Patent · US Expired

Assemblies of printed circuit boards and flexible containers therefor

US6094361A · kind A · utility

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32Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 12, 1997
Grant dateJul 25, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 12, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH05K9/0043
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

For economic, space-saving and simplicity in design, an assembly is provided of a printed circuit board and flexible container in which the board has an electrical connector mounted upon it, and the printed board and connector are positioned wholly within the container. The container is electrically connected to another connector exteriorly of the container by terminal pins extending through the container. Preferably the terminal pins extend through individual holes formed through the container by the force of the pins during engagement of the connectors. The pins are electrically isolated from an EMI protection layer in the container wall, but other pins may actually contact the EMI protection layer to provide a ground. A method of assembly is also described and, in addition, a mounting for a plurality of the assemblies.

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