JP2011159555A - Light source device and lighting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a light source device which can increase luminance sufficiently as compared with a conventional device. <P>SOLUTION: The light source device includes a solid light source 5 which emits light of a predetermined wavelength among wavelength regions from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflection type phosphor rotator 11 which can rotate around a rotational axis X. The phosphor rotator 11 includes a phosphor layer 12 excited by excitation light from the solid light source 5, and a substrate 16 with light reflectivity. A light-reflective wall 16a surrounding the phosphor layer 12 is arranged on the substrate 16, and the light-reflective wall 16a is arranged radially from a center not only around a circumference part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a light source device and an illumination device.

  A light source device combining an optical semiconductor such as an LED and a phosphor layer has been widely used. However, in recent years, the brightness has been increased, and its application range such as general lighting and automobile headlamps has been expanded. It is considered that such light source devices will continue to be widely used in various applications by increasing the luminance.

  As a means for increasing the brightness of a light source device combining such an optical semiconductor and a phosphor layer, it is conceivable to increase the excitation light intensity from the optical semiconductor by supplying a large current to the optical semiconductor. Heat is generated in the phosphor layer, and in the phosphor layer, the fluorescence intensity decreases due to discoloration of the resin component or temperature quenching of the phosphor. Therefore, as a result, the emission intensity is saturated and decreased, and it is difficult to increase the luminance of the light source device that combines the optical semiconductor and the phosphor layer.

  Here, the discoloration of the resin component in the phosphor layer means that the phosphor layer is usually formed into a fixed shape with good reproducibility. This is a phenomenon in which the resin component is discolored when the resin component is heated to about 200 ° C. or higher. Since the resin component is inherently transparent, if the resin component is discolored by heat, it absorbs a part of the excitation light from the optical semiconductor and the fluorescence from the phosphor layer, which prevents high brightness. It was.

  The temperature quenching of the phosphor is a phenomenon in which the fluorescence intensity decreases when the phosphor is heated. If the fluorescence intensity decreases due to temperature quenching, the energy that has not been converted to fluorescence becomes heat, so the amount of heat generated by the phosphor increases, the temperature of the phosphor rises, temperature quenching proceeds, and the fluorescence intensity further decreases. This happens. For this reason, temperature quenching of the phosphors generated by heat has also been a factor that hinders high brightness.

  In order to solve these problems, Patent Document 1 proposes a light source device using a phosphor layer that does not contain a resin. In this case, since the phosphor layer does not contain a resin component, discoloration does not occur, and furthermore, temperature quenching does not occur because the phosphor layer is a ceramic layer of a phosphor with low temperature sensitivity, so that high brightness can be achieved. is there. In addition, as shown in FIG. 1, the phosphor layer 92 is directly bonded to the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 to dissipate heat generated in the phosphor layer 92 to the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 side. It was.

JP 2006-005367 A

  Incidentally, in the conventional light source device in which the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 and the phosphor layer 92 are directly bonded as shown in FIG. 1, the phosphor layer excited by the excitation light from the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95. The light emitted from the light 92 (fluorescence) is emitted to the side opposite to the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 side, and the light semiconductor (solid light source) 95 that is not absorbed by the phosphor layer 92 and passes through the phosphor layer 92. The excitation light from is used. That is, the light source device of FIG. 1 is of a transmissive type that uses light transmitted through the phosphor layer 92.

  Here, when light emitted from the phosphor layer 92 is considered, there is also light reflected from the interface with the phosphor layer 92 together with the transmitted light and returning to the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 side, that is, reflected light. This light (reflected light) is re-absorbed by the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95, so that there is a problem that the light cannot be used as illumination light.

  1 is intended to dissipate the heat of the phosphor layer 92 to the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 side, but the excitation light intensity of the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 is increased. Since heat is generated not only in the phosphor layer 92 but also in the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95, the heat generated in the phosphor layer 92 is dissipated from the side of the optical semiconductor (solid light source) 95 that is also generating heat. There was a problem that the efficiency of was not good.

