Patent ID: 7553045

Claim:
A light emitting diode package, comprising: a base; a cylindrical body which has axially opposite first and second end faces and a cylindrical circumferential face connecting the first and second end faces, the first end face having a first recess formed therein; a connecting structure radially projecting from the circumferential face of the cylindrical body and connecting the cylindrical body and the base; and a plurality of first light emitting diode chips disposed in the first recess for providing the light emitting diode package with sidelight emitted axially of said cylindrical body from said first end face; wherein the connecting structure has a width that gradually decreases from the base toward the cylindrical body; the connecting structure projects from a middle portion of the body between the first and second end faces; the base is a planar plate parallel to an axial direction of the cylinder body; and a dimension of the cylindrical body along said axial direction is greater than that of the connecting structure and less than that of the base.