Patent Publication Number: US-8975806-B2

Title: Bulb-type lamp

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from PCT/JP2011/069441, filed on Aug. 29, 2011, which is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Application No. 2010-194977, filed on Aug. 31, 2010; Japanese Application No. 2010-194976, filed on Aug. 31, 2010; Japanese Application No. 2010-194975, filed on Aug. 31, 2010 and Japanese Application No. 2011-182975, filed on Aug. 24, 2011. The entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. 
     TECHNICAL FIELD 
     Embodiments of the present invention relate to a lens for controlling light from a light source, a lighting device and a bulb-type lamp in each of which the lens is used, and a luminaire in which the bulb-type lamp is used. 
     BACKGROUND ART 
     There is a bulb-type lamp that can replace an incandescent lamp and in which an LED element is used as a light source. In the bulb-type lamp, a substrate on which the LED element is mounted and the light source is formed is attached to one end face of a base body and a globe that covers the light source is attached to one end of the base body. 
     In general, the incandescent lamp has a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic with high luminous intensity in both an optical axis direction and a direction crossing the optical axis direction. However, the bulb-type lamp has a luminous intensity distribution characteristic with high luminous intensity in an optical axis direction opposed to the front of the light source and low luminous intensity in a direction crossing the optical axis direction. Therefore, the use of the bulb-type lamp is unsuitable depending on a luminaire. 
     Therefore, it is ideal that, like the incandescent lamp, the bulb-type lamp has the wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic with the high luminous intensity in both the optical axis direction and the direction crossing the optical axis direction. In the bulb-type lamp, diffusibility is often imparted to the globe that covers the light source. However, with the diffusion by the globe, it is difficult to obtain sufficient improvement of luminous intensity in the direction crossing the optical axis direction. 
     Therefore, in some bulb-type lamp, a lens is arranged to be opposed to the light source, light traveling from the light source in the optical axis direction is reflected to the direction crossing the optical direction by the lens to improve the luminous intensity in the direction crossing the optical axis direction. 
     CITATION LIST 
     Patent Literature 
     
         
         PTL 1: U.S. Pat. No. 6,803,607 
       
    
     SUMMARY OF INVENTION 
     Technical Problem 
     However, with the lens in the past, although it is possible to increase the luminous intensity in the direction crossing the optical axis direction, instead, the luminous intensity in the optical axis direction markedly decreases. Therefore, it may be impossible to obtain the ideal wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic with the high luminous intensity in both the optical axis direction and the direction crossing the optical axis direction. 
     The present invention has been devised in view of the above and it is an object of the present invention to provide a lens that can obtain a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution with high luminous intensity in both an optical axis direction and a direction crossing the optical axis direction, a lighting device and a bulb-type lamp in each of which the lens is used, and a luminaire in which the bulb-type lamp is used. 
     Solution to Problem 
     A lens according to an embodiment includes a first lens section and a second lens section, which are integrally formed. The first lens section is formed in a generally hemispherical shell shape including a first recess opened toward one side of an optical axis direction in which light from a light source is made incident. The second lens section is formed in a generally hemispherical shell shape including a second recess opened toward the other side of the optical axis direction. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS 
         FIG. 1  is a sectional view of a bulb-type lamp showing a first embodiment. 
         FIG. 2  is a perspective view of a disassembled state of the bulb-type lamp. 
         FIG. 3  is a plan view of a state in which a globe of the bulb-type lamp is removed. 
         FIG. 4  is a plan view showing a base body, a cover, and a lighting circuit of the bulb-type lamp. 
         FIG. 5  is a sectional view of a lighting device in which the bulb-type lamp is used. 
         FIG. 6  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which light emitted from the center portion of a surface light source of the bulb-type lamp is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by a lens. 
         FIG. 7  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a course of light emitted from the peripheral portion of the surface light source of the bulb-type lamp is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by the lens. 
         FIG. 8  is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a course of the light emitted from the center portion the surface light source of the bulb-type lamp is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by the lens and the globe. 
         FIG. 9  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution in the surface light source alone. 
         FIG. 10  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution of a combination of the surface light source and the globe. 
         FIG. 11  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution of a combination of the surface light source and the lens. 
         FIG. 12  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution of a combination of the surface light source, the lens, and the globe. 
     
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     An embodiment is explained below with reference to the drawings. 
