Apparatus and electronic apparatus

• US 20070254502A1
• Filed: 10/19/2006
• Published: 11/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Horikiri, Kazuhito
• Granted Patent: US 7,309,240 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 439/79
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/592 connections to contact elements
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/716 Coupling device provided on the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 12/724 containing contact members forming a right angle
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/147 at least one of the printed circuits being bent or folded, e.g. by using a flexible printed circuit H05K1/148 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10189 Non-printed connector
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10446 Mounted on an edge soldering edge mounted components H05K3/3405; edge terminals H05K2201/1034
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 2201/10598 Means for fastening a component, a casing or a heat sink whereby a pressure is exerted on the component towards the PCB
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 3/3447 Lead-in-hole components H05K3/3415 takes precedence

Abstract

A mount structure having a substrate, a connector secured to the substrate, and a flexible printed wiring board electrically connected to the connector and spaced apart from the substrate. The flexible printed wiring board is opposed to the connector across the substrate or arranged in a space having a height generally equal to the thickness of the substrate.

Claims

1. An apparatus comprising:

a substrate;

a connector coupled to the substrate; and

a flexible printed wiring board electrically connected to the connector and spaced apart from the substrate, said flexible printed wiring board being physically separated from and positioned either above or below the connector.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flexible printed wiring board is positioned below the connector and separated from the connector by a distance substantially equal to a thickness of the substrate.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the flexible printed wiring board includes an end part to be fitted in a notch of the substrate and to be coupled to the connector.

4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the substrate includes edges which define a rim of the notch, and the end part of the flexible printed wiring board is surrounded by the edges of the substrate.

5. The apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the substrate is a glass epoxy substrate.

6. The apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a second substrate which is adhered to a side of the end part of the flexible printed wiring board facing the connector and is configured to fit in the notch.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second substrate is a glass epoxy substrate.

8. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the flexible printed wiring board is positioned below the connector and separated from the connector by a distance greater than a thickness of the substrate.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the substrate is a glass epoxy substrate.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the substrate includes a notch, and the flexible printed wiring board includes an end part to be coupled to the connector.

11. The apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a second substrate adhered to a side of the end part of the flexible printed wiring board that faces the connector and configured to fit in the notch.

12. The apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second substrate is a glass epoxy substrate.

13. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing; and

a mount structure provided in the housing, the mount structure comprises a substrate, a connector which is secured to the substrate, and a flexible printed wiring board electrically connected to the connector and spaced apart from the substrate, said flexible printed wiring board being physically separated from and positioned either above or below the connector.

14. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the flexible printed wiring board is positioned below the connector by a distance separated from the connector substantially equal to a thickness of the substrate.

15. The electronic apparatus according to claim 14, wherein the flexible printed wiring board includes an end part to be connected to the connector, said end part being arranged between the housing and the connector.

16. The electronic apparatus according to claim 13, wherein a space is opposed to the connector across the substrate.

17. The electronic apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the flexible printed wiring board includes an end part to be connected to the connector, said end part being arranged between the housing and the connector.

18. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a housing; and

a mounting structure provided in the housing, the mounting structure comprises a substrate including a notch, a flexible wiring circuit board including an end portion positioned so that the notch surrounds multiple sides of the end portion, and a connector coupled to the end portion of the flexible printed wiring board.

19. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the flexible printed wiring board is positioned below the connector by a distance and separated from the connector substantially equal to a thickness of the substrate.

20. The electronic apparatus according to claim 18, wherein said end part being arranged between the housing and the connector.