Patent Publication Number: US-11664356-B2

Title: Light emitting device

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION 
     The present application claims priority under 35 U. S. C. § 119 to Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-056911, filed on Mar. 26, 2020 and Japanese Patent Application No. 2020-152787, filed on Sep. 11, 2020, the contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference in their entireties. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to a light emitting device. 
     Description of Related Art 
     Light emitting devices using LEDs are used in various products. A thin-type light emitting device that can be used for backlight devices for LCD displays and various lighting fixtures are disclosed in, for example, JP 2019-016766A. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     An object of the present disclosure is to provide a thin-type light emitting device. 
     A light emitting device includes a plurality of light emitting elements, a plurality of light-transmissive members, a covering member, at least one first protrusion, and two second protrusions. The light emitting elements are aligned in a first direction. The light-transmissive members are respectively disposed on upper surfaces of the light emitting elements. The covering member includes at least one first covering portion and two second covering portions. The at least one first covering portion is arranged between adjacent ones of the light-transmissive members, and the two second covering portions are arranged at distal ends of the light emitting device in the first direction with the light-transmissive members being arranged between the two second covering portions. The at least one first protrusion is arranged on an upper surface of the at least one first covering portion and being spaced apart from the light-transmissive members. The two second protrusions respectively arranged on upper surfaces of the two second covering portions. 
     A light emitting device includes a light emitting element, a light-transmissive member, a light-guiding adhesive member, and a covering member. The light emitting element has an upper surface and lateral surfaces. The light-transmissive member is disposed on the upper surface of the light emitting element. The light-guiding adhesive member bonds the light emitting element and the light-transmissive member, the light-guiding adhesive member including a base material and organic particles dispersed in the base material. The covering member is disposed in contact with lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive member and in contact with the light-guiding adhesive member disposed on the lateral surfaces of the light emitting element. 
     The light emitting device according to the present disclosure can achieve the reduction in color unevenness and/or luminance unevenness in the emitted light. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         FIG.  1 A  is a schematic downward perspective view of a light emitting device according to a first embodiment. 
         FIG.  1 B  is a schematic upward perspective view of a light emitting device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  2    is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along a line II-II in  FIG.  1 A  showing a light emitting device according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3 A  is a schematic plane view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3 B  is a schematic plane view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3 C  is a schematic plane view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  3 D  is a schematic plane view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the first embodiment. 
         FIG.  4    is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a light emitting device according to a second embodiment. 
         FIG.  5 A  is a schematic perspective view showing a light emitting device according to the second embodiment, in which a first protrusion, second protrusions, and a covering member are not shown. 
         FIG.  5 B  is a schematic lateral surface view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG.  5 C  is a schematic lateral surface view illustrating an example of a method of manufacturing according to the second embodiment. 
         FIG.  6 A  is a schematic top view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  6 B  is a schematic bottom view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  6 C  is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a light emitting device that includes the wiring having a shape shown in  FIG.  6 A  or  FIG.  6 B . 
         FIG.  7 A  is a schematic top view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7 B  is a schematic bottom view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  7 C  is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a light emitting device that includes the wiring having a shape shown in  FIG.  7 A  or  FIG.  7 B . 
         FIG.  8 A  is a schematic top view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  8 B  is a schematic bottom view showing an example of shape of wiring disposed on a substrate in a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  8 C  is a schematic perspective view showing an example of a light emitting device that includes the wiring having a shape shown in  FIG.  8 A  or  FIG.  8 B . 
         FIG.  9 A  is a schematic perspective view showing a first variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 B  is a schematic perspective view showing a second variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 C  is a schematic perspective view showing a third variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 D  is a schematic perspective view showing a fourth variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 E  is a schematic perspective view showing a fifth variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 F  is a schematic perspective view showing a sixth variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 G  is a schematic perspective view showing a seventh variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 H  is a schematic perspective view showing an eighth variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  9 I  is a schematic perspective view showing a ninth variational example of the first protrusion of a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  10    is a schematic cross-sectional view of a light emitting device that does not have a substrate according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  11    is a flow chart showing a procedure of a method of manufacturing a light emitting device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure. 
         FIG.  12    is an enlarged schematic cross-sectional view of a part of the light emitting device according to the first embodiment. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS 
     Certain embodiments of the present disclosure will be described below with reference to the drawings. It is to be noted that the light emitting device described below is intended for implementing the dissipated technical concept of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to those described below unless otherwise specified. Description given in one embodiment and/or one example can also be applied in other embodiments and/or other examples. The drawings referred to in the description below are to schematically illustrate the embodiments, and the size, a space or interval, locational relationship of the components and so forth be exaggerated or a portion of a component may not be shown. The directions illustrated in each figure are used to illustrate a relative locational relationship between the components, and are not intended to show absolute positional relationship. In the description below, the same designations or the same reference numerals denote the same or like members and duplicative descriptions will be appropriately omitted. 
     First Embodiment 
     A light emitting device  100  according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to  FIG.  1    to  FIG.  2   . 
     The light emitting device  100  includes a plurality of light emitting elements  20  aligned in a first direction D 1 , a plurality of light-transmissive members  30  respectively disposed on upper surfaces of the plurality of light emitting elements  20 , a covering member  40  including a plurality of first covering portions  41  respectively disposed between adjacent two of the plurality of light-transmissive members  30 , and two second covering portions  42  disposed at distal ends in the first direction with the light-transmissive members located between the two second portions, first protrusions  51  respectively located on upper surfaces of the plurality of first covering portions  41  and being spaced apart from the light-transmissive members, and two second covering portions  42  respectively located on upper surfaces of the two second covering portions  42 . 
