Light-emitting diode
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1. A light-emitting diode, comprising:
- a light-emitting element;
means for coupling said light-emitting element to a source of electrical power;
a resin lens portion molded around said light-emitting element and including means for directing light emitted by said light-emitting element toward an illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode; and
cap means made of a light-transparent resin and having side walls defining a hollow portion substantially at the center of said cap means and extending away from the illumination output portion of said light emitting diode, said side walls having an outer peripheral surface, said cap means being coupled to said lens portion of said light-emitting diode with said lens portion being arranged in said hollow portion;
said outer peripheral surface of said cap means walls being formed into approximately a parabolic surface and including means to reflect side-directed light emitted from said light-emitting element toward said illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode.
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Abstract
A light-emitting element of a light-emitting diode is mounted on a lead frame, stem or substrate, and is molded with resin so as to form a lens portion. A cap made of a light-transparent resin and having a hollow portion at the center thereof and an outer pheripheral surface, is mounted on the lens portion with the lens portion in the hollow portion thereof. The outer peripheral surface is formed approximately as a parabolic surface so as to reflect side directed light emitted from said light-emitting element toward an illumination output portion of the light-emitting diode. The lens portion and the cap may be integrally molded as one piece.
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35 Claims
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1. A light-emitting diode, comprising:
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a light-emitting element; means for coupling said light-emitting element to a source of electrical power; a resin lens portion molded around said light-emitting element and including means for directing light emitted by said light-emitting element toward an illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode; and cap means made of a light-transparent resin and having side walls defining a hollow portion substantially at the center of said cap means and extending away from the illumination output portion of said light emitting diode, said side walls having an outer peripheral surface, said cap means being coupled to said lens portion of said light-emitting diode with said lens portion being arranged in said hollow portion; said outer peripheral surface of said cap means walls being formed into approximately a parabolic surface and including means to reflect side-directed light emitted from said light-emitting element toward said illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A light-emitting diode, comprising:
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a light-emitting element; means for coupling said light-emitting element to a source of electrical power; a resin lens portion molded around said light-emitting element and including means for directing light emitted by said light-emitting element toward an illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode; and a parallel-light fetching portion made of a light-transparent resin and surrounding said lens portion, said parallel-light fetching portion being formed in a single body together with said lens portion, said parallel-light fetching portion having an outer peripheral surface; said outer peripheral surface of said parallel-light fetching portion surrounding said lens portion and said light-emitting element and being formed into approximately a parabolic surface so as to reflect side directed light emitted from said light-emitting element toward said illumination output portion of said light-emitting diode. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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