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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 04, 1998
Bernd Schleife, Huckeswagen, DE;
Wulf Bramesfeld, Wulfrath, DE;
Frank Schliep, Bochum, DE;
Tarik Gunay, Neuss, DE;
Delphi Technologies, Inc., Troy, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of, and device (,) for, connecting a plurality of flexible printed circuits (,) each comprising a layer (,) of electrically insulating material and a layer (,) of electrically conducting material. The method including the steps of forming a hole (,) through each flexible printed circuit; positioning first and second substantially rigid plates (,) of electrically insulating material on either side of the flexible printed circuits with the holes in the flexible printed circuits aligned with a corresponding hole (,) in each plate; extending a rivet (,) of electrically conducting material through the aligned holes to electrically connect with the layers of electrically conducting material on the flexible printed circuits; and enlarging the ends (,) of the rivet to secure the flexible printed circuits between the plates. Provides an improved electrical and mechanical connection between FPCs.
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