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EP0065425A2
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Hybrid integrated circuit component and printed circuit board mounting said component
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1982-05-18
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2002-05-18
Abstract
Abstract A hybrid integrated circuit component comprising: a flexible circuit board (8) composed of a flexible insulated substrate (5), a circuit conductor (6) formed on one surface of said flexible insulated substrate (5), and conductor layers (7, 7') formed along two opposite sides of said flexible insulated substrate (5) to serve as external connection terminals; circuit elements (11) mounted on said flexible insulated substrate (5) and electrically connected with said circuit conductor (6); and at least one rigid supporting plate (9) attached to the other surface of said flexible insulated substrate (5) so that at least one portion of said flexible circuit board can be folded thereabout.
Inventors
- 👤 Tsuneshi Nakamura
- 👤 Tatsuro Kikuchi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:16
CPC Classifications
B; B27; B27N; B27N3/00; B27N3/04; B27N3/007; B27N3/08; H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/14; H05K1/141; H05K1/147; H05K1/18; H05K1/189; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4688; H05K3/4691; H10; H10W; H10W70/00; H10W70/60; H10W70/611; H10W70/67; H10W70/688; H10W90/00; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/0302; H05K2201/0305; H05K2201/04; H05K2201/042; H05K2201/05; H05K2201/055; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009; H05K3/0058; H05K3/0061; H05K3/0064; H05K3/0067; H05K3/36; H05K3/366; H05K3/40; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4644; H05K3/4652; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/4913; Y10T29/49139; Y10T29/4914; Y10T29/49142
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component comprising: a flexible circuit board composed of a flexible insulated substrate, a circuit conductor formed on one surface of said flexible insulated substrate, and conductor layers formed along two opposite sides of said flexible insulated substrate to serve as external connection terminals; circuit elements mounted on said flexible insulated substrate and electrically connected with said circuit conductor; and at least one rigid supporting plate attached to the other surface of said flexible circuit board can be folded thereabout.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component comprising: a flexible circuit board composed of a flexible insulated substrate, a circuit conductor formed on one surface of said flexible insulated substrate, and conductor layers formed along two opposite sides of said flexible insulated substrate to serve as external connection terminals; circuit elements mounted on said flexible insulated substrate and electrically connected with said circuit conductor; and at least one rigid supporting plate attached to the other surface of said flexible circuit board can be folded thereabout.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in claim 1, wherein two metal plates are used as supporting plates and said metal plates are electrically connected ro said circuit conductor of said flexible circuit board.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in Claim 1, wherein an insulated substrate is used as said supporting plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
44 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in Claim 3, wherein a circuit conductor is formed on a surface of said insulated substrate used as said supporting plate, and this circuit conductor is electrically connected with said circuit conductor of said flexible circuit board.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in claim 3, wherein a circuit conductor and resistor layers are formed on a surface of said insulated substrate used as said hard supporting plate, and these circuit conductor and resistor layers are electrically connected with said circuit conductor of said flexible circuit hoard.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in claim 1, wherein the folded portion of said flexible circuit board is covered with a flexible insulating sheet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
24 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in claim 6, wherein a part of said circuit conductor are covered with a flexible insulating sheet.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A hybrid integrated circuit component as claimed in claim 1, wherein a rectangular notch is provided asymmetrically between said conductor layers which serve as external connection terminals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
55 words
An assembly comprising a printed circuit board and at least one hybrid integrated circuit component according to any one of the preceding claims, said circuit board comprising an insulating substrate provided with a recess for receiving the sides of the hybrid circuit component provided with external connection terminals after the flexible substrate has been folded.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
An assembly according to claim 9, wherein a edge connector socket is mounted on the printed circuit board substrate and constitutes said recess.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
155 words
A method to mount a hybrid integrated circuit component on a printed circuit board, wherein said method comprises: providing a hybrid integrated circuit component comprising: a flexible circuit board composed of a flexible insulated substrate, a circuit conductor formed on one surface of said flexible insulated substrate, and conductor layers formed along two opposite sides of said flexible insulated substrate to serve as external connection terminals; circuit elements mounted on said flexible insulated substrate and electrically connected with said circuit conductor; and at least one rigid supporting plate attached to the other surface of said flexible insulated substrate so that at least one portion of said flexible circuit board can be foleded; folding said hybrid integrated circuit component about said at least one supporting plate; inserting said external connection terminals into a recess provided in said printed circuit board; and directly connecting said external connection terminals with a circuit conductor of said printed circuit board.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
155 words
A method to mount a hybrid integrated circuit component on a printed circuit board, wherein said method comprises: providing a hybrid integrated circuit component comprising: a flexible circuit board composed of a flexible insulated substrate, a circuit conductor formed on one surface of said flexible insulated substrate, and conductor layers formed along two opposite sides of said flexible insulated substrate to serve as external connection terminals; circuit elements mounted on said flexible insulated substrate and electrically connected with said circuit conductor; and at least one rigid supporting plate attached to the other surface of said flexible insulated substrate so that at least one portion of said flexible circuit board can be foleded; folding said hybrid integrated circuit component about said at least one supporting plate; inserting said external connection terminals into a recess provided in said printed circuit board; and directly connecting said external connection terminals with a circuit conductor of said printed circuit board.
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