     Structure of each component of the light emitting device  100  will be described below. In a plane view of the light emitting device  100 , the first direction D 1  is a longitudinal direction, and the second direction D 2  is a lateral direction perpendicular to the first direction D 1 . 
     Substrate 
     A substrate  10  is a member on which the plurality of light emitting elements  20  to be mounted. The plurality of light emitting elements  20  are disposed aligned in a longitudinal direction D 1  on the substrate  10 . The substrate  10  includes at least a base member  11 , wirings  12  and a plurality of via holes  15 . The via holes  15  can be through-holes plated or filled with an electrically conductive material. The material of the electrically conductive material can be, for example, a metal material similar to the material of the wirings  12  described below. 
     Examples of the material of the base member  11  include a resin such as epoxy, glass epoxy, bismaleimidotriazine or polyimide, or an insulating material such as ceramics or glass. More particularly, a material having a linear expansion coefficient similar to the linear expansion coefficient of the light emitting elements  20  can be preferably used. In view of mechanical strength, the base member  11  preferably has a minimum thickness of 0.05 mm or greater, more preferably 0.2 mm or greater. 
     In view of the thickness of the light emitting device, the base member  11  preferably has a maximum thickness of 0.6 mm or less, more preferably 0.5 mm or less, and further preferably 0.4 mm or less. The wirings  12  are disposed on the upper surface and the lower surface of the substrate  10  and provides a path for the supply of power to the plurality of light emitting elements  20 . The wirings on the upper surface of the substrate  10  and the wirings on the lower surface of the substrate are respectively connected through via holes  15 . The wirings  12  can be made of copper, iron, nickel, tungsten, chromium, aluminum, titanium, palladium, rhodium, silver, platinum, gold, or an alloy of two or more those metals. The wirings  12  can either be formed with a single layer or a multilayer made of one or more of those metals or alloys. 
     An insulating film  70  may be disposed on the lower surface of the substrate  10  to ensure insulation and prevent short circuits. For such an insulating film, a known resin material such as a thermosetting resin, a thermoplastic resin, or the like, can be used. As illustrated in  FIG.  1 B , the lower surface of the substrate  10  can be formed with recesses  14  to secure the substrate  10  to an external mounting board, and electrodes, which are wirings  12 , can be formed on the lower surface of the substrate and respectively in conformity to the recesses  14 . The wirings in the recesses  14  can be electrically connected to an external mounting substrate, for example, through a bonding member such as a solder. Note that the wirings  12  illustrated in  FIG.  1 A  are formed such that an end of each of the wirings  12   a  to  12   d  is exposed on one end of a respective one of the insulating films  70 . 
     Light Emitting Element 
     The light emitting elements  20  are semiconductor elements such as LED chips which are configured to emit light when voltage is applied. Each of the light emitting elements  20  at least includes a semiconductor layered structure  22  and positive and negative electrodes  21 . For the semiconductors, nitride-based semiconductor that can emit light of short-wavelength that can efficiently excite a wavelength-converting material is preferably employed. Such a nitride-based semiconductor can be represented by In x Al y Ga 1-X-Y N (0≤x, 0≤y, x+y≤1). The light emitting elements  20  have emission peak wavelengths in a range of 400 nm to 530 nm, more preferably in a range of 420 nm to 490 nm, further preferably in a range of 450 nm to 475 nm, in view of luminous efficiency and excitation efficiency of wavelength converting materials and mixed light colors of the emissions of the light emitting elements and the wavelength converting material. For the semiconductor material, InAlGaAs-based semiconductors, InAlGaP-based semiconductors, or the like can also be used. 
     Light-Transmissive Member 
     The light-transmissive members  30  are respectively disposed on the light emitting elements  20  to protect the light emitting elements  20 . The light-transmissive members  30  include a base material  31  in which a wavelength converting material  32  can be contained. For the base material  31  of the light-transmissive member, for example, a resin such as a silicone resin, an epoxy resin, a phenol resin, a polycarbonate resin, or an acrylic resin, or glass can be used. The base material  31  of the light-transmissive member may contain a filler such as silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, zirconium oxide, or zinc oxide. The light-transmissive member can be formed of a single layer of one base material or formed of a multilayer of two or more of those base materials. 
     The light-transmissive member  30  may be disposed via a light-guiding adhesive member  60 . The light-guiding adhesive member is configured to bond the light emitting element and the light-transmissive member and to guide light from the light emitting element  20  to the light-transmissive member  30 . The material of the light-guiding adhesive member  60  can be, for example, silicone resin which may contain a filler similar to the filler contained in the base material  31  of the light-transmissive member  30 . The filler contained in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  may be an inorganic material as described above or an organic material. Also, one type of filler may be used, or a combination of two or more types of filler material may be used. Examples of organic fillers include resins such as epoxy resins, silicone resins, and amorphous fluorine resins. 
     The wavelength converting material  32  can absorb at least a portion of primary light emitted from the light emitting element  20  and emit secondary light that has a wavelength different from that of the primary light. Examples of the wavelength converting materials  32  include yttrium-aluminum-garnet-based fluorescent materials (for example, Y 3 (Al, Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce), lutetium-aluminum-garnet-based fluorescent materials (for example: Lu 3 (Al, GA) 5 O 12 :Ce), terbium-aluminum-garnet-based fluorescent materials (for example, Tb 3 (Al, Ga) 5 O 12 :Ce), β-sialon-based fluorescent materials (for example, (Si, Al) 3 (O, N) 4 :Eu), α-sialon-based fluorescent materials (for example, Mz(Si, Al) 12 (O, N) 16 , in which 0&lt;z≤2, M is Li, Mg, Ca, Y, or a lanthanoid element other than La and Ce), nitride-based fluorescent materials such as CASN-based fluorescent materials (for example, CaAlSiN 3 :Eu) and SCASN fluorescent materials (for example, (Sr, Ca)AlSiN 3 :Eu), fluoride-based fluorescent materials such as KSF-based fluorescent materials (for example, K 2 SiF 6 :Mn) and MGF-based fluorescent materials (for example, 3.5MgO.0.5MgF 2 .GeO 2 :Mn), CCA-based fluorescent materials (for example, (Ca, Sr) 10 (PO 4 ) 6 C 12 :Eu), and quantum dot fluorescent materials. For the wavelength converting material  32 , a single fluorescent material of one type of the fluorescent materials illustrated above may be used, or a combination of two or more types of the fluorescent materials can be used. 
     Covering Member 
     The covering member  40  is disposed to cover and protect the upper surface of the substrate  10  and lateral surfaces of the light emitting element  20  and of the light-transmissive member  30 . The covering member  40  includes a first covering portion  41  and a second covering portion  42 . The first covering portion  41  is located between adjacent light-transmissive members  30  in a longitudinal direction D 1 . The second covering portion  42  is located at each of the distal ends of the adjacent light-transmissive members  30  in the longitudinal direction D 1  (i.e., on the lateral sides of the adjacent light-transmissive members  30  in the longitudinal direction, which are opposite to the sides where the first covering portion  41  is located). The first covering portion  41  and the second covering portion  42  have a width substantially the same as the light emitting device  100  in a lateral direction D 2 . A first protrusion  51  is disposed on the first covering portion  41  and a second protrusion  52  is disposed on each of the second covering portions  42 . 
