18883561. LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND COVER STRUCTURE (NICHIA CORPORATION)

LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND COVER STRUCTURE

Organization Name

NICHIA CORPORATION

Inventor(s)

Shinya Matsuoka of Anan-shi JP

Tsuyoshi Okahisa of Tsukushima-shi JP

LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND COVER STRUCTURE

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18883561 titled 'LIGHT-EMITTING MODULE AND COVER STRUCTURE

Original Abstract Submitted

A light-emitting module includes: a light source; a lens located over the light source and configured to transmit light from the light source; and a cover member located over the lens and having a lower surface on which the light is to be incident and an upper surface from which the light is to be emitted, where the lower surface of the cover member includes: a first region on which the light from the light source after being transmitted through the lens is to be incident, and a second region located around the first region, a light diffusivity of the second region being higher than a light diffusivity of the first region; and a light-transmissive member covering the upper surface of the cover member and having a higher hardness than a hardness of the cover member.