substrate 11 from which the white resist 19 was removed. LED素子12の接続関係の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the connection relation of the LED element. 出射光の色度と出射光に含まれる青色光の強度との対応関係の例を示す表である。It is a table | surface which shows the example of the correspondence of the chromaticity of emitted light, and the intensity | strength of the blue light contained in emitted light. 発光装置10の出射光のスペクトルの例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows the example of the spectrum of the emitted light of the light-emitting device. 図6に対応する色度図である。FIG. 7 is a chromaticity diagram corresponding to FIG. 6. 発光装置10の製造工程の例を示すフローチャートである。4 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the light emitting device 10. 発光装置10の製造工程を説明するための上面図および縦断面図である。FIG. 6 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light emitting device 10. 発光装置10の製造工程を説明するための上面図および縦断面図である。FIG. 6 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light emitting device 10. 出射光の色度と出射光に含まれる青色光の強度との対応関係の別の例を示す表である。It is a table | surface which shows another example of the correspondence of the chromaticity of an emitted light, and the intensity | strength of the blue light contained in an emitted light. 図12に対応する色度図である。FIG. 13 is a chromaticity diagram corresponding to FIG. 12. 別の発光装置20の上面図および縦断面図である。It is the top view and longitudinal cross-sectional view of another light-emitting device 20. さらに別の発光装置30の上面図および縦断面図である。4 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of still another light emitting device 30. FIG. さらに別の発光装置40の上面図および縦断面図である。FIG. 6 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of still another light emitting device 40. さらに別の発光装置10’の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another light-emitting device 10 '. さらに別の発光装置20’の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another light-emitting device 20 '. さらに別の発光装置30’の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another light-emitting device 30 '. さらに別の発光装置40’の縦断面図である。It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of another light-emitting device 40 '. LED素子12の接続関係の別の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows another example of the connection relation of the LED element. LED素子12の接続関係の別の例を示す図である。It is a figure which shows another example of the connection relation of the LED element.

以下、図面を参照しつつ、発光装置および調色装置について説明する。ただし、本発明は図面または以下に記載される実施形態には限定されないことを理解されたい。   Hereinafter, the light emitting device and the toning device will be described with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the present invention is not limited to the drawings or the embodiments described below.

図1は、調色装置1の概略構成図である。また、図2は、図1のII−II線に沿った発光装置10の縦断面図である。調色装置1は、発光装置10および定電流電源80を有し、発光装置10は、基板11、LED素子12、樹脂枠13および封止樹脂14を有する。発光装置10は、パッケージ化されていない複数のLED素子(LEDダイ)12が基板11上に直接実装されたCOBのLEDモジュールであり、各種の照明装置のLED光源として利用される。   FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of the toning device 1. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the light emitting device 10 taken along the line II-II in FIG. The toning device 1 includes a light emitting device 10 and a constant current power supply 80, and the light emitting device 10 includes a substrate 11, an LED element 12, a resin frame 13, and a sealing resin 14. The light emitting device 10 is a COB LED module in which a plurality of unpackaged LED elements (LED dies) 12 are directly mounted on a substrate 11, and is used as an LED light source for various lighting devices.

図3は、基板11の上面図および縦断面図である。基板11は、実装基板11Aと、実装基板11Aの上に重ね合わされた回路基板11Bとで構成され、回路基板11Bの上面には、一部の領域を除いて白色レジスト19が設けられている。図4は、白色レジスト19が取り除かれた基板11の上面図および縦断面図である。図3の断面図は、図3の上面図内のIII−III線に沿った基板11の切断面を示し、図4の断面図も、図4の上面図内のIV−IV線に沿った基板11の切断面を示す。   FIG. 3 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of the substrate 11. The substrate 11 includes a mounting substrate 11A and a circuit substrate 11B superimposed on the mounting substrate 11A, and a white resist 19 is provided on the upper surface of the circuit substrate 11B except for a part of the region. FIG. 4 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of the substrate 11 from which the white resist 19 has been removed. 3 shows a cut surface of the substrate 11 along the line III-III in the top view of FIG. 3, and the cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 also follows the line IV-IV in the top view of FIG. The cut surface of the board | substrate 11 is shown.

実装基板11Aは、例えば、耐熱性および放熱性に優れたアルミニウムで構成され、その上面に複数のLED素子12が実装される平坦な金属基板であり、数cm角程度の大きさの矩形の形状を有する。実装基板11Aは、LED素子12および後述する蛍光体の粒子により発生した熱を放熱させる放熱基板としても機能する。なお、実装基板11Aの材質は、耐熱性と放熱性に優れたものであれば、例えば銅などの別の金属でもよい。   The mounting substrate 11A is made of, for example, aluminum excellent in heat resistance and heat dissipation, and is a flat metal substrate on which a plurality of LED elements 12 are mounted, and has a rectangular shape with a size of several cm square. Have The mounting substrate 11A also functions as a heat dissipation substrate that dissipates heat generated by the LED elements 12 and phosphor particles described later. The material of the mounting substrate 11A may be another metal such as copper as long as it is excellent in heat resistance and heat dissipation.

回路基板11Bは、例えばガラスエポキシ基板などの絶縁性の基板であり、一例として、実装基板11Aと同じ大きさの矩形の形状を有する。回路基板11Bは、端部が実装基板11Aの端部と合うように揃えられ、下面が例えば接着シートにより実装基板11Aの上面に貼り付けられて固定されている。図3および図4に示すように、回路基板11Bの中央には、円形の開口部(貫通孔)111が形成されている。   The circuit board 11B is an insulating board such as a glass epoxy board, for example, and has a rectangular shape having the same size as the mounting board 11A as an example. The circuit board 11B is aligned so that the end thereof is aligned with the end of the mounting substrate 11A, and the lower surface is bonded and fixed to the upper surface of the mounting substrate 11A by, for example, an adhesive sheet. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a circular opening (through hole) 111 is formed at the center of the circuit board 11B.

また、図4に示すように、回路基板11Bの上面には、LED素子12に電力を供給するための6個の配線パターン171〜176が設けられている。このうち、配線パターン171〜173は、図4における開口部111の上側半分を取り囲み、そこから回路基板11Bの左上の角部に向かって延びている。配線パターン174〜176は、回路基板11Bの中央に関して配線パターン171〜173と回転対称(点対称)な形状を有し、図4における開口部111の下側半分を取り囲み、そこから回路基板11Bの右下の角部に向かって延びている。   As shown in FIG. 4, six wiring patterns 171 to 176 for supplying power to the LED elements 12 are provided on the upper surface of the circuit board 11B. Among these, the wiring patterns 171 to 173 surround the upper half of the opening 111 in FIG. 4 and extend from the upper half toward the upper left corner of the circuit board 11B. The wiring patterns 174 to 176 have a rotationally symmetric (point symmetry) shape with respect to the wiring patterns 171 to 173 with respect to the center of the circuit board 11B, and surround the lower half of the opening 111 in FIG. It extends toward the lower right corner.

図3に示すように、回路基板11Bの上面には、左上および右下の向かい合う2つの角部に、白色レジスト19が設けられておらず配線パターン171〜176が露出している6個の矩形部分がある。これらの矩形部分は、発光装置10を外部電源に接続するための接続電極17a〜17cに相当する。接続電極17a〜17cは、配線パターン171,174の組、配線パターン172,175の組、および配線パターン173,176の組にそれぞれ対応している。発光装置10には、配線パターン171〜176により3組(3対、3系統)の電極が設けられている。接続電極17a〜17cのそれぞれは、一方がアノード電極で他方がカソード電極となり、定電流電源80に接続されている。以下では、接続電極17a〜17cを互いに区別しないときには、単に「接続電極17」と表記する。   As shown in FIG. 3, on the upper surface of the circuit board 11B, six rectangles in which the white resist 19 is not provided and the wiring patterns 171 to 176 are exposed at two corners facing the upper left and lower right. There is a part. These rectangular portions correspond to connection electrodes 17a to 17c for connecting the light emitting device 10 to an external power source. The connection electrodes 17a to 17c correspond to a set of wiring patterns 171, 174, a set of wiring patterns 172, 175, and a set of wiring patterns 173, 176, respectively. The light emitting device 10 is provided with three sets (three pairs, three systems) of electrodes by wiring patterns 171 to 176. Each of the connection electrodes 17 a to 17 c is connected to a constant current power supply 80 with one being an anode electrode and the other being a cathode electrode. Hereinafter, when the connection electrodes 17a to 17c are not distinguished from each other, they are simply referred to as “connection electrodes 17”.

