Light emitting device

Abstract

To provide a light emitting device that can maintain a desired light emission even when the tube is bent. The light emitting device of the present invention includes: a bendable tube extending in a first direction; a flexible board extending in the first direction and housed in the tube; and a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the flexible board, wherein the flexible board comprises a plurality of protrusions aligned in the first direction on both sides in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, on which the light emitting elements are mounted, and the plurality of protrusions are in contact with an inner wall of the tube such that the inner wall clamps the flexible board in a bent position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.