Light-emitting device
View Patent ↗A light-emitting device having an anode and a cathode is disclosed herein. An embodiment of the light-emitting device comprises a first lead connected to the anode of the light-emitting device and a second lead connected to the cathode of the light-emitting device. The first lead has a first bend, wherein the direction of the first bend indicates that the first lead is connected to the anode. The second lead has a second bend, wherein the direction of the second bend indicates that the second lead is connected to the cathode.
1. A light emitting-device comprising:
a substrate;
a light emitter mounted in said substrate, said light emitter having an anode and a cathode;
a first lead and a second lead connected to said anode; said first lead having a linearly extending distal end portion positioned outside said substrate and extending in a first direction; said second lead having a linearly extending distal end portion positioned outside said substrate and extending in a second direction; said directions of extension of said first and second distal end portions defining an anode leads orientation relationship;
a third lead and a fourth lead connected to said cathode; said third lead having a linearly extending distal end portion positioned outside said substrate and extending in a third direction; said fourth lead having a linearly extending distal end portion positioned outside said substrate and extending in a fourth direction; said directions of extension of said third and fourth distal end portions defining a cathodes leads orientation relationship;
wherein said anode leads orientation relationship is different from said cathodes leads orientation relationship.
2. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that the distal end portions extend in the same direction.
3. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that the distal end portions extend in different directions.
4. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that the distal end portions extend in opposite directions.
5. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein said substrate has a first flat surface and wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that at least one of the distal end portions extends in a direction perpendicular to said first flat surface.
6. The light emitting-device of claim 1 wherein said substrate has a first flat surface and wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that at least one of the distal end portions extends in a direction parallel to said first flat surface.
7. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein said substrate has a first flat surface and wherein either said anode leads orientation relationship or said cathode leads orientation relationship is that one of the distal end portions extends in a direction perpendicular to said first flat surface and the other distal end portion extends parallel to said first flat surface.
8. The light emitting-device of claim 1 , wherein said substrate comprises a notch wherein either said first and second leads or said third and fourth leads are located closest to the notch.