LED素子12は、発光素子の一例であり、例えばInGaN系化合物半導体で構成され、発光スペクトルが450nm付近にピークをもつ青色系の半導体発光素子(青色LED)である。例えば、LED素子12は上面に一対の素子電極を有し、LED素子12の下面は、透明な絶縁性の接着剤などにより、開口部111内で露出した実装基板11Aの上面に固定されている。発光装置10では、5個のLED素子12を1組として、6組の計30個のLED素子12が、実装基板11Aに実装されている。同じ組のLED素子12の素子電極はボンディングワイヤ18により相互に接続され、各組の端部に位置するLED素子12から出たボンディングワイヤ18は、配線パターン171〜176のいずれかに接続されている。   The LED element 12 is an example of a light-emitting element, and is a blue semiconductor light-emitting element (blue LED) that is made of, for example, an InGaN-based compound semiconductor and has an emission spectrum having a peak near 450 nm. For example, the LED element 12 has a pair of element electrodes on the upper surface, and the lower surface of the LED element 12 is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting substrate 11A exposed in the opening 111 by a transparent insulating adhesive or the like. . In the light emitting device 10, a total of 30 LED elements 12 are mounted on the mounting substrate 11 </ b> A. The element electrodes of the LED elements 12 in the same set are connected to each other by bonding wires 18, and the bonding wires 18 coming out of the LED elements 12 located at the ends of each set are connected to any one of the wiring patterns 171 to 176. Yes.

図5は、LED素子12の接続関係の例を示す図である。6組のLED素子12は、組ごとに、その組を構成する5個のLED素子12同士が互いに直列に接続されている。図5に示す符号a1,a2の組のLED素子12は接続電極17aに、符号b1,b2の組のLED素子12は接続電極17bに、符号c1,c2の組のLED素子12は接続電極17cに、それぞれ電気的に接続されている。   FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of the connection relationship of the LED elements 12. In each of the six sets of LED elements 12, the five LED elements 12 constituting the set are connected in series to each other. 5, the LED element 12 of the set a1 and a2 is connected to the connection electrode 17a, the LED element 12 of the set b1 and b2 is to the connection electrode 17b, and the LED element 12 of the set c1 and c2 is the connection electrode 17c. Are electrically connected to each other.

接続電極17a〜17cのうちの1つまたは複数が定電流電源80に接続されることにより、発光装置10では、それらの接続電極に対応する組のLED素子12に選択的に駆動電流を供給可能である。発光装置10では、複数組の接続電極17a〜17cが設けられていることにより、対応する組のLED素子12に、予め定められた大きさの駆動電流が独立に供給される。後述するように、a1〜c2の組のLED素子12による出射光の色度は互いに異なるので、発光装置10では、所望の色度に応じて、a1〜c2のうちの1つまたは複数の組のLED素子12が駆動される。   By connecting one or more of the connection electrodes 17a to 17c to the constant current power supply 80, the light emitting device 10 can selectively supply drive current to the LED elements 12 corresponding to the connection electrodes. It is. In the light emitting device 10, a plurality of sets of connection electrodes 17 a to 17 c are provided, so that a predetermined amount of driving current is independently supplied to the corresponding set of LED elements 12. As will be described later, since the chromaticities of the emitted light from the LED elements 12 in the sets a1 to c2 are different from each other, the light emitting device 10 has one or more sets of a1 to c2 depending on the desired chromaticity. LED element 12 is driven.

発光装置10では、すべてのLED素子12が青色LEDであるため、同じ組を構成する複数のLED素子12は、いずれも同じ発光波長帯域を有する。ただし、必ずしも発光装置10内のすべてのLED素子12が同じ発光波長帯域を有していなくてもよい。例えば、一部の組のLED素子12は、例えばInGaN系化合物半導体で構成され、発光スペクトルが520nm付近にピークをもつ緑色系の半導体発光素子(緑色LED)であってもよく、残りの組のLED素子12とは異なる発光波長帯域を有してもよい。この点は、以下で説明する他のいずれの発光装置についても同様である。   In the light emitting device 10, since all the LED elements 12 are blue LEDs, the plurality of LED elements 12 constituting the same set all have the same emission wavelength band. However, all the LED elements 12 in the light emitting device 10 do not necessarily have the same emission wavelength band. For example, some of the LED elements 12 may be green semiconductor light-emitting elements (green LEDs) made of, for example, an InGaN-based compound semiconductor and having an emission spectrum having a peak near 520 nm. The LED element 12 may have a different emission wavelength band. This is the same for any of the other light-emitting devices described below.

なお、組ごとに独立して駆動電流を供給できれば、LED素子12の接続関係は図5に示したものとは異なっていてもよい。例えば、接続電極17の組ごとにLED素子12が1組ずつ接続されていてもよいし、接続電極17の組ごとに、接続されるLED素子12の組数が異なっていてもよい。また、ボンディングワイヤ18を用いずに、半田バンプを用いて基板11上に各LED素子12をフリップチップ実装してもよい。   Note that the connection relationship of the LED elements 12 may be different from that shown in FIG. 5 as long as the drive current can be supplied independently for each group. For example, one set of LED elements 12 may be connected for each set of connection electrodes 17, or the number of sets of LED elements 12 to be connected may be different for each set of connection electrodes 17. Alternatively, the LED elements 12 may be flip-chip mounted on the substrate 11 using solder bumps without using the bonding wires 18.

樹脂枠13は、例えば白色または無色透明の樹脂で構成された円形の枠体であり、封止樹脂14の流出しを防止するためのダム材である。樹脂枠13は、開口部111の縁を取り囲むように回路基板11Bの上面に固定されている。このため、LED素子12は、樹脂枠13により囲まれる実装基板11A上の領域に実装されているとも言える。樹脂枠13は、LED素子12から側方に出射された光を、LED素子12から見て基板11とは反対側である発光装置10の上方に向けて反射させる。   The resin frame 13 is a circular frame made of, for example, a white or colorless and transparent resin, and is a dam material for preventing the sealing resin 14 from flowing out. The resin frame 13 is fixed to the upper surface of the circuit board 11B so as to surround the edge of the opening 111. For this reason, it can be said that the LED element 12 is mounted in a region on the mounting substrate 11 </ b> A surrounded by the resin frame 13. The resin frame 13 reflects light emitted laterally from the LED element 12 toward the upper side of the light emitting device 10 on the side opposite to the substrate 11 when viewed from the LED element 12.

封止樹脂14は、例えば、複数のLED素子12からの光により励起される黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16が分散混入された、エポキシ樹脂またはシリコン樹脂などの無色透明の樹脂である。封止樹脂14は、樹脂枠13により囲まれた実装基板11A上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填され、例えば半球状にモールド成型されて、基板11上のすべてのLED素子12を組ごとに異なる厚さで一体的に被覆(封止)する。   The sealing resin 14 is, for example, a colorless and transparent resin such as an epoxy resin or a silicon resin in which a yellow phosphor 15 and a red phosphor 16 that are excited by light from the plurality of LED elements 12 are dispersed and mixed. The sealing resin 14 is filled so as to fill the region on the mounting substrate 11A surrounded by the resin frame 13, and is molded into a hemispherical shape, for example, so that all LED elements 12 on the substrate 11 are different for each group. Covering (sealing) integrally with the thickness.

発光装置10では、図2に示すように、樹脂枠13に近い外周部から基板11の中央に近付くほど封止樹脂14の厚さが大きくなる。このため、外周部のa1とc2の組については、そのLED素子12の上方にある封止樹脂14の厚さはそれぞれ同じであり、a1とc2の組よりも基板11の中央に近いa2とc1の組、さらにはb1とb2の組の方が、そのLED素子12の上方にある封止樹脂14の厚さは大きい。これにより、発光装置10では、LED素子12の組ごとに、LED素子12の直上における黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16を含有する樹脂層の厚さが異なるため、複数組のLED素子12のそれぞれを1組だけ発光させたときの封止樹脂14からの出射光の色度は互いに異なる。なお、a1とc2の組のように、一部の組については、封止樹脂14の厚さは同じであってもよい。   In the light emitting device 10, as shown in FIG. 2, the thickness of the sealing resin 14 increases as the distance from the outer peripheral portion near the resin frame 13 approaches the center of the substrate 11. For this reason, the thickness of the sealing resin 14 above the LED element 12 is the same for the pair of a1 and c2 on the outer peripheral part, and a2 and a2 closer to the center of the substrate 11 than the pair of a1 and c2 The thickness of the sealing resin 14 above the LED element 12 is larger in the set c1 and further in the set b1 and b2. Thereby, in the light-emitting device 10, since the thickness of the resin layer containing the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 immediately above the LED element 12 is different for each set of the LED elements 12, The chromaticities of the emitted light from the sealing resin 14 are different from each other when only one set is emitted. Note that the sealing resin 14 may have the same thickness for some of the sets, such as the set of a1 and c2.

