Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439067000 | Flexible panel | 51 |
20080200043 | Dual display card connection means - A dual-display card connection means includes two sets of bridges respectively adapted to two display cards, and a flexible flat cable (FFC) connecting two bridges. A bridge terminal is inserted in a bridge connection base to form an information connection between the two display cards. The FFC is bendable to facilitate a flexible connection between the two display cards. | 08-21-2008 |
20080220626 | Electronic product connection means - An electronic product connection means to correct the problem of higher costs involved in the only use of a flexible print circuit includes flexible flat cable and electronic cabling material with both connected and secured in position by a locating means; flexibility of the electronic cabling material allowing it be designed into different shape or bent depending on a circuit board provided for the connection means to be applied in various types of electronic products, e.g., at where between display panel and signal control circuit in a Notebook. | 09-11-2008 |
20080254652 | Electrical connector assembly with a protecting section over a flexible printed circuit baord connected thereto - A shielded connector assembly for interconnecting a camera module ( | 10-16-2008 |
20080254653 | Connection for Flex Circuit and Rigid Circuit Board - Conductive pads of a flex circuit may be electrically connected to conductive pads of a rigid circuit board. The conductive pads of the flex circuit may be sized, configured and alignable to the conductive pads of the rigid circuit board. A spacer with a plurality of apertures may be sized, configured and aligned to the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board. Solder paste may be disposed between respective conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board within the apertures of the spacer. When the flex circuit, rigid circuit board and the spacer are assembled, the solder paste is displaced through relief vents formed through the conductive pads of the flex circuit, rigid circuit board or both the flex circuit or rigid circuit board. The solder paste is reflowed and forms a rivet structure attaching the flex circuit to the rigid circuit board as well as providing an electrical connection between the conductive pads of the flex circuit and the rigid circuit board. | 10-16-2008 |
20080268669 | Transferable Micro Spring Structure - A method for mounting the micro spring structures onto cables or contact structures includes forming a spring island having an “upside-down” stress bias on a first release material layer or directly on a substrate, forming a second release material over at least a portion of the spring island, and then forming a base structure over the second release material layer. The micro spring structure is then transferred in an unreleased state, inverted such that the base structure contacts a surface of a selected apparatus, and then secured (e.g., using solder reflow techniques) such that the micro spring structure becomes attached to the apparatus. The spring structure is then released by etching or otherwise removing the release material layer(s). | 10-30-2008 |
20080299791 | Socket connector with improved base - An electrical connector ( | 12-04-2008 |
20090029570 | Relay substrate and substrate assembly - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a substrate for connecting circuit boards comprises: a substrate member having a first surface and a second surface facing each other and a first end and a second end facing each other; a first signal line formed on the first surface of the first end; a second signal line formed on the second surface of the second end; a third signal line connecting the first signal line with the second signal line; a first ground plane arranged on the first surface and surrounding the first signal line; and a portion of the second signal line formed over the first ground, the portion comprising narrower than an other portion of the second signal line. | 01-29-2009 |
20090047806 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, a flexible printed wiring board, a printed circuit board, a support member to support the display panel and the printed circuit board, and a frame member to cover the printed circuit board and to assist support of the display panel. The printed circuit board is supported at a side surface of the support member by bending the flexible printed wiring board, and the support member includes, at the side surface for supporting the printed circuit board, a first support part to support one end side of the printed circuit board which is opposite to another end side to which the flexible printed wiring board is connected, and a second support part to support the another end side of the printed circuit board. The frame member has a contact portion for contacting the printed circuit board. | 02-19-2009 |
