Flexible Panel Patents (Class 439/77)
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Patent number: 8387242Abstract: An electrical connector includes a fixing member having a support seat; a plurality of terminals, each having an embed section embedded within the fixing member along an extension direction via an insert-molding process and a contact section exposing from the support seat of the fixing member; and an insulated body for seating on the support seat of the fixing member. The insulated body has an insert face formed with a plurality of terminal holes. The insert face is dented inwardly so as to form a plug reception chamber in spatial communication with the terminal holes. When the insulated body is seated on the support seat of the fixing member, the contact sections of the terminals pass through the terminal holes in the insulated body and are retained within the plug reception chamber.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2011Date of Patent: March 5, 2013Assignee: Concraft Holding Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Chi Lee, Chin-Huang Lin
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Publication number: 20120315776Abstract: A connector assembly adapted to be used in a wrist watch which has data transmission and storage functions, includes a connector including an insulating body and a plurality of terminals each having a soldering tail, and a FPC board acted as a watchstrap of the wrist watch or attached on an initial watchstrap of the wrist watch to electrically connect the connector and a circuit of the wrist watch. Wherein the soldering tails of the terminals are embedded in one end of the FPC board at regular intervals by means of solder press welding, then the one end of the FPC board together with the soldering tails of the terminals are molded in the insulating body as an integral, and the other end of the FPC board is electrically connected with the circuit of the wrist watch.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2011Publication date: December 13, 2012Inventors: Wei-Jia Liang, Yu-Hung Su
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Publication number: 20120276760Abstract: Disclosed herein is a two-way plug which can be inserted into a connection port regardless of the orientation of the plug. The two-way plug includes a rectangular frame, a hard substrate and four connection terminals. The rectangular frame is inserted into a connection port such that the rectangular frame is supported by the connection port. The substrate is disposed in a central portion of the rectangular frame. The four connection terminals are formed on each of the two surfaces of the substrate to form a symmetrical structure. Regardless of the orientation of the rectangular frame inserted into the connection port, the four connection terminals formed on one surface of the substrate are each connected to one of four connection pins provided in the connection port, and the four connection terminals formed on the other surface of the substrate are prevented from coming into contact with a tension pin provided in the connection port.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2011Publication date: November 1, 2012Applicant: CLEAR ELECTRONICS, INCInventor: Seong Bean Cho
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Publication number: 20120231638Abstract: A wiring member is provided that can suppress an influence due to deviation of a position of connection as much as possible so as to maintain a good wiring state. The wiring member 11 is formed of a flexible printed circuit board to be connected to terminals of a plurality of batteries. The wiring member 11 includes a straight section 21 which is disposed along arrangement of aligned terminals, and a plurality of branch sections 22 which extend toward positions of connection to the respective terminals from the straight section 21 so as to be connected thereto. The branch sections 22 have deflection portions 32 which can be deformed in response to displacement of the straight section 21 in the longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2011Publication date: September 13, 2012Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Ikeda, Katsunori Sato, Hiroyuki Kato
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Patent number: 8242374Abstract: Provided is a flexible-circuit-board cable having a positioning structure. A connection zone is defined in a free end of the flexible-circuit-board cable and is provided with a plurality of conductive contacts. The connection zone has a first surface on which at least one projection section is formed and a second surface. A shielding layer overlaps the projection section and a portion of the first surface. The second surface of the connection zone is also bonded to a shielding layer. When the connection zone of the flexible-circuit-board cable is inserted into an insertion space defined in a connector, the first and second local zones of the connection zone formed by the shielding layers and the projection section are put into engagement with and thus positioned and retained by walls on opposite sides of the insertion space of the connector to thereby fix within the connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2009Date of Patent: August 14, 2012Assignee: Advanced Flexible Circuits Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Heng Chuo, Kuo-Fu Su
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Publication number: 20120200506Abstract: Apparatus for providing modular connection means to electrodes in a touch-sensitive device. The modular connections may include electronics allowing controlling electronics to individually address electrodes associated with driving electrodes and sensing signals occurring on electrodes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2011Publication date: August 9, 2012Inventors: Gordon F. TAYLOR, Thomas J. Rebeschi
