Patent ID: 6906459
Filing Date: 2005-06-14
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A light-emitting diode comprising: a light-emitting element; a lead assembly for supplying electrical power to said light-emitting element; a metal plate, pre-formed into a concave shape, that forms a reflection mirror, said reflection mirror provided in an opposing relation to the light-emitting surface of said light-emitting element, said light-emitting element mounted a predetermined distance from a reflective surface of said reflection mirror, said concave-shaped metal plate having a design feature so that it is held in place as a stand-alone reflection mirror element in a molding die during a fabrication of said light-emitting diode; a light-transmissible material for sealing said light-emitting element, a part of the lead assembly and the reflection mirror; and a radiation surface for radiating light reflected on said reflection mirror to the outside, wherein said reflection mirror comprises a metal mirror which is obtained by processing said metal plate to give it said concave shape or which is obtained by mirror-surface-treating the concave surface of said metal mirror formed by said processing of said metal plate, said radiation surface is formed on the light-transmissible material at its surface at the rear of the light-emitting element, and a through-hole is formed through said reflection mirror to serve as an air escape path during an assembly of said light-emitting diode.