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JP2008187154A - Connection structure of flexible wiring circuit board, and electronic device - Google Patents
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JP2008187154A
JP2008187154A JP2007021958A JP2007021958A JP2008187154A JP 2008187154 A JP2008187154 A JP 2008187154A JP 2007021958 A JP2007021958 A JP 2007021958A JP 2007021958 A JP2007021958 A JP 2007021958A JP 2008187154 A JP2008187154 A JP 2008187154A
JP2007021958A
Voon Yee Ho
Szu-Han Hu
ブーンイー ホー
思漢 胡
2007-01-31 Application filed by Nitto Denko Corp, 日東電工株式会社 filed Critical Nitto Denko Corp
2007-01-31 Priority to JP2007021958A priority Critical patent/JP2008187154A/en
2008-08-14 Publication of JP2008187154A publication Critical patent/JP2008187154A/en
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connection structure of a flexible wiring circuit board that effectively prevents the disconnections of conductive patterns thereof due to its continuous use and to provide an electronic device having the same. <P>SOLUTION: In a sliding mobile telephone 21 whose lower side case body 23 is slidably disposed facing an upper side case body 22, the flexible wiring circuit board 1 to electrically connect an upper side connector 26 on an upper side board 24 of the upper side case body 22 and a lower side connector 27 on a lower side board 25 of the lower side case body 23 is disposed on a way to a long length direction of the flexible wiring circuit board 1 in a twisted or winding manner. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT
More particularly, the present invention relates to a flexible printed circuit board connection structure and an electronic device including the connection structure.
Since the flexible printed circuit board is a flexible and thin printed circuit board, the flexible printed circuit board is arranged in a movable portion with a small space in an electronic device such as a mobile phone.
For example, in a foldable mobile phone including an upper housing, a lower housing, and a hinge part for supporting the upper housing and the lower housing so as to be openable and closable, the flexible print is used to electrically connect the upper housing and the lower housing. It has been proposed to arrange a substrate (flexible printed circuit board) so as to be wound around a hinge part (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Also, in recent years, a hinge portion is not provided, and an upper housing and a lower housing are provided. When the lower housing is used, a slide that exposes a part of the lower housing from the upper housing by sliding the lower housing with respect to the upper housing. Mobile phones are known.
In such a slide-type mobile phone, it is necessary to make the flexible printed circuit board that electrically connects the upper housing and the lower housing correspond to the span in which the lower housing slides with respect to the upper housing. Therefore, between the upper housing and the lower housing, an FPCB (flexible printed circuit board) is formed in a folded shape (S-shape) in which straight flat plate portions and curved bent portions having a small radius of curvature are alternately formed. ) Is proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
US Pat. No. 6,990,355 (FIG. 7) US Pat. No. 6,973,186 (FIG. 3)
However, in the slide type mobile phone described in Patent Document 2, the flexible printed circuit board is fatigued due to continuous use. More specifically, when the lower housing is slid so as to be exposed with respect to the upper housing, the bent portion locally extends linearly, and when the lower housing is slid so as to be covered with the upper housing. The bent portion bends locally in a curved shape. When the sliding of the lower housing with respect to the upper housing is repeated, the flexible printed circuit board is locally fatigued at the bent portion. If it does so, the malfunction that the conducting wire of a bending part will fracture | rupture by fatigue will arise.
Furthermore, in recent years, there is a demand for thinning of a sliding mobile phone. When the sliding mobile phone is thinned, the curvature radius of the bent portion of the flexible printed circuit board becomes smaller, and the above-mentioned local fatigue is caused. Becomes more prominent.
The objective of this invention is providing the connection structure of a flexible wiring circuit board which can prevent effectively the disconnection of the conductor pattern of the flexible wiring circuit board by continuous use, and an electronic device provided with the connection structure. .
In order to achieve the above object, a flexible printed circuit board connection structure according to the present invention includes a first terminal member, a second terminal member, and a conductor that electrically connects the first terminal member and the second terminal member. A flexible printed circuit board having a pattern, wherein the first terminal member and the second terminal member are provided so as to be linearly movable so that at least one approaches and separates from the other, and the flexible printed circuit The substrate is provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle of the moving direction.
In this flexible printed circuit board connection structure, the flexible printed circuit board is provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle of the moving direction in which the first terminal member and the second terminal member move linearly. Therefore, when moving linearly so that at least one of the first terminal member and the second terminal member is separated from each other, the flexible printed circuit board has a winding radius or a twisted portion in the middle of the movement direction, and has a radius of curvature as a whole. It grows while getting smaller. In addition, when the linear movement is performed so that at least one of the first terminal member and the second terminal member is close to each other, the flexible printed circuit board has a winding portion or a twisted portion in the moving direction, and a curvature radius as a whole. Shrinks while growing. Therefore, local fatigue of the flexible printed circuit board can be avoided and disconnection of the conductor pattern of the flexible printed circuit board due to continuous use can be effectively prevented.
As a result, the electrical connection reliability between the first terminal member and the second terminal member can be ensured over a long period of time while reducing the curvature radius of the wound portion or the twisted portion and reducing the thickness. Can do.
In the flexible printed circuit board connection structure, it is preferable that the flexible printed circuit board includes reinforcing layers formed at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction in the moving direction. .
According to the connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board, the reinforcement layer can be used to reinforce the flexible printed circuit board in the moving direction, so that the winding part or the twisted part is secured while ensuring the rigidity of the flexible printed circuit board. Can be expanded and contracted. Therefore, disconnection of the conductor pattern of the flexible printed circuit board can be more effectively prevented.
The flexible printed circuit board connection structure further includes a first support member that supports the first terminal member, and a second support member that supports the second terminal member, and the first support member and the first support member It is preferable that at least one of the two support members is slidable with respect to the other.
In this flexible printed circuit board connection structure, the linear movement of the first terminal member and the second terminal member can be reliably ensured by sliding the first support member and the second support member. The connection reliability can be improved.
Further, in this flexible printed circuit board connection structure, it is preferable that a winding portion or a twisted portion of the flexible printed circuit board can be expanded and contracted along the moving direction.
When the first terminal member and the second terminal member move linearly, the wound portion or the twisted portion expands and contracts along the moving direction, so that the stress that the flexible printed circuit board receives due to the movement can be efficiently reduced. Can do. Therefore, the disconnection of the conductor pattern due to local fatigue can be more effectively prevented.
The electronic device according to the present invention electrically connects the first support member that supports the first terminal member, the second support member that supports the second terminal member, the first terminal member, and the second terminal member. A flexible printed circuit board having a conductive pattern to be connected, wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member is slidable with respect to the other, and the flexible printed circuit board has the sliding direction It is characterized by being provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle.
In this electronic apparatus, the flexible printed circuit board is provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle of the sliding direction in which the first support member and the second support member slide. Therefore, when the flexible printed circuit board is slid so that at least one of the first support member and the second support member is separated, the winding portion or the twisted portion in the middle of the sliding direction is reduced in overall curvature radius. It is stretched. In addition, when the flexible printed circuit board is slid so that at least one of the first support member and the second support member comes close to each other, the winding portion or the twisted portion in the middle of the sliding direction has a large radius of curvature as a whole. Shrink. Therefore, local fatigue of the flexible printed circuit board can be avoided and disconnection of the conductor pattern of the flexible printed circuit board due to continuous use can be effectively prevented.
As a result, the electrical connection reliability between the first terminal member and the second terminal member can be improved over a long period of time while reducing the curvature radius of the wound portion or the twisted portion to reduce the thickness of the electronic device. Can be secured.
According to the connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board of the present invention and the electronic device of the present invention, the first terminal member and the second terminal can be made thin while reducing the radius of curvature of the wound portion or the twisted portion. The reliability of electrical connection between members can be ensured over a long period of time.
FIG. 1 shows a plan view of one embodiment (a wound form) of a flexible printed circuit board used in the flexible printed circuit board connection structure of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a state in which the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 1 is wound, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a mobile phone including the flexible printed circuit board connection structure shown in FIG. 3 as one embodiment (winding form) of the electronic device of the invention, wherein (a) is a non-operation state; Side sectional view, (b) shows a side sectional view of the operating state. In FIG. 3, a conductor pattern 3 described later is omitted in order to clarify the winding state of the flexible printed circuit board.
In FIG. 1, a flexible printed circuit board 1 is a printed circuit board formed in a flat strip shape extending in the longitudinal direction, and a first straight portion 9 and a second straight portion 10 and a first bent portion 11 are integrated. In preparation.
The first straight portion 9 is disposed on one side in the longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to as the front side) of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is formed in a linear shape extending along the longitudinal direction. Further, a front-side connection terminal portion 6 to be described later is formed at the distal end portion of the first straight portion 9.
