Patent ID: 7678592

Claim:
A method of fabricating a light emitting diode housing, said method comprising the steps of: preparing a heat conducting part that comprises a chip mounting area, a heat connecting area opposed to the chip mounting area, and a groove formed adjacent to the heat connecting area; machining a sheet metal to prepare a frame that comprises an outer periphery, at least one electrical connecting part and a plurality of holders extending from the outer periphery toward a center of the frame, and a hole formed in the outer periphery; inserting distal ends of the holders into the groove, and placing a distal end of the electrical connecting part having a wiring area adjacent to the chip mounting area of the heat conducting part to assemble the heat conducting part to the frame to obtain a resultant structure; mounting the resultant structure of the heat conducting part and the frame to a mold; injecting resin into the mold to form a housing body integrally holding the heat conducting part, the electrical connecting part and the holders, with a portion of the electrical connecting part and the holders being partially exposed, while isolating the heat conducting part from the electrical connecting part; and cutting the electrical connecting part from the frame and separating the holders from the heat conducting part; wherein the machining step comprises bending the electrical connecting part.