Patent ID: 11973165
Assignee: NICHIA CORPORATION
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method for manufacturing a light emitting device, comprising:
disposing light emitting elements on a substrate;
preparing a light-shielding frame having a first main surface and a second main surface on an opposite side from the first main surface, the light-shielding frame defining a through-hole extending between the first main surface and the second main surface, and the light-shielding frame having at least one convex portion on the second main surface;
supplying a light reflecting resin to the second main surface of the light-shielding frame so that the light reflecting resin comes into contact with the convex portion and the convex portion is at least partially covered by the light reflecting resin;
preparing a light-transmissive member having
a first surface with an outer periphery that is smaller than an inner periphery of the first main surface of the light-shielding frame surrounding the through-hole in a plan view,
a second surface on an opposite side from the first surface,
a first side surface contiguous with the first surface,
a second side surface located outside of the first side surface in the plan view, the second side surface being contiguous with the second surface, and
a third surface contiguous with the first side surface and the second side surface;

bringing the third surface of the light-transmissive member into contact with the convex portion of the light-shielding frame, or with the light reflecting resin that is in contact with the convex portion, while the first side surface of the light-transmissive member and an inside surface of the light-shielding frame are separated from each other, so that the light reflecting resin is disposed between the first side surface of the light-transmissive member and the inside surface of the light-shielding frame;
curing the light reflecting resin to form a first light reflecting member thereby forming an optical member in which the light-shielding frame and the light-transmissive member are joined by the first light reflecting member; and
joining upper surfaces of the light emitting elements and the second surface of the light-transmissive member.