Lighting apparatus, electronic flash apparatus and camera

A lighting apparatus, comprising:

• a circuit board;
• an LED light source for emitting illumination light with a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the circuit board, the plurality of light-emitting diodes including light-emitting diodes of different colors, the plurality of light-emitting diodes being placed radially such that a center axis of a light-emitting diode that extends through opposite end surfaces of the diode merges with center axes of other diodes at a single point;
• a single reflector, having a substantially rectangular shape in plan view and having reflecting surfaces, for reflecting ahead the light emitted from said LED light source, said single reflector being mounted directly on the circuit board, and having an internal reflecting surface that surrounds the rear side and side surface of the plurality of light-emitting diodes;
• and
• a claw extending from the single reflector for mounting the single reflector on the circuit board, the claw having a horizontal arm that extends away from an external side surface of the single reflector in a horizontal direction, a first end of which being attached directly to the external side surface of the single reflector, and a vertical arm that extends from a second end, opposite to the first end, of the horizontal arm and penetrating through the circuit board, the vertical portion having an engagement portion that engages with a rear surface of the circuit board,
• wherein the lighting apparatus is a flash device of a camera, and
• wherein the single reflector includes at least four curved reflecting surfaces.

A lighting apparatus for a digital camera, comprising:

• a first reflecting surface for reflecting light, formed on a circuit board;
• an LED light source for emitting illumination light with a plurality of light-emitting diodes mounted on the first reflecting surface, the plurality of light-emitting diodes including light-emitting diodes of different colors, the plurality of light-emitting diodes being placed radially such that a center axis of a light-emitting diode that extends through opposite end surfaces of the diode merges with center axes of other diodes at a single point;
• a single reflector, having a substantially rectangular shape in plan perpendicular to a light-emitting direction of the LED light source and having second reflecting surfaces formed on internal side surfaces, for reflecting ahead the light emitted from said LED light source, the single reflector defining only a single opening and being formed independently from the first reflecting surface and mounted above the first reflecting surface, such that said only a single opening surrounds only the plurality of light-emitting diodes, and said reflector having an opened rear thereof closed by the first reflecting surface when mounted on the first reflecting surface;
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• a claw extending from the single reflector for mounting the single reflector on the circuit board, the claw having a horizontal arm that extends away from an external side surface of the single reflector in a horizontal direction, a first end of which being attached directly to the external side surface of the single reflector, and a vertical arm that extends from a second end, opposite to the first end, of the horizontal arm and penetrating through the circuit board, the vertical portion having an engagement portion that engages with a rear surface of the circuit board,
• wherein the single reflector includes at least four curved reflecting surfaces.