JP2005322680A - Light emitting device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To secure a lens easily to a predetermined position without sacrifice of translucency in a light emitting device where the gap between the lens and a light emitting element is filled with translucent resin. <P>SOLUTION: In the light emitting device 1 where the light emitting element 2 and the lens 3 are supported by a support 4 while being space apart from each other and the lens 3 is secured on the support 4 through curing of the translucent resin 13 filling the gap between the light emitting element 2 and the lens 3 on the support 4, male parts and female parts being fitted each other are provided between the support 4 and the lens 3. A total of (n+α) female parts are provided for n male parts to communicate with the outside from the translucent resin 13 side and the α female parts are arranged to become leak parts capable of discharging the translucent resin 13 or bubbles to the outside when the lens 3 is secured. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a light emitting device including a light emitting element and a lens.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a structure of a light emitting device in which a light emitting element such as a light emitting diode (LED) and a lens are fixed to a support and integrated is known. For example, in Patent Document 1, a recess is formed in the support, the light emitting element is fixed to the bottom surface of the recess, and a support surface that supports the lens is provided in the middle of the depth of the recess. And the lens are supported by being separated by a predetermined distance. And in this patent document 1, the structure which fills the translucent resin between a lens and a light emitting element with translucent resin, and adheres and fixes a lens to a support body by this translucent resin is described.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-83018 (see FIG. 1)

  In a light-emitting device having a light-emitting element and a lens as described above, the distance between the light-emitting element and the lens and the deviation of the optical axis affect the light-emitting performance, so the lens can be securely fixed at a predetermined position. It becomes important.

  However, when the lens is bonded and fixed with a translucent resin filled between the light emitting element and the lens, if the amount of the translucent resin injected into the recess is excessive, the lens floats from a predetermined position. Therefore, there is a problem that the lens cannot be fixed as designed and a desired lens effect cannot be obtained.

  On the other hand, if the amount of resin filled in the recess is too small, or if air bubbles are caught in the interface between the lens and the adhesive resin, the lens is not sufficiently fixed and the translucency varies. There was also a problem.

  The present invention solves the above problems, and in a light emitting device in which a light transmitting resin is filled between a lens and a light emitting element, the lens can be easily fixed at a predetermined position without impairing the light transmitting performance. The purpose is to realize a possible structure.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the light emitting device according to the first aspect of the present invention, the light emitting element and the lens are supported by the support so that the light emitting element and the lens are separated from each other, and the transparent member filled between the light emitting element and the lens in the support is filled. In the light-emitting device for fixing the lens to the support by curing the light-sensitive resin, a male part and a female part that can be fitted to each other are provided between the support and the lens. (N + α) parts are provided in contrast to n parts, and are formed so as to communicate with the outside from the translucent resin side, and the α female parts are provided with the translucent resin when the lens is fixed. Or it becomes the leak part which can discharge | release a bubble outside, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the light emitting device according to the first aspect, the lens is positioned with respect to the support by n sets of male and female fittings with the support. It is characterized by.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the light emitting device according to the first or second aspect, a recess is formed in the support, and the light emitting element is fixed to a bottom surface of the recess, and the recess The lens is fixed in the middle of the depth direction, and the translucent resin is filled in a recess between the light emitting element and the lens.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the light emitting device according to the third aspect, a support surface that supports a surface of the lens on the light emitting element side is provided in the middle of the depth direction of the recess. The male part and the female part are provided between a surface on the light emitting element side of the lens and the support surface.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the light emitting device according to the third aspect, the male part and the female part are provided between a side surface of the lens and an inner side surface of the recess. Features.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the male part and the female part that can be fitted are provided between the lens and the support body, and the α female part is provided more than the male part. The remaining α pieces of female parts that are left unmatched can be used as a leak part, so that the excess of the translucent resin and air bubbles can be easily discharged to the outside. As a result, an appropriate amount of the translucent resin can be filled without any gap between the lens and the light emitting element, the deviation of the distance between the lens and the light emitting element can be prevented, and the light emitting performance as designed can be realized.

  Moreover, since the leak part uses the female part for fitting, it is not necessary to provide a new leak part different from that for fitting. Furthermore, since there are many female parts for fitting, the number of positions where the male part can be fitted increases, so the work of finding the fitting position when installing the lens can be reduced.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the lens can be reliably and easily aligned with the support body by n sets of male and female fittings.