The second straight portion 10 is disposed on the other side in the longitudinal direction (hereinafter referred to as the rear side) of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is longer than the first straight portion 9 in the longitudinal direction. The second straight portion 10 is formed in the same width as the first straight portion 9 in a straight line extending along the longitudinal direction. A rear connection terminal portion 7 to be described later is formed at the rear end portion of the second straight portion 10.
The first bent portion 11 is disposed between the first straight portion 9 and the second straight portion 10 and is formed to be continuous with the rear end portion of the first straight portion 9 and the front end portion of the second straight portion 10. Has been. The first bent portion 11 is shorter than the first straight portion 9 in the longitudinal direction and is formed with the same width as the first straight portion 9 in the width direction. Moreover, the 1st bending part 11 is linearly extended along the diagonal direction (in FIG. 1, the diagonally upward direction on the left side and diagonally downward on the right side) intersecting the longitudinal direction of the first linear part 9 and the second linear part 10. Is formed.
That is, in the middle of the longitudinal direction, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is bent while curving in an oblique direction from the rear end portion of the first straight portion 9 to reach the front end portion of the first bent portion 11, and the first bent portion. It is formed so as to be bent while curving in the longitudinal direction from the rear end portion of the portion 11 to reach the tip end portion of the second linear portion 10.
As shown in FIG. 2, the flexible printed circuit board 1 includes a base insulating layer 2, a conductor pattern 3 formed on the base insulating layer 2, and a reinforcing layer formed on the base insulating layer 2. 8 and an insulating cover layer 4 formed on the insulating base layer 2 so as to cover the conductor pattern 3 and the reinforcing layer 8.
As shown in FIG. 1, the base insulating layer 2 is formed in a flat band shape corresponding to the outer shape of the flexible printed circuit board 1. More specifically, the first straight portion 9, the first bent portion 11, and the second straight portion 10 are provided.
The insulating base layer 2 has a thickness of, for example, 5 to 50 μm, or preferably 10 to 30 μm. Moreover, the width | variety (width direction length, hereafter the same) of the base insulating layer 2 is 1-40 mm, for example, Preferably, it is 5-20 mm, and length (longitudinal direction length, hereafter the same) is, for example. 10 to 300 mm, preferably 20 to 80 mm.
The conductor pattern 3 is integrally provided with a wiring 5, a front connection terminal 6 and a rear connection terminal 7 connected to the wiring 5, and the wiring 5, the front connection terminal 6 and the rear connection are provided. Terminal portions 7 are formed as wiring circuit patterns on the base insulating layer 2.
The wiring 5 is provided along the longitudinal direction of the flexible printed circuit board 1. More specifically, the first straight portion 9 (excluding the portion where the front connection terminal portion 6 is formed), the first bent portion 11 and the second straight portion 10 (the rear connection terminal portion 7 are formed). Except for the part which is). A plurality of (four) wirings 5 are arranged in parallel at intervals in the width direction.
The front-side connection terminal portion 6 is disposed at the distal end portion of the first straight portion 9 of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is disposed in parallel at intervals from each other along the width direction. Further, a plurality (four) of the front-side connection terminal portions 6 are provided so that the tip portions of the respective wires 5 are connected to each other. An upper connector 26 (see FIG. 4) of the mobile phone 21 to be described later is connected to the front connection terminal portion 6.
The rear connection terminal portion 7 is disposed at the rear end portion of the second linear portion 10 of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is disposed in parallel at intervals from each other along the width direction. A plurality (four) of the rear connection terminal portions 7 are provided so that the rear ends of the wirings 5 are connected to each other. A lower connector 27 (see FIG. 4) of a cellular phone 21 described later is connected to the rear connection terminal portion 7.
Moreover, the width direction center of the front side connection terminal part 6 along the extending direction of each front side connection terminal part 6 and the width direction center of the rear side connection terminal part 7 along the extending direction of each rear side connection terminal part 7 Is shifted in the width direction.
In the following description, the front side connection terminal portion 6 and the rear side connection terminal portion 7 will be described simply as the terminal portion 30 unless particularly distinguished.
The reinforcing layer 8 is formed as a line pattern arranged at both ends in the width direction in the middle of the flexible printed circuit board 1 in the longitudinal direction. More specifically, the reinforcing layer 8 includes the first straight portion 9 (excluding the portion where the front connection terminal portion 6 is formed), the first bent portion 11 and the second straight portion 10 (rear connection terminal). (Excluding the portion where the portion 7 is formed). Two reinforcing layers 8 are provided on both outer sides of the outermost wiring 5 in the width direction of the conductor pattern 3 with a distance from the outermost wiring 5 in the width direction.
The thickness of the conductor pattern 3 and the reinforcement layer 8 is the same, for example, 3-30 micrometers, Preferably, it is 5-20 micrometers. Moreover, in the conductor pattern 3, the width | variety of each wiring 5 is 10-100 micrometers, for example, Preferably, it is 30-50 micrometers, and the space | interval between each wiring 5 is 10-100 micrometers, for example, Preferably, it is 30-55 micrometers. And the length of each wiring 5 is, for example, 10 to 300 mm, preferably 20 to 80 mm. Moreover, the length of the terminal part 30 is 3-200 mm, for example, Preferably, it is 50-100 mm. The width of each reinforcing layer 8 is, for example, 10 to 500 μm, preferably 30 to 200 μm, and the length between the reinforcing layer 8 and the wiring 5 adjacent thereto is, for example, 10 to 300 μm, preferably 30 to 200 μm, and the length between the reinforcing layer 8 and the edge of the insulating base layer 2 adjacent thereto is, for example, 20 to 300 μm, or preferably 50 to 200 μm.
The insulating cover layer 4 is formed in a flat band shape corresponding to the outer shape of the flexible printed circuit board 1.
More specifically, the cover insulating layer 4 is arranged so that both ends in the width direction are in the same position as both edges in the width direction of the base insulating layer 2 in plan view in the width direction. The insulating cover layer 4 is arranged such that both longitudinal edges thereof are slightly shorter in the longitudinal direction than both longitudinal edges of the insulating base layer 11, and specifically, the first linear portion. 9 (excluding the portion where the front connection terminal portion 6 is formed), the first bent portion 11 and the second straight portion 10 (excluding the portion where the rear connection terminal portion 7 is formed). ing. Thereby, the insulating cover layer 4 covers the wiring 5 and the reinforcing layer 8 and exposes the terminal portion 30.
Moreover, the thickness of the cover insulating layer 4 is 5-50 micrometers, for example, Preferably, it is 10-30 micrometers.
In order to manufacture the above-described flexible printed circuit board 1, although not shown, for example, first, the base insulating layer 2 is formed from a film of an insulating material such as polyimide resin, and then the conductor pattern 3 and the reinforcing layer 8 are formed. Are simultaneously formed in the above-described pattern on the base insulating layer 2 from a conductive material such as copper by a known patterning method such as a subtractive method or an additive method. Next, the insulating cover layer 4 is formed from the insulating material such as polyimide resin on the insulating base layer 2 in the above-described pattern.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 is wound in the middle in the longitudinal direction in a mobile phone 21 (connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board 1) described below, as shown in FIG.
For winding the flexible printed circuit board 1, for example, with respect to the front end portion of the first straight portion 9, the rear end portion of the second straight portion 10 is circumferentially centered about the width direction C <b> 1 shown in FIG. 1. Rotate along. As a result, the winding portion is formed in a spiral shape along an oblique direction intersecting the longitudinal direction (in FIG. 3, a direction diagonally upward on the left side and diagonally downward on the right side). In addition, the winding is performed at least once, but is preferably performed a plurality of times. In this winding, the second straight portion 10 is rotated while being displaced in the width direction one side (right side in FIG. 3) with respect to the first straight portion 9.
Both ends of each winding portion are formed so as to cross each other and extend in different directions, that is, in directions away from each other.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 is wound, for example, immediately before the flexible printed circuit board 1 is connected to the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27, or is wound in advance.
In order to wind the flexible printed circuit board 1 in advance, for example, a method of winding the flexible printed circuit board 1 immediately after manufacture on a round bar while applying tension, for example, in the manufacture of the flexible printed circuit board 1, the base insulating layer For example, a method in which the linear expansion coefficient of 2 and the linear expansion coefficient of the insulating cover layer 4 are different from each other is used.
In the method of making the linear expansion coefficient of the base insulating layer 2 and the linear expansion coefficient of the cover insulating layer 4 different from each other, for example, a flexible printed circuit board sheet in which a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards 1 are arranged and arranged is manufactured. Sometimes, the base insulating layer 2 and the cover insulating layer 4 are formed in which the linear expansion coefficients of the insulating materials are different from each other. Thereafter, when each flexible printed circuit board 1 is cut out from the flexible printed circuit board sheet, each flexible printed circuit board 1 is naturally wound.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 is wound 360 degrees around the front connection terminal 6 exposed on the front side of the rear connection terminal 7 exposed on the front side in plan view. In the case where the subsequent connection terminal portion 7 is wound once so as to be exposed to the front side again, in FIG. 3, for example, it is wound three times, but is not limited thereto, For example, it may be 1 or more times, preferably 2 or more times, and more preferably 2 to 10 times.
