EP0226276A2
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Electrical connection assembly for interconnecting a flexible circuit and another circuit means
Assignee: Molex LLC
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Filing: 1986-09-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2006-09-23
Abstract
Abstract The assembly comprises one or more flat flexible cables (52, 54) connected to a standard and widely used printed circuit board edge connector (22). The connection includes a substantially rigid flexible circuit structure having a carrier (50) of flat planar configuration with opposed surfaces (58, 60) (see Figure 4). A flexible circuit such as (52) is adhesively bonded to at least one surface (58, 60) with conductive traces (82) of the circuit exposed (as seen in Figure 2). Electrical connections are made to the traces (82) by inserting the carrier (50) with attached flexible circuits (52, 54) into connector (22) having a housing (24) supporting a plurality of terminals (26) with contact portions in a linear array engageable with the exposed conductive traces (82) of the flexible circuit(s).
Inventors
- 👤 John M. Stipanuk
- 👤 John M. Yun
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 15:40
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/62; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H01R12/51; H01R12/52; H01R12/523; H01R4/00; H01R4/04; H05K1/14; H05K1/141; H05K1/16; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/05; H05K2201/056; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09009; H05K2201/09109; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/1006; H05K2201/10189; H05K2201/20; H05K2201/2009; H05K3/00; H05K3/0058; H05K3/36; H05K3/361; H05K3/46; H05K3/4611; H05K3/4688; H05K3/4691
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
An electrical connection assembly for interconnecting a flexible circuit and another circuit means, the assembly including: a connector including support means and a plurality of terminals supported by said support means; said terminals including first contact portions in a linear array and second contact portions for connection to the other circuit means; a flexible circuit including a flexible substrate and a plurality of conductive regions arrayed on said substrate; at least some of said conductive regions being in contact with the first contact portions of said terminals; said electrical connection assembly being characterized by: a substantially rigid carrier member (50; 132) having a flat, planar surface; said flexible circuit being attached to said carrier member with said conductive regions being exposed and facing away from said flat, planar surface; and l said carrier member being mounted with said flat, planar surface generally parallel to said linear array of first contacts.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
An electrical connection assembly for interconnecting a flexible circuit and another circuit means, the assembly including: a connector including support means and a plurality of terminals supported by said support means; said terminals including first contact portions in a linear array and second contact portions for connection to the other circuit means; a flexible circuit including a flexible substrate and a plurality of conductive regions arrayed on said substrate; at least some of said conductive regions being in contact with the first contact portions of said terminals; said electrical connection assembly being characterized by: a substantially rigid carrier member (50; 132) having a flat, planar surface; said flexible circuit being attached to said carrier member with said conductive regions being exposed and facing away from said flat, planar surface; and l said carrier member being mounted with said flat, planar surface generally parallel to said linear array of first contacts.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electrical connection assembly of claim 1, the substrate of said flexible circuit being adhesively bonded to said carrier.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The electrical connection assembly of claim 1, said flexible circuit being bonded to said carrier by an adhesive having electrical conduction properties and said circuit path being defined at least in part by said adhesive.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The electrical connection assembly of any preceding claim, said connector support means comprising a housing of insulating material including recess means containing said terminals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrical connection assembly of any preceding claim, said carrier including a second flat, planar surface generally parallel to said first surface, and said first contact portions including opposed contact regions on opposite sides of said carrier.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrical connection assembly of claim 5, said flexible circuit being attached to both said first and second flat, planar surfaces and at least some of said conductive regions being in contact with both said contact regions of said first contact portions.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
42 words
The electrical connection assembly of claim 5, further comprising a second flexible circuit attached to said second flat, planar surface, conductive regions of said first and second flexible circuits respectively contacting the first and second contact regions of said first contact portions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrical connection assembly of any preceding claim, further comprising at least one circuit device on said carrier, and an electrical circuit path extending from said device through said substrate to at least one said conductive region.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electrical connection assembly of any preceding claim, including a circuit component or components such as a filter carried by said carrier member.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
30 words
The electrical connection assembly of any preceding claim, said second contact portions comprising extending pin contacts for contact with conductors of a printed circuit board constituting said other circuit means.
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