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Patent number: 8238109Abstract: A flex-rigid wiring board including a flexible printed wiring board, a rigid printed wiring board, a first connection terminal formed over the rigid printed wiring board and positioned to be mounted onto a motherboard, and a second connection terminal formed over the rigid printed wiring board and positioned to mount an electronic component. The flexible printed wiring board has a first conductive layer, the rigid printed wiring board has a rigid base material, an insulation layer over the rigid base material and a second conductive layer formed over the insulation layer. The insulation layer covers at least a portion of the flexible printed wiring board and at least a portion of the rigid base material while exposing at least a portion of the flexible printed wiring board, and the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer are connected through a plated metallic layer penetrating through the insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: IBIDEN Co., Ltd.Inventor: Katsumi Sagisaka
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Patent number: 8231390Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 31, 2012Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Steven J. Millard, Dustin G. Rowe, Bruce A. Champion, Justin A. Pickel
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Publication number: 20120156901Abstract: The present disclosure provides a portable electronic device having a concealed jack socket. In accordance with one example embodiment, the portable electronic device comprises: a housing including a main body and a hatch movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position; a jack socket received within the housing, the jack socket defining a cavity for receiving a jack plug; wherein the hatch is pivotably connected to the main body to move from the fully closed position to the fully open position in response to insertion of the jack plug, wherein the jack socket is hidden in the fully closed position and exposed in the fully open position.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2010Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: RESEARCH IN MOTION LIMITEDInventors: Norman Miner Ladouceur, Jason Tyler Griffin
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Patent number: 8174839Abstract: A mounting structure of a semiconductor package includes a semiconductor package, a chassis having a coupling boss protruding at a position corresponding to the coupling hole, a coupling member penetrating the coupling hole and coupled to the coupling boss, and an insulation member covering around the coupling hole of the reinforcing plate and making insulation contact with the coupling member and the coupling boss. The semiconductor package includes a film substrate for interfacing transmission of signals between a circuit board and a display panel, a semiconductor chip forming an electrical contact point with the film substrate, and a reinforcing plate to which the film substrate and the semiconductor chip are directly attached. The reinforcing plate has a coupling hole.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2009Date of Patent: May 8, 2012Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.Inventors: Dae-Young Kim, Jang-Ho Moon
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Patent number: 8167628Abstract: Disclosed herein is a polymer substrate for a flexible display, comprising a reticular superelastic alloy structure and/or an annular superelastic alloy structure therein. The polymer substrate has an improved flexibility because the superelastic alloy structure is embedded therein.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2008Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Korea Advanced Institute of Science and TechnologyInventors: Choon Sup Yoon, Young Chul Sung, Dong Ho Cho, Duk Young Jeon
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Patent number: 8100701Abstract: A device which on the one side (socket side) includes a plug portion which may be inserted into the standardized plug socket. A plurality of chambers (15) is present on the other side (plug side), into which in each case a plug may be inserted. Moreover, the device has a plurality of adapter contacts which by way of introducing the plug portion into the socket, may be brought into electrical contact with the socket contacts. In each of the chambers, at least two of the adapter contacts are electrically conductively contactable by way of plug contacts of the introduced plugs. The chambers are at least partly present within the socket opening, i.e. the inserted plugs project into the socket opening, so that at least one piece of the plug lies within the socket opening.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2007Date of Patent: January 24, 2012Assignee: Reichle & De-Massari AGInventors: Matthias Gerber, Michael Keiser
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Patent number: 8083551Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (1), comprising a housing, a printed circuit board (2) and RF contacts (K1-K8), the RF contacts (K1-K8) being electrically connected to the printed circuit board (2), the RF contacts (K1-K8) being formed by an integral, flexible printed circuit board (4), from which the individual contacts (K1-K8) are cut free, the flexible printed circuit board (4) being prestressed by a spring-elastic element (6).Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2007Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: ADC GmbHInventors: Ulrich Hetzer, Ferenc Nad