     In  FIGS. 1 and 2 , reference numeral  11  denotes a bulb-type lamp functioning as a lighting device. The bulb-type lamp  11  includes a cylindrical base body  12 , a light source unit  13  attached to one end side of the base body  12  (one end side of a lamp axis that connects a globe and a cap of the bulb-type lamp  11 ), a lens  14  attached to the light source unit  13 , a globe  15  attached to one end side of the base body  12  to cover the light source unit  13  and the lens  14 , a cover  16  arranged in the base body  12 , a cap  17  attached to the other end of the cover  16  on the other end side of the base body  12 , and a lighting circuit  18  arranged in the cover  16 . In the bulb-type lamp  11 , the length in the lamp axis direction and the outer diameter of a maximum diameter portion of the globe  15  are a dimension equivalent to the dimension of a mini krypton bulb. The bulb-type lamp  11  is formed in a shape close to the shape of the mini krypton bulb. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 1 to 4 , the base body  12  includes a base body section  20  formed of metal such as aluminum or ceramics excellent in thermal conductivity and heat radiation properties and formed in a cylindrical shape expanding in diameter from the other end side to the one end side. 
     In the inner circumferential portion on the one end side of the base body  12 , an annular attachment surface  21  to which the light source unit  13  is attached is formed to face the one end side of the base body  12 . On the attachment surface  21 , a pair of hollow sections  22  for lens attachment located in symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the base body  12 , a hollow section  23  for cover attachment, and a hollow section  24  for wiring are formed. 
     In the inner circumferential portion on the one end side of the base body  12 , a plurality of boss sections  25  forming a part of the attachment surface  21  are formed to project from the inner surface of the base body  12 . Attachment holes  27  into which screws  26  for attaching the light source unit  13  are screwed are formed in the buss sections  25 . In this embodiment, the base body  12  includes three boss sections  25 . However, the boss sections  25  are not arranged at equal intervals in the circumferential direction of the base body  12 . The boss sections  25  are arranged such that only an interval L 1  in one place is wider than intervals L 2  in other two places among intervals in three places in the circumferential direction formed by the boss sections  25  adjacent to one another. That is, the boss sections  25  are arranged such that an angle a 1  in one place is larger than angles a 2  in the other places among angles in the three places formed by the boss sections  25  adjacent to one another. The intervals L 2  and the angles a 2  in the other two places are the same. 
     In the inner circumferential portion on the one end side of the base body  12 , a claw-like globe attaching section  28  to which the globe  15  is attached is formed to project. Places of the globe attaching section  28  corresponding to the hollow sections  22  and  24  are formed to be cut out. 
     The thickness of the base body section  20  excluding the places of the boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is smaller than thickness necessary for forming the attachment holes  27  into which the screws  26  are screwed. That is, the thickness is formed smaller than the diameter dimension of the boss sections  25  that form the attachment holes  27 . Consequently, a space necessary for housing the lighting circuit  18  and the like on the inner side of the base body  12  is secured while the external shape of the base body  12  is reduced to the mini krypton bulb size. 
     Alumite treatment or heat radiation fins may be provided on the surface of the base body  12  to improve heat radiation properties. 
     The light source unit  13  is configured by a light-emitting module  31  and a radiator plate  32 . 
     The light-emitting module  31  includes a disk-like substrate (a module substrate)  33  formed of metal such as aluminum or ceramics excellent in thermal conductivity, a surface light source  34  as a light source formed in the center region of one surface of the substrate  33 , and a connector  35  mounted in the peripheral region of the one surface of the substrate  33 . 
     In the surface light source  34 , a semiconductor light-emitting element such as an LED element or an EL element including a planar light-emitting surface equal to or larger than φ2 mm is used. In this embodiment, the LED element is used as the semiconductor light-emitting element. A COB (Chip On Board) system for mounting a plurality of LED elements on the substrate  33  is adopted. That is, a plurality of LED elements are mounted on the substrate  33 . The plurality of LED elements are electrically connected in series by wire bonding. The plurality of LED elements are integrally covered and sealed by a phosphor layer formed of transparent resin such as silicone resin mixed with a phosphor. As the LED element, for example, an LED element that emits blue light is used. A phosphor excited by a part of the blue light from the LED element to radiate yellow light is mixed in the phosphor layer. Therefore, the surface light source  34  is configured by the LED element, the phosphor layer, and the like. The surface of the phosphor layer, which is the surface of the surface light source  34 , is formed as a light-emitting surface. White illumination light is radiated from the light-emitting surface. In this embodiment, the light-emitting surface of the surface light source  34  is formed in a rectangular shape. However, the light-emitting surface is not limited to this shape and may be formed in a square shape, a circular shape, or other shapes. 
     A not-shown wiring pattern is formed on the one surface of the substrate  33 . The plurality of LED elements and the connector  35  are connected to the wiring pattern. In the peripheral portion of the substrate  33 , a plurality of insert-through holes  36 , through which the screws  26  screwed into the boss sections  25  are inserted, are formed to correspond to the positions of the boss sections  25  of the base body  12  and a cutout section  37  is formed to correspond to the hollow section  24  for wiring of the base body  12 . The insert-through holes  36  are formed by insert-through grooves opening in the outer diameter direction of the substrate  33 . 
