Patent ID: 7717585

Claim:
A support for a light-emitting diode having a capsule and, at a rear end of the capsule, electrical connecting pins connected to portions of sheathed flexible electrical connecting wires, the support comprising an encapsulating block embedding the rear parts of the diode, said pins, the end parts of the connecting wires connected to these pins and the adjacent end parts of their sheaths; and wherein the encapsulating block further comprises: a substantially cup-shaped casing, wherein the bottom of the casing comprises a through-hole engaging the capsule of the diode without any clearance, so that the casing is open on the side of the pins of the diode; a cast embedding material at least partially filling said casing and embedding at least the rear part of the capsule; and the encapsulating block has a front part with a smaller section than the rear part so as to have a peripheral shoulder, the front part having at least one annular rib or lip wedged in a mounting hole.