Patent ID: 8007136

Claim:
A light emitting diode (LED), comprising: a light emitting chip; a reflector comprising an annular groove in an inner surface of the reflector, the reflector surrounding the light emitting chip; a molding portion encapsulating the light emitting chip; and a lens engaged with the annular groove of the reflector, wherein an inner diameter of a lens insertion portion of the annular groove is smaller than an outer diameter of the lens, the lens configured to be engaged with the annular groove through elastic deformation, wherein the lens comprises an outwardly-protruding stepped portion at its peripheral portion for being engaged with the annular groove of the reflector, and a bottom surface of the stepped portion is formed to be aligned with an imaginary plane extending from and including a circular edge of the peripheral portion of the lens, and wherein a lower surface of the annular groove is formed to be included in a plane extending from a top surface of the molding portion.