     The radiator plate  32  is formed of metal such as aluminum or ceramics excellent in thermal conductivity. The other surface of the substrate  33  of the light-emitting module  31  is set in contact with one surface of the radiator plate  32  to be capable of conducting heat. 
     In the peripheral portion of the radiator plate  32 , a plurality of insert-through holes  38 , through which the screws  26  screwed into the boss sections  25 , are formed to correspond to the positions of the boss sections  25  of the base body  12 , a pair of hollow-like lens attaching sections  39  for attaching the lens  14  are formed to correspond to the positions of the hollow sections  22  for lens attachment of the base body  12 , and a cutout section  40  is formed to correspond to the hollow section  24  for wiring of the base body  12 . The insert-through holes  38  are formed by insert-through grooves opening in the outer diameter direction of the radiator plate  32 . 
     When the radiator plate  32  and the substrate  33  of the light-emitting module  31  are combined, the external shape of the substrate  33  is small to correspond to the positions of the lens attaching sections  39  of the radiator plate  32  and the lens attaching sections  39  are configured to be arranged to project further in the outer diameter direction than the substrate  33 . In parts of the outer side portions of the radiator plate  32  and the substrate  33  of the light-emitting module  31 , positioning surfaces  32   a  and  33   a  having a flat shape, which match each other in a state in which the radiator plate  32  and the substrate  33  are properly assembled to the base body  12 , are respectively formed. 
     The lens  14  is integrally formed of transparent resin such as polycarbonate having a refractive index of 1.45 to 1.6. The lens includes a lens main body  43  opposed to the surface light source  34  to control light from the surface light source  34  and a pair of attachment legs  44  for attaching the lens main body  43  to the light source unit  13 . 
     The lens main body  43  includes a first lens section  46  having a generally hemispherical shell shape or a partially spheroidal shape including a first recess  45  opened toward one side of an optical axis direction in which light from the surface light source  34  is made incident, i.e., the other end side of a lamp axis direction and a second lens section  48  having a generally hemispherical shell shape or a partially spheroidal shape including a second recess  47  opened toward the other side in the optical axis direction, i.e., one end side of the lamp axis direction. The lens main body  43  is formed in a shape obtained by opposing and integrating the one end side of the lamp axis direction of the first lens section  46  and the other end side of the lamp axis direction of the second lens section  48 . 
     When the length of one side (or the diameter) of the light-emitting surface of the surface light source  34  is represented as L and the distance between the optical axis centers of the first recess  45  of the first lens section  46  and the surface light source  34  is represented as R, the area of the light-emitting surface of the surface light source  34  is designed such that L≧R/2. As explained above, in this embodiment, the semiconductor light-emitting element including the light-emitting surface equal to or larger than φ2 mm is used. 
     The recesses  45  and  47  of the lens sections  46  and  48  are formed by a partially spheroidal surface. The outer surfaces of the lens sections  46  and  48  are formed by a partially spheroidal surface similar to the recesses  45  and  47 . The radius of the second recess  47  is formed larger than the radius of the first recess  45 . Further, the radius of the second lens section  48  is formed larger than the radius of the first lens section  46 . The thickness of the first lens section  46  gradually increases and the thickness of the second lens section  48  gradually decreases further apart from the surface light source  34 . 
     At the end portion on the other end side of the first lens section  46 , a groove-like relief section  49  separating from the surface light source  34  is formed excluding the places of the pair of attachment legs  44 . 
     In a connection place of the outer surface of the first lens section  46  and the outer surface of the second lens section  48 , a continuous section  50  that allows the outer surface of the first lens section  46  and the outer surface of the second lens section  48  to be continuous is formed. The continuous section  50  is formed in, for example, the cylindrical shape shown in  FIG. 1  to thereby be formed as a plane or a curved surface or formed in a smoothly-continuous non-acute angle shape obtained by combining the plane and the curved surface to prevent a crossing point of the outer surface of the first lens section  46  and the outer surface of the second lens section  48  from forming an acute angle. It is also possible to form the continuous section  50  in an acute angle shape as shown in  FIGS. 6 to 8 . 
     The curvatures of the partially spheroidal surfaces of the recesses  45  and  47  and the outer surface of the lens sections  46  and  48 , the positions in the lamp axis direction of the lens sections  46  and  48 , and the shapes and the dimensions of the continuous sections  50  and the like are set as appropriate according to necessary luminous intensity distribution and other conditions. 
