Lighting device

A method of manufacturing a lighting device, which method comprises:

• providing an end cap and a glass bulb, said glass bulb having a distal top and a proximal base relative to the end cap
• melting a tubular flare having an open distal end and a proximal end relative to the end cap into the glass bulb;
• providing an assembly comprising a cylindrical heat spreader with a first section and a second section, a solid-state lighting unit mounted on top of the first section, an optical means provided over the solid state lighting unit;
• and a driver provided at least partly inside the cylindrical heat spreader and electrically connected to the solid-state lighting unit;
• inserting the assembly into the tubular flare such that the first section is arranged inside the tubular flare and the second section extends outside the tubular flare and the glass bulb;
• whereby the optical means are positioned outside the tubular flare and
• pressing the second section of the cylindrical heat spreader into an end cap, and joining the proximal end of the tubular flare with the proximal base of the glass bulb.

A lighting device, comprising:

• an end cap;
• a tubular flare having a closed distal end and a proximal end relative to the end
• a cylindrical heat spreader having a first section arranged inside the tubular flare and a second section extending outside the tubular flare;
• a solid-state lighting unit mounted on top of the first section of the cylindrical heat spreader;
• a driver provided at least partly inside the cylindrical heat spreader and electrically connected to the solid-state lighting unit;
• and wherein
• the end cap attached to the second section of the cylindrical heat spreader, and wherein the proximal end of the tubular flare is joined with the proximal base of the glass bulb.