FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

A flexible printed circuit board can prevent itself from breaking without losing its flexibility, avoid significantly damaging the operation of an electronic device in the event that a part of the flexible printed circuit board is broken, and warn the user about the occurrence of a breakage. The fle...

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Main Authors ESAKI TETSUYA, TANAKA SHINTARO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 19.04.2012
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CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS
ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
ELECTRICITY
MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
PRINTED CIRCUITS
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Summary:A flexible printed circuit board can prevent itself from breaking without losing its flexibility, avoid significantly damaging the operation of an electronic device in the event that a part of the flexible printed circuit board is broken, and warn the user about the occurrence of a breakage. The flexible printed circuit board includes: a connecting portion that is formed at an end of a signal wire for transmitting an electric signal; a signal wiring portion in which a plurality of unidirectionally aligned signal wires are disposed in a vicinity of the connecting portion; a breakage detection portion in which the signal wires are not disposed and that is formed at one of side edges of the signal wiring portion; and a through hole formed between the breakage detection portion and the signal wiring portion.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201113272758