     The attachment legs  44  are projected from symmetrical positions with respect to the center of the lens  14  on the other end side of the axis direction of the first lens section  46  to a side direction crossing the lamp axis direction and set in contact and attached to the one surface of the substrate  33  of the light-emitting module  31 . Substantially L-shaped locking sections  51  that project toward the other end direction of the lamp axis direction and fit in the outer side surface of the lens attaching section  39  of the radiator plate  32  are protrudingly provided at the distal ends of the attachment legs  44 . Claw sections  52  caught by the other surface of the radiator plate  32  are formed at the distal end of the locking sections  51 . The locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  attached to the light source unit  13  are housed in the hollow section  22  for lens attachment of the base body  12 . One attachment leg  44  is wide. Two locking sections  51  are provided in the one attachment leg  44 . The other attachment leg  44  is narrow. One locking section  51  is provided in the other attachment leg  44 . Since the other attachment leg  44  is arranged on a side of the connector  35  of the light-emitting module  31 , the other attachment leg  44  is formed narrow in order to prevent interference with the connector  35 . 
     The lens main body  43  of the lens  14  may be formed of a glass material. In this case, the attachment legs  44  only have to be formed as separate bodies and include structure for holding the lens main body  43 . 
     The globe  15  is formed of a material such as synthetic resin or glass having translucency and light diffusing properties and formed in a dome shape opened toward the other end side of the lamp axis direction. At an opening edge portion on the other end side of the globe  15 , a fitting section  55  fit on the inner side of the globe attaching section  28  of the base body  12  is protrudingly formed and a plurality of locking claws  56  locked to the globe attaching section  28  in a state in which the fitting section  55  is fit on the inner side of the globe attaching section  28  are formed. Further, in the fitting section  55 , a pair of positioning grooves  57  that engage with the locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  and stop the rotation of the globe  15  with respect to the base body  12  are formed and pressing sections  58  that come into contact with the locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  and press the attachment legs  44  to the light source unit  13  are formed in the portions of the positioning grooves  57 . An outer diameter dimension of the other end side, which is the opening section side, of the globe  15  is formed larger than the outer diameter dimension of the base body  12 . 
     The cover  16  is formed of an insulating material such as PBT resin and formed in a cylindrical shape opened toward the one end side of the lamp axis direction and closed on the other end side. In the cover  16 , a cover main body  61  arranged on the inner side of the base body  12  and a cap attaching section  62  projecting from the other end side of the base body  12  are formed. 
     The cover main body  61  is formed in a shape expanded toward the one end side of the lamp axis direction, which is similar to the inner surface shape of the base body  12 , to be arranged along the inner surface of the base body  12 . A plurality of hollow sections  63 , in which the boss sections  25  of the base body  12  fit, are formed on the outer surface of the cover main body  61 . On the other end side of the cover main body  61 , a positioning section  64  that fits in the hollow section  23  for cover attachment of the base body  12  and comes into contact with the positioning surfaces  33   a  and  32   a  of the substrate  33  and the radiation plate  32  of the light source unit  13  and positions the positioning surfaces  33   a  and  32   a  is protrudingly formed. A wiring guide  65  is also formed protrudingly. Apart of the other end of the cover main body  61  is projected from the base body  12 . An annular locking section  66  that locks to the other end of the base body  12  is formed on the outer circumferential surface of this projecting portion. 
     A pair of substrate attachment grooves  67  opposed to each other are formed along the lamp axis direction from the cover main body  61  to the inner surface of the cap attaching section  62 . The pair of substrate attaching grooves  67  are formed in a position crossing a region where the interval between the adjacent boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is wide and a position offset from the center of the cover  16  to separate from the region where the interval between the adjacent boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is wide. A pair of substrate holding sections  68  that form the substrate attachment grooves  67  are formed on the inner surface of the cover main body  61 . 
     A pair of wiring holes  69  for connecting the cap  17  and the lighting circuit  18  with a lead wire are formed on the end face of the cap attaching section  62 . 
     The cap  17  can be connected to a socket for a general illumination bulb of the E17 type. The cap  17  includes a shell  72  screwed and fixed to the circumferential surface of the cap attaching section  62  of the cover  16 , an insulating section  73  provided on the other end side of the shell  72 , and an eyelet  74  provided at the top of the insulating section  73 . 
     The lighting circuit  18  is a circuit that supplies a constant current to the LED element of the light-emitting module  31 . The lighting circuit  18  includes a lighting circuit board  77  and a plurality of lighting circuit components  78  mounted on the lighting circuit board  77 . 
     One surface of the lighting circuit board  77  is a mounting surface on which the main lighting circuit components  78  are mounted. The other surface of the lighting circuit board  77  is a wiring pattern surface on which a wiring pattern electrically connected to the lighting circuit components  78  is formed. 
