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Flexible circuit board assembly and method

  • US 5,434,362 A
  • Filed: 09/06/1994
  • Issued: 07/18/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/06/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Flexible circuit board assembly comprising:

  • flexible substrate of electrically insulating material having a predetermined thickness and a top surface extending between first and second end portions of said flexible substrate with an intermediate portion of said flexible substrate located therebetween;

    a plurality of conductive metalization interconnect paths fixed to said flexible substrate, each of said interconnect paths extending from at least said substrate first end portion, across said substrate intermediate portion, to said substrate second end portion;

    first and second end portions of a rigidizer plate, said first and second flexible substrate end portions mounted to said first and second end portions of said rigidizer plate, respectively, with said substrate intermediate portion comprising an unmounted portion of said flexible substrate between said first and second end portions of said rigidizer plate; and

    stiffening material selectively provided on said flexible substrate intermediate portion to define varying areas of stiffness for the flexible substrate intermediate portion which varying areas of stiffness define at least 2 stiff paths for the flexible substrate intermediate portion, with a less stiff path for the flexible substrate intermediate portion between the stiff paths, said stiff and less stiff paths extending across the flexible substrate intermediate portion and across the conductive metalization interconnect paths, said stiff and less stiff paths defining desired bend curvature characteristics for the flexible substrate intermediate portion.

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