黄色蛍光体15は、LED素子12からの青色光を励起光として吸収して黄色系の蛍光を発する粒子状の蛍光体材料である。例えば、黄色蛍光体15には、YAG(イットリウム・アルミニウム・ガーネット)系、デルビウム系、ストロンチウム系、リン酸塩系、ケイ酸塩系、アルミン酸塩系などの蛍光体が用いられる。   The yellow phosphor 15 is a particulate phosphor material that absorbs blue light from the LED element 12 as excitation light and emits yellowish fluorescence. For example, YAG (yttrium / aluminum / garnet) -based, derbium-based, strontium-based, phosphate-based, silicate-based, and aluminate-based phosphors are used for the yellow phosphor 15.

赤色蛍光体16は、LED素子12からの青色光を励起光として吸収して赤色光を発する粒子状の蛍光体材料である。例えば、赤色蛍光体16には、Eu2+(ユーロピウム)固溶のCaAlSiN(カルシウム・アルミニウム・シリコン三窒化物)蛍光体などが用いられる。 The red phosphor 16 is a particulate phosphor material that absorbs blue light from the LED element 12 as excitation light and emits red light. For example, as the red phosphor 16, a Eu2 + (europium) solid solution CaAlSiN 3 (calcium, aluminum, silicon trinitride) phosphor or the like is used.

このように、発光装置10では、黄色蛍光体15および赤色蛍光体16が混入された封止樹脂14により、青色LEDであるLED素子12が被覆されている。これにより、発光装置10では、LED素子12が発光すると、LED素子12からの青色光と、それによって黄色蛍光体15および赤色蛍光体16が励起されることでそれぞれ得られる黄色光と赤色光とが混合して、白色光が得られる。なお、封止樹脂に混入させる蛍光体は2種類以上でなくてもよく、例えば、LED素子12として青色LEDと緑色LEDの2種類を使用し、蛍光体として赤色蛍光体の1種類を使用してもよい。   As described above, in the light emitting device 10, the LED element 12 that is a blue LED is covered with the sealing resin 14 in which the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 are mixed. Thereby, in the light-emitting device 10, when the LED element 12 emits light, the blue light from the LED element 12, and the yellow light and the red light obtained by exciting the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16, respectively, are obtained. Are mixed to obtain white light. Note that the phosphors to be mixed into the sealing resin may not be two or more types, for example, two types of blue LED and green LED are used as the LED element 12, and one type of red phosphor is used as the phosphor. May be.

定電流電源80は、複数組の接続電極17a〜17cの少なくともいずれかに接続されて、複数組のLED素子12のうちで対応する組のLED素子12に駆動電流を供給する。これにより、調色装置1は、封止樹脂14を通してその組のLED素子12に対応する色度の光を出射させる。   The constant current power supply 80 is connected to at least one of the plurality of sets of connection electrodes 17a to 17c, and supplies drive current to the corresponding set of LED elements 12 among the plurality of sets of LED elements 12. Thereby, the toning apparatus 1 emits light of chromaticity corresponding to the LED element 12 of the set through the sealing resin 14.

図6は、出射光の色度と出射光に含まれる青色光の強度との対応関係の例を示す表である。黄色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体の百分率は、それぞれ、封止樹脂14中に含まれる蛍光体全体に対する黄色蛍光体15および赤色蛍光体16の重量比である。青色強度の百分率は、発光装置10の出射光全体に対する波長450nmの青色光の強度比である。色度の値は、CIE(国際照明委員会)により規定されたx,y座標の値である。図6の表は、黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16の配合比がそれぞれ異なる(1)〜(6)の場合について、例えば封止樹脂14の厚さが異なる複数の発光装置10を用意し、LED素子12の駆動電流の大きさを固定して、各発光装置10の出射光全体に対する青色光の強度比(青色強度)と出射光の色度とを測定することにより作成される。   FIG. 6 is a table showing an example of a correspondence relationship between the chromaticity of the emitted light and the intensity of the blue light included in the emitted light. The percentages of the yellow phosphor and the red phosphor are respectively the weight ratios of the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 with respect to the whole phosphor contained in the sealing resin 14. The percentage of blue intensity is the intensity ratio of blue light having a wavelength of 450 nm with respect to the entire light emitted from the light emitting device 10. The chromaticity value is an x, y coordinate value defined by the CIE (International Commission on Illumination). In the table of FIG. 6, for the cases (1) to (6) in which the blend ratios of the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 are different, for example, a plurality of light emitting devices 10 having different sealing resin 14 thicknesses are prepared. It is created by fixing the magnitude of the drive current of the LED element 12 and measuring the intensity ratio (blue intensity) of the blue light with respect to the entire emitted light of each light emitting device 10 and the chromaticity of the emitted light.

青色強度の大きさは、発光するLED素子12を覆う封止樹脂14の厚さ、およびLED素子12の駆動電流の大きさにより変化する。例えば、封止樹脂14の厚さが一定であれば、LED素子12の駆動電流が大きくなるほど青色強度は高くなり、逆に、LED素子12の駆動電流が小さくなるほど青色強度は低くなる。また、駆動電流の大きさが一定であれば、封止樹脂14の厚さが薄くなるほど、黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16による励起光が発生しにくくなるため青色強度は高くなり、逆に、封止樹脂14の厚さが厚くなるほど青色強度は低くなる。したがって、発光装置10内で発光させるLED素子12の組を変えることは、青色強度を変化させることに対応する。   The magnitude of the blue intensity varies depending on the thickness of the sealing resin 14 covering the LED element 12 that emits light and the magnitude of the drive current of the LED element 12. For example, if the thickness of the sealing resin 14 is constant, the blue intensity increases as the drive current of the LED element 12 increases, and conversely, the blue intensity decreases as the drive current of the LED element 12 decreases. Further, if the magnitude of the drive current is constant, the blue intensity increases as the thickness of the sealing resin 14 decreases, and excitation light from the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 is less likely to be generated. As the thickness of the sealing resin 14 increases, the blue intensity decreases. Therefore, changing the set of LED elements 12 that emit light within the light emitting device 10 corresponds to changing the blue intensity.

図7は、発光装置10の出射光のスペクトルの例を示す図である。グラフの横軸は波長λ(nm)を示し、縦軸は相対強度Lを示す。発光装置10では、青色LEDであるLED素子12、黄色蛍光体15および赤色蛍光体16により生成される青色光(B)、黄色光(Y)および赤色光(R)に対応して、波長450nm、560nmおよび670nm付近に相対強度のピークが現れる。そこで、発光装置10では、波長450nmの青色光の相対強度が青色強度として用いられる。   FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a spectrum of emitted light from the light emitting device 10. The horizontal axis of the graph indicates the wavelength λ (nm), and the vertical axis indicates the relative intensity L. In the light emitting device 10, the wavelength is 450 nm corresponding to the blue light (B), yellow light (Y), and red light (R) generated by the LED element 12, which is a blue LED, the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16. Relative intensity peaks appear around 560 nm and 670 nm. Therefore, in the light emitting device 10, the relative intensity of blue light having a wavelength of 450 nm is used as the blue intensity.

図8は、図6に対応する色度図である。グラフの横軸は色度のx座標を示し、縦軸は色度のy座標を示す。(1)〜(6)で示す6本の直線は、それぞれ、図6に示す各配合比の場合において青色強度を変化させたときの色度の軌跡であり、各直線上に円または四角の記号で示した点は、図6に示した色度の値に対応する。また、グラフ中の8個の四角形は、ANSI(米国規格協会)C78.377の規格で定められている相対色温度(CCT)による白色の分類(2700K〜6500K)を示す。   FIG. 8 is a chromaticity diagram corresponding to FIG. The horizontal axis of the graph represents the x coordinate of chromaticity, and the vertical axis represents the y coordinate of chromaticity. Each of the six straight lines shown in (1) to (6) is a locus of chromaticity when the blue intensity is changed in the case of each blending ratio shown in FIG. 6, and a circle or a square is formed on each straight line. The points indicated by symbols correspond to the chromaticity values shown in FIG. In addition, eight squares in the graph indicate white classification (2700K to 6500K) based on relative color temperature (CCT) defined in ANSI (American Standards Association) C78.377 standard.

発光させるLED素子12の組を変えることで青色強度を変化させると、出射光の色度は、図8の色度図上で、黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16の配合比に応じて異なる直線状の軌跡を描いて変化する。このとき、色度の値は、青色強度が高くなるほどグラフの右上に、青色強度が低くなるほどグラフの左下に移動する。特に、蛍光体の配合比を図6の(1)〜(6)のいずれかに設定し、かつ青色強度を図6に示した範囲内で変化させれば、色度の軌跡は、ANSI2011で規定された各相対色温度(CCT)の中心座標を通り、かつ1つの色温度に対応する四角形領域のほぼ左下から右上にわたって広がる。したがって、青色強度を調整することにより、蛍光体の配合比に対応する(1)〜(6)のいずれかの四角形領域の範囲内で、図8に示す各直線に沿って発光装置10の出射光の色度を調整することが可能になる。   When the blue intensity is changed by changing the set of the LED elements 12 to emit light, the chromaticity of the emitted light varies depending on the blending ratio of the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 on the chromaticity diagram of FIG. It changes by drawing a linear trajectory. At this time, the chromaticity value moves to the upper right of the graph as the blue intensity increases, and to the lower left of the graph as the blue intensity decreases. In particular, if the blending ratio of the phosphor is set to any one of (1) to (6) in FIG. 6 and the blue intensity is changed within the range shown in FIG. It passes through the center coordinates of each specified relative color temperature (CCT) and extends from the lower left to the upper right of a rectangular area corresponding to one color temperature. Therefore, by adjusting the blue intensity, within the range of any one of the square regions (1) to (6) corresponding to the phosphor mixture ratio, the light emitting device 10 exits along each straight line shown in FIG. It becomes possible to adjust the chromaticity of the incident light.

特に、図8に(1)〜(6)で示す6本の直線上における各点のx座標およびy座標と各相対色温度(CCT)の中心点のx座標およびy座標との差は、その中心点のx座標およびy座標の±2%の範囲内にある。したがって、LED素子12として青色LEDを用いて、蛍光体の配合比を図6の(1)〜(6)のいずれかに設定し、かつ青色強度が図6に示した範囲内の値になるように各組のLED素子12の実装位置における封止樹脂14の厚さを定めれば、各相対色温度(CCT)の中心点から±2%の範囲内で、出射光の色度を調整することが可能になる。   In particular, the difference between the x coordinate and y coordinate of each point on the six straight lines indicated by (1) to (6) in FIG. 8 and the x coordinate and y coordinate of the center point of each relative color temperature (CCT) is as follows: It is within ± 2% of the x and y coordinates of the center point. Therefore, a blue LED is used as the LED element 12, the phosphor mixture ratio is set to any one of (1) to (6) in FIG. 6, and the blue intensity becomes a value within the range shown in FIG. Thus, if the thickness of the sealing resin 14 at the mounting position of each set of LED elements 12 is determined, the chromaticity of the emitted light is adjusted within a range of ± 2% from the center point of each relative color temperature (CCT). It becomes possible to do.

なお、色度の軌跡である直線の傾きは、LED素子12の発光波長によって決まる。発光装置10では、LED素子12として青色LEDのみを使用するため、色度の調整が可能な範囲は色度図における1本の直線上に限定される。しかしながら、例えば、直列接続された一部の組のLED素子12を青色LEDとし、残りの組のLED素子12を緑色LEDとすれば、緑色強度(出射光全体に対する緑色光の強度比)を変化させることにより、図8に示すものとは異なる傾きの直線に沿って出射光の色度が変化する。したがって、LED素子12として青色LEDと緑色LEDの2種類を使用する場合には、青色強度と緑色強度の両方を変化させることにより、色度図上の2次元領域内で色度を調整することが可能になる。   The slope of the straight line that is the locus of chromaticity is determined by the light emission wavelength of the LED element 12. In the light emitting device 10, since only the blue LED is used as the LED element 12, the range in which the chromaticity can be adjusted is limited to one straight line in the chromaticity diagram. However, for example, if a group of LED elements 12 connected in series is a blue LED, and the remaining group of LED elements 12 is a green LED, the green intensity (the ratio of the intensity of green light to the total emitted light) changes. By doing so, the chromaticity of the emitted light changes along a straight line having a different slope from that shown in FIG. Therefore, when two types of blue LED and green LED are used as the LED element 12, the chromaticity is adjusted within a two-dimensional region on the chromaticity diagram by changing both the blue intensity and the green intensity. Is possible.

図9は、発光装置10の製造工程の例を示すフローチャートである。図10および図11は、発光装置10の製造工程を説明するための上面図および縦断面図である。図10の断面図は、図10の上面図内のX−X線に沿った基板11の切断面を示し、図11の断面図も、図11の上面図内のXI−XI線に沿った基板11の切断面を示す。   FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an example of a manufacturing process of the light emitting device 10. 10 and 11 are a top view and a longitudinal sectional view for explaining a manufacturing process of the light emitting device 10. 10 shows a cut surface of the substrate 11 along the line XX in the top view of FIG. 10, and the sectional view of FIG. 11 also follows the line XI-XI in the top view of FIG. The cut surface of the board | substrate 11 is shown.

発光装置10を製造するためには、まず、黄色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体の配合比が同じである封止樹脂により互いに異なる樹脂厚で青色LEDが封止された複数のCOBの発光装置が用意される。それらの発光装置を定電流電源80で駆動し、青色強度として波長450nmの青色光の相対強度を測定することにより、樹脂厚と青色強度の対応関係が予め測定される(S1)。続いて、S1で得られた対応関係ならびに図6および図8に示す対応関係を参照して、所望の色度を与える青色強度に対応する樹脂厚が決定される(S2)。すなわち、複数組のLED素子12のそれぞれについて、各相対色温度(CCT)の中心点を中心とするその中心点の色度値の±2%の範囲内に出射光の色度値のx座標およびy座標が収まるように、封止樹脂14の厚さが定められる。   In order to manufacture the light emitting device 10, first, a plurality of COB light emitting devices in which blue LEDs are sealed with different resin thicknesses by a sealing resin having the same blending ratio of the yellow phosphor and the red phosphor are prepared. Is done. These light emitting devices are driven by a constant current power source 80, and the relative intensity of blue light having a wavelength of 450 nm is measured as blue intensity, whereby the correspondence between the resin thickness and the blue intensity is measured in advance (S1). Subsequently, with reference to the correspondence obtained in S1 and the correspondence shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, the resin thickness corresponding to the blue intensity giving the desired chromaticity is determined (S2). That is, for each of the plurality of sets of LED elements 12, the x coordinate of the chromaticity value of the emitted light is within a range of ± 2% of the chromaticity value of the center point around the center point of each relative color temperature (CCT). And the thickness of the sealing resin 14 is determined so that the y-coordinates can be accommodated.

その後で、図10に示すように、開口部111内で露出した実装基板11Aの円形領域に複数のLED素子12が実装され、独立して駆動電流が供給される組ごとに、それらのLED素子12がボンディングワイヤ18で電気的に接続される(S3)。図示した例では、30個のLED素子12が実装され、それらが5個ずつ直列接続され、6組のLED素子12の列が、配線パターン171,174の組、配線パターン172,175の組、および配線パターン173,176の組の間に接続される。   Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10, each LED element 12 is mounted in a circular area of the mounting substrate 11 </ b> A exposed in the opening 111, and each LED element 12 is independently supplied with a drive current. 12 are electrically connected by the bonding wire 18 (S3). In the illustrated example, 30 LED elements 12 are mounted, and 5 LED elements 12 are connected in series, and six sets of LED elements 12 are divided into a set of wiring patterns 171, 174, a set of wiring patterns 172, 175, And connected between a set of wiring patterns 173 and 176.

次に、図11に示すように、開口部111の縁を取り囲むように、円環状の樹脂枠13が回路基板11Bの上面に固定される(S4)。そして、黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16が規定の配合比で混入された封止樹脂14が、樹脂枠13により囲まれた実装基板11A上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填され、複数組のLED素子12が組ごとに、S2で決定された厚さで封止される(S5)。以上の工程により、図1および図2に示す発光装置10が得られる。   Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the annular resin frame 13 is fixed to the upper surface of the circuit board 11B so as to surround the edge of the opening 111 (S4). Then, the sealing resin 14 in which the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 are mixed in a prescribed blending ratio is filled so as to fill the region on the mounting substrate 11A surrounded by the resin frame 13, and a plurality of sets The LED elements 12 are sealed for each group with the thickness determined in S2 (S5). Through the above steps, the light emitting device 10 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is obtained.

