Patent ID: 9587811
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F21S,F21V,F21Y

Claim:
1. A light emitting device comprising: a flexible substrate member having a base member and a pair of wiring portions disposed on a surface of the base member with a groove being defined between the pair of wiring portions; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the surface of the base member and electrically connected to the pair of wiring portions with each of the light emitting elements being mounted on the pair of wiring portions in a flip-chip manner with the groove being arranged under each of the light emitting elements; and a plurality of sealing members each sealing a part of the base member and a corresponding one of the light emitting elements, the substrate member having an elongated shape extending in a longitudinal direction, and the substrate member being in a curved state in a lateral direction which is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a length of the substrate in the longitudinal direction being longer than a width of the substrate in the lateral direction, and at least a part of periphery of each of the sealing members, which is disposed on the pair of wiring portions on which a corresponding one of the light emitting elements is arranged, being positioned lower than an upper surface of the pair of wiring portions with respect to the lateral direction, and the groove arranged under each of the light emitting elements extending along the longitudinal direction.