SUBSTRATE DEVICE COMPRISING A REINFORCING MEMBER

• US 20150331447A1
• Filed: 03/03/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Hasegawa, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US14/637,202
• Publication Number:
  US 20150331447A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/0281 Reinforcement details thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 1/189 characterised by the use of a flexible or folded printed circuit H05K3/326 takes precedence

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a substrate device is mounted on a wearable device that is worn, curved. The substrate device is provided with a long flexible printed circuit substrate comprising, an electronic component mounted on the surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate, a connector to electrically connect the electronic component to the flexible printed circuit substrate, and at least one reinforcing member mounted on the surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate near the connector.

Claims

1. A substrate device mounted on a flexible wearable device comprising:

a long flexible printed circuit substrate comprising;

an electronic component mounted on a surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate;

a connector to electrically connect the electronic component to the flexible printed circuit substrate; and

at least one reinforcing member mounted on the surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate near the connector.

2. The substrate device of claim 1, the flexible printed circuit substrate having a width and a length exceeding the width, wherein the reinforcing member is not shorter than the connector in the length direction.

3. The substrate device of claim 2, wherein the reinforcing member is not thicker than the electronic component.

4. The substrate device of claim 2, wherein the reinforcing member is mounted on the surface along a side edge of the flexible printed circuit substrate.

5. The substrate device of claim 1, wherein the reinforcing member is soldered on the surface.

6. The substrate device of claim 1, wherein

the reinforcing member comprises a shield member protecting the electronic component from above, and a fixing member fixing around a side of the electronic component and a side of the shield member;

and

the fixing member is soldered on the surface.

7. The substrate device of claim 4, wherein the reinforcing member also serves as a communication member configured to receive and transmit information.

8. A substrate device comprising:

a long flexible printed circuit substrate comprising;

an electronic component mounted on a surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate;

a connector to electrically connect the electronic component to the flexible printed circuit substrate; and

at least one reinforcing member mounted on the surface of the flexible printed circuit substrate near the connection.

9. The substrate device of claim 8, the flexible printed circuit substrate having a width and a length exceeding the width, wherein the reinforcing member is not shorter than the connector in the length direction.

10. The substrate device of claim 9, wherein the reinforcing member is not thicker than the electronic component.

11. The substrate device of claim 9, wherein the reinforcing member is mounted on the surface along a side edge of the flexible printed circuit substrate.

12. The substrate device of claim 8, wherein the reinforcing member is soldered on the surface.

13. The substrate device of claim 8, wherein

the reinforcing member comprises a shield member protecting the electronic component from above, and a fixing member fixing around a side of the electronic component and a side of the shield member;

and

the fixing member is soldered on the surface.

14. The substrate device of claim 11, wherein the reinforcing member also serves as a communication member to receive and transmit information.