Patent ID: 7498610

Claim:
An light emitting diode housing comprising: a heat conducting part having: a chip mounting area for mounting a light emitting diode chip; a heat connecting area opposed to the chip mounting area; and a neck that is formed between the chip mounting area and the heat connecting area, the neck having a groove formed around the heat conducting part; a pair of fixing parts configured to fix the heat conducting part, each fixing part having a holder formed at a first end engaged with the neck of the heat conducting part, the holder being inserted into the groove formed in the neck; an electrical connecting part having a wire connecting area placed adjacent to the chip mounting area of the heat conducting part and an external power connecting area connected to the wire connecting area; and a housing body of molding material integrally holding the heat conducting part, the fixing parts and the electrical connecting part while isolating the electrical connecting part from the heat conducting part and the pair of fixing parts, wherein the electrical connecting part and the heat conducting part are configured as a first terminal and second terminal, respectively.