図12は、出射光の色度と出射光に含まれる青色光の強度との対応関係の別の例を示す表である。封止樹脂14に混入させる蛍光体は黄色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体に限らず、他の組合せでもよい。図12では、黄色蛍光体を緑色蛍光体に替え、緑色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体の配合比を(1)〜(6)に示す通りに変化させて図6の表と同様に作成された、出射光の色度と出射光に含まれる青色光の強度との対応関係の例を示している。緑色蛍光体は、LED素子12からの青色光を励起光として吸収して緑色光を発する、例えば(BaSr)SiO:Eu2+などの粒子状の蛍光体材料である。緑色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体の百分率は、それぞれ、封止樹脂14中に含まれる蛍光体全体に対する緑色蛍光体および赤色蛍光体の重量比である。また、青色強度と色度の値の定義は、図6のときと同じである。 FIG. 12 is a table showing another example of the correspondence relationship between the chromaticity of the emitted light and the intensity of the blue light included in the emitted light. The phosphor mixed in the sealing resin 14 is not limited to the yellow phosphor and the red phosphor, and other combinations may be used. In FIG. 12, the yellow phosphor was changed to the green phosphor, and the green phosphor and the red phosphor were mixed in the same ratio as shown in (1) to (6), and the same as the table of FIG. An example of the correspondence between the chromaticity of the emitted light and the intensity of blue light included in the emitted light is shown. The green phosphor is a particulate phosphor material such as (BaSr) 2 SiO 4 : Eu 2+ that emits green light by absorbing blue light from the LED element 12 as excitation light. The percentages of the green phosphor and the red phosphor are respectively the weight ratios of the green phosphor and the red phosphor with respect to the whole phosphor contained in the sealing resin 14. The definitions of the values of blue intensity and chromaticity are the same as in FIG.

図13は、図12に対応する色度図である。グラフの横軸は色度のx座標を示し、縦軸は色度のy座標を示す。(1)〜(6)で示す6本の直線は、それぞれ、図12に示す各配合比の場合において青色強度を変化させたときの色度の軌跡であり、各直線上に円または四角の記号で示した点は、図12に示した色度の値に対応する。また、グラフ中の12個の四角形は、ANSI(米国規格協会)C78.377の規格で定められている相対色温度(CCT)による白色の分類(2700K〜6500K)を示す。   FIG. 13 is a chromaticity diagram corresponding to FIG. The horizontal axis of the graph represents the x coordinate of chromaticity, and the vertical axis represents the y coordinate of chromaticity. The six straight lines shown in (1) to (6) are chromaticity trajectories when the blue intensity is changed in the case of each blending ratio shown in FIG. 12, and a circle or a square is formed on each straight line. The points indicated by symbols correspond to the chromaticity values shown in FIG. Further, twelve squares in the graph indicate white classification (2700K to 6500K) based on relative color temperature (CCT) defined in ANSI (American National Standards Institute) C78.377 standard.

黄色蛍光体に代えて緑色蛍光体を使用した場合にも、図8の場合と同様に、発光させるLED素子12の組を変えることで青色強度を変化させると、出射光の色度は、図13の色度図上で緑色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体の配合比に応じて異なる直線状の軌跡を描いて変化する。蛍光体の配合比が図12の(1)〜(4)の場合については、青色強度を図12に示した範囲内で変化させることにより、色度の軌跡は、ANSI2011で規定された各相対色温度(CCT)の中心座標を通り、かつ1つの色温度に対応する四角形領域のほぼ左下から右上にわたって広がる。しかしながら、緑色蛍光体を使用した場合には、蛍光体の配合比が図12の(5)と(6)の場合については、色度の軌跡は、3000Kと2700Kの四角形領域において、それぞれ、ほぼ中心から左下の限られた範囲にのみ広がる。したがって、緑色蛍光体と赤色蛍光体を使用した発光装置では、蛍光体の配合比に対応する(1)〜(6)のいずれかの四角形領域の範囲内で、図13に示す各直線に沿って出射光の色度を調整することが可能になる。   Even when a green phosphor is used instead of the yellow phosphor, as in the case of FIG. 8, when the blue intensity is changed by changing the set of LED elements 12 to emit light, the chromaticity of the emitted light is On the chromaticity diagram of 13, it changes while drawing a different linear locus according to the blending ratio of the green phosphor and the red phosphor. In the case where the blending ratio of the phosphors is (1) to (4) in FIG. 12, by changing the blue intensity within the range shown in FIG. It passes through the center coordinates of the color temperature (CCT) and spreads from the lower left to the upper right of the rectangular area corresponding to one color temperature. However, when the green phosphor is used, the chromaticity trajectories in the square regions of 3000K and 2700K are almost equal in the cases where the blending ratio of the phosphors is (5) and (6) in FIG. It spreads only in a limited range from the center to the lower left. Therefore, in the light emitting device using the green phosphor and the red phosphor, along each straight line shown in FIG. 13 within the range of any one of (1) to (6) corresponding to the blending ratio of the phosphors. Thus, the chromaticity of the emitted light can be adjusted.

図14は、別の発光装置20の上面図および縦断面図である。図14の断面図は、図14の上面図内のXIV−XIV線に沿った発光装置20の切断面を示す。発光装置20は、基板21、LED素子12、樹脂枠23および封止樹脂24を有し、封止樹脂24には黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16が混入されている。発光装置20の構成は、基板21と封止樹脂24の形状を除いて、発光装置10のものと同様である。   FIG. 14 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of another light emitting device 20. The cross-sectional view of FIG. 14 shows a cut surface of the light emitting device 20 along the line XIV-XIV in the top view of FIG. The light emitting device 20 includes a substrate 21, an LED element 12, a resin frame 23, and a sealing resin 24, and a yellow phosphor 15 and a red phosphor 16 are mixed in the sealing resin 24. The configuration of the light emitting device 20 is the same as that of the light emitting device 10 except for the shapes of the substrate 21 and the sealing resin 24.

基板21は、実装基板21Aと、回路基板21Bとで構成される。実装基板21Aは、アルミニウムなどで構成された矩形の金属基板である。回路基板21Bは、厚さが一様な矩形の絶縁基板であり、円形の開口部211を有し、実装基板21Aの上面に固定されている。回路基板21Bは発光装置10の回路基板11Bと同じものであるが、実装基板21Aは、実装基板11Aとは異なり、開口部211内で露出した部分の上面に段差が形成されていることにより、鉛直方向の高さが互いに異なる複数の水平面を有する。図14では、段差が3段であり、高さが3段階で異なる水平面221〜223が形成された場合の例を示している。   The board 21 includes a mounting board 21A and a circuit board 21B. The mounting substrate 21A is a rectangular metal substrate made of aluminum or the like. The circuit board 21B is a rectangular insulating board having a uniform thickness, has a circular opening 211, and is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting board 21A. The circuit board 21B is the same as the circuit board 11B of the light emitting device 10, but the mounting board 21A is different from the mounting board 11A in that a step is formed on the upper surface of the exposed part in the opening 211. It has several horizontal surfaces from which the height of a perpendicular direction mutually differs. FIG. 14 shows an example in which the level difference is three steps, and different horizontal surfaces 221 to 223 are formed in three steps.

発光装置20のLED素子12は、開口部211内で露出した実装基板21Aの上面において、互いに異なる高さの位置に実装されている。例えば、発光装置20も、5個のLED素子12を1組として、6組の計30個のLED素子12を有し、直列接続された各組のLED素子12は、実装基板21Aにおける同じ高さの水平面に配置されている。より正確には、図14の断面図の右側と左側における水平面221には、それぞれ、符号a1,c2で示す2組のLED素子12が配置されている。また、水平面221よりも図の中央側で水平面221よりも1段低い2つの水平面222には、それぞれ、符号a2,c1で示す2組のLED素子12が配置されている。さらに、図の中央における最も低い水平面223には、符号b1,b2で示す2組のLED素子12が配置されている。   The LED elements 12 of the light emitting device 20 are mounted at different height positions on the upper surface of the mounting substrate 21 </ b> A exposed in the opening 211. For example, the light-emitting device 20 also includes six LED elements 12 in a set of 30 LED elements 12 in total, and each set of LED elements 12 connected in series has the same height on the mounting substrate 21A. It is arranged on the horizontal plane. More precisely, two sets of LED elements 12 indicated by reference numerals a1 and c2 are arranged on the horizontal plane 221 on the right and left sides of the cross-sectional view of FIG. In addition, two sets of LED elements 12 indicated by reference numerals a2 and c1 are arranged on two horizontal planes 222 that are one step lower than the horizontal plane 221 on the center side in the figure than the horizontal plane 221. Further, two sets of LED elements 12 indicated by reference numerals b1 and b2 are arranged on the lowest horizontal plane 223 in the center of the figure.

