Patent ID: 8398267

Claim:
An illumination device comprising: a base board comprising a surface; a plurality of element-mounting portions provided on the base board, the element-mounting portions arranged on the surface and distant from each other on the surface; first light reflective layers stacked on the element-mounting portions; a plurality of conductors provided on the base board at positions around the element-mounting portions; second light reflective layers stacked on the conductors; a plurality of light emitting elements disposed on the first light reflective layers, the light emitting elements electrically connected to the conductors and including tops which emit light; a plurality of sealing members configured to cover the light emitting elements and a part of the conductors, each of the sealing members provided at a position corresponding to each of the element-mounting portions; and a white resist layer exposed to an outside of the sealing members therebetween, the resist layer arranged so as to be entirely exposed to a region between the element-mounting portions at a position lower than the outer peripheral surfaces of the sealing member; wherein the conductors are covered with the resist layer and positioned lower than the resist layer, and the tops of the light emitting elements project to a position higher than the resist layer.