Next, a mobile phone 21 as an embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the present invention having the connection structure of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the mobile phone 21 is a thin slide type mobile phone that extends in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction in FIG. 4), and includes an upper housing 22 as a first support member, and a second support member. The lower housing 23 and the flexible printed circuit board 1 are provided.
The upper housing 22 has a substantially rectangular plate shape and includes a liquid crystal display unit 28 on the upper surface thereof, and an upper substrate 24 for controlling the liquid crystal display of the liquid crystal display unit 28.
The upper substrate 24 includes an upper connector 26 as a first terminal member provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate 24. The upper connector 26 is disposed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the upper substrate 24 (the right end in FIG. 4).
The lower housing 23 is arranged to face the upper housing 22 in the thickness direction (vertical direction), and overlaps with the upper housing 22 when the mobile phone 21 is not operated, as shown in FIG. They are formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate having the same shape in plan view so as to be matched. The lower housing 23 includes an operation panel unit 29 on the upper surface on one end side in the longitudinal direction, and incorporates a lower substrate 25 for controlling an operation signal of the operation panel unit 29.
The lower substrate 25 is disposed opposite to the upper substrate 24 in the thickness direction when the cellular phone 21 is not operated, and includes a lower connector 27 as a second terminal member provided on the upper surface of the lower substrate 25. . The lower connector 27 is disposed at one end in the longitudinal direction of the lower substrate 25 (the right end in FIG. 4), and is opposed to the upper connector 26 of the upper substrate 24 in the thickness direction when the cellular phone 21 is not operated. Is done.
The lower housing 23 is connected to the upper housing 22 by a slide mechanism (not shown), and the lower housing 23 is provided to be slidable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the upper housing 22. Thus, the lower connector 27 is linearly movable along the longitudinal direction so as to approach and separate from the upper connector 26.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 has the front connection terminal 6 (see FIG. 1) connected to the upper connector 26 and the rear connection terminal 7 (see FIG. 1) connected to the lower connector 27 in the above-described winding state. Connected. Thus, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is provided between the upper housing 22 and the lower housing 23 so as to be wound halfway in the longitudinal direction, and the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 are electrically connected. Connected to.
When the mobile phone 21 is not operated, as shown in FIG. 4A, the upper housing 22 and the lower housing 23 overlap in the thickness direction and are arranged at the same position in plan view. At the start of use, as shown in FIG. 4B, the lower casing 23 is slid in the longitudinal direction with respect to the upper casing 22, and the operation panel unit 29 of the lower casing 23 is moved to the upper casing. Exposed from the body 22. By sliding the lower housing 23, the lower connector 27 moves linearly in one longitudinal direction so as to be separated from the upper connector 26, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 extends along the longitudinal direction. To do.
On the other hand, after the use of the mobile phone 21 is finished, as shown in FIG. 4A, the lower casing 23 is slid toward the other side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the upper casing 22. The operation panel unit 29 is covered with the upper housing 22. The slide of the lower housing 23 moves linearly toward the other in the longitudinal direction so that the lower connector 27 comes close to the upper connector 26, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 contracts along the longitudinal direction. To do.
In this cellular phone 21, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is provided so as to be wound in the moving direction in which the lower connector 27 moves linearly with respect to the upper connector 26, that is, in the middle of the longitudinal direction. Yes.
Therefore, when the lower housing 23 slides away from the upper housing 22 in one longitudinal direction, that is, the lower connector 27 separates from the upper connector 26 in one longitudinal direction. When the linear circuit board moves in this way, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is stretched while the radius of curvature is reduced as a whole at the winding part in the longitudinal direction.
On the other hand, when the lower housing 23 slides toward the other side in the longitudinal direction relative to the upper housing 22, that is, the lower connector 27 is linear with respect to the other side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the upper connector 26. When the flexible printed circuit board 1 is moved to, the winding part in the middle in the longitudinal direction contracts while the radius of curvature increases as a whole.
Therefore, local fatigue of the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be avoided, and disconnection of the conductor pattern 3 of the flexible printed circuit board 1 due to continuous use can be effectively prevented.
As a result, the reliability of electrical connection between the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 can be ensured for a long period of time while reducing the curvature radius of the winding portion and reducing the thickness.