     In view of light extraction efficiency in the frontward direction, the covering member  40  preferably has light-reflecting properties. For example, an optical reflectance of 70% or greater, more preferably 80% or greater, further preferably 90% or greater to light with an emission peak wavelength of the light emitting element  20 . It is also preferable that the covering member  40  is white, such that a base material of the covering member  40  preferably contains white pigments such as titanium oxide or magnesium oxide. Specific examples of the base material of the covering member  40  include a resin such as silicone resin, epoxy resin, phenol resin, polycarbonate resin, or acrylic resin, or a modified resin thereof. The base material of the covering member  40  may contain a filler that is similar to the filler contained in the base material  31  of the light-transmissive member. 
     First Protrusion and Second Protrusion 
     The first protrusion  51  and the second protrusions  52  are disposed on the upper surface of the covering member  40  to reduce the contact between the upper surface of the light-transmissive member  30  and external component(s). Examples of external components include light guide plates for backlighting. The first protrusion  51  is disposed on the upper surface of the first covering portion  41  and is spaced apart from the light-transmissive member  30  at a distance of G 1 . The second protrusions  52  are respectively disposed on the upper surfaces of the second covering portions  42 . The second protrusions  52  may be respectively spaced apart from the light-transmissive members  30  at a distance G 1  as in the first protrusion  51 , or may be at a distance different from the distance G 1 . The second protrusions  52  may be in contact with the upper surface of the light-transmissive member  30 , which can further reduce possibility of damage of the light-transmissive member  30  caused by the light-transmissive member  30  coming into contact with other external components. 
     The size of the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusions  52  can be adjusted according to the size of the light emitting device  100 , the pressure loaded on the upper surface of the light emitting device  100 , the materials of other external components, etc. The first protrusion  51  has a height H 1  and each of the second protrusions  52  has a height H 2  from the upper surface of the first covering portion  41 , and for example, the heights H 1  and H 2  are in a range of 10 to 100 μm, respectively. The light emitting device  100  is provided with the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusions  52 , which allows for reducing or preventing direct contact of the light-transmissive member  30  with external components, particularly with a light guide plate, and reducing or preventing damage to the light-transmissive member  30 . Further, providing an air layer of at least 10 μm between the light-transmissive member  30  and the light guide plate allows dispersion of light through a light-incident part of the light guide plate. However, the air layer of an excessive thickness of several hundred micrometers may result in a reduction in the backlight output power. Therefore, the heights H 1  and H 2  are preferably in a range of 10 to 100 μm, more preferably in a range of 20 to 50 μm. For example, the light emitting device  100  can be formed with the upper surface of the first covering portion  41  having a width in a range of 470 to 530 μm and the upper surface of each of the second covering portions  42  with a width in a range of 70 to 130 μm, and the upper surface of each of the light-transmissive members  30  in a range of 1.2 to 1.26 mm, in the longitudinal direction D 1  of the light emitting device  100 . In this case, the distance G 1  is preferably in a range of 10 to 125 μm, more preferably in a range of 50 to 100 μm. This arrangement can reduce an effect of the first protrusion  51  on the light extracted to the outside from the upper surface of the light-transmissive member  30 , and thus can preferably maintain the light distribution properties of the light emitting device  100 . 
     The first protrusion  51  can be formed in a semicircular shape in a cross-section in the longitudinal direction D 1 . Accordingly, the first protrusion  51  has a curved upper surface, which means that the upper surface has an arc shape in a cross-section which does not include a sharp edge, such that the first protrusion  51  is not easily damaged when it comes into contact with other external components. In the present specification, the term “semicircular shape” refers to a shape having a protruding curve-shaped upper portion and a straight line at the bottom such as shapes including a circular segment. Examples of such shapes include shapes having an upper portion in an arc shape, an elliptic shape, or a portion of a parabola shape, etc. In addition, the first protrusion  51  has a rectangular shape in a plan view, extending on the upper surface of the first covering portion  41  to both edges of the upper surface of the first covering portion in the lateral direction D 2 . This arrangement can reduce or prevent the light emitting surface (an upper surface of the light-transmissive member  30 ) of the light emitting device  100  from being inclined with respect to the light incidence surface of the light guide plate at the time of disposing the light emitting device  100 . Further, forming the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  using the same material as the covering member  40  can increase the adhesion force with the covering member  40 , and thus can reduce or prevent the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  from separating from the covering member  40  when he first protrusion  51  or/and the second protrusion  52  come into contact with external components. Meanwhile, in order to enhance a contact resistance to external components, the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  preferably have a rigidity greater than that of the covering member  40 . The rigidity can be enhanced by, for example, adding a reinforcement material such as titanium oxide in the material of the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52 . The content of such a reinforcement material is preferably in a range of 10 to 60 wt %, more preferably in a range of 30 to 40 wt %. When a phenyl silicone resin is used for the covering member  40  in view of reliability, the phenyl silicone resin or a silicone resin of the same system, for example, a modified silicone resin that can provide high mechanical strength and good adhesion to the covering material  40  is preferably used for the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52 . With this arrangement, the resin used for the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  can obtain mechanical strength that is two to three times greater than the mechanical strength of the resin used in the covering member  40 . Therefore, the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  can have rigidity greater than that of the covering member  40 . The rigidity can be measured by tensile testing. In addition, the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  are formed separately from the covering member  40  in the present embodiment, but may be formed integrally as one component with the covering member  40 . 
     The light emitting device  100  has the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52 , which allows for reducing or preventing the light emitting surface from coming in contact with external components etc., while spacing the first protrusion  51  from the light-transmissive member  30 , which reduce effect on the light extracting and thus allows for maintaining good light distributing properties, and thus a light emitting device that can be used for a thin, narrow-frame applications can be realized. 
     Method of Manufacturing Light Emitting Device According to First Embodiment 
     Next, a method of manufacturing the light emitting device  100  will be described with reference to  FIG.  2    to  FIG.  3 D , and  FIG.  11   . 
     A method of manufacturing a light emitting device  100  includes; 
     (S 11 ) disposing a plurality of light emitting elements in aligned relation in a row direction D 3  and a column direction D 4  perpendicular to the row direction D 3  on an upper surface of a substrate  1000  in a state of before singulating, 
