Patent ID: 7794112

Claim:
A lighting apparatus comprising: a light emitting device including: one or a plurality of light emitting elements, a light emitting element housing having a concave portion accommodating the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, a resin containing a fluorescent material, which covers the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, an optically transparent member that airproofs a space formed by the concave portion and transmits light emitted from the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, and a seal resin, with which the space is filled, for sealing the one or the plurality of light emitting elements, wherein a through-portion for introducing the seal resin into the space is provided in the optically transparent member, 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 optically transparent member, for shielding a part of light emitted from the one or the plurality of light emitting element, wherein light emitted from the one or the plurality of light emitting elements is irradiated in a predetermined direction.