Patent ID: 7193358

Claim:
A lighting device comprising: a light source including a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, wherein said light source is capable of emitting light having a predetermined light distribution pattern including an upper cut-off line including a horizontal cut-off line section on one side of a central vertical line and an oblique cut-off line section extending angularly on another side; and wherein said plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices are arranged in a configuration substantially similar to the light distribution pattern and at least two of said plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices each has an n-electrode, said at least two of said plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices are oriented such that a portion opposite to the n-electrode in each of said at least two of said plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices is disposed adjacent to each other, whereby forming a high luminance region adjacent to a connecting point of the oblique cut-off line and the horizontal cut-off line in the light distribution pattern.