Light emitting device

1. A light emitting device comprising:

a substrate comprising:

a flexible base member having an upper surface with a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first longitudinal side, and a second longitudinal side, wherein the first and second longitudinal sides are longer than the first and second lateral sides,

a first wiring pattern located on the upper surface of the base member, the first wiring pattern comprising:

a first component-side conductive portion extending in a longitudinal direction from a location proximate the first lateral side of the upper surface of the base member, and

a second component-side conductive portion extending in the longitudinal direction from a location proximate the first lateral side of the upper surface of the base member, and

a plurality of reinforcing lands located on the upper surface of the base member, the plurality of reinforcing lands including:

a first reinforcing land that, in a top view, (i) extends in the longitudinal direction from the first lateral side of the upper surface at a location between the first component-side conductive portion and the first longitudinal side of the upper surface, (ii) is spaced from the first component-side conductive portion in a lateral direction, and (iii) is closer to the first longitudinal side than to the first component-side conductive portion in the lateral direction, and

a second reinforcing land that, in the top view, (i) extends in the longitudinal direction from the first lateral side of the upper surface at a location between the second component-side conductive portion and the second longitudinal side of the upper surface, (ii) is spaced from the second component-side conductive portion in the lateral direction, and (iii) is closer to the second longitudinal side than to the second component-side conductive portion in the lateral direction; and

a plurality of light emitting elements mounted on the substrate, each light emitting element being electrically connected to the first component-side conductive portion and the second component-side conductive portion;

wherein (i) a distance between the first component-side conductive portion and the second component-side conductive portion at the first lateral side of the upper surface of the base member is the same as (ii) a distance between the first component-side conductive portion the second component-side conductive portion at the light emitting elements.

2. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , further comprising an insulating film that covers the first and second component-side conductive portions other than portion of the first and second component-side conductive portions proximate the first lateral side of the base member.

3. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the insulting film comprises a white resist.

4. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the base member comprises an insulating material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyimide, or glass epoxy.

5. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm.

6. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are configured to emit light having the same color.

7. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are configured to emit light having different colors.

8. The light emitting device according to claim 1 , wherein a portion of the first component-side conductive portion proximate the first lateral surface has an increased width so as to form a first conductive land, and a portion of the second component-side conductive portion proximate the first lateral surface has an increased width so as to form a second conductive land.

9. The light emitting device according to claim 4 , wherein the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm.

10. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the base member comprises an insulating material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyimide, or glass epoxy.

11. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm.

12. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are configured to emit light having the same color.

13. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein the plurality of light emitting elements are configured to emit light having different colors.

14. The light emitting device according to claim 2 , wherein a portion of the first component-side conductive portion proximate the first lateral surface has an increased width so as to form a first conductive land, and a portion of the second component-side conductive portion proximate the first lateral surface has an increased width so as to form a second conductive land.

15. The light emitting device according to claim 3 , wherein the base member comprises an insulating material selected from the group consisting of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyimide, or glass epoxy.

16. The light emitting device according to claim 10 , wherein the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm.

17. The light emitting device according to claim 15 , wherein the substrate has a thickness in a range of 20 μm to 500 μm.