Patent ID: 8643271

Claim:
A LED lamp module comprising: a metal base; a flexible board mounted on the metal base and including a through hole; a surface mounted type LED lamp including a ceramic package formed such that a projection portion of the ceramic package extends from a back of the ceramic package, a LED chip mounted on the ceramic package, and a light output surface, wherein a portion of an end face of the projection portion of the ceramic package is thermally connected with the metal base through the through hole such that the flexible board is not disposed between the portion of the end face of the projection portion and the metal base, and the LED lamp is electrically connected with the flexible board through an electric conductive member at a portion other than where the ceramic package and the metal base come into contact; a cover covering a part of the LED lamp other than the light output surface and the flexible board, wherein the cover contacts an upper surface of the ceramic package; and an engaging member connecting the cover, the LED lamp and the metal base such that the cover is pressed on the upper surface of the ceramic package of the LED lamp, wherein the flexible board is disposed between a portion, of the metal base and the cover such that the cover contacts the flexible board.