A LIGHTING DEVICE AND AN ENCAPSULATION METHOD THEREFOR

摘要

The present invention relates to a lighting device comprising an encapsulation material (1) and a lighting assembly encapsulated by the encapsulation material (1), wherein the lighting assembly comprises a printed circuit board (2), a light source mounted on one side of the printed circuit board (2) and a positioning means (5) mounted on the other side of the printed circuit board (2) for location on a mold (4) during encapsulation. The positioning means (5) is maintained on the lighting assembly after the encapsulation is completed to obtain a high IP protection level; moreover, the lighting device according to the present invention is encapsulated more simply and easily. In addition, the present invention further relates to an encapsulation method for the lighting device above.