IP Library Granted Patent US 7,090,506
Granted Patent B2
US 7,090,506 · App. 10/921,462 · Granted Aug 15, 2006

Signal transmission device having flexible printed circuit boards

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Patent No.
US 7,090,506
App. No.
10/921,462
Granted
Aug 15, 2006
Kind
B2
Abstract

A signal transmission device. The signal transmission device comprises a first and a second flexible printed circuit boards, connecting an display module and a system. The first flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the display module and the system. The second flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first and second flexible printed circuit boards are joined by hot bar soldering or anisotropic conductive film (ACF) bonding.

Claims (25)

1. A signal transmission device, connecting a display module and a system, comprising: a first flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the system and a second flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first and second flexible printed circuit boards are joined by hot bar soldering.

2. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a first alignment mark of the first flexible printed circuit board is aligned with a second alignment mark of the second flexible printed circuit board.

3. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board has a first alignment hole, and the second flexible printed circuit board has a second alignment hole aligned to the first alignment hole.

4. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board has an opening adjacent to the connection of the first and second flexible printed circuit boards.

5. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board transmits an display panel signal.

6. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a touch panel signal.

7. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a light source signal.

8. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a third flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board.

9. A signal transmission device, connecting an display module and a system, comprising: a first flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the system; and a second flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first and second flexible printed circuit boards are joined by anisotropic conductive film (ACF) bonding.

10. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein a first alignment mark of the first flexible printed circuit board is aligned with a second alignment mark of the second flexible printed circuit board.

11. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board has a first alignment hole, and the second flexible printed circuit board has a second alignment hole aligned to the first alignment hole.

12. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board has an opening adjacent to the connection of the first and second flexible printed circuit boards.

13. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board transmits a display panel signal.

14. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a touch panel signal.

15. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a light source signal.

16. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 9 further comprising a third flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board.

17. A signal transmission device, connecting an display module and a system, comprising:

a first flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the system; and

a second flexible printed circuit board, electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board, wherein the first flexible printed circuit board has a first alignment mark, and the second flexible printed circuit board has a second alignment mark overlapped with and aligned to the first alignment mark.

18. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board further has a first alignment hole, and the second flexible printed circuit board further has a second alignment hole aligned to the first alignment hole.

19. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board further has an opening adjacent to the connection of the first and second flexible printed circuit boards.

20. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the first flexible printed circuit board transmits an display panel signal.

21. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a touch panel signal.

22. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , wherein the second flexible printed circuit board transmits a light source signal.

23. The signal transmission device as claimed in claim 17 , further comprising a third flexible printed circuit board electrically connecting the display module and the first flexible printed circuit board.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 6, 2012
From: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA; AU OPTRONICS CORP.
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 028906/0370 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 2, 2011
From: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.; AU OPTRONICS CORPORATION AMERICA
Reel/Frame 025884/0016 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 19, 2004
From: SUNG, KUANG-TAO; LAO, JUN-HSIAN
To: AU OPTRONICS CORP.
Reel/Frame 015716/0471 →