     (S 12 ) disposing a light-transmissive member  30  on an upper surface of each of the light emitting elements  20 , 
     (S 13 ) forming a covering member  400  covering the upper surface of the substrate  1000 , lateral surfaces of each of the light emitting elements  20  and lateral surfaces of each of the light-transmissive members  30 , 
     (S 14 ) forming protrusions  500  on an upper surface of the covering member  400 , and 
     (S 15 ) singulating the substrate  1000 , the covering member  400 , and the protrusions  500  along the row direction D 3  and the column direction D 4 , at predetermined locations demarcating individual units P 1  including the light emitting elements  20  and the light-transmissive members  30 . 
     In the step S 14  of forming protrusions  500 , first protrusions  510  that are not to be divided along a column direction D 4  and second protrusions  520  that are to be divided along the column direction D 4 , are disposed, in which the first protrusions  510  are spaced apart from respective ones of adjacent light-transmissive members  30 . 
     Now, each step in a method of manufacturing a light emitting device  100  will be described below. In the description below, the first protrusion(s)  510  and the second protrusion(s)  520  are referred to that in a state of before singulating. In addition, the row direction D 3  corresponds to a longitudinal direction D 1  in the light emitting device  100  obtained by singulating, and the column direction D 4  corresponds to a lateral direction D 2  in the light emitting device  100  obtained by singulating. 
     Disposing Light Emitting Element In Aligned Relation 
     As shown in  FIG.  3 A , a plurality of light emitting elements  20  are aligned in row direction D 3  and column direction D 4  on an upper surface of a substrate  1000  in a state of before singulating. Wirings configured to serve as wirings after singulating as shown in  FIG.  2    are disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate  1000 .  FIG.  3 A  shows a partial representation of the substrate  1000  in which the wirings are not shown. The positive and negative electrodes  21  of each of the light emitting elements  20  are electrically connected to the wirings on the upper surface of the substrate  1000  through an electrically conductive adhesive member. Examples of the electrically conductive adhesive member include bumps made of gold, silver, copper, or the like, electrically conducting paste including a resin binder and metal powder of gold, silver, copper, platinum, aluminum, or the like, solders such as tin-silver-copper (SAC)-based solders and tin-bismuth-(SnBi) based solder. 
     Disposing Light-Transmissive Member 
     Subsequently, a light-transmissive member  30  is disposed on the upper surface of each of the light emitting elements  20 . Disposing of the light-transmissive member  30  can be carried out, for example, bonding a light-transmissive member  30  formed in a size to cover the upper surface of a single light emitting element  20  on the upper surface of each of the light emitting elements  20 . Each of the light-transmissive members can be adhered to a corresponding one of the light emitting elements  20  using a light-guiding adhesive member  60 . 
     Forming Covering Member 
     Subsequently, a covering member  400  is formed to cover the upper surface of the substrate  1000 , lateral surfaces of the light emitting elements  20  and lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30 .  FIG.  3 B  shows an intermediate body in which the light emitting elements  20  and light-transmissive members  30  are disposed on the upper surface of the substrate  1000 , and the covering member  400  is formed. The covering member  400  may be formed to enclose the light-transmissive members  30 , then the upper surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30  can be exposed by grinding, etc. It is preferable to perform grinding to flatten the upper surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30  and the upper surface of the covering member  400  before the step (S 14 ) of forming protrusions to form the protrusions to be described below. 
     Forming Protrusion 
     Subsequently, as shown in  FIG.  3 C , protrusions  500  are formed the covering member  400  and the upper surface a protrusion  500  is formed. Using a mask defining openings corresponding to shapes of the protrusions  500  in a plan view, the protrusions  500  are formed between lateral sides of adjacent light-transmissive members  30 . The protrusions  500  can be formed through the openings of the mask, by way of, for example, printing or spraying uncured resin material, in which the spraying can be carried out by using inkjet technique or spraying technique. An example of a mask M 1  with openings F 1  is shown in  FIG.  3 D . 
     In the step (S 14 ) of forming protrusions  500 , the first protrusions  510  and the second protrusion  520  that are in a state of before singulation are formed. As shown in  FIG.  3 B , the first protrusions  510  formed in regions  41 A corresponding to the first covering portions  41  in the light emitting devices  100  to be obtained after singulating are not divided along the column direction D 4  in the step (S 15 ) of singulating. The second protrusions  520  formed in regions  42 A corresponding to the second protrusions  42  in the light emitting devices  100  to be obtained after singulating are divided along the column direction D 4  in the step (S 15 ) of singulating. 
     The first protrusions  510  are formed spaced apart from the light-transmissive members  30 . The second protrusions  520  are formed approximately symmetrically with respect to a cutting plane in the column direction D 4 . As shown in  FIG.  3 C , the second protrusions  520  and the first protrusions  510  are formed in linear shapes along the column direction D 4 . 
     With this arrangement, the first protrusion  51  can be formed separated from the light-transmissive members, without covering the light-transmissive members  30  in the light emitting device  100  to be obtained after singulating. The second protrusions  52  in the light emitting devices  100  after singulating can be formed with substantially uniform shapes. 
     The protrusions  500  can be formed, for example, by applying an uncured resin material to predetermined locations and then cured. 
     Singulating 
     The substrate  1000 , the covering member  400 , and protrusions  500  which are in a state of before singulating are then singulated along the row direction D 3  and the column direction D 4 , at predetermined locations demarcating individual units P 1  including the light emitting elements  20  and the light-transmissive members  30 . Singulating can be carried out by using, for example, a rotary blade or a laser. 
     Grinding the lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30  may be carried out before forming the covering member. By grinding the lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30 , the locations and angles of the lateral surfaces can be adjusted for a corresponding one of the predetermined locations demarcating individual unit P 1 , such that thicknesses of the covering members can be appropriately secured. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Next, a light emitting device  200  according to a second embodiment will be described below with reference to  FIG.  4   , and  FIGS.  5 A to  5 C . As shown in  FIG.  4   , the light emitting device  200  has the light-transmissive member and the covering member having shapes different from that of the light emitting device  100  of the first embodiment. 
     The light-transmissive members  30 A of the light emitting device  200  respectively have a step portion  301  at their both ends in a longitudinal direction, at least in a cross-section in the longitudinal direction D 1 . The step portions  301  are portions of the light-transmissive members  30 A with a smaller thickness. With the step portions  301 , each of the light-transmissive members  30 A has a shape having a smaller width at its upper side and a greater width at its lower surface side in a cross-section in the longitudinal direction D 1 . Each of the light-transmissive members  30 A may also have step portions in the cross-section in the lateral direction D 2 . In other words, each of the light-transmissive members  30 A may have a step portion formed continuously on all the lateral surfaces, such that the step portion surrounds the entire lateral surfaces. Also, it is preferable that the lateral surfaces located at ends in the longitudinal direction D 1  of each of the light-transmissive members  30 A preferably have a surface roughness at a lower portion with greater width of each of the lateral surfaces greater than a surface roughness that each of the sides of the longitudinal D 1  of the light-transmissive members  30 A have a larger surface finish on the side of the wide area on the lower side than on the narrow area on the upper side. 
