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Surface mounted LED package

  • US 4,935,856 A
  • Filed: 10/05/1989
  • Issued: 06/19/1990
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1989
  • Status: Expired
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1. A surface mounted LED package comprising:

  • (a) an LED having;

    (i) a first surface;

    (ii) a second surface opposite to said first surface;

    (iii) two electrical contacts on said first surface; and

    (iv) a light emitting portion in said second surface;

    (b) a housing mounted on said LED, said housing having;

    (i) a generally rectangular parallelepipedal shape;

    (ii) a first passageway extending from a first surface of said housing part way through said housing, said first passageway being sized, shaped, and positioned to receive said second surface of said LED such that said light emitting portion of said second surface faces into said first passageway; and

    (iii) a second passageway extending from a second surface of said housing to a third surface of said housing and communicating with said first passageway; and

    (c) a lens received in said second passageway, said lens having;

    (i) a radiating surface located outside said housing and(ii) an internal reflecting surface located inside said housing above said light emitting portion of said LED in position to reflect light from said light emitting portion of said LED toward said radiating surface.

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