US 8,007,136 B2 · Light emitting diode

Abstract

Disclosed is a light emitting diode (LED). The LED includes a light emitting chip, a reflector formed with an annular groove in an inner surface thereof and surrounding the light emitting chip, and a lens engaged with the groove of the reflector. An inner diameter of a lens insertion portion of the groove is smaller than an outer diameter of the lens, so that the lens can be engaged with the groove through elastic deformation. Since the separately manufactured lens is engaged with and coupled into the groove of the reflector, the lens can be fixed through a simple process and aligned without an error. Since the lens is engaged with the groove of the reflector, the lens is prevented from being easily separated. In addition, since there is no need for the use of an adhesive, it is possible to prevent degradation of the reliability of the LED.

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Dependent claims

A light emitting diode (LED), comprising:

a light emitting chip;
a reflector comprising an annular groove in an inner surface of the reflector, the reflector surrounding the light emitting chip;
a molding portion encapsulating the light emitting chip;
and
a lens engaged with the annular groove of the reflector,
wherein an inner diameter of a lens insertion portion of the annular groove is smaller than an outer diameter of the lens, the lens configured to be engaged with the annular groove through elastic deformation,
wherein the lens comprises an outwardly-protruding stepped portion at its peripheral portion for being engaged with the annular groove of the reflector, and a bottom surface of the stepped portion is formed to be aligned with an imaginary plane extending from and including a circular edge of the peripheral portion of the lens, and
wherein a lower surface of the annular groove is formed to be included in a plane extending from a top surface of the molding portion.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Light emitting diode

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