# US 12,114,429 B2 · Flexible printed circuit board including terminal, wiring module, and power storage module > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,429 B2 - Document ID: US12114429B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/770,396 - Filed: 2020-09-07 - Published: 2022-12-08 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2019-10-31 - Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits, Inc. - Applicants: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd.; Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.; Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits, Inc. - Inventors: Hideo Takahashi; Shinichi Takase; Hiroki Shimoda; Tsutomu Kitajima; Yoshiro Adachi; Yuuki Oohashi; Manabu Sudou - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114429B2 ## CPC - H05K 1/118: {specially for flexible printed circuits, e.g. using folded portions} - H05K 1/189: characterised by the use of flexible or folded printed circuits - H01M 50/20: Mountings; Secondary casings or frames; Racks, modules or packs; Suspension devices; Shock absorbers; Transport or carrying devices; Holders (structural combination of accumulators with charging apparatus H01M10/46) - H01M 50/50: Current conducting connections for cells or batteries - H05K 1/115: {Via connections; Lands around holes or via connections (H05K1/112 takes precedence)} - H05K 3/3405: {Edge mounted components, e.g. terminals} - H05K 2201/09281: Layout details of a single conductor - H05K 2201/09427: Special relation between the location or dimension of a pad or land and the location or dimension of a terminal - H05K 2201/0969: Apertured conductors - H05K 2201/09854: Hole or via having special cross-section, e.g. elliptical - H05K 2201/10037: Printed or non-printed battery - H05K 2201/10272: Busbars, i.e. thick metal bars mounted on the printed circuit board [PCB] as high-current conductors - H05K 2201/1034: Edge terminals, i.e. separate pieces of metal attached to the edge of the printed circuit board [PCB] - Y02E 60/10: Energy storage using batteries - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - H01M: PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY - Y02E: REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION ## Abstract A flexible printed circuit board including a terminal includes a flexible printed circuit board that includes an electrically conductive line and the terminal soldered to the flexible printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board includes a land and a soldering restricting section. The land is electrically connected to the electrically conductive line and has a metal surface and is soldered to the terminal. The soldering restricting section has a non-metal surface and is not soldered to the terminal. The terminal includes an overlapping section and a protrusion section. The overlapping section overlaps the land and is soldered to the land and includes a removed section that is formed in such a manner that a portion is partially removed in a predefined area. The protruding section is continuous from the overlapping section and protrudes to an area that does not overlap the flexible printed circuit board. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A power storage module, comprising: a flexible printed circuit board including a terminal, wherein the flexible printed circuit board further includes: an electrically conductive line, a land that is electrically connected to the electrically conductive line and has a metal surface and is soldered to the terminal, and a soldering restricting section that has a non-metal surface and is not soldered to the terminal, wherein the terminal includes: an overlapping section that overlaps the land and is soldered to the land and includes a removed section in a predefined area in the overlapping section, the removed section being formed in such a manner that a portion of the overlapping section is partially removed, wherein the removed section is a through hole, and the predefined area is an inner area of the through hole, wherein the through hole has an elongated circular shape including a small diameter section and a large diameter section that is larger than the small diameter section, and the soldering restricting section is an elongated circular area that is along a hole edge of the through hole, and a protruding section that is continuous from the overlapping section and protrudes outside the overlapping section of the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the soldering restricting section is in an area of the flexible printed circuit board that corresponds to the predefined area and does not overlap the overlapping section; power storage elements including electrode portions that include positive electrode portions and negative electrode portions; a connecting member connecting the electrode portions of the power storage elements that are adjacent to each other; wherein the terminal is connected to the connecting member; wherein the terminal connects the land of the flexible printed circuit board and the connecting member; and wherein the flexible printed circuit board extends to have a belt shape, and the large diameter section of the through hole extends along an extending direction in which the flexible printed circuit board extends. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The power storage module according to claim 1, wherein the removed section is a notch that is formed by cutting a portion of an edge of the overlapping section, and the soldering restricting section is provided along an edge of the notch. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The power storage module according to claim 1, wherein the flexible printed circuit board is a vehicular flexible printed circuit board including the terminal and is configured to be installed in a vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The power storage module according to claim 1, comprising: a wiring module including an insulating protector holding the flexible printed circuit board. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The power storage module according to claim 4, wherein the wiring module is configured to be installed in a vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The power storage module according to claim 1, wherein the power storage module is configured to be installed in a vehicle. ### Claim 7 A power storage module, comprising: a flexible printed circuit board including a terminal, wherein the flexible printed circuit board further includes: an electrically conductive line, a land that is electrically connected to the electrically conductive line and has a metal surface and is soldered to the terminal, and a soldering restricting section that has a non-metal surface and is not soldered to the terminal, wherein the terminal includes: an overlapping section that overlaps the land and is soldered to the land and includes a removed section in a predefined area in the overlapping section, the removed section being formed in such a manner that a portion of the overlapping section is partially removed, and a protruding section that is continuous from the overlapping section and protrudes outside the overlapping section of the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the soldering restricting section is in an area of the flexible printed circuit board that corresponds to the predefined area and does not overlap the overlapping section; power storage elements including electrode portions that include positive electrode portions and negative electrode portions; a connecting member connecting the electrode portions of the power storage elements that are adjacent to each other; wherein the terminal is connected to the connecting member; wherein the terminal connects the land of the flexible printed circuit board and the connecting member; and wherein a planar surface of the protruding section of the terminal overlaps a planar surface of the connecting member.