  According to invention of Claim 3, since a light emitting element and a lens are arrange | positioned in a recess, translucent resin can be inject | poured easily.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the lens is aligned and fixed to the support surface provided in the middle part in the depth direction of the recess.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the lens is aligned and fixed to the inner surface of the recess.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2A is a plan view of the first embodiment, FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIb-IIb in FIG. FIG. 2C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IIc-IIc in FIG.

  The light emitting device 1 of the first embodiment includes a light emitting element 2, a lens 3, and a support 4 that supports them, and is configured so that light emitted from the light emitting element 2 is emitted to the outside through the lens 3. Yes.

  The support 4 includes a flat base 5 made of an insulator on which the light emitting element 2 is placed, and a case 6 made of an insulator and fixed to the upper surface of the base 5 so as to surround the periphery of the light emitting element 2. I have. The case portion 6 is provided with a through-hole in which the opening on the upper surface side has a larger diameter than the opening on the lower surface side, and the case portion 6 is overlapped with the upper surface of the base portion 5. A recess 7 whose upper surface is opened is formed in the substantially central portion.

  As shown in FIG. 2B, a pair of electrodes 8a and 8b are formed in advance on the upper surface of the base 5, and the light emitting element 2 such as a light emitting diode (LED) chip is electrically connected to one electrode 8a. Are connected and fixed, and are electrically connected to the other electrode 8b by wire bonding using a thin metal wire 9.

  The lens 3 is a plano-convex lens in which an annular flange portion 12 is integrally provided around a substantially hemispherical main body portion 11. In the case portion 6, a support surface 10 parallel to the upper surface of the base portion 5 is formed at a position in the middle of the recess 7 in the depth direction. The lens 3 is placed on the support surface 10 with its flat surface as the lower surface, and is disposed apart from the light emitting element 2 by a predetermined distance. The lens 3 is arranged so that its central axis coincides with the central axis of the light emitting element 2 (hereinafter referred to as the central axis O).

  A space between the light emitting element 2 and the lens 3 in the recess 7 is filled with a translucent resin 13. The translucent resin 13 transmits light emitted from the light emitting element 3 and makes it incident on the lens 3, and adheres and fixes the lens 3 to the support surface 10 that is the support 4. For the translucent resin 13, for example, an epoxy resin or the like is applied.

  Between the lens 3 and the support 4, a male part and a female part that can be fitted to each other are formed. The female part is provided with (n + α) n pieces while the male part is provided with n pieces. It has been. In this embodiment, a hole portion 20 as a female portion is formed in the lens 3, and a shaft portion 21 as a male portion is formed in the support surface 10.

  4 (n + α = 4) holes 20 are formed through the front and back of the flange 12 of the lens 3, and as shown in FIG. 2A, the four holes 20 have a central axis 0. It arrange | positions in the position which divides the circumference on a center into 4 equal parts. 2 (n = 2) projecting portions of the shaft portion 21 are provided on the support surface 10, and as shown in FIG. 2B, arbitrary positions at positions facing each other across the central shaft 0 among the four hole portions 20. It is comprised so that it can fit in two pieces. That is, in this embodiment, n = 2 and α = 2.

  Therefore, when the lens 3 is placed on the support surface 10 and aligned, the two hole portions 20 do not engage with each other and remain as a passage that communicates with the flange portion 12 in the vertical direction. It functions as a leak portion for excess of the conductive resin 13 and bubbles at the interface between the lens 3 and the translucent resin 13.

  In 1st Embodiment of the said structure, the translucent resin 13 is inject | poured into the recess 7 of the support body 4 so that the light emitting element 2 may be covered in the manufacture. The translucent resin 13 is injected in a large amount so as to rise from the support surface 10, and the lens 3 is placed on the support surface 10 so as to press the upper surface of the translucent resin 13. At this time, the two shaft portions 21 of the support surface 10 are fitted into two of the four hole portions 20 of the lens 3. That is, the lens 3 is aligned with the support 4 by male-female fitting by the two sets of hole portions 20 and the shaft portion 21. When the positions of the shaft portion 21 and the hole portion 20 are shifted when the lens 3 is installed, the shaft portions 21 are arranged at a central angle of 180 °, but the adjacent hole portions 20 are at a central angle of 90 °. Therefore, the fitting position can be quickly found within a range in which the lens 3 is rotated by 90 °.

  Then, the translucent resin 13 injected more in the recess 7 overflows on the support surface 10 due to the pressing of the lens 3, and the two hole portions 20 (leak portions) remaining without fitting the male and female are left. It is discharged to the outside (see arrow A in FIG. 2C). Further, air bubbles at the interface between the translucent resin 13 and the lens 3 are also discharged from the hole 20 to the outside.

  Thereby, in the light emitting device 1 of the first embodiment, the hole 20 serving as the leak portion can be provided, so that the gap between the lens 3 and the light emitting element 2 can be filled with the translucent resin 13 without any gap. 3 can be fixed in contact with the support surface 10 at a predetermined position. That is, the lens 3 can be securely fixed as designed without tilting or floating with respect to the support surface 10 and without shifting the optical axis. Therefore, even if the translucent resin 13 is filled, the desired lens effect can be obtained without impairing the light emitting performance of the light emitting element 2, and the adhesion is also improved because there is no gap below the lens 3. it can.

  Furthermore, since the said leak part has diverted the female part used for male-female fitting, it is not necessary to provide a leak part separately. In addition, by providing a female part which becomes a leak part, the female part is larger than the male part in fitting, and the position where the male part can be fitted increases, so the installation work of the lens 3 can be reduced. it can.

  Next, 2nd Embodiment of this invention is described based on drawing. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4A is a plan view of the second embodiment, FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVb-IVb in FIG. FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along line IVc-IVc in FIG. Structures similar to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  A light emitting device 101 according to the second embodiment includes a light emitting element 2, a lens 3, and a support body 4 that supports them, and light emitted from the light emitting element 2 is emitted to the outside through the lens 3 as in the first embodiment. It is configured to be.

  A male part and a female part that can be fitted to each other are formed between the lens 3 and the support body 4 of the second embodiment. In this second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2 (n = 2) ribs 25 are provided on the support surface 10 and 4 (n + α = 4) grooves 24 are provided on the lens 3 as female parts. That is, in this embodiment, n = 2 and α = 2.

  In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the support surface 10 is provided on the upper end surface of the recess 7. On the support surface 10, ribs 25 that are linear in a plan view are provided so as to be separated on the same straight line that passes through the central axis O.

  On the other hand, the groove portion 24 which is a female portion has a base end portion at a position where the outer periphery of the flange portion 12 of the lens 3 is equally divided into four portions, and is cut and formed from there to the central axis O side. Further, these four groove portions 14 have a concave shape opened downward on the lower surface side of the main body portion 11 of the lens 3, and the tip portions thereof are provided at positions in contact with the filling portions of the translucent resin 13. . (See arrow B in FIG. 4B).

  Thus, since four female parts (groove part 24) are provided with respect to two male parts (rib 25), when the lens 3 is mounted on the support surface 10 and aligned, 2 The groove portions 24 remain without being fitted to each other, and the groove portions 24 function as leak portions.

  In the second embodiment having the above-described configuration, the lens 3 is reliably aligned with the support body 4 by male and female fitting by the two sets of shaft portions 24 and the ribs 25. Excess portions and air bubbles of the translucent resin 13 in the recess 7 are discharged to the outside through the two groove portions 24 (leak portions) remaining without being fitted into the male and female (arrow B in FIG. 4B). reference). Thereby, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In this embodiment, the support surface 10 is the upper end surface of the recess 7 and the rib 25 serving as the male portion is provided on the support surface 10. However, the support surface 10 is provided in the middle of the recess 7. In the case of being present, the rib 25 serving as the male portion may be integrally projected from the inner surface of the recess 7 toward the central axis O.

  Next, 3rd Embodiment of this invention is described based on drawing. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the third embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6A is a plan view of the third embodiment, FIG. 6B is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIb-VIb in FIG. FIG. 6C is a cross-sectional view taken along line VIc-VIc in FIG. Structures similar to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.

