IP Library Granted Patent US 10,506,724
Granted Patent B2
US 10,506,724 · App. 16/166,765 · Granted Dec 10, 2019

Electronic circuit board

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Patent No.
US 10,506,724
App. No.
16/166,765
Granted
Dec 10, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic circuit board includes a plurality of hard rigid board portions each of which has an insulating insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and electrically connects a mounted electronic component to the circuit pattern; and at least one soft flexible board portion which has an insulating insulator, has a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the circuit patterns of at least two rigid board portions among the plurality of rigid board portions, and is integrated with the rigid board portions which are electrically connected to the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion. The insulator of the flexible board portion is provided with a through-hole at a place where the circuit pattern of the flexible board portion is not stacked.

Claims (23)

1. An electronic circuit board comprising:

a plurality of hard rigid board portions, the plurality of hard rigid board portions including at least two hard rigid board portions, each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions including an insulator and a conductive circuit pattern and which electrically connects a mounted electronic component to the conductive circuit pattern; and

at least one soft flexible board portion including an insulator and a conductive circuit pattern electrically connected to each of the conductive circuit patterns of the at least two hard rigid board portions among the plurality of hard rigid board portions, the at least one soft flexible board portion being integrated with the at least two hard rigid board portions, wherein

the insulator of the at least one soft flexible board portion includes a through-hole positioned where the conductive circuit pattern of the at least one flexible board portion is not stacked, and

wherein the at least one soft flexible portion is more flexible than each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions.

2. The electronic circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein

the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the at least one flexible board portion are formed on a circuit board intermediate body, the circuit board intermediate body including an insulating base on which a hard insulating layer and a soft insulating layer are stacked and a soft conductive base provided on the insulating base,

the at least one flexible board portion being formed using a remaining portion cut from the circuit board intermediate body so as to leave a portion of the soft insulating layer and a portion of the soft conductive base provided on the soft insulating layer so as to form the at least one flexible board portion,

each of the insulators of the plurality of hard rigid board portions formed using the hard insulating layer and the soft insulating layer,

each of the conductive circuit patterns of each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the conductive circuit pattern of the at least one flexible board portion formed using the conductive base, and

the insulator of the at least one flexible board portion being formed using the soft insulating layer.

3. The electronic circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein

the conductive circuit pattern of the at least one flexible board portion being formed using a rolled copper foil.

4. The electronic circuit board according to claim 3 , wherein

when each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the at least one flexible board portion are accommodated in an accommodation chamber of an accommodation box, such that the through-hole faces an opening of the accommodation chamber, the through-hole is configured to be used as an injection port of a filler with which the accommodation chamber is filled.

5. The electronic circuit board according to claim 2 , wherein

when each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the at least one flexible board portion are accommodated in an accommodation chamber of an accommodation box, such that the through-hole faces an opening of the accommodation chamber, the through-hole is configured to be used as an injection port of a filler with which the accommodation chamber is filled.

6. The electronic circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein

the conductive circuit pattern of the at least one flexible board portion being formed using a rolled copper foil.

7. The electronic circuit board according to claim 6 , wherein

when each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the at least one flexible board portion are accommodated in an accommodation chamber of an accommodation box, such that the through-hole faces an opening of the accommodation chamber, the through-hole is configured to be used as an injection port of a filler with which the accommodation chamber is filled.

8. The electronic circuit board according to claim 1 , wherein

when each of the plurality of hard rigid board portions and the at least one flexible board portion are accommodated in an accommodation chamber of an accommodation box, such that the through-hole faces an opening of the accommodation chamber, the through-hole is configured to be used as an injection port of a filler with which the accommodation chamber is filled.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 5, 2023
From: YAZAKI CORPORATION
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 063845/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 22, 2018
From: NAOHARA, MASAYUKI; SUGIURA, TOMOHIRO; KAWAMURA, YOSHIHIRO
To: YAZAKI CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 047262/0790 →