Patent ID: 8558272

Claim:
An illumination apparatus comprising: a flat board comprising a flat light reflective surface; a plurality of light-emitting elements arranged in intervals on the flat light reflective surface, each of the light-emitting elements comprising a translucent substrate and a light emitting layer formed on the substrate, the substrates being directly bonded to the flat light reflective surface by translucent adhesive layers, and the light-emitting layers being thinner than the substrates; a wiring layer disposed on the flat board, the wiring layer being thinner than the substrates of the light-emitting elements; a single frame disposed on the flat board, the single frame surrounding all of the plurality of light-emitting elements and the wiring layer; and a sealing member disposed in a single region surrounded by the single frame, the sealing member formed of a material having a light-transmitting property and covering all of the plurality of light-emitting elements, the wiring member, and the flat light reflective surface; wherein the substrates of the light-emitting elements and the light-emitting layers protrude at a position higher than the wiring layer.