Further, in this flexible printed circuit board 1, the reinforcement layer 8 can reinforce the flexible printed circuit board 1 in the middle in the longitudinal direction, so that the winding portion can be expanded and contracted while ensuring the rigidity of the flexible printed circuit board 1. Can be made. Therefore, disconnection of the conductor pattern 3 of the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be more effectively prevented.
In the cellular phone 21, the lower connector 27 moves linearly with respect to the upper connector 26 by sliding the lower housing 23 with respect to the upper housing 22. Therefore, it is possible to reliably improve the connection reliability of the flexible printed circuit board 1 while ensuring the linear movement of the lower connector 27 with respect to the upper connector 26.
Further, when the lower connector 27 moves linearly with respect to the upper connector 26, the winding portion expands and contracts along the moving direction, that is, the longitudinal direction, so that the stress applied to the flexible printed circuit board 1 by the movement is increased. Can be relaxed efficiently. Therefore, disconnection of the conductor pattern 3 due to local fatigue can be more effectively prevented.
In the above description, the upper connector 26 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the upper substrate 24, and the lower connector 27 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction of the lower substrate 25. For example, the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 are both provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction, or the upper connector 26 is provided at one end in the longitudinal direction, and the lower connector 27 is provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction. Alternatively, the upper connector 26 may be provided at the other end in the longitudinal direction, and the lower connector 27 may be provided at one end in the longitudinal direction. Further, the upper connector 26 and / or the lower connector 27 can be provided midway in the longitudinal direction.
In the above description, the lower housing 23 is provided so as to be slidable with respect to the upper housing 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper housing 22 is attached to the lower housing 23. The upper housing 23 and the lower housing 24 may be provided so as to be slidable with respect to the lower housing 24 and the upper housing 23, respectively.
In the above description, the reinforcing layer 8 is provided on the flexible printed circuit board 1. However, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is formed without providing the reinforcing layer 8 according to the use and purpose of the flexible printed circuit board 1. You can also When the reinforcing layer 8 is not provided, the manufacturing process of the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be simplified, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be manufactured easily.
In the above description, the mobile phone 21 has been described as an example of the electronic device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, a sliding type such as a laptop computer, an electronic dictionary, and a personal portable information terminal (PDA). And various electronic devices.
FIG. 5 shows a plan view of another embodiment (twisted form) of the flexible printed circuit board used in the flexible printed circuit board connection structure of the present invention, and FIG. 6 shows the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is an explanatory view of a twisted state, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a mobile phone including the connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 6 as another embodiment (twisted form) of the electronic device of the present invention. FIG. 8A is a side sectional view in a non-operation state, FIG. 8B is a side sectional view in an operation state, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a cellular phone including the flexible printed circuit board connection structure shown in FIG. 6 as a form housed in an outer casing), and (a) is a side sectional view in a non-operation state; ) Shows a side sectional view of the operating state. In addition, about the member corresponding to each above-mentioned part, the same referential mark is attached | subjected in drawing of FIGS. 5-8, and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted. In FIG. 6, the conductor pattern 3 is omitted in order to clarify the twisted state of the flexible printed circuit board.
In the above description, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is formed with one first bent portion 9 as a bent portion and wound around the flexible printed circuit board 1. As shown in FIG. In addition to the bent portion 9, the second bent portion 12 and the third bent portion 13 can be formed as two bent portions, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be twisted as shown in FIG.
In FIG. 5, the flexible printed circuit board 1 integrally includes a first straight portion 9 and a second straight portion 10, and a first bent portion 11, a second bent portion 12, and a third bent portion 13. .
The second bent portion 12 is disposed at the distal end portion of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is an oblique direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction so as to be continuous with the distal end portion of the first linear portion 9, and It is formed in a straight line extending along the same direction as the oblique direction. A front connection terminal portion 6 is formed at the tip of the second bent portion 12.
The third bent portion 13 is disposed at the rear end portion of the flexible printed circuit board 1 and is an oblique direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction so as to be continuous with the rear end portion of the second linear portion 10, and the first bent portion 11 is formed in a straight line extending along the same direction as the oblique direction. Further, a rear connection terminal portion 7 is formed at the rear end portion of the third bent portion 13.
In addition, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is formed so that, on the tip side, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is bent while bending in an oblique direction from the tip portion of the first straight portion 9 to reach the rear end portion of the second bent portion 12. On the rear end side of the flexible printed circuit board 1, the second straight portion 10 is bent from the rear end portion of the second linear portion 10 while being bent in an oblique direction to reach the third bent portion 13.
