Connecting structure between flexible printed circuit board and hard printed circuit board
First Claim
1. A connecting structure for connecting a flexible printed circuit board to a hard printed circuit board by placing them so that said flexible printed circuit board overlaps said hard printed circuit board at a predetermined location thereof and then by soldering these two printed circuit boards together, said connecting structure comprising:
- a male joint provided on a surface of said flexible printed circuit board opposed to said hard printed circuit board, wherein said male joint has a substantially same width as a width of said flexible printed circuit board; and
a female joint provided on a surface of said hard printed circuit board opposed to said flexible printed circuit board, said female joint adapted to receive said male joint and thereby to position said flexible printed circuit board at said predetermined location of said hard printed circuit board.
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Abstract
A connecting structure for interconnection of a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) and a hard printed circuit board (PCB) allowing the FPC and the PCB to be easily connected to each other at a predetermined relative position by fitting a male joint of the FPC into a female joint of the PCB even when a supporting member, such as a casing, is not available immediately below portions of the PCB and FPC to be connected to each other. In the connecting structure for interconnection of an FPC and a PCB according to a specific embodiment of the invention, a surface of the FPC opposed to the PCB is provided with a male joint in the form of a protruding plate, and a surface of the PCB opposed to the FPC is provided with a female joint in the form of an opening or a recess adapted to receive the protruding plate and thereby to position the FPC at a predetermined location of the PCB.
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15 Claims
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1. A connecting structure for connecting a flexible printed circuit board to a hard printed circuit board by placing them so that said flexible printed circuit board overlaps said hard printed circuit board at a predetermined location thereof and then by soldering these two printed circuit boards together, said connecting structure comprising:
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a male joint provided on a surface of said flexible printed circuit board opposed to said hard printed circuit board, wherein said male joint has a substantially same width as a width of said flexible printed circuit board; and a female joint provided on a surface of said hard printed circuit board opposed to said flexible printed circuit board, said female joint adapted to receive said male joint and thereby to position said flexible printed circuit board at said predetermined location of said hard printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A circuit board connecting structure, comprising:
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a hard printed circuit board; a flexible printed circuit board overlapping said hard printed circuit board at a predetermined location, said flexible printed circuit board and hard printed circuit board soldered together; a male joint provided on a surface of said flexible printed circuit board opposed to said hard printed circuit board, said male joint having a substantially same width as a width of said flexible printed circuit board; and a female joint provided on a surface of said hard printed circuit board opposed to said flexible printed circuit board, said female joint adapted to receive said male joint and thereby to position said flexible printed circuit board at said predetermined location of said hard printed circuit board. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A circuit board connecting structure comprising:
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a hard printed circuit board; a flexible printed circuit board overlapping said hard printed circuit board at a predetermined location and arranged substantially parallel to said hard printed circuit board at said predetermined location, said flexible printed circuit board and hard printed circuit board having electrical circuits connected together; a male joint having a protruding member bonded on a surface of said flexible printed circuit board opposed to said hard printed circuit board, said male joint having a substantially same width as a width of said flexible printed circuit board; and a female joint provided on a surface of said hard printed circuit board opposed to said flexible printed circuit board, said female joint adapted to receive said male joint and thereby to position said flexible printed circuit board at said predetermined location of said hard printed circuit board.
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