Light emitting diode and method for producing it

Abstract

A light emitting diode is composed of a generally T-shaped body section ( 36 ) and a resin forming section ( 37 ) projected on a front surface of the body section ( 36 ). The body section ( 36 ) has an upright portion ( 32 ) inserted into a hole ( 51 ) provided in a motherboard ( 50 ) and base portions ( 31 a and 31 b ) which extend from the upright portion and which are mounted on a peripheral edge of the hole ( 51 ). The resin forming section ( 37 ) includes a non-translucent frame ( 40 ) extending from a front surface of the upright portion ( 32 ) and an extension part ( 41 ) further projecting forwardly larger than the frame. The extension part ( 41 ) has a mounted portion ( 42 ) mounted on the peripheral edge of the hole ( 51 ) of the motherboard ( 50 ). Mounted in the concave portion ( 44 ) provided in the frame ( 40 ) is a light emitting diode element ( 34 ), which is sealed by a sealing body ( 45 ) of a translucent resin.

1 . A method for manufacturing a light emitting diode, comprising the steps of: 
 projecting and forming a resin forming section having a frame, on a front surface of a body section having an upright portion and base portions by a transfer forming;    providing a concave portion in the frame of the resin forming section;    disposing a light emitting diode element within the concave portion; and    filling a translucent resin in the concave portion to form a sealing body for sealing the light emitting diode.    
   
   
       2 . A method for producing a light emitting diode, comprising the steps of: 
 forming a pair of electrodes on a body section having a upright portion and base portions;    projecting and forming a resin forming section having a frame and an extension part, on a surface of said body section by a transfer forming;    providing a concave portion in the frame of the resin forming section to expose a portion of one of the pair of electrodes;    disposing a light emitting diode element within the concave portion to conduct electrically with the one of the pair of electrodes; and    filling and hardening a translucent resin in the concave portion to form a sealing body for sealing the light emitting diode.