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Sealed flexible printed circuit connector

A connector and contact technology, which is applied in the direction of connection, circuit, and parts of the connection device, etc., can solve the problem of accidental disconnection of the flexible circuit board and the printed circuit board.

Active Publication Date: 2021-12-03
APPLE INC
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When severe enough, these events can lead to unintentional disconnection between the flex circuit board and the printed circuit board

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[0034] figure 1 A connector according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. with other included Figure 1 As such, the drawing is shown for schematic illustration and it does not limit the possible embodiments or the claims of the invention.

[0035] In this example, connector 10 is shown in an open state. The connector 10 can be used to attach a flexible circuit board such as the flexible circuit board 700 (in Figure 7 shown in ) to a printed circuit board such as printed circuit board 810 (in Figure 6 shown in ). For example, trace 750 (at Figure 7shown in ) can connect the circuits and components in the electronic device (not shown) that accommodates the connector 10 to the contacts 760 on the flexible circuit board 700 (in Figure 7 shown in ). Contact 760 may be physically and electrically connected to contact portion 210 of contact 200 (at Figure 4 shown in ). The contact 200 may include a surface mount contact portion 220 (in Figure 4 shown ...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a sealed flexible printed circuit connector. The invention discloses connectors. The connectors are used for connecting traces on one or more flexible circuit boards to traces on a printed circuit board. These connectors can include gaskets, potting material, and other structures or materials to seal electrical connections in the connector from moisture ingress to prevent damage. The connectors can be locked to secure the one or more flexible circuit board in place in the connector. The connectors can be unlocked and then opened to remove the flexible circuit boards to remove components or to rework the electronic device.

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technical field [0001] This application relates to sealed flexible printed circuit connectors. Background technique [0002] Electronic devices continue to become more complex and have increasing functionality. To support increasing functionality, electronic devices may include multiple boards of various types, such as flexible circuit boards, printed circuit boards, and other types of boards. These boards may require correspondingly increased interconnection paths between and within them. Accordingly, it may be desirable to provide connectors that provide a large number of connections between boards, such as printed circuit boards and flex circuit boards. [0003] Conventional connectors can mate with both flexible circuit boards and printed circuit boards during assembly of electronic devices. However, the complex assembly process can lead to component damage and the need to rework or scrap parts of the electronic device. To avoid such damage, it may be desirable for t...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01R12/70H01R13/40H01R13/516
CPCH01R12/7005H01R13/40H01R13/516H01R12/79H01R12/88H01R13/5219H01R12/771H01R13/639H01R12/613H01R12/7058H01R12/7023
Inventor P·J·卡梅隆M·R·阿米尼E·B·万科夫
Owner APPLE INC