発光装置10では、図2に示すように、樹脂枠13に近い外周部から中央に近付くほど封止樹脂14を上方に突出させることで、LED素子12の組ごとに封止樹脂14の厚さを変化させている。一方、発光装置20では、図14に示すように、基板21は外周部から中央に近付くほど低くなる段差を有し、封止樹脂24の上面は1つの水平面になっている。このように、基板21の厚さを階段状に変化させて、LED素子12の組a1〜c2のそれぞれを互いに異なる高さに実装し、かつ独立に駆動できるように接続してもよい。そして、封止樹脂24の上面が水平になるようにLED素子12を封止することで、LED素子12の組ごとに、LED素子12の直上における封止樹脂14の厚さを変化させてもよい。   In the light emitting device 10, as shown in FIG. 2, the thickness of the sealing resin 14 for each set of the LED elements 12 is caused by protruding the sealing resin 14 upward as it approaches the center from the outer peripheral portion close to the resin frame 13. Is changing. On the other hand, in the light emitting device 20, as shown in FIG. 14, the substrate 21 has a step that becomes lower from the outer peripheral portion toward the center, and the upper surface of the sealing resin 24 is one horizontal plane. As described above, the thickness of the substrate 21 may be changed stepwise, and the sets a1 to c2 of the LED elements 12 may be mounted at different heights and connected so that they can be driven independently. And by sealing LED element 12 so that the upper surface of sealing resin 24 may become horizontal, even if the thickness of sealing resin 14 just above LED element 12 is changed for every group of LED element 12, Good.

図15は、さらに別の発光装置30の上面図および縦断面図である。図15の断面図は、図15の上面図内のXV−XV線に沿った発光装置30の切断面を示す。発光装置30は、基板31、LED素子12、樹脂枠33および封止樹脂34を有し、封止樹脂34には黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16が混入されている。発光装置30の構成は、基板31、樹脂枠33および封止樹脂34の形状を除いて、発光装置10のものと同様である。   FIG. 15 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of still another light emitting device 30. The cross-sectional view of FIG. 15 shows a cut surface of the light emitting device 30 along line XV-XV in the top view of FIG. The light emitting device 30 includes a substrate 31, an LED element 12, a resin frame 33, and a sealing resin 34, and the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 are mixed in the sealing resin 34. The configuration of the light emitting device 30 is the same as that of the light emitting device 10 except for the shapes of the substrate 31, the resin frame 33, and the sealing resin 34.

図15に示すように、発光装置30では、樹脂枠33は矩形の枠体である。基板31は実装基板31Aと回路基板31Bとで構成され、これらの構成は、樹脂枠33に合わせて回路基板31Bの開口部311が矩形になっている点を除いて、発光装置10の実装基板11Aおよび回路基板11Bと同じである。また、封止樹脂34は、樹脂枠33により囲まれた実装基板31A上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填され、上方から見ると矩形の形状を有する。   As shown in FIG. 15, in the light emitting device 30, the resin frame 33 is a rectangular frame. The substrate 31 includes a mounting substrate 31A and a circuit substrate 31B, and these configurations are the mounting substrate of the light emitting device 10 except that the opening 311 of the circuit substrate 31B is rectangular according to the resin frame 33. 11A and circuit board 11B. The sealing resin 34 is filled so as to fill the region on the mounting substrate 31A surrounded by the resin frame 33, and has a rectangular shape when viewed from above.

発光装置30では、符号a1〜c2で示す5組のLED素子12は、実装基板31Aの水平な実装面上に実装されており、その実装面からの樹脂枠33の高さは、図の右側よりも図の左側の方が高くなっている。すなわち、実装面からの樹脂枠33の高さは、基板31の一端部側(図の左側)からその一端部に対向する基板31の他端部側(図の右側)に向けて徐々に小さくなっている。また、図の左側における封止樹脂34の厚さが最も大きく、図の右側に向かうにつれて厚さが小さくなることにより、封止樹脂34の上面は傾斜している。すなわち、封止樹脂34は、基板31の一端部側からその一端部に対向する基板31の他端部側にかけて厚さが次第に減少するように複数組のLED素子12を封止する。このようにして、独立に駆動可能なLED素子12の組の間で、LED素子12の直上における封止樹脂の厚さを変化させてもよい。   In the light emitting device 30, the five sets of LED elements 12 indicated by reference numerals a1 to c2 are mounted on the horizontal mounting surface of the mounting substrate 31A, and the height of the resin frame 33 from the mounting surface is the right side of the figure. It is higher on the left side of the figure. That is, the height of the resin frame 33 from the mounting surface is gradually decreased from one end portion side (left side in the figure) of the substrate 31 toward the other end portion side (right side in the figure) of the substrate 31 facing the one end portion. It has become. Moreover, the thickness of the sealing resin 34 on the left side of the drawing is the largest, and the thickness decreases toward the right side of the drawing, whereby the upper surface of the sealing resin 34 is inclined. That is, the sealing resin 34 seals the plurality of sets of LED elements 12 so that the thickness gradually decreases from one end of the substrate 31 to the other end of the substrate 31 facing the one end. In this manner, the thickness of the sealing resin immediately above the LED element 12 may be changed between the sets of LED elements 12 that can be driven independently.

図16は、さらに別の発光装置40の上面図および縦断面図である。図16の断面図は、図16の上面図内のXVI−XVI線に沿った発光装置40の切断面を示す。発光装置40は、基板41、LED素子12、樹脂枠43および封止樹脂44を有し、封止樹脂44には黄色蛍光体15と赤色蛍光体16が混入されている。発光装置40の構成は、基板41、樹脂枠43および封止樹脂44の形状を除いて、発光装置10のものと同様である。   FIG. 16 is a top view and a longitudinal sectional view of still another light emitting device 40. The sectional view of FIG. 16 shows a cut surface of the light emitting device 40 along the line XVI-XVI in the top view of FIG. The light emitting device 40 includes a substrate 41, the LED element 12, a resin frame 43, and a sealing resin 44, and the yellow phosphor 15 and the red phosphor 16 are mixed in the sealing resin 44. The configuration of the light emitting device 40 is the same as that of the light emitting device 10 except for the shapes of the substrate 41, the resin frame 43, and the sealing resin 44.

基板41は、実装基板41Aと、回路基板41Bとで構成される。実装基板41Aは、アルミニウムなどで構成された矩形の金属基板である。回路基板41Bは、厚さが一様な矩形の絶縁基板であり、円形の開口部411を有し、実装基板41Aの上面に固定されている。回路基板41Bは発光装置10の回路基板11Bと同じものであるが、図16に示すように、LED素子12の実装面である実装基板41Aの上面は、実装基板11Aとは異なり、図の左側よりも右側の方が低くなることで、水平面に対して傾斜している。発光装置40のLED素子12は、開口部411内で露出した実装基板41Aの上面(傾斜面)に実装されている。   The board 41 includes a mounting board 41A and a circuit board 41B. The mounting substrate 41A is a rectangular metal substrate made of aluminum or the like. The circuit board 41B is a rectangular insulating board having a uniform thickness, has a circular opening 411, and is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting board 41A. The circuit board 41B is the same as the circuit board 11B of the light emitting device 10. However, as shown in FIG. 16, the upper surface of the mounting board 41A, which is the mounting surface of the LED element 12, is different from the mounting board 11A, It is inclined with respect to the horizontal plane because the right side is lower than the horizontal plane. The LED element 12 of the light emitting device 40 is mounted on the upper surface (inclined surface) of the mounting substrate 41 </ b> A exposed in the opening 411.

また、樹脂枠43は、樹脂枠13と同様に円形の枠体であるが、実装面からの樹脂枠43の高さは、樹脂枠43の上端が全周にわたって同じ水平面上に位置するように、水平面に対する実装面上の高さが低い位置ほど大きくなっている。そして、封止樹脂44は、下端が基板41の傾斜した実装面に沿って広がり、かつ上端が1つの水平面になるように成型されている。発光装置40では、このように複数のLED素子12を封止することで、図の左側から図の右側に向かうにつれて封止樹脂44の厚さが大きくなる。このようにして、独立に駆動可能なLED素子12の組の間で、LED素子12の直上における封止樹脂44の厚さを変化させてもよい。   The resin frame 43 is a circular frame similar to the resin frame 13, but the height of the resin frame 43 from the mounting surface is such that the upper end of the resin frame 43 is positioned on the same horizontal plane over the entire circumference. The lower the height on the mounting surface with respect to the horizontal plane, the larger the position. The sealing resin 44 is molded such that the lower end spreads along the inclined mounting surface of the substrate 41 and the upper end becomes one horizontal plane. In the light emitting device 40, by sealing the plurality of LED elements 12, the thickness of the sealing resin 44 increases from the left side of the figure toward the right side of the figure. In this manner, the thickness of the sealing resin 44 immediately above the LED elements 12 may be changed between the sets of LED elements 12 that can be driven independently.

