Patent ID: 7557383

Claim:
A lighting apparatus comprising: a substrate; a semiconductor light emitting device mounted on the substrate; a resin layer formed on a mounting surface of the substrate, said resin layer having a bottom portion having a flat surface, a base portion extending from the bottom portion and having a side surface substantially perpendicular to said flat surface, and a lens portion extending from the base portion, said resin layer being configured to seal the semiconductor light emitting device; and a reflecting plate having a through-hole from an array of through-holes, the through-hole being configured to enable the lens portion to extend therethrough, the though-hole defining a reflecting surface; wherein the reflecting plate and the lens portion are positioned with a space therebetween such that the reflecting surface is not in contact with base portion and; wherein the reflecting plate is on and in contact with the flat surface; wherein the reflecting plate is attached to at least one of the resin layer and the substrate by a fastening member; and wherein the reflecting plate is a molded piece made of a material selected from the group consisting of metal, ceramic and a mixture thereof, and a plating layer is supplied to a surface of the molded piece.