Universal coupling for electrically connecting a flexible printed circuit to another flexible printed circuit in multiple different orientations
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1. A head mounted display device, comprising:
- a glasses frame;
an optical assembly;
a camera positioned on the glasses frame;
an electronic element associated with the optical assembly; and
a flexible printed circuit module electrically coupling the camera and the electronic element, the flexible printed circuit module comprising a first flexible printed circuit component with a first set of electrical contacts and a second flexible printed circuit component with a second set of electrical contacts, the first and second sets of electrical contacts configured to be coupled via a universal coupling, where the universal coupling is configured to complete an electrical connection between the first and second sets of electrical contacts at multiple different orientations of the first set of electrical contacts relative to the second set of electrical contacts.
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Abstract
A universal coupling is disclosed for electrically and mechanically connecting flexible printed circuit (FPC) components within asymmetric FPC modules. The universal coupling allows a first FPC component to be connected to a second FPC component in two or more different orientations. This allows identical FPC components to be used in two or more asymmetric FPC modules. This in turn allows a reduction in the number of parts and tooling required to fabricate the two or more asymmetric FPC modules, and a simplification of the fabrication process.
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20 Claims
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1. A head mounted display device, comprising:
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a glasses frame; an optical assembly; a camera positioned on the glasses frame; an electronic element associated with the optical assembly; and a flexible printed circuit module electrically coupling the camera and the electronic element, the flexible printed circuit module comprising a first flexible printed circuit component with a first set of electrical contacts and a second flexible printed circuit component with a second set of electrical contacts, the first and second sets of electrical contacts configured to be coupled via a universal coupling, where the universal coupling is configured to complete an electrical connection between the first and second sets of electrical contacts at multiple different orientations of the first set of electrical contacts relative to the second set of electrical contacts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A head mounted display device, comprising:
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a camera; a first printed circuit coupled to the camera; a second printed circuit having an electronic component; and a universal coupling for electrically and mechanically coupling the first printed circuit to the second printed circuit, the universal coupling comprising; a first set of electrical contacts on the first printed circuit, and a second set of electrical contacts on the second printed circuit, the first and second sets of electrical contacts configured to electrically and physically mate at multiple different orientations of the first printed circuit relative to the second printed circuit. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device, comprising:
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a glasses frame; multiple cameras mounted on the glasses frame; and interchangeable flexible printed circuit modules coupling the multiple cameras to electronic components of the device, an individual interchangeable flexible printed circuit module comprising a first flexible printed circuit connected to an individual camera and second flexible printed circuit connected to an individual electronic component, the first and second flexible printed circuits configured to be coupled at multiple different orientations of the first flexible printed circuit relative to the second flexible printed circuit by a universal coupling. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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