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Patent number: 8075321Abstract: A connector and cable assembly is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a ribbon cable having an end that includes an electrical conductor. The assembly also includes an electrical connector that includes a dielectric body comprising a circuit side, a cable side that is opposite the circuit side, and a contact opening that extends through the body. The electrical connector also includes an electrical contact having a cable segment and a tail extending from the cable segment. The electrical contact is held within the contact opening such that at least a portion of the cable segment extends along the cable side of the body and at least a portion of the tail projects from the circuit side of the body. The cable segment is electrically connected to the electrical conductor of the ribbon cable. The tail is configured to be separably mated with the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2010Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Brian Patrick Costello, James Lee Fedder, Matthew Sypolt
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Patent number: 8072709Abstract: A flex cable for a head stack assembly of a hard disk drive comprises a base film, a first adhesive layer coupled with the base film, and at least one interrogation trace and at least one signal trace coupled with the first adhesive layer. The interrogation trace is configured to be probed to measure a deterioration of electrical conductivity. The flex cable has a second adhesive layer that is coupled with the interrogation trace, the signal trace, and the first adhesive layer. The flex cable comprises a cover film coupled with the second adhesive layer.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2008Date of Patent: December 6, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, Netherlands B.V.Inventors: Edgar D. Rothenberg, Jr-Yi Shen
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Publication number: 20110294312Abstract: A connector and cable assembly is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a ribbon cable having an end that includes an electrical conductor. The assembly also includes an electrical connector that includes a dielectric body comprising a circuit side, a cable side that is opposite the circuit side, and a contact opening that extends through the body. The electrical connector also includes an electrical contact having a cable segment and a tail extending from the cable segment. The electrical contact is held within the contact opening such that at least a portion of the cable segment extends along the cable side of the body and at least a portion of the tail projects from the circuit side of the body. The cable segment is electrically connected to the electrical conductor of the ribbon cable. The tail is configured to be separably mated with the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: December 1, 2011Applicant: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventors: Brian Patrick Costello, James Lee Fedder, Matthew Sypolt
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Patent number: 8058560Abstract: A bendable area design for flexible printed circuitboard is disclosed. The flexible printed circuitboard (FPC) is comprised of: a flexible substrate; at least a circuit pattern; and a bendable area, being formed intersecting with the at least one circuit pattern and having at least a groove formed therein at a position corresponding to the intersection with the at least one circuit pattern; wherein the depth of the at least one groove is no larger than the thickness of the corresponding circuit pattern for preventing the circuit pattern from being cut off by the groove. By configuring the aforesaid bendable area in the FPC, stress generated by the bending of the FPC is restricted inside the bendable area effectively so that accurate control of the bending angle for bending FPC can be realized.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2008Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: Wintek CorporationInventors: Chin-Wen Lo, Chia-Ning Kao
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Patent number: 8052464Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a plug having a plurality of cables disposed on one side of the plug, and a socket mounted on a base substrate that is used to connect the plug. The plug includes a plate-like member and a flexible substrate fixed to the surroundings of the plate-like member. The plate-like member includes a planar portion approximately parallel to a substrate face of the base substrate, and a bent portion provided on the other side of the plug and extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the base substrate. The socket includes a mating space which receives the bent portion from a direction approximately perpendicular to the base substrate when the plug and socket are connector-connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2008Date of Patent: November 8, 2011Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.Inventors: Masatoshi Maruishi, Takashi Matsukawa
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Publication number: 20110269321Abstract: A connector structure which can realize height reduction of connecting portions and space saving and which prevents separation of a female connector and a male connector from each other due to an impact or vibrations, wherein a conduction structure is formed by bringing connecting pins (9) of a male connector (B2), which are inserted in female terminal portions installed in a flexible circuit board (B3) of a female connector (B1), into pressure contact with pad portions of the female terminal portions (3), and the female connector (B1) and the male connector (B2) are coupled with each other by inserting column-shaped projections (15) of the male connector (B2) into notch ring bodies (14) fixed on the flexible circuit board (B3) of the female connector (B1) and holding the column-shaped projections (15) by restoring force based on elastic deformation of the notch ring bodies (14).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: November 3, 2011Applicant: Asahi Denka Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masanori Mizoguchi
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Publication number: 20110250768Abstract: Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide sockets or connectors that are capable of operating at high data rates. One example provides a connector that uses a flex board to form a connection between pins of a socket or connector and a printed circuit board. In another example, one or more flex boards are used to provide a signal path between a memory device, such as an SODIMM, and a printed circuit board. Another example provides a stack of wafers, each formed of an insulated material and supporting one or more conductive pins for making an electrical connection between a memory device and a flex board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: Apple Inc.Inventors: Greg Springer, Vince Duperron, Marc Simmel, Peter Mitchell, Joshua Funamura
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Publication number: 20110235263Abstract: A hard disk backplane structure includes a main body and an additional board. The hard disk backplane structure includes a first side surface and second side surface adjacent to the first side surface and a backplane connector. The additional board includes a receptacle for connection with an additional electrical component. A hard disk cooling assembly using the hard disk backplane structure is also provided in the disclosure.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: ZEU-CHIA TAN
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Publication number: 20110223776Abstract: A modular interconnection system in the form of a releasable modular interconnect is provided. The releasable modular interconnect may include a substrate with a plurality of releasable contact regions, where each releasable contact region may be positioned to overlay a respective terminal of a power cell. The releasable modular interconnect may also include at least one conductive interconnect member affixed to the substrate, where the conductive interconnect member includes at least a one conductive releasable contact disposed within a releasable contact region of the substrate. The conductive releasable contact may be positioned to form a releasable electrical connection with a terminal of a power cell when a force is applied to the first releasable contact region in a direction toward the terminal of the power cell. Additional and related methods and apparatuses are also provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2010Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventor: Robert R. Ferber, JR.
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Patent number: 7994425Abstract: A flexible wiring cable includes a first wiring assembly connected to a load, a second wiring assembly connected to the first wiring assembly and extending toward an external signal source, and a circuit element mounted on the first wiring assembly to drive the load. The second wiring assembly is connected to the first wiring assembly at a position between the mounted circuit element and a connection point with the load. Thus, the heat of the circuit element is also transferred to the second wiring assembly, so that the effect of the heat on the load is reduced.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomoyuki Kubo
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Publication number: 20110117756Abstract: A socket connector for a digital camera module includes a base, a plurality of contact terminals, and a flex printed circuit board. The base includes a base body and a plurality of arms extending from the base. The contact terminals are mounted in the base, each contact terminal including an angled portion and a bent portion, the angled portion electronically connected to the digital cameral module. The flex printed circuit board is electronically connected to the bent portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2010Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITEDInventor: PAO-CHUN LIN
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Patent number: 7936565Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a circuit board accommodated in the hosing and including a first surface and a second surface located on an opposite side to the first surface, a flexible printed wiring board having an elasticity, electrically connected to the circuit board and provided from the first surface of the circuit board over to the second surface, and a pressing portion formed from a part of the flexible printed wiring board as it is bent, and pressing the flexible printed wiring board towards the first surface as it is brought into contact with the inner surface of the housing, which opposes the first surface of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Kiyomi Muro, Sadahiro Tamai
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Publication number: 20110076864Abstract: A connector and a display apparatus having the same. The connector receives a flexible substrate to transfer signals from the flexible substrate to an external device. The connector includes a housing, a first support part, and a second support part. The housing has a receiving space to receive the flexible substrate. The first support part has a first concave-convex part protruding toward the receiving space. The second support part has a second concave-convex part protruding toward the first concave-convex part. Concave and convex parts of the first concave-convex part convex and concave parts of the second concave-convex part engage the flexible substrate to fix the flexible substrate, and at least one of the first and second support parts electrically contacts the flexible substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2010Publication date: March 31, 2011Inventors: Joo-Yeon WON, YongSoon LEE, OckJin KIM, Sang-Gon LEE, Seunghwan MOON
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Patent number: 7914301Abstract: An electrical connector includes a fixing member having a support seat; a plurality of terminals, each having an embed section embedded within the fixing member along an extension direction via an insert-molding process and a contact section exposing from the support seat of the fixing member; and an insulated body for seating on the support seat of the fixing member. The insulated body has an insert face formed with a plurality of terminal holes. The insert face is dented inwardly so as to form a plug reception chamber in spatial communication with the terminal holes. When the insulated body is seated on the support seat of the fixing member, the contact sections of the terminals pass through the terminal holes in the insulated body and are retained within the plug reception chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2010Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignee: Concraft Holding Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kuo-Chi Lee, Chin-Huang Lin
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Publication number: 20110069430Abstract: A connector is adapted to mount a FPC board. The connector includes a base and a cover. The base includes an opening and a first connecting portion located at two sides of the opening. The cover is pivotally connected to the base, and includes a second connecting portion, wherein when the cover is turned and then the second connecting portion is engaged with the first connecting portion, there is an accommodating space formed between the cover and the opening of the base for accommodating the FPC board, and the first and second connecting portions are adjacent to the position portion, whereby the position portion cannot escape from the accommodating space.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2010Publication date: March 24, 2011Applicant: HANNSTAR DISPLAY CORP.Inventor: Ying Che HUANG
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System and method for connecting flat flex cable with an integrated circuit, such as a camera module
Patent number: 7891988Abstract: A Flat Flex Connector (FFC) has connector flanges embedded in its insulated electrical traces. The flanges engage electrical circuits in a camera module such as a CMOS or CCD and are clamped into electrical engagement. The opposite end of the FFC makes electrical contact with another electrical device such as a semiconductor circuit. The assembly allows electrical connection of two or more devices in a confined space in which the electrical device are not easily aligned for electrical contact.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Neoconix, Inc.Inventors: Larry E. Dittmann, John David Williams, William B. Long -
FEMALE CONNECTOR, MALE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLED TO THE SAME, AND ELECTRIC/ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING THEM
Publication number: 20110039427Abstract: A female connector which is useful for space saving and height reduction of a connector connection portion is a female connector including: an insulating film having flexibility; a plurality of pad portions formed at predetermined positions on one face of the insulating film in an arranged manner; female terminal portions composed of openings formed at one lateral portions within faces of the pad portions so as to extend up to the other face of the insulating film; and spacer bumps formed at positions corresponding to the other lateral positions within the faces of the pad portions in a standing manner within the other face of the insulating film, proximal portions of the spacer bumps being electrically connected to the pad portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2009Publication date: February 17, 2011Applicant: Asahi Denka Kenkyusho Co., Ltd.Inventor: Masanori Mizoguchi -
Patent number: 7874867Abstract: In an electrical connection member having elasticity and adapted to be interposed between connection objects for electrically connecting them together, an inner member has a plurality of spring pieces each extending from a base plate portion, an outer member including a flexible insulating film and a plurality of conductive paths formed at the flexible insulating film. Each conductive path has a first and a second contact portion for connection to the connection objects. Each spring piece includes a root portion formed adjacent to the base plate portion and faced to a portion, corresponding to the second contact portion, of an inner surface of an intermediate portion of the insulating film. Each spring piece further includes an inclined spring portion extending obliquely from the root portion and faced to a portion, corresponding to the first contact portion, of the inner surface of the intermediate portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Takuya Takahashi, Ryuzo Shimeno
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Patent number: 7874848Abstract: A wiring board insertion connector having only a small restriction on the structure of a wiring board to be inserted to the connector and high connection reliability includes a first substrate; a second substrate; a spacer layer that is located between the first substrate and the second substrate; and openings for accommodating a wiring board at predetermined positions in the spacer layer. The first substrate has a wiring layer, a deformable layer, a rigid layer, and a resin layer formed in this order from the side of the spacer layer. The rigid layer has window portions formed at the regions corresponding to the openings, when seen from a thickness direction of the connector. The wiring layer extends at least to the regions corresponding to the window portions when seen from the thickness direction of the connector, the wiring layer protruding toward opening regions at the window portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 6, 2009Date of Patent: January 25, 2011Assignee: Hitachi Chemical Company, Ltd.Inventor: Hidehiro Nakamura
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Publication number: 20110014803Abstract: A connector and electrical tracks assembly comprises a connector with a plurality of electrical contacts; said connector being connectable to a further connector at a first extremity; said connector being connectable at a second extremity to a circuit board portion with a plurality of electrical tracks; wherein a circuit board portion is located between a first layer of plastic thermosetting composite material of fibre and filler and a second layer of plastic thermosetting composite material of fibre and filler.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2009Publication date: January 20, 2011Applicant: BERU F1 SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: John Michael Bailey
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Publication number: 20100331060Abstract: A connector unit includes a flexible substrate 120 having a main connector 110, a first sub-connector 111 and a second sub-connector 112, which are installed in a surface thereof, having an elongated shape to provide an configuration that the main connector 110 is located in an end of one surface of the connector unit and the first sub-connector 111 and the second sub-connector 112 are located in the other end when the flexible substrate 120 is folded at multiple locations. Thus, a connector unit capable of easily providing a special structure, in which one end of each of two flexible substrates is connected to a single main connector, and the other ends thereof are connected to the first sub-connector and the second sub-connector, respectively, can be presented.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2008Publication date: December 30, 2010Applicant: Sumitomo Bakelite Co. LtdInventor: Nobuhiro Yoshida
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Patent number: 7850464Abstract: A keyboard connecting mechanism includes a frame, a cable, and a socket. The frame is connected to a keyboard. At least one first positioning structure is disposed on the frame. The cable is disposed on a side of the frame. The cable includes a plurality of pins, and at least one hole is formed on the cable. The socket includes a base. At least one second positioning structure is formed on a first side of the base for connecting with the first positioning structure so as to fix the frame and the cable. The socket further includes a plurality of fragments disposed on the first side of the base for applying elastic force to the plurality of pins of the cable. The socket further includes at least one elastic structure disposed on a lateral side of the base for fixing the frame elastically.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: December 14, 2010Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Chia-Ching Lee, Liang Yu, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang
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Patent number: 7835160Abstract: First sheet-like substrate is arranged at a region surrounded by first terminals of male connector and first circuit substrate, and second sheet-like substrate is arranged at a region surrounded by second terminals of female connector and second circuit substrate, and male connector and female connector are fitted together so that a first passive element of first sheet-like substrate and a second passive element of second sheet-like substrate configure a filter circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2006Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Kenichi Yamamoto, Daisuke Suetsugu, Daido Komyoji, Takashi Imanaka, Hirotaka Hisamura
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Patent number: 7818879Abstract: A system for connecting circuit boards is provided. A plurality of overlapping spaced apart circuit boards have a plurality of conductive pins passing through holes in the circuit boards. A connector includes a flexible sheet insulator and a plurality of conductive surfaces separated and supported by the flexible insulator. At least one of the conductive surfaces has a hole there through and a bent compliant lead extending there from. The hole engages one of the pins, and the complaint lead connects to one of the circuit boards.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2009Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Inc.Inventor: Deepak K. Pai