     The lighting circuit board  77  is inserted from one end side of the cover  16 . Both sides of the lighting circuit board  77  are fit in the substrate attachment grooves  67  and held. Therefore, the lighting circuit board  77  is longitudinally arranged along the lamp axis direction in the cover  16 . The lighting circuit board  77  is arranged in an offset position from the centers of the base body  12  and the cover  16  such that the mounting surface of the lighting circuit board  77  is opposed to the region where the interval between the adjacent boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is wide, the wiring pattern surface is directed to the opposite side with respect to the region where the interval between the adjacent boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is wide, and the distance between the mounting surface and the inner surface of the cover  16  is larger than the distance between the wiring pattern surface and the inner surface of the cover  16 . 
     On the mounting surface of the lighting circuit board  77 , the plurality of lighting circuit components  78 , which are discrete components, including lead wires are mounted. The leading wires of the lighting circuit components  78  are soldered and connected to the wiring pattern on the wiring pattern surface piercing through the lighting circuit board  77 . The lighting circuit components  78  mounted on the mounting surface of the lighting circuit board  77  includes an electrolytic capacitor of a rectifying and smoothing circuit that rectifies and smoothes an alternating-current voltage, an inductor of a chopper circuit that converts the rectified and smoothed voltage into a predetermined voltage, large components such as resistors used in other circuits, and small components such as switching elements, capacitors, and diodes of other chopper circuits. Among the lighting circuit components  78  mounted on the mounting surface of the lighting circuit board  77 , larger components are arranged on one end side where the inner diameter of the cover  16  is larger and smaller components are arranged on the other end side where the inner diameter of the cover  16  is smaller. The lighting circuit components  78  mounted on the mounting surface of the lighting circuit board  77  are arranged in the region where the interval between the adjacent boss sections  25  of the base body  12  is wide. 
     On the wiring pattern surface of the lighting circuit board  77 , surface mounting components among the lighting circuit components  78  are surface-mounted. The surface mounting components include a chip resistor and a chip capacitor. 
     On the input side of the lighting circuit  18 , not-shown lead wires for input are respectively electrically connected to the shell  72  and the eyelet  74  of the cap  17  through the wiring holes  69  of the cover  16 . A lead wire for output including a not-shown connector connected to the connector  35  of the light-emitting module  31  is connected to the output side of the lighting circuit  18 . 
     To assemble the bulb-type lamp  11 , the lighting circuit  18  is inserted into the cover  16  from the one end side of the cover  16 , the lead wires for input inserted through the wiring holes  69  of the cover  16  are connected to the cap  17 , and the cap  17  is attached to the cap attaching section  62  of the cover  16 . 
     The cover  16  incorporating the lighting circuit  18  and the cap  17  is inserted from one end side of the base body  12 , the other end side of the cover  16  including the cap  17  is projected from the other end side of the base body  12 , and the locking section  66  of the cover  16  is locked to the other end of the base body  12  and prevented from coming off. At this point, the hollow sections  63  of the cover  16  are adjusted to and fit in the positions of the boss sections  25  of the base body  12 . The positioning section  64  and the wiring guide  65  of the cover  16  are adjusted to and fit in the hollow section  23  and the hollow section  24  of the base body  12 . Consequently, the cover  16  can be positioned with respect to and fit in the base body  12 . The rotation of the cover  16  after being fit is stopped. 
     The radiator plate  32  and the substrate  33  of the light-emitting module  31 , which configure the light-source unit  13 , are incorporated in order from the one end side of the base body  12  incorporating the cover  16  and the like and arranged on the attachment surface  21 . At this point, since the positioning section  64  of the cover  16  incorporated in the base body  12  projects from the attachment surface  21 , the positioning surface  32   a  of the radiator plate  32  and the positioning surface  33   a  of the substrate  33  are adjusted to the positioning section  64 , whereby the radiator plate  32  and the substrate  33  can be positioned with respect to and incorporated in the base body  12 . Consequently, the insert-through holes  38  of the radiator plate  32  and the insert-through holes  36  of the substrate  33  are arranged coaxially with the attachment holes  27  of the boss sections  25  of the base body  12 . The screws  26  are screwed in the attachment holes  27  of the boss sections  25  through the insert-through holes  36  of the substrate  33  and the insert-through holes  38  of the radiator plate  32 . The attachment surface  21  of the base body  12 , the radiator plate  32 , and the substrate  33  are closely attached to one another to be capable of conducting heat. The light source unit  13  is fixed to the base body  12 . 
     When the light source unit  13  is incorporated in the base body  12 , the lead wire for output of the lighting circuit  18  is drawn out to the one surface side of the light-emitting module  31  through the cutout section  40  of the radiator plate  32  and the cutout section  37  of the substrate  33  and the wiring guide  65  of the cover  16 . After the light source unit  13  is incorporated in the base body  12 , the connector at the distal end of the lead wire is connected to the connector  35  of the light-emitting module  31 . 
