Patent ID: 8100555

Claim:
A lighting apparatus comprising: a light emitting device including: one or a plurality of light emitting elements covered by a resin containing a fluorescent material, a light emitting element housing having a concave portion accommodating the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, and a seal resin that is provided in a space formed by the concave portion and seals the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, the concave portion being shaped to become wider with distance from a bottom surface of the concave portion, and a light shielding member, provided on the seal resin, for shielding a part of light emitted by the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, wherein light emitted from the one or the plurality of light emitting elements is irradiated in a predetermined direction, wherein the light shielding member is a metal plate whose surface for receiving light emitted from the one or the plurality of light emitting elements is formed as a substantial mirror surface, and wherein the light shielding member is provided directly on the seal resin such that the surface for receiving light is in contact with a top surface of the seal resin.