A surface mounted LED package according to the invention includes a housing having a generally rectangular parallelepipedal shape. A lens is received in a passageway in the housing and has a radiating surface extending beyond the surface of the housing, a rear light collecting surface, and a cavity to receive an LED. An LED is received in the lens cavity. Conductive spring clips engage the housing and make electrical contact with the LED.
An illumination device consists of a light emitting element, a casing for supporting the light emitting element, and a colored cap which covers the light emitting element. The cap has a flat top surface so that the device can be held by suction stably at the top surface by means of a suction nozzle that is used commonly for other electronic parts and can be carried and mounted on a circuit board by the automatic part mounting equipment. The cap also has the formation of a curving surface section between the flat top surface and cylindrical section so that an increased amount of light is transmitted in the up-oblique direction through the curving surface section, thereby compensating the degraded light distribution caused by the formation of the flat top surface.
A light emitting diode mounting structure for a light emitting diode having four leads has two metal plates fixed to wire on a housing. The leads engage the metal plates in electrical contact therewith and are supported by the metal plates, a surface part of which reflects light from the light emitting diode.
A luminous element 1 is provided for illuminating functional symbols or for signaling of functions in a motor vehicle application. The luminous element 1 includes a housing 3 adapted to receive at least one light-producing element 7 having terminal contacts 5a and a pair of contact elements 5 defining longitudinal slots adapted to selectively receive the terminal contacts of the light-producing element and to selectively receive terminal members of an associated electronic component. A first set of longitudinal slots formed by the contact elements extend to a first extent to carry the terminal contacts of the light-producing element in a first plane relative to the housing. A second set of longitudinal slots formed in the contact elements extend to a second extent to carry the terminal members of the associated electronic component in a second plane relative to the housing. The first and second planes are spaced apart to carry the light-producing element in a spaced-apart relationship relative to the associated electronic component.
An LED head includes a circuit substrate on which a light emitting element and drive IC are mounted, a SELFOC lens for condensing the irradiating light from the light emitting element on the circuit substrate, and a head cover of aluminum for holding the SELFOC lens spaced a given distance away from the light emitting element and for radiating heat from the circuit substrate.
An electric lamp having a cap (10) of synthetic resin is suitable for use on a printed circuit board (6). The cap (10) has resilient arms (15) extending parallel to a plane (8) through the axis (2) of the lamp vessel (1). The holder portion (11) of the cap (10) holding the lamp vessel (1), and the arms (15) can clamp a p.c.b. (6) in between them. Means (19, 21) may be present to keep the lamp fixed in an opening (9) in the p.c.b. (6) or at an edge thereof. The lamp requires little space on a p.c.b.