     The first protrusion  51  and the second protrusions  52  can be disposed spaced apart from a corresponding one of the light-transmissive members  30 A. The separation distance between the first protrusion  51  and each of the light-transmissive members  30 A may differ from the separation distance between one of the second protrusions  52  and the corresponding light-transmissive member  30 A. In addition, only the first protrusion  51  may be spaced apart from the light-transmissive members  30 A. Further, it is preferable that at least a portion of the first protrusion  51  and a portion of each of the second protrusions  52  are located overlapped with the step portion  301  of a corresponding one of the light-transmissive members  30 A in a plan view. 
     Each of the light-transmissive members  30 A has a step portion  301  at each end portion in the longitudinal direction D 1  in which stress tends to occur due to heat compared to the ends in the lateral direction D 2 , and accordingly, detachment of the light-transmissive member  30 A from the covering member  40  can be effectively reduced or prevented. Further, the light-transmissive members  30 A have a large surface roughness on the lateral surfaces of the step portions  301 , which can further reduce occurrence of detachment from the covering member  40 . Further, the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusions  52  are located partially overlapping the step portions  301 , which can reinforce the covering member  40  and can further reduce or prevent detachment of the light-transmissive member  30 A. 
     The step portions  301  of the light-transmissive members  30 A can be formed before the light-transmissive members  30 A are disposed on the upper surfaces of the light emitting elements  20 , or can be formed after the light-transmissive members  30 A are disposed on the upper surfaces of the light emitting elements  20 . 
     The step portions  301  can be formed by grinding portions of the lateral surfaces of the light-transmissive members. For example, grinding can be performed using a disc-shaped rotary blade. As shown in  FIG.  5 B , the step portions may be formed by grinding upper portions of the lateral surfaces at both ends of the light-transmissive members using a disc-shaped rotary blade B 1 . Alternatively, as an example shown in  FIG.  5 C , predetermined portions of a sheet-shaped light-transmissive member  30 B may be ground or cut using two disc-shaped rotary blades B 2  and B 3  of different diameters. In the example shown in  FIG.  5 C , the thicker rotary blade B 2  forms a recess defined with an upward-facing surface in the sheet-shaped light-transmissive member  30 B, while the thinner rotary blade B 3  forms a step portion at the end of the light-transmissive member  30 B in a cross-section in the column direction D 4  by separating the light-transmissive member  30 B at the upward-facing surface of the recess. 
     Example of Wiring Shape 
     The wirings  12  disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of the substrate  10  can be arranged in various shapes to suit the application and manufacturing method of the light emitting devices. Some examples will be illustrated below. 
     As shown in  FIG.  6 A  to  FIG.  6 C , the light emitting device  101  has six wirings exposed on the lateral surfaces (that include two short-side lateral surfaces and two long-side lateral surfaces). That is, on one of the two short-side lateral surfaces, a wiring  121   a  is exposed from the covering member  40  of the upper surface of the substrate  10  and a wiring  121   c  is exposed from an electrically insulating film  70  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . The wirings  121   a  and  121   c  are electrically connected to each other through respective via holes  151   a . The wirings  121   a  and  121   c  are also exposed in a same manner on the other short-side lateral surface. On one of the two long-side lateral surfaces, a wiring  121   b  is exposed from one of the electrically insulating films  70  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . The wiring  121   b  is also exposed in the same manner on the other long-side lateral surface. 
     As shown in  FIG.  7 A  to  FIG.  7 C , the light emitting device  102  has six wirings exposed on the lateral surfaces (that include two short-side lateral surfaces and two long-side lateral surfaces). That is, on one of the two short-side lateral surfaces, a wiring  122   a  is exposed from the covering member  40  of the upper surface of the substrate  10  and a wiring  122   d  is exposed from an electrically insulating film  70  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . The wirings  122   a  and  122   d  are electrically connected to each other through respective via holes  151   a . The wirings  122   a  and  122   d  are also exposed in a same manner on the other short-side lateral surface. On one of the two long-side lateral surfaces, wirings  122   b  and  122   c  are exposed from two of the electrically insulating films  70  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . The wirings  122   b  and  122   c  are electrically connected to each other through the wiring  12  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . 
     The light emitting device  103  has six wirings exposed on the lateral surfaces as shown in  FIG.  8 A  to  FIG.  8 C . That is, on one of the two short-side lateral surfaces, a wiring  123   c  is exposed from the covering member  40  of the upper surface of the substrate  10  and a wiring  123   c  is exposed from an electrically insulating film  70  on the lower surface of the substrate  10 . The wirings  123   b  and  123   c  are electrically connected to each other through respective via holes  153   a . The wirings  123   b  and  123   c  are also exposed in a same manner on the other short-side lateral surface. On one of the two long-side lateral surfaces, a wiring  123   a  is exposed from the covering member  40  on the upper surface of the substrate  10 . The wiring  123   a  is also exposed in the same manner on the other long-side lateral surface. 
     The examples of the wiring shapes shown in  FIG.  6 A  to  FIG.  8 C  can be applied to any embodiments and variational examples for various shapes of the first protrusions. The lateral surfaces of the light emitting device may face an external conductive component such as a metal. In such cases, occurrence of a short circuit can be further avoided by not exposing a portion of the wiring  12  connected to the positive electrode of the light emitting element  20  and a portion of the wiring  12  connected to the negative electrode of the light emitting element  20  to the same lateral surface of the light emitting device. 
     VARIANT EXAMPLES 
     Example without a Substrate 
     The light emitting device does not need to include the substrate, as in the light emitting device  300  shown in  FIG.  10   . The light emitting device  300  has smaller dimensions because it does not have a substrate. When a substrate is not present, the wiring to the light emitting element  20  can be carried out by, for example, forming disposing a conductive film  16  that faces the element electrodes  21  of the light emitting element  20 . For example, the light emitting device  300  can be secured to an external mounting substrate by using the surface having the conductive film  16  disposed thereon as the mounting surface. 
     Variational Examples of Shape of First Protrusion 
     The shape of the first protrusion can be adjusted according to the shape and conditions of other external components, etc., to which the light emitting device is to face. Variational examples of the shape of the first protrusion  51  will be illustrated below with reference to  FIG.  9 A  to  FIG.  9 I . 
     Variational Example 1 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 A , the first protrusion  51  of the light emitting device  100 A may have a semicircular cross-sectional shape in the second direction D 2 . The second protrusion  52  may have a shape the same as that described above. The first protrusion  51  of the light emitting device  100 A has a semicircular cross-sectional shape which allows the light emitting device  100 A to have a curved portion on its upper surface, accordingly, damage to the first protrusion  51  hardly occurs when the first protrusion  51  comes into contact with other external components. 
