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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 25, 2005
Aiichiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Aiichiro Ikeda, Osaka, JP;
Funai Electric Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a simple structure for connecting a flexible printed circuit board to a printed circuit board in which when connecting a flexible printed circuit board to a printed circuit board, the positioning thereof can be made easily, the connection therebetween can be made smoothly and rigidly, and further the assembling time can be reduced. Patterns, on a flexible printed circuit board and a printed circuit board are aligned and connected with each other by soldering. An elongate hole is formed in the vicinity of and along the edge portion in a connecting part of the printed circuit board, and two rectangular holes communicating with the elongate hole are formed at both longitudinal ends of the elongate hole, while two notches for controlling insertion depth are provided at opposing ends of the connecting edge of the flexible printed circuit board. The leading edge portion of the flexible printed circuit board, which is left between the cut portions, is bent downward, and the bent portion is inserted into the elongate hole and the rectangular holes of the printed circuit board to position the flexible printed circuit board, and then the patterns, respectively located on the flexible printed circuit board and the printed circuit board, are connected by soldering.