20090068859 | Fail-Safe Lockout for Blind Mate Card - A lockout mechanism for a card assembly having a blind connection to an electronic component includes a card disposed in a housing and articulable in the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the card assembly into the electronic component, the card including a connector having connection fingers extending substantially in said direction. A lockout is disposed in the housing, the lockout movable in a direction perpendicular to the card between a first or locked position and a second or unlocked position, and preventing articulation of the card unless the one or more connection fingers are aligned with one or more corresponding component fingers in the electronic component. An alignment feature is included, that when brought into contact with a corresponding portion of the electronic component ensures proper alignment between the one or more connection fingers and one or more corresponding component fingers. | 03-12-2009 |
20090068860 | CONNECTOR DEVICE - A connector device to be used with a flexible printed circuit board including a connector. The flexible printed circuit board has on its front and rear surfaces ground patterns, signal patterns and phase inversion signal patterns arranged such that the signal pattern and the phase inversion signal pattern are arranged between the two ground patterns, and has a ground layer between the front and rear surfaces and exposed portions located at predetermined positions and reaching the ground layer. The connector has first and second contacts of two kinds. The first and second contacts are arranged in one and the same inserting hole of the housing such that their contact portions are opposite to each other. When a pivoting member has been pivotally moved, the first and second contacts come into contact with the corresponding ground, signal and phase inversion signal patterns on the flexible printed circuit board and the members at the predetermined positions enter the exposed portions so as to contact the ground layer, thereby achieving a miniaturization of the connector and high speed transmission of signals. | 03-12-2009 |
20090088007 | Printed Circuit Board Assembly and Electronic Device - This invention is to provide a printed circuit board assembly, comprising: a flexible printed circuit board comprising a first electrical connection end and a second electrical connection end; a printed circuit board electrically connected to the second electrical connection end; a frame comprising a first protrusion for maintaining the relative positions of the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board; and a fastener passing through the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board for fastening the second electrical connection end and the printed circuit board to the frame. | 04-02-2009 |
20090149042 | Electrical connector having flexibly and steadily enagagement between metallic shells and grounding terminals - An electrical connector ( | 06-11-2009 |
20090186496 | Board-to-board connector assembly having pull tab - An electric connector assembly includes a flexible printed circuit including a fastening potion and two different surfaces, an electric connector attached on the first surface of the FPC, a first reinforced patch, attached on the second surface of the FPC, a pulling element attached on the first reinforced patch and including a second reinforced patch and a pull-tab. The pull-tab surrounds the second reinforced patch therein and a part of the pull-tab is attached between the first and second reinforced patches. | 07-23-2009 |
20090197436 | NON-INTRUSIVE INTERPOSER FOR ACCESSING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT PACKAGE SIGNALS - Disclosed is an interposer for accessing one or more signals from an Integrated Circuit (IC) package. The interposer is disposed between the IC package and a socket body. The interposer comprises a plurality of clearance holes and at least one connecting element. The plurality of clearance holes allows an array of contacts on a first surface of the socket body to pass through the interposer and make electrical contact with a first set of contacts of a plurality of contacts of the IC package. The at least one connecting element is configured to make electrical contact with a second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package. The electrical contact between the at least one connecting element and the second set of contacts of the plurality of contacts of the IC package provides access to the one or more signals from the IC package. | 08-06-2009 |
20090246981 | CABLE ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector includes a flex circuit, and a spring-and-pressurized-gas mechanism for selectively pushing electrical contacts of the flex circuit against contacts of an interposer used to make electrical contact with a part to be electrically tested, a device under test (DUT). The mechanism includes a pair of pawls that are rotated to hook onto posts of the board to pull the electrical connector toward and into contact with the contacts of the interposer. The mechanism has a chamber for receiving pressurized gas, to push against a piston, to compress a spring that is mechanically coupled to and rotates the pawls. The mechanism is biased such that the electrical connector engages the interposer when gas pressure is removed, allowing the connector to remain engaged with interposer using only the forces from the spring. | 10-01-2009 |
