Patent ID: 8419201

Claim:
A light emitting module having a light emitting surface and a non-light emitting surface opposite from the light emitting surface, comprising: an organic EL light emitting element of thin plate shape including a light emitting layer made of an organic compound and positive and negative electrodes for interposing the light emitting layer therebetween; and a support body for supporting the organic EL light emitting element, the support body including a non-light emitting side, wherein the support body is attached to the organic EL light emitting element at the side of the non-light emitting surface of the light emitting module to cover one surface of the organic EL light emitting element; the organic EL light emitting element includes power feeding electrodes electrically connected to the positive and negative electrodes; the support body includes openings formed in corresponding relationship with the power feeding electrodes, so that the power feeding electrodes are exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body through the openings; and the support body includes power feeding terminals for supplying electric power to the organic EL light emitting element, the power feeding terminals having a portion exposed on the non-light emitting side of the support body, the power feeding terminals being electrically connected to the power feeding electrodes by electric connection members extending via the non-light emitting side and the openings of the support body.