Patent ID: 8344601

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a first lead frame comprising a light emitting element mounting portion, a first heat dissipation portion that extends from the light emitting element mounting portion in a first direction, second and third heat dissipation portions that extend from the light emitting element mounting portion in a second direction different from the first direction, and a first protrusion disposed perpendicular to, and extending from a middle portion of, at least one of the second heat dissipation portion and the third heat dissipation portion; a second lead frame that extends in the second direction and is disposed between and spaced apart from the second and third heat dissipation portions; a light emitting element that is disposed on the light emitting element mounting portion and electrically coupled to the first and second lead frames; and a housing that encapsulates the first and second lead frames, wherein each of the second and third heat dissipation portions has a first width, and the second lead frame has a second width the same as or different from the first width.