  As described above, the light source device shown in FIG. 1 has a limitation on high luminance because it is of a transmissive type and the efficiency of heat dissipation with respect to the heat generation of the phosphor layer 92 is not good.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a light source device and an illuminating device capable of achieving a sufficiently high luminance as compared with the conventional art.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention described in claim 1 is a solid-state light source that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflection type that can rotate around a rotation axis. The reflection-type fluorescent rotator includes at least one type of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid-state light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid-state light source. A phosphor layer that includes a light-reflective substrate, the phosphor layer being divided into a plurality of sections, each section of the divided phosphor layer being a light-reflective wall. The light source device is characterized by being surrounded by.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a solid-state light source that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflective fluorescent rotator that can rotate around a rotation axis. The reflective fluorescent rotator includes a phosphor layer including at least one kind of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source; A light-reflective substrate, and the substrate is provided with a light-reflective wall surrounding the phosphor layer, and the height of the wall is higher than the height of the phosphor layer. The light source device is characterized.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the light source device according to the second aspect, the phosphor layer is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section of the divided phosphor layer includes the respective sections. It is characterized by being surrounded by a wall that is higher than the section.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the light source device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the variable means for moving the fluorescent rotator in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the fluorescent rotator. It is characterized by having.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the light source device according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, and a lens on which light emitted from the phosphor layer of the fluorescent rotator of the light source device is incident. It is the lighting device characterized by having.

  The invention according to claim 6 includes the light source device according to claim 1 or 3, and a lens on which light emitted from the phosphor layer of the fluorescent rotator of the light source device is incident. The lighting device is characterized in that an area is larger than an area of one section of the phosphor layer.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the solid-state light source that emits light having a predetermined wavelength in the wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and the reflective fluorescent rotator that can rotate around the rotation axis are provided. The reflective fluorescent rotator includes a phosphor layer including at least one kind of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source; And the phosphor layer is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section of the divided phosphor layer is surrounded by a light-reflective wall. In addition, divergence of excitation light and fluorescence can be suppressed, and higher brightness can be achieved as compared with the conventional case.

  According to the inventions of claims 2 and 3, a solid-state light source that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflection type that can rotate around a rotation axis The reflection-type fluorescent rotator includes at least one type of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid-state light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid-state light source. And a substrate having light reflectivity, and the substrate is provided with a light reflective wall surrounding the phosphor layer, and the height of the wall is equal to that of the phosphor layer. Since it is higher than the height, it is possible to achieve a sufficiently high brightness as compared with the conventional case.

  Particularly, in the invention according to claim 3, in the light source device according to claim 2, the phosphor layer is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section of the divided phosphor layer is divided into the sections. Since it is surrounded by a wall having a height higher than that of the section, it is possible to further suppress the divergence of excitation light and fluorescence, and to achieve higher luminance.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the light source device according to any one of the first to third aspects, the variable means for moving the fluorescent rotator in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis of the fluorescent rotator. Therefore, it is possible to adjust the illumination light intensity by fixing the position of the solid light source and moving only the fluorescent rotator.

  According to the invention described in claim 6, the light source device according to claim 1 or claim 3 and a lens on which light emitted from the phosphor layer of the fluorescent rotator of the light source device is incident, Since the area of the lens is larger than the area of one section of the phosphor layer, divergence of excitation light and fluorescence can be suppressed, and the incident efficiency of excitation light and fluorescence to the lens can be significantly improved.

It is a figure which shows the conventional light source device. It is a figure which shows one structural example of the light source device devised by the inventor of this application. It is a figure which shows the example of 1 structure of the light source device of this invention. It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the light source device of this invention. It is a figure which shows the divergence range of the excitation light and fluorescence in the structure of FIG. 2 (a), (b) and the structure of FIG. 4 (a), (b). It is a figure which shows the other structural example of the light source device of this invention. It is a figure which shows the illuminating device which combined the light source device of Fig.3 (a), (b) or the light source device of Fig.6 (a), (b), and a lens. It is a figure which shows the comparison of the size of the area of a section, and the area of a lens. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the light source device of FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), and the light source device of FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). It is a figure which shows the structure provided with the variable means which makes this distance variable. It is a figure which shows an example of a moving means.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIGS. 2A and 2B are diagrams showing a configuration example of the light source device devised by the inventor of the present application. 2A is a front view of the whole, FIG. 2B is a plan view of a fluorescent rotating body, and this light source device is described in Japanese Patent Application No. 2009-287559, which is a prior application of the present application. Is. Referring to FIGS. 2A and 2B, the light source device 20 includes a solid-state light source 5 that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a driving unit (such as a motor). A reflection-type fluorescent rotator 11 that can be rotated around the rotation axis X by being driven by the non-illustrated), and the reflection-type fluorescent rotator 11 is excited by excitation light from the solid light source 5 and is solid-state light source. 5 includes a phosphor layer 12 including at least one kind of phosphor that emits fluorescence having a wavelength longer than the emission wavelength 5 and a substrate 16 having light reflectivity.

  Here, the phosphor layer 12 is provided on the reflection-type fluorescence rotator 11 that can rotate around the rotation axis X, and is disposed spatially away from the solid-state light source 5.

  The substrate 16 has a recess 17 on the surface of the solid light source 5, and the phosphor layer 12 is provided in the recess 17 of the substrate 16. That is, in this configuration, the side surface (end surface) of the phosphor layer 12 is surrounded by a light-reflective side wall (side wall of the recess 17). In other words, the substrate 16 is provided with a light reflective wall 16a surrounding the phosphor layer 12.

  The phosphor layer 12 includes at least one kind of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source 5 and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source 5. Specifically, when the solid-state light source 5 emits ultraviolet light, the phosphor layer 12 contains at least one kind of phosphor among phosphors such as blue, green, and red. When the solid light source 5 emits ultraviolet light, when the phosphor layer 12 includes, for example, blue, green, and red phosphors (the blue, green, and red phosphors are, for example, uniform. When the phosphor layer 12 is irradiated with ultraviolet light from the solid light source 5, white illumination light can be obtained as reflected light. When the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, the phosphor layer 12 includes at least one kind of phosphor among phosphors such as green, red, and yellow. When the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, when the phosphor layer 12 contains, for example, green and red phosphors (each of the green and red phosphors is uniformly dispersed, for example) When the blue light from the solid light source 5 is irradiated onto the phosphor layer 12, illumination light such as white can be obtained as reflected light. Further, when the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, for example, when the phosphor layer 12 includes only a yellow phosphor, the blue light from the solid light source 5 is emitted from the phosphor layer 12. When illuminating, illumination light such as white can be obtained as reflected light.

  The substrate 16 is made of a light reflective material (for example, metal).

  In the light source device 20, the fluorescent rotator 11 is configured as a reflection type fluorescent rotator, and the surface of the phosphor layer 12 is opposite to the surface on which the excitation light from the solid light source 5 is incident. A method of taking out light such as fluorescent light using reflection by a reflection surface (reflection surface of the substrate 16) provided in (hereinafter referred to as reflection method) is employed.

  As described above, the light source device 20 is basically characterized in that the solid light source 5 and the phosphor layer 12 are spatially separated and light emission is used in a reflective manner.

  That is, as in the conventional light source device shown in FIG. 1, when the phosphor layer 92 is in contact with the solid light source 95, both the phosphor layer 92 and the solid light source 95 are used even if the luminance is increased. However, in the light source device 20 shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the phosphor layer 12 is disposed away from the solid light source 5 because the heat dissipation efficiency from the phosphor layer 92 is poor. Thus, even when the luminance is increased, it is possible to dissipate heat from the phosphor layer 12 to the low-temperature substrate 16, and the efficiency of heat dissipation from the phosphor layer 12 is shown in FIG. Compared with the conventional light source device, it can be remarkably enhanced.

  Further, in the conventional light source device shown in FIG. 1, among the excitation light from the solid light source 95 and the fluorescence from the phosphor layer 92, the fluorescence emitted to the side opposite to the solid light source 95 and the phosphor layer 92 Excitation light from a solid light source 95 that is transmitted without being absorbed is used. In other words, the transmission method is used. Here, in the transmission method, when the emitted light from the phosphor layer 92 is considered, the excitation light is reflected at the interface with the phosphor layer 92 together with the transmitted light and returns to the solid light source 95 side, that is, reflected. There is also light, and this reflected light is reabsorbed by the solid light source 95 and becomes light that cannot be used as illumination light. Further, since the fluorescence from the phosphor layer 92 is emitted from both sides of the phosphor layer 92, the light emitted to the solid light source 95 side cannot be used. Thus, in the transmission method, the light use efficiency is reduced. In addition, in the transmission method, in order to obtain illumination light with a desired chromaticity, it is necessary to increase the thickness of the phosphor layer 92, and the distance from the phosphor layer 92 to the solid light source 95 becomes long. It was disadvantageous in dissipating the heat from 92 to the solid light source 95.

  On the other hand, in the light source device 20 of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the reflection type fluorescent rotator 11 is used, and light (excitation light, fluorescence) emitted to the side opposite to the solid light source 5 is reflected on the reflection surface. Since the reflection method of reflecting to the solid light source 5 side (specifically, the reflecting surface of the substrate 16) is adopted, the light emission (fluorescence) from the phosphor layer 12 excited by the excitation light from the solid light source 5 (That is, fluorescence emitted to the solid light source 5 side) and all excitation light from the solid light source 5 that is not absorbed by the phosphor layer 12 (that is, from the solid light source 5 that is not absorbed by the phosphor layer 12). (That is, both the excitation light and the fluorescence can be efficiently used as illumination light), so that the light utilization efficiency can be remarkably increased and the luminance can be increased. . In contrast to the transmission type, in the reflection type, even if the thickness of the phosphor layer 12 is less than half, the optical path lengths in the phosphor layer 12 are equal, and light of the same chromaticity can be obtained. In addition, the distance from the phosphor layer 12 to the substrate 16 is shortened, which is advantageous in terms of heat dissipation.

