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US6768052B2 Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Flexible printed circuit with EMI protection

Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-10-24
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Granted: 2004-07-27
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Expires: 2022-10-24
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Abstract

Abstract In a flexible printed circuit ( 10 ) for electrically connecting between a fixed portion and a movable portion comprising a flexible base layer ( 11 ), a conductive layer ( 13 ) formed on a principal surface ( 11 a ) of the flexible base layer through a first adhesive agent ( 12 ), and a cover lay ( 15 ) formed on the conductive layer through a second adhesive agent ( 14 ), copper foil ( 22 ) is pasted on an upper surface ( 15 a ) of the cover lay through a conductive adhesive agent ( 21 ). The copper foil is electrically connected to a ground portion ( 110 ) using solder. The fixed portion may be an optical disc drive's body ( 300 ). The movable portion may be an optical pickup unit ( 100 ) comprising an electromagnetic radiation source ( 200 ). The copper foil is for shielding electromagnetic noises radiated from the electromagnetic radiation source. The copper foil may be disposed only the vicinity of the electromagnetic radiation source.

Inventors

  • 👤 Tsukasa Yamada
  • 👤 Ren Sugiyama
  • 👤 Masanobu Fujii

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 07:00
CPC Classifications
H; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/0213; H05K1/0216; H05K1/0218; H05K1/03; H05K1/0393

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 150 words
A flexible printed circuit for electrically connecting between an optical disc drive and an optical pickup unit comprising an electromagnetic radiation source, said flexible printed circuit comprising: a flexible base layer having a principal surface and a lower surface; a conductive layer formed on the principal surface of said flexible base layer through a first adhesive agent; a cover lay formed on said conductive layer through a second adhesive agent, said cover lay having an upper surface; and foil made of conductive material, disposed only near said electromagnetic radiation source, pasted on at least one of the lower surface of said flexible base layer and the upper surface of said cover lay through a third adhesive agent only on and near said optical pickup unit, said foil being electrically connected to a ground portion of said optical pickup unit, said foil shielding electromagnetic noise radiated from said electromagnetic radiation source.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 150 words
A flexible printed circuit for electrically connecting between an optical disc drive and an optical pickup unit comprising an electromagnetic radiation source, said flexible printed circuit comprising: a flexible base layer having a principal surface and a lower surface; a conductive layer formed on the principal surface of said flexible base layer through a first adhesive agent; a cover lay formed on said conductive layer through a second adhesive agent, said cover lay having an upper surface; and foil made of conductive material, disposed only near said electromagnetic radiation source, pasted on at least one of the lower surface of said flexible base layer and the upper surface of said cover lay through a third adhesive agent only on and near said optical pickup unit, said foil being electrically connected to a ground portion of said optical pickup unit, said foil shielding electromagnetic noise radiated from said electromagnetic radiation source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 16 words
A flexible printed circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said foil comprises copper foil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 20 words
A flexible printed circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said third adhesive agent comprises a conductive adhesive agent.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 24 words
A flexible printed circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein electrical connection between said foil and said ground portion is made using solder.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 67 words
A flexible printed circuit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein said conductive layer comprises various signal lines including a power supply line and a ground line, said foil being pasted on said at least one of the lower surface of said flexible base layer and the upper surface of said cover lay so as to cover at least said power supply line and said ground line.

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