Patent ID: 7619260

Claim:
A surface mounting-type light-emitting diode mountable on a surface of a circuit substrate, comprising: a pair of metal plate leads connected at a first end to a light-emitting element, a second end of each of the pair of metal plate leads comprising a surface mounting-type connecting part having a horizontal edge that contacts the surface of the circuit substrate, wherein each horizontal edge of the pair of metal plate leads is oriented along a plane that lies on the surface of the circuit substrate and extends along the plane in a first direction away from the light-emitting diode; and a supporting member having at least one pair of surface mounting-type connecting parts each having a horizontal edge oriented along the plane that also contacts the surface of the circuit substrate, wherein each horizontal edge of the supporting member extends along the plane in a second direction away from the light-emitting diode, and wherein the second direction is substantially perpendicular to the first direction.