図17〜図20は、それぞれ、さらに別の発光装置10’〜40’の縦断面図である。発光装置10’〜40’は、基板の構成を除いて、それぞれ、上記の発光装置10〜40と同様の構成を有する。発光装置10’〜40’の基板11’〜41’は、実装基板と回路基板とが貼り合わされたものではなく、いずれも、1枚のセラミック基板である。基板11’〜41’は、上記した配線パターン171〜176および接続電極17と同様のものが上面に形成され、かつLED素子12が実装される平坦な基板であり、実装基板と回路基板を兼ねている。このように、発光装置の基板には、開口部がないセラミック基板を用いてもよい。   17 to 20 are longitudinal sectional views of further light emitting devices 10 'to 40', respectively. The light emitting devices 10 ′ to 40 ′ have the same configuration as the above light emitting devices 10 to 40 except for the configuration of the substrate. The substrates 11 ′ to 41 ′ of the light emitting devices 10 ′ to 40 ′ are not a laminate of a mounting substrate and a circuit substrate, but are all a single ceramic substrate. The substrates 11 ′ to 41 ′ are flat substrates on which the same wiring patterns 171 to 176 and connection electrodes 17 as described above are formed and on which the LED elements 12 are mounted. The substrates 11 ′ to 41 ′ also serve as a mounting substrate and a circuit substrate. ing. As described above, a ceramic substrate having no opening may be used as the substrate of the light emitting device.

また、発光装置10’,20’では、複数のLED素子12は、図17および図18に符号a〜cで示す3組に分かれて3組の接続電極17に別々に接続されており、これらの組は互いに独立に駆動可能である。発光装置30’,40’では、複数のLED素子12は、図19および図20に符号a,bで示す2組に分かれて2組の接続電極17に別々に接続されており、これらの組は互いに独立に駆動可能である。このように、LED素子12の組数は2組以上であれば何組でもよく、実装されるLED素子12の総数も何個でもよい。また、接続電極17の組数も、2組以上であれば何組でもよい。   Further, in the light emitting devices 10 ′ and 20 ′, the plurality of LED elements 12 are divided into three sets indicated by reference numerals a to c in FIGS. 17 and 18 and are separately connected to the three sets of connection electrodes 17, respectively. Can be driven independently of each other. In the light emitting devices 30 ′ and 40 ′, the plurality of LED elements 12 are divided into two sets indicated by reference numerals a and b in FIG. 19 and FIG. 20 and are separately connected to the two sets of connection electrodes 17, respectively. Can be driven independently of each other. As described above, the number of LED elements 12 may be any number as long as it is two or more, and the total number of LED elements 12 to be mounted may be any number. Further, the number of connection electrodes 17 may be any number as long as it is two or more.

以上説明したように、発光装置10(あるいは発光装置20〜40,10’〜40’)では、独立に駆動するLED素子12の組ごとに封止樹脂14(封止樹脂24〜44)の厚さが異なり、所望の色度に応じて、発光するLED素子12の組が切り変えられる。これにより、調色装置1は、ANSI2011で規定された同じ色温度の範囲内で発光装置(LEDパッケージ)の色度を変化させる調色機能を実現可能である。また、このような調色機能を有することにより、発光装置10〜40,10’〜40’では、温度変化に起因する色度シフトを補正することも可能になる。したがって、発光装置10〜40,10’〜40’では、温度変化による色度シフトを考慮した設計が不要になるため、製造工程がより簡略化される。   As described above, in the light emitting device 10 (or the light emitting devices 20 to 40, 10 ′ to 40 ′), the thickness of the sealing resin 14 (sealing resins 24 to 44) for each set of LED elements 12 that are driven independently. The sets of LED elements 12 that emit light are switched according to the desired chromaticity. Thereby, the toning apparatus 1 can implement a toning function that changes the chromaticity of the light emitting device (LED package) within the same color temperature range defined by ANSI2011. Further, by having such a color matching function, the light emitting devices 10 to 40 and 10 ′ to 40 ′ can correct a chromaticity shift caused by a temperature change. Therefore, in the light emitting devices 10 to 40 and 10 ′ to 40 ′, the design in consideration of the chromaticity shift due to the temperature change is not required, so that the manufacturing process is further simplified.

図21および図22は、LED素子12の接続関係の別の例を示す図である。これらの図では、直列接続された3個または4個のLED素子12を1組として、符号a〜cの3組のLED素子12が並列接続された場合の例を示している。符号a,cは封止樹脂の厚さが相対的に薄い領域に実装されたLED素子12の組を、符号bは符号a,cの領域よりも封止樹脂の厚さが厚い領域に実装されたLED素子12の組をそれぞれ示している。上記した発光装置10内の複数のLED素子12は、図21または図22に示すように定電流電源80に接続してもよい。   21 and 22 are diagrams showing another example of the connection relationship of the LED elements 12. In these drawings, three or four LED elements 12 connected in series are regarded as one set, and an example in which three sets of LED elements 12 having a symbol a to c are connected in parallel is shown. Symbols a and c indicate a set of LED elements 12 mounted in a region where the sealing resin is relatively thin, and symbol b indicates a region where the sealing resin is thicker than the regions a and c. Each set of LED elements 12 is shown. The plurality of LED elements 12 in the light emitting device 10 described above may be connected to a constant current power source 80 as shown in FIG. 21 or FIG.

図21において、符号a,cの組はそれぞれ4個のLED素子12で構成される。一方、符号bの組では、LED素子12の個数は1個少ない3個であり、代わりに1個の抵抗がLED素子12に直列に接続されている。図21の例では、定電流電源80(可変定電流回路)からの電流Ifの大きさに応じて、符号a〜cのうちの1つまたは複数の組のLED素子12が駆動される。   In FIG. 21, each set of symbols a and c is composed of four LED elements 12. On the other hand, in the group of the symbol b, the number of LED elements 12 is three, which is one less, and one resistor is connected in series to the LED element 12 instead. In the example of FIG. 21, one or a plurality of sets of LED elements 12 among the symbols a to c are driven according to the magnitude of the current If from the constant current power supply 80 (variable constant current circuit).

図22において、符号aの組は4個のLED素子12で構成される。符号bの組は3個のLED素子12で構成され、このLED素子12にはデプレッション型FETと抵抗が直列に接続されている。符号cの組は3個のLED素子12で構成され、このLED素子12には抵抗が直列に接続されている。図22の例でも、定電流電源80(可変定電流回路)からの電流Ifの大きさに応じて、符号a〜cのうちの1つまたは複数の組のLED素子12が駆動される。   In FIG. 22, the set of symbol a is composed of four LED elements 12. A set of symbols b includes three LED elements 12, and a depletion type FET and a resistor are connected in series to the LED element 12. The set of the code | symbol c is comprised by the three LED elements 12, and resistance is connected to this LED element 12 in series. Also in the example of FIG. 22, one or a plurality of sets of LED elements 12 among the symbols a to c are driven according to the magnitude of the current If from the constant current power supply 80 (variable constant current circuit).

また、上記した発光装置20〜40,10’〜40’についても、封止樹脂の厚さが相対的に薄い領域に実装されたLED素子12の組と、封止樹脂の厚さが相対的に厚い領域に実装されたLED素子12の組とを、図21または図22に示すように接続してもよい。   In addition, for the light emitting devices 20 to 40 and 10 ′ to 40 ′ described above, the set of the LED elements 12 mounted in the region where the thickness of the sealing resin is relatively thin and the thickness of the sealing resin are relatively A pair of LED elements 12 mounted in a thick region may be connected as shown in FIG. 21 or FIG.

