Abstract:
A printed wiring board comprising a main printed wiring board provided with a first wiring pattern, and an auxiliary flexible printed wiring board, provided with a second wiring pattern for modifying the first wiring pattern and bonded to the main printed wiring board so as to electrically connect the second wiring pattern to a desired part of the first wiring pattern. The auxiliary board may be affixed to the main board with a pressure-sensitive adhesive or thermosetting adhesive. The auxiliary board may be provided with marks for facilitating alignment, holes to provide access to the main board, a dummy pattern for preventing tears of the flexible auxiliary board, and a second dummy pattern to prevent warping from uneven stresses applied to the flexible auxiliary board by differences in thermal expansion of the auxiliary board and the pattern printed thereon. A method of making the board is also disclosed and claimed.
Abstract:
A double-sided flexible electronic circuit module is provided having a flexible printed circuit board. The flexible circuit board has a plurality of conductive paths on each surface and a plurality of conductively plated-through apertures being connected to the conductive paths. One side of the flexible circuit board is adapted to carry components with leads; the other side of the flexible circuit board is adapted to receive components without leads. A carrier member, larger than the flexible circuit board and of a size and shape sufficient to accommodate the placement of at least one flexible circuit board, is also provided. The carrier member has a plurality of apertures which are in alignment with the apertures of the flexible circuit board, and a plurality of elongated slots in predetermined positions which extend the entire width of the flexible circuit board which is temporarily affixed onto the carrier member. All of the components are soldered to the flexible circuit board, the carrier member acting as a support member to the components having leads.
Abstract:
A disclosed method of continuous making flexible printed circuits for use in radio set or the like appliances, includes punching holes in a continuous copper-film clad insulating substrate, forming photopolymer films on the faces of the copper films exposing the photopolymer film to photochemical light of a predetermined pattern, developing the exposed photopolymer film, etching the copper film utilizing remaining parts of the photopolymer film as etching masks, removing the remaining photopolymer films 40 and printing solder-resist films on selected parts. The improvement is to provide and retain selected oblong parts of said conductor metal film disposed on and parallel to longitudinal direction of the continuous substrate by, for example, covering these parts by etching-resist films. The retained oblong parts of the metal film serve to prevent shrinkage of the substrate during the conduct of further manufacturing steps thereby assuring registration of the patterns of the printed circuits and the printed solder-resist films.
Abstract:
A connecting tail for a switching device, for example a membrane switch, includes a substrate having a plurality of spaced parallel silver conductors formed thereon. To prevent migration of silver between the spaced conductors there are a plurality of parallel notches, one between adjacent silver conductors. At least a portion of the conductors are covered by an adhesive, with the notches extending into the adhesive.
Abstract:
A flexible printed circuitry board assembly having a plurality of rigid pted circuit boards spaced apart but mechanically and electrically connected by a thin flexible printed circuitry board which is bonded to one side of each rigid board. The assembled board is reverse-bonded to align the rigid boards in stacked, parallel positions and are held in position by a pair of metallic support plates. A heat sink, having a plurality of resilient fingers, is attached to each support plate and the resilient fingers support the assembled board within a metallic housing and transfer heat from the assembled board to the housing.
Abstract:
A flexible circuit assembly and a method of making it in which there are no separate electrical interconnections between the flexible interconnecting cable and the rigid connector. A flexible insulating film is bonded to a surface of the connector member and extends from the connector to provide a flexible interconnecting cable for external electrical connections. A plurality of conductors on the insulating film provides a continuous electrically conductive path thus providing an interfaceless electrical connection between the rigid connector and the flexible interconnecting cable. In the method, a metallic clad insulating film is placed on a surface of a rigid support member which includes a portion which will serve as the connector. The support member also includes a filler block portion in the space designated for the flexible interconnecting cable. The film is selectively bonded to the connector portion of the support member. Conductors are then formed on the insulating film. The filler block is then removed to leave a rigid connector and a flexible interconnecting cable which has a plurality of continuous conductors thereon thereby eliminating a separate electrical connection therebetween.
Abstract:
Improvements are disclosed in the conventional process for the laminated packaging of etched circuitry consisting of:(1) A unitized form tool which is produced by photomasking a metal plate, with the same pattern master transparency that is used for producing the photoetched circuitry, followed by chemical milling of the exposed areas to a depth equal to the thickness of the circuitry,(2) the manufacturer's low pressure dwell cycle in the press for prepreg containing epoxy resin or polyimide resin is for either resin changed to 210.+-. 15 secs. at 10.+-. 1 psi and 340.degree. F. Thereafter the process returns to the manufacturer's specification for the specific resin for the remaining steps of the press and cure cycle, except that the cure is interrupted 60 minutes short of complete cure,(3) the cavity is preformed in the press in the precursor of the laminated board using the form tool of (1) and the conventional press cycle as modified per (2), and the interrupted post cure cycle per (2) is completed in the press under conditions specified for the specific resin by the manufacturer, to provide a completely bonded laminated circuit package.An improved process and, as new articles of manufacture, a laminated board with preformed cavity and a void-free laminated circuit package are disclosed.
Abstract:
A terminal block includes a printed circuit element which has conductive paths deposited on one of its surfaces, with each path extending from a terminal area surrounding an opening in the element to a centralized area. In one embodiment, the printed circuit element is a rigid board and terminals are mounted on the board and extend through each opening and project outwardly on the opposite surface of the board. The terminals are swedged at one end to physically retain them on the board and to electrically connect them to the conductive path. The rigid board is attached to an open box-like shell through which a cable carrying wire conductor extends and connects, interior to the block, to the conductive paths on the circuit board. In another embodiment, the circuit element is a flat, flexible sheet which is disposed against a support board provided with apertures aligned with the openings in the flexible sheet. The terminals extend through both the board and the sheet and may be swedged at one end to grip the support board and flexible element and to electrically connect the terminals to the conductive path. Alternately, the terminals may be soldered to the terminal area surrounding an opening of the flexible sheet. A back plate may be connected to the board to sandwich the flexible sheet therebetween.
Abstract:
A vibration damping system for a printed circuit board in which laminated damping elements are remotely positioned from the printed circuit board.The laminated damping elements are connected to the printed circuit board by post structural means fastened rigidly at each end to the printed circuit board and to the laminated damping element, respectively, for the purpose of transferring vibration energy from the printed circuit board to the damping element. The laminated damping elements comprise a high hysteresis bonding agent for bonding the laminate and for absorbing the vibration energy. The high hysteresis bonding agent is stressed in a shear mode for greatest energy absorption efficiency.
Abstract:
A method of fabricating a folded printed wiring board assembly includes the steps of cutting an aperture into a rigid board; bonding a flexible circuit tape to one side of the board so that the tape bridges the aperture; perforating a plurality of holes through the board and flexible tape; inserting leads of electrical components through the holes; conductively bonding the leads to conductors on the flexible circuit tape; cutting two edges of the board through the aperture; and folding the assembly in the area of the aperture.