  As described above, in the light source device 20 of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the solid light source 5 and the phosphor layer 12 are basically spatially separated and light emission is used in a reflective manner. Therefore, it is possible to achieve a sufficiently high brightness as compared with the conventional case.

  Further, in the light source device 20 of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the phosphor layer 12 is provided on the reflection-type fluorescence rotator 11 that can rotate around the rotation axis X. On the other hand, by rotating the phosphor layer 12, it is possible to disperse the places where the excitation light from the solid light source 5 hits and suppress the heat generation in the light irradiating portion, thereby further increasing the brightness. Become.

  Further, in the configuration of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the substrate 16 is provided with a light-reflective wall 16a surrounding the phosphor layer 12, so that the inside of the phosphor layer 12 is directed to the side surface (end surface). The guided light is also reflected by the light-reflective wall 16a and returned again into the phosphor layer 12, and can be efficiently extracted (that is, with less light loss) from the phosphor layer 12.

  2A and 2B, the substrate 16 is provided with the light-reflective wall 16a surrounding the phosphor layer 12, thereby utilizing the light reflectivity of the wall 16a. Since the light (excitation light, fluorescence) from the phosphor layer 12 can be reflected and used (because the light use efficiency can be improved), it is possible to further increase the brightness.

  2A and 2B, the phosphor layer 12 is surrounded by the wall 16 a of the substrate 16, so that the rotation axis X moves to the phosphor layer 12 when the fluorescence rotator 11 rotates. However, even if stress occurs in the vertical in-plane direction, that is, in the in-plane direction of the phosphor layer 12, the phosphor layer 12 does not peel off, and the luminance can be increased and the reliability can be improved.

  As described above, according to the configuration shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, it is possible to increase the luminance, but there is a case where a higher luminance is required.

  The present invention is intended to provide a light source device and an illuminating device that can achieve higher brightness than the configurations of FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a configuration example of the light source device of the present invention. 3A is a front view of the whole, and FIG. 3B is a plan view of the fluorescent rotator. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding portions as those in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b).

  Similar to the light source device 20 in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the light source device 25 in FIGS. 3A and 3B basically spatially separates the solid light source 5 and the phosphor layer 12 from each other. It is characterized by the fact that they are arranged apart and the light emission is used in a reflective manner. However, in the configuration of FIGS. 2A and 2B described above, the light-reflective wall 16a is provided only on the circumferential portion of the fluorescent rotator 11, but in FIGS. 3A and 3B, In the configuration, the light reflective wall 16a is provided radially from the center as well as the circumferential portion. In this case, the height of the light reflective wall 16a provided radially from the center is also the same as the height of the phosphor layer 12. That is, in the light source device 25 of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the phosphor layer 12 is divided into a plurality of sections 12a, and each section 12a of the divided phosphor layer is divided into each section 12a. And is surrounded by a wall 16a having the same height.

  In this way, the phosphor layer 12 is divided into a plurality of sections 12a, and each section 12a of the divided phosphor layer is surrounded by the light-reflective wall 16a, as shown in FIGS. In the light source device 25 as shown in b), in addition to the above-described advantages of the light source device 20 in FIGS. 2A and 2B, it is possible to further suppress the divergence of excitation light and fluorescence, and excitation to the lens. The incident efficiency of light and fluorescence can be improved. Thus, by enclosing each section 12a of the phosphor layer with the light-reflective wall 16a, the light that has been guided to the end face of each section 12a of the phosphor layer and emitted from the section 12a is again reflected in each section of the phosphor layer. Since it returns to 12a, it becomes possible to take out from each section 12a of the phosphor layer efficiently.

  4A and 4B are diagrams showing another configuration example of the light source device of the present invention. 4A is a front view of the whole, and FIG. 4B is a plan view of the fluorescent rotator. In FIGS. 4A and 4B, the same parts as those in FIGS. 2A and 2B are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  Referring to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the light source device 30 includes a solid-state light source 5 that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a driving unit (such as a motor). A reflection-type fluorescent rotator 31 that can be rotated around the rotation axis X by being driven by the drive of the solid-state light source. 5 is provided with a phosphor layer 32 including at least one kind of phosphor that emits fluorescence having a wavelength longer than the emission wavelength 5 and a substrate 36 having light reflectivity.

  Here, the phosphor layer 32 is provided on the reflection-type fluorescence rotating body 31 that can rotate around the rotation axis X, and is disposed spatially separated from the solid light source 5.