1 調色装置
10,10’,20,20’,30,30’,40,40’ 発光装置
11,11’,21,21’,31,31’,41,41’ 基板
11A,21A,31A,41A 実装基板
11B,21B,31B,41B 回路基板
12 LED素子
13,23,33,43 樹脂枠
14,24,34,44 封止樹脂
15 黄色蛍光体
16 赤色蛍光体
17,17a,17b,17c 接続電極
80 定電流電源
1 Toning device 10, 10 ', 20, 20', 30, 30 ', 40, 40' Light emitting device 11, 11 ', 21, 21,', 31, 31 ', 41, 41' Substrate 11A, 21A, 31A , 41A Mounting board 11B, 21B, 31B, 41B Circuit board 12 LED element 13, 23, 33, 43 Resin frame 14, 24, 34, 44 Sealing resin 15 Yellow phosphor 16 Red phosphor 17, 17a, 17b, 17c Connection electrode 80 Constant current power supply

Claims (9)

基板と、
前記基板上に固定された樹脂枠と、
前記樹脂枠により囲まれる前記基板上の領域に実装された複数組の発光素子であって、組ごとに、当該組を構成する発光素子同士が互いに直列接続された複数組の発光素子と、
前記基板上に設けられ、前記複数組の発光素子に電気的に接続された複数組の接続電極であって、前記複数組の発光素子のうちで一部の組の発光素子に選択的に駆動電流を供給可能な複数組の接続電極と、
前記複数組の発光素子からの光により励起される蛍光体が混入され、前記樹脂枠により囲まれた前記基板上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填されて前記複数組の発光素子を一体的に封止する封止樹脂と、を有し、
前記複数組の発光素子の直上における前記封止樹脂の厚さが組ごとに互いに異なることで、前記複数組の発光素子のそれぞれを1組だけ発光させたときの前記封止樹脂からの出射光の色度が互いに異なる、
ことを特徴とする発光装置。
A substrate,
A resin frame fixed on the substrate;
A plurality of sets of light-emitting elements mounted in a region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, and for each set, a plurality of sets of light-emitting elements in which the light-emitting elements constituting the set are connected in series with each other;
A plurality of sets of connection electrodes provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of sets of light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are selectively driven to a part of the sets of light emitting elements. A plurality of connection electrodes capable of supplying current; and
Phosphors excited by light from the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mixed and filled so as to fill the region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, thereby integrally sealing the plurality of sets of light emitting elements. Sealing resin to stop,
Light emitted from the sealing resin when only one set of each of the plurality of light emitting elements emits light because the thickness of the sealing resin directly above the plurality of sets of light emitting elements is different for each set. Have different chromaticities,
A light emitting device characterized by that.
ANSI C78.377の規格で相対色温度により分類されている複数の白色のうちの1つに相当する色度図上の領域の中心点を中心とする当該中心点の色度値の±2%の範囲内に前記出射光の色度値が収まるように、前記複数組の発光素子の実装位置における前記封止樹脂の厚さが定められている、請求項1に記載の発光装置。   ± 2% of the chromaticity value of the center point centered on the center point of the region on the chromaticity diagram corresponding to one of a plurality of whites classified by relative color temperature in the ANSI C78.377 standard 2. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein a thickness of the sealing resin at a mounting position of the plurality of sets of light emitting elements is determined so that a chromaticity value of the emitted light falls within the range of 2. 前記複数組の発光素子は、前記基板の水平な実装面上に実装され、
前記実装面からの前記樹脂枠の高さは、前記基板の一端部側から前記一端部に対向する前記基板の他端部側に向けて徐々に小さくなり、
前記封止樹脂は、前記一端部側から前記他端部側にかけて厚さが次第に減少するように前記複数組の発光素子を封止する、請求項1または2に記載の発光装置。
The plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on a horizontal mounting surface of the substrate,
The height of the resin frame from the mounting surface gradually decreases from the one end of the substrate toward the other end of the substrate facing the one end.
3. The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the sealing resin seals the plurality of sets of light emitting elements such that the thickness gradually decreases from the one end side to the other end side.
前記基板は水平面に対して傾斜した実装面を有し、
前記複数組の発光素子は前記傾斜した実装面上に実装され、
前記実装面からの前記樹脂枠の高さは、前記樹脂枠の上端が全周にわたって同じ水平面上に位置するように、水平面に対する前記実装面上の高さが低い位置ほど大きくなり、
前記封止樹脂の上端は1つの水平面である、請求項1または2に記載の発光装置。
The substrate has a mounting surface inclined with respect to a horizontal plane;
The plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on the inclined mounting surface,
The height of the resin frame from the mounting surface is increased as the position on the mounting surface with respect to the horizontal plane is lower such that the upper end of the resin frame is positioned on the same horizontal plane over the entire circumference.
The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the sealing resin is one horizontal plane.
前記基板は、上面が前記傾斜した実装面である金属製の実装基板と、厚さが一様であり、開口部を有し、前記実装基板の上面に固定され、前記複数組の接続電極が設けられた回路基板と、で構成され、
前記複数組の発光素子は、前記開口部内で露出した前記実装基板の上面に実装されている、請求項4に記載の発光装置。
The substrate has a metal mounting substrate whose upper surface is the inclined mounting surface, has a uniform thickness, has an opening, is fixed to the upper surface of the mounting substrate, and the plurality of sets of connection electrodes are A circuit board provided, and
The light emitting device according to claim 4, wherein the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on an upper surface of the mounting substrate exposed in the opening.
前記基板は、上面に段差が形成されていることにより、鉛直方向の高さが互いに異なる複数の水平面を有し、
前記複数組の発光素子は、組ごとに異なる高さの位置に実装されており、
前記封止樹脂の上端は1つの水平面である、請求項1または2に記載の発光装置。
The substrate has a plurality of horizontal surfaces whose vertical heights are different from each other by forming a step on the upper surface,
The plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted at different height positions for each set,
The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein an upper end of the sealing resin is one horizontal plane.
前記基板は、前記複数の水平面を有する金属製の実装基板と、厚さが一様であり、開口部を有し、前記実装基板の上面に固定され、前記複数組の接続電極が設けられた回路基板と、で構成され、
前記複数組の発光素子は、前記開口部内で露出した前記実装基板の上面に実装されている、請求項6に記載の発光装置。
The board has a metal mounting board having the plurality of horizontal planes, has a uniform thickness, has an opening, is fixed to an upper surface of the mounting board, and the plurality of sets of connection electrodes are provided. Circuit board, and
The light emitting device according to claim 6, wherein the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mounted on an upper surface of the mounting substrate exposed in the opening.
同じ組を構成する複数の発光素子はいずれも同じ発光波長帯域を有し、
前記複数組の発光素子の一部は、残りの組の発光素子とは異なる発光波長帯域を有する、請求項1〜7のいずれか一項に記載の発光装置。
A plurality of light emitting elements constituting the same set all have the same emission wavelength band,
The light emitting device according to claim 1, wherein some of the plurality of sets of light emitting elements have a light emission wavelength band different from that of the remaining sets of light emitting elements.
基板と、
前記基板上に固定された樹脂枠と、
前記樹脂枠により囲まれる前記基板上の領域に実装された複数組の発光素子であって、組ごとに、当該組を構成する発光素子同士が互いに直列接続された複数組の発光素子と、
前記基板上に設けられ、前記複数組の発光素子に電気的に接続された複数組の接続電極であって、前記複数組の発光素子のうちで一部の組の発光素子に選択的に駆動電流を供給可能な複数組の接続電極と、
前記複数組の発光素子からの光により励起される蛍光体が混入され、前記樹脂枠により囲まれた前記基板上の領域を埋め尽くすように充填されて前記複数組の発光素子を一体的に封止する封止樹脂と、
前記複数組の接続電極の少なくともいずれかに接続されて、前記複数組の発光素子のうちで対応する組の発光素子に駆動電流を供給することで、前記封止樹脂を通して当該組に対応する色度の光を出射させる定電流電源と、を有し、
前記複数組の発光素子の直上における前記封止樹脂の厚さが組ごとに互いに異なることで、前記複数組の発光素子のそれぞれを1組だけ発光させたときの前記封止樹脂からの出射光の色度が互いに異なる、
ことを特徴とする調色装置。
A substrate,
A resin frame fixed on the substrate;
A plurality of sets of light-emitting elements mounted in a region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, and for each set, a plurality of sets of light-emitting elements in which the light-emitting elements constituting the set are connected in series with each other;
A plurality of sets of connection electrodes provided on the substrate and electrically connected to the plurality of sets of light emitting elements, wherein the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are selectively driven to a part of the sets of light emitting elements. A plurality of connection electrodes capable of supplying current; and
Phosphors excited by light from the plurality of sets of light emitting elements are mixed and filled so as to fill the region on the substrate surrounded by the resin frame, thereby integrally sealing the plurality of sets of light emitting elements. Sealing resin to stop,
A color that is connected to at least one of the plurality of connection electrodes and supplies a driving current to a corresponding set of light emitting elements among the plurality of sets of light emitting elements, so that the color corresponding to the set is transmitted through the sealing resin. A constant current power source that emits light of a degree,
Light emitted from the sealing resin when only one set of each of the plurality of light emitting elements emits light because the thickness of the sealing resin directly above the plurality of sets of light emitting elements is different for each set. Have different chromaticities,
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