Patent ID: 8157400

Claim:
A light emitting apparatus, comprising: a board in which a portion defining a penetration hole penetrating from one surface to the other surface is formed, and that has a recess, in the other surface, in a region where the portion defining the penetration hole is formed; a solid-state light emitting element mounted on the one surface of the board proximate to where the penetration hole penetrates; a cover member that covers the solid-state light emitting element mounted on the one surface of the board proximate to where the penetration hole penetrates; a connecting section formed in the penetration hole; and a supporting section formed in the recess provided in the other surface of the board, the connecting section connecting the supporting section to the cover member, wherein a plurality of the solid-state light emitting elements are mounted on the one surface of the board, the board is provided with a plurality of the portions defining the penetration holes corresponding to the plurality of solid-state light emitting elements, and the recess provided in the other surface of the board is formed so as to pass on at least two positions which each have the portion defining the penetration hole formed therein.