Patent ID: 8981266
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B64D,H05B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. Electrical apparatus comprising a laminate and a connector, wherein: the laminate comprises dielectric layers and an electrical element; each dielectric layer of the laminate comprises thermoplastic material; the connector comprises a ribbon having first and second ends and a metal conductor; the first end of the ribbon comprises thermoplastic material, is embedded in the laminate and is laminated to adjacent first and second ones of the dielectric layers of the laminate; the metal conductor of the connector is electrically connected to the electrical element of the laminate; the second end of the ribbon extends away from the laminate for connection to an electrical unit; the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is (i) the same as the thermoplastic material of the first dielectric layer of the laminate such that the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is dispersed or merged into the thermoplastic material of the first dielectric layer of the laminate or (ii) compatible with the thermoplastic material of the first dielectric layer of the laminate such that the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is fused to the thermoplastic material of the first dielectric layer of the laminate; and the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is (i) the same as the thermoplastic material of the second dielectric layer of the laminate such that the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is dispersed or merged into the thermoplastic material of the second dielectric layer of the laminate or (ii) compatible with the thermoplastic material of the second dielectric layer of the laminate such that the thermoplastic material of the first end of the ribbon is fused to the thermoplastic material of the second dielectric layer of the laminate; wherein the ribbon comprises a substrate layer, the first end of the ribbon is provided by a first end of the substrate layer and the substrate layer extends from the end to the second end of the ribbon.