Patent ID: 8106414

Claim:
A semiconductor light emitting device comprising: a semiconductor light emitting element; a mount that is provided with the semiconductor light emitting element mounted thereon; and a cap that includes: a transparent member that allows emission light from the semiconductor light emitting element to pass therethrough; and a cap member that supports the transparent member, wherein the cap is directly fixed on the mount to define a space therein, wherein the semiconductor light emitting element is sealed within the space, wherein the cap member is made from a different material than the transparent member and the cap member has a side surface and an inclined portion in which a penetrating opening is formed in such a manner that the penetrating opening is getting wider toward the outside from the inside where the semiconductor light emitting element is mounted, wherein the semiconductor light emitting element is disposed outside the penetrating opening, wherein the transparent member is disposed on the inclined portion and extends outwardly above a top surface of the cap member, and wherein the side surface and the inclined portion are made of a same material.