Patent ID: 11913615
Assignee: NIFCO INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B  G | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An LED lighting device comprising:
a substrate; an LED element and a light emitting surface of the LED element, mounted on the substrate; a transparent cover member covering the substrate, the LED element and the light emitting surface; a light transmission member made of a transparent resin, and connected to the substrate, the light transmission member receiving emission light from the light emitting surface of the LED element at a light inlet end and operating as a light transmission path; a connector attached to the substrate on a side opposite to the LED element; and a case,
wherein the case includes an annular flange, a transparent portion having a ring shape and formed at an inner edge of the annular flange, a vertical wall projecting from a flange rear face, a groove portion having a ring shape and defined by the vertical wall, a frame portion provided on one end side of the vertical wall and formed under the flange, and a plurality of engaging portions provided at a lower end of the vertical wall, and
wherein the substrate and the LED element are disposed in the frame portion, and the light transmission member is disposed in the groove portion and engaged with the engaging portions, so that when the LED element is supplied with power, the light transmission member illuminates through the transparent portion around the annular flange.