Patent ID: 8872198
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: F21K,F21S,F21V,F21Y,H01L,H05K

Abstract:
1. A light-emitting apparatus comprising: a substrate comprising a wiring pattern and a white reflecting layer, the wiring pattern including a plurality of mounting pads formed in a plurality of mounting areas of the substrate, the white reflecting layer being provided around the mounting areas; a plurality of light-emitting devices mounted on the mounting pads, upper surfaces of the light-emitting devices being higher than an upper surface of the white reflecting layer; and a phosphor layer made of a translucent resin containing a phosphor and covering a predetermined number of the plurality of light-emitting devices, the phosphor layer comprising a plurality of phosphor portions, wherein: the phosphor layer is in contact with the light-emitting devices; at least a part of a periphery of the phosphor layer covers an edge of the white reflecting layer; each of the phosphor portions is formed in a hemispherical dome shape; the plurality of hemispherical dome shaped phosphor portions are strung together and form a row; a surface of the phosphor layer consists of a curved surface without having a flat surface; bases of adjacent hemispherical dome shapes merge with each other to form a continuous portion; and the continuous portion between the bases comprises a valley which does not have a flat surface.