US5266746A
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Flexible printed circuit board having a metal substrate
Assignee: Mitsui Chemicals Inc
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Filing: 1991-11-27
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Granted: 1993-11-30
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Expires: 2011-11-27
Abstract
Abstract A flexible circuit board including a flexible substrate having an insulating polyimide sheet and a wiring pattern portion formed in a mounting portion and a wiring pattern portion formed in a connecting portion, and a metal substrate on which only the mounting portion of the flexible substrate is secured by means of a thermoplastic polyimide film. Electronic devices are mounted on the mounting portion of the flexible substrate and heat generated by the electric devices can be effectively dissipated through the metal substrate. The connecting portion of the flexible substrate can be connected to an external circuit by means of a connector provided at an edge of the connecting portion. Since the connecting portion is not secured to the metal substrate, connector pins having a large mechanical strength can be used and the connecting portion can be bent at will.
Inventors
- 👤 Kunio Nishihara
- 👤 Yoichi Hosono
- 👤 Takayuki Ishikawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:37
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/18; H05K1/189; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K3/00; H05K3/0058; H05K3/0061; H05K1/03; H05K1/05; H05K1/056; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0129; H05K2201/0137; H05K2201/0154; H05K2201/05; H05K2201/053; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09109; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611; H05K3/4688; H05K3/4691
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
127 words
A flexible circuit board comprising: a metal substrate having a surface; at least one flexible substrate including a flexible insulating sheet, a first wiring pattern portion formed on a part of the insulating sheet which constitutes a mounting portion for mounting electric devices on the flexible circuit board and a second wiring pattern portion having contact pads on an edge and formed on the remaining portion of said insulating sheet which constitutes at least one connecting portion for connecting the flexible circuit board to an external circuit wherein only the mounting portion is located on the metal substrate; and at least one insulating thermoplastic resin film having a self-adhesive property and inserted between said mounting portion of the flexible substrate and said surface of the metal substrate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
127 words
A flexible circuit board comprising: a metal substrate having a surface; at least one flexible substrate including a flexible insulating sheet, a first wiring pattern portion formed on a part of the insulating sheet which constitutes a mounting portion for mounting electric devices on the flexible circuit board and a second wiring pattern portion having contact pads on an edge and formed on the remaining portion of said insulating sheet which constitutes at least one connecting portion for connecting the flexible circuit board to an external circuit wherein only the mounting portion is located on the metal substrate; and at least one insulating thermoplastic resin film having a self-adhesive property and inserted between said mounting portion of the flexible substrate and said surface of the metal substrate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said insulating thermoplastic resin film is provided exclusively on said surface of the metal substrate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said insulating thermoplastic resin film is provided on a whole surface of said insulating sheet which is opposite to a surface on which said first and second wiring pattern portions are formed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said flexible substrate further comprises a second insulating thermoplastic film provided between said insulating sheet and said first and second wiring pattern portions.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said flexible substrate comprises a plurality of connecting portions which are extended separately from each other from said mounting portion of the flexible substrate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of connecting portions are extended in the same direction viewed in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flexible circuit board.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 5, wherein said plurality of connecting portions are extended in different directions viewed in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flexible circuit board.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 5, the first wiring pattern portions of said plurality of flexible substrates are electrically connected to each other by means of via holes.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
36 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said insulating sheet of the flexible substrate is made of material selected from a group consisting of polyimide resin, liquid crystal polymer and polyether ether ketone resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
47 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said insulating thermoplastic resin film is made of material selected from a group consisting of thermoplastic polyimide resin, liquid crystal polymer, polyether sulfonamide resin, polyether ether ketone resin, polyamide-imide resin, polyamide resin, polyparabanic acid resin and polyacetal resin.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
42 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said flexible substrate further comprises an insulating protection film applied on said first and second wiring pattern portions except for portions at which the electronic devices and a connector are to be provided.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
89 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said metal substrate is formed by a metal sheet having a thickness of 0.05 to 4 mm, said insulating sheet is formed by a polyimide resin sheet having a thickness of several microns to several hundred microns, said first and second wiring pattern portions are formed by etching a copper foil having a thickness of 9 to 200 microns, and said insulating thermoplastic resin film is formed by a thermoplastic polyimide film having a thickness of 1 to 20 microns.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
36 words
A flexible circuit board according to claim 1, wherein said metal substrate is made of material selected from a group consisting of copper, iron, aluminum, alumite, stainless steel, silicon steel, molybdenum, 42 alloy and nickel silver.
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