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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2013
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Hiromitsu Shiraishi, Yokosuka, JP;
Toshiba Lighting & Technology Corporation, Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa-ken, JP;
Abstract
A lighting device includes a body section; a substrate provided in the body section; a wiring pattern provided on a surface of the substrate and including wiring pads; and light emitting elements provided on the wiring pattern and including electrodes in the vicinity of a circumferential edge of a surface opposite to a side on which the wiring pattern is provided. The lighting device also includes wirings that respectively connect the wiring pads and a plurality of electrodes; a surrounding wall member provided to surround the light emitting elements and having an annular shape; and a sealing section provided to cover the inside of the surrounding wall member. At least a part of the light emitting elements is connected in series. The electrodes are respectively positioned on or inside a circumference passing through centers of the light emitting elements which are connected in series.