  That is, the light source device 30 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B is basically a space between the solid light source 5 and the phosphor layer 32 as in the light source device 20 shown in FIGS. It is characterized by the fact that they are arranged apart from each other and the light emission is used in a reflective manner. 4A and 4B, similarly to the configuration of FIGS. 2A and 2B, the substrate 36 is provided with a light-reflective wall 36a surrounding the phosphor layer 32. ing. However, in the light source device 30 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the height of the wall 36a is higher than the height of the phosphor layer 32, so that the configuration shown in FIGS. That is, it is different from the configuration of FIGS. 2A and 2B in which the height of the wall 16a is the same as the height of the phosphor layer 12.

  The phosphor layer 32 also includes at least one type of phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source 5 and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source 5. Specifically, when the solid light source 5 emits ultraviolet light, the phosphor layer 32 includes at least one kind of phosphor among phosphors such as blue, green, and red. When the solid light source 5 emits ultraviolet light, when the phosphor layer 32 includes, for example, blue, green, and red phosphors (the blue, green, and red phosphors are, for example, uniform. When the phosphor layer 32 is irradiated with ultraviolet light from the solid light source 5, white illumination light can be obtained as reflected light. When the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, the phosphor layer 32 includes at least one kind of phosphor among phosphors such as green, red, and yellow. When the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, when the phosphor layer 32 includes, for example, green and red phosphors (each of the green and red phosphors is uniformly dispersed, for example) When the blue light from the solid light source 5 is irradiated onto the phosphor layer 32, illumination light such as white can be obtained as reflected light. When the solid light source 5 emits blue light as visible light, for example, when the phosphor layer 32 contains only a yellow phosphor, the blue light from the solid light source 5 is emitted from the phosphor layer 32. When illuminating, illumination light such as white can be obtained as reflected light.

  The substrate 36 is made of a light reflective material (for example, metal).

  4A and 4B, the height of the light-reflecting wall 36a surrounding the phosphor layer 32 is higher than the height of the phosphor layer 32, so that FIGS. In addition to having the above-described effects in the configuration of b), it is possible to suppress the divergence of excitation light and fluorescence compared to the configurations of FIGS. 2A and 2B, and the excitation light and fluorescence are incident on the lens. Efficiency can be increased.

  FIGS. 5A and 5B show the divergence ranges of excitation light and fluorescence in the configurations of FIGS. 2A and 2B and the configurations of FIGS. 4A and 4B. Here, FIG. 5A is a diagram showing the divergence range of excitation light and fluorescence in the configuration of FIGS. 2A and 2B, and FIG. 5B is a diagram of FIGS. 4A and 4B. It is a figure which shows the divergence range of the excitation light and fluorescence in a structure. As can be seen by comparing FIG. 5 (a) and FIG. 5 (b), the configuration of FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b) is different from that of FIG. 2 (a) and FIG. The emission of fluorescence can be suppressed.

  As described above, in the configuration of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the phosphor layer is surrounded by the light-reflective wall, so that the light that has been guided to the end face through the phosphor layer is emitted again. Since it returns to the inside of the layer, it can be efficiently taken out from the phosphor layer. In addition, by making the wall height higher than the phosphor layer, it is possible to suppress the divergence of light emission (excitation light, fluorescence), and to increase the incidence efficiency of light emission (excitation light, fluorescence) to the lens. It becomes.

  4A and 4B, the light-reflective wall 36a is provided only on the circumferential portion of the fluorescent rotator 31, but as shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B. In addition to the circumferential portion, it may be provided radially from the center. In this case, it is preferable that the height of the light-reflective wall 36 a provided radially from the center is also higher than the height of the phosphor layer 32. That is, in the light source device 40 of FIGS. 6A and 6B, the phosphor layer 32 is divided into a plurality of sections 32a, and each section 32a of the divided phosphor layer is divided into each section 32a. It is surrounded by a higher wall 36a. 6A is a front view of the whole, and FIG. 6B is a plan view of the fluorescent rotator. 6 (a) and 6 (b), the same reference numerals are given to the same or corresponding parts as in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), and the light-reflective wall 36a is a fluorescent rotator. 4 is different from the configuration of FIGS. 4A and 4B only in that the phosphor layer 32 is provided in a radial manner from the center as well as the circumferential portion 31 and is divided into a plurality of sections 32a.

  In this manner, the phosphor layer 32 is divided into a plurality of sections 32a, and each section 32a of the divided phosphor layer is surrounded by a wall 36a having a height higher than the sections 32a. In the light source device 40 as shown in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b), excitation light is used as compared with the light source device 25 in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b) and the light source device 30 in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b). Fluorescence divergence can be further suppressed, and as described later, the incident efficiency of excitation light and fluorescence to the lens can be further improved.

  In the light source device 25 of FIGS. 3A and 3B, the light source device 30 of FIGS. 4A and 4B, and the light source device 40 of FIGS. A light emitting diode or a semiconductor laser having an emission wavelength from light to visible light can be used.

