Patent ID: 8511879

Claim:
A light emitting apparatus comprising: a light guide plate comprising a groove in an entire side surface thereof; and a light emitting device unit comprising a substrate, a light emitting diode, and a reflector having a cavity, wherein the substrate has an electrode pattern electrically connected to the light emitting diode, the light emitting diode is provided in the cavity, a thickness of the reflector corresponds to a thickness of the groove, and at least a portion of the light emitting device unit is inserted into the groove of the light guide plate, wherein at least two light emitting devices are inserted into the groove of the light guide plate, wherein first and second side surfaces of the cavity are inclined with respect to a top surface of the substrate, and wherein an angle between the first side surface of the cavity and the top surface of the substrate is different from an angle between the second side surface of the cavity and the top surface of the substrate.