DURABILITY DESIGN OF FLEXIBLE CABLE

• Main Authors: DENIS H ENDISCH, SIMON R LANCASTER-LAROCQUE, GARELLI ADAM T, BRYAN W POSNER, KARAN BIR
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 01.05.2024
• Subjects: BEARINGS; BLASTING; CALCULATING; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ELECTRICITY; ELEMENTS OR CRANKSHAFT MECHANISMS; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; FLEXIBLE SHAFTS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; LIGHTING; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PRINTED CIRCUITS; ROTARY BODIES OTHER THAN GEARING ELEMENTS; SHAFTS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; WEAPONS

To reduce entry of debris such as small foreign particles or fluid passing into a joint in a cable assembly routed through a hinged compartment of an electronic device.SOLUTION: A hinged electronic device 200 includes a flex cable 210 that is used to restrict bending of the cable and a gap 224, a groove, or a reduced size section of a mandrel 218 and provides a particle removal mechanism to allow particles to pass therethrough. It also provides a protective layer that limits pressure applied to the cable by particles or other contaminants.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2A 【課題】電子デバイスのヒンジ式区画を介してルーティングされるケーブルアセンブリにおいて、ジョイント内に通過していく小さな異物粒子又は流体などのデブリの進入を軽減する。【解決手段】ヒンジ式電子デバイス２００は、ケーブルの屈曲を制限するために使用されるフレックスケーブル２１０と、マンドレル２１８の間隙２２４、溝又は低減されたサイズの区画を含み、粒子除去機構を提供して粒子がそれらの中に通過できるようにする。また、粒子又は他の汚染物質によってケーブルに加えられる圧力を制限する保護層を提供する。【選択図】図２Ａ