Patent ID: 7420811

Claim:
A heat sink structure for light-emitting diode (LED) based streetlamp, comprising: an upper cover having an upper outer surface and an upper inner surface and comprising a rear hole on the upper outer surface at a rear end thereof for fixing to a lamp post, an upper slot formed on a rim on the upper inner surface, wherein an upper silicon seal is received in the upper slot and a plurality of heat sink fins are formed on the upper outer surface; a lower cover having a lower outer surface and a lower inner surface and comprising a lower hole on the lower outer surface at a rear end thereof for fixing to the lamp post and a lower slot formed at a rim of the lower inner surface of the lower cover, wherein a lower silicon seal is received in the lower slot; and a polymer-coated gold substrate disposed within the upper cover, wherein the polymer-coated gold substrate is a printed circuit board (PCB) having a copper material for heat conduction, wherein the upper cover is fastened to the lower cover with a fastening member disposed either at front ends or at rear ends of the upper outer surface and the lower outer surface so that the upper cover and the lower cover will remain attached to each other when one is moved from the other.