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Publication number: 20100221930Abstract: A plug device may include a printed circuit board; and a plug connector, which is soldered flat onto the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2007Publication date: September 2, 2010Applicant: OSRAM GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRAENKTER HAFTUNGInventors: Ralf Hying, Peter Niedermeier
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Publication number: 20100210120Abstract: A connector is provided which includes a plug having a plurality of cables disposed on one side of the plug, and a socket mounted on a base substrate that is used to connect the plug. The plug includes a plate-like member and a flexible substrate fixed to the surroundings of the plate-like member. The plate-like member includes a planar portion approximately parallel to a substrate face of the base substrate, and a bent portion provided on the other side of the plug and extending in a direction approximately perpendicular to the base substrate. The socket includes a mating space which receives the bent portion from a direction approximately perpendicular to the base substrate when the plug and socket are connector-connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2008Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Masatoshi Maruishi, Takashi Matsukawa
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Publication number: 20100203747Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board (20) for electrically connecting an insulator substrate (21) and a plurality of elongate conductors (21a) laminated over the insulator substrate by an upper layer. The conductor has a contact engaging portion (211a) exposed over the insulator substrate at end thereof. The contact engaging portion (211a) defines an embossed portion (212) for engaging against the mating component.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2009Publication date: August 12, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: NAN HU, HAN-MING ZHANG
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Patent number: 7766669Abstract: Compression connectors and methods are provided that are suitable for mating a flat flexible circuit and a printed circuit board. A mounting assembly secures a locking compression assembly to the printed circuit board. Pliable compression springs mounted on rotatable levers engage the top surface of the flexible circuit and force the flexible circuit down onto an interposer, which in turn forces the interposer down onto the printed circuit board. Stop plates are biased towards the rotatable levers to hold the levers in the closed position. Latch members engage the stop plates to keep the connector closed.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: August 3, 2010Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: David Schmidgall, Javier Resendez
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Publication number: 20100167563Abstract: An electrical connector includes a fixing member having a support seat; a plurality of terminals, each having an embed section embedded within the fixing member along an extension direction via an insert-molding process and a contact section exposing from the support seat of the fixing member; and an insulated body for seating on the support seat of the fixing member. The insulated body has an insert face formed with a plurality of terminal holes. The insert face is dented inwardly so as to form a plug reception chamber in spatial communication with the terminal holes. When the insulated body is seated on the support seat of the fixing member, the contact sections of the terminals pass through the terminal holes in the insulated body and are retained within the plug reception chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2009Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: DRAGONSTATE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: KUO-CHI LEE, CHIN-HUANG LIN
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Patent number: 7736172Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surface, and a receiving space defined by the supporting portion and the pair of fixing portions; a flexible flat cable supported by the supporting portion of the insulative housing and received into the receiving space; an upper shell assembled to the insualtive housing and defining a main body portion covering to the flexible flat cable and a pair of positioning portions respectively attached to the pair fixing portions thereof, the upper shell having a recessed main body portion relative to the pair of fixing portions and received into the receiving space; and a pair of latch members respectively mounted on the pair of fixing portions.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2009Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Inc. Co., LtdInventors: Guo-Hua Yang, David Ko, Su-Feng Liu
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Publication number: 20100130034Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board connector adapted for receiving a flexible printed circuit board has an insulating housing including two blocking walls, each defines a lateral side having a buckling cavity at a front thereof and a first and second locating cavities at a rear thereof. The buckling cavity includes a first buckling cavity and a second buckling cavity extending frontward from the first buckling cavity. The second locating cavity is located in front of and spaced from the first locating cavity. A cover defines two lateral plates respectively secured to the lateral sides, each has a locating portion and a buckling portion respectively protruded inwards from an inner side thereof. The locating portion is capable of being pivotally mounted in the first locating cavity, and then the locating portion and the buckling portion can be moved frontward to the second locating cavity and the second buckling cavity, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Inventors: Sheng-Yuan Huang, Yung-Chi Peng, Sheng-Nan Yu