More specifically, the solid-state light source 5 may be, for example, a light emitting diode or semiconductor laser that emits near-ultraviolet light having an emission wavelength of about 380 nm using an InGaN-based material. In this case, the phosphors of the phosphor layers 12 and 32 are excited by ultraviolet light having a wavelength of about 380 nm to about 400 nm. For example, the red phosphors include CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu ²⁺ and Ca ₂ Si _5. N ₈ : Eu ²⁺ , La ₂ O ₂ S: Eu ³⁺ , KSiF ₆ : Mn ⁴⁺ , KTiF ₆ : Mn ⁴⁺ can be used, and (Si, Al) ₆ (O, N) can be used as a green phosphor. ₈ : Eu ²⁺ , BaMgAl ₁₀ O ₁₇ : Eu ²⁺ , Mn ²⁺ , (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu ^2+, etc. can be used, and (Sr, Ca, Ba, Mg) ₁₀ can be used for the blue phosphor. ^{_{(PO 4) 6 C l2:}} Eu 2+, BaMgAl 10 O 17: Eu 2+, LaAl (Si, Al) 6 (N, O) 10: can be used ^{Ce 3+,} etc.

The solid light source 5 may be, for example, a light emitting diode or a semiconductor laser that emits blue light having a light emission wavelength of about 460 nm using a GaN-based material. In this case, the phosphor of the phosphor layers 12 and 32 is excited by blue light having a wavelength of about 440 nm to about 470 nm. For example, the red phosphor includes CaAlSiN ₃ : Eu ²⁺ , Ca ₂ Si _5. N ₈ : Eu ²⁺ , KSiF ₆ : Mn ⁴⁺ , KTiF ₆ : Mn ^{4+, and the} like can be used. For the green phosphor, Y ₃ (Ga, Al) ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce ³⁺ , Ca ₃ Sc ₂ Si ₃ O ₁₂ : Ce ³⁺ , CaSc ₂ O ₄ : Eu ²⁺ , (Ba, Sr) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu ²⁺ , Ba ₃ Si ₆ O ₁₂ N ₂ : Eu ²⁺ , (Si, Al) ₆ (O, N) ₈ : Eu ²⁺ or the like can be used. Moreover, as what is excited by blue light with a wavelength of about 440 nm to about 470 nm, for example, Y ₃ Al ₅ O ₁₂ : Ce ³⁺ (YAG), (Sr, Ba) ₂ SiO ₄ : Eu ²⁺ , Ca _x (Si , Al) ₁₂ (O, N) ₁₆ : Eu ²⁺ or the like can be used.

  As described above, the phosphor layers 12 and 32 emit illumination light of any color depending on whether the solid light source 5 emits, for example, ultraviolet light or blue light. Depending on whether it is desired to obtain the phosphor, only one type of these phosphors may be used, or a combination of a plurality of types (a plurality of types may be uniformly dispersed and mixed) may be used. The particle size of the phosphor is preferably in the range of 1 μm to 30 μm. This is because when the phosphor particle size is 1 μm or less, the luminous efficiency of the phosphor is lowered, and when the phosphor particle size is 30 μm or more, the dispersion state of the phosphor in the sealing base material becomes non-uniform.

  Further, as the phosphor layers 12 and 32, a phosphor powder dispersed in glass, a phosphor powder dispersed in glass, a phosphor single crystal or polycrystalline ceramic is used. I can do it.

  As the resin, epoxy resin, silicone resin, silicone epoxy resin, fluororesin, or the like can be used. Among these, it is desirable to use a silicone resin that is transparent, has high reliability with respect to heat and light, and has good adhesion to the substrate. There are two methods for forming a phosphor layer using a resin: a method in which a flat plate is produced and then attached to a substrate, and a method in which a phosphor layer is formed directly on the substrate. In the method for producing a flat plate, first, one or more phosphor powders are mixed in a resin at a ratio of 5 to 80% by weight using a stirrer and triple roll machine to create a paste. Next, a paste having a flat concave portion is filled by injection or printing by a printing machine, and is cured by heating. By taking out from the mold after curing and cutting it into an arbitrary shape, it is possible to form a flat phosphor layer. A phosphor layer is produced in the form of a substrate by sticking this flat phosphor layer to a section separated by a wall on the substrate using the tackiness of the resin itself or using a separate adhesive resin. can do. When the phosphor layer is formed directly on the substrate, it can be prepared by directly injecting the paste prepared by the same method as described above into the section delimited by the wall and heating and curing the entire substrate. It is.