     The locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  are inserted into the lens attaching sections  39  of the radiator plate  32  of the light source unit  13  through the hollow sections  22  for lens attachment. The claw sections  52  of the locking sections  51  are hooked to the other surface of the radiator plate  32 . Consequently, the locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  fit in the lens attaching sections  39  of the radiator plate  32 . The position of the lens  14  with respect to a direction parallel to the surfaces of the substrate  33  and the radiator plate  32  can be determined. The substrate  33  and the radiator plate  32  can be held between the attachment legs  44  and the claw sections  52 . The position of the lens  14  with respect to a direction perpendicular to the surfaces of the substrate  33  and the radiator plate  32  can be determined. The lens  14  can be accurately positioned and held in the light source unit  13 . The attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  may be bonded and fixed to the light source unit  13  and the base body  12  by applying or filling an adhesive such as silicone resin or cement to or in the hollow sections  22  for lens attachment of the base body  12 . As the adhesive, an adhesive used for attaching the globe  15  to the base body  12  may be used. 
     The adhesive such as silicone resin or cement is applied to the inner circumference of the globe attaching section  28  of the base body  12  and the positioning grooves  57  of the globe  15  are positioned in the locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  to attach the globe  15  to the base body  12 , whereby the locking claws  56  of the globe  15  are locked to the globe attaching section  28  and the globe  15  is fit in and fixed to the base body  12 . In this way, a fitting and locking structure is adopted for the fixing of the globe  15  to the base body  12 . Therefore, when the adhesive is concurrently used, it is possible to reduce an amount of use of the adhesive compared with the past. Even if the adhesive is not concurrently used, it is possible to surely fix the globe  15  to the base body  12 . The globe  15  is attached to the base body  12 , whereby the pressing section  58  of the globe  15  comes into contact with the locking sections  51  of the attachment legs  44  and presses the attachment legs  44  to the light source unit  13 . 
     An assembly procedure for the bulb-type lamp  11  is not limited to the above. Another attachment procedure may be adopted. 
     In  FIG. 5 , a luminaire  81 , which is a downlight in which the bulb-type lamp  11  is used, is shown. The luminaire  81  includes a luminaire main body  82 . In the luminaire main body  82 , a socket  83  to which the bulb-type lamp  11  is attached in a state in which a lamp axis turns obliquely sideways and a reflector  84  that reflects light radiated from the bulb-type lamp  11  downward are disposed. In  FIG. 5 , reference numeral  85  denotes a terminal stand. 
     When the bulb-type lamp  11  is attached to the socket  83  of the luminaire  81  and energized, the lighting circuit  18  operates, electric power is supplied to a plurality of LED chips of the light-emitting module  31 , the plurality of LED chips are lit, light is radiated from the surface light source  34 , the light radiated from the surface light source  34  is made incident on the lens  14 , and the light subjected to luminous intensity distribution control by the lens  14  is radiated to the outside through the globe  15 . 
     Heat generated during the lighting of the plurality of LED chips of the light-emitting module  31  is mainly conducted to the substrate  33  and conducted from the substrate  33  to the radiator plate  32 . Further, the heat is conducted from the radiator plate  32  to the base body  12  and radiated into the air from the surface of the base body  12 . 
     Light control by the lens  14  of the bulb-type lamp  11  is explained. 
     As shown in  FIGS. 6 to 8 , light emitted from the light-emitting surface of the surface light source  34  is made incident on the first lens section  46  passing through a space in the first recess  45  of the first lens section  46 . The light made incident on the first lens section  46  rushes into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48 , the outer surface of the second lens section  48 , and the outer surface of the first lens unit  46 , which are respectively interfaces with an air layer (refractive index=1). The light is refracted according to inrush angles of the light and emitted to the outside of the lens  14 . 
     When the light made incident on the first lens  46  rushes into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48 , the light having the large inrush angle causes total reflection. A traveling direction of the light greatly changes. 
       FIG. 6  shows a state in which light emitted from the center portion of the surface light source  34  is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by the lens  14 . Lights having small inrush angles rushing into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48 , the outer surface of the second lens section  48 , and the outer surface of the first lens section  46  change little in traveling directions. The lights are mainly emitted toward a front direction opposed to the surface light source  34  and emitted toward a side direction parallel to the surface light source  34  as well. On the other hand, light having a large inrush angle rushing into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48  is totally reflected to change greatly in a traveling direction. The light is emitted toward a rear direction opposite to the front direction in addition to the side direction. Therefore, the light emitted from the center portion of the surface light source  34  can be subjected to luminous intensity control at a wide angle from the front direction to the side direction and the rear direction by the lens  14 . 