20090311887 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PROVIDED WITH RETAINING MEMBER - An electrical connector electrically mounted on a circuit board for connecting with a complementary connector, which comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and a retaining member fixed in the insulative housing for fastening the connector onto the circuit board. The insulative housing includes a base portion, an inserting portion extending forwardly from the base portion and a bottom wall extending forwardly from the bottom of the base portion. Said retaining member comprises two first retaining patches fixed in two opposite sides of the insulative housing. On the front end of the bottom, there defined a plurality of receiving slot, said retaining member further comprises several second retaining patches correspondingly received in said receiving slots. The connector is stably fastened onto the circuit board through the second retaining patch, therefore, can avoid the connector dropping from the circuit board when the inserting force is too large or the inserting direction is slat. | 12-17-2009 |
20090317987 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector including a housing, conductive contacts arranged in the housing, each of which has a fixed beam fixed to the housing, a movable beam having a contacting projection and an engaging portion and a connecting strut for connecting the movable beam with the fixed beam, and an actuator rotatable for taking up first and second stations selectively and for engaging with the engaging portion of the conductive contact to cause the contacting projection of the conductive contact to come into press-contact with one of connecting terminals arranged on a circuit board having been inserted into the housing when rotated to shift from the first station to the second station, wherein a first side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the contacting projection of the movable beam is substantially perpendicular to the fixed beam and a second side edge portion of the connecting strut on the side of the engaging portion of the movable beam slants from the movable beam to the fixed beam so that a first end portion of the connecting strut connected with the fixed beam is wider in a direction along which the fixed beam elongates than a second end portion of the connecting strut connected with the movable beam, and the movable beam swings with a fulcrum at the second end portion of the connecting strut. | 12-24-2009 |
20100035446 | PIN LAYOUT OF A GOLDEN FINGER FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUITBOARD - A pin layout of a golden finger for FPC is disclosed, which comprises: a substrate; a first conductive layer, having a plurality of first routings; a second conductive layer, having a plurality of second routings; and a plurality of conductive members; wherein the first and the second conductive layers are formed respectively on the two opposite sides of the substrate in a manner that each first routing is electrically connected to its corresponding first pin, while disposing a plurality of second pins, without contacting to the first pins and the first routings, on the side of the substrate where the first conductive layer is disposed for corresponding each of the second pins to the extensions of the plural second routings; and the plural conductive members are disposed forming electric connections between the second routings and the second pins in respective. | 02-11-2010 |
20100075515 | Electrical Connector - An electrical connector capable of being connected with a FPCB and a PCB stably, includes an insulating housing defining a receiving space at a top portion thereof. A plurality of terminals is received in the insulating housing and each terminal has a contacting portion projecting into the receiving space for being connected with the FPCB. A reinforcement board is received in the receiving space for being fastened together with the FPCB. A slide cover slidably covers on the insulating housing and presses against the reinforcement board. When the electrical connector is soldered to the PCB, the FPCB is electrically connected with the PCB stably for the slider cover pressing against the reinforcement board to make the FPCB connected with the terminals steadily. | 03-25-2010 |
20100081299 | CONNECTOR CONNECTION TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR INCORPORATING THE SAME - A connector connection terminal has a fixed piece to be inserted to a base of a connector, a coupling portion extending from the fixed piece, and a movable piece extending in parallel to the fixed piece to both sides from a free end of the coupling portion and being operated by an operation lever rotatably assembled to the base. At least one of the fixed piece and the movable piece includes at least one pointed end portion. The connector connection terminal is formed through electroforming. | 04-01-2010 |
20100093192 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE BETWEEN SIGNAL TRANSMITTING BOARDS - A connection structure between signal transmitting boards includes a flexible signal transmitting board and a generic signal transmitting board. The generic signal transmitting board has a transmitting base which defines a limiting opening. The flexible signal transmitting board has a flexible base positioned at a side of the transmitting base. The flexible base defines a positioning slice which extends to the other side of the transmitting base via the limiting opening for locating the generic signal transmitting board and the flexible signal transmitting board together. | 04-15-2010 |
20100151705 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AN IMPROVED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing ( | 06-17-2010 |
20110053390 | CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A connector adapted for receiving a longitudinally inserted flexible printed circuit board therein includes an insulating housing having a base board, a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the insulating housing and a pressing cover vertically movably mounted onto the insulating housing. Two opposite ends of the base board protrude upward to form a pair of sidewalls. Each of the electric terminals has an elastic arm. The flexible printed circuit board is inserted between the base board and the elastic arms. A portion of a base portion of the pressing cover extends forward to form a pressing portion transversely spanned over the elastic arms of the electric terminals for pressing the elastic arms downward against the flexible printed circuit board when the pressing cover is pressed downward to be closed so as to make the flexible printed circuit board tightly clipped between the elastic arms and the base board. | 03-03-2011 |
20110159711 | CAPACITIVELY COUPLED CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT APPLICATIONS - A FPC connector has an insulative housing with a general U-shape that defines an opening that receives a free end of a length of FPC. The housing has a base and two leg portions and the leg portions have engagement arms that hold engage the FPC free end when inserted into the connector housing opening. A cover of the connector housing has press members that press the FPC and dielectric barriers thereon into contact with contacts on a circuit board. | 06-30-2011 |
20110269319 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE - A PCB module includes a first rigid PCB having a first edge connector, a second rigid PCB having a second edge connector, and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a flexible connecting board, an elastic member, and a fixing member. The flexible connecting has a number of connecting circuit traces isolated from each other. The flexible connecting board is bent in such a manner that a first end portion is in contact with the first edge connector, and a second end portion is in contact with the second edge connector. Thus, the first edge connector is electrically connected with the second edge connector by the traces. The elastic member is compressed between the end portions of the flexible connecting board. The fixing member is configured to fix the first rigid PCB to the second rigid PCB and compress the elastic member. | 11-03-2011 |
20110312196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMPEDANCE IN A FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT - A flexible circuit is provided. The flexible circuit includes a circuit board mating end and a flexible body extending from the circuit board mating end. A conductive pathway extends through the flexible body to electrically couple circuit boards. A connector pad is positioned on the circuit board mating end. The conductive pathway electrically engages the connector pad. The connector pad is configured to electrically couple the flexible circuit to one of the circuit boards. A layer of uncured material extends between the connector pad and the conductive pathway. The layer of uncured material increases an impedance of the connector pad. | 12-22-2011 |
20120040541 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTING SYSTEM - An electrical connecting system is described for contacting an electronic module with multiple printed conductors of a flexible printed circuit. The printed conductors are enclosed between a lower and an upper cover film, and the electronic module has at least one circuit board hich is embedded in a plastic housing. According to the invention, the electronic module has at least one contact spring. A first end section of the contact spring is connected in an electrically conductive manner to the circuit board via a connecting point, and a second end section of the contact spring has two legs which extend in a U shape, between which a printed conductor is situated. An electrical contact which is less susceptible to failure results on both sides between the contact spring and the printed conductor. Also described is an electrical connecting system in which the printed conductor is electrically contacted on one side, and instead of at least one one-piece contact spring, in each case a connecting piece and a spring clip are present. The electrical connecting systems allow an electrically reliable connection to be established which is also sufficiently capable of withstanding mechanical load, by simply inserting the printed circuits into the contact springs, or between the connecting pieces and the spring clips in the electronic modules. | 02-16-2012 |
20120171878 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a fixing device, and at least one color-changing piece. The circuit board includes a plurality of first contacts and second contacts opposite sides of the circuit board. The fixing device includes plurality of elastic contacts. The first contacts electrically connects to the second contacts, the at least one color-changing piece is located on and are electrically connected to the corresponding first contacts or the second contacts. When the circuit board is assembled at a predetermined position of the fixing device, the second contacts are electrically connected to the elastic contacts to form and provide an electric field, and the at least one color-changing piece changes color due to the electric field. | 07-05-2012 |
20120190220 | DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display apparatus includes a display panel, and at least one flexible printed circuit board connected to the display panel. The display panel includes signal lines, pixels connected to the signal lines, and contact pads provided at one end of the signal lines. The flexible printed circuit board includes a fan-out part including a plurality of connection lines corresponding to the contact pads in a one-to-one correspondence, overlapping with the contact pads and connected to the contact pads, and a driving driver connected to the connection lines, the driving driver applying a driving signal to the pixels. | 07-26-2012 |
20120295453 | TALL MEZZANINE CONNECTOR - A tall mezzanine connector which connects the substantial middle half of each of a pair of circuit cards positioned normal thereto. The mezzanine connector comprises a and a receptacle that includes wafers having electrical contact means at each end thereof for contacting contacts in the respective circuit cards, the wafers being held in place by an upper base member and a lower base member. | 11-22-2012 |
20120315773 | CONNECTOR TO FLEX ASSEMBLY - An electrical assembly combination comprises (a) a rigid assembly having a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts, (b) a flexible assembly having a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts, and (c) an intermediary device disposed between the rigid assembly and the flexible assembly. The intermediary device has connector electrical contacts including a first set exposed on a first base side and a second set exposed on a second base side. Each intermediary device electrical contact connects with an attachment element electrical contact or a flexible assembly electrical contact. Each attachment element electrical contacts is removably secured and electrically connected to the first set of intermediary device electrical contacts, and each of the flexible assembly electrical contacts is removably secured and electrically connected to the second set of intermediary device electrical contacts. | 12-13-2012 |
20130115788 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - A connector is provided for joining two electrical harnesses. Each harness is formed from a flexible printed circuit board which provides a plurality of conductive tracks, and each harness has a substantially planar terminating region at which the conductive tracks of the harness fan out. One or more receiving holes are formed in each terminating region to extend to respective conductive tracks. Each receiving hole extends in a direction substantially perpendicularly to the plane of the respective terminating region. When in use, the connector includes a connection formation between respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses. The connector further includes a housing configured to hold the respective terminating regions of the two electrical harnesses in face-to-face relationship with the connection formation. The housing has one or more apertures through which the harnesses can exit the housing as they extend away from their terminating regions. | 05-09-2013 |
20130203273 | HIGH SPEED BACKPLANE CONNECTOR - A backplane connector including a substrate and a backplane connector set attached to the substrate. The backplane connector set includes a plurality of interconnect elements each having a conductive trace, a first contact member, and a second contact members matched to the first contact member. The first and second contact members extend beyond perimeter edges of the substrate. A plurality of conductive tie bars retain the interconnect elements in a fixed relationship prior to attachment to the substrate. Additive printing processes can be used to form the conductive traces. | 08-08-2013 |
20130344712 | INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN FLEXIBLE AND RIGID COMPONENTS - A low-height connectorless interconnection system includes a first substrate, the first substrate having a first plurality of exposed portions of underlying circuit traces and a second substrate, the second substrate having a second plurality of exposed portions of underlying circuit traces. The system further includes a plurality of conductive formations formed on at least one of the first and second pluralities of exposed portions of underlying circuit traces and a clamping member arranged to join the first and second substrate such that the first and second pluralities of exposed portions of circuit traces are in severable electrical communication. | 12-26-2013 |
20140065851 | Electrical Connectors With Applicators For Electronic Devices - Electronic devices may be provided with electronic components and electrical connectors coupled between the electronic components. A connector may be formed in a small gap between the electronic components. The connector may be a thin sheet of flexible conductive material with a conductive adhesive on one surface. The connector may be installed between the components using an applicator that is attached to the connector. The applicator may be a pull-tab liner having a first surface that is tacky and a second opposing surface that is non-stick. The applicator may have an extended portion that can be held by a technician while installing the connector. The connector may be installed by inserting the connector and applicator between the components, pinching the components against the connector and applicator, and removing the applicator by pulling the extended portion to peel the applicator from the connector. | 03-06-2014 |
