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Printed circuit device

Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-10-12
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Granted: 1984-03-13
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Expires: 2002-10-12
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Abstract

Abstract A printed circuit device comprises a ceramic base plate and a circuit pattern layer which is constituted of electric conductor layers and insulating layers in alternate laminar stacked arrangement on one surface of the base plate, which layers are formed by alternately printing electrically conductive material and insulating material in predetermined patterns and subjecting the material thus printed to baking. Among the electric conductor layers, at least one layer serves as a wiring or conducting layer. At least two electric conductor layers confronting each other with the insulating layer interposed therebetween constitute a capacitor. Resistors are formed in the circuit pattern layer by printing the material of the resistor on an electrode layer applied beforehand to the surface of the electric conductor layer. Further, when required, circuit elements with lead terminals such as coils are disposed on one side of the base plate with the lead terminals thereof passed through the base plate and the circuit pattern layer to project from the other side, the projected part of the lead terminal being fixed to the opposite side of the base plate.

Inventors

  • 👤 Sadahiro Ohyama
  • 👤 Hiroshi Kato
  • 👤 Sadao Yaguchi
  • 👤 Mikito Baba
  • 👤 Morikazu Okada

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/46; H05K3/4644; H05K3/4664; H05K3/4667; H05K1/00; H05K1/16; H05K1/162; H05K1/02; H05K1/03; H05K1/0306; H05K1/09; H05K1/092; H05K1/167; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09654; H05K2201/09672; H05K2201/09809; H05K3/40; H05K3/4038; H05K3/4053; H05K3/4602; H05K3/4605

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 292 words
A printed circuit device comprising: a ceramic base plate; and a circuit pattern layer disposed on one surface of said base plate, said circuit pattern layer comprising a plurality of electric conductor layers and insulating layers in an alternate stacked laminar-arrangement, said electric conductor layers and said insulating layers each having a predetermined pattern, a predtermined part of said circuit pattern being constituted by a first conductor layer, an intermediate conductor layer, a second conductor layer, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer, said intermediate conductor layer being stacked adjacent said first insulating layer on one surface thereof and being stacked adjacent said second insulating layer on the other surface thereof, said first insulating layer being stacked with said first conductor layer, said second insulating layer being stacked with said second conductor layer, said first and second insulating layers being connected and forming an insulating enclosure which is disposed around intermediate conductor layer in a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to the surface of the base plate, said first and second conductor layers being connected and forming a conductor enclosure disposed around said insulating enclosure in said cross section, said intermediate conductor layer forming a conducting layer electrically connected to a power supply terminal mounted on said base plate, said conductor enclosure forming an electric conductive layer for grounding, said intermediate conductor layer being apropriately formed with narrow parts and wider parts in its extension, coil parts being formed by said narrow parts, and capacitor parts being formed by said narrow parts, said wider parts, said insulating enclosure, and said conductor enclosure, said coil parts cooperating with said capacitor parts so as to constitute the equivalent of a low-pass filter on only one surface of said base plate.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 292 words
A printed circuit device comprising: a ceramic base plate; and a circuit pattern layer disposed on one surface of said base plate, said circuit pattern layer comprising a plurality of electric conductor layers and insulating layers in an alternate stacked laminar-arrangement, said electric conductor layers and said insulating layers each having a predetermined pattern, a predtermined part of said circuit pattern being constituted by a first conductor layer, an intermediate conductor layer, a second conductor layer, a first insulating layer, and a second insulating layer, said intermediate conductor layer being stacked adjacent said first insulating layer on one surface thereof and being stacked adjacent said second insulating layer on the other surface thereof, said first insulating layer being stacked with said first conductor layer, said second insulating layer being stacked with said second conductor layer, said first and second insulating layers being connected and forming an insulating enclosure which is disposed around intermediate conductor layer in a cross section taken along a plane perpendicular to the surface of the base plate, said first and second conductor layers being connected and forming a conductor enclosure disposed around said insulating enclosure in said cross section, said intermediate conductor layer forming a conducting layer electrically connected to a power supply terminal mounted on said base plate, said conductor enclosure forming an electric conductive layer for grounding, said intermediate conductor layer being apropriately formed with narrow parts and wider parts in its extension, coil parts being formed by said narrow parts, and capacitor parts being formed by said narrow parts, said wider parts, said insulating enclosure, and said conductor enclosure, said coil parts cooperating with said capacitor parts so as to constitute the equivalent of a low-pass filter on only one surface of said base plate.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 94 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 1 wherein one of said plurality of insulating layers is formed with an opening for exposing a part of an electric conductor layer beneath said one insulating layer, and said printed circuit further comprises an electrode layer printed on the surface of said one insulating layer and positioned, configured and dimensioned to be electrically connected to said certain electric conductor layer through said opening, at least one chip-formed element electrically and mechanically connected to said electrode layer, and a resistor layer printed on said electrode layer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 163 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said base plate and said circuit pattern layer are formed with at least two through-holes each having an enlarged diameter part, one of said plurality of insulating layers is printed on the upper surface of a certain electric conductor layer in such a manner that a part of said certain electric conductor layer is exposed at said enlarged diameter part, and said printed circuit further comprises an electrode layer printed on the surface of said one insulating layer so as to be electrically connected to said certain electric conductive layer through said enlarged diameter part, and a circuit element with lead terminals which are disposed on the other surface of said base plate with the lead terminals thereof passed through said through-holes to project from the one surface of said base plate with each projecting part of the lead terminals electrically and mechanically connected to a corresponding predetermined part of said electrode layer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 2 wherein said resistor layer is printed and formed on said one insulating layer, and the surface of said one insulating layer is flat over substantially the entire area of said base plate.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 122 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 1 further provided with an electrode layer formed on the other surface side of said base plate, and a circuit element with lead terminals disposed on the one surface of said base plate with each of the lead terminals thereof passed through a through-hole formed in said base plate and said circuit pattern layer projecting from the other surface of said base plate with each projecting part of the lead terminals electrically and mechanically connected to a corresponding predetermined part of said electrode layer at the other surface of said base plate, said electrode layer being connected to an electric conductor layer formed on said one surface of said base plate through said through-hole.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 32 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said electrical conductor layers are formed from a material containing, metal having a specific electric resistance of less than 10 microhm cm.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 25 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 6, wherein said metal is one selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, and tungsten-molybdenum mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
A printed circuit device as claimed in claim 1 wherein said insulating layers are formed from a ceramic material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 194 words
A process for manufacturing a printed circuit, comprising the steps of printing a plurality of electric conductor layers and insulating layer in an alternate stacked laminar arrangement on one surface of a base plate to form a circuit pattern layer, said electric conductor layers and said insulating layers being formed by alternately printing electrically conductive material and insulating material in predetermined patterns and subjecting said materials thus printed to baking, said circuit pattern layer being made by printing at least two electric conductor layers in positions which result in their being arranged in facing relationship to each other printing a certain insulating layer between said conductor layers, disposing a power supply terminal on said printed circuit base plate, one of said two electric conductor layers being deposited with a first position, configuration, and dimension to form a conducting layer electrically connected to said power supply terminal, and the other electric conductor layer being deposited with a second position, configuration, and dimension to form an electric conductive layer for grounding, and said conducting layer deposited with said first configuration, dimension, and position cooperating with said certain insulating layer and said electric conductive layer for grounding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 194 words
A process for manufacturing a printed circuit, comprising the steps of printing a plurality of electric conductor layers and insulating layer in an alternate stacked laminar arrangement on one surface of a base plate to form a circuit pattern layer, said electric conductor layers and said insulating layers being formed by alternately printing electrically conductive material and insulating material in predetermined patterns and subjecting said materials thus printed to baking, said circuit pattern layer being made by printing at least two electric conductor layers in positions which result in their being arranged in facing relationship to each other printing a certain insulating layer between said conductor layers, disposing a power supply terminal on said printed circuit base plate, one of said two electric conductor layers being deposited with a first position, configuration, and dimension to form a conducting layer electrically connected to said power supply terminal, and the other electric conductor layer being deposited with a second position, configuration, and dimension to form an electric conductive layer for grounding, and said conducting layer deposited with said first configuration, dimension, and position cooperating with said certain insulating layer and said electric conductive layer for grounding.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-03-13 1987-09-12 1988-03-13 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-03-13 1991-09-12 1992-03-13 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-03-13 1995-09-12 1996-03-13 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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