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Patent number: 7722364Abstract: A holder with a device for holding a flexible circuit board is provided. The holder comprises at least one further device for holding at least one component such that the component may be electrically connected to or disconnected from the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2008Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbHInventors: Herbert Klinger, Gerhard Thomas, Norbert Hofmann, Martin Petrzik, Joachim Delfs
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Patent number: 7714235Abstract: Microelectronic contact structures (260, 360, 460) are lithographically defined and fabricated by applying a masking layer (220, 320, 420) on a surface of a substrate (202, 302, 402) such as an electronic component, creating an opening (222, 322, 422) in the masking layer, depositing a conductive trace of a seed layer (250, 350, 450) onto the masking layer and into the openings, and building up a mass of conductive material on the conductive trace. The sidewalls of the opening can be sloped (tapered). The conductive trace can be patterned by depositing material through a stencil or shadow mask (240, 340, 440). A protruding feature (230, 430) may be disposed on the masking layer so that a tip end (264, 364, 464) of the contact structure acquires a topography. All of these elements can be constructed as a group to form a plurality of precisely positioned resilient contact structures.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2000Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: FormFactor, Inc.Inventors: David V. Pedersen, Igor Y. Khandros
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Patent number: 7710740Abstract: An assembly structure of flexible board and rigid board includes a rigid board, a sub-board and a flexible board. The rigid board defines a locking gap having two side surfaces projecting toward each other to form two resisting portions. The sub-board has a standing portion inserted in the locking gap. Bilateral sides of the standing portion extend outward to form two preventing arms against a bottom surface of the rigid board. The flexible board has a base portion inserted in the locking gap of the rigid board. The base portion has a front surface and a back surface located to a front surface of the sub-board. The front surface of the base portion is against the resisting portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chien-Liang Liu
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Patent number: 7710406Abstract: A touch panel includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a wiring substrate provided with a plurality of wiring patterns formed thereon, and an anisotropic conductive adhesive layer. The first substrate has a first conductive layer and first electrodes extending from two opposite sides of the first conductive layer. The second substrate has a second conductive layer confronting the first surface with a space, and second electrodes extending from two opposite sides of the second conductive layer. The anisotropic conductive adhesive layer connects a terminal portion of the wiring patterns to at least one of the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The wiring substrate has a slit or an aperture between the wiring patterns at one end thereof. The touch panel of this structure is easy to produce, and provides reliable operation and electrical connection and separation.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shoji Fujii, Koji Tanabe
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Publication number: 20100105224Abstract: An electrical connecting device includes a supporting substrate, a plate spring arranged on the supporting substrate, an assembling device for assembling the plate spring to the supporting substrate, a block having a mounting surface facing down, and a flexible circuit board whereupon a plurality of contacts are formed. The block has the mounting surface which protrudes downward from the supporting substrate, for mounting the circuit board. The plate spring is applied with an initial load to be in a status where at least a center region whereupon the block is mounted is urged upward. Thus, excellent electric contact status can be obtained without increasing an over drive quantity.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2007Publication date: April 29, 2010Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICSInventors: Hisao Narita, Nobuyuki Yamaguchi
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Patent number: 7677918Abstract: A connector adapted for receiving an FPC board therein includes an insulating housing having a base board, a shell pivoted onto the insulating housing and having a top board, a plurality of electric terminals disposed in the base board of the insulating housing for electrically contacting the FPC board, and at least one ground terminal. The top board protrudes downward to form at least one connecting rib capable of electrically abutting against the FPC board. The ground terminal has a base portion fastened in the base board. A contacting portion and a soldering portion extend from two opposite ends of the base portion, respectively. The contacting portion stretches out of a top surface of the base board for being against the top board of the shell and the soldering portion stretches out of the base board.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Yuan Huang, Yung-Chi Peng