20140106578 | Pierced flexible circuit and compression joint - An electrical interconnect system comprises: a flexible circuit having thereon a plurality of electrical contact pads; a contact strip comprising a plurality of electrical contacts aligned with respective pads on the flexible circuit; a compression member to engage the contacts with the pads; and, pierced areas on said pads to enhance the mechanical engagement between the contacts and the pads. | 04-17-2014 |
20140106579 | Compression connector system - An electrical interconnect system comprises: a clamping collar having a slot for receiving a bifurcated flexible circuit; a contact strip comprising a plurality of electrical contacts aligned with respective pads on the bifurcated flexible circuit when the legs of the bifurcated area are spread apart; and, a compression latch member to engage the clamping collar and compress the pads against their respective contacts on the contact strip. | 04-17-2014 |
20140113462 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing having an insertion section into which a connection end of a sheet-shaped connection target is inserted, and a plurality of contacts held by the housing so as to extend in an insertion direction of the connection target and be aligned along a direction across the insertion direction of the connection target, wherein each contact to be mounted by soldering on the top surface of the mounting board on a side of insertion of the connection target has at its end on the side of insertion of the connection target a surface of flat shape to be mounted on the top surface of the mounting board, and a sloping surface which is inclined at a predetermined angle of less than 90 degrees with respect to the surface to be mounted for guiding the connection end of the connection target to the insertion section. | 04-24-2014 |
20140141628 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH AN ADAPTER ASSEMBLED THEREOF - An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical connector, a second electrical connector and an adapter assembled between the first and second electrical connector. The first electrical connector includes a first insulating housing and a plurality of first contacts received in the first insulating housing. The second electrical connector includes a second insulating housing and a plurality of second contacts received in the second insulating housing. The adapter includes a base and a plurality of pin contacts retained in the base, the pin contacts run through the base and contact the first and second contacts simultaneously. | 05-22-2014 |
20140148021 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly for connecting a CPU with an FPC includes a first electrical connector having a first insulating housing and a plurality of first contacts retained in the first insulating housing, a second electrical connector electrically connecting the first electrical connector in a vertical direction having a second insulating housing and a plurality of second contacts retained in the second insulating housing, and a protecting cover assembled between the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. The protecting cover includes a base and a plurality of through holes running through the base for receiving the second contacts to contact with the first contacts. The protecting cover includes a pair of buckling portions for locking the FPC and an acting portion extending upwardly from the buckling portion, the acting portion release the buckling portion off the FPC when a hand push the acting portion. | 05-29-2014 |
20140154894 | Method and Device for Producing an Electric Contact Sensor Plate - A method for producing an electric contact sensor plate and for populating an electric or electronic module with the contact sensor plate in an automated manner is provided. An end piece of a metal foil strip is fed in a feeding step, in which the contact sensor plate is positioned on the electric or electronic module in a positioning step, and in which the contact sensor plate is fastened on the electric or electronic module in a fastening step. The method is characterized in that the contact sensor plate is produced by being severed from the foil strip in a severing step that follows the feeding step and precedes the positioning step. | 06-05-2014 |
20140170867 | CONNECTOR AND CONNECTION DEVICE USING SAME - The present application provides a connection device and a connector. The connector comprises a housing mounted on a circuit substrate and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a recessed region and a plurality of channels. The recessed region, together with the circuit substrate, forms a mating groove for mating a flexible circuit board, and the mating groove extends forwardly to a radius. The plurality of terminals correspond to the plurality of channels and each of the terminal includes a resilient contact arm. The resilient contact arm extends toward a surface of the circuit substrate in the corresponding channel of the housing and extends into the recessed region to form a contact portion. The connection device comprises the circuit substrate and the connector. | 06-19-2014 |
20140187061 | BUFFERING DEVICE FOR FIXING FLEXIBLE CABLE - A buffering device for fixing a flexible cable includes a fixing part and a moving part. The two connecting ends of the flexible cable move relatively to each other. One of the connecting ends is connected to a circuit board. The fixing part defines two sliding cutouts fixed at two opposite sides of the flexible cable and adjacent to the connecting end of the flexible cable clamping and sandwich the flexible cable between the mount and the circuit board. The moving part includes a movable support and two second cushions. The movable support comprises a top support frame and a bottom support frame. The movable support is inserted into the sliding cutouts and moves back and forth in the sliding cutouts. The two second cushions sandwich the flexible cable between the top support frame and a bottom support frame. | 07-03-2014 |
20140193986 | HIGH-VOLTAGE RESISTANCE AND RETENTION OF PRINTED FLEX CIRCUITS - A device includes an electrical connector coupled to the end of a flex circuit. The connector includes interior ribs that engage slots in the flex circuit, with the ribs and slots separating adjacent contact pads on the flex circuit. The contact pads are exposed portions of conductive traces on the flex circuit. Other portions of the conductive traces may be covered by a dielectric material, such as a non-conductive ink. The ribs provide an increased isolation path between the contact pads. | 07-10-2014 |
20140363990 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF CONNECTOR FOR FLEXIBLE CABLE - The flexible cable mounting structure of the Present Disclosure is a flexible cable connector comprising a housing, whereon a contact terminal is mounted that enables insertion and withdrawal of the flexible cable and contact with the flexible cable. An actuator that opens/closes is installed in such a way as to enable rotation on the housing. A fitting nail is furnished on the housing and fixes the housing to the PCB. The fully-assembled flexible cable connector, wherein the contact terminal, actuator, and fitting nail have each been mounted to the housing, passes through from the bottom to the top of the PCB, and the bottom of the contact terminal and bottom of the fitting nail are soldered to the lower surface of the PCB. | 12-11-2014 |
20150126049 | ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT FOR THE INTERCONNECTION OF AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, SUCH AS A POWER COMPONENT - An electrical circuit including at least one electrical component, such as a power component, and an electrical flex circuit, and at least one electrical conductor part connecting the electrical component to the flex circuit, the electrical conductor part including at least a first contact portion configured to receive in contact a contact element of the electrical power component and a second contact portion configured to receive in contact a conductive layer of the electrical flex circuit, the extent of the width of the second contact portion corresponding to the width of the flex circuit, and the extent of the length of same being adjusted to provide a contact surface that one of transmitting a density of electrical current of between 4.5 and 5.5 A/mm | 05-07-2015 |
20150380848 | FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD - A flexible circuit board whose entire surface has flexibility includes a first substrate portion and a second substrate portion that are adjacent to each other and electrically connected to each other in a planar direction of the flexible circuit board. The first substrate portion includes a plurality of resin layers, which are bonded together with an adhesive, and the second substrate portion includes a plurality of resin layers, which are integrated with one another by intermolecular bonding of a thermoplastic resin. | 12-31-2015 |
20160072210 | ELECTRICAL HARNESS CONNECTOR - An electrical assembly is disclosed in which two flexible printed circuits are electrically joined. This allows greater lengths of flexible printed circuits to be provided, for example for gas turbine engine harnesses. Each flexible printed circuit has a terminating region having electrically conductive through holes that are connected to respective electrical tracks of the flexible printed circuit. The terminating regions are adjacent each other in the electrical assembly, and an electrically conductive pin is passed through the aligned through holes, then permanently bonded in position, for example by welding. This results in a robust, reliable connection of two flexible printed circuits. | 03-10-2016 |
20160079695 | CONNECTOR - Connector is provided that includes a plurality of first and second terminals that are arranged in parallel and include contact portions, mounting portions, and intermediate portions that connect the contact portions and the mounting portions. The contact portions are disposed along first and second columns that are mutually offset. The intermediate portion of the first terminal has an overlapping region formed along the first column so as to overlap with at least a portion of an adjacent second terminal. | 03-17-2016 |
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