US4680675A
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Printed circuit board terminal device
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1985-04-22
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Granted: 1987-07-14
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Expires: 2005-04-22
Abstract
Abstract A printed circuit terminal device which includes a terminal array having very fine pitch between lead lines from a circuit portion including a flexible printed circuit board having a terminal array pattern which corresponds to the terminal array and wiring pattern and which are arranged to alternately extend from two sides of the terminal array pattern thus changing the pitch of the wiring pattern on the flexible printed circuit board to be twice that of the pitch of the wiring pattern of the terminal array. This allows a circuit to be easily and reliably coupled to the electrical terminals having very fine pitch and the formation of the wiring pattern of a coupling portion with the circuit portion can be easily performed and results in an arrangement of very small size. The flexible printed circuit board can be manufactured at low cost and the yield can be increased. Also, circuit elements such as resistors can be mounted on the wiring pattern without changing the wiring pitch.
Inventors
- 👤 Hideo Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 06:35
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K15/00; H; H01; H01R; H01R12/00; H01R12/50; H01R12/59; H01R12/62; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/118; H05K3/00; H05K3/36; H05K3/361; H05K1/18; H05K1/189; H05K2201/00; H05K2201/09; H05K2201/09209; H05K2201/09372; H05K2201/09445; H05K2201/10; H05K2201/10007; H05K2201/10128; H05K2201/10136; H05K2201/10613; H05K2201/10621; H05K2201/10681; H05K2201/10689
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
304 words
A planar printed circuit board of flexible material upon which a first driver and a second driver are mounted and at least one lead terminal section is formed with terminal patterns which extend in a planar line and are closely spaced and have a pitch "p", a first plurality of planar signal output lines formed on one side of said one lead terminal section and extending parallel to each other with pitch of "2p" and connected to a first group of alternate ones of said terminal patterns on said one lead terminal section and connected to said first driver and said first signal output lines and said first group of alternate ones of said terminal patterns lying in a first plane, and a second plurality of planar signal output lines formed on a second side of said one lead terminal section and extending parallel to each other with a pitch of "2p" and connected to a second group of planar alternate ones of said terminal patterns on said one lead terminal section and connected to said second driver and said second signal output lines and said second group of terminal patterns lying in a second plane, wherein a first portion of said printed circuit board upon which said first driver is mounted can be bent so as to lie in a different plane from said lead terminal section, wherein a second portion of said printed circuit board upon which said second drive is mounted can be bent so as to lie in a different plane from said lead terminal section, with a first plurality of resistors mounted on said printed circuit board in series with said first plurality of signal output lines, and a second plurality of resistors mounted on said printed circuit board in series with said second plurality of signal output lines.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
304 words
A planar printed circuit board of flexible material upon which a first driver and a second driver are mounted and at least one lead terminal section is formed with terminal patterns which extend in a planar line and are closely spaced and have a pitch "p", a first plurality of planar signal output lines formed on one side of said one lead terminal section and extending parallel to each other with pitch of "2p" and connected to a first group of alternate ones of said terminal patterns on said one lead terminal section and connected to said first driver and said first signal output lines and said first group of alternate ones of said terminal patterns lying in a first plane, and a second plurality of planar signal output lines formed on a second side of said one lead terminal section and extending parallel to each other with a pitch of "2p" and connected to a second group of planar alternate ones of said terminal patterns on said one lead terminal section and connected to said second driver and said second signal output lines and said second group of terminal patterns lying in a second plane, wherein a first portion of said printed circuit board upon which said first driver is mounted can be bent so as to lie in a different plane from said lead terminal section, wherein a second portion of said printed circuit board upon which said second drive is mounted can be bent so as to lie in a different plane from said lead terminal section, with a first plurality of resistors mounted on said printed circuit board in series with said first plurality of signal output lines, and a second plurality of resistors mounted on said printed circuit board in series with said second plurality of signal output lines.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1990-07-13 | 1991-01-12 | 1991-07-14 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-07-13 | 1995-01-12 | 1995-07-14 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-07-13 | 1999-01-12 | 1999-07-14 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |