Connection using zebra strip
US5764200A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Jun 9, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH05K3/325
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention concerns a housing for a price-marking device comprising a thin LCD (30) and a printed circuit board (20) with control electronics and power supply, e.g. a solar cell. The thin LCD (30) is connected to the underlying printed circuit board (30) by a connection device containing conductive rubber areas. Such a device is referred to as a zebra contact strip, the zebra contact strip (15) being arranged between the LCD (30) and the printed circuit board by means of longitudinal parallel enclosing edges (12a, 12b) on the extruded housing (10) preferably made of plastic material and being compressed in a direction across the conducting rubber areas by the action of the longitudinal parallel enclosing edges (12a, 12b) which upon extrudation have been given an inward directed biasing force.
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