Patent ID: 8188371

Claim:
A flex-rigid wiring board, comprising: a first rigid substrate having a side edge surface which extends between opposing planar surfaces of the first rigid substrate; a second rigid substrate having a side edge surface which extends between opposing planar surfaces of the second rigid substrate and is arranged at a distance from the first rigid substrate such that a space is defined between facing portions of the side edge surfaces of the first and second rigid substrates respectively; and a planar flexible substrate comprising: a first tip portion connected to the first rigid substrate, a second tip portion connected to the second rigid substrate such that the first and second rigid substrates are connected to each other by way of the flexible substrate, and multiple bending portions formed between the first and second tip portions of the flexible substrate such that the planar flexible substrate forms a tortuous path between the first and second substrates and is entirely provided in the space defined between the side surfaces of the first and second rigid substrates.