Patent ID: 8641232

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a substrate formed of a ceramic material which is mounted on a recessed portion provided on an upper face of a mounting member, the substrate comprising an outer edge part disposed away from an inner edge part of the recessed portion; a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on a surface side of the substrate; a power supply terminal provided on the surface side of the substrate and electrically connected to the light emitting elements; a plurality of electrical connecting units connected to the power supply terminal by elastic pressing force directed from the surface side of the substrate to the mounting member side; and a plurality of mechanical fixing units, each of which is fixed to the upper face of the mounting member, comprises a pressing portion brought into contact with the surface side of the substrate below the upper face of the mounting member, and fixes the substrate to the mounting member with use of elastic pressing force of the pressing portion directed from the surface side of the substrate to the mounting member side.