Moreover, the width direction center of the front side connection terminal part 6 along the extending direction of each front side connection terminal part 6 and the width direction center of the rear side connection terminal part 7 along the extending direction of each rear side connection terminal part 7 Is deviated in a direction orthogonal to the above-described oblique direction.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 is twisted in the middle in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG.
In order to twist the flexible printed circuit board 1, for example, the rear end portion of the second straight portion 10 with respect to the front end portion of the first straight portion 9 extends along the circumferential direction about the longitudinal direction C <b> 2 shown in FIG. 5. Rotate. Accordingly, the twisted portion is formed in a spiral shape along the longitudinal direction. This twist is twisted at least once, but is preferably twisted a plurality of times.
Both end portions of each twisted portion are formed to extend in different directions, that is, in directions away from each other.
Moreover, the method similar to the winding method mentioned above is used for the method of twisting the flexible printed circuit board 1. In addition, the number of twists of the flexible printed circuit board 1 is the same as the number of windings described above.
Next, a mobile phone 21 as another embodiment of the electronic apparatus of the present invention having the connection structure of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
In FIG. 7, the flexible printed circuit board 1 connects between the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 in the twisted state described above. As a result, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is provided between the upper housing 22 and the lower housing 23 so as to be twisted in the longitudinal direction, and the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 are electrically connected. is doing.
In the mobile phone 21, the flexible printed circuit board 1 is provided to be twisted in the moving direction in which the lower connector 27 moves linearly with respect to the upper connector 26, that is, in the middle of the longitudinal direction.
Therefore, when the lower housing 23 slides away from the upper housing 22 in one longitudinal direction, that is, the lower connector 27 is linear with respect to the upper connector 26 in one longitudinal direction. When the flexible printed circuit board 1 is moved so as to be separated from each other, the twisted portion in the middle of the longitudinal direction extends while the radius of curvature is reduced as a whole.
On the other hand, when the lower housing 23 slides toward the other side in the longitudinal direction relative to the upper housing 22, that is, the lower connector 27 is linear with respect to the other side in the longitudinal direction with respect to the upper connector 26. When the flexible printed circuit board 1 is moved to, the twisted portion in the middle in the longitudinal direction contracts while the radius of curvature increases as a whole.
As a result, the electrical connection reliability between the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 can be ensured over a long period of time while reducing the curvature radius of the twisted portion to achieve a reduction in thickness.
In the flexible printed circuit board 1, the torsional portion can be expanded and contracted by the reinforcing layer 8 while ensuring the rigidity of the flexible printed circuit board 1. Therefore, disconnection of the conductor pattern 3 of the flexible printed circuit board 1 can be more effectively prevented.
In the above description, the lower casing 23 is disposed below the upper casing 22 when the cellular phone 21 is not operated. For example, as shown in FIG. The inner casing 32 as a member can be provided so as to be accommodated in the outer casing 31 as a first support member.
In FIG. 8, the cellular phone 21 includes an outer casing 31, an inner casing 32, and the flexible printed circuit board 1.
The outer casing 31 is formed in a box shape whose one longitudinal direction is opened. More specifically, the outer casing 31 includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and side walls connecting the peripheral edges of the upper wall and the lower wall, and the side wall on one side in the longitudinal direction is open. In the outer casing 31, an internal space for accommodating an inner casing 32 described below is formed between the upper wall and the lower wall. The outer casing 31 includes a liquid crystal display unit 28 on the upper surface of the upper wall and incorporates an upper substrate 24 disposed on the other side in the longitudinal direction in the outer casing 31.
The upper substrate 24 includes an upper connector 26 provided on the lower surface of the upper substrate 24.
The upper connector 26 is disposed at one longitudinal end of the upper substrate 24.
The inner housing 32 is formed in a box shape whose other in the longitudinal direction is opened. More specifically, the inner housing 32 includes an upper wall, a lower wall, and side walls connecting the peripheral edges of the upper wall and the lower wall. The side wall on the other side in the longitudinal direction is open. Further, the inner casing 32 is formed so as to be accommodated in the outer casing 31, and the inner casing 32 is not operated when the mobile phone 21 is not operated, as shown in FIG. The entire inner housing 32 is accommodated in the internal space of the outer housing 31. The inner housing 32 includes an operation panel unit 29 on the upper surface of the upper wall and incorporates the lower substrate 25.
The lower substrate 25 is provided to face the upper substrate 24 in the longitudinal direction (sliding direction) so as not to overlap in the thickness direction. Further, the lower substrate 25 includes a lower connector 27 provided on the upper surface of the lower substrate 25.
