Patent ID: 7586128

Claim:
A light emitting apparatus comprising; a first GaN group light emitting element having a first light emission peak wavelength; a second GaN group light emitting element having a second light emission peak wavelength longer than the first light emission peak wavelength; a third light emitting element having a third light emission peak wavelength longer than the second light emission peak wavelength; a first lead terminal with the first light emitting element mounted thereon; a second lead terminal with the second light emitting element mounted thereon; a third lead terminal with the third light emitting element mounted thereon; a fourth lead terminal electrically connected to the first light emitting element; a fifth lead terminal electrically connected to the second light emitting element; a sixth lead terminal electrically connected to the third light emitting element; and a securing member that secures the first to sixth lead terminals, wherein: the first lead terminal is composed integrally of a first portion that is electrically connectable to an external terminal, a second portion that is exposed from the securing member, a third portion that is provided with the first light emitting element mounted thereon, and a fourth portion that is exposed from the securing member; the second lead terminal is composed integrally of a first portion that is electrically connectable to an external terminal, a second portion that is exposed from the securing member, a third portion that is provided with the second light emitting element mounted thereon, and a fourth portion that is exposed from the securing member; the third lead terminal is composed integrally of a first portion that is electrically connectable to an external terminal and is exposed from the securing member, a second portion that is exposed from the securing member and a third portion that is provided with the third light emitting element mounted thereon; and the surface area of the first and second portions of any of the first and second lead terminals is larger than the surface area of the first and second portions of the third lead terminal, the second and first portions of the first lead terminal extend so as to be externally exposed from a first surface of the securing member, and the fourth portion of the first lead terminal extends to the outside of the securing member so as to be externally exposed from a second surface of the securing member, the second surface being perpendicular to the first surface of the securing member, and the second and first portions of the second lead terminal extend so as to be externally exposed from the first surface of the securing member, and the fourth portion of the second lead terminal extends to the outside of the securing member so as to be externally exposed from a third surface of the securing member, the third surface being perpendicular to the first surface of the securing member.