Patent ID: 8568012
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G02B,G02F,H01L

Abstract:
1. A lighting apparatus comprising: a bottom cover having a sidewall and a recess; a board on a bottom surface of the recess of the bottom cover; a coupler coupled between a surface of the bottom cover and the board; a plurality of light emitters disposed on a top surface of the board; and a light-transmitting layer over the plurality of light emitters and the board, wherein the bottom surface of the recess of the bottom cover has a first width and the board has a second width less than the first width, wherein a first portion of the light-transmitting layer extends into a space between the board and the sidewall, and wherein a size of the space corresponds to or is based on a difference between the first width and the second width, wherein each of the plurality of light emitters includes a body, an LED chip within the body, and a resin material on the LED chip within the body, wherein the sidewall of the bottom cover includes a recess, wherein a second portion of the light-transmitting layer is disposed in the recess of the sidewall, wherein the recess of the sidewall is located at a position lower than a top surface of the light-transmitting layer, wherein the resin material of each of the plurality of light emitters is disposed between the LED chip and the light-transmitting layer, wherein the first portion of the light-transmitting layer that extends into the space contacts the bottom surface of the recess of the bottom cover, and wherein the top surface of the light-transmitting layer has an area greater than the bottom surface of the recess of the bottom cover.