Patent ID: 9461206
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: F21S,H01L

Claim Text:
1. A vehicle lighting unit including an optical axis, comprising: a light-emitting device module; a base portion to which the light-emitting device module is secured so as to allow a longitudinal direction of the light-emitting device module to be horizontal when viewed from front while the light-emitting device module faces frontward; and a projection lens disposed on the optical axis extending forward from the light-emitting device module on the base portion, for projecting light emitted from the light-emitting device module forward, wherein the light emitting device module including a plurality of flip-chip type light-emitting devices, each of the flip-chip type light-emitting devices having a first side; the first sides of the plurality of flip-chip type light-emitting devices being aligned on one line in the longitudinal direction, at least one of the flip-chip type light-emitting devices having a rectangular light-transmitting substrate, and a first electrode and a second electrode opposed to the light-transmitting substrate, the at least one flip-chip type light-emitting device being mounted such that two opposed sides of the rectangular light-transmitting substrate are directed in a horizontal direction with respect to the longitudinal direction, the at least one flip-chip type light-emitting device comprising: