US4680226A
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Heat sensitive type adhesive connector
Assignee: Sharp Corp
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Filing: 1986-01-24
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2006-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A heat sensitive type adhesive connector for providing electrical connection between terminals disposed on bases including a sheet made of heat sensitive type adhesive material for adhering said bases together, and electrically conductive and elastic particles mixed in the sheet, for providing electrical connection between the terminals.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshio Takeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 13:01
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R4/00; H01R4/04; H05; H05K; H05K3/00; H05K3/30; H05K3/32; H05K3/321; H05K3/323; H01R13/00; H01R13/02; H01R13/22; H01R13/24; H01R13/2407; H01R13/2414; H01R31/00; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/01; H05K2201/0104; H05K2201/0133; H05K2201/02; H05K2201/0203; H05K2201/0206; H05K2201/0221; H05K2201/0233; H05K2201/03; H05K2201/032; H05K2201/0323; H05K2201/0329; H05K3/36; H05K3/361; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S428/00; Y10S428/901; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49002; Y10T29/49117; Y10T29/49124; Y10T29/49126; Y10T29/4913; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/25; Y10T428/254
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 16
Claim 1
Independent Claim
53 words
A heat sensitive type adhesive connector for providing electrical connection between terminals disposed on base members comprising: a sheet made of a heat sensitive resin-type adhesive material, for causing said base members to adhere together; and electrically conductive and elastic particles uniformly scattered in the sheet, for providing electrical connection between the terminals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
53 words
A heat sensitive type adhesive connector for providing electrical connection between terminals disposed on base members comprising: a sheet made of a heat sensitive resin-type adhesive material, for causing said base members to adhere together; and electrically conductive and elastic particles uniformly scattered in the sheet, for providing electrical connection between the terminals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein said electrically conductive particles have a relatively high heat resistance.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein the hardness of the electrically conductive particles is more than that of said sheet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein each of the electrically conductive particles comprises an elastic resin material and an electrically conductive material coated on said elastic resin material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 4, wherein the elastic resin material is selected from a silicone rubber, a polyimide resin, a synthetic rubber, and a plastic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 4, wherein the electrically conductive material is a metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 6, wherein the metal is selected from Cu, Ni, Au, Cr, and Al.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein each of the electrically conductive particles comprises an elastic resin material and electrically conductive material mixed in the elastic resin material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 8, wherein the electrically conductive material is a carbon powder.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein the electrically conductive particles are made of an electrically conductive organic material.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 10, wherein the organic material is a polyacetylene type electrically conductive material.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
33 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein the hardness of the electrically conductive particles is selected from the range between about 30 degrees and about 80 degrees for a penetrometer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
31 words
The heat sensitive type adhesive connector of claim 1, wherein said heat sensitive adhesive material is selected from a rubber type resin, a polyester type resin, and a polyimide type resin.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
95 words
A heat sensitive type adhesive connector for providing electrical connection between a first terminal of a first base and a second terminal of a second base, said connector comprising: a sheet made of a heat sensitive type adhesive material for providing adherence between said first and second bases; electrically conductive and elastic particles uniformly scattered in said sheet, for providing electrical connection between said first and second terminals, said elastic particles being pressed and placed between said first and second terminals, whereby said elastic particles apply an expansion force to said first and second terminals.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
95 words
A heat sensitive type adhesive connector for providing electrical connection between a first terminal of a first base and a second terminal of a second base, said connector comprising: a sheet made of a heat sensitive type adhesive material for providing adherence between said first and second bases; electrically conductive and elastic particles uniformly scattered in said sheet, for providing electrical connection between said first and second terminals, said elastic particles being pressed and placed between said first and second terminals, whereby said elastic particles apply an expansion force to said first and second terminals.
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