Patent ID: 8125783

Claim:
A printed circuit board comprising: a printed wiring board including a first surface and a second surface, the second surface located on a side of the printed wiring board opposite from the first surface, the second surface includes a first area and a second area being on the opposite side of the printed wiring board from a first area and a second area of the first surface; a first circuit component fixed to the first area of the first surface; a reinforcing plate secured to at least the first area of the second surface of the printed wiring board, the reinforcing plate is sized to cover at least a portion of the first area of the second surface of the printed wiring board that is opposite from and corresponds to a portion of the first area of the first surface of the printed wiring board occupied by the first circuit component while the second area of the second surface of the printed wiring board remains uncovered by the reinforcing plate; and a fixing member provided by the printed wiring board to secure the reinforcing plate to the printed wiring board, the fixing member is provided in an area of the printed wiring board other than the first area of the second surface of the printed wiring board.