Module and electronic apparatus

• US 10,113,875 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2016
• Issued: 10/30/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Sakuma, Masayasu, Kobayashi, Yoshihiro, Kitamura, Shojiro, Chino, Taketo, Ogami, Michiharu
• Primary Examiner(s): West, Paul
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shabman, Mark A
• Application Number:
  US15/070,943
• Publication Number:
  US 20160195396A1
• Time in Patent Office: 959 Days
• Field of Search: 73493
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 19/5783 Mountings or housings not specific to any of the devices covered by groups G01C19/5607 - G01C19/5719

Abstract

A module includes a first rigid substrate including an analog circuit; a second rigid substrate including a digital circuit; a third rigid substrate including an angular velocity sensor; a first connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the second rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the digital circuit, and that has flexibility; and a second connecting portion that connects the first rigid substrate and the third rigid substrate so as to electrically connect the analog circuit and the angular velocity sensor, and that has flexibility.

Claims

1. A module comprising:

a first substrate that includes a first sensor device;

a second substrate that includes a second sensor device, the first substrate including an electronic component which is electrically connected to the first sensor device and the second sensor device;

a third substrate that includes a third sensor device;

a fourth substrate that includes a digital circuit which is electrically connected to the electronic component;

a first connecting portion that connects the first substrate and the second substrate, and the first connecting portion being flexible;

a second connecting portion that connects the first substrate and the third substrate, and the second connecting portion being flexible;

a third connecting portion that connects the first substrate and the fourth substrate, and the third connecting portion being flexible; and

a supporting member that has a plurality of fixing faces,

wherein the first substrate has a first cut-out portion, and the first connecting portion connects to the first substrate within the first cut-out portion,

the first substrate has a second cut-out portion, and the second connecting portion extends from the second cut-out portion,

the first substrate has a third cut-out portion, and the third connecting portion extends from the third cut-out portion,

the second substrate has a fourth cut-out portion, and the first connecting portion extends from the fourth cut-out portion, and

the first substrate, the second substrate, the third substrate, and the fourth substrate each include apertures that mate with projections formed on the fixing faces of the supporting member when the first, second, and third connecting members are each bent to mate the first, second, third, and fourth substrates with the fixing faces, respectively, and

the first substrate and the second substrate are arranged horizontally in parallel with each other when attached to one of the fixing faces, respectively,

the third and fourth substrates are arranged vertically and orthogonal to each other when attached to one of the fixing faces, respectively, and

the first and second substrates are arranged orthogonal to each of the third and fourth substrates when attached to one of the fixing faces, respectively.

2. The module according to claim 1,

wherein the first substrate, the second substrate, and the third substrate are disposed to be orthogonal to each other.

3. The module according to claim 1,

wherein detection axes of the first sensor device, the second sensor device, and the third sensor device are orthogonal to each other.

4. The module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a fifth substrate that includes a connector for an interface; and

a fourth connecting portion that connects the second substrate and the fifth substrate so as to electrically connect the digital circuit and the connector.

5. The module according to claim 1,

wherein the electronic component includes at least one of a power supply circuit, an amplifying circuit, and an analog/digital converting circuit, and

the digital circuit includes a microcontroller.

6. An electronic apparatus comprising:

the module according to claim 1.

7. The module according to claim 1, wherein

a first end of the first connecting portion extends from the first cut-out portion, and

a second, opposite end of the first connecting portion extends from the fourth cut-out portion.

8. The module of claim 1, wherein the second substrate has a second cut-out portion, wherein a first end of the first connecting portion extends from the first cut-out portion, and a second opposite end of the first connecting portion extends from the second cut-out portion.