     Variational Example 2 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 B , the first protrusion  51  of the light emitting device  100 B may have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1 . When the first protrusion has a flat upper surface, the light emitting device  100 B can face to other external components or the like with the flat surface. The second protrusion  52  may also have a trapezoidal cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1 . The upper surfaces of the first protrusion  51  and the second protrusion  52  may be arranged on the same plane. 
     Variational Example 3 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 C , the first protrusion  51  of the light emitting device  100 C may have a circular shape in a plan view, which may be a shape of a portion of a sphere. The first protrusion  51  has a circular shape in a plan view, such that the first protrusion  51  does not have an irregular outline in the plan view, making it difficult to break. The second protrusion  52  may have a shape same as described above. The first protrusion  51  of the light emitting device  100 C has a shape of a portion of a sphere, that is, the first protrusion  51  has a curved upper surface, such that the first protrusion  51  is hardly damaged when it comes into contact with other external components. 
     The first protrusion  51  preferably has a width greater than the width of the light-transmissive member  30  in the second direction (lateral direction) D 2 . With the width of the first protrusion  51  in the lateral direction D 2  greater than the width of the light-transmissive member  30 , the force from other external member applied to the first protrusion  51  can be dispersed over a wide range. Therefore, the covering member  40  can reduce or prevent deformation near the light-transmissive member  30 . 
     Variational Example: First Protrusion Having First Portion and Second Portion 
     According to the shape and conditions of other external components to which the light emitting device faces, the first protrusion may include a first portion and a second portion. Some examples of the first protrusion that includes the first portion and a second portion. The configurations described earlier may be denoted with the same or similar numerals and description of those may be omitted. The grooves shown in each of variational examples may be formed using masks with openings defined in conformity to the grooves. Alternatively, the grooves shown in each of variational examples may be formed by grinding the first protrusion that have been formed without grooves. 
     Variational Example 4 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 D , in the light emitting device  100 D, the first protrusion  51 D has a first portion and a second portion aligned adjacent to each other in the first direction D 1  with a groove Md between the first portion and the second portion. The distance (i.e., the width of the groove Md) between the first portion and the second portion is preferably in a range of 15 to 100 μm, more preferably in a range of 30 to 50 μm. The first portion and the second portion are formed in a compressed quadrant shape in a cross section in the first direction D 1 , with the perpendicular surfaces facing each other. In other words, each of the first portion and the second portion has a cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1 , which is similar to a circular segment divided in half along the sagitta, with a flat surface corresponding the sagitta in each of the first portion and the second portion facing each other. 
     Variational Example 5 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 E , in the light emitting device  100 E, the first protrusion  51 E has a first portion and a second portion, which are aligned in the first direction D 1  through the groove Me, and each of the first and second portions in the first direction D 1  are formed in a semicircular cross-sectional shape. The distance (i.e., the width of the groove Me) between the first portion and the second portion is preferably in a range of 30 to 100 μm, more preferably in a range of 50 to 80 μm. 
     Variational Example 6 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 F , in the light emitting device  100 F, the first protrusion  51 F has a first portion and a second portion, which are aligned in the first direction D 1  through the groove Mf, and each of the first and second portions are formed in a rectangular cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1  and semicircular cross-sectional shape in the second direction D 2 . The distance (i.e., the width of the groove Mf) between the first portion and the second portion is preferably in a range of 15 to 100 μm, more preferably in a range of 30 to 50 μm. 
     Variational Examples 7-9 
     As shown in  FIG.  9 G  to  FIG.  9 I , the light emitting devices  100 G to  1001  respectively include first protrusions  51 G- 511  which are disposed in a similar manner as in the first protrusions  51 D to  51 F while changing the directions by 90 degrees. Accordingly, the first portion and the second portion of the first protrusion  51 G are formed in a compressed quadrant shape in a cross section in the second direction D 2 . In other words, each of the first portion and the second portion has a cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1 , which is similar to a circular segment divided in half along the sagitta, with a flat surface corresponding the sagitta in each of the first portion and the second portion facing each other. Further, each of the first and second portions of the first protrusion  51 H are respectively formed in a semicircular cross-sectional shapes in the second direction D 2 . Further, each of the first and second portions of the first protrusion  51 H is formed in a semicircular cross-sectional shape in the second direction D 2 . Also, each of the first portion and the second portion of the first protrusion  51 I is formed in a semicircular cross-sectional shape in the first direction D 1 . 
     In the light emitting devices  100 D to  100 I, the first protrusion is separated by the groove into the first portion and the second portion, but the groove may be formed to a depth which does not completely separate the first protrusion. The groove may be formed deeper than the upper surface of the covering member  40 , or may be formed penetrating the covering member  40  and expose the upper surface of the substrate  10 . 
     Separating the first protrusion into the first portion and the second portion allows for the volume of each of the first and second portions approach to the volume of the second protrusion  52 . This arrangement can improve uniformity during thermal expansion. Occurrence of cracks in the resin in the first protrusion at high temperatures can be reduced by pre-positioning the groove. By including the first and second portions in the first protrusion, the area and position of the first protrusion can be adjusted to meet other external components. The first and second portions may be aligned in a direction different from the first direction D 1  and the second direction D 2 . 
     The first and second portions aligned in the second direction D 2  may be respectively disposed outside the upper surface of the light-transmissive member  30  in the second direction D 2 . In other words, each of the first and second portions includes a portion positioned outward of an outer peripheral edge of upper surfaces of the light-transmissive members  30  in the second direction. With this arrangement, effect of the first protrusion on extraction of light can be further reduced. Further, increasing the distance between the edge of the first portion and the edge of the second portion allows the first protrusion more reliably supporting other external components. 
     Variational Example of Light-Guiding Adhesive Member 
     When the light-transmissive member  30  is disposed on the light emitting element  20  via a light-guiding adhesive member  60 , the light emitting device according to the embodiments and variational examples described above can obtain a further higher luminous flux while maintaining a small thickness dimension by including a filler  62  with adjusted particle size and refractive index in the light-guiding adhesive member  60 . A variational example of a method for incorporating the filler  62  in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  will be described below. 