The lower connector 27 is disposed at the other longitudinal end of the lower substrate 25, and is opposed to the upper connector 26 in the longitudinal direction.
The inner casing 32 is connected to the outer casing 31 by a slide mechanism (not shown), and the inner casing 32 is provided so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction with respect to the outer casing 31.
The flexible printed circuit board 1 connects the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 is twisted in the middle in the longitudinal direction.
When the cellular phone 21 is not operated, the inner casing 32 is accommodated in the outer casing 31 as shown in FIG. 8A, and when the mobile phone 21 starts to be used, as shown in FIG. The casing 32 is slid so as to be pulled out from the outer casing 31, and the operation panel unit 29 of the inner casing 32 is exposed from the outer casing 31. As the inner housing 32 slides, the lower connector 27 moves linearly away from the upper connector 26, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 extends along the longitudinal direction.
On the other hand, after the use of the mobile phone 21 is finished, as shown in FIG. 8A, the inner casing 32 is slid so as to be accommodated in the outer casing 31, and the operation panel unit 29 of the inner casing 32 is moved to the outer side. Covered by the casing 31. As the inner housing 32 slides, the lower connector 27 moves linearly so as to approach the upper connector 26, and the flexible printed circuit board 1 contracts along the longitudinal direction.
In the cellular phone 21, when not operated, the inner casing 32 is accommodated in the outer casing 31, and the upper substrate 24 and the lower substrate 25 are opposed in the longitudinal direction so as not to overlap in the thickness direction. Accordingly, the electrical connection reliability between the upper connector 26 and the lower connector 27 can be ensured over a long period of time, while further reducing the thickness of the mobile phone 21.
In the above description, the flexible printed circuit board 1 used in the present invention has been described by exemplifying a single-sided flexible printed circuit board. However, the flexible printed circuit board used in the present invention is not limited to this, for example, The present invention can be widely applied to various flexible printed circuit boards such as a double-sided flexible printed circuit board and a multilayer flexible printed circuit board.
The top view of one Embodiment (form wound) of the flexible wiring circuit board used for the connection structure of the flexible wiring circuit board of this invention is shown. Sectional drawing which follows the width direction of the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 1 is shown. Explanatory drawing of the state which wound the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 1 is shown. FIG. 4 is a side sectional view of a mobile phone including the connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 3 as one embodiment (winding form) of the electronic device of the present invention, wherein (a) is a non-operation state FIG. 4B is a side sectional view of the operating state. The top view of other embodiment (twisted form) of the flexible wiring circuit board used for the connection structure of the flexible wiring circuit board of this invention is shown. The explanatory view of the state where the flexible printed circuit board shown in Drawing 5 was twisted is shown. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a mobile phone including the flexible printed circuit board connection structure shown in FIG. 6 as another embodiment (twisted form) of the electronic device of the present invention, wherein FIG. Side sectional view, (b) shows a side sectional view of the operating state. FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a mobile phone including the connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board shown in FIG. 6 as another embodiment of the electronic device according to the present invention (a form in which the inner housing is accommodated in the outer housing); (A) is a sectional side view in a non-operation state, and (b) is a sectional side view in an operation state.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flexible wiring circuit board 3 Conductor pattern 8 Reinforcement layer 21 Mobile phone 22 Upper housing | casing 23 Lower housing | casing 26 Upper connector 27 Lower connector 31 Outer housing 32 Inner housing
A flexible printed circuit board having a first terminal member, a second terminal member, and a conductor pattern for electrically connecting the first terminal member and the second terminal member;
The first terminal member and the second terminal member are provided so as to be linearly movable so that at least one of them is close to and away from the other,
The flexible printed circuit board connection structure, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle of the moving direction.
2. The flexible printed circuit board according to claim 1, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes reinforcing layers formed at both ends in a direction orthogonal to the moving direction in the middle of the moving direction. Connection structure.
A first support member that supports the first terminal member; and a second support member that supports the second terminal member;
The connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the first support member and the second support member is slidable with respect to the other.
The connection structure of the flexible printed circuit board according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a winding part or a twisted part of the flexible printed circuit board can be expanded and contracted along the moving direction.
A flexible wiring circuit having a first support member that supports a first terminal member, a second support member that supports a second terminal member, and a conductor pattern that electrically connects the first terminal member and the second terminal member A substrate,
At least one of the first support member and the second support member is slidably provided with respect to the other,
The flexible printed circuit board is provided so as to be wound or twisted in the middle of the sliding direction.
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