Patent ID: 6305825
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B60Q,H05K

Abstract:
A vehicle lighting device employing a plurality of light emitting diodes as light sources, comprising one or a plurality of light source units, composed of a plurality of light emitting diodes soldered to a circuit board,said light emitting diode comprising a main body as a light emitting portion and two leads extending from a bottom surface of said main body,said circuit board being provided with a plurality of pairs of through-holes, two in a pair,a light emitting diode mount surface of said circuit board being provided with mount pads,said mount pads being provided on laterally opposite sides of said plurality of pairs of through-holes on the light emitting diode mount surface, whereinwhen said two leads are inserted into said two through-holes and the bottom surface of said main body is mounted to said mount pads on the laterally opposite sides, an air vent space is formed which is defined by said main body, said circuit board, and said mounted pads on the laterally opposite sides, andsaid space is to allow air to come out smoothly of said through-holes when said solder is entered said through-holes.