  The light emitting device 201 of the third embodiment includes a light emitting element 2, a lens 3, and a support 4 that supports them, and light emitted from the light emitting element 2 is emitted to the outside through the lens 3 as in the first embodiment. It is configured to be.

  Between the lens 3 and the support body 4 of the third embodiment, a male part and a female part that can be fitted to each other are formed. In this third embodiment, as shown in FIG. A groove 30 as a female part is formed on the surface 10, and a rib 31 as a male part is formed on the lens 3.

  Three (n + α = 3) groove portions 30 are provided on the support surface 10. As shown in FIG. 6A, these groove portions 30 have a linear shape extending radially from the central axis O side, and adjacent groove portions 30 are arranged at a central angle of 120 °. On the other hand, 2 (n = 2) ribs 31 are provided on the lower surface of the lens 3 and are arranged so as to be able to engage with any two of the three groove portions 30. That is, in this embodiment, n = 2 and α = 1.

  Further, when the lens 3 is aligned with the support 4 by the male and female fitting of the groove portion 30 and the rib 31, between the outer periphery of the flange portion 12 of the lens 3 and the inner periphery of the recess 7, A slight gap 32 of ΔL is formed.

  For this reason, when the lens 3 is placed on the support surface 10 and aligned, one groove portion 30 remains without being fitted into the male and female, and this groove portion 30 communicates with the outside through the gap 32. It functions as a part.

  In the third embodiment having the above-described configuration, the lens 3 is aligned with the support body 4 by two sets of male and female fitting by the groove portion 30 and the rib 31. Translucent resin 13 injected in a large amount into recess 7 passes through one groove 30 and gap 32 remaining without being fitted into the male and female due to the pressing of lens 3, and the excess and bubbles are discharged to the outside. (See arrow C in FIG. 6C). Thereby, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the 1st-3rd embodiment mentioned above, The shape of a male part and a female part, the number (n and (alpha)), an arrangement | positioning site | part, etc. can be changed suitably.

It is a disassembled perspective view of 1st Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a plan view of the first embodiment, (b) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIb-IIb in FIG. 2 (a), and (c) is a cross-sectional view taken along line IIc-IIc in FIG. 2 (a). is there. It is a disassembled perspective view of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a plan view of the second embodiment, (b) is a sectional view taken along line IVb-IVb in FIG. 4 (a), and (c) is a sectional view taken along line IVc-IVc in FIG. 4 (a). is there. It is a disassembled perspective view of 3rd Embodiment of this invention. (A) is a plan view of the third embodiment, (b) is a sectional view taken along line VIb-VIb in FIG. 6 (a), and (c) is a sectional view taken along line VIc-VIc in FIG. 6 (a). is there.

Explanation of symbols

1, 101, 201 Light-emitting device 2 Light-emitting element 3 Lens 4 Support body 5 Base portion 6 Case portion 7 Recesses 8a and 8b Electrode 9 Metal wire 10 Support surface 11 Body portion 12 Flange portion 13 Translucent resin 20 Hole portion 21 Shaft portion 24 Groove 25 Rib 30 Groove 31 Rib 32 Clearance

Claims (5)

In the light emitting device in which the light emitting element and the lens are spaced apart and supported by the support, and the lens is fixed to the support by curing the translucent resin filled between the light emitting element and the lens in the support.
Between the support and the lens, a male part and a female part that can be fitted to each other are provided,
The female part is provided so that (n + α) pieces are provided while n male parts are provided, and the female part is formed to communicate with the outside from the translucent resin side. A light-emitting device, wherein the light-transmitting resin or bubbles become a leak portion that can be discharged to the outside during fixing.   The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the lens is positioned with respect to the support by n male and female fittings with the support.   A recess is formed in the support, and the light emitting element is fixed to the bottom surface of the recess, and the lens is fixed to a middle part in the depth direction of the recess, and is between the light emitting element and the lens. The light-emitting device according to claim 1, wherein the translucent resin is filled in a recess.   A support surface that supports a surface on the light emitting element side of the lens is provided in a middle part in the depth direction of the recess, and the male part and the female part are formed on the light emitting element side of the lens and the support surface. The light emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the light emitting device is provided between the two.   The light emitting device according to claim 3, wherein the male part and the female part are provided between a side surface of the lens and an inner side surface of the recess.

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