Patent ID: 8908122

Claim:
A light source unit comprising: a plurality of light sources; a plurality of boards; and a plurality of reflectors, each including a plurality of light-source-surrounding portions arranged along a first direction and a connecting portion, wherein each of the plurality of light-source-surrounding portions surrounds a corresponding one of the plurality of light sources in a plan view, at least a portion of the connecting portion is located between a pair of the plurality of light-source-surrounding portions and has a dimension in a second direction perpendicular or substantially perpendicular to the first direction in the plan view which is smaller than a dimension of each of the pair of plurality of light-source-surrounding reflecting portions in the second direction, each of the plurality of boards has an elongated shape and includes a plurality of light source arranging portions and at least one board-side connecting portion, each of the plurality of light source arranging portions being provided with corresponding ones of the plurality of light-source-surrounding portions and corresponding ones of the plurality of light sources thereon, the at least one board-side connecting portion is arranged on a straight line directly between adjacent ones of the plurality of light sources to connect two of the plurality of light source arranging portions that are adjacent to each other on a same one of the plurality of boards, and an outer shape of each of the plurality of boards defines a first width crossing at one of the plurality of light source arranging portions in the second direction and a second width crossing at the board-side connecting portion in the second direction, the second width is smaller than the first width.