Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Lighting device and display apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 照明装置和显示装置
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Application No.: US11878545Application Date: 2007-07-25
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Publication No.: US07670031B2Publication Date: 2010-03-02
- Inventor: Yoichi Ogawa , Masataka Sato , Katsusuke Shimazaki , Eiji Koyama , Hiroyuki Tsukamoto , Toshihiro Yamanaka
- Applicant: Yoichi Ogawa , Masataka Sato , Katsusuke Shimazaki , Eiji Koyama , Hiroyuki Tsukamoto , Toshihiro Yamanaka
- Applicant Address: JP Ibaraki-shi
- Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Ibaraki-shi
- Agency: Oliff & Berridge, PLC
- Priority: JP2006-212084 20060803; JP2007-160114 20070618
- Main IPC: F21V5/00
- IPC: F21V5/00

Abstract:
A lighting device includes a plurality of self-luminous elements formed on a substrate and emitting different wavelengths of light from each other, a hemispherical lens structure formed on the substrate to cover the self-luminous elements, and a plurality of translucent spherical particles covering a surface of the lens structure. Light emitted from the self-luminous elements passes through the lens structure and enters the translucent spherical particles where its direction is largely inclined to scatter due to a difference in refractive index between the translucent spherical particles and air. Consequently, different wavelengths of light from the self-luminous elements are mixed to produce a desired color of light.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080030986A1 Lighting device and display apparatus Public/Granted day:2008-02-07
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