       FIG. 7  shows a state in which a course of light emitted from the peripheral portion of the surface light source  34  is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by the lens  14 . In this case, likewise, lights having small inrush angles rushing into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48 , the outer surface of the second lens section  48 , and the outer surface of the first lens section  46  change little in traveling directions. The lights are mainly emitted toward the front direction opposed to the surface light source  34  and emitted toward the side direction parallel to the surface light source  34  as well. On the other hand, light having a large inrush angle rushing into the inner surface of the second recess  47  of the second lens section  48  is totally reflected to greatly change in a traveling direction. The light is emitted toward the side direction and the rear direction. Therefore, the light emitted from the peripheral portion of the surface light source  34  can be subjected to luminous intensity control at a wide angle from the front direction to the side direction and the rear direction by the lens  14 . 
     In the lens  14 , the radius of the second recess  47  is formed larger than the radius of the first recess  45 . Therefore, it is possible to increase a region where an inrush angle of light rushing into the inner surface of the second recess  47  becomes large and increase light emitted toward the side direction and the rear direction. 
       FIG. 8  shows a state in which a course of light emitted from the center portion of the surface light source  34  is subjected to luminous intensity distribution by the lens  14  and the globe  15 . Light passed through the lens  14  is made incident on the globe  15 . The light made incident on the globe  15  is diffused from a milky-white surface (a pear ground surface) of the globe  15  and radiated to the outside. At this point, light emitted from the lens  14  in the side direction and the rear direction tends to be radiated from the globe  15  toward the side direction and the rear direction. Therefore, light of the surface light source  34  can be subjected to luminous intensity distribution at a wide angle from the front direction to the side direction and the rear direction by the lens  14  and the globe  15 . 
     The outer diameter dimension on the other end side, which is the opening section side, of the globe  15  is formed larger than the outer diameter dimension of the base body  12 . Therefore, it is possible to irradiate light in the rear direction from the globe  15 . Wider-angle luminous intensity distribution is easily obtained. 
     In  FIGS. 9 to 12 , results obtained by measuring luminous intensity distribution by changing conditions are respectively shown. A 0° direction is the front direction opposed to the surface light source  34 , a 90° direction is the side direction, and a 180° direction is the rear direction. 
       FIG. 9  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution in the surface light source  34  alone. Luminous intensity distribution in the front direction opposed to the surface light source  34  is high. The spread of luminous intensity distribution in the side direction is small. No light is emitted in the rear direction. 
       FIG. 10  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution obtained by combining the surface light source  34  and the globe  15 . Luminous intensity distributions in the side direction and the rear direction is widened compared with the luminous intensity distribution shown in  FIG. 9  by the diffusibility of the globe  15 . 
       FIG. 11  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution obtained by combining the surface light source  34  and the lens  14 . In particular, luminous intensity distribution in the side direction is widened by the lens  14  compared with the luminous intensity distributions shown in  FIGS. 9 and 10  while luminous intensity distribution in the front direction is secured. 
       FIG. 12  is a luminous intensity distribution diagram showing luminous intensity distribution obtained by combining the surface light source  34 , the lens  14 , and the globe  15 . Luminous intensity is high in both the front direction and the side direction in the same degree. Luminous intensity distribution in the rear direction is also obtained. A luminous intensity distribution characteristic close to the luminous intensity distribution characteristic of the mini krypton bulb is obtained. 
     As explained above, with the lens  14  in this embodiment, it is possible to increase light traveling from the lens  14  in the direction crossing the optical axis direction while securing light traveling from the lens  14  in the optical axis direction according to an inrush angle of light from the surface light source  34  rushing into the second lens section  48  having the generally hemispherical shell shape or the partially spheroidal shape from the first lens section  46  having the generally hemispherical shell shape or the partially spheroidal shape of the lens  14 . Both luminous intensity in the optical axis direction and luminous intensity in the direction crossing the optical axis direction are high and a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic is obtained. 
     Even in the surface light source  34  having a wide area, the area of the light-emitting surface of which is, for example, equal to or larger than φ2 mm, a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic is obtained. 
     Further, the first recess  45  and the second recess  47  are formed as the partially spheroidal surfaces. Consequently, a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic uniform with respect to the periphery centering on the optical axis is obtained. 
     Further, the radius of the second recess  47  is formed larger than the radius of the first recess  45 . Consequently, the region of the second recess  47  for increasing light traveling from the lens  14  in the direction crossing the optical axis direction is increased and a wide-angle luminous intensity distribution characteristic is obtained. 
     The outer surface of the first lens section  46  having the generally hemispherical shell shape and the outer surface of the second lens section  48  having the generally hemispherical shell shape are allowed to be continuous by the continuous section  50 . The cylindrical shape or the like is formed in the continuous section  50 . Consequently, when the continuous section  50  is formed in a non-acute angle shape to prevent the crossing point of the outer surface of the first lens section  46  and the outer surface of the second lens section  48  from forming an acute angle, it is possible to easily form the lens  14 . 
     When the lens main body  43  of the lens  14  comes into contact with the surface light source  34 , the heat of the surface light source  34  is conducted to the lens main body  43 . The lens main body  43  is heated. As a result, deterioration such as yellowing tends to occur in the lens main body  43 . However, the relief section  49  for preventing the lens main body  43  of the lens  14  from coming into contact with the surface light source  34  is formed in the lens main body  43 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the deterioration of the lens main body  43  that controls the light of the surface light source  34 . 
     The attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  come into contact with the substrate  33  on which the surface light source  34  is mounted. Therefore, the attachment legs  44  tend to be affected by heat. However, since the attachment legs  44  are unrelated to the control of the light, no problem occurs even if the attachment legs  44  are yellowed. The yellowing of the attachment legs  44  affects the lens main body  43  little. 
     In the bulb-type lamp  11  in this embodiment, the interval of one place among the intervals among the adjacent bosses  25  of the base body  12  is provided wider than the intervals of the other places. The lighting circuit board  77  of the lighting circuit  18  is provided longitudinally along the lamp axis direction on the inner side of the base body  12 . The lighting circuit components  78  mounted on the lighting circuit board  77  is arranged with the one surface of the lighting circuit board  77  opposed to a portion between the boss sections  25  having the wide interval of the base body  12 . Therefore, it is possible to reduce the diameter of the base body  12  while enabling the screwing of the light source unit  12  in the base body  12  and the arrangement of the lighting circuit  18  in the base body  12 . 
     Further, the boss sections  25  projected from the inner surface of the base body  12  to screw the light source unit  13  and the hollow sections  63  on the outer surface of the cover  16  fit with each other. Therefore, it is possible surely stop the rotation of the base body  12  and the cover  16  without using special whirl-stop means. 
     Further, the thickness of the base body section  20  of the base body  12  is formed smaller than the thickness necessary for the screwing of the light source unit  13 , i.e., smaller than the diameter dimension of the boss sections  25  that form the attachment holes  27 . Therefore, even if the base body  12  is reduced in diameter, it is possible to secure a space for arranging the lighting circuit  18  in the base body  12 . 
     Further, the lighting circuit board  77  is arranged in the position offset from the centers of the base body  12  and the cover  16  such that the distance between the mounting surface, which is the one surface of the lighting circuit board  77 , and the inner surface of the base body  12  and the cover  16  is larger than the distance between the wiring pattern surface, which is the other surface, and the inner surface of the base body  12  and the cover  16 . Therefore, it is possible to efficiently store and arrange the lighting circuit board  77  in the base body  12  and the cover  16  and reduce the diameters of the base body  12  and the cover  16 . 
     The bulb-type lamp  11  configured as explained above can be formed in a shape close to the shape of the mini krypton bulb and can be adapted to the luminaire  81 . 
     The light source unit  13  does not have to include the radiator plate  32  as long as the light source unit  13  includes the substrate  33 . When the light source unit  13  does not include the radiator plate  32 , the claw sections  52  of the attachment legs  44  of the lens  14  only have to be configured to be locked to the other surface of the substrate  33 . 
     The lens  14  in this embodiment can be applied to a bulb-type lamp in which an E26-type cap is used. 
     The lens  14  in this embodiment can be applied to, besides the bulb-type lamp, various lighting devices in which a semiconductor light-emitting element is used as a light source, such as a flat-type lighting device in which a GX53-type cap is used. 
     In the lens  14  in this embodiment, the shape of the first and second recesses  45  and  47  may be elliptical, parabolic, or other rotational quadric surfaces besides the partially spheroidal surface. In other words, all the first and second recesses  45  and  47  can be considered to have the partially spheroidal shape. 
     While several embodiments have been described, these embodiments have been presented by way of example only, and are not intended to limit the scope of the inventions. These novel embodiments may be embodied in a variety of other forms. Various omissions, substitutions, and changes in the form of the embodiments described herein may be made without departing from the spirit of the inventions. These embodiments and the modifications thereof are included in the scope and the spirit of the inventions and included in the inventions described in patent claims and the scope of equivalents of the inventions. 
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           11  bulb-type lamp functioning as a lighting device 
           12  base body 
           14  lens 
           15  globe 
           16  cover 
           17  cap 
           18  lighting circuit 
           20  base body section 
           25  boss sections 
           34  surface light source functioning as a light source 
           45  first recess 
           46  first lens section 
           47  second recess 
           48  second lens section 
           50  continuous section 
           61  cover main body 
           63  hollow sections 
           77  lighting circuit board 
           78  lighting circuit components 
           81  luminaire 
           82  luminaire main body 
           83  socket