Moreover, as glass, what has a melting point called 600 degreeC or less called low melting glass is desirable. This is because the phosphor powder is dispersed in the molten glass and used, so that the phosphor having a high melting point deteriorates. As the composition of such a glass, a glass containing components such as P ₂ O ₃ , SiO ₂ , B ₂ O ₃ , and Al ₂ O ₃ as main components and an oxide of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal can be given. It is done. Furthermore, a heavy metal component such as Bi ₂ O ₃ or Ta ₂ O ₅ may be included. Glass containing nitrogen in the composition can also be used.

  There are two methods for forming a phosphor layer using glass: a method of forming a flat plate of glass and then attaching it to a substrate, and a method of forming a phosphor layer directly on the substrate. First, the case where a fluorescent substance layer and a board | substrate are affixed is demonstrated. First, as a method for producing a glass plate, a glass raw material powder which is a sealing base material is weighed so as to have a target composition ratio. Next, one or more kinds of phosphors, for example, two kinds of phosphor powders of green and red, are weighed and sufficiently mixed with the glass raw material. Next, this raw material is put into a crucible, heated at a temperature equal to or higher than the melting point of glass, and melted. A glass plate can be created by cooling the molten glass while spreading it into a plate shape. The produced glass is cut into a desired shape and bonded to a flat substrate. As an adhesive member between the glass and the substrate, an organic resin, an organic adhesive, an inorganic adhesive, glass or a metal such as Kovar can be used. Next, a case where the phosphor layer is directly formed on the substrate will be described. The process up to the production of the molten glass is the same as before, but it can be produced by pouring the molten glass into a section delimited by the substrate wall and cooling and curing.

  In addition, as the ceramic, a sintered body substantially not containing a translucent or transparent resin component can be used. Among these, it is desirable to use transparent phosphor ceramics. This is a fluorescent ceramic that is transparent because there are almost no pores or impurities at the grain boundaries that cause light scattering in the sintered body. Since pores and impurities also cause thermal diffusion, transparent ceramics exhibit high thermal conductivity. For this reason, when it uses as a fluorescent substance layer, it can take out and utilize from a fluorescent substance layer, without losing excitation light and fluorescence by diffusion, Furthermore, the heat | fever generate | occur | produced in the fluorescent substance layer can be dissipated efficiently. Even translucent ceramics with as few pores and impurities as possible are desirable. As an index for evaluating the remaining amount of pores, the value of specific gravity of the phosphor ceramic can be used, and it is desirable that the value is 95% or more with respect to the theoretical value by which the value is calculated. A phosphor layer can be formed on the substrate by processing this ceramic into a flat plate shape and bonding it to the substrate using resin, glass, metal, or the like.

Moreover, although metals, oxide ceramics, non-oxide ceramics, etc. can be used for the substrates 16 and 36, metal substrates with high light reflectivity and easy processing are desirable. Usable materials include simple substances and alloys such as Al, Ag, Cu, Fe, Ni, Ti, Mo, and W as metal substrates, and Al ₂ O ₃ , ZrO ₂ , MgO, and Y ₂ O as ceramics. ₃ etc. are mentioned. A metal film may be formed on the surface of the ceramic substrate. The shapes of the substrates 16 and 36 preferably include walls 16a and 36a as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B and FIGS. 6A and 6B, and the walls 16a and 36a are A plurality of separated sections are formed by walls 16a and 36a, which are provided not only from the circumferential portion but also from the center. In the case of FIGS. 6A and 6B, a phosphor layer is formed later in this section so that the height is lower than the wall. If the substrates 16 and 36 are metal substrates, they can be manufactured by cutting or etching a flat plate, cold forging, or the like. It can be manufactured by forming into a shape and then firing.

  3A, 3B, 6A, 6B, in the above example, the sections 12a, 32a of the phosphor layers 12, 32 are all of the same composition. (I.e., all exhibit the same emission color), but each section may have a different composition such as RGB (i.e., each section may exhibit a different emission color). ). Moreover, the thickness of the fluorescent substance layers 12 and 32 may differ in each section 12a and 32a. By making the thicknesses of the phosphor layers 12 and 32 different between the sections 12a and 32a, the color of the illumination light can be changed even with the phosphor layers having the same composition.

  3A and 3B, the light source device 30 shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, or the light source device 40 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, and a lens. In combination, the lighting device can be configured.

  As an example, FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a light source device 25 shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B or a light source device 40 shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B and a lens. It is shown. That is, the illumination device 50 in FIG. 7 includes the light source device 25 in FIGS. 3A and 3B or the light source device 40 in FIGS. 6A and 6B and the fluorescence rotation of the light source device 25 or 40. And a lens 45 on which light emitted from the phosphor layer 12 (12a) or 32 (32a) of the body 11 or 31 is incident.

