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System for connecting a camera module, or like device, using flat flex cables

US7625220B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Larry E. Dittmann · Middletown, US
John Williams · Sunnyvale, US
William B. Long · Camp Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 21, 2006
Grant date	Dec 1, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 11, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49222
WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A Flat Flex Connector (FFC) has connector flanges embedded in its insulated electrical traces. The flanges engage electrical circuits in a camera module such as a CMOS or CCD and are clamped into electrical engagement. The opposite end of the FFC makes electrical contact with another electrical device such as a semiconductor circuit. The assembly allows electrical connection of two or more devices in a confined space in which the electrical device are not easily aligned for electrical contact.

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