To provide a light source assembly that does not use a printed circuit
board and can be manufactured at a low cost even when produced in small
quantities, a light source assembly according to the present invention
comprises a plurality of light sources and a connective conductor
structure extending in a direction of arrangement of the light sources to
join the light sources, wherein the connective conductor structure is
formed by cutting off parts of a substantially plate-like patterned
conductor as required, the patterned conductor being provided with a
prescribed pattern. Thus, by changing the parts to be cut off in the
patterned conductor, it is possible to manufacture light source
assemblies having various light source connection patterns in a single
manufacturing line, allowing efficient and low cost manufacture of the
light source assemblies to be achieved even when the light sources are
manufactured in small quantities.