  Here, the area of the lens 45 is larger than the area of one section 12a or 32a of the phosphor layer 12 or 32. In other words, the area of one section 12 a or 32 a of the phosphor layer 12 or 32 is smaller than the area of the lens 45. Thus, it is desirable that the area of each section 12a or 32a is smaller than the area of the lens 45 because the incident efficiency of light emission to the lens 45 is increased. The reason is that light is guided through the phosphor layer during excitation and the entire section emits light, so that the smaller area is more advantageous than the smaller area than the area of the lens. is there. 8A and 8B show a comparison of the size of the area of the section 12a or 32a and the area of the lens 45. FIG. FIG. 8A shows a case where the area of the section 12a or 32a is larger than the area of the lens 45, and FIG. 8B shows a case where the area of the section 12a or 32a is smaller than the area of the lens 45. Show. As can be seen from a comparison between FIGS. 8A and 8B, the incidence efficiency of light emission to the lens 45 can be increased when the area of each section 12 a or 32 a is smaller than the area of the lens 45. That is, if the area of each section 12a or 32a is smaller than the area of the lens 45, the entire section 12a or 32a enters the lens 45 when the fluorescent rotator is viewed through the lens 45. Can also be incident on the lens 45, so that the light can be efficiently incident on the lens 45.

  Further, in each of the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31 described above, the phosphor layer and the wall need not be in close contact, and a gap may be provided between the phosphor layer and the wall. This is because even if there is light emitted from the end face of the phosphor layer, it can be reflected by the wall and taken out to the lens 45 side.

  3 (a) and 3 (b), the light source device 30 in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), and the light source device 40 in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). A variable means for making the distance between the rotating bodies 11 and 31 and the rotation axis X variable may be provided.

  9 shows a solid state light source 5 in the light source device 25 in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b), the light source device 30 in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), and the light source device 40 in FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b). FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a configuration in which variable means 47 for changing the distance between the rotary axis X of each of the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31 is provided.

  As variable means 47 for changing (changing) the distance between the solid light source 5 and the rotation axis X of the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31, when the solid light source 5 is fixed, the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31 are rotated. A moving means for moving the bodies 11 and 31 in a direction orthogonal to the rotation axis X can be used. Here, as the moving means, as shown in FIG. 10, for example, a general means using a rack and pinion mechanism 49 that changes the rotation of the motor 48 to a linear motion can be used. Instead of using the motor 48, it is also possible to manually operate the dial and change the rotation of the dial into a linear motion.

  Thus, by having a mechanism for moving the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31 in a direction perpendicular to the rotation axis X of the fluorescent rotators 11 and 31, the position of the solid light source and the lens can be adjusted during the manufacture of the illumination device. By fixing and moving only the fluorescent rotator, the illumination light intensity can be adjusted.

The present invention can be used for lighting in general.

5 Solid light source 11, 31 Fluorescent rotating body 12, 32 Phosphor layer (phosphor region)
12a, 32a Section 16, 36 Substrate 16a, 36a Wall 25, 30, 40 Light source device 45 Lens 47 Variable means 48 Motor 49 Rack and pinion mechanism

Claims (6)

A reflection-type fluorescent rotator having a solid-state light source that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflection-type fluorescence rotator that can rotate around a rotation axis; Comprises a phosphor layer including at least one phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source, and a substrate having light reflectivity, The phosphor layer is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section of the divided phosphor layer is surrounded by a light-reflective wall. A reflection-type fluorescent rotator having a solid-state light source that emits light of a predetermined wavelength in a wavelength region from ultraviolet light to visible light, and a reflection-type fluorescence rotator that can rotate around a rotation axis; Comprises a phosphor layer including at least one phosphor that is excited by excitation light from the solid light source and emits fluorescence having a longer wavelength than the emission wavelength of the solid light source, and a substrate having light reflectivity, The substrate is provided with a light-reflective wall surrounding the phosphor layer, and the height of the wall is higher than the height of the phosphor layer. 3. The light source device according to claim 2, wherein the phosphor layer is divided into a plurality of sections, and each section of the divided phosphor layer is surrounded by a wall having a height higher than the sections. A light source device. The light source device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising variable means for moving the fluorescent rotator in a direction orthogonal to a rotation axis of the fluorescent rotator. Light source device. An illumination device comprising: the light source device according to any one of claims 1 to 4; and a lens on which light emitted from a phosphor layer of a fluorescent rotator of the light source device is incident. A light source device according to claim 1 or 3 and a lens on which light emitted from a phosphor layer of a fluorescent rotator of the light source device is incident, the area of the lens being one section of the phosphor layer. A lighting device characterized in that it is larger than the area.

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