Patent ID: 8251530

Claim:
A light emitting device comprising: a light emitting element; and a package comprising a front side package which is a part of the package located on a light-emitting side, and includes a front surface of the package, a rear side package which is a part of the package located on an opposite side of the light-emitting side, and comprises a back surface of the package, lead electrodes to be connected to the light emitting element, and an opening in front thereof for emitting a light emitted from the light emitting element, wherein a side surface of the package, located between said front surface and said back surface, comprises a first face adjacent to said back surface of the package, and along which a projecting end portion of one of the lead electrodes is located, a second face adjacent to the first face and having a plane direction different from the first face, and a third face adjacent to the second face and having a plane direction different from the second face, and wherein a part of one of the lead electrodes projects out from the package and bends along the rear side package and the first face.