     The light-guiding adhesive member  60  is disposed on the lateral surfaces of the light emitting elements  20  as shown in  FIG.  2   , and the covering member  40  is disposed in contact with the light-transmissive member  30 .  FIG.  12    is an enlarged cross-sectional view, showing a portion near a lateral surface of the light emitting element  20 . A portion of the light emitted from the lateral surface  26  of the light emitting element  20  is reflected by the covering member  40 , as light L 1  shown in the figure. However, light that is not reflected by the covering member  40  and passes through the covering member  40  as the light L 3  shown in the figure, does not contribute to the luminous flux extracted from the upper side of the light emitting device. As the light L 2 , the filler  62  contained in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  can scatter light, reducing the light transmitted through the covering member  40  and increasing the light contributing to the luminous flux extracted from the upper surface side of the light emitting device. 
     As shown in  FIG.  12   , it is preferable that the light-guiding adhesive member  60  disposed on the lateral surfaces  26  of each of the light emitting elements  20  extends from the edges of the lower surface  35  of the light-transmissive member  30  to the lateral surfaces  26  of the light emitting element  20 . In this case, the surface  45 , which is in contact with the light-guiding adhesive member  60  of the covering member  40 , is at an acute angle with the lower surface  35  of the light-transmissive member  30 . Therefore, the covering member  40  can efficiently reflect light emitted from the lateral surfaces  26  of each of the light emitting elements  20  toward the light-transmissive member  30 . The light-guiding adhesive member  60  as described above has a reverse triangular shape in cross-section as shown in  FIG.  2    and  FIG.  12   . 
     The light-guiding adhesive member  60  contains a filler  62  made of organic particles distributed in the base material  61 . Silicone resin with a refractive index in a range of 1.35 to 1.55 is preferable as the filler  62  of organic particles in terms of heat resistance and light resistance. Furthermore, as a viscosity regulator, for example, a base material  61  that can contain nanosilica or zirconium oxide with a particle size of less than 100 nm. 
     For the base material  61 , an epoxy resin, a silicone resin, or a modified resin or hybrid resin of those is preferable because they have good light-transmissive properties. In particular, a silicone resin having a refractive index in a range of 1.45 to 1.60 is preferable. 
     When the difference between the refractive index of the light-guiding adhesive member  60  and the refractive index of the covering member  40  is increased, light can be reflected efficiently at the interface between the light-guiding adhesive member  60  and the covering member  40 . 
     The filler  62  tends to agglutinate due to capillary force when the particle size is small, and when the particle size is large, the layer of light-guiding adhesive member  60  between light emitting element  20  and the light-transmissive member  30  becomes thicker. For this reason, it is preferable that the organic particle filler  62  has an average particle size in a range of 0.5 to 1.2 μm. Because the particle size of the organic particle filler  62  is larger than the particle size of the viscosity adjusting agent described above, an increase in the viscosity is not likely occur even when the organic filler  62  is contained in the light-guiding adhesive member  60 . Rayleigh scattering occurs for particles with small particle sizes, such as those of the viscosity adjusting agent described above, but Mie scattering occurs for organic particles of the filler  62 , which effectively diffuses light from the light emitting element  20 . Further, in order to obtain uniform dispersion of the filler  62 , particle sizes of the filler  62  are preferably to be as close as possible, such that in the filler  62 , particles of a size 0.3 μm or greater and 2.0 μm or less are preferably to be 80 volume % or greater, particles of a size 0.3 tm or greater and 2.0 μm or less are more preferably to be 85 volume % or greater. In particular, the filler  62  preferably include fewer particles of large particle sizes, such that particles of a size 2.5 μm or greater are preferably 4 volume % or less in the filler  62 . The volume % indicated above is the ratio of the volume of the filler of that particle size to the volume of the overall filler. The particle size of the filler  62  can be determined, for example, by using an electrical resistance measuring method. 
     Meanwhile, when the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the filler  62  and the refractive index of the base material  61  is small, the scattered light caused by filler  62  decreases. For this reason, it is preferable that the refractive index of the filler  62  of organic particles is such that the absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the filler  62  of organic particles and the refractive index of the base material  61  is 0.05 or greater. With such a difference in refractive index between the base material  61  and the filler  62 , light can be scattered efficiently. 
     By including the filler  62  in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  to be disposed on the lateral surfaces  26  of the light emitting elements  20 , light emitted from the lateral surfaces  26  of the light emitting elements  20  can be scattered, reducing the light transmitted through the covering member  40 , and increasing the luminous flux extracted from the upper surface side of the light emitting device, regardless of the number of the light emitting elements  20 . The inclusion of the filler  62  in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  does not affect the small thickness dimension of the light emitting device. This allows the light emitting device to obtain a further greater luminous flux while maintaining its smaller thickness dimension. 
     A method of manufacturing a light emitting device that includes incorporating the filler  62  in the light-guiding adhesive member  60  having a light-guiding adhesive member  60  is the same as or similar to the respective methods according to the embodiments and variational examples. In below, portions of the method related to the light-guiding adhesive member  60  will be described. 
     The light-guiding adhesive member  60  can be manufactured by adding the filler  62  to the base material  61  and stirring. By stirring, the filler  62  can be dispersed in the base material  61 . In order to efficiently scatter light, the filler  62  is preferably dispersed in the base material  61 . With the use of a filler  62  having a specific gravity close to that of the base material  61 , a state in which the filler  62  is dispersed in the base material can be maintained. 
     Then, by pressing the light-transmissive member  30  to the light emitting element  20  via the light-guiding adhesive member  60  In the step S 12  of disposing light-transmissive member, the light-guiding adhesive member  60  is wet spread from outer periphery of the lower surface  35  of the light-transmissive member  30  onto the lateral surfaces  26  of the light emitting element  20 , such that the light-guiding adhesive member  60  exhibiting an approximately inverted triangular cross section can be formed. The oblique side of the approximately inverted triangular cross section may be formed as a curved line or as an approximately straight line. 
     EXAMPLES 
     Examples of the light emitting device having the light-guiding adhesive member  60  that contains a filler  62  will be described below. 
     In Examples 1 to 3, a phenyl silicone resin having a refractive index of 1.54 is used for the base material  61  of the light-guiding adhesive member  60  and silicone resin particles having a refractive index of 1.43 are used, and the content of the silicone resin particles of the light-guiding adhesive member  60  is varied. The absolute value of the difference between the refractive index of the base material  61  and the refractive index of the filler  62  is 0.11. 
     The filler  62  has an average particle size of 0.8 μm, and satisfies a condition of particles having diameters of 2.5 μm or greater in a range of 4 volume % or less, and particles having diameters in a range of 0.3 to 2.0 μm in a range of 80 volume % or greater. The particle size can be measured using an electric resistance method, and the average particle size is the average value of those. 
     In addition, as Comparative Example, a light emitting device is fabricated in a similar manner as in Example 1 except for not to include silicone resin particles. 
     Evaluating results are shown in Table 1.
 
The scattered light value is calculated by 100−(linear transmission/total light transmission×100).
 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                   
                 Com- 
                 Ex- 
                 Ex- 
                 Ex- 
               
               
                   
                   
                 parative 
                 ample 
                 ample 
                 ample 
               
               
                 Item 
                 Unit 
                 Example 
                 1 
                 2 
                 3 
               
               
                   
               
             
            
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Silicone resin  
                 Weight  
                 NONE 
                 0.05 
                 0.3 
                 0.5 
               
               
                 particle content 
                 % 
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Charac- 
                 Linear 
                 % 
                 49 
                 32 
                 11 
                 5 
               
               
                 teristics 
                 transmittance 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Total Light 
                 % 
                 82 
                 81 
                 77 
                 75 
               
               
                   
                 Transmittance 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Scattered light 
                 % 
                 40 
                 61 
                 86 
                 93 
               
               
                   
                 Viscosity 
                 Pa · s 
                 3.7 
                 3.7 
                 3.6 
                 3.8 
               
               
                   
                 Luminous  
                 % 
                 Com- 
                 +0.3 
                 +0.8 
                 +1.7 
               
               
                   
                 Flux of Light  
                   
                 parison 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Emitting 
                   
                 Standard 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                 Device 
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
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                 Value) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     As shown in Table 1, when the content of silicone resin particles was increased, the scattered light was increased, and the light flux of the light emitting device was increased. In addition, the total light transmittance was not significantly decreased when the silicone resin particles were contained in the base material  61 . Increasing the content of the organic particle fillers  62  tends to increase the viscosity of light-guiding adhesive member  60 , making it difficult to handle it, and to decrease the total light transmittance of the light-guiding adhesive member  60 . Therefore, the content of organic particles (silicone resin particles) is preferably in a range of 0.01 to 2.0 weight %, more preferably in a range of 0.05 to 0.5 weight %. 
     The weight percentage is the ratio of the mass of the filler to the mass of the base material. 
     It was confirmed that by including filler  62  with adjusted particle size and refractive index in the light-guiding adhesive member  60 , the luminous flux of the light-emitting device can be increased while maintaining a smaller thickness dimension. Even if inorganic filler is used as the filler  62 , when the particle size and refractive index are similar to those of the silicone resin particles described above, the effect of increasing the luminous flux is likely to be as effective. 
     It is to be understood that although the present invention has been described with regard to preferred embodiments thereof, various other embodiments and variants may occur to those skilled in the art, which are within the scope and spirit